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Lowestoft — UK General Election Results

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

Lowestoft was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 2,016 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Lowestoft from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Savile Brinton Crossley (Liberal) 4,324 53.6% Heneage Charles Bagot-Chester (Conservative) 581 (7.2 pts) 73.6%
1886 Savile Brinton Crossley (Liberal Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Harry Seymour Foster (Conservative) 5,099 56.6% James Judd (Liberal) 1,190 (13.2 pts) 76.2%
1895 Harry Seymour Foster (Conservative) 5,199 57.6% Alfred Sington (Liberal) 1,379 (15.3 pts) 74.2%
1900 Francis Alfred Lucas (Conservative) 5,077 60.3% Adam Adams (Liberal) 1,729 (20.5 pts) 66.5%
1906 Edward Beauchamp (Liberal) 6,510 57.0% Francis Alfred Lucas (Conservative) 1,605 (14.1 pts) 81.5%
Jan 1910 Harry Seymour Foster (Conservative) 6,530 50.9% Edward Beauchamp (Liberal) 236 (1.8 pts) 85.0%
Dec 1910 Edward Beauchamp (Liberal) 6,248 51.1% Harry Seymour Foster (Conservative) 265 (2.2 pts) 81.1%
1918 Edward Beauchamp (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1922 Gervais Rentoul (Unionist) 14,154 56.9% Brograve Campbell Beauchamp (National Liberal) 7,949 (32.0 pts) 71.0%
1923 Gervais Rentoul (Unionist) 11,103 45.8% Frederick Graham Paterson (Liberal) 2,741 (11.3 pts) 67.6%
1924 Gervais Squire Chittick Rentoul (Unionist) 13,422 50.6% Robert Arthur Mellanby (Labour) 6,852 (25.8 pts) 73.0%
1929 Gervais Squire Chittick Rentoul (Unionist) 13,624 39.8% Albert Edward Owen-Jones (Liberal) 2,917 (8.5 pts) 73.8%
1931 Gervais Squire Chittick Rentoul (Conservative) 22,886 67.8% Edward John Cecil Neep (Labour) 11,992 (35.5 pts) 70.8%
1935 Pierse Creagh Loftus (Conservative) 21,064 61.2% Frederick John Wise (Labour) 7,716 (22.4 pts) 69.0%
1945 Edward Evans (Labour) 12,759 42.1% Pierse Creagh Loftus (Conservative) 1,763 (5.8 pts) 67.7%
1950 Edward Evans (Labour) 20,838 44.8% Philip Geoffrey Whitefoord (Conservative) 3,322 (7.1 pts) 83.8%
1951 Edward Evans (Labour) 23,591 50.9% Alfred Henry Willetts (Conservative) 847 (1.8 pts) 81.9%
1955 Edward Evans (Labour) 23,587 52.1% James Turner Griffiths (Conservative) 1,915 (4.2 pts) 79.6%
1959 James Michael Leaves Prior (Conservative) 24,324 51.6% Edward Evans (Labour) 1,489 (3.2 pts) 81.6%
1964 James Michael Leathes Prior (Conservative) 23,976 47.8% Ronald Henry Atkins (Labour) 2,704 (5.4 pts) 82.5%
1966 James Prior (Conservative) 24,063 46.0% Michael Cornish (Labour) 358 (0.7 pts) 83.1%
1970 James Prior (Conservative) 28,842 50.7% Douglas Baker (Labour) 5,523 (9.7 pts) 78.5%
Feb 1974 James Prior (Conservative) 26,157 40.9% Douglas Baker (Labour) 3,604 (5.6 pts) 83.8%
Oct 1974 James Prior (Conservative) 25,510 42.4% Douglas Baker (Labour) 2,062 (3.4 pts) 78.2%
1979 James Prior (Conservative) 33,376 50.5% Jack Alan Lark (Labour) 7,821 (11.8 pts) 80.0%
2024 Jess Asato (Labour) 14,464 34.6% Peter Aldous (Conservative) 2,016 (4.8 pts) 56.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Savile Brinton Crossley Liberal 4,32453.6% Yes
Heneage Charles Bagot-Chester Conservative 3,74346.4% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Savile Brinton Crossley Liberal Unionist Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Seymour Foster Conservative 5,09956.6% Yes
James Judd Liberal 3,90943.4% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Seymour Foster Conservative 5,19957.6% Yes
Alfred Sington Liberal 3,82042.4% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Alfred Lucas Conservative 5,07760.3% Yes
Adam Adams Liberal 3,34839.7% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Beauchamp Liberal 6,51057.0% Yes
Francis Alfred Lucas Conservative 4,90543.0% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Seymour Foster Conservative 6,53050.9% Yes
Edward Beauchamp Liberal 6,29449.1% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Beauchamp Liberal 6,24851.1% Yes
Harry Seymour Foster Conservative 5,98348.9% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Beauchamp Liberal Unopposed Yes

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gervais Rentoul Unionist 14,15456.9% Yes
Brograve Campbell Beauchamp National Liberal 6,20524.9% No
Robert Arthur Mellanby Labour 4,51118.1% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gervais Rentoul Unionist 11,10345.8% Yes
Frederick Graham Paterson Liberal 8,36234.5% No
Robert Arthur Mellanby Labour 4,78819.7% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gervais Squire Chittick Rentoul Unionist 13,42250.6% Yes
Robert Arthur Mellanby Labour 6,57024.8% No
Frederick Graham Paterson Liberal 6,53224.6% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gervais Squire Chittick Rentoul Unionist 13,62439.8% Yes
Albert Edward Owen-Jones Liberal 10,70731.3% No
Basil William Reid Hall Labour 9,90328.9% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gervais Squire Chittick Rentoul Conservative 22,88667.8% Yes
Edward John Cecil Neep Labour 10,89432.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Pierse Creagh Loftus Conservative 21,06461.2% Yes
Frederick John Wise Labour 13,34838.8% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Evans Labour 12,75942.1% Yes
Pierse Creagh Loftus Conservative 10,99636.3% No
Matthew Crosse Liberal 6,54521.6% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Evans Labour 20,83844.8% Yes
Philip Geoffrey Whitefoord Conservative 17,51637.7% No
Ruth Crisp English Liberal 8,13217.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Evans Labour 23,59150.9% Yes
Alfred Henry Willetts Conservative 22,74449.1% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Evans Labour 23,58752.1% Yes
James Turner Griffiths Conservative 21,67247.9% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Michael Leaves Prior Conservative 24,32451.6% Yes
Edward Evans Labour 22,83548.4% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Michael Leathes Prior Conservative 23,97647.8% Yes
Ronald Henry Atkins Labour 21,27242.4% No
Charles Gordon A Steele Liberal 4,9119.8% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Prior Conservative 24,06346.0% Yes
Michael Cornish Labour 23,70545.3% No
David Crome Liberal 4,5138.6% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Prior Conservative 28,84250.7% Yes
Douglas Baker Labour 23,31941.0% No
David Crome Liberal 4,7378.3% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Prior Conservative 26,15740.9% Yes
Douglas Baker Labour 22,55335.3% No
Peter James Hancock Liberal 15,26123.9% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Prior Conservative 25,51042.4% Yes
Douglas Baker Labour 23,44839.0% No
Peter James Hancock Liberal 11,16518.6% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Prior Conservative 33,37650.5% Yes
Jack Alan Lark Labour 25,55538.6% No
Barrie William Skelcher Liberal 6,78310.3% No
John Timothy Pye Green 4350.7% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jess Asato Labour 14,46434.6% Yes
Peter Aldous Conservative 12,44829.8% No
June Mummery Reform UK 10,32824.7% No
Toby Hammond Green 3,0957.4% No
Adam Robertson Liberal Democrat 1,4893.6% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 7.2 pts 1892: Conservative margin 13.2 pts 1895: Conservative margin 15.3 pts 1900: Conservative margin 20.5 pts 1906: Liberal margin 14.1 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 1.8 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 2.2 pts 1922: Unionist margin 32.0 pts 1923: Unionist margin 11.3 pts 1924: Unionist margin 25.8 pts 1929: Unionist margin 8.5 pts 1931: Conservative margin 35.5 pts 1935: Conservative margin 22.4 pts 1945: Labour margin 5.8 pts 1950: Labour margin 7.1 pts 1951: Labour margin 1.8 pts 1955: Labour margin 4.2 pts 1959: Conservative margin 3.2 pts 1964: Conservative margin 5.4 pts 1966: Conservative margin 0.7 pts 1970: Conservative margin 9.7 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 5.6 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 3.4 pts 1979: Conservative margin 11.8 pts 2024: Labour margin 4.8 pts 1885 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 2024

Trend

Lowestoft has been contested at 27 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Conservative, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Lowestoft in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Lowestoft in 2024 with 14,464 votes (34.6%), a majority of 2,016 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Lowestoft since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Lowestoft?

The closest result on record for Lowestoft was 1966, when Conservative beat Labour by just 358 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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