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Hitchin — UK General Election Results

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

Hitchin was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 8,109 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Hitchin from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Robert Dimsdale (Conservative) 4,419 60.6% Henry George Fordham (Liberal) 1,550 (21.3 pts) 81.0%
1886 Robert Dimsdale (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 George Bickersteth Hudson (Conservative) 4,187 60.5% John Wattridge (Liberal) 1,459 (21.1 pts) 77.0%
1895 George Bickersteth Hudson (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 George Bickersteth Hudson (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Julius Betram (Liberal) 4,157 50.5% John James William Miller (Conservative) 76 (0.9 pts) 83.9%
Dec 1910 Alfred Peter Hillier (Conservative) 5,233 57.0% Thomas Tylston Greg (Liberal) 1,291 (14.1 pts) 84.3%
Jan 1910 Alfred Peter Hillier (Conservative) 5,761 59.8% George William Lane Fox-Pitt (Liberal) 1,884 (19.6 pts) 88.5%
1918 Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne Cecil (Unionist) 9,828 60.6% Robert Green (Labour) 4,167 (25.7 pts) 54.4%
1922 Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil (Unionist) 13,124 62.0% Benjamin Skene Mackay (Labour) 5,075 (24.0 pts) 66.2%
1923 Guy Molesworth Kindersley (Unionist) 11,157 49.7% Benjamin Skene Mackay (Labour) 5,244 (23.4 pts) 67.7%
1924 Guy Molesworth Kindersley (Unionist) 14,019 59.2% Julian Athelstan Tayler (Labour) 8,246 (34.8 pts) 69.5%
1929 Guy Molesworth Kindersley (Unionist) 14,786 44.8% Enid Lapthorn (Liberal) 5,461 (16.6 pts) 73.4%
1931 Edward Anthony James Bulwer-Lytton (Conservative) 25,841 75.7% Dermot Johnston Freyer (Labour) 17,529 (51.3 pts) 71.1%
1935 Arnold Talbot Wilson (Conservative) 21,452 63.3% George Samuel Lindgren (Labour) 9,035 (26.7 pts) 66.4%
1945 Philip Asterley Jones (Labour) 20,779 42.6% John Seymour Berry (Conservative) 346 (0.7 pts) 72.4%
1950 Nigel Thomas Loveridge Fisher (Conservative) 23,580 45.1% Philip Asterley Jones (Labour) 1,751 (3.4 pts) 85.8%
1951 Nigel Thomas Loveridge Fisher (Conservative) 27,719 52.6% Peter Benenson (Labour) 2,778 (5.3 pts) 85.0%
1955 William Francis Martin Maddan (Conservative) 26,371 50.9% Peter Benenson (Labour) 965 (1.9 pts) 83.2%
1959 William Francis Martin Maddan (Conservative) 30,193 46.8% Peter Benenson (Labour) 4,375 (6.8 pts) 85.4%
1964 Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain Williams (Labour) 34,034 45.8% William Francis Martin Maddan (Conservative) 3,385 (4.6 pts) 84.5%
1966 Shirley Williams (Labour) 42,233 56.5% John Stokes (Conservative) 9,750 (13.1 pts) 82.3%
1970 Shirley Williams (Labour) 40,932 48.5% Richard Luce (Conservative) 3,674 (4.4 pts) 77.6%
Feb 1974 Ian Stewart (Conservative) 27,222 44.1% Ann Mallalieu (Labour) 4,018 (6.5 pts) 85.5%
Oct 1974 Ian Stewart (Conservative) 25,842 44.6% Ann Mallalieu (Labour) 3,186 (5.5 pts) 79.6%
1979 Ian Stewart (Conservative) 33,169 52.5% Denis O'Flynn (Labour) 13,229 (21.0 pts) 82.2%
2024 Alistair Strathern (Labour) 23,067 43.9% Bim Afolami (Conservative) 8,109 (15.4 pts) 69.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Dimsdale Conservative 4,41960.6% Yes
Henry George Fordham Liberal 2,86939.4% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Dimsdale Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Bickersteth Hudson Conservative 4,18760.5% Yes
John Wattridge Liberal 2,72839.5% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Bickersteth Hudson Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Bickersteth Hudson Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julius Betram Liberal 4,15750.5% Yes
John James William Miller Conservative 4,08149.5% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Peter Hillier Conservative 5,23357.0% Yes
Thomas Tylston Greg Liberal 3,94243.0% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Peter Hillier Conservative 5,76159.8% Yes
George William Lane Fox-Pitt Liberal 3,87740.2% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne Cecil Unionist 9,82860.6% Yes
Robert Green Labour 5,66134.9% No
George Humm NFDDSS 7224.5% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil Unionist 13,12462.0% Yes
Benjamin Skene Mackay Labour 8,04938.0% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Guy Molesworth Kindersley Unionist 11,15749.7% Yes
Benjamin Skene Mackay Labour 5,91326.3% No
Dugald Macfadyen Liberal 5,39024.0% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Guy Molesworth Kindersley Unionist 14,01959.2% Yes
Julian Athelstan Tayler Labour 5,77324.4% No
Dugald Macfadyen Liberal 3,88116.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Guy Molesworth Kindersley Unionist 14,78644.8% Yes
Enid Lapthorn Liberal 9,32528.3% No
Richard Gifford Labour 8,88026.9% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Anthony James Bulwer-Lytton Conservative 25,84175.7% Yes
Dermot Johnston Freyer Labour 8,31224.3% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arnold Talbot Wilson Conservative 21,45263.3% Yes
George Samuel Lindgren Labour 12,41736.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Asterley Jones Labour 20,77942.6% Yes
John Seymour Berry Conservative 20,43341.9% No
Thomas Darling Liberal 7,51515.4% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nigel Thomas Loveridge Fisher Conservative 23,58045.1% Yes
Philip Asterley Jones Labour 21,82941.8% No
Frank Stanley Haig Liberal 6,86313.1% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nigel Thomas Loveridge Fisher Conservative 27,71952.6% Yes
Peter Benenson Labour 24,94147.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Francis Martin Maddan Conservative 26,37150.9% Yes
Peter Benenson Labour 25,40649.1% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Francis Martin Maddan Conservative 30,19346.8% Yes
Peter Benenson Labour 25,81840.0% No
Robert Glenton Liberal 8,48113.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain Williams Labour 34,03445.8% Yes
William Francis Martin Maddan Conservative 30,64941.3% No
Elma Tryphosa Dangerfield Liberal 9,56412.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Shirley Williams Labour 42,23356.5% Yes
John Stokes Conservative 32,48343.5% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Shirley Williams Labour 40,93248.5% Yes
Richard Luce Conservative 37,25844.2% No
Thomas Willis Liberal 6,1487.3% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Stewart Conservative 27,22244.1% Yes
Ann Mallalieu Labour 23,20437.6% No
David Shirley Beavan Liberal 10,82417.5% No
Anthony Richard Bianchi Independent 4670.8% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Stewart Conservative 25,84244.6% Yes
Ann Mallalieu Labour 22,65639.1% No
Eric Dix Liberal 9,45416.3% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Stewart Conservative 33,16952.5% Yes
Denis O'Flynn Labour 19,94031.6% No
Eric Dix Liberal 8,22413.0% No
Brian Goodale Green 9111.4% No
Victor Logan National Front 8811.4% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alistair Strathern Labour 23,06743.9% Yes
Bim Afolami Conservative 14,95828.5% No
Charles Bunker Reform UK 6,76012.9% No
Chris Lucas Liberal Democrat 4,9139.4% No
Will Lavin Green 2,6315.0% No
Sid Cordle Christian Peoples Alliance Party 1810.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 21.3 pts 1892: Conservative margin 21.1 pts 1906: Liberal margin 0.9 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 14.1 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 19.6 pts 1918: Unionist margin 25.7 pts 1922: Unionist margin 24.0 pts 1923: Unionist margin 23.4 pts 1924: Unionist margin 34.8 pts 1929: Unionist margin 16.6 pts 1931: Conservative margin 51.3 pts 1935: Conservative margin 26.7 pts 1945: Labour margin 0.7 pts 1950: Conservative margin 3.4 pts 1951: Conservative margin 5.3 pts 1955: Conservative margin 1.9 pts 1959: Conservative margin 6.8 pts 1964: Labour margin 4.6 pts 1966: Labour margin 13.1 pts 1970: Labour margin 4.4 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 6.5 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 5.5 pts 1979: Conservative margin 21.0 pts 2024: Labour margin 15.4 pts 1885 1892 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 2024

Trend

Hitchin has been contested at 27 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 Hitchin in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Hitchin in 2024 with 23,067 votes (43.9%), a majority of 8,109 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Hitchin since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Hitchin?

The closest result on record for Hitchin was 1945, when Labour beat Conservative by just 346 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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