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Meriden — UK General Election Results

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

Meriden was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 22,836 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Meriden from 1955 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1955–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1955 Reginald Moss (Labour) 22,796 51.2% William Peel (Conservative) 1,105 (2.5 pts) 81.5%
1959 Gordon Richards Matthews (Conservative) 26,498 50.2% Reginald Moss (Labour) 263 (0.5 pts) 84.4%
1964 Christopher John Salter Rowland (Labour) 29,425 50.3% Gordon Richards Matthews (Conservative) 363 (0.6 pts) 83.5%
1966 Christopher Rowland (Labour) 33,831 53.6% Jonathan Aitken (Conservative) 4,581 (7.3 pts) 85.7%
1970 Keith Speed (Conservative) 40,077 53.1% Norman Peter Lister (Labour) 4,724 (6.3 pts) 75.7%
Oct 1974 John Tomlinson (Labour) 34,641 47.4% Christopher Horne (Conservative) 8,966 (12.3 pts) 75.1%
Feb 1974 John Tomlinson (Labour) 40,541 52.9% Keith Speed (Conservative) 4,485 (5.9 pts) 79.4%
1979 Iain Mills (Conservative) 37,151 48.8% John Tomlinson (Labour) 4,127 (5.4 pts) 77.0%
1983 Iain Mills (Conservative) 28,474 53.7% John Sever (Labour) 15,018 (28.3 pts) 71.6%
1987 Iain Mills (Conservative) 31,935 55.1% Richard Burden (Labour) 16,820 (29.0 pts) 73.9%
1992 Iain Mills (Conservative) 33,462 55.1% Nicholas John Stephens (Labour) 14,699 (24.2 pts) 78.9%
1997 Caroline Spelman (Conservative) 22,997 42.0% Brian Seymour-Smith (Labour) 582 (1.1 pts) 71.7%
2001 Caroline Spelman (Conservative) 21,246 47.7% Christine Shawcroft (Labour) 3,784 (8.5 pts) 59.9%
2005 Caroline Spelman (Conservative) 22,416 48.2% Jim Brown (Labour) 7,009 (15.1 pts) 60.1%
2010 Caroline Spelman (Conservative) 26,956 51.7% Ed Williams (Labour) 16,253 (31.2 pts) 63.6%
2015 Caroline Spelman (Conservative) 28,791 54.7% Tom McNeil (Labour) 18,795 (35.7 pts) 64.4%
2017 Caroline Spelman (Conservative) 33,873 62.0% Tom McNeil (Labour) 19,198 (35.1 pts) 67.2%
2019 Saqib Bhatti (Conservative) 34,358 63.4% Teresa Beddis (Labour) 22,836 (42.2 pts) 63.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Moss Labour 22,79651.2% Yes
William Peel Conservative 21,69148.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gordon Richards Matthews Conservative 26,49850.2% Yes
Reginald Moss Labour 26,23549.8% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher John Salter Rowland Labour 29,42550.3% Yes
Gordon Richards Matthews Conservative 29,06249.7% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Rowland Labour 33,83153.6% Yes
Jonathan Aitken Conservative 29,25046.4% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Speed Conservative 40,07753.1% Yes
Norman Peter Lister Labour 35,35346.9% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Tomlinson Labour 34,64147.4% Yes
Christopher Horne Conservative 25,67535.1% No
Dennis George Minnis Liberal 12,78217.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Tomlinson Labour 40,54152.9% Yes
Keith Speed Conservative 36,05647.1% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Iain Mills Conservative 37,15148.8% Yes
John Tomlinson Labour 33,02443.3% No
David John Spurling Liberal 4,9766.5% No
Alfred Parkes National Front 1,0321.4% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Iain Mills Conservative 28,47453.7% Yes
John Sever Labour 13,45625.4% No
Pamela Mary Dunbar Social Democratic Party 10,67420.1% No
Clifford L Collins National Front 4600.9% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Iain Mills Conservative 31,93555.1% Yes
Richard Burden Labour 15,11526.1% No
Christine Edna Parkinson Social Democratic Party 10,89618.8% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Iain Mills Conservative 33,46255.1% Yes
Nicholas John Stephens Labour 18,76330.9% No
Judy Audrey Morris Liberal Democrat 8,48914.0% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Caroline Spelman Conservative 22,99742.0% Yes
Brian Seymour-Smith Labour 22,41541.0% No
Tony Dupont Liberal Democrat 7,09813.0% No
Paul Gilbert Referendum Party 2,2084.0% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Caroline Spelman Conservative 21,24647.7% Yes
Christine Shawcroft Labour 17,46239.2% No
Nigel Hicks Liberal Democrat 4,94111.1% No
Richard Adams UKIP 9102.0% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Caroline Spelman Conservative 22,41648.2% Yes
Jim Brown Labour 15,40733.1% No
William Laitinen Liberal Democrat 7,11315.3% No
Denis Brookes UKIP 1,5673.4% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Caroline Spelman Conservative 26,95651.7% Yes
Ed Williams Labour 10,70320.5% No
Simon Slater Liberal Democrat 9,27817.8% No
Frank O'Brien BNP 2,5114.8% No
Barry Allcock UKIP 1,3782.6% No
Elly Stanton Green 6781.3% No
Nikki Sinclaire Solihull and Meriden Residents Association 6581.3% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Caroline Spelman Conservative 28,79154.7% Yes
Tom McNeil Labour 9,99619.0% No
Mick Gee UKIP 8,90816.9% No
Ade Adeyemo Liberal Democrat 2,6385.0% No
Alison Gavin Green 2,1704.1% No
Chris Booth Independence from Europe 1000.2% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Caroline Spelman Conservative 33,87362.0% Yes
Tom McNeil Labour 14,67526.9% No
Rogers Antony Liberal Democrat 2,6634.9% No
Leslie Kaye UKIP 2,0163.7% No
Alison Gavin Green 1,4162.6% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Saqib Bhatti Conservative 34,35863.4% Yes
Teresa Beddis Labour 11,52221.3% No
Laura McCarthy Liberal Democrat 5,61410.4% No
Steve Caudwell Green 2,6674.9% No

Margin Over Time

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

1955: Labour margin 2.5 pts 1959: Conservative margin 0.5 pts 1964: Labour margin 0.6 pts 1966: Labour margin 7.3 pts 1970: Conservative margin 6.3 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 12.3 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 5.9 pts 1979: Conservative margin 5.4 pts 1983: Conservative margin 28.3 pts 1987: Conservative margin 29.0 pts 1992: Conservative margin 24.2 pts 1997: Conservative margin 1.1 pts 2001: Conservative margin 8.5 pts 2005: Conservative margin 15.1 pts 2010: Conservative margin 31.2 pts 2015: Conservative margin 35.7 pts 2017: Conservative margin 35.1 pts 2019: Conservative margin 42.2 pts 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Meriden has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1955. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Meriden in the 2019 general election?

Conservative won Meriden in 2019 with 34,358 votes (63.4%), a majority of 22,836 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Meriden since 1955?

Since 1955, Meriden has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Meriden?

The closest result on record for Meriden was 1959, when Conservative beat Labour by just 263 votes (0.5 percentage points).

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