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Lambeth North — UK General Election Results

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

Lambeth North was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 6,053 votes over National Liberal. This page covers every general election in Lambeth North from 1885 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1885–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Charles Craufurd Fraser (Conservative) 2,524 45.4% Walter Wren (Liberal) 178 (3.2 pts) 70.1%
1886 Charles Craufurd Fraser (Conservative) 2,723 54.1% Walter Wren (Liberal) 412 (8.2 pts) 63.4%
1892 Francis Moses Coldwells (Liberal) 2,524 51.3% Henry Morton Stanley (Liberal Unionist) 130 (2.6 pts) 68.0%
1895 Henry Morton Stanley (Liberal Unionist) 2,878 53.8% Charles Philips Trevelyan (Liberal) 405 (7.6 pts) 72.9%
1900 Frederick William Horner (Conservative) 2,677 59.9% Charles W Ford (Liberal) 882 (19.7 pts) 63.1%
1906 Horatio Myer (Liberal) 2,162 44.1% William Houghton-Gastrell (Conservative) 258 (5.3 pts) 72.1%
Dec 1910 William Houghton Gastrell (Conservative) 2,531 53.5% Harry Gosling (Liberal-Labour) 329 (7.0 pts) 73.5%
Jan 1910 William Houghton Gastrell (Conservative) 2,947 55.1% Horatio Myer (Liberal) 550 (10.3 pts) 83.0%
1918 Frank Briant (Liberal) 7,326 62.3% William Henry Houghton-Gastrell (Unionist) 2,885 (24.5 pts) 40.9%
1922 Frank Briant (Liberal) 8,132 43.1% Ernest Roy Bird (Unionist) 770 (4.1 pts) 62.2%
1923 Frank Briant (Liberal) 9,036 48.5% Ernest Roy Bird (Unionist) 3,527 (18.9 pts) 59.8%
1924 Frank Briant (Liberal) 7,943 37.2% George Russell Strauss (Labour) 29 (0.1 pts) 67.0%
1929 George Russell Strauss (Labour) 11,264 43.9% Frank Briant (Liberal) 542 (2.1 pts) 66.2%
1931 Frank Briant (Liberal) 16,368 65.1% George Russell Strauss (Labour) 7,602 (30.2 pts) 64.6%
1935 George Russell Strauss (Labour) 10,577 55.4% Edward Terrell (Liberal) 2,056 (10.8 pts) 54.2%
1945 George Russell Strauss (Labour) 8,677 66.6% Eric William Bates (National Liberal) 6,053 (46.5 pts) 64.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Craufurd Fraser Conservative 2,52445.4% Yes
Walter Wren Liberal 2,34642.2% No
James Clarke Lawrence Independent Liberal 69212.4% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Craufurd Fraser Conservative 2,72354.1% Yes
Walter Wren Liberal 2,31145.9% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Moses Coldwells Liberal 2,52451.3% Yes
Henry Morton Stanley Liberal Unionist 2,39448.7% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Morton Stanley Liberal Unionist 2,87853.8% Yes
Charles Philips Trevelyan Liberal 2,47346.2% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick William Horner Conservative 2,67759.9% Yes
Charles W Ford Liberal 1,79540.1% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Horatio Myer Liberal 2,16244.1% Yes
William Houghton-Gastrell Conservative 1,90438.8% No
Dadabhai Naoroji London Liberal and Radical Union 73314.9% No
Frederick William Horner Independent Conservative 1082.2% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Houghton Gastrell Conservative 2,53153.5% Yes
Harry Gosling Liberal-Labour 2,20246.5% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Houghton Gastrell Conservative 2,94755.1% Yes
Horatio Myer Liberal 2,39744.9% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Briant Liberal 7,32662.3% Yes
William Henry Houghton-Gastrell Unionist 4,44137.7% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Briant Liberal 8,13243.1% Yes
Ernest Roy Bird Unionist 7,36239.1% No
Barbara Ayrton-Gould Labour 3,35317.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Briant Liberal 9,03648.5% Yes
Ernest Roy Bird Unionist 5,50929.6% No
Fred Hughes Labour 4,08921.9% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Briant Liberal 7,94337.2% Yes
George Russell Strauss Labour 7,91437.1% No
Jack Lazarus Unionist 5,48825.7% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Russell Strauss Labour 11,26443.9% Yes
Frank Briant Liberal 10,72241.8% No
Clyde Tabor Wilson Unionist 3,69114.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Briant Liberal 16,36865.1% Yes
George Russell Strauss Labour 8,76634.9% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Russell Strauss Labour 10,57755.4% Yes
Edward Terrell Liberal 8,52144.6% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Russell Strauss Labour 8,67766.6% Yes
Eric William Bates National Liberal 2,62420.1% No
Raymond Henry Walton Liberal 1,73013.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 3.2 pts 1886: Conservative margin 8.2 pts 1892: Liberal margin 2.6 pts 1895: Liberal Unionist margin 7.6 pts 1900: Conservative margin 19.7 pts 1906: Liberal margin 5.3 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 7.0 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 10.3 pts 1918: Liberal margin 24.5 pts 1922: Liberal margin 4.1 pts 1923: Liberal margin 18.9 pts 1924: Liberal margin 0.1 pts 1929: Labour margin 2.1 pts 1931: Liberal margin 30.2 pts 1935: Labour margin 10.8 pts 1945: Labour margin 46.5 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Lambeth North has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Lambeth North in the 1945 general election?

Labour won Lambeth North in 1945 with 8,677 votes (66.6%), a majority of 6,053 votes over National Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won Lambeth North since 1885?

Since 1885, Lambeth North has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Liberal Unionist.

What was the closest result in Lambeth North?

The closest result on record for Lambeth North was 1924, when Liberal beat Labour by just 29 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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