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Leyton — UK General Election Results

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

Leyton was won by Labour at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 11,452 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Leyton from 1950 to 1992.

Full Election History, 1950–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Reginald William Sorensen (Labour) 35,702 54.6% Peter Williams (Conservative) 11,650 (17.8 pts) 83.3%
1951 Reginald William Sorensen (Labour) 37,728 57.8% Peter Williams (Conservative) 10,165 (15.6 pts) 82.2%
1955 Reginald William Sorensen (Labour) 29,747 53.4% Ronald Carlile Buxton (Conservative) 8,204 (14.7 pts) 74.3%
1959 Reginald William Sorensen (Labour) 28,367 53.7% Ronald Carlile Buxton (Conservative) 3,919 (7.4 pts) 74.4%
1964 Reginald William Sorensen (Labour) 23,640 50.3% Ronald Carlile Buxton (Conservative) 7,926 (16.9 pts) 70.2%
1966 Patrick Walker (Labour) 26,803 54.4% Ronald Buxton (Conservative) 8,646 (17.5 pts) 76.1%
1970 Patrick Walker (Labour) 23,386 56.6% Ronald Buxton (Conservative) 5,480 (13.3 pts) 62.1%
Feb 1974 Bryan Magee (Labour) 22,785 49.1% Barry Dare (Conservative) 9,937 (21.4 pts) 72.7%
Oct 1974 Bryan Magee (Labour) 22,130 54.9% Barry Dare (Conservative) 11,513 (28.5 pts) 62.7%
1979 Bryan Magee (Labour) 21,095 51.4% Antony Cordle (Conservative) 5,734 (14.0 pts) 69.4%
1983 Harry Cohen (Labour) 16,504 43.5% Waldemar Thor Neilson-Hansen (Conservative) 4,516 (11.9 pts) 65.7%
1987 Harry Cohen (Labour) 16,536 41.2% Simon Banks (Liberal) 4,641 (11.6 pts) 69.6%
1992 Harry Cohen (Labour) 20,334 52.6% Christine Marie Louise Smith (Conservative) 11,452 (29.6 pts) 67.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald William Sorensen Labour 35,70254.6% Yes
Peter Williams Conservative 24,05236.8% No
Cyril Oliver Appleton Liberal 5,6508.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald William Sorensen Labour 37,72857.8% Yes
Peter Williams Conservative 27,56342.2% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald William Sorensen Labour 29,74753.4% Yes
Ronald Carlile Buxton Conservative 21,54338.7% No
Evan Richards Liberal 4,4217.9% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald William Sorensen Labour 28,36753.7% Yes
Ronald Carlile Buxton Conservative 24,44846.3% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald William Sorensen Labour 23,64050.3% Yes
Ronald Carlile Buxton Conservative 15,71433.5% No
Alistair H Mackay Liberal 7,59816.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick Walker Labour 26,80354.4% Yes
Ronald Buxton Conservative 18,15736.9% No
Alistair Mackay Liberal 3,8517.8% No
William Hanley Independent Labour 4410.9% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick Walker Labour 23,38656.6% Yes
Ronald Buxton Conservative 17,90643.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bryan Magee Labour 22,78549.1% Yes
Barry Dare Conservative 12,84827.7% No
Timothy Brown Liberal 8,70718.8% No
Sherri Bothwell National Front 2,0974.5% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bryan Magee Labour 22,13054.9% Yes
Barry Dare Conservative 10,61726.3% No
Ralph Scott Liberal 5,40813.4% No
Sherri Bothwell National Front 2,1685.4% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bryan Magee Labour 21,09551.4% Yes
Antony Cordle Conservative 15,36137.4% No
Clyde Kitson Liberal 3,4258.3% No
Peter Pomery-Rudd National Front 1,1792.9% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Cohen Labour 16,50443.5% Yes
Waldemar Thor Neilson-Hansen Conservative 11,98831.6% No
Bryan Magee Social Democratic Party 9,44824.9% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Cohen Labour 16,53641.2% Yes
Simon Banks Liberal 11,89529.6% No
David Gilmartin Conservative 11,69229.1% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Cohen Labour 20,33452.6% Yes
Christine Marie Louise Smith Conservative 8,88223.0% No
Jonathan Fryer Liberal Democrat 8,18021.2% No
LA De Pinna Liberal 5611.5% No
Khalid Pervez Green 4121.1% No
Richard Archer Natural Law 2560.7% No

Margin Over Time

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

1950: Labour margin 17.8 pts 1951: Labour margin 15.6 pts 1955: Labour margin 14.7 pts 1959: Labour margin 7.4 pts 1964: Labour margin 16.9 pts 1966: Labour margin 17.5 pts 1970: Labour margin 13.3 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 21.4 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 28.5 pts 1979: Labour margin 14.0 pts 1983: Labour margin 11.9 pts 1987: Labour margin 11.6 pts 1992: Labour margin 29.6 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

Leyton has been contested at 13 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Leyton in the 1992 general election?

Labour won Leyton in 1992 with 20,334 votes (52.6%), a majority of 11,452 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Leyton since 1950?

Since 1950, Leyton has been won by: Labour.

What was the closest result in Leyton?

The closest result on record for Leyton was 1959, when Labour beat Conservative by just 3,919 votes (7.4 percentage points).

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