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Limehouse — UK General Election Results

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

Limehouse was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 6,780 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Limehouse from 1885 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1885–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Edward Samuel Norris (Conservative) 2,566 60.5% James George Cotton Minchin (Liberal) 890 (21.0 pts) 71.2%
1886 Edward Samuel Norris (Conservative) 2,230 61.0% Thomas Edward Scrutton (Liberal) 802 (21.9 pts) 61.4%
1892 John Stewart Wallace (Liberal) 2,475 51.8% Harry Simon Samuel (Conservative) 170 (3.6 pts) 74.0%
1895 Harry Simon Samuel (Conservative) 2,661 56.2% William Marcus Thompson (Liberal-Labour) 590 (12.5 pts) 75.0%
1900 Harry Simon Samuel (Conservative) 2,608 55.8% William Pearce (Liberal) 538 (11.5 pts) 68.4%
1906 William Pearce (Liberal) 2,981 59.8% Harry Simon Samuel (Conservative) 974 (19.5 pts) 80.0%
Jan 1910 William Pearce (Liberal) 2,826 54.1% George Oldroyd Borwick (Conservative) 431 (8.3 pts) 81.5%
Dec 1910 William Pearce (Liberal) 2,557 54.6% Patrick Rose-Innes (Conservative) 431 (9.2 pts) 73.1%
1918 William Pearce (Liberal) 5,860 59.9% Daniel Desmond Sheehan (Labour) 3,390 (34.6 pts) 33.4%
1922 Clement Richard Attlee (Labour) 9,688 55.4% William Pearce (National Liberal) 1,899 (10.9 pts) 57.8%
1923 Clement Richard Attlee (Labour) 11,473 68.5% Thomas Miller-Jones (Unionist) 6,185 (36.9 pts) 55.0%
1924 Clement Richard Attlee (Labour) 11,713 57.8% Thomas Miller-Jones (Unionist) 6,021 (29.7 pts) 65.6%
1929 Clement Richard Attlee (Labour) 13,872 55.9% Evan Frederic Morgan (Unionist) 7,288 (29.4 pts) 64.6%
1931 Clement Richard Attlee (Labour) 11,354 50.5% Richard Desire Girouard (Conservative) 551 (2.5 pts) 58.1%
1935 Clement Richard Attlee (Labour) 14,600 66.5% Charles John Busby (Conservative) 7,245 (33.0 pts) 59.3%
1945 Clement Richard Attlee (Labour) 8,398 83.8% Alfred Peter Woodard (Conservative) 6,780 (67.7 pts) 61.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Samuel Norris Conservative 2,56660.5% Yes
James George Cotton Minchin Liberal 1,67639.5% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Samuel Norris Conservative 2,23061.0% Yes
Thomas Edward Scrutton Liberal 1,42839.0% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Stewart Wallace Liberal 2,47551.8% Yes
Harry Simon Samuel Conservative 2,30548.2% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Simon Samuel Conservative 2,66156.2% Yes
William Marcus Thompson Liberal-Labour 2,07143.8% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Simon Samuel Conservative 2,60855.8% Yes
William Pearce Liberal 2,07044.2% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Pearce Liberal 2,98159.8% Yes
Harry Simon Samuel Conservative 2,00740.2% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Pearce Liberal 2,82654.1% Yes
George Oldroyd Borwick Conservative 2,39545.9% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Pearce Liberal 2,55754.6% Yes
Patrick Rose-Innes Conservative 2,12645.4% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Pearce Liberal 5,86059.9% Yes
Daniel Desmond Sheehan Labour 2,47025.2% No
Charles Herbert Roswell National Party 1,45514.9% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clement Richard Attlee Labour 9,68855.4% Yes
William Pearce National Liberal 7,78944.6% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clement Richard Attlee Labour 11,47368.5% Yes
Thomas Miller-Jones Unionist 5,28831.5% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clement Richard Attlee Labour 11,71357.8% Yes
Thomas Miller-Jones Unionist 5,69228.1% No
Henry Marks Liberal 2,86914.2% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clement Richard Attlee Labour 13,87255.9% Yes
Evan Frederic Morgan Unionist 6,58426.5% No
Jasper Addis Liberal 4,11616.6% No
Walter Thomas Leo Tapsell Communist 2451.0% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clement Richard Attlee Labour 11,35450.5% Yes
Richard Desire Girouard Conservative 10,80348.1% No
Herbert Hodge New Party 3071.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clement Richard Attlee Labour 14,60066.5% Yes
Charles John Busby Conservative 7,35533.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clement Richard Attlee Labour 8,39883.8% Yes
Alfred Peter Woodard Conservative 1,61816.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 21.0 pts 1886: Conservative margin 21.9 pts 1892: Liberal margin 3.6 pts 1895: Conservative margin 12.5 pts 1900: Conservative margin 11.5 pts 1906: Liberal margin 19.5 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 8.3 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 9.2 pts 1918: Liberal margin 34.6 pts 1922: Labour margin 10.9 pts 1923: Labour margin 36.9 pts 1924: Labour margin 29.7 pts 1929: Labour margin 29.4 pts 1931: Labour margin 2.5 pts 1935: Labour margin 33.0 pts 1945: Labour margin 67.7 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Limehouse in the 1945 general election?

Labour won Limehouse in 1945 with 8,398 votes (83.8%), a majority of 6,780 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Limehouse since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Limehouse?

The closest result on record for Limehouse was 1931, when Labour beat Conservative by just 551 votes (2.5 percentage points).

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