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Holborn — UK General Election Results

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

Holborn was won by Conservative at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 925 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Holborn from 1885 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1885–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Francis Duncan (Conservative) 4,047 62.1% Charles Harrison (Liberal) 1,574 (24.1 pts) 66.5%
1886 Francis Duncan (Conservative) 3,651 65.2% Dadabhai Naoroji (Liberal) 1,701 (30.4 pts) 57.1%
1892 Gainsford Bruce (Conservative) 4,949 66.6% George Bateman (Liberal-Labour) 2,472 (33.3 pts) 60.8%
1895 Charles Hall (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 James Farquharson Remnant (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 James Farquharson Remnant (Conservative) 3,881 58.9% Stephen Miall (Liberal) 1,175 (17.8 pts) 71.3%
Jan 1910 James Farquharson Remnant (Conservative) 4,847 68.2% Richard Stapley (Liberal) 2,585 (36.4 pts) 82.6%
Dec 1910 James Farquharson Remnant (Conservative) 4,313 72.8% Charles Ralph Cooke-Taylor (Liberal) 2,698 (45.5 pts) 68.9%
1918 James Farquharson Remnant (Unionist) 6,874 86.3% John Hazelwood Worrall (Independent Labour) 5,783 (72.6 pts) 39.1%
1922 James Farquharson Remnant (Unionist) 8,996 70.5% John Salter Stooke-Vaughan (Liberal) 5,239 (41.1 pts) 47.2%
1923 James Farquharson Remnant (Unionist) 7,892 59.4% John Salter Stooke-Vaughan (Liberal) 4,543 (34.2 pts) 48.8%
1924 James Farquharson Remnant (Unionist) 11,428 75.5% Walter William Messer (Labour) 7,710 (50.9 pts) 55.1%
1929 Stuart James Bevan (Unionist) 10,093 56.8% Fitzroy William Hickinbottom (Labour) 5,563 (31.3 pts) 54.1%
1931 Stuart James Bevan (Conservative) 16,094 84.7% Fitzroy Hickinbottom (Labour) 13,178 (69.3 pts) 56.7%
1935 Robert Inigo Tasker (Conservative) 11,654 72.9% Richard Jeffries (Labour) 7,329 (45.9 pts) 49.0%
1945 John William Maxwell Aitken (Conservative) 6,061 54.1% Irene Marcouse (Labour) 925 (8.3 pts) 68.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Duncan Conservative 4,04762.1% Yes
Charles Harrison Liberal 2,47337.9% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Duncan Conservative 3,65165.2% Yes
Dadabhai Naoroji Liberal 1,95034.8% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gainsford Bruce Conservative 4,94966.6% Yes
George Bateman Liberal-Labour 2,47733.4% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Hall Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Farquharson Remnant Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Farquharson Remnant Conservative 3,88158.9% Yes
Stephen Miall Liberal 2,70641.1% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Farquharson Remnant Conservative 4,84768.2% Yes
Richard Stapley Liberal 2,26231.8% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Farquharson Remnant Conservative 4,31372.8% Yes
Charles Ralph Cooke-Taylor Liberal 1,61527.2% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Farquharson Remnant Unionist 6,87486.3% Yes
John Hazelwood Worrall Independent Labour 1,09113.7% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Farquharson Remnant Unionist 8,99670.5% Yes
John Salter Stooke-Vaughan Liberal 3,75729.5% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Farquharson Remnant Unionist 7,89259.4% Yes
John Salter Stooke-Vaughan Liberal 3,34925.2% No
Augustus West Labour 2,04415.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Farquharson Remnant Unionist 11,42875.5% Yes
Walter William Messer Labour 3,71824.5% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stuart James Bevan Unionist 10,09356.8% Yes
Fitzroy William Hickinbottom Labour 4,53025.5% No
Thomas Edward Morton Liberal 3,15017.7% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stuart James Bevan Conservative 16,09484.7% Yes
Fitzroy Hickinbottom Labour 2,91615.3% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Inigo Tasker Conservative 11,65472.9% Yes
Richard Jeffries Labour 4,32527.1% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John William Maxwell Aitken Conservative 6,06154.1% Yes
Irene Marcouse Labour 5,13645.9% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 24.1 pts 1886: Conservative margin 30.4 pts 1892: Conservative margin 33.3 pts 1906: Conservative margin 17.8 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 36.4 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 45.5 pts 1918: Unionist margin 72.6 pts 1922: Unionist margin 41.1 pts 1923: Unionist margin 34.2 pts 1924: Unionist margin 50.9 pts 1929: Unionist margin 31.3 pts 1931: Conservative margin 69.3 pts 1935: Conservative margin 45.9 pts 1945: Conservative margin 8.3 pts 1885 1886 1892 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Holborn has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Holborn in the 1945 general election?

Conservative won Holborn in 1945 with 6,061 votes (54.1%), a majority of 925 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Holborn since 1885?

Since 1885, Holborn has been won by: Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Holborn?

The closest result on record for Holborn was 1945, when Conservative beat Labour by just 925 votes (8.3 percentage points).

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