Knutsford — UK General Election Results
Knutsford was won by Conservative at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 17,803 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Knutsford from 1885 to 1979.
Full Election History, 1885–1979
| Election | Elected | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Alan de Tatton Egerton (Conservative) | 4,663 | 57.7% | John Emmott Barlow (Liberal) | 1,244 (15.4 pts) | 86.8% |
| 1886 | Alan de Tatton Egerton (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1892 | Alan de Tatton Egerton (Conservative) | 4,754 | 63.0% | Alexander Mere Latham (Liberal) | 1,962 (26.0 pts) | 80.7% |
| 1895 | Alan de Tatton Egerton (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1900 | Alan de Tatton Egerton (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1906 | Alfred John King (Liberal) | 5,296 | 53.5% | Alan de Tatton Egerton (Conservative) | 700 (7.1 pts) | 88.8% |
| Jan 1910 | Alan John Sykes (Conservative) | 6,199 | 54.9% | Alfred John King (Liberal) | 1,115 (9.9 pts) | 92.9% |
| Dec 1910 | Alan John Sykes (Conservative) | 6,127 | 56.8% | John Haworth Whitworth (Liberal) | 1,469 (13.6 pts) | 88.8% |
| 1918 | Alan John Sykes (Unionist) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1922 | Ernest Makins (Unionist) | 15,650 | 57.9% | Percy Butlin (Liberal) | 4,262 (15.8 pts) | 77.2% |
| 1923 | Ernest Makins (Unionist) | 13,838 | 50.1% | Arthur Lyulph Stanley (Liberal) | 80 (0.3 pts) | 76.8% |
| 1924 | Ernest Makins (Unionist) | 18,199 | 60.5% | Paul McDougall (Liberal) | 6,314 (21.0 pts) | 80.9% |
| 1929 | Ernest Makins (Unionist) | 22,605 | 53.5% | Arthur Edgar Jalland (Liberal) | 2,976 (7.0 pts) | 80.5% |
| 1931 | Ernest Makins (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1935 | Ernest Makins (Conservative) | 30,252 | 63.7% | Harold Heathcote-Williams (Liberal) | 12,999 (27.4 pts) | 91.0% |
| 1945 | Walter Henry Bromley-Davenport (Conservative) | 33,056 | 56.2% | Frederick Lockwood Tyler (Labour) | 18,640 (31.7 pts) | 77.1% |
| 1950 | Walter Henry Bromley-Davenport (Conservative) | 29,707 | 59.2% | Cyril Hamnett (Labour) | 16,913 (33.7 pts) | 87.1% |
| 1951 | Walter Henry Bromley-Davenport (Conservative) | 34,114 | 70.0% | Cyril Hamnett (Labour) | 19,474 (39.9 pts) | 83.0% |
| 1955 | Walter Henry Bromley-Davenport (Conservative) | 29,074 | 75.2% | Cyril Hamnett (Labour) | 19,486 (50.4 pts) | 77.7% |
| 1959 | Walter Henry Bromley-Davenport (Conservative) | 27,270 | 62.9% | Frank R Tetlow (Liberal) | 19,153 (44.2 pts) | 81.8% |
| 1964 | Sir Walter Henry Bromley-Davenport (Conservative) | 26,826 | 53.4% | Michael J Hunkin (Liberal) | 14,327 (28.5 pts) | 80.3% |
| 1966 | Sir Walter Bromley-Davenport (Conservative) | 26,550 | 51.5% | Geoffrey Tordoff (Liberal) | 13,711 (26.6 pts) | 79.1% |
| 1970 | John Davies (Conservative) | 33,194 | 59.8% | Andrew Bennett (Labour) | 21,582 (38.9 pts) | 74.8% |
| Feb 1974 | John Davies (Conservative) | 23,632 | 52.5% | Brian Lomax (Liberal) | 11,090 (24.6 pts) | 82.2% |
| Oct 1974 | John Davies (Conservative) | 21,636 | 51.0% | Brian Lomax (Liberal) | 10,426 (24.6 pts) | 76.8% |
| 1979 | John Bruce-Gardyne (Conservative) | 26,795 | 59.6% | Alan Barton (Labour) | 17,803 (39.6 pts) | 78.0% |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1885
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan de Tatton Egerton | Conservative | 4,663 | 57.7% | Yes |
| John Emmott Barlow | Liberal | 3,419 | 42.3% | No |
1886
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan de Tatton Egerton | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1892
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan de Tatton Egerton | Conservative | 4,754 | 63.0% | Yes |
| Alexander Mere Latham | Liberal | 2,792 | 37.0% | No |
1895
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan de Tatton Egerton | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1900
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan de Tatton Egerton | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1906
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred John King | Liberal | 5,296 | 53.5% | Yes |
| Alan de Tatton Egerton | Conservative | 4,596 | 46.5% | No |
Jan 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan John Sykes | Conservative | 6,199 | 54.9% | Yes |
| Alfred John King | Liberal | 5,084 | 45.1% | No |
Dec 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan John Sykes | Conservative | 6,127 | 56.8% | Yes |
| John Haworth Whitworth | Liberal | 4,658 | 43.2% | No |
1918
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan John Sykes | Unionist | Unopposed | Yes | |
1922
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Makins | Unionist | 15,650 | 57.9% | Yes |
| Percy Butlin | Liberal | 11,388 | 42.1% | No |
1923
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Makins | Unionist | 13,838 | 50.1% | Yes |
| Arthur Lyulph Stanley | Liberal | 13,758 | 49.9% | No |
1924
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Makins | Unionist | 18,199 | 60.5% | Yes |
| Paul McDougall | Liberal | 11,885 | 39.5% | No |
1929
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Makins | Unionist | 22,605 | 53.5% | Yes |
| Arthur Edgar Jalland | Liberal | 19,629 | 46.5% | No |
1931
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Makins | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1935
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Makins | Conservative | 30,252 | 63.7% | Yes |
| Harold Heathcote-Williams | Liberal | 17,253 | 36.3% | No |
1945
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Henry Bromley-Davenport | Conservative | 33,056 | 56.2% | Yes |
| Frederick Lockwood Tyler | Labour | 14,416 | 24.5% | No |
| Lawrence Lauderdale Maitland | Liberal | 10,703 | 18.2% | No |
| Frank William Young | Common Wealth | 628 | 1.1% | No |
1950
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Henry Bromley-Davenport | Conservative | 29,707 | 59.2% | Yes |
| Cyril Hamnett | Labour | 12,794 | 25.5% | No |
| Lawrence Lauderdale Maitland | Liberal | 7,703 | 15.3% | No |
1951
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Henry Bromley-Davenport | Conservative | 34,114 | 70.0% | Yes |
| Cyril Hamnett | Labour | 14,640 | 30.0% | No |
1955
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Henry Bromley-Davenport | Conservative | 29,074 | 75.2% | Yes |
| Cyril Hamnett | Labour | 9,588 | 24.8% | No |
1959
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Henry Bromley-Davenport | Conservative | 27,270 | 62.9% | Yes |
| Frank R Tetlow | Liberal | 8,117 | 18.7% | No |
| Norman Selwyn | Labour | 7,945 | 18.3% | No |
1964
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Walter Henry Bromley-Davenport | Conservative | 26,826 | 53.4% | Yes |
| Michael J Hunkin | Liberal | 12,499 | 24.9% | No |
| David Dollimore | Labour | 10,882 | 21.7% | No |
1966
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Walter Bromley-Davenport | Conservative | 26,550 | 51.5% | Yes |
| Geoffrey Tordoff | Liberal | 12,839 | 24.9% | No |
| Keith Hill | Labour | 12,174 | 23.6% | No |
1970
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davies | Conservative | 33,194 | 59.8% | Yes |
| Andrew Bennett | Labour | 11,612 | 20.9% | No |
| Geoffrey Tordoff | Liberal | 10,684 | 19.3% | No |
Feb 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davies | Conservative | 23,632 | 52.5% | Yes |
| Brian Lomax | Liberal | 12,542 | 27.9% | No |
| Barry McColgan | Labour | 8,840 | 19.6% | No |
Oct 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davies | Conservative | 21,636 | 51.0% | Yes |
| Brian Lomax | Liberal | 11,210 | 26.4% | No |
| Robert Lewis Swain | Labour | 9,565 | 22.6% | No |
1979
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bruce-Gardyne | Conservative | 26,795 | 59.6% | Yes |
| Alan Barton | Labour | 8,992 | 20.0% | No |
| Robert Ingham | Liberal | 8,499 | 18.9% | No |
| James Henry Brown | Independent Conservative | 690 | 1.5% | No |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Knutsford has been contested at 26 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Knutsford in the 1979 general election?
Conservative won Knutsford in 1979 with 26,795 votes (59.6%), a majority of 17,803 votes over Labour in second place.
Which parties have won Knutsford since 1885?
Since 1885, Knutsford has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist.
What was the closest result in Knutsford?
The closest result on record for Knutsford was 1923, when Unionist beat Liberal by just 80 votes (0.3 percentage points).