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Hemsworth — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Hemsworth was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 1,180 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Hemsworth from 1918 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1918–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 John Guest (Labour) 8,102 55.5% Joshua Scholefield (Unionist) 1,612 (11.1 pts) 58.0%
1922 John Guest (Labour) 14,295 63.2% Frank William Crossley-Holland (National Liberal) 5,978 (26.4 pts) 76.3%
1923 John Guest (Labour) 13,159 70.1% Huw Conway-Jones (Liberal) 7,535 (40.1 pts) 61.3%
1924 John Guest (Labour) 15,593 69.3% Henry Rhodes Brown (Unionist) 8,691 (38.6 pts) 69.7%
1929 John Guest (Labour) 26,075 79.9% Ralph Armitage Broughton (Unionist) 19,497 (59.7 pts) 75.8%
1931 Gabriel Price (Labour) 23,609 70.5% William Garthwaite (Conservative) 13,742 (41.0 pts) 72.9%
1935 George Arthur Griffiths (Labour) 28,298 80.1% Francis Howard Collier (Conservative) 21,266 (60.2 pts) 72.3%
1945 George Arthur Griffiths (Labour) 33,984 81.4% Robert William Palliser Dawson (Conservative) 26,206 (62.7 pts) 80.8%
1950 Horace Edwin Holmes (Labour) 47,934 82.4% Jean Patricia Asquith (Conservative) 37,680 (64.8 pts) 88.2%
1951 Horace Edwin Holmes (Labour) 47,402 82.7% George Wilfred Proudfoot (Conservative) 37,491 (65.4 pts) 85.1%
1955 Horace Edwin Holmes (Labour) 42,603 83.3% William Henry Leay (Conservative) 34,042 (66.5 pts) 79.9%
1959 Alan Beaney (Labour) 45,153 82.2% William Henry Leay (Conservative) 35,365 (64.4 pts) 83.6%
1964 Alan Beaney (Labour) 42,528 83.1% John RM Keatley (Conservative) 33,860 (66.1 pts) 78.8%
1966 Alan Beaney (Labour) 41,887 85.4% Charles Pickthorn (Conservative) 34,722 (70.8 pts) 76.0%
1970 Alan Beaney (Labour) 40,013 80.8% Michael Cameron Tucker (Conservative) 30,479 (61.5 pts) 71.7%
Feb 1974 Alec Woodall (Labour) 44,093 82.8% Richard Forster Kerr (Conservative) 34,941 (65.6 pts) 77.1%
Oct 1974 Alec Woodall (Labour) 37,467 76.5% Paul Murray Carvis (Conservative) 31,572 (64.5 pts) 70.2%
1979 Alec Woodall (Labour) 36,509 69.6% John Whitfield (Conservative) 26,043 (49.6 pts) 73.3%
1983 Alec Woodall (Labour) 22,081 59.3% John David Wooffindin (Liberal) 14,190 (38.1 pts) 68.6%
1987 George Buckley (Labour) 27,859 67.0% Edward Garnier (Conservative) 20,700 (49.8 pts) 75.7%
1992 Derek Enright (Labour) 29,942 70.8% Garnet Harrison (Conservative) 22,075 (52.2 pts) 75.9%
1997 Jon Trickett (Labour) 32,088 70.6% Norman Hazel (Conservative) 23,992 (52.8 pts) 67.9%
2001 Jon Trickett (Labour) 23,036 65.4% Elizabeth Truss (Conservative) 15,636 (44.4 pts) 51.8%
2005 Jon Trickett (Labour) 21,630 58.8% Jonathan Mortimer (Conservative) 13,481 (36.6 pts) 54.6%
2010 Jon Trickett (Labour) 20,506 46.8% Ann Myatt (Conservative) 9,844 (22.4 pts) 58.2%
2015 Jon Trickett (Labour) 21,772 51.3% Chris Pearson (Conservative) 12,078 (28.5 pts) 58.5%
2017 Jon Trickett (Labour) 25,740 56.0% Mike Jordan (Conservative) 10,174 (22.1 pts) 64.0%
2019 Jon Trickett (Labour) 16,460 37.5% Louise Calland (Conservative) 1,180 (2.7 pts) 59.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Guest Labour 8,10255.5% Yes
Joshua Scholefield Unionist 6,49044.5% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Guest Labour 14,29563.2% Yes
Frank William Crossley-Holland National Liberal 8,31736.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Guest Labour 13,15970.1% Yes
Huw Conway-Jones Liberal 5,62429.9% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Guest Labour 15,59369.3% Yes
Henry Rhodes Brown Unionist 6,90230.7% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Guest Labour 26,07579.9% Yes
Ralph Armitage Broughton Unionist 6,57820.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gabriel Price Labour 23,60970.5% Yes
William Garthwaite Conservative 9,86729.5% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Arthur Griffiths Labour 28,29880.1% Yes
Francis Howard Collier Conservative 7,03219.9% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Arthur Griffiths Labour 33,98481.4% Yes
Robert William Palliser Dawson Conservative 7,77818.6% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Horace Edwin Holmes Labour 47,93482.4% Yes
Jean Patricia Asquith Conservative 10,25417.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Horace Edwin Holmes Labour 47,40282.7% Yes
George Wilfred Proudfoot Conservative 9,91117.3% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Horace Edwin Holmes Labour 42,60383.3% Yes
William Henry Leay Conservative 8,56116.7% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Beaney Labour 45,15382.2% Yes
William Henry Leay Conservative 9,78817.8% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Beaney Labour 42,52883.1% Yes
John RM Keatley Conservative 8,66816.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Beaney Labour 41,88785.4% Yes
Charles Pickthorn Conservative 7,16514.6% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Beaney Labour 40,01380.8% Yes
Michael Cameron Tucker Conservative 9,53419.2% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alec Woodall Labour 44,09382.8% Yes
Richard Forster Kerr Conservative 9,15217.2% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alec Woodall Labour 37,46776.5% Yes
Paul Murray Carvis Conservative 5,89512.0% No
Roderick Francis Hutton Taylor Liberal 5,60711.5% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alec Woodall Labour 36,50969.6% Yes
John Whitfield Conservative 10,46620.0% No
Antony Fussey Liberal 5,47410.4% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alec Woodall Labour 22,08159.3% Yes
John David Wooffindin Liberal 7,89121.2% No
David Robert Williamson Conservative 7,29119.6% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Buckley Labour 27,85967.0% Yes
Edward Garnier Conservative 7,15917.2% No
John David Wooffindin Liberal 6,56815.8% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Derek Enright Labour 29,94270.8% Yes
Garnet Harrison Conservative 7,86718.6% No
Valerie Megson Liberal Democrat 4,45910.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jon Trickett Labour 32,08870.6% Yes
Norman Hazel Conservative 8,09617.8% No
Jacqueline Kirby Liberal Democrat 4,0338.9% No
Derek Irvine Referendum Party 1,2602.8% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jon Trickett Labour 23,03665.4% Yes
Elizabeth Truss Conservative 7,40021.0% No
Ed Waller Liberal Democrat 3,99011.3% No
Paul Turek Socialist Labour 8012.3% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jon Trickett Labour 21,63058.8% Yes
Jonathan Mortimer Conservative 8,14922.1% No
David Hall-Matthews Liberal Democrat 5,76615.7% No
John Burdon Veritas 1,2473.4% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jon Trickett Labour 20,50646.8% Yes
Ann Myatt Conservative 10,66224.3% No
Alan Belmore Liberal Democrat 5,66712.9% No
Ian Womersley Independent 3,9469.0% No
Ian Kitchen BNP 3,0597.0% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jon Trickett Labour 21,77251.3% Yes
Chris Pearson Conservative 9,69422.9% No
Steve Ashton UKIP 8,56520.2% No
Mary Macqueen Liberal Democrat 1,3573.2% No
Martin Roberts Yorkshire First 1,0182.4% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jon Trickett Labour 25,74056.0% Yes
Mike Jordan Conservative 15,56633.9% No
David Dews UKIP 2,5915.6% No
Martin Roberts The Yorkshire Party 1,1352.5% No
Joan Macqueen Liberal Democrat 9122.0% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jon Trickett Labour 16,46037.5% Yes
Louise Calland Conservative 15,28034.8% No
Waj Ali Brexit Party 5,93013.5% No
Ian Womersley Independent 2,4585.6% No
James Monaghan Liberal Democrat 1,7343.9% No
Martin Roberts The Yorkshire Party 9642.2% No
Lyn Morton Green 9162.1% No
Pete Wilks Independent 1650.4% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1918: Labour margin 11.1 pts 1922: Labour margin 26.4 pts 1923: Labour margin 40.1 pts 1924: Labour margin 38.6 pts 1929: Labour margin 59.7 pts 1931: Labour margin 41.0 pts 1935: Labour margin 60.2 pts 1945: Labour margin 62.7 pts 1950: Labour margin 64.8 pts 1951: Labour margin 65.4 pts 1955: Labour margin 66.5 pts 1959: Labour margin 64.4 pts 1964: Labour margin 66.1 pts 1966: Labour margin 70.8 pts 1970: Labour margin 61.5 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 65.6 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 64.5 pts 1979: Labour margin 49.6 pts 1983: Labour margin 38.1 pts 1987: Labour margin 49.8 pts 1992: Labour margin 52.2 pts 1997: Labour margin 52.8 pts 2001: Labour margin 44.4 pts 2005: Labour margin 36.6 pts 2010: Labour margin 22.4 pts 2015: Labour margin 28.5 pts 2017: Labour margin 22.1 pts 2019: Labour margin 2.7 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Hemsworth has been contested at 28 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Hemsworth in the 2019 general election?

Labour won Hemsworth in 2019 with 16,460 votes (37.5%), a majority of 1,180 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Hemsworth since 1918?

Since 1918, Hemsworth has been won by: Labour.

What was the closest result in Hemsworth?

The closest result on record for Hemsworth was 2019, when Labour beat Conservative by just 1,180 votes (2.7 percentage points).

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