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Hove — UK General Election Results

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

Hove was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 17,044 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Hove from 1950 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1950–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Anthony Alfred Harmsworth Marlowe (Conservative) 33,748 66.9% Finlay Rea (Labour) 21,957 (43.5 pts) 81.9%
1951 Anthony Alfred Harmsworth Marlowe (Conservative) 37,230 74.2% Alfred Bermel (Labour) 24,296 (48.4 pts) 77.4%
1955 Anthony Alfred Harmsworth Marlowe (Conservative) 34,314 74.2% Harry Parker (Labour) 22,353 (48.3 pts) 71.0%
1959 Anthony Alfred Harmsworth Marlowe (Conservative) 36,150 74.8% Thomas James Marsh (Labour) 23,944 (49.5 pts) 72.2%
1964 Anthony Alfred Harmsworth Marlowe (Conservative) 32,923 68.4% Thomas James Marsh (Labour) 17,709 (36.8 pts) 69.6%
1966 William Maddan (Conservative) 28,799 57.2% Trevor Williams (Labour) 15,890 (31.6 pts) 72.1%
1970 Martin Maddan (Conservative) 34,287 68.7% David George Nicholas (Labour) 18,648 (37.4 pts) 66.8%
Feb 1974 Timothy Sainsbury (Conservative) 30,451 54.2% Des Wilson (Liberal) 11,509 (20.5 pts) 77.4%
Oct 1974 Timothy Sainsbury (Conservative) 27,345 53.6% James Michael Meade Walsh (Liberal) 14,876 (29.2 pts) 69.8%
1979 Timothy Sainsbury (Conservative) 30,256 60.1% Brian Roger Fitch (Labour) 19,449 (38.6 pts) 71.6%
1983 Timothy Sainsbury (Conservative) 28,628 60.5% Theodora Joyce Vivien Beamish (Liberal) 17,219 (36.4 pts) 65.8%
1987 Timothy Sainsbury (Conservative) 28,952 58.8% Margaret Collins (Social Democratic Party) 18,218 (37.0 pts) 67.8%
1992 Timothy Sainsbury (Conservative) 24,525 49.0% Donald Turner (Labour) 12,268 (24.5 pts) 74.3%
1997 Ivor Caplin (Labour) 21,458 44.6% Robert Guy (Conservative) 3,959 (8.2 pts) 69.7%
2001 Ivor Caplin (Labour) 19,253 45.9% Jenny Langston (Conservative) 3,171 (7.5 pts) 59.2%
2005 Celia Barlow (Labour) 16,786 37.5% Nicholas Boles (Conservative) 420 (0.9 pts) 64.1%
2010 Mike Weatherley (Conservative) 18,294 36.7% Celia Barlow (Labour) 1,868 (3.8 pts) 69.6%
2015 Peter Kyle (Labour) 22,082 42.3% Graham Cox (Conservative) 1,236 (2.4 pts) 71.4%
2017 Peter Kyle (Labour) 36,942 64.1% Kristy Adams (Conservative) 18,757 (32.6 pts) 77.7%
2019 Peter Kyle (Labour) 32,876 58.3% Robert Nemeth (Conservative) 17,044 (30.2 pts) 76.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anthony Alfred Harmsworth Marlowe Conservative 33,74866.9% Yes
Finlay Rea Labour 11,79123.4% No
John Richard Colclough Liberal 4,8939.7% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anthony Alfred Harmsworth Marlowe Conservative 37,23074.2% Yes
Alfred Bermel Labour 12,93425.8% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anthony Alfred Harmsworth Marlowe Conservative 34,31474.2% Yes
Harry Parker Labour 11,96125.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anthony Alfred Harmsworth Marlowe Conservative 36,15074.8% Yes
Thomas James Marsh Labour 12,20625.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anthony Alfred Harmsworth Marlowe Conservative 32,92368.4% Yes
Thomas James Marsh Labour 15,21431.6% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Maddan Conservative 28,79957.2% Yes
Trevor Williams Labour 12,90925.7% No
Oliver Moxon Liberal 8,03716.0% No
Max Cossmann Independent 5741.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Maddan Conservative 34,28768.7% Yes
David George Nicholas Labour 15,63931.3% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Timothy Sainsbury Conservative 30,45154.2% Yes
Des Wilson Liberal 18,94233.7% No
Ronald Alan Wallis Labour 6,37411.3% No
Ted Budden National Front 4420.8% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Timothy Sainsbury Conservative 27,34553.6% Yes
James Michael Meade Walsh Liberal 12,46924.5% No
Leslie Edward Hamilton Labour 11,17921.9% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Timothy Sainsbury Conservative 30,25660.1% Yes
Brian Roger Fitch Labour 10,80721.5% No
James Michael Meade Walsh Liberal 8,77117.4% No
Frederick Alexander Sheridan National Front 5081.0% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Timothy Sainsbury Conservative 28,62860.5% Yes
Theodora Joyce Vivien Beamish Liberal 11,40924.1% No
Chris Wright Labour 6,55013.8% No
Thomas Layton Spare the Earth 5241.1% No
Keith Howard Lillie Modern Democratic Party 1890.4% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Timothy Sainsbury Conservative 28,95258.8% Yes
Margaret Collins Social Democratic Party 10,73421.8% No
Donald Turner Labour 9,01018.3% No
Thomas Layton Spare the Earth 5221.1% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Timothy Sainsbury Conservative 24,52549.0% Yes
Donald Turner Labour 12,25724.5% No
Anne Jones Liberal Democrat 9,70919.4% No
John Furness Independent Conservative 2,6585.3% No
Gordon Sinclair Green 8141.6% No
John Morilly Natural Law 1260.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ivor Caplin Labour 21,45844.6% Yes
Robert Guy Conservative 17,49936.4% No
Thomas Pearce Liberal Democrat 4,6459.7% No
Stuart Field Referendum Party 1,9314.0% No
John Furness Independent Conservative 1,7353.6% No
Philip Mulligan Green 6441.3% No
John Vause UKIP 2090.4% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ivor Caplin Labour 19,25345.9% Yes
Jenny Langston Conservative 16,08238.3% No
Harold De Souza Liberal Democrat 3,8239.1% No
Anthea Ballam Green 1,3693.3% No
Andy Richards Socialist Alliance 5311.3% No
Richard Franklin UKIP 3580.9% No
Nigel Donovan Liberal 3160.8% No
Simon Dobbshead Free Party 1960.5% No
Thomas Major Independent 600.1% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Celia Barlow Labour 16,78637.5% Yes
Nicholas Boles Conservative 16,36636.5% No
Paul Elgood Liberal Democrat 8,00217.9% No
Anthea Ballam Green 2,5755.7% No
Stuart Bower UKIP 5751.3% No
Paddy O'Keefe Respect 2680.6% No
Bob Dobbs Independent 950.2% No
Richard Franklin Silent Majority Party 780.2% No
Brian Ralfe Independent 510.1% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mike Weatherley Conservative 18,29436.7% Yes
Celia Barlow Labour 16,42633.0% No
Paul Elgood Liberal Democrat 11,24022.6% No
Ian Davey Green 2,5685.2% No
Paul Perrin UKIP 1,2062.4% No
Brian Ralfe Independent 850.2% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Kyle Labour 22,08242.3% Yes
Graham Cox Conservative 20,84639.9% No
Christopher Hawtree Green 3,5696.8% No
Kevin Smith UKIP 3,2656.3% No
Peter Lambell Liberal Democrat 1,8613.6% No
Jenny Barnard-Langston Independent 3220.6% No
Dave Hill Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1440.3% No
Dame Dixon Official Monster Raving Loony Party 1250.2% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Kyle Labour 36,94264.1% Yes
Kristy Adams Conservative 18,18531.6% No
Carrie Hynds Liberal Democrat 1,3112.3% No
Phelim Mac Cafferty Green 9711.7% No
Charley Sabel Independent 1870.3% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Kyle Labour 32,87658.3% Yes
Robert Nemeth Conservative 15,83228.1% No
Beatrice Bass Liberal Democrat 3,7316.6% No
Ollie Sykes Green 2,4964.4% No
Angela Hancock Brexit Party 1,1112.0% No
Jolyon Dixon Official Monster Raving Loony Party 1950.3% No
Charlotte Sabel Independent 1500.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1950: Conservative margin 43.5 pts 1951: Conservative margin 48.4 pts 1955: Conservative margin 48.3 pts 1959: Conservative margin 49.5 pts 1964: Conservative margin 36.8 pts 1966: Conservative margin 31.6 pts 1970: Conservative margin 37.4 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 20.5 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 29.2 pts 1979: Conservative margin 38.6 pts 1983: Conservative margin 36.4 pts 1987: Conservative margin 37.0 pts 1992: Conservative margin 24.5 pts 1997: Labour margin 8.2 pts 2001: Labour margin 7.5 pts 2005: Labour margin 0.9 pts 2010: Conservative margin 3.8 pts 2015: Labour margin 2.4 pts 2017: Labour margin 32.6 pts 2019: Labour margin 30.2 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Hove has been contested at 20 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Hove in the 2019 general election?

Labour won Hove in 2019 with 32,876 votes (58.3%), a majority of 17,044 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Hove since 1950?

Since 1950, Hove has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Hove?

The closest result on record for Hove was 2005, when Labour beat Conservative by just 420 votes (0.9 percentage points).

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