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Ilford South — UK General Election Results

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

Ilford South was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 6,894 votes over Independent. This page covers every general election in Ilford South from 1945 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1945–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1945 James Ranger (Labour) 19,339 48.0% Edward John Boulton (Conservative) 4,706 (11.7 pts) 71.0%
1950 Albert Edward Cooper (Conservative) 28,087 49.5% James Ranger (Labour) 4,529 (8.0 pts) 85.4%
1951 Albert Edward Cooper (Conservative) 30,177 54.8% James Ranger (Labour) 5,239 (9.5 pts) 82.7%
1955 Albert Edward Cooper (Conservative) 27,292 56.7% James Ranger (Labour) 6,478 (13.5 pts) 75.3%
1959 Albert Edward Cooper (Conservative) 23,876 50.5% Gordon Johnson Borrie (Labour) 7,307 (15.5 pts) 77.9%
1964 Albert Edward Cooper (Conservative) 18,152 41.7% Arnold John Shaw (Labour) 1,492 (3.4 pts) 74.7%
1966 Arnold Shaw (Labour) 20,613 47.6% Albert Cooper (Conservative) 2,520 (5.8 pts) 76.9%
1970 Albert Cooper (Conservative) 18,369 46.3% Arnold Shaw (Labour) 1,282 (3.2 pts) 68.2%
Feb 1974 Arnold Shaw (Labour) 17,201 40.1% Albert Cooper (Conservative) 1,143 (2.7 pts) 76.9%
Oct 1974 Arnold Shaw (Labour) 17,538 44.7% Neil Thorne (Conservative) 1,749 (4.5 pts) 69.7%
1979 Neil Thorne (Conservative) 19,290 46.8% Arnold Shaw (Labour) 1,688 (4.1 pts) 75.9%
1983 Neil Thorne (Conservative) 18,672 45.5% John Herbert Hogben (Labour) 4,566 (11.1 pts) 70.6%
1987 Neil Thorne (Conservative) 20,351 48.4% Kenneth Jones (Labour) 4,572 (10.9 pts) 71.8%
1992 Michael Gapes (Labour) 19,418 45.3% Neil Thorne (Conservative) 402 (0.9 pts) 76.8%
1997 Michael Gapes (Labour) 29,273 58.5% Neil Thorne (Conservative) 14,200 (28.4 pts) 69.4%
2001 Michael Gapes (Labour) 24,619 59.6% Suresh Kumar (Conservative) 13,997 (33.9 pts) 54.3%
2005 Michael Gapes (Labour) 20,856 48.9% Stephen Metcalfe (Conservative) 9,228 (21.6 pts) 53.6%
2010 Mike Gapes (Labour) 25,301 49.4% Toby Boutle (Conservative) 11,287 (22.1 pts) 59.8%
2015 Mike Gapes (Labour) 33,232 64.0% Christopher Chapman (Conservative) 19,777 (38.1 pts) 56.6%
2017 Mike Gapes (Labour) 43,724 75.8% Chris Chapman (Conservative) 31,647 (54.9 pts) 67.7%
2019 Sam Tarry (Labour) 35,085 65.6% Ali Azeem (Conservative) 24,101 (45.1 pts) 63.1%
2024 Jas Athwal (Labour) 16,537 40.2% Noor Begum (Independent) 6,894 (16.8 pts) 51.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Ranger Labour 19,33948.0% Yes
Edward John Boulton Conservative 14,63336.3% No
Eric Arthur Holloway Liberal 6,32215.7% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Edward Cooper Conservative 28,08749.5% Yes
James Ranger Labour 23,55841.5% No
Ronald Acott Hall Liberal 4,1707.4% No
Dave Kelly Communist 9131.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Edward Cooper Conservative 30,17754.8% Yes
James Ranger Labour 24,93845.2% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Edward Cooper Conservative 27,29256.7% Yes
James Ranger Labour 20,81443.3% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Edward Cooper Conservative 23,87650.5% Yes
Gordon Johnson Borrie Labour 16,56935.0% No
Raymond V Netherclift Liberal 6,83214.5% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Edward Cooper Conservative 18,15241.7% Yes
Arnold John Shaw Labour 16,66038.2% No
Peter McGregor Liberal 8,54719.6% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arnold Shaw Labour 20,61347.6% Yes
Albert Cooper Conservative 18,09341.8% No
Irene Watson Liberal 4,60610.6% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Cooper Conservative 18,36946.3% Yes
Arnold Shaw Labour 17,08743.0% No
Gerald Leslie Wilson Liberal 3,3418.4% No
Malcolm Eric Leslie Skeggs National Front 7271.8% No
Michael Joseph Marks Independent 1900.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arnold Shaw Labour 17,20140.1% Yes
Albert Cooper Conservative 16,05837.4% No
Gerald Leslie Wilson Liberal 9,66622.5% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arnold Shaw Labour 17,53844.7% Yes
Neil Thorne Conservative 15,78940.2% No
Eunice Yates Liberal 5,73414.6% No
Thomas Leslie Keen Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain 1690.4% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Neil Thorne Conservative 19,29046.8% Yes
Arnold Shaw Labour 17,60242.7% No
Ralph John Scott Liberal 3,6648.9% No
Terrence Cavin Fitz Fitzgerald National Front 6361.5% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Neil Thorne Conservative 18,67245.5% Yes
John Herbert Hogben Labour 14,10634.4% No
Ralph Scott Liberal 7,99919.5% No
Robert Alfred Martin BNP 3160.8% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Neil Thorne Conservative 20,35148.4% Yes
Kenneth Jones Labour 15,77937.5% No
Ralph Scott Liberal 5,92814.1% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Gapes Labour 19,41845.3% Yes
Neil Thorne Conservative 19,01644.4% No
George Hogarth Liberal Democrat 4,1269.6% No
Nandkishore Bramachari Natural Law 2690.6% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Gapes Labour 29,27358.5% Yes
Neil Thorne Conservative 15,07330.1% No
Aina Khan Liberal Democrat 3,1526.3% No
David Hodges Referendum Party 1,0732.1% No
Bruce Ramsey Socialist Labour 8681.7% No
Aron Owens BNP 5801.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Gapes Labour 24,61959.6% Yes
Suresh Kumar Conservative 10,62225.7% No
Ralph Scott Liberal Democrat 4,64711.3% No
Harun Khan UKIP 1,4073.4% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Gapes Labour 20,85648.9% Yes
Stephen Metcalfe Conservative 11,62827.2% No
Matthew Lake Liberal Democrat 8,76120.5% No
Kashif Rana British Public Party 7631.8% No
Colin Taylor UKIP 6851.6% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mike Gapes Labour 25,30149.4% Yes
Toby Boutle Conservative 14,01427.4% No
Anood Al-Samerai Liberal Democrat 8,67917.0% No
Wilson Chowdhry Green 1,3192.6% No
Terry Murray UKIP 1,1322.2% No
John Jestico Save King George Hospital 7461.5% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mike Gapes Labour 33,23264.0% Yes
Christopher Chapman Conservative 13,45525.9% No
Amjad Khan UKIP 2,7055.2% No
RoseMary Warrington Green 1,5062.9% No
Ashburn Holder Liberal Democrat 1,0142.0% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mike Gapes Labour 43,72475.8% Yes
Chris Chapman Conservative 12,07720.9% No
Farid Ahmed Liberal Democrat 7721.3% No
RoseMary Warrington Green 5420.9% No
Tariq Saeed UKIP 4770.8% No
Kane Khan Friends Party 650.1% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sam Tarry Labour 35,08565.6% Yes
Ali Azeem Conservative 10,98420.5% No
Mike Gapes The Independent Group for Change 3,8917.3% No
Ashburn Holder Liberal Democrat 1,7953.4% No
Munish Sharma Brexit Party 1,0081.9% No
RoseMary Warrington Green 7141.3% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jas Athwal Labour 16,53740.2% Yes
Noor Begum Independent 9,64323.4% No
Sayeed Syduzzaman Conservative 6,14214.9% No
Syed Siddiqi Green 3,4378.3% No
Raj Forhad Reform UK 2,3295.7% No
Golam Tipu Workers Party of Britain 1,3663.3% No
Richard Clare Liberal Democrat 1,3403.3% No
Andy Walker Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 3760.9% No

Margin Over Time

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

1945: Labour margin 11.7 pts 1950: Conservative margin 8.0 pts 1951: Conservative margin 9.5 pts 1955: Conservative margin 13.5 pts 1959: Conservative margin 15.5 pts 1964: Conservative margin 3.4 pts 1966: Labour margin 5.8 pts 1970: Conservative margin 3.2 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 2.7 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 4.5 pts 1979: Conservative margin 4.1 pts 1983: Conservative margin 11.1 pts 1987: Conservative margin 10.9 pts 1992: Labour margin 0.9 pts 1997: Labour margin 28.4 pts 2001: Labour margin 33.9 pts 2005: Labour margin 21.6 pts 2010: Labour margin 22.1 pts 2015: Labour margin 38.1 pts 2017: Labour margin 54.9 pts 2019: Labour margin 45.1 pts 2024: Labour margin 16.8 pts 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Ilford South has been contested at 22 general elections on record since 1945. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Ilford South in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Ilford South in 2024 with 16,537 votes (40.2%), a majority of 6,894 votes over Independent in second place.

Which parties have won Ilford South since 1945?

Since 1945, Ilford South has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Ilford South?

The closest result on record for Ilford South was 1992, when Labour beat Conservative by just 402 votes (0.9 percentage points).

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