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Monmouth — UK General Election Results

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

Monmouth was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 9,982 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Monmouth from 1918 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1918–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Charles Leolin Forestier-Walker (Unionist) 9,164 59.7% Hubert Melville Martineau (Liberal) 2,975 (19.4 pts) 55.7%
1922 Charles Leolin Forestier-Walker (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1923 Charles Leolin Forestier-Walker (Unionist) 12,697 59.9% Morgan Griffith (Liberal) 4,210 (19.9 pts) 70.9%
1924 Charles Leolin Forestier-Walker (Unionist) 16,510 71.8% Luke Henry Bateman (Labour) 10,041 (43.7 pts) 74.1%
1929 Charles Leolin Forestier-Walker (Unionist) 16,353 49.3% Richard Charles Williams (Labour) 7,771 (23.4 pts) 78.9%
1931 Charles Leolin Forestier-Walker (Conservative) 24,829 70.8% Daniel Hughes (Labour) 14,612 (41.7 pts) 78.0%
1935 John Arthur Herbert (Conservative) 23,262 63.4% Mackintosh Foot (Labour) 9,808 (26.7 pts) 76.8%
1945 Leslie Ruthven Pym (Conservative) 22,195 51.9% Archibald Benjamin Lloyd Oakley (Labour) 1,652 (3.9 pts) 72.0%
1950 George Edward Peter Thorneycroft (Conservative) 21,956 55.3% Graham Frederick Thomas (Labour) 4,231 (10.7 pts) 83.2%
1951 George Edward Peter Thorneycroft (Conservative) 22,475 55.6% Josephine Richardson (Labour) 4,523 (11.2 pts) 83.7%
1955 George Edward Peter Thorneycroft (Conservative) 22,970 57.2% Josephine Richardson (Labour) 5,797 (14.4 pts) 81.5%
1959 George Edward Peter Thorneycroft (Conservative) 25,422 57.0% Gordon Samuel David Parry (Labour) 6,257 (14.0 pts) 83.1%
1964 George Edward Peter Thorneycroft (Conservative) 22,635 44.3% A Calvin Kerr (Labour) 714 (1.4 pts) 84.7%
1966 Donald Anderson (Labour) 28,619 52.7% George Thorneycroft (Conservative) 2,965 (5.5 pts) 84.3%
1970 John Thomas (Conservative) 28,312 46.1% Donald Anderson (Labour) 1,355 (2.2 pts) 80.5%
Feb 1974 John Thomas (Conservative) 27,269 43.7% Frank Robert Thompson (Labour) 4,562 (7.3 pts) 84.1%
Oct 1974 John Thomas (Conservative) 25,460 42.8% Richard Oliver Faulkner (Labour) 2,342 (3.9 pts) 79.5%
1979 John Thomas (Conservative) 33,547 50.5% Timothy Michael Steel (Labour) 9,762 (14.7 pts) 82.7%
1983 John Thomas (Conservative) 21,746 49.2% Clive Lindley (Social Democratic Party) 9,343 (21.1 pts) 78.8%
1987 Sir John Thomas (Conservative) 22,387 47.5% Katrina Gass (Labour) 9,350 (19.9 pts) 80.8%
1992 Roger Evans (Conservative) 24,059 47.3% Huw William Edwards (Labour) 3,204 (6.3 pts) 86.1%
1997 Huw Edwards (Labour) 23,404 47.7% Roger Evans (Conservative) 4,178 (8.5 pts) 80.8%
2001 Huw Edwards (Labour) 19,021 42.8% Roger Evans (Conservative) 384 (0.9 pts) 71.5%
2005 David Davies (Conservative) 21,396 46.9% Huw Edwards (Labour) 4,527 (9.9 pts) 72.4%
2010 David Davies (Conservative) 22,466 48.3% Hamish Sandison (Labour) 10,425 (22.4 pts) 72.2%
2015 David Davies (Conservative) 23,701 49.9% Ruth Jones (Labour) 10,982 (23.1 pts) 76.4%
2017 David Davies (Conservative) 26,411 53.1% Ruth Jones (Labour) 8,206 (16.5 pts) 76.7%
2019 David T. C. Davies (Conservative) 26,160 52.1% Yvonne Murphy (Labour) 9,982 (19.9 pts) 75.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Leolin Forestier-Walker Unionist 9,16459.7% Yes
Hubert Melville Martineau Liberal 6,18940.3% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Leolin Forestier-Walker Unionist Unopposed Yes

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Leolin Forestier-Walker Unionist 12,69759.9% Yes
Morgan Griffith Liberal 8,48740.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Leolin Forestier-Walker Unionist 16,51071.8% Yes
Luke Henry Bateman Labour 6,46928.2% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Leolin Forestier-Walker Unionist 16,35349.3% Yes
Richard Charles Williams Labour 8,58225.8% No
Luke Henry Bateman Labour 8,26824.9% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Leolin Forestier-Walker Conservative 24,82970.8% Yes
Daniel Hughes Labour 10,21729.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Arthur Herbert Conservative 23,26263.4% Yes
Mackintosh Foot Labour 13,45436.6% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leslie Ruthven Pym Conservative 22,19551.9% Yes
Archibald Benjamin Lloyd Oakley Labour 20,54348.1% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Edward Peter Thorneycroft Conservative 21,95655.3% Yes
Graham Frederick Thomas Labour 17,72544.7% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Edward Peter Thorneycroft Conservative 22,47555.6% Yes
Josephine Richardson Labour 17,95244.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Edward Peter Thorneycroft Conservative 22,97057.2% Yes
Josephine Richardson Labour 17,17342.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Edward Peter Thorneycroft Conservative 25,42257.0% Yes
Gordon Samuel David Parry Labour 19,16543.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Edward Peter Thorneycroft Conservative 22,63544.3% Yes
A Calvin Kerr Labour 21,92142.9% No
D Hywell Davies Liberal 6,76413.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Anderson Labour 28,61952.7% Yes
George Thorneycroft Conservative 25,65447.3% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Thomas Conservative 28,31246.1% Yes
Donald Anderson Labour 26,95743.9% No
David Hando Liberal 4,6017.5% No
Stuart Neale Plaid Cymru 1,5012.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Thomas Conservative 27,26943.7% Yes
Frank Robert Thompson Labour 22,70736.4% No
David Hando Liberal 11,50618.4% No
Edward Henry Spanwick Plaid Cymru 9301.5% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Thomas Conservative 25,46042.8% Yes
Richard Oliver Faulkner Labour 23,11838.9% No
David Hando Liberal 10,07616.9% No
Terrence Frank Brimmacombe Plaid Cymru 8391.4% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Thomas Conservative 33,54750.5% Yes
Timothy Michael Steel Labour 23,78535.8% No
David Hando Liberal 8,29412.5% No
Gwynddri Owen Williams Plaid Cymru 6411.0% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Thomas Conservative 21,74649.2% Yes
Clive Lindley Social Democratic Party 12,40328.0% No
Christopher Short Labour 9,59321.7% No
Gwynddri Williams Plaid Cymru 4931.1% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir John Thomas Conservative 22,38747.5% Yes
Katrina Gass Labour 13,03727.7% No
Clive Lindley Social Democratic Party 11,31324.0% No
Sian Meredudd Plaid Cymru 3630.8% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger Evans Conservative 24,05947.3% Yes
Huw William Edwards Labour 20,85541.0% No
Frances David Liberal Democrat 5,56210.9% No
Melvin Witherden Plaid Cymru-Greens Alliance 4310.8% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Huw Edwards Labour 23,40447.7% Yes
Roger Evans Conservative 19,22639.2% No
Mark Williams Liberal Democrat 4,6899.6% No
Timothy Warry Referendum Party 1,1902.4% No
Alan Cotton Plaid Cymru 5161.1% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Huw Edwards Labour 19,02142.8% Yes
Roger Evans Conservative 18,63741.9% No
Neil Parker Liberal Democrat 5,08011.4% No
Marc Hubbard Plaid Cymru 1,0682.4% No
David Rowlands UKIP 6561.5% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Davies Conservative 21,39646.9% Yes
Huw Edwards Labour 16,86937.0% No
Phylip Hobson Liberal Democrat 5,85212.8% No
Jonathan Clark Plaid Cymru 9932.2% No
John Bufton UKIP 5431.2% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Davies Conservative 22,46648.3% Yes
Hamish Sandison Labour 12,04125.9% No
Martin Blakebrough Liberal Democrat 9,02619.4% No
Jonathan Clark Plaid Cymru 1,2732.7% No
Derek Rowe UKIP 1,1262.4% No
Stephen Millson Green 5871.3% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Davies Conservative 23,70149.9% Yes
Ruth Jones Labour 12,71926.8% No
Gareth Dunn UKIP 4,94210.4% No
Veronica German Liberal Democrat 2,4965.3% No
Jonathan Clark Plaid Cymru 1,8754.0% No
Chris Were Green 1,6293.4% No
Stephen Morris English Democrats 1000.2% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Davies Conservative 26,41153.1% Yes
Ruth Jones Labour 18,20536.6% No
Veronica German Liberal Democrat 2,0644.2% No
Carole Damon Plaid Cymru 1,3382.7% No
Ian Chandler Green 9541.9% No
Roy Neale UKIP 7621.5% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David T. C. Davies Conservative 26,16052.1% Yes
Yvonne Murphy Labour 16,17832.2% No
Alison Willott Liberal Democrat 4,9099.8% No
Ian Chandler Green 1,3532.7% No
Hugh Kocan Plaid Cymru 1,1822.4% No
Martyn Ford Independent 4350.9% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 19.4 pts 1923: Unionist margin 19.9 pts 1924: Unionist margin 43.7 pts 1929: Unionist margin 23.4 pts 1931: Conservative margin 41.7 pts 1935: Conservative margin 26.7 pts 1945: Conservative margin 3.9 pts 1950: Conservative margin 10.7 pts 1951: Conservative margin 11.2 pts 1955: Conservative margin 14.4 pts 1959: Conservative margin 14.0 pts 1964: Conservative margin 1.4 pts 1966: Labour margin 5.5 pts 1970: Conservative margin 2.2 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 7.3 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 3.9 pts 1979: Conservative margin 14.7 pts 1983: Conservative margin 21.1 pts 1987: Conservative margin 19.9 pts 1992: Conservative margin 6.3 pts 1997: Labour margin 8.5 pts 2001: Labour margin 0.9 pts 2005: Conservative margin 9.9 pts 2010: Conservative margin 22.4 pts 2015: Conservative margin 23.1 pts 2017: Conservative margin 16.5 pts 2019: Conservative margin 19.9 pts 1918 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Monmouth has been contested at 28 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Monmouth in the 2019 general election?

Conservative won Monmouth in 2019 with 26,160 votes (52.1%), a majority of 9,982 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Monmouth since 1918?

Since 1918, Monmouth has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Monmouth?

The closest result on record for Monmouth was 2001, when Labour beat Conservative by just 384 votes (0.9 percentage points).

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