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Jarrow — UK General Election Results

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

Jarrow was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 7,120 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Jarrow from 1885 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1885–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Charles Mark Palmer (Liberal) 5,702 76.7% James Johnston (Jarrow Radical and Labour Representation League) 3,971 (53.4 pts) 57.6%
1886 Charles Mark Palmer (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Charles Mark Palmer (Liberal) 7,343 75.2% Edward Dillon Lewis (Independent Labour) 4,927 (50.5 pts) 68.6%
1895 Charles Mark Palmer (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Charles Mark Palmer (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Charles Mark Palmer (Liberal) 8,047 61.2% Patrick Francis Curran (Labour) 2,954 (22.5 pts) 77.2%
Jan 1910 Godfrey Mark Palmer (Liberal) 4,885 34.0% Peter Francis Curran (Labour) 67 (0.5 pts) 78.6%
Dec 1910 Godfrey Mark Palmer (Liberal) 5,097 34.0% James Kirkley (Conservative) 111 (0.7 pts) 81.9%
1918 Godfrey Mark Palmer (Liberal) 12,544 61.0% John Hill (Labour) 4,510 (21.9 pts) 55.0%
1922 Robert John Wilson (Labour) 17,208 54.0% Charles Harrie Innes-Hopkins (Unionist) 7,042 (22.1 pts) 82.2%
1923 Robert John Wilson (Labour) 16,570 63.9% John Lindsley (Unionist) 7,222 (27.9 pts) 67.2%
1924 Robert John Wilson (Labour) 18,203 57.4% Albert Baucher (Unionist) 4,676 (14.7 pts) 80.9%
1929 Robert John Wilson (Labour) 22,751 62.5% Longinus Vivian Rogers (Unionist) 9,113 (25.0 pts) 75.3%
1931 William George Pearson (Conservative) 21,263 54.1% Robert John Wilson (Labour) 3,192 (8.1 pts) 80.5%
1935 Ellen Cicely Wilkinson (Labour) 20,324 53.1% William George Pearson (Conservative) 2,350 (6.1 pts) 80.8%
1945 Ellen Cicely Wilkinson (Labour) 22,656 66.0% Stanley Holmes (National Liberal) 11,007 (32.1 pts) 82.4%
1950 Ernest Fernyhough (Labour) 33,751 63.0% John Cox (Conservative) 16,856 (31.5 pts) 82.8%
1951 Ernest Fernyhough (Labour) 35,963 65.2% John Cox (Conservative) 16,746 (30.3 pts) 84.6%
1955 Ernest Fernyhough (Labour) 24,706 63.3% Marjorie Dickinson (Conservative) 10,402 (26.7 pts) 79.1%
1959 Ernerst Fernyhough (Labour) 25,638 62.6% Tommy T Hubble (Conservative) 10,352 (25.3 pts) 80.3%
1964 Ernest Fernyhough (Labour) 26,053 64.2% Thomas Thompson Hubble (Conservative) 11,550 (28.5 pts) 80.0%
1966 Ernest Fernyhough (Labour) 26,006 67.6% Derrick Robson (Conservative) 13,557 (35.2 pts) 76.7%
1970 Ernest Fernyhough (Labour) 25,861 63.5% Derrick Joseph Robson (Conservative) 11,014 (27.1 pts) 74.5%
Feb 1974 Ernest Fernyhough (Labour) 27,740 66.7% Beatrice Bolam (Conservative) 13,892 (33.4 pts) 76.7%
Oct 1974 Ernest Fernyhough (Labour) 24,558 62.8% Beatrice Bolam (Conservative) 15,851 (40.6 pts) 71.4%
1979 Don Dixon (Labour) 24,057 55.8% Matthew David Edward Auld (Conservative) 11,528 (26.7 pts) 77.5%
1983 Don Dixon (Labour) 25,151 55.3% Sonia Copland (Conservative) 13,877 (30.5 pts) 71.4%
1987 Don Dixon (Labour) 29,651 63.4% Paul Yeoman (Conservative) 18,795 (40.2 pts) 74.4%
1992 Don Dixon (Labour) 28,956 62.1% Terence Ward (Conservative) 17,907 (38.4 pts) 74.4%
1997 Stephen Hepburn (Labour) 28,497 64.9% Mark Allatt (Conservative) 21,933 (49.9 pts) 68.8%
2001 Stephen Hepburn (Labour) 22,777 66.1% James Selby (Liberal Democrat) 17,595 (51.0 pts) 54.6%
2005 Stephen Hepburn (Labour) 20,554 60.5% Bill Schardt (Liberal Democrat) 13,904 (40.9 pts) 55.0%
2010 Stephen Hepburn (Labour) 20,910 53.9% Jeffrey Milburn (Conservative) 12,908 (33.3 pts) 60.4%
2015 Stephen Hepburn (Labour) 21,464 55.7% Steven Harrison (UKIP) 13,881 (36.0 pts) 60.4%
2017 Stephen Hepburn (Labour) 28,020 65.1% Robin Gwynn (Conservative) 17,263 (40.1 pts) 66.5%
2019 Kate Osborne (Labour) 18,363 45.1% Nick Oliver (Conservative) 7,120 (17.5 pts) 62.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Mark Palmer Liberal 5,70276.7% Yes
James Johnston Jarrow Radical and Labour Representation League 1,73123.3% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Mark Palmer Liberal Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Mark Palmer Liberal 7,34375.2% Yes
Edward Dillon Lewis Independent Labour 2,41624.8% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Mark Palmer Liberal Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Mark Palmer Liberal Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Mark Palmer Liberal 8,04761.2% Yes
Patrick Francis Curran Labour 5,09338.8% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Godfrey Mark Palmer Liberal 4,88534.0% Yes
Peter Francis Curran Labour 4,81833.5% No
James Kirkley Conservative 4,66832.5% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Godfrey Mark Palmer Liberal 5,09734.0% Yes
James Kirkley Conservative 4,98633.3% No
Alexander Gordon Cameron Labour 4,89232.7% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Godfrey Mark Palmer Liberal 12,54461.0% Yes
John Hill Labour 8,03439.0% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert John Wilson Labour 17,20854.0% Yes
Charles Harrie Innes-Hopkins Unionist 10,16631.9% No
Ernest James Young Liberal 4,52214.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert John Wilson Labour 16,57063.9% Yes
John Lindsley Unionist 9,34836.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert John Wilson Labour 18,20357.4% Yes
Albert Baucher Unionist 13,52742.6% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert John Wilson Labour 22,75162.5% Yes
Longinus Vivian Rogers Unionist 13,63837.5% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William George Pearson Conservative 21,26354.1% Yes
Robert John Wilson Labour 18,07145.9% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ellen Cicely Wilkinson Labour 20,32453.1% Yes
William George Pearson Conservative 17,97446.9% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ellen Cicely Wilkinson Labour 22,65666.0% Yes
Stanley Holmes National Liberal 11,64934.0% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Fernyhough Labour 33,75163.0% Yes
John Cox Conservative 16,89531.5% No
Edward Glover Stephen Chalkley Liberal 2,9405.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Fernyhough Labour 35,96365.2% Yes
John Cox Conservative 19,21734.8% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Fernyhough Labour 24,70663.3% Yes
Marjorie Dickinson Conservative 14,30436.7% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernerst Fernyhough Labour 25,63862.6% Yes
Tommy T Hubble Conservative 15,28637.4% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Fernyhough Labour 26,05364.2% Yes
Thomas Thompson Hubble Conservative 14,50335.8% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Fernyhough Labour 26,00667.6% Yes
Derrick Robson Conservative 12,44932.4% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Fernyhough Labour 25,86163.5% Yes
Derrick Joseph Robson Conservative 14,84736.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Fernyhough Labour 27,74066.7% Yes
Beatrice Bolam Conservative 13,84833.3% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Fernyhough Labour 24,55862.8% Yes
Beatrice Bolam Conservative 8,70722.3% No
Leo Ormston Liberal 5,81814.9% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Don Dixon Labour 24,05755.8% Yes
Matthew David Edward Auld Conservative 12,52929.1% No
Margaret Beaton McDonnell Liberal 3,9079.1% No
Hugh Downey Independent Labour 2,2475.2% No
Nicholas Terence Brown Independent 3740.9% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Don Dixon Labour 25,15155.3% Yes
Sonia Copland Conservative 11,27424.8% No
John Lennox Liberal 9,09420.0% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Don Dixon Labour 29,65163.4% Yes
Paul Yeoman Conservative 10,85623.2% No
Peter Freitag Liberal 6,23013.3% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Don Dixon Labour 28,95662.1% Yes
Terence Ward Conservative 11,04923.7% No
Keith Orrell Liberal Democrat 6,60814.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Hepburn Labour 28,49764.9% Yes
Mark Allatt Conservative 6,56414.9% No
Tim Stone Liberal Democrat 4,86511.1% No
Alan Le Blond Independent Labour 2,5385.8% No
Peter Mailer Referendum Party 1,0342.4% No
John Bissett Socialist (GB) 4441.0% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Hepburn Labour 22,77766.1% Yes
James Selby Liberal Democrat 5,18215.0% No
Donald Wood Conservative 5,05614.7% No
Alan Badger UKIP 7162.1% No
Alan Le Blond Independent 3911.1% No
John Bissett Socialist (GB) 3571.0% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Hepburn Labour 20,55460.5% Yes
Bill Schardt Liberal Democrat 6,65019.6% No
Linkson Jack Conservative 4,80714.1% No
Alan Badger UKIP 1,5674.6% No
Roger Nettleship Safeguard the National Health Service 4001.2% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Hepburn Labour 20,91053.9% Yes
Jeffrey Milburn Conservative 8,00220.6% No
Tom Appleby Liberal Democrat 7,16318.5% No
Andy Swaddle BNP 2,7097.0% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Hepburn Labour 21,46455.7% Yes
Steven Harrison UKIP 7,58319.7% No
Nick Mason Conservative 6,58417.1% No
Dave Herbert Green 1,3103.4% No
Stan Collins Liberal Democrat 1,2383.2% No
Norman Hall Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 3851.0% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Hepburn Labour 28,02065.1% Yes
Robin Gwynn Conservative 10,75725.0% No
James Askwith UKIP 2,3385.4% No
Peter Maughan Liberal Democrat 1,1632.7% No
David Herbert Green 7451.7% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kate Osborne Labour 18,36345.1% Yes
Nick Oliver Conservative 11,24327.6% No
Richard Monaghan Brexit Party 4,12210.1% No
John Robertson Independent 2,9917.3% No
David Wilkinson Liberal Democrat 2,3605.8% No
James Milne Green 8312.0% No
Shaun Sadler Independent 6141.5% No
Mark Conway Social Democratic Party 2120.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 53.4 pts 1892: Liberal margin 50.5 pts 1906: Liberal margin 22.5 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 0.5 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 0.7 pts 1918: Liberal margin 21.9 pts 1922: Labour margin 22.1 pts 1923: Labour margin 27.9 pts 1924: Labour margin 14.7 pts 1929: Labour margin 25.0 pts 1931: Conservative margin 8.1 pts 1935: Labour margin 6.1 pts 1945: Labour margin 32.1 pts 1950: Labour margin 31.5 pts 1951: Labour margin 30.3 pts 1955: Labour margin 26.7 pts 1959: Labour margin 25.3 pts 1964: Labour margin 28.5 pts 1966: Labour margin 35.2 pts 1970: Labour margin 27.1 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 33.4 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 40.6 pts 1979: Labour margin 26.7 pts 1983: Labour margin 30.5 pts 1987: Labour margin 40.2 pts 1992: Labour margin 38.4 pts 1997: Labour margin 49.9 pts 2001: Labour margin 51.0 pts 2005: Labour margin 40.9 pts 2010: Labour margin 33.3 pts 2015: Labour margin 36.0 pts 2017: Labour margin 40.1 pts 2019: Labour margin 17.5 pts 1885 1892 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 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Jarrow has been contested at 36 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Jarrow in the 2019 general election?

Labour won Jarrow in 2019 with 18,363 votes (45.1%), a majority of 7,120 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Jarrow since 1885?

Since 1885, Jarrow has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Jarrow?

The closest result on record for Jarrow was Jan 1910, when Liberal beat Labour by just 67 votes (0.5 percentage points).

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