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Hendon South — UK General Election Results

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

Hendon South was won by Conservative at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 12,047 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Hendon South from 1945 to 1992.

Full Election History, 1945–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1945 Hugh Vere Huntly Duff Lucas-Tooth (Conservative) 16,974 43.4% Elaine Frances Burton (Labour) 2,057 (5.3 pts) 75.1%
1950 Sir Hugh Vere Huntly Duff Lucas-Tooth (Conservative) 24,917 52.2% Thomas Sargant (Labour) 9,528 (20.0 pts) 83.6%
1951 Hugh Vere Huntly Duff Lucas-Tooth (Conservative) 26,180 55.4% Bernard Homa (Labour) 10,056 (21.3 pts) 81.7%
1955 Sir Hugh Vere Duff Lucas-Tooth (Conservative) 25,354 63.0% Bernard Homa (Labour) 10,436 (25.9 pts) 73.2%
1959 Sir Hugh Vere Huntly Duff Lucas-Tooth (Conservative) 22,971 55.9% Peter Kingsley Archer (Labour) 11,955 (29.1 pts) 76.8%
1964 Sir Hugh Vere Huntly Duff Lucas-Tooth (Conservative) 18,452 48.1% Alec Grant (Labour) 7,011 (18.3 pts) 73.7%
1966 Sir Hugh Lucas-Tooth (Conservative) 17,176 45.3% Geoffrey Samuel (Labour) 4,056 (10.7 pts) 73.2%
1970 Peter Thomas (Conservative) 18,901 51.7% Gladys Dimson (Labour) 6,189 (16.9 pts) 65.9%
Oct 1974 Peter Thomas (Conservative) 16,866 46.6% Richard Maurice Hadley (Labour) 4,963 (13.7 pts) 69.7%
Feb 1974 Peter Thomas (Conservative) 17,795 44.4% Michael Colne (Liberal) 6,597 (16.5 pts) 77.9%
1979 Peter Thomas (Conservative) 19,981 52.8% Wendy Pamela Mantle (Labour) 8,750 (23.1 pts) 70.2%
1983 Peter Thomas (Conservative) 17,115 48.6% Monroe Palmer (Liberal) 6,433 (18.3 pts) 65.3%
1987 John Marshall (Conservative) 19,341 55.5% Monroe Palmer (Liberal) 11,124 (31.9 pts) 63.8%
1992 John Marshall (Conservative) 20,593 58.8% Leonora Lloyd (Labour) 12,047 (34.4 pts) 72.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh Vere Huntly Duff Lucas-Tooth Conservative 16,97443.4% Yes
Elaine Frances Burton Labour 14,91738.1% No
Alastair Cameron Forbes Liberal 7,23218.5% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Hugh Vere Huntly Duff Lucas-Tooth Conservative 24,91752.2% Yes
Thomas Sargant Labour 15,38932.2% No
Cyril James Hastings Tolley Liberal 7,43615.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh Vere Huntly Duff Lucas-Tooth Conservative 26,18055.4% Yes
Bernard Homa Labour 16,12434.1% No
Leonardo da Vinci MacLaren Liberal 4,95210.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Hugh Vere Duff Lucas-Tooth Conservative 25,35463.0% Yes
Bernard Homa Labour 14,91837.0% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Hugh Vere Huntly Duff Lucas-Tooth Conservative 22,97155.9% Yes
Peter Kingsley Archer Labour 11,01626.8% No
Peter Hasler Billenness Liberal 7,13417.3% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Hugh Vere Huntly Duff Lucas-Tooth Conservative 18,45248.1% Yes
Alec Grant Labour 11,44129.9% No
Peter Hasler Billenness Liberal 8,43022.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Hugh Lucas-Tooth Conservative 17,17645.3% Yes
Geoffrey Samuel Labour 13,12034.6% No
Lawrence Young Liberal 7,63220.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Thomas Conservative 18,90151.7% Yes
Gladys Dimson Labour 12,71234.7% No
Lawrence Young Liberal 4,98113.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Thomas Conservative 16,86646.6% Yes
Richard Maurice Hadley Labour 11,90332.9% No
Michael Colne Liberal 7,40420.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Thomas Conservative 17,79544.4% Yes
Michael Colne Liberal 11,19827.9% No
Richard Maurice Hadley Labour 11,08827.7% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Thomas Conservative 19,98152.8% Yes
Wendy Pamela Mantle Labour 11,23129.7% No
Monroe Palmer Liberal 5,79915.3% No
Geoffrey Norman Syer Green 5631.5% No
Albert Elder National Front 2900.8% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Thomas Conservative 17,11548.6% Yes
Monroe Palmer Liberal 10,68230.3% No
Doreen Nellie Neall Labour 7,41521.1% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Marshall Conservative 19,34155.5% Yes
Monroe Palmer Liberal 8,21723.6% No
Louise Christian Labour 7,26120.9% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Marshall Conservative 20,59358.8% Yes
Leonora Lloyd Labour 8,54624.4% No
Jack Bernard Cohen Liberal Democrat 5,60916.0% No
Jonathan Leslie Natural Law 2890.8% No

Margin Over Time

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

1945: Conservative margin 5.3 pts 1950: Conservative margin 20.0 pts 1951: Conservative margin 21.3 pts 1955: Conservative margin 25.9 pts 1959: Conservative margin 29.1 pts 1964: Conservative margin 18.3 pts 1966: Conservative margin 10.7 pts 1970: Conservative margin 16.9 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 13.7 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 16.5 pts 1979: Conservative margin 23.1 pts 1983: Conservative margin 18.3 pts 1987: Conservative margin 31.9 pts 1992: Conservative margin 34.4 pts 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Hendon South in the 1992 general election?

Conservative won Hendon South in 1992 with 20,593 votes (58.8%), a majority of 12,047 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Hendon South since 1945?

Since 1945, Hendon South has been won by: Conservative.

What was the closest result in Hendon South?

The closest result on record for Hendon South was 1945, when Conservative beat Labour by just 2,057 votes (5.3 percentage points).

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