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High Peak — UK General Election Results

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

High Peak was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 7,908 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in High Peak from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 William Sidebottom (Conservative) 4,199 50.1% John Frederick Cheetham (Liberal) 9 (0.1 pts) 89.1%
1886 William Sidebottom (Conservative) 4,162 51.0% Herbert Rhodes (Liberal) 161 (2.0 pts) 86.7%
1892 William Sidebottom (Conservative) 4,609 52.1% John Frederick Cheetham (Liberal) 366 (4.1 pts) 79.6%
1895 William Sidebottom (Conservative) 4,671 52.9% Arthur Gibb Symonds (Liberal) 507 (5.7 pts) 85.0%
1900 Oswald Partington (Liberal) 4,591 50.9% Samuel Roberts (Conservative) 159 (1.8 pts) 86.6%
1906 Oswald Partington (Liberal) 5,450 53.9% Albert Peter Anthony Profumo (Conservative) 788 (7.8 pts) 90.7%
Jan 1910 Oswald Partington (Liberal) 5,912 50.5% Samuel Hill-Wood (Conservative) 106 (0.9 pts) 94.4%
Dec 1910 Samuel Hill-Wood (Conservative) 5,813 50.8% Oswald Partington (Liberal) 184 (1.6 pts) 92.2%
1918 Samuel Hill Hill-Wood (Unionist) 12,118 58.8% Clifford Brookes (Liberal) 3,614 (17.5 pts) 62.3%
1922 Samuel Hill Hill-Wood (Unionist) 14,892 52.5% Frank Anderson (Labour) 7,194 (25.3 pts) 82.9%
1923 Samuel Hill Hill-Wood (Unionist) 12,162 44.6% Robert McDougall (Liberal) 2,730 (10.0 pts) 78.2%
1924 Samuel Hill Hill-Wood (Unionist) 14,560 53.3% Robert McDougall (Liberal) 1,788 (6.5 pts) 76.8%
1929 Alfred Joseph Law (Unionist) 16,406 43.1% Robert McDougall (Liberal) 5,323 (14.0 pts) 80.9%
1931 Alfred Joseph Law (Conservative) 27,577 74.1% George Henry Bagnall (Labour) 17,937 (48.2 pts) 76.8%
1935 Alfred Joseph Law (Conservative) 19,145 53.9% Robert William Wright (Labour) 9,586 (27.0 pts) 72.2%
1945 Arthur Hugh Elsdale Molson (Conservative) 18,113 45.5% Wilfred McCormack Halsall (Labour) 2,659 (6.7 pts) 77.8%
1950 Arthur Hugh Elsdale Molson (Conservative) 19,740 45.7% Wilfred McCormack Halsall (Labour) 2,807 (6.5 pts) 85.8%
1951 Arthur High Elsdale Molson (Conservative) 21,305 49.0% Wilfred McCormack Halsall (Labour) 3,178 (7.3 pts) 85.9%
1955 Arthur Hugh Elsdale Molson (Conservative) 19,094 48.4% Neil McBride (Labour) 5,442 (13.8 pts) 79.5%
1959 Arthur Hugh Elsdale Molson (Conservative) 18,738 46.0% Bernard Conlan (Labour) 4,911 (12.1 pts) 82.7%
1964 Alan David Walder (Conservative) 15,753 38.1% John Francis Hodgess Roper (Labour) 1,337 (3.2 pts) 85.3%
1966 Peter Jackson (Labour) 16,938 41.3% David Walder (Conservative) 814 (2.0 pts) 84.2%
1970 Spencer Le Marchant (Conservative) 19,558 43.7% Peter Jackson (Labour) 1,504 (3.4 pts) 80.9%
Oct 1974 Spencer Le Marchant (Conservative) 19,043 41.4% David Bookbinder (Labour) 2,002 (4.4 pts) 80.5%
Feb 1974 Spencer Le Marchant (Conservative) 19,231 39.8% Peter Jackson (Labour) 2,274 (4.7 pts) 85.3%
1979 Spencer Le Marchant (Conservative) 22,532 46.4% David Bookbinder (Labour) 4,755 (9.8 pts) 81.8%
1983 Christopher Hawkins (Conservative) 24,534 46.4% David Marquand (Social Democratic Party) 9,940 (18.8 pts) 78.5%
1987 Christopher Hawkins (Conservative) 25,715 45.7% Jean McCrindle (Labour) 9,516 (16.9 pts) 80.5%
1992 Charles Hendry (Conservative) 27,538 46.0% Tom Levitt (Labour) 4,819 (8.0 pts) 84.6%
1997 Tom Levitt (Labour) 29,052 50.8% Charles Hendry (Conservative) 8,791 (15.4 pts) 79.0%
2001 Tom Levitt (Labour) 22,430 46.6% Simon Chapman (Conservative) 4,489 (9.3 pts) 65.2%
2005 Tom Levitt (Labour) 19,809 39.6% Andrew Bingham (Conservative) 735 (1.5 pts) 66.4%
2010 Andrew Bingham (Conservative) 20,587 40.9% Caitlin Bisknell (Labour) 4,677 (9.3 pts) 70.6%
2015 Andrew Bingham (Conservative) 22,836 45.0% Caitlin Bisknell (Labour) 4,894 (9.6 pts) 69.5%
2017 Ruth George (Labour) 26,753 49.7% Andrew Bingham (Conservative) 2,322 (4.3 pts) 73.7%
2019 Robert Largan (Conservative) 24,844 45.9% Ruth George (Labour) 590 (1.1 pts) 73.1%
2024 Jon Pearce (Labour) 22,533 45.8% Robert Largan (Conservative) 7,908 (16.1 pts) 66.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Sidebottom Conservative 4,19950.1% Yes
John Frederick Cheetham Liberal 4,19049.9% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Sidebottom Conservative 4,16251.0% Yes
Herbert Rhodes Liberal 4,00149.0% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Sidebottom Conservative 4,60952.1% Yes
John Frederick Cheetham Liberal 4,24347.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Sidebottom Conservative 4,67152.9% Yes
Arthur Gibb Symonds Liberal 4,16447.1% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Oswald Partington Liberal 4,59150.9% Yes
Samuel Roberts Conservative 4,43249.1% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Oswald Partington Liberal 5,45053.9% Yes
Albert Peter Anthony Profumo Conservative 4,66246.1% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Oswald Partington Liberal 5,91250.5% Yes
Samuel Hill-Wood Conservative 5,80649.5% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Hill-Wood Conservative 5,81350.8% Yes
Oswald Partington Liberal 5,62949.2% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Hill Hill-Wood Unionist 12,11858.8% Yes
Clifford Brookes Liberal 8,50441.2% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Hill Hill-Wood Unionist 14,89252.5% Yes
Frank Anderson Labour 7,69827.1% No
Anna Maria Heywood Liberal 5,80220.4% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Hill Hill-Wood Unionist 12,16244.6% Yes
Robert McDougall Liberal 9,43234.6% No
Frank Anderson Labour 5,68420.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Hill Hill-Wood Unionist 14,56053.3% Yes
Robert McDougall Liberal 12,77246.7% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Joseph Law Unionist 16,40643.1% Yes
Robert McDougall Liberal 11,08329.1% No
George Henry Bagnall Labour 10,56727.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Joseph Law Conservative 27,57774.1% Yes
George Henry Bagnall Labour 9,64025.9% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Joseph Law Conservative 19,14553.9% Yes
Robert William Wright Labour 9,55926.9% No
Leonard Radcliffe Liberal 6,83119.2% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Hugh Elsdale Molson Conservative 18,11345.5% Yes
Wilfred McCormack Halsall Labour 15,45438.8% No
Tom Stuttard Rothwell Liberal 6,23015.7% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Hugh Elsdale Molson Conservative 19,74045.7% Yes
Wilfred McCormack Halsall Labour 16,93339.2% No
Tom Stuttard Rothwell Liberal 6,53915.1% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur High Elsdale Molson Conservative 21,30549.0% Yes
Wilfred McCormack Halsall Labour 18,12741.7% No
Stephen Cawley Liberal 4,0709.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Hugh Elsdale Molson Conservative 19,09448.4% Yes
Neil McBride Labour 13,65234.6% No
Stephen Cawley Liberal 6,71217.0% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Hugh Elsdale Molson Conservative 18,73846.0% Yes
Bernard Conlan Labour 13,82734.0% No
Stephen R Cawley Liberal 8,13820.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan David Walder Conservative 15,75338.1% Yes
John Francis Hodgess Roper Labour 14,41634.9% No
Dennis Ian Wrigley Liberal 11,14727.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Jackson Labour 16,93841.3% Yes
David Walder Conservative 16,12439.3% No
Dennis Wrigley Liberal 7,99019.5% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Spencer Le Marchant Conservative 19,55843.7% Yes
Peter Jackson Labour 18,05440.4% No
Dennis Wrigley Liberal 7,11915.9% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Spencer Le Marchant Conservative 19,04341.4% Yes
David Bookbinder Labour 17,04137.1% No
Christopher Walmsley Liberal 9,87521.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Spencer Le Marchant Conservative 19,23139.8% Yes
Peter Jackson Labour 16,95735.1% No
Nora Scott Liberal 12,11725.1% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Spencer Le Marchant Conservative 22,53246.4% Yes
David Bookbinder Labour 17,77736.6% No
David Brown Liberal 8,20016.9% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Hawkins Conservative 24,53446.4% Yes
David Marquand Social Democratic Party 14,59427.6% No
David Wilcox Labour 13,75526.0% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Hawkins Conservative 25,71545.7% Yes
Jean McCrindle Labour 16,19928.8% No
Dr John Oldham Social Democratic Party 14,38925.6% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Hendry Conservative 27,53846.0% Yes
Tom Levitt Labour 22,71937.9% No
Simon Molloy Liberal Democrat 8,86114.8% No
Roger Floyd Green 7941.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Levitt Labour 29,05250.8% Yes
Charles Hendry Conservative 20,26135.5% No
Sue Barber Liberal Democrat 6,42011.2% No
Colin Hanson-Orr Referendum Party 1,4202.5% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Levitt Labour 22,43046.6% Yes
Simon Chapman Conservative 17,94137.3% No
Peter Ashenden Liberal Democrat 7,74316.1% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Levitt Labour 19,80939.6% Yes
Andrew Bingham Conservative 19,07438.2% No
Marc Godwin Liberal Democrat 10,00020.0% No
Michael Schwarz UKIP 1,1062.2% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Bingham Conservative 20,58740.9% Yes
Caitlin Bisknell Labour 15,91031.6% No
Alistair Stevens Liberal Democrat 10,99321.8% No
Sylvia Hall UKIP 1,6903.4% No
Peter Allen Green 9221.8% No
Lance Dowson Independent 1610.3% No
Tony Alves Independent 740.1% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Bingham Conservative 22,83645.0% Yes
Caitlin Bisknell Labour 17,94235.3% No
Ian Guiver UKIP 5,81111.4% No
Stephen Worrall Liberal Democrat 2,3894.7% No
Charlotte Farrell Green 1,8113.6% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ruth George Labour 26,75349.7% Yes
Andrew Bingham Conservative 24,43145.4% No
Charles Lawley Liberal Democrat 2,6695.0% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Largan Conservative 24,84445.9% Yes
Ruth George Labour 24,25444.8% No
David Lomax Liberal Democrat 2,7505.1% No
Alan Graves Brexit Party 1,1772.2% No
Robert Hodgetts-Haley Green 1,1482.1% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jon Pearce Labour 22,53345.8% Yes
Robert Largan Conservative 14,62529.7% No
Catherine Cullen Reform UK 6,95914.1% No
Joanna Collins Green 3,3826.9% No
Peter Hirst Liberal Democrat 1,7073.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 0.1 pts 1886: Conservative margin 2.0 pts 1892: Conservative margin 4.1 pts 1895: Conservative margin 5.7 pts 1900: Liberal margin 1.8 pts 1906: Liberal margin 7.8 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 0.9 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 1.6 pts 1918: Unionist margin 17.5 pts 1922: Unionist margin 25.3 pts 1923: Unionist margin 10.0 pts 1924: Unionist margin 6.5 pts 1929: Unionist margin 14.0 pts 1931: Conservative margin 48.2 pts 1935: Conservative margin 27.0 pts 1945: Conservative margin 6.7 pts 1950: Conservative margin 6.5 pts 1951: Conservative margin 7.3 pts 1955: Conservative margin 13.8 pts 1959: Conservative margin 12.1 pts 1964: Conservative margin 3.2 pts 1966: Labour margin 2.0 pts 1970: Conservative margin 3.4 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 4.4 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 4.7 pts 1979: Conservative margin 9.8 pts 1983: Conservative margin 18.8 pts 1987: Conservative margin 16.9 pts 1992: Conservative margin 8.0 pts 1997: Labour margin 15.4 pts 2001: Labour margin 9.3 pts 2005: Labour margin 1.5 pts 2010: Conservative margin 9.3 pts 2015: Conservative margin 9.6 pts 2017: Labour margin 4.3 pts 2019: Conservative margin 1.1 pts 2024: Labour margin 16.1 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

High Peak has been contested at 37 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won High Peak in the 2024 general election?

Labour won High Peak in 2024 with 22,533 votes (45.8%), a majority of 7,908 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won High Peak since 1885?

Since 1885, High Peak has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in High Peak?

The closest result on record for High Peak was 1885, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 9 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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