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Kingston upon Thames — UK General Election Results

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

Kingston upon Thames was won by Conservative at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 10,153 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in Kingston upon Thames from 1885 to 1992.

Full Election History, 1885–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 John Whittaker Ellis (Conservative) 4,915 60.5% Charles Duncan Hodgson (Liberal) 1,709 (21.0 pts) 73.1%
1886 John Whittaker Ellis (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Richard Temple (Conservative) 5,100 53.9% Charles Duncan Hodgson (Liberal) 743 (7.9 pts) 73.7%
1895 Thomas Skewes-Cox (Conservative) 5,745 61.5% Charles Burt (Liberal) 2,145 (22.9 pts) 68.6%
1900 Thomas Skewes-Cox (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 George Cave (Conservative) 7,656 53.6% Robert Whyte (Liberal) 1,019 (7.1 pts) 82.8%
Jan 1910 George Cave (Conservative) 10,918 65.3% Albert George Holzapfel (Liberal) 5,104 (30.5 pts) 85.2%
Dec 1910 George Cave (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1918 John Gordon Drummond Campbell (Unionist) 13,596 73.8% Thomas Henry Dumper (Labour) 11,094 (60.2 pts) 51.7%
1922 Frederick George Penny (Unionist) 15,136 66.7% Harry Day (Independent) 7,573 (33.4 pts) 59.3%
1923 Frederick George Penny (Unionist) 12,968 61.6% William Freeman (Liberal) 4,873 (23.1 pts) 53.9%
1924 Frederick George Perry (Unionist) 19,933 70.1% Arthur Balfour Bishop (Labour) 14,293 (50.3 pts) 71.3%
1929 Frederick George Penny (Unionist) 20,911 54.2% John William Fawcett (Labour) 12,008 (31.1 pts) 68.9%
1931 Frederick George Penny (Conservative) 35,925 82.5% John William Fawcett (Labour) 28,312 (65.0 pts) 69.3%
1935 Frederick George Penny (Conservative) 32,953 67.5% George Henry Loman (Labour) 22,939 (47.0 pts) 65.5%
1945 John Archibald Boyd-Carpenter (Conservative) 37,085 56.5% George Herbert Elvin (Labour) 8,569 (13.1 pts) 74.0%
1950 John Archibald Boyd-Carpenter (Conservative) 36,886 59.0% Nora Maitland Johns (Labour) 15,657 (25.0 pts) 85.2%
1951 John Archibald Boyd-Carpenter (Conservative) 38,516 63.5% Ray Hesketh (Labour) 16,399 (27.1 pts) 81.1%
1955 John Archibald Boyd-Carpenter (Conservative) 31,069 65.9% George Henry Loman (Labour) 14,965 (31.7 pts) 76.4%
1959 John Archibald Boyd-Carpenter (Conservative) 31,649 67.3% Thomas Braddock (Labour) 16,241 (34.5 pts) 77.9%
1964 John Archibald Boyd-Carpenter (Conservative) 23,973 52.8% Thomas Braddock (Labour) 10,362 (22.8 pts) 77.1%
1966 John Boyd-Carpenter (Conservative) 22,781 51.3% James Cook (Labour) 7,866 (17.7 pts) 77.0%
1970 John Boyd-Carpenter (Conservative) 23,426 56.7% Robin Henry Crockett (Labour) 10,336 (25.0 pts) 69.2%
Feb 1974 Norman Lamont (Conservative) 23,006 48.6% Stephen Wells (Liberal) 10,307 (21.8 pts) 80.5%
Oct 1974 Norman Lamont (Conservative) 20,680 48.6% Andrew Charles Addington Quick (Labour) 8,414 (19.8 pts) 71.8%
1979 Norman Lamont (Conservative) 24,944 57.9% John Arthur Torode (Labour) 13,544 (31.4 pts) 74.9%
1983 Norman Lamont (Conservative) 22,094 54.1% Roger Hayes (Liberal) 8,872 (21.7 pts) 71.9%
1987 Norman Lamont (Conservative) 24,198 56.2% Roger Hayes (Liberal) 11,186 (26.0 pts) 78.5%
1992 Norman Hughson Lamont (Conservative) 20,675 51.6% Derek Osbourne (Liberal Democrat) 10,153 (25.4 pts) 78.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Whittaker Ellis Conservative 4,91560.5% Yes
Charles Duncan Hodgson Liberal 3,20639.5% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Whittaker Ellis Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Temple Conservative 5,10053.9% Yes
Charles Duncan Hodgson Liberal 4,35746.1% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Skewes-Cox Conservative 5,74561.5% Yes
Charles Burt Liberal 3,60038.5% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Skewes-Cox Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Cave Conservative 7,65653.6% Yes
Robert Whyte Liberal 6,63746.4% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Cave Conservative 10,91865.3% Yes
Albert George Holzapfel Liberal 5,81434.7% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Cave Conservative Unopposed Yes

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gordon Drummond Campbell Unionist 13,59673.8% Yes
Thomas Henry Dumper Labour 2,50213.6% No
Arnold Ellis Ely Liberal 2,32512.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick George Penny Unionist 15,13666.7% Yes
Harry Day Independent 7,56333.3% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick George Penny Unionist 12,96861.6% Yes
William Freeman Liberal 8,09538.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick George Perry Unionist 19,93370.1% Yes
Arthur Balfour Bishop Labour 5,64019.8% No
William Freeman Liberal 2,85010.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick George Penny Unionist 20,91154.2% Yes
John William Fawcett Labour 8,90323.1% No
Frank John Powell Liberal 8,79622.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick George Penny Conservative 35,92582.5% Yes
John William Fawcett Labour 7,61317.5% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick George Penny Conservative 32,95367.5% Yes
George Henry Loman Labour 10,01420.5% No
Frank John Powell Liberal 5,83212.0% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Archibald Boyd-Carpenter Conservative 37,08556.5% Yes
George Herbert Elvin Labour 28,51643.5% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Archibald Boyd-Carpenter Conservative 36,88659.0% Yes
Nora Maitland Johns Labour 21,22933.9% No
Donald George Maskrey Liberal 4,4297.1% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Archibald Boyd-Carpenter Conservative 38,51663.5% Yes
Ray Hesketh Labour 22,11736.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Archibald Boyd-Carpenter Conservative 31,06965.9% Yes
George Henry Loman Labour 16,10434.1% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Archibald Boyd-Carpenter Conservative 31,64967.3% Yes
Thomas Braddock Labour 15,40832.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Archibald Boyd-Carpenter Conservative 23,97352.8% Yes
Thomas Braddock Labour 13,61130.0% No
Anthony Stanley Richard Rundle Liberal 7,82717.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Boyd-Carpenter Conservative 22,78151.3% Yes
James Cook Labour 14,91533.6% No
Michael Burns Liberal 6,72215.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Boyd-Carpenter Conservative 23,42656.7% Yes
Robin Henry Crockett Labour 13,09031.7% No
Stephen Wells Liberal 4,82211.7% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Lamont Conservative 23,00648.6% Yes
Stephen Wells Liberal 12,69926.8% No
Christopher Mullin Labour 11,36924.0% No
Michael John Christie Anti-Common Market Conservative 2880.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Lamont Conservative 20,68048.6% Yes
Andrew Charles Addington Quick Labour 12,26628.8% No
Stephen Wells Liberal 9,58022.5% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Lamont Conservative 24,94457.9% Yes
John Arthur Torode Labour 11,40026.4% No
Declan Brendon Terry Liberal 6,77115.7% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Lamont Conservative 22,09454.1% Yes
Roger Hayes Liberal 13,22232.4% No
Peter John Smith Labour 4,97712.2% No
Alexandra Presant-Collins Green 2900.7% No
Peter Dodd Loony Society 2590.6% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Lamont Conservative 24,19856.2% Yes
Roger Hayes Liberal 13,01230.2% No
Robert Markless Labour 5,67613.2% No
Jack Baker CPWSML 1750.4% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Hughson Lamont Conservative 20,67551.6% Yes
Derek Osbourne Liberal Democrat 10,52226.3% No
Robert Markless Labour 7,74819.3% No
Adrian Amer Liberal 7711.9% No
David Beaupré Monster Raving Loony 2120.5% No
Graham Woollcoombe Natural Law 810.2% No
Anthony Scholefield Anti-Federalist League 420.1% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 21.0 pts 1892: Conservative margin 7.9 pts 1895: Conservative margin 22.9 pts 1906: Conservative margin 7.1 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 30.5 pts 1918: Unionist margin 60.2 pts 1922: Unionist margin 33.4 pts 1923: Unionist margin 23.1 pts 1924: Unionist margin 50.3 pts 1929: Unionist margin 31.1 pts 1931: Conservative margin 65.0 pts 1935: Conservative margin 47.0 pts 1945: Conservative margin 13.1 pts 1950: Conservative margin 25.0 pts 1951: Conservative margin 27.1 pts 1955: Conservative margin 31.7 pts 1959: Conservative margin 34.5 pts 1964: Conservative margin 22.8 pts 1966: Conservative margin 17.7 pts 1970: Conservative margin 25.0 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 21.8 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 19.8 pts 1979: Conservative margin 31.4 pts 1983: Conservative margin 21.7 pts 1987: Conservative margin 26.0 pts 1992: Conservative margin 25.4 pts 1885 1892 1895 1906 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

Kingston upon Thames has been contested at 29 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Kingston upon Thames in the 1992 general election?

Conservative won Kingston upon Thames in 1992 with 20,675 votes (51.6%), a majority of 10,153 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.

Which parties have won Kingston upon Thames since 1885?

Since 1885, Kingston upon Thames has been won by: Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Kingston upon Thames?

The closest result on record for Kingston upon Thames was 1906, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 1,019 votes (7.1 percentage points).

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