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Liverpool West Toxteth — UK General Election Results

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

Liverpool West Toxteth was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 4,814 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Liverpool West Toxteth from 1885 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1885–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Thomas Bland Royden (Conservative) 3,754 67.9% Thomas Sutherst (Liberal) 1,983 (35.9 pts) 71.9%
1886 Thomas Bland Royden (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Robert Paterson Houston (Conservative) 3,604 59.2% Ellis Jones Griffith (Liberal) 1,125 (18.5 pts) 74.9%
1895 Robert Paterson Houston (Conservative) 3,610 68.6% William Mulholland (Liberal) 1,957 (37.2 pts) 65.2%
1900 Robert Paterson Houston (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Robert Paterson Houston (Conservative) 3,373 56.5% James Sexton (Labour) 781 (13.1 pts) 71.5%
Jan 1910 Robert Paterson Houston (Conservative) 3,928 57.5% James Sexton (Labour) 1,019 (14.9 pts) 75.8%
Dec 1910 Robert Paterson Houston (Conservative) 3,936 61.7% Thomas Francis Molony (Liberal) 1,491 (23.4 pts) 70.8%
1918 Robert Paterson Houston (Unionist) 13,083 65.6% William Albert Robinson (Labour) 6,233 (31.3 pts) 55.7%
1922 Robert Paterson Houston (Unionist) 15,030 59.6% Joseph Gibbins (Labour) 4,821 (19.1 pts) 69.1%
1923 Robert Paterson Houston (Unionist) 12,457 50.3% Joseph Gibbins (Labour) 139 (0.6 pts) 66.1%
1924 Joseph Gibbins (Labour) 15,542 50.6% Thomas White (Unionist) 379 (1.2 pts) 52.4%
1929 Joseph Gibbins (Labour) 19,988 55.1% Geoffrey Watson (Unionist) 3,679 (10.1 pts) 76.2%
1931 Clyde Tabor Wilson (Conservative) 20,633 57.9% Joseph Gibbins (Labour) 5,655 (15.9 pts) 76.1%
1935 Joseph Gibbins (Labour) 18,543 52.9% Randolph Frederick Edward Spencer Churchill (Conservative) 2,004 (5.7 pts) 78.6%
1945 Joseph Gibbins (Labour) 14,780 59.7% John Reginald Bevins (Conservative) 4,814 (19.4 pts) 68.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Bland Royden Conservative 3,75467.9% Yes
Thomas Sutherst Liberal 1,77132.1% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Bland Royden Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Paterson Houston Conservative 3,60459.2% Yes
Ellis Jones Griffith Liberal 2,47940.8% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Paterson Houston Conservative 3,61068.6% Yes
William Mulholland Liberal 1,65331.4% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Paterson Houston Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Paterson Houston Conservative 3,37356.5% Yes
James Sexton Labour 2,59243.5% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Paterson Houston Conservative 3,92857.5% Yes
James Sexton Labour 2,90942.5% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Paterson Houston Conservative 3,93661.7% Yes
Thomas Francis Molony Liberal 2,44538.3% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Paterson Houston Unionist 13,08365.6% Yes
William Albert Robinson Labour 6,85034.4% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Paterson Houston Unionist 15,03059.6% Yes
Joseph Gibbins Labour 10,20940.4% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Paterson Houston Unionist 12,45750.3% Yes
Joseph Gibbins Labour 12,31849.7% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Gibbins Labour 15,54250.6% Yes
Thomas White Unionist 15,16349.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Gibbins Labour 19,98855.1% Yes
Geoffrey Watson Unionist 16,30944.9% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clyde Tabor Wilson Conservative 20,63357.9% Yes
Joseph Gibbins Labour 14,97842.1% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Gibbins Labour 18,54352.9% Yes
Randolph Frederick Edward Spencer Churchill Conservative 16,53947.1% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Gibbins Labour 14,78059.7% Yes
John Reginald Bevins Conservative 9,96640.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 35.9 pts 1892: Conservative margin 18.5 pts 1895: Conservative margin 37.2 pts 1906: Conservative margin 13.1 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 14.9 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 23.4 pts 1918: Unionist margin 31.3 pts 1922: Unionist margin 19.1 pts 1923: Unionist margin 0.6 pts 1924: Labour margin 1.2 pts 1929: Labour margin 10.1 pts 1931: Conservative margin 15.9 pts 1935: Labour margin 5.7 pts 1945: Labour margin 19.4 pts 1885 1892 1895 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Liverpool West Toxteth in the 1945 general election?

Labour won Liverpool West Toxteth in 1945 with 14,780 votes (59.7%), a majority of 4,814 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Liverpool West Toxteth since 1885?

Since 1885, Liverpool West Toxteth has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Liverpool West Toxteth?

The closest result on record for Liverpool West Toxteth was 1923, when Unionist beat Labour by just 139 votes (0.6 percentage points).

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