Louth — UK General Election Results
Louth was won by Conservative at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 6,630 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in Louth from 1885 to 1979.
Full Election History, 1885–1979
| Election | Elected | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Francis Otter (Liberal) | 4,801 | 57.2% | James Lowther (Conservative) | 1,207 (14.4 pts) | 81.9% |
| 1886 | Arthur Raymond Heath (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1892 | Robert William Perks (Liberal) | 4,284 | 55.4% | Arthur Raymond Heath (Conservative) | 839 (10.9 pts) | 78.6% |
| 1895 | Robert William Perks (Liberal) | 4,191 | 52.6% | Francis Alfred Lucas (Conservative) | 412 (5.2 pts) | 73.4% |
| 1900 | Robert William Perks (Liberal) | 4,188 | 56.0% | Eyre Coote (Conservative) | 902 (12.1 pts) | 77.7% |
| 1906 | Robert William Perks (Liberal) | 4,551 | 56.0% | Thomas Comyn-Platt (Conservative) | 979 (12.0 pts) | 80.6% |
| Jan 1910 | Henry Langton Brackenbury (Conservative) | 4,433 | 50.9% | Timothy Davies (Liberal) | 158 (1.8 pts) | 84.4% |
| Dec 1910 | Timothy Davies (Liberal) | 4,260 | 50.4% | Henry Langton Brackenbury (Conservative) | 72 (0.9 pts) | 81.9% |
| 1918 | Henry Langton Brackenbury (Unionist) | 9,055 | 54.5% | Timothy Davies (Liberal) | 1,496 (9.0 pts) | 60.3% |
| 1922 | Margaret Wintringham (Liberal) | 11,609 | 52.0% | Alan Hutchings (Unionist) | 883 (4.0 pts) | 78.5% |
| 1923 | Margaret Wintringham (Liberal) | 12,104 | 52.4% | Geoffrey Kelsall Peto (Unionist) | 1,101 (4.8 pts) | 79.6% |
| 1924 | Arthur Pelham Heneage (Unionist) | 12,674 | 52.8% | Margaret Wintringham (Liberal) | 1,344 (5.6 pts) | 80.9% |
| 1929 | Arthur Pelham Heneage (Unionist) | 13,999 | 44.3% | Margaret Wintringham (Liberal) | 439 (1.4 pts) | 81.8% |
| 1931 | Arthur Pelham Heneage (Conservative) | 18,434 | 56.1% | John Ramsay Bryce Muir (Liberal) | 3,995 (12.2 pts) | 81.6% |
| 1935 | Arthur Pelham Heneage (Conservative) | 19,705 | 61.6% | Jack Franklin (Labour) | 7,444 (23.3 pts) | 71.9% |
| 1945 | Cyril Osborne (Conservative) | 16,333 | 46.2% | Jack Franklin (Labour) | 4,705 (13.3 pts) | 71.9% |
| 1950 | Cyril Osborne (Conservative) | 19,647 | 48.5% | Henry James Herbert Dyer (Labour) | 4,584 (11.3 pts) | 82.4% |
| 1951 | Cyril Osborne (Conservative) | 21,587 | 53.7% | Henry James Herbert Dyer (Labour) | 5,768 (14.3 pts) | 80.5% |
| 1955 | Cyril Osborne (Conservative) | 21,796 | 58.8% | Douglas Rene Louis Maroel Poirier (Labour) | 6,520 (17.6 pts) | 73.7% |
| 1959 | Cyril Osborne (Conservative) | 24,211 | 61.1% | Francis Robert Macdonald (Labour) | 8,803 (22.2 pts) | 76.5% |
| 1964 | Sir Cyril Osborne (Conservative) | 21,227 | 49.0% | Francis Robert Macdonald (Labour) | 7,039 (16.2 pts) | 77.9% |
| 1966 | Sir Cyril Osborne (Conservative) | 19,977 | 46.4% | Robin Brumby (Labour) | 4,092 (9.5 pts) | 75.0% |
| 1970 | Jeffrey Archer (Conservative) | 25,659 | 53.1% | James Murray (Labour) | 9,256 (19.1 pts) | 71.7% |
| Feb 1974 | Jeffrey Archer (Conservative) | 25,158 | 45.1% | John Sellick (Liberal) | 9,718 (17.4 pts) | 79.7% |
| Oct 1974 | Michael Brotherton (Conservative) | 19,819 | 38.5% | John Sellick (Liberal) | 2,880 (5.6 pts) | 73.1% |
| 1979 | Michael Brotherton (Conservative) | 25,701 | 44.9% | John Sellick (Liberal) | 6,630 (11.6 pts) | 78.4% |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1885
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Otter | Liberal | 4,801 | 57.2% | Yes |
| James Lowther | Conservative | 3,594 | 42.8% | No |
1886
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Raymond Heath | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1892
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert William Perks | Liberal | 4,284 | 55.4% | Yes |
| Arthur Raymond Heath | Conservative | 3,445 | 44.6% | No |
1895
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert William Perks | Liberal | 4,191 | 52.6% | Yes |
| Francis Alfred Lucas | Conservative | 3,779 | 47.4% | No |
1900
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert William Perks | Liberal | 4,188 | 56.0% | Yes |
| Eyre Coote | Conservative | 3,286 | 44.0% | No |
1906
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert William Perks | Liberal | 4,551 | 56.0% | Yes |
| Thomas Comyn-Platt | Conservative | 3,572 | 44.0% | No |
Jan 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Langton Brackenbury | Conservative | 4,433 | 50.9% | Yes |
| Timothy Davies | Liberal | 4,275 | 49.1% | No |
Dec 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Davies | Liberal | 4,260 | 50.4% | Yes |
| Henry Langton Brackenbury | Conservative | 4,188 | 49.6% | No |
1918
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Langton Brackenbury | Unionist | 9,055 | 54.5% | Yes |
| Timothy Davies | Liberal | 7,559 | 45.5% | No |
1922
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Wintringham | Liberal | 11,609 | 52.0% | Yes |
| Alan Hutchings | Unionist | 10,726 | 48.0% | No |
1923
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Wintringham | Liberal | 12,104 | 52.4% | Yes |
| Geoffrey Kelsall Peto | Unionist | 11,003 | 47.6% | No |
1924
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Pelham Heneage | Unionist | 12,674 | 52.8% | Yes |
| Margaret Wintringham | Liberal | 11,330 | 47.2% | No |
1929
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Pelham Heneage | Unionist | 13,999 | 44.3% | Yes |
| Margaret Wintringham | Liberal | 13,560 | 42.9% | No |
| Tom Holmes | Labour | 4,027 | 12.7% | No |
1931
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Pelham Heneage | Conservative | 18,434 | 56.1% | Yes |
| John Ramsay Bryce Muir | Liberal | 14,439 | 43.9% | No |
1935
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Pelham Heneage | Conservative | 19,705 | 61.6% | Yes |
| Jack Franklin | Labour | 12,261 | 38.4% | No |
1945
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyril Osborne | Conservative | 16,333 | 46.2% | Yes |
| Jack Franklin | Labour | 11,628 | 32.9% | No |
| Walter Carter | Liberal | 7,176 | 20.3% | No |
| Samuel Randolph Charlesworth | Independent | 233 | 0.7% | No |
1950
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyril Osborne | Conservative | 19,647 | 48.5% | Yes |
| Henry James Herbert Dyer | Labour | 15,063 | 37.2% | No |
| Albert William Cox | Liberal | 5,817 | 14.4% | No |
1951
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyril Osborne | Conservative | 21,587 | 53.7% | Yes |
| Henry James Herbert Dyer | Labour | 15,819 | 39.3% | No |
| Reginald Clifford Gaul | Liberal | 2,822 | 7.0% | No |
1955
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyril Osborne | Conservative | 21,796 | 58.8% | Yes |
| Douglas Rene Louis Maroel Poirier | Labour | 15,276 | 41.2% | No |
1959
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyril Osborne | Conservative | 24,211 | 61.1% | Yes |
| Francis Robert Macdonald | Labour | 15,408 | 38.9% | No |
1964
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Cyril Osborne | Conservative | 21,227 | 49.0% | Yes |
| Francis Robert Macdonald | Labour | 14,188 | 32.7% | No |
| Edmund Ian Marshall | Liberal | 7,949 | 18.3% | No |
1966
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Cyril Osborne | Conservative | 19,977 | 46.4% | Yes |
| Robin Brumby | Labour | 15,885 | 36.9% | No |
| Edmund Marshall | Liberal | 7,222 | 16.8% | No |
1970
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Archer | Conservative | 25,659 | 53.1% | Yes |
| James Murray | Labour | 16,403 | 33.9% | No |
| John Adams | Liberal | 6,279 | 13.0% | No |
Feb 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Archer | Conservative | 25,158 | 45.1% | Yes |
| John Sellick | Liberal | 15,440 | 27.7% | No |
| Alan Grant Dowson | Labour | 15,148 | 27.2% | No |
Oct 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Brotherton | Conservative | 19,819 | 38.5% | Yes |
| John Sellick | Liberal | 16,939 | 32.9% | No |
| Russell Mitchell | Labour | 14,747 | 28.6% | No |
1979
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Brotherton | Conservative | 25,701 | 44.9% | Yes |
| John Sellick | Liberal | 19,071 | 33.3% | No |
| Clive Betts | Labour | 12,316 | 21.5% | No |
| Charles Dennis Benedict Stokes | National Front | 261 | 0.5% | No |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Louth has been contested at 26 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Unionist.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Louth in the 1979 general election?
Conservative won Louth in 1979 with 25,701 votes (44.9%), a majority of 6,630 votes over Liberal in second place.
Which parties have won Louth since 1885?
Since 1885, Louth has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist.
What was the closest result in Louth?
The closest result on record for Louth was Dec 1910, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 72 votes (0.9 percentage points).