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Holland with Boston — UK General Election Results

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

Holland with Boston was won by Conservative at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 13,831 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Holland with Boston from 1918 to 1992.

Full Election History, 1918–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 William Stapleton Royce (Labour) 8,788 39.8% Ernest Belcher (Unionist) 1,070 (4.9 pts) 55.2%
1922 William Stapleton Royce (Labour) 12,489 39.1% Henry William Cameron-Ramsay Fairfax-Lucy (Unionist) 591 (1.8 pts) 76.9%
1923 William Stapleton Royce (Labour) 15,697 54.1% Arthur Wellesley Dean (Unionist) 2,366 (8.2 pts) 68.8%
1924 Arthur Wellesley Dean (Unionist) 15,459 47.5% George Rivers Blanco White (Labour) 4,770 (14.6 pts) 75.8%
1929 James Blindell (Liberal) 19,792 43.8% Frederick Van den Berg (Unionist) 3,915 (8.7 pts) 81.5%
1931 James Blindell (National Liberal) 30,375 77.5% Hervert John Harvey Parker (Labour) 21,535 (54.9 pts) 68.5%
1935 James Blindell (National Liberal) 25,162 65.5% Ernest Reynolds (Labour) 11,898 (31.0 pts) 63.6%
1945 Herbert Walter Butcher (National Liberal) 26,939 55.9% Arthur Monks (Labour) 5,676 (11.8 pts) 72.9%
1950 Herbert Walter Butcher (Conservative) 30,336 54.0% Horace Lee (Labour) 7,962 (14.2 pts) 82.2%
1951 Herbert Walter Butcher (Conservative) 31,683 57.9% Janet Walters (Labour) 8,689 (15.9 pts) 78.7%
1955 Sir Herbert Walter Butcher (Conservative) 28,412 53.3% William Rippon (Labour) 9,083 (17.0 pts) 76.1%
1959 Sir Herbert Walter Butcher (Conservative) 29,013 53.5% John DT Williamson (Labour) 11,174 (20.6 pts) 76.8%
1964 Sir Herbert Walter Butcher (Conservative) 29,082 55.4% Walter Long (Labour) 5,631 (10.7 pts) 73.9%
1966 Richard Body (Conservative) 26,683 50.3% Robert Hickman (Labour) 316 (0.6 pts) 75.0%
1970 Richard Body (Conservative) 33,580 58.1% Robert Sackur (Labour) 9,339 (16.2 pts) 74.9%
Feb 1974 Richard Body (Conservative) 30,561 47.6% Michael David Cornish (Labour) 12,381 (19.3 pts) 80.5%
Oct 1974 Richard Body (Conservative) 28,145 48.5% Michael David Cornish (Labour) 8,684 (14.9 pts) 72.2%
1979 Richard Body (Conservative) 35,440 55.5% Malcolm Francis Fox (Labour) 17,532 (27.5 pts) 74.6%
1983 Richard Body (Conservative) 24,962 55.3% Carole Le Brun (Liberal) 11,736 (26.0 pts) 71.0%
1987 Richard Body (Conservative) 27,412 57.9% Carole Le Brun (Liberal) 17,595 (37.1 pts) 72.3%
1992 Sir Richard Body (Conservative) 29,159 55.1% John Hough (Labour) 13,831 (26.1 pts) 77.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Stapleton Royce Labour 8,78839.8% Yes
Ernest Belcher Unionist 7,71835.0% No
Arthur George Villiers Peel Liberal 5,55725.2% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Stapleton Royce Labour 12,48939.1% Yes
Henry William Cameron-Ramsay Fairfax-Lucy Unionist 11,89837.3% No
Ewan Siegfried Agnew Liberal 7,53523.6% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Stapleton Royce Labour 15,69754.1% Yes
Arthur Wellesley Dean Unionist 13,33145.9% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Wellesley Dean Unionist 15,45947.5% Yes
George Rivers Blanco White Labour 10,68932.8% No
Richard Winfrey Liberal 6,41319.7% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Blindell Liberal 19,79243.8% Yes
Frederick Van den Berg Unionist 15,87735.1% No
Charles Edward Snook Labour 9,55621.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Blindell National Liberal 30,37577.5% Yes
Hervert John Harvey Parker Labour 8,84022.5% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Blindell National Liberal 25,16265.5% Yes
Ernest Reynolds Labour 13,26434.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Walter Butcher National Liberal 26,93955.9% Yes
Arthur Monks Labour 21,26344.1% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Walter Butcher Conservative 30,33654.0% Yes
Horace Lee Labour 22,37439.8% No
Raymond Blankley Liberal 3,5006.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Walter Butcher Conservative 31,68357.9% Yes
Janet Walters Labour 22,99442.1% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Herbert Walter Butcher Conservative 28,41253.3% Yes
William Rippon Labour 19,32936.2% No
Cyril Valentine Liberal 5,58110.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Herbert Walter Butcher Conservative 29,01353.5% Yes
John DT Williamson Labour 17,83932.9% No
Cyril Valentine Liberal 7,33413.5% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Herbert Walter Butcher Conservative 29,08255.4% Yes
Walter Long Labour 23,45144.6% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Body Conservative 26,68350.3% Yes
Robert Hickman Labour 26,36749.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Body Conservative 33,58058.1% Yes
Robert Sackur Labour 24,24141.9% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Body Conservative 30,56147.6% Yes
Michael David Cornish Labour 18,18028.3% No
George Raymond Stephenson Liberal 15,46624.1% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Body Conservative 28,14548.5% Yes
Michael David Cornish Labour 19,46133.5% No
George Raymond Stephenson Liberal 10,47618.0% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Body Conservative 35,44055.5% Yes
Malcolm Francis Fox Labour 17,90828.1% No
John Charles Wright Liberal 10,48016.4% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Body Conservative 24,96255.3% Yes
Carole Le Brun Liberal 13,22629.3% No
John Frederick Arthur Moore Labour 6,97015.4% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Body Conservative 27,41257.9% Yes
Carole Le Brun Liberal 9,81720.7% No
John Hough Labour 9,73420.5% No
David James Independent 4050.9% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Richard Body Conservative 29,15955.1% Yes
John Hough Labour 15,32829.0% No
Nigel Ley Liberal Democrat 8,43415.9% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Labour margin 4.9 pts 1922: Labour margin 1.8 pts 1923: Labour margin 8.2 pts 1924: Unionist margin 14.6 pts 1929: Liberal margin 8.7 pts 1931: National Liberal margin 54.9 pts 1935: National Liberal margin 31.0 pts 1945: National Liberal margin 11.8 pts 1950: Conservative margin 14.2 pts 1951: Conservative margin 15.9 pts 1955: Conservative margin 17.0 pts 1959: Conservative margin 20.6 pts 1964: Conservative margin 10.7 pts 1966: Conservative margin 0.6 pts 1970: Conservative margin 16.2 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 19.3 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 14.9 pts 1979: Conservative margin 27.5 pts 1983: Conservative margin 26.0 pts 1987: Conservative margin 37.1 pts 1992: Conservative margin 26.1 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

Holland with Boston has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Unionist, Liberal, National Liberal, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Holland with Boston in the 1992 general election?

Conservative won Holland with Boston in 1992 with 29,159 votes (55.1%), a majority of 13,831 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Holland with Boston since 1918?

Since 1918, Holland with Boston has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, National Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Holland with Boston?

The closest result on record for Holland with Boston was 1966, when Conservative beat Labour by just 316 votes (0.6 percentage points).

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