Ludlow — UK General Election Results
Ludlow was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 23,648 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in Ludlow from 1832 to 2019.
This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.
Full Election History, 1832–2019
| Election | Elected | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | Edward Herbert (Conservative); Edward Romilly (Whig) | 185 | 29.7% (top seat) | Robert Henry Clive (Conservative) | 16 (2.4 pts) | 92.9% |
| 1835 | Edward Herbert (Conservative); Edmund Lechmere Charlton (Conservative) | 159 | 42.8% (top seat) | Edward Romilly (Whig) | 5 (0.9 pts) | 76.0% |
| 1837 | Edward Herbert (Conservative); Henry Salwey (Whig) | 188 | 35.8% (top seat) | Thomas Alcock (Whig) | 30 (5.6 pts) | 71.9% |
| 1841 | Beriah Botfield (Conservative); James Ackers (Conservative) | 219 | 37.2% (top seat) | Henry Salwey (Whig) | 63 (10.5 pts) | 71.9% |
| 1847 | Henry Bayley Clive (Conservative); Henry Salwey (Whig) | 206 | 34.7% (top seat) | Beriah Botfield (Conservative) | 23 (3.9 pts) | 65.9% |
| 1852 | Robert Clive (Conservative); William John Frederick Powlett (Conservative) | 214 | 40.3% (top seat) | Henry Salwey (Whig) | 57 (9.2 pts) | 69.0% |
| 1857 | Percy Egerton Herbert (Conservative); Beriah Botfield (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1859 | Percy Egerton Herbert (Conservative); Beriah Botfield (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1865 | George Herbert Windsor Windsor-Clive (Conservative); John Edmund Severne (Conservative) | 209 | 40.5% (top seat) | William Yardley (Liberal) | 72 (12.4 pts) | 72.8% |
| 1868 | George Herbert Windsor Windsor-Clive (Conservative) | 428 | 71.6% | William Yardley (Liberal) | 258 (43.1 pts) | 75.8% |
| 1874 | George Herbert Windsor Windsor-Clive (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1880 | George Herbert Windsor-Clive (Conservative) | 525 | 60.5% | Lewis Glyn (Liberal) | 182 (21.0 pts) | 87.8% |
| 1885 | Robert Jasper More (Liberal) | 4,642 | 53.2% | Bryan Baldwin Mawddwy Leighton (Conservative) | 564 (6.5 pts) | 81.2% |
| 1886 | Robert Jasper More (Liberal Unionist) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1892 | Robert Jasper More (Liberal Unionist) | 5,965 | 73.5% | Frederick Sydney Morris (Liberal) | 3,819 (47.1 pts) | 71.9% |
| 1895 | Robert Jasper More (Liberal Unionist) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1900 | Robert Jasper More (Liberal Unionist) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1906 | Rowland Hunt (Liberal Unionist) | 4,978 | 54.1% | Frederic Horne (Liberal) | 760 (8.3 pts) | 85.4% |
| Jan 1910 | Rowland Hunt (Liberal Unionist) | 5,769 | 63.2% | George Frederic Forsdike (Liberal) | 2,404 (26.3 pts) | 86.7% |
| Dec 1910 | Rowland Hunt (Liberal Unionist) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1918 | Beville Stanier (Unionist) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1922 | Ivor Miles Windsor-Clive (Unionist) | 11,787 | 66.3% | Edward Calcott Pryce (National Liberal) | 5,808 (32.7 pts) | 71.6% |
| 1923 | George Windsor-Clive (Unionist) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1924 | George Windsor-Clive (Unionist) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1929 | George Windsor-Clive (Unionist) | 14,066 | 57.1% | Thomas Hardwick (Labour) | 8,743 (35.5 pts) | 76.5% |
| 1931 | George Windsor-Clive (Conservative) | 19,700 | 80.8% | Thomas Hardwick (Labour) | 15,017 (61.6 pts) | 74.4% |
| 1935 | George Windsor-Clive (Conservative) | 16,355 | 72.7% | Thomas Hardwick (Labour) | 10,209 (45.4 pts) | 67.9% |
| 1945 | Uvedale Corbett (Conservative) | 13,928 | 54.4% | Aneurin Glanmor Parry-Jones (Labour) | 7,570 (29.6 pts) | 71.1% |
| 1950 | Uvedale Corbett (Conservative) | 22,340 | 60.5% | Ivor Arthur Jack Williams (Labour) | 7,767 (21.0 pts) | 79.9% |
| 1951 | Christopher John Holland-Martin (Conservative) | 22,073 | 60.2% | Reginald Barker (Labour) | 7,477 (20.4 pts) | 77.7% |
| 1955 | Christopher John Holland-Martin (Conservative) | 20,816 | 61.7% | Reginald Barker (Labour) | 7,879 (23.3 pts) | 71.8% |
| 1959 | Christopher John Holland-Martin (Conservative) | 21,464 | 60.3% | John Garwell (Labour) | 7,326 (20.6 pts) | 76.2% |
| 1964 | Jasper More (Conservative) | 17,290 | 47.0% | Michael K Prendergast (Labour) | 6,527 (17.7 pts) | 77.5% |
| 1966 | Jasper More (Conservative) | 19,603 | 54.9% | John Gilbert (Labour) | 3,480 (9.7 pts) | 73.9% |
| 1970 | Jasper More (Conservative) | 22,104 | 54.8% | David Nagington (Labour) | 9,304 (23.1 pts) | 73.2% |
| Feb 1974 | Jasper More (Conservative) | 18,674 | 48.6% | Eric Robinson (Liberal) | 7,987 (20.8 pts) | 79.5% |
| Oct 1974 | Jasper More (Conservative) | 17,124 | 47.1% | Eric Robinson (Liberal) | 6,236 (17.2 pts) | 74.8% |
| 1979 | Eric Cockeram (Conservative) | 20,906 | 52.8% | Eric Robinson (Liberal) | 8,382 (21.2 pts) | 78.6% |
| 1983 | Eric Cockeram (Conservative) | 26,278 | 55.7% | David Charles William Lane (Social Democratic Party) | 11,303 (23.9 pts) | 74.6% |
| 1987 | Christopher Gill (Conservative) | 27,499 | 53.9% | Ivor David Phillips (Liberal) | 11,699 (22.9 pts) | 77.1% |
| 1992 | Christopher Gill (Conservative) | 28,719 | 51.5% | David Phillips (Liberal Democrat) | 14,152 (25.4 pts) | 80.9% |
| 1997 | Christopher Gill (Conservative) | 19,633 | 42.4% | Ian Huffer (Liberal Democrat) | 5,909 (12.8 pts) | 75.5% |
| 2001 | Matthew Green (Liberal Democrat) | 18,620 | 43.2% | Martin Taylor-Smith (Conservative) | 1,630 (3.8 pts) | 68.4% |
| 2005 | Philip Dunne (Conservative) | 20,979 | 45.1% | Matthew Green (Liberal Democrat) | 2,027 (4.4 pts) | 72.1% |
| 2010 | Philip Dunne (Conservative) | 25,720 | 52.8% | Heather Kidd (Liberal Democrat) | 9,749 (20.0 pts) | 73.2% |
| 2015 | Philip Dunne (Conservative) | 26,093 | 54.3% | David Kelly (UKIP) | 18,929 (39.4 pts) | 72.6% |
| 2017 | Philip Dunne (Conservative) | 31,433 | 62.9% | Julia Buckley (Labour) | 19,286 (38.6 pts) | 73.7% |
| 2019 | Philip Dunne (Conservative) | 32,185 | 64.1% | Heather Kidd (Liberal Democrat) | 23,648 (47.1 pts) | 72.7% |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Herbert | Conservative | 198 | 29.7% | Yes |
| Edward Romilly | Whig | 185 | 27.7% | Yes |
| Robert Henry Clive | Conservative | 169 | 25.3% | No |
| William Davies | Whig | 115 | 17.2% | No |
1835 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Herbert | Conservative | 234 | 42.8% | Yes |
| Edmund Lechmere Charlton | Conservative | 159 | 29.1% | Yes |
| Edward Romilly | Whig | 154 | 28.2% | No |
1837 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Herbert | Conservative | 193 | 35.8% | Yes |
| Henry Salwey | Whig | 188 | 34.9% | Yes |
| Thomas Alcock | Whig | 158 | 29.3% | No |
1841 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beriah Botfield | Conservative | 222 | 37.2% | Yes |
| James Ackers | Conservative | 219 | 36.7% | Yes |
| Henry Salwey | Whig | 156 | 26.1% | No |
1847 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Bayley Clive | Conservative | 207 | 34.7% | Yes |
| Henry Salwey | Whig | 206 | 34.6% | Yes |
| Beriah Botfield | Conservative | 183 | 30.7% | No |
1852 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Clive | Conservative | 250 | 40.3% | Yes |
| William John Frederick Powlett | Conservative | 214 | 34.5% | Yes |
| Henry Salwey | Whig | 157 | 25.3% | No |
1857 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Egerton Herbert | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Beriah Botfield | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1859 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Egerton Herbert | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Beriah Botfield | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1865 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Herbert Windsor Windsor-Clive | Conservative | 236 | 40.5% | Yes |
| John Edmund Severne | Conservative | 209 | 35.9% | Yes |
| William Yardley | Liberal | 137 | 23.5% | No |
1868
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Herbert Windsor Windsor-Clive | Conservative | 428 | 71.6% | Yes |
| William Yardley | Liberal | 170 | 28.4% | No |
1874
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Herbert Windsor Windsor-Clive | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1880
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Herbert Windsor-Clive | Conservative | 525 | 60.5% | Yes |
| Lewis Glyn | Liberal | 343 | 39.5% | No |
1885
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Jasper More | Liberal | 4,642 | 53.2% | Yes |
| Bryan Baldwin Mawddwy Leighton | Conservative | 4,078 | 46.8% | No |
1886
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Jasper More | Liberal Unionist | Unopposed | Yes | |
1892
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Jasper More | Liberal Unionist | 5,965 | 73.5% | Yes |
| Frederick Sydney Morris | Liberal | 2,146 | 26.5% | No |
1895
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Jasper More | Liberal Unionist | Unopposed | Yes | |
1900
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Jasper More | Liberal Unionist | Unopposed | Yes | |
1906
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowland Hunt | Liberal Unionist | 4,978 | 54.1% | Yes |
| Frederic Horne | Liberal | 4,218 | 45.9% | No |
Jan 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowland Hunt | Liberal Unionist | 5,769 | 63.2% | Yes |
| George Frederic Forsdike | Liberal | 3,365 | 36.8% | No |
Dec 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowland Hunt | Liberal Unionist | Unopposed | Yes | |
1918
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beville Stanier | Unionist | Unopposed | Yes | |
1922
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivor Miles Windsor-Clive | Unionist | 11,787 | 66.3% | Yes |
| Edward Calcott Pryce | National Liberal | 5,979 | 33.7% | No |
1923
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Windsor-Clive | Unionist | Unopposed | Yes | |
1924
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Windsor-Clive | Unionist | Unopposed | Yes | |
1929
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Windsor-Clive | Unionist | 14,066 | 57.1% | Yes |
| Thomas Hardwick | Labour | 5,323 | 21.6% | No |
| Arthur Alan Hanbury-Sparrow | Liberal | 5,259 | 21.3% | No |
1931
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Windsor-Clive | Conservative | 19,700 | 80.8% | Yes |
| Thomas Hardwick | Labour | 4,683 | 19.2% | No |
1935
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Windsor-Clive | Conservative | 16,355 | 72.7% | Yes |
| Thomas Hardwick | Labour | 6,146 | 27.3% | No |
1945
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uvedale Corbett | Conservative | 13,928 | 54.4% | Yes |
| Aneurin Glanmor Parry-Jones | Labour | 6,358 | 24.9% | No |
| Grant Cameron | Liberal | 4,307 | 16.8% | No |
| Charles Edwards | Agriculturalist | 989 | 3.9% | No |
1950
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uvedale Corbett | Conservative | 22,340 | 60.5% | Yes |
| Ivor Arthur Jack Williams | Labour | 14,573 | 39.5% | No |
1951
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher John Holland-Martin | Conservative | 22,073 | 60.2% | Yes |
| Reginald Barker | Labour | 14,596 | 39.8% | No |
1955
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher John Holland-Martin | Conservative | 20,816 | 61.7% | Yes |
| Reginald Barker | Labour | 12,937 | 38.3% | No |
1959
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher John Holland-Martin | Conservative | 21,464 | 60.3% | Yes |
| John Garwell | Labour | 14,138 | 39.7% | No |
1964
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper More | Conservative | 17,290 | 47.0% | Yes |
| Michael K Prendergast | Labour | 10,763 | 29.2% | No |
| John Charles Griffiths | Liberal | 8,768 | 23.8% | No |
1966
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper More | Conservative | 19,603 | 54.9% | Yes |
| John Gilbert | Labour | 16,123 | 45.1% | No |
1970
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper More | Conservative | 22,104 | 54.8% | Yes |
| David Nagington | Labour | 12,800 | 31.7% | No |
| Christopher Oddie | Liberal | 5,444 | 13.5% | No |
Feb 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper More | Conservative | 18,674 | 48.6% | Yes |
| Eric Robinson | Liberal | 10,687 | 27.8% | No |
| Thomas Geoffrey Martin | Labour | 9,035 | 23.5% | No |
Oct 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper More | Conservative | 17,124 | 47.1% | Yes |
| Eric Robinson | Liberal | 10,888 | 29.9% | No |
| John Marek | Labour | 8,353 | 23.0% | No |
1979
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Cockeram | Conservative | 20,906 | 52.8% | Yes |
| Eric Robinson | Liberal | 12,524 | 31.6% | No |
| Ivor Keith Wymer | Labour | 5,717 | 14.4% | No |
| Raymond John Adshead | National Front | 354 | 0.9% | No |
| Frank Turner | Independent | 106 | 0.3% | No |
1983
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Cockeram | Conservative | 26,278 | 55.7% | Yes |
| David Charles William Lane | Social Democratic Party | 14,975 | 31.7% | No |
| Philip Michael Davis | Labour | 5,949 | 12.6% | No |
1987
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Gill | Conservative | 27,499 | 53.9% | Yes |
| Ivor David Phillips | Liberal | 15,800 | 31.0% | No |
| Keith Harrison | Labour | 7,724 | 15.1% | No |
1992
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Gill | Conservative | 28,719 | 51.5% | Yes |
| David Phillips | Liberal Democrat | 14,567 | 26.1% | No |
| Beryl Mason | Labour | 11,709 | 21.0% | No |
| Nick Appleton-Fox | Green | 758 | 1.4% | No |
1997
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Gill | Conservative | 19,633 | 42.4% | Yes |
| Ian Huffer | Liberal Democrat | 13,724 | 29.7% | No |
| Nuala O'Kane | Labour | 11,745 | 25.4% | No |
| Tim Andrewes | Green | 798 | 1.7% | No |
| Eric Freeman-Keel | UKIP | 385 | 0.8% | No |
2001
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Green | Liberal Democrat | 18,620 | 43.2% | Yes |
| Martin Taylor-Smith | Conservative | 16,990 | 39.4% | No |
| Nigel Knowles | Labour | 5,785 | 13.4% | No |
| Jim Gaffney | Green | 871 | 2.0% | No |
| Phil Gutteridge | UKIP | 858 | 2.0% | No |
2005
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Dunne | Conservative | 20,979 | 45.1% | Yes |
| Matthew Green | Liberal Democrat | 18,952 | 40.7% | No |
| Nigel Knowles | Labour | 4,974 | 10.7% | No |
| Jim Gaffney | Green | 852 | 1.8% | No |
| Michael Zuckerman | UKIP | 783 | 1.7% | No |
2010
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Dunne | Conservative | 25,720 | 52.8% | Yes |
| Heather Kidd | Liberal Democrat | 15,971 | 32.8% | No |
| Tony Hunt | Labour | 3,272 | 6.7% | No |
| Christopher Gill | UKIP | 2,127 | 4.4% | No |
| Cristina Evans | BNP | 1,016 | 2.1% | No |
| Jacqui Morrish | Green | 447 | 0.9% | No |
| Alan Powell | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 179 | 0.4% | No |
2015
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Dunne | Conservative | 26,093 | 54.3% | Yes |
| David Kelly | UKIP | 7,164 | 14.9% | No |
| Charlotte Barnes | Liberal Democrat | 6,469 | 13.5% | No |
| Simon Slater | Labour | 5,902 | 12.3% | No |
| Janet Helen Phillips | Green | 2,435 | 5.1% | No |
2017
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Dunne | Conservative | 31,433 | 62.9% | Yes |
| Julia Buckley | Labour | 12,147 | 24.3% | No |
| Heather Kidd | Liberal Democrat | 5,336 | 10.7% | No |
| Hilary Wendt | Green | 1,054 | 2.1% | No |
2019
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Dunne | Conservative | 32,185 | 64.1% | Yes |
| Heather Kidd | Liberal Democrat | 8,537 | 17.0% | No |
| Kuldip Sahota | Labour | 7,591 | 15.1% | No |
| Hilary Wendt | Green | 1,912 | 3.8% | No |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Ludlow has been contested at 48 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Whig, Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Unionist, Liberal Democrat.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Ludlow in the 2019 general election?
Conservative won Ludlow in 2019 with 32,185 votes (64.1%), a majority of 23,648 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.
Which parties have won Ludlow since 1832?
Since 1832, Ludlow has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Democrat, Liberal Unionist, Unionist, Whig.
What was the closest result in Ludlow?
The closest result on record for Ludlow was 1835, when Conservative beat Whig by just 5 votes (0.9 percentage points).
Did Ludlow ever elect more than one MP at a time?
Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Ludlow elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.