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Holderness — UK General Election Results

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

Holderness was won by Conservative at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 2,145 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Holderness from 1885 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1885–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 George Richard Bethell (Conservative) 4,166 54.1% Gerard Smith (Liberal) 629 (8.2 pts) 84.3%
1886 George Richard Bethell (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 George Richard Bethell (Conservative) 4,158 53.0% James Henry Anderson (Liberal) 465 (5.9 pts) 81.2%
1895 George Richard Bethell (Conservative) 4,512 56.4% Bourchier Francis Hawksley (Liberal) 1,029 (12.9 pts) 80.6%
1900 Arthur Stanley Wilson (Conservative) 4,597 62.1% Allan James Lawrie (Liberal) 1,787 (24.1 pts) 76.3%
1906 Arthur Stanley Wilson (Conservative) 4,441 50.2% Ernest Wilberforce (Liberal) 30 (0.3 pts) 87.5%
Dec 1910 Arthur Stanley Wilson (Conservative) 4,861 52.0% Sydney Arnold (Liberal) 381 (4.1 pts) 86.1%
Jan 1910 Arthur Stanley Wilson (Conservative) 5,046 52.0% George Richard Bethell (Free Trade) 385 (4.0 pts) 89.5%
1918 Arthur Stanley Wilson (Unionist) 9,387 63.0% Fred Maddison (Liberal) 3,866 (25.9 pts) 57.9%
1922 William Audley Bowdler (Liberal) 11,479 52.9% Arthur Stanley Wilson (Unionist) 1,279 (5.9 pts) 79.1%
1923 Samuel Servington Savery (Unionist) 11,099 50.6% William Audley Bowdler (Liberal) 253 (1.1 pts) 78.1%
1924 Samuel Servington Savery (Unionist) 12,911 56.0% Charles Neville Douglas Dixey (Liberal) 2,749 (11.9 pts) 81.1%
1929 Samuel Servington Savery (Unionist) 14,544 47.6% Charles Neville Douglas Dixey (Liberal) 1,019 (3.3 pts) 80.1%
1931 Samuel Servington Savery (Conservative) 21,560 61.7% Aline Mackinnon (Liberal) 11,089 (31.7 pts) 81.8%
1935 Samuel Servington Savery (Conservative) 22,229 53.6% Aline Mackinnon (Liberal) 11,881 (28.6 pts) 72.2%
1945 Joseph Gurney Braithwaite (Conservative) 25,181 43.1% Frederick Lawson (Labour) 2,145 (3.7 pts) 75.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Richard Bethell Conservative 4,16654.1% Yes
Gerard Smith Liberal 3,53745.9% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Richard Bethell Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Richard Bethell Conservative 4,15853.0% Yes
James Henry Anderson Liberal 3,69347.0% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Richard Bethell Conservative 4,51256.4% Yes
Bourchier Francis Hawksley Liberal 3,48343.6% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Stanley Wilson Conservative 4,59762.1% Yes
Allan James Lawrie Liberal 2,81037.9% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Stanley Wilson Conservative 4,44150.2% Yes
Ernest Wilberforce Liberal 4,41149.8% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Stanley Wilson Conservative 4,86152.0% Yes
Sydney Arnold Liberal 4,48048.0% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Stanley Wilson Conservative 5,04652.0% Yes
George Richard Bethell Free Trade 4,66148.0% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Stanley Wilson Unionist 9,38763.0% Yes
Fred Maddison Liberal 5,52137.0% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Audley Bowdler Liberal 11,47952.9% Yes
Arthur Stanley Wilson Unionist 10,20047.1% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Servington Savery Unionist 11,09950.6% Yes
William Audley Bowdler Liberal 10,84649.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Servington Savery Unionist 12,91156.0% Yes
Charles Neville Douglas Dixey Liberal 10,16244.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Servington Savery Unionist 14,54447.6% Yes
Charles Neville Douglas Dixey Liberal 13,52544.3% No
Joseph William Hewitt Labour 2,4818.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Servington Savery Conservative 21,56061.7% Yes
Aline Mackinnon Liberal 10,47130.0% No
Joseph Leopold Schultz Labour 2,9278.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Servington Savery Conservative 22,22953.6% Yes
Aline Mackinnon Liberal 10,34824.9% No
Joseph Leopold Schultz Labour 8,90621.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Gurney Braithwaite Conservative 25,18143.1% Yes
Frederick Lawson Labour 23,03639.5% No
Roger Thomas Baldwin Fulford Liberal 10,16517.4% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 8.2 pts 1892: Conservative margin 5.9 pts 1895: Conservative margin 12.9 pts 1900: Conservative margin 24.1 pts 1906: Conservative margin 0.3 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 4.1 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 4.0 pts 1918: Unionist margin 25.9 pts 1922: Liberal margin 5.9 pts 1923: Unionist margin 1.1 pts 1924: Unionist margin 11.9 pts 1929: Unionist margin 3.3 pts 1931: Conservative margin 31.7 pts 1935: Conservative margin 28.6 pts 1945: Conservative margin 3.7 pts 1885 1892 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Holderness in the 1945 general election?

Conservative won Holderness in 1945 with 25,181 votes (43.1%), a majority of 2,145 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Holderness since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Holderness?

The closest result on record for Holderness was 1906, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 30 votes (0.3 percentage points).

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