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Hornchurch — UK General Election Results

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

Hornchurch was won by Conservative at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 480 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Hornchurch from 1945 to 2005.

Full Election History, 1945–2005

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1945 Geoffrey Henry Cecil Bing (Labour) 26,856 56.0% John Theadore De Horne Vaisey (Conservative) 11,756 (24.5 pts) 72.1%
1950 Geoffrey Henry Cecil Bing (Labour) 28,463 46.0% James Wentworth-Day (Conservative) 1,767 (2.9 pts) 85.7%
1951 Geoffrey Henry Cecil Bing (Labour) 30,101 47.1% James Wentworth-Day (Conservative) 1,125 (1.8 pts) 86.1%
1955 Godfrey William Lagden (Conservative) 29,205 46.2% Geoffrey Henry Cecil Bing (Labour) 1,372 (2.2 pts) 82.0%
1959 Godfrey William Lagden (Conservative) 34,852 47.5% Josephine Richardson (Labour) 7,322 (10.0 pts) 83.9%
1964 Godfrey William Lagden (Conservative) 30,933 41.6% Trevor Williams (Labour) 234 (0.3 pts) 81.9%
1966 Alan Williams (Labour) 38,406 52.1% Godfrey Lagden (Conservative) 3,033 (4.1 pts) 81.1%
1970 John Loveridge (Conservative) 36,124 49.7% Alan Williams (Labour) 5,830 (8.0 pts) 72.9%
Feb 1974 Alan Williams (Labour) 21,763 45.0% Henry John Jackson (Conservative) 6,196 (12.8 pts) 80.7%
Oct 1974 Alan Williams (Labour) 21,336 48.5% Robin Squire (Conservative) 6,801 (15.5 pts) 72.8%
1979 Robin Squire (Conservative) 21,340 44.9% Alan Williams (Labour) 769 (1.6 pts) 78.1%
1983 Robin Squire (Conservative) 21,393 47.0% Alan Williams (Labour) 9,184 (20.2 pts) 73.7%
1987 Robin Squire (Conservative) 24,039 51.2% Alan Williams (Labour) 10,694 (22.8 pts) 75.3%
1992 Robin Squire (Conservative) 25,817 53.5% Leonie Cooper (Labour) 9,165 (19.0 pts) 79.8%
1997 John Cryer (Labour) 22,066 50.2% Robin Squire (Conservative) 5,680 (12.9 pts) 72.3%
2001 John Cryer (Labour) 16,514 46.4% Robin Squire (Conservative) 1,482 (4.2 pts) 58.3%
2005 James Brokenshire (Conservative) 16,355 42.8% John Cryer (Labour) 480 (1.3 pts) 63.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Henry Cecil Bing Labour 26,85656.0% Yes
John Theadore De Horne Vaisey Conservative 15,10031.5% No
Norman Clarke Jones Liberal 5,80712.1% No
Violet Van der Elst Independent 2320.5% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Henry Cecil Bing Labour 28,46346.0% Yes
James Wentworth-Day Conservative 26,69643.2% No
Beatrice Nancy Seear Liberal 6,65310.8% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Henry Cecil Bing Labour 30,10147.1% Yes
James Wentworth-Day Conservative 28,97645.4% No
Beatrice Nancy Seear Liberal 4,7717.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Godfrey William Lagden Conservative 29,20546.2% Yes
Geoffrey Henry Cecil Bing Labour 27,83344.1% No
Donald Paterson Liberal 6,1179.7% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Godfrey William Lagden Conservative 34,85247.5% Yes
Josephine Richardson Labour 27,53037.5% No
Lyndon H Jones Liberal 11,05615.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Godfrey William Lagden Conservative 30,93341.6% Yes
Trevor Williams Labour 30,69941.3% No
Ralph Taylor Liberal 12,72517.1% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Williams Labour 38,40652.1% Yes
Godfrey Lagden Conservative 35,37347.9% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Loveridge Conservative 36,12449.7% Yes
Alan Williams Labour 30,29441.7% No
Bryan Sell Liberal 6,2278.6% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Williams Labour 21,76345.0% Yes
Henry John Jackson Conservative 15,56732.2% No
Brian George McCarthy Liberal 10,39121.5% No
Benjamin Percy-Davis PEOPLE Party 6191.3% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Williams Labour 21,33648.5% Yes
Robin Squire Conservative 14,53533.1% No
Brian George McCarthy Liberal 7,28416.6% No
Benjamin Percy-Davis PEOPLE Party 7971.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robin Squire Conservative 21,34044.9% Yes
Alan Williams Labour 20,57143.3% No
Christopher Peter Lewcock Liberal 4,6579.8% No
Alfred Francis Harris National Front 9942.1% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robin Squire Conservative 21,39347.0% Yes
Alan Williams Labour 12,20926.8% No
John Martin Social Democratic Party 11,25124.7% No
Audrey Mabel Joyce National Front 4020.9% No
Kenneth Michael Crowson Green 2190.5% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robin Squire Conservative 24,03951.2% Yes
Alan Williams Labour 13,34528.4% No
Mark Long Social Democratic Party 9,60920.4% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robin Squire Conservative 25,81753.5% Yes
Leonie Cooper Labour 16,65234.5% No
Barry Oddy Liberal Democrat 5,36611.1% No
Terrence Matthews Independent Social Democrat 4530.9% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Cryer Labour 22,06650.2% Yes
Robin Squire Conservative 16,38637.3% No
Rabi Martins Liberal Democrat 3,4467.8% No
Rory Khilkoff-Bouldi Referendum Party 1,5953.6% No
Jenny Trueman Independent 2590.6% No
Joseph Sowerby ProLife Alliance 1890.4% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Cryer Labour 16,51446.4% Yes
Robin Squire Conservative 15,03242.3% No
Sarah Lea Liberal Democrat 2,9288.2% No
Lawrence Webb UKIP 8932.5% No
David Durant Third Way 1900.5% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Brokenshire Conservative 16,35542.8% Yes
John Cryer Labour 15,87541.6% No
Nathaniel Green Liberal Democrat 2,8947.6% No
Ian Moore BNP 1,3133.4% No
Laurence Webb UKIP 1,0332.7% No
Malvin Brown Residents 3951.0% No
Graham Williamson Third Way 3040.8% No

Margin Over Time

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

1945: Labour margin 24.5 pts 1950: Labour margin 2.9 pts 1951: Labour margin 1.8 pts 1955: Conservative margin 2.2 pts 1959: Conservative margin 10.0 pts 1964: Conservative margin 0.3 pts 1966: Labour margin 4.1 pts 1970: Conservative margin 8.0 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 12.8 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 15.5 pts 1979: Conservative margin 1.6 pts 1983: Conservative margin 20.2 pts 1987: Conservative margin 22.8 pts 1992: Conservative margin 19.0 pts 1997: Labour margin 12.9 pts 2001: Labour margin 4.2 pts 2005: Conservative margin 1.3 pts 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005

Trend

Hornchurch has been contested at 17 general elections on record since 1945. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Hornchurch in the 2005 general election?

Conservative won Hornchurch in 2005 with 16,355 votes (42.8%), a majority of 480 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Hornchurch since 1945?

Since 1945, Hornchurch has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Hornchurch?

The closest result on record for Hornchurch was 1964, when Conservative beat Labour by just 234 votes (0.3 percentage points).

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