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Ilkeston — UK General Election Results

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

Ilkeston was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 8,110 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Ilkeston from 1885 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1885–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Thomas Watson (Liberal) 5,780 60.4% William Drury Nathaniel Drury-Lowe (Conservative) 1,987 (20.8 pts) 89.8%
1886 Thomas Watson (Liberal) 4,621 54.9% Samuel Leeke (Conservative) 828 (9.8 pts) 78.9%
1892 Balthazar Walter Foster (Liberal) 6,185 58.4% Samuel Leeke (Conservative) 1,783 (16.8 pts) 78.2%
1895 Balthazar Walter Foster (Liberal) 6,215 54.2% Edward Picton Baumgarten (Conservative) 961 (8.4 pts) 87.1%
1900 Balthazar Walter Foster (Liberal) 6,633 53.8% Henry FitzHerbert Wright (Conservative) 935 (7.6 pts) 84.9%
1906 Balthazar Walter Foster (Liberal) 9,655 64.3% Lawrence Clarke Tipper (Conservative) 4,297 (28.6 pts) 87.2%
Jan 1910 Balthazar Walter Foster (Liberal) 10,632 62.3% Forbes St John Morrow (Conservative) 4,200 (24.6 pts) 87.7%
Dec 1910 John Edward Bernard Seely (Liberal) 9,990 62.7% William Marshall Freeman (Conservative) 4,044 (25.4 pts) 81.9%
1918 John Edward Bernard Seely (Liberal) 9,660 54.8% George Harold Oliver (Labour) 1,698 (9.6 pts) 61.0%
1922 George Harold Oliver (Labour) 9,432 39.9% John Edward Bernard Seely (National Liberal) 1,084 (4.6 pts) 76.8%
1923 George Harold Oliver (Labour) 9,191 42.0% William Marshall Freeman (Unionist) 2,625 (12.0 pts) 69.4%
1924 George Harold Oliver (Labour) 11,011 44.9% Henry Victor Alpin MacKinnon Raikes (Unionist) 1,808 (7.4 pts) 76.1%
1929 George Harold Oliver (Labour) 20,202 59.0% John Vincent Shaw (Liberal) 12,436 (36.3 pts) 80.7%
1931 Abraham John Flint (National Labour) 17,587 50.0% George Harold Oliver (Labour) 2 (0.0 pts) 79.7%
1935 George Harold Oliver (Labour) 23,851 64.3% Charles Markham (National) 10,601 (28.6 pts) 81.7%
1945 George Harold Oliver (Labour) 26,536 66.8% Philip Hartley (Conservative) 18,097 (45.6 pts) 81.0%
1950 George Harold Oliver (Labour) 39,495 64.9% Geoffrey Eugene MacPherson (Liberal) 28,233 (46.4 pts) 88.5%
1951 George Harold Oliver (Labour) 40,671 67.4% Frank Baker (Conservative) 30,398 (50.4 pts) 86.5%
1955 George Harold Oliver (Labour) 38,961 69.3% John Arnold Farr (Conservative) 21,693 (38.6 pts) 80.4%
1959 George Harold Oliver (Labour) 39,930 68.6% Gerald I Walters (Conservative) 21,644 (37.2 pts) 83.5%
1964 Leopold Raymond Fletcher (Labour) 33,924 60.2% Jeffery Nicholas Lewis Tillett (Conservative) 20,382 (36.1 pts) 82.0%
1966 Leopold Fletcher (Labour) 36,522 70.1% Basil Eales (Conservative) 20,940 (40.2 pts) 76.1%
1970 Leopold Fletcher (Labour) 32,961 59.9% Richard Beardsley (Conservative) 17,091 (31.1 pts) 74.2%
Feb 1974 Leopold Fletcher (Labour) 31,500 52.0% Peter Richard Morrell (Conservative) 14,180 (23.4 pts) 81.4%
Oct 1974 Leopold Fletcher (Labour) 31,153 55.5% Andrew Hamilton (Conservative) 15,858 (28.3 pts) 74.9%
1979 Leopold Fletcher (Labour) 29,270 50.2% Michael Clark (Conservative) 8,110 (13.9 pts) 78.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Watson Liberal 5,78060.4% Yes
William Drury Nathaniel Drury-Lowe Conservative 3,79339.6% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Watson Liberal 4,62154.9% Yes
Samuel Leeke Conservative 3,79345.1% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Balthazar Walter Foster Liberal 6,18558.4% Yes
Samuel Leeke Conservative 4,40241.6% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Balthazar Walter Foster Liberal 6,21554.2% Yes
Edward Picton Baumgarten Conservative 5,25445.8% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Balthazar Walter Foster Liberal 6,63353.8% Yes
Henry FitzHerbert Wright Conservative 5,69846.2% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Balthazar Walter Foster Liberal 9,65564.3% Yes
Lawrence Clarke Tipper Conservative 5,35835.7% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Balthazar Walter Foster Liberal 10,63262.3% Yes
Forbes St John Morrow Conservative 6,43237.7% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Edward Bernard Seely Liberal 9,99062.7% Yes
William Marshall Freeman Conservative 5,94637.3% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Edward Bernard Seely Liberal 9,66054.8% Yes
George Harold Oliver Labour 7,96245.2% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Harold Oliver Labour 9,43239.9% Yes
John Edward Bernard Seely National Liberal 8,34835.3% No
William Marshall Freeman Unionist 5,84124.7% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Harold Oliver Labour 9,19142.0% Yes
William Marshall Freeman Unionist 6,56630.0% No
Thomas Worrall Casey Liberal 6,11227.9% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Harold Oliver Labour 11,01144.9% Yes
Henry Victor Alpin MacKinnon Raikes Unionist 9,20337.5% No
Anna Maria Barlow Liberal 4,32017.6% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Harold Oliver Labour 20,20259.0% Yes
John Vincent Shaw Liberal 7,76622.7% No
Henry Victor Alpin MacKinnon Raikes Unionist 6,25818.3% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Abraham John Flint National Labour 17,58750.0% Yes
George Harold Oliver Labour 17,58550.0% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Harold Oliver Labour 23,85164.3% Yes
Charles Markham National 13,25035.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Harold Oliver Labour 26,53666.8% Yes
Philip Hartley Conservative 8,43921.3% No
Charles Orton Foster Liberal 4,72011.9% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Harold Oliver Labour 39,49564.9% Yes
Geoffrey Eugene MacPherson Liberal 11,26218.5% No
Daniel Frederick Rocke Evans Conservative 10,11316.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Harold Oliver Labour 40,67167.4% Yes
Frank Baker Conservative 10,27317.0% No
Geoffrey Eugene MacPherson Liberal 9,38715.6% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Harold Oliver Labour 38,96169.3% Yes
John Arnold Farr Conservative 17,26830.7% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Harold Oliver Labour 39,93068.6% Yes
Gerald I Walters Conservative 18,28631.4% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leopold Raymond Fletcher Labour 33,92460.2% Yes
Jeffery Nicholas Lewis Tillett Conservative 13,54224.0% No
Peggy Edwards Liberal 8,93015.8% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leopold Fletcher Labour 36,52270.1% Yes
Basil Eales Conservative 15,58229.9% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leopold Fletcher Labour 32,96159.9% Yes
Richard Beardsley Conservative 15,87028.9% No
Wim Smit Liberal 6,15711.2% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leopold Fletcher Labour 31,50052.0% Yes
Peter Richard Morrell Conservative 17,32028.6% No
Geoffrey Francis Pool Liberal 11,73419.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leopold Fletcher Labour 31,15355.5% Yes
Andrew Hamilton Conservative 15,29527.3% No
Geoffrey Francis Pool Liberal 9,67117.2% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leopold Fletcher Labour 29,27050.2% Yes
Michael Clark Conservative 21,16036.3% No
Desmond William Edward Blackman Liberal 7,87913.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 20.8 pts 1886: Liberal margin 9.8 pts 1892: Liberal margin 16.8 pts 1895: Liberal margin 8.4 pts 1900: Liberal margin 7.6 pts 1906: Liberal margin 28.6 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 24.6 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 25.4 pts 1918: Liberal margin 9.6 pts 1922: Labour margin 4.6 pts 1923: Labour margin 12.0 pts 1924: Labour margin 7.4 pts 1929: Labour margin 36.3 pts 1931: National Labour margin 0.0 pts 1935: Labour margin 28.6 pts 1945: Labour margin 45.6 pts 1950: Labour margin 46.4 pts 1951: Labour margin 50.4 pts 1955: Labour margin 38.6 pts 1959: Labour margin 37.2 pts 1964: Labour margin 36.1 pts 1966: Labour margin 40.2 pts 1970: Labour margin 31.1 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 23.4 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 28.3 pts 1979: Labour margin 13.9 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

Ilkeston has been contested at 26 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Labour, National Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Ilkeston in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Ilkeston in 1979 with 29,270 votes (50.2%), a majority of 8,110 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Ilkeston since 1885?

Since 1885, Ilkeston has been won by: Labour, Liberal, National Labour.

What was the closest result in Ilkeston?

The closest result on record for Ilkeston was 1931, when National Labour beat Labour by just 2 votes (0.0 percentage points).

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