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Hendon North — UK General Election Results

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

Hendon North was won by Conservative at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 7,122 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Hendon North from 1945 to 1992.

Full Election History, 1945–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1945 Barbara Bodichon Ayrton-Gould (Labour) 18,251 47.6% Edwin William Conquest Flavell (Conservative) 4,644 (12.1 pts) 74.9%
1950 Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing (Conservative) 20,755 44.4% Barbara Bodichon Ayrton-Gould (Labour) 2,255 (4.8 pts) 86.3%
1951 Charles Ian Orr-Ewing (Conservative) 23,329 49.2% Finlay Rea (Labour) 2,591 (5.5 pts) 86.3%
1955 Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing (Conservative) 21,934 50.7% Elizabeth Monkhouse (Labour) 4,060 (9.4 pts) 80.7%
1959 Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing (Conservative) 21,898 50.9% Cecil H Genese (Labour) 5,332 (12.4 pts) 81.7%
1964 Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing (Conservative) 17,784 44.3% Alan Raymond Jinkinson (Labour) 1,124 (2.8 pts) 78.5%
1966 Charles Orr-Ewing (Conservative) 18,468 46.4% Ernest Wistrich (Labour) 600 (1.5 pts) 80.0%
1970 John Gorst (Conservative) 18,192 49.3% Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine (Labour) 3,179 (8.6 pts) 71.0%
Feb 1974 John Gorst (Conservative) 17,285 42.6% John Champion (Labour) 2,612 (6.4 pts) 80.9%
Oct 1974 John Gorst (Conservative) 16,299 44.4% John Champion (Labour) 1,750 (4.8 pts) 72.3%
1979 John Gorst (Conservative) 20,766 52.1% Frank Arthur Cooper (Labour) 6,392 (16.0 pts) 73.8%
1983 John Gorst (Conservative) 18,449 49.8% Kenneth Allen Craig (Social Democratic Party) 8,975 (24.2 pts) 67.9%
1987 John Gorst (Conservative) 20,155 55.6% Jenny Manson (Labour) 10,932 (30.2 pts) 65.8%
1992 John Gorst (Conservative) 20,569 53.2% David John Hill (Labour) 7,122 (18.4 pts) 75.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Barbara Bodichon Ayrton-Gould Labour 18,25147.6% Yes
Edwin William Conquest Flavell Conservative 13,60735.5% No
Frederic Aked Sellers Liberal 6,47816.9% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing Conservative 20,75544.4% Yes
Barbara Bodichon Ayrton-Gould Labour 18,50039.6% No
Edward Drewett Martell Liberal 6,57514.1% No
Marjorie Pollitt Communist 9182.0% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Ian Orr-Ewing Conservative 23,32949.2% Yes
Finlay Rea Labour 20,73843.8% No
Kenneth Graham Jupp Liberal 3,3197.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing Conservative 21,93450.7% Yes
Elizabeth Monkhouse Labour 17,87441.3% No
Donald Barrington-Hudson Liberal 3,4678.0% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing Conservative 21,89850.9% Yes
Cecil H Genese Labour 16,56638.5% No
Lady Hills Liberal 4,59810.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Charles Ian Orr-Ewing Conservative 17,78444.3% Yes
Alan Raymond Jinkinson Labour 16,66041.5% No
John Hubert Holmes Liberal 5,71914.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Orr-Ewing Conservative 18,46846.4% Yes
Ernest Wistrich Labour 17,86844.9% No
Gerald Cass Liberal 3,5038.8% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gorst Conservative 18,19249.3% Yes
Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine Labour 15,01340.7% No
Morris Gerald Cass Liberal 3,70410.0% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gorst Conservative 17,28542.6% Yes
John Champion Labour 14,67336.2% No
David Edwards Liberal 8,58521.2% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gorst Conservative 16,29944.4% Yes
John Champion Labour 14,54939.7% No
Ian Stanley Temple Senior Liberal 5,82215.9% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gorst Conservative 20,76652.1% Yes
Frank Arthur Cooper Labour 14,37436.0% No
Christopher Perkin Liberal 4,11310.3% No
Bernard Franklyn National Front 6381.6% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gorst Conservative 18,44949.8% Yes
Kenneth Allen Craig Social Democratic Party 9,47425.6% No
Anthony Michael Williams Labour 8,78623.7% No
Bernard Franklin Nationalist Party 1940.5% No
Rolf Crowther Clayton Independent 1160.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gorst Conservative 20,15555.6% Yes
Jenny Manson Labour 9,22325.5% No
Elisabeth Davies Social Democratic Party 6,85918.9% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gorst Conservative 20,56953.2% Yes
David John Hill Labour 13,44734.8% No
Peter Kemp Liberal Democrat 4,13610.7% No
Patricia Anne Duncan Green 4301.1% No
Patricia Ann Orr Natural Law 950.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1945: Labour margin 12.1 pts 1950: Conservative margin 4.8 pts 1951: Conservative margin 5.5 pts 1955: Conservative margin 9.4 pts 1959: Conservative margin 12.4 pts 1964: Conservative margin 2.8 pts 1966: Conservative margin 1.5 pts 1970: Conservative margin 8.6 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 6.4 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 4.8 pts 1979: Conservative margin 16.0 pts 1983: Conservative margin 24.2 pts 1987: Conservative margin 30.2 pts 1992: Conservative margin 18.4 pts 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

Hendon North has been contested at 14 general elections on record since 1945. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Hendon North in the 1992 general election?

Conservative won Hendon North in 1992 with 20,569 votes (53.2%), a majority of 7,122 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Hendon North since 1945?

Since 1945, Hendon North has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Hendon North?

The closest result on record for Hendon North was 1966, when Conservative beat Labour by just 600 votes (1.5 percentage points).

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