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North Hammersmith — UK General Election Results

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

North Hammersmith was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 3,506 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in North Hammersmith from 1918 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1918–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Henry Foreman (Unionist) 5,785 46.5% Ernest Young (Liberal) 3,243 (26.1 pts) 46.7%
1922 Henry Foreman (Unionist) 8,303 46.3% James Patrick Gardner (Labour) 2,953 (16.5 pts) 60.0%
1923 James Patrick Gardner (Labour) 8,101 41.1% Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett (Unionist) 845 (4.3 pts) 63.0%
1924 Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett (Unionist) 12,925 54.1% James Gardner (Labour) 1,955 (8.2 pts) 74.2%
1929 James Patrick Gardner (Labour) 17,601 56.2% Harold Richard Marshall Hays (Unionist) 3,857 (12.3 pts) 70.0%
1931 Mary Ada Pickford (Conservative) 18,815 59.2% James Patrick Gardner (Labour) 6,977 (21.9 pts) 69.6%
1935 Denis Nowell Pritt (Labour) 15,464 52.8% Norman Adolph Henry Bower (Conservative) 1,634 (5.6 pts) 65.7%
1945 Denis Nowell Pritt (Independent Labour) 18,845 63.8% Leonard Caplan (Conservative) 11,329 (38.4 pts) 73.0%
1950 Frank Tomney (Labour) 13,346 42.2% Thomas Gee (Conservative) 2,940 (9.3 pts) 81.0%
1951 Frank Tomney (Labour) 22,709 66.1% John Melbourne Howard (Conservative) 11,080 (32.3 pts) 81.2%
1955 Frank Tomney (Labour) 24,280 61.2% Andrew Bowden (Conservative) 8,863 (22.3 pts) 70.0%
1959 Frank Tomney (Labour) 21,409 59.4% William David Armstrong Bagnell (Conservative) 6,747 (18.7 pts) 69.8%
1964 Frank Tomney (Labour) 18,547 62.9% Thomas Charles Gerrard Stacey (Conservative) 7,611 (25.8 pts) 63.1%
1966 Frank Tomney (Labour) 19,522 68.8% Michael Neubert (Conservative) 10,665 (37.6 pts) 63.9%
1970 Frank Tomney (Labour) 16,145 62.7% Bernard Stewart (Conservative) 6,530 (25.4 pts) 62.3%
Feb 1974 Frank Tomney (Labour) 18,970 49.5% Richard Gervase Beckett (Conservative) 7,041 (18.4 pts) 73.7%
Oct 1974 Frank Tomney (Labour) 18,061 53.4% Richard Gervase Beckett (Conservative) 8,122 (24.0 pts) 64.6%
1979 Clive Soley (Labour) 17,241 48.2% Jeremy George Anthony Cripps (Conservative) 3,506 (9.8 pts) 70.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Foreman Unionist 5,78546.5% Yes
Ernest Young Liberal 2,54220.4% No
James Walker National Party 2,07516.7% No
Christopher Roland Morden Labour 2,04816.4% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Foreman Unionist 8,30346.3% Yes
James Patrick Gardner Labour 5,35029.8% No
Frederick Coysh Liberal 4,27823.9% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Patrick Gardner Labour 8,10141.1% Yes
Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett Unionist 7,25636.8% No
Frederick Coysh Liberal 4,37422.2% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett Unionist 12,92554.1% Yes
James Gardner Labour 10,97045.9% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Patrick Gardner Labour 17,60156.2% Yes
Harold Richard Marshall Hays Unionist 13,74443.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mary Ada Pickford Conservative 18,81559.2% Yes
James Patrick Gardner Labour 11,83837.2% No
Edward Bramley Communist 6972.2% No
Ronald Eric Noel Braden New Party 4311.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Denis Nowell Pritt Labour 15,46452.8% Yes
Norman Adolph Henry Bower Conservative 13,83047.2% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Denis Nowell Pritt Independent Labour 18,84563.8% Yes
Leonard Caplan Conservative 7,51625.5% No
William Henry Church Labour 3,16510.7% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Tomney Labour 13,34642.2% Yes
Thomas Gee Conservative 10,40632.9% No
Denis Nowell Pritt Independent Labour 8,45726.8% No
Hyman Mark Pick Liberal 1,4024.4% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Tomney Labour 22,70966.1% Yes
John Melbourne Howard Conservative 11,62933.9% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Tomney Labour 24,28061.2% Yes
Andrew Bowden Conservative 15,41738.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Tomney Labour 21,40959.4% Yes
William David Armstrong Bagnell Conservative 14,66240.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Tomney Labour 18,54762.9% Yes
Thomas Charles Gerrard Stacey Conservative 10,93637.1% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Tomney Labour 19,52268.8% Yes
Michael Neubert Conservative 8,85731.2% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Tomney Labour 16,14562.7% Yes
Bernard Stewart Conservative 9,61537.3% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Tomney Labour 18,97049.5% Yes
Richard Gervase Beckett Conservative 11,92931.1% No
Simon Knott Liberal 7,46019.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Tomney Labour 18,06153.4% Yes
Richard Gervase Beckett Conservative 9,93929.4% No
Simon Knott Liberal 5,20015.4% No
James Patrick McFadden Independent 6331.9% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clive Soley Labour 17,24148.2% Yes
Jeremy George Anthony Cripps Conservative 13,73538.4% No
Simon Knott Liberal 4,14711.6% No
Robert Louis Joseph Pearse National Front 4621.3% No
Calvin Lebert Masefield Stewart Workers Revolutionary 1930.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 26.1 pts 1922: Unionist margin 16.5 pts 1923: Labour margin 4.3 pts 1924: Unionist margin 8.2 pts 1929: Labour margin 12.3 pts 1931: Conservative margin 21.9 pts 1935: Labour margin 5.6 pts 1945: Independent Labour margin 38.4 pts 1950: Labour margin 9.3 pts 1951: Labour margin 32.3 pts 1955: Labour margin 22.3 pts 1959: Labour margin 18.7 pts 1964: Labour margin 25.8 pts 1966: Labour margin 37.6 pts 1970: Labour margin 25.4 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 18.4 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 24.0 pts 1979: Labour margin 9.8 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

North Hammersmith has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Labour, Conservative, Independent Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won North Hammersmith in the 1979 general election?

Labour won North Hammersmith in 1979 with 17,241 votes (48.2%), a majority of 3,506 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won North Hammersmith since 1918?

Since 1918, North Hammersmith has been won by: Conservative, Independent Labour, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in North Hammersmith?

The closest result on record for North Hammersmith was 1923, when Labour beat Unionist by just 845 votes (4.3 percentage points).

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