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North Somerset — UK General Election Results

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

North Somerset was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 639 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in North Somerset from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Evan Henry Llewellyn (Conservative) 4,170 54.4% Edward Strachey (Liberal) 679 (8.9 pts) 75.0%
1886 Evan Henry Llewellyn (Conservative) 4,252 67.1% James Dormer Marshall (Liberal) 2,165 (34.2 pts) 62.1%
1892 Thomas Courtenay Theydon Warner (Liberal) 3,920 50.1% Evan Henry Llewellyn (Conservative) 19 (0.2 pts) 77.5%
1895 Evan Henry Llewellyn (Conservative) 4,652 54.0% Thomas Courtenay Theydon Warner (Liberal) 686 (8.0 pts) 84.4%
1900 Evan Henry Llewellyn (Conservative) 4,530 53.0% William Henry Bateman Hope (Liberal) 516 (6.0 pts) 80.0%
1906 William Henry Bateman Hope (Liberal) 6,626 60.2% William James Peake Mason (Conservative) 2,246 (20.4 pts) 88.9%
Jan 1910 Joseph King (Liberal) 6,568 53.2% Frank Beachim Beauchamp (Conservative) 800 (6.5 pts) 91.4%
Dec 1910 Joseph King (Liberal) 6,299 53.9% Frank Beachim Beauchamp (Conservative) 921 (7.9 pts) 86.5%
1950 Edwin Hartley Cameron Leather (Conservative) 23,953 45.6% Xenia Noelle Field (Labour) 903 (1.7 pts) 87.7%
1951 Edwin Hartley Cameron Leather (Conservative) 27,465 52.4% Robert Hurst (Labour) 2,548 (4.9 pts) 88.5%
1955 Edwin Hartley Cameron Leather (Conservative) 26,985 54.2% David Llewellyn (Labour) 4,183 (8.4 pts) 85.4%
1959 Edwin Hartley Cameron Leather (Conservative) 30,432 56.3% E Fraser Wilde (Labour) 6,783 (12.5 pts) 85.5%
1964 Arthur Paul Dean (Conservative) 27,814 46.4% David Thomas White (Labour) 3,918 (6.5 pts) 85.4%
1966 Arthur Dean (Conservative) 28,824 46.4% Brian Tilley (Labour) 2,298 (3.7 pts) 85.3%
1970 Arthur Dean (Conservative) 38,975 58.1% John Mitchard (Labour) 10,854 (16.2 pts) 79.1%
Feb 1974 Arthur Dean (Conservative) 34,576 46.1% Haydn Roger White (Labour) 12,155 (16.2 pts) 85.0%
Oct 1974 Arthur Dean (Conservative) 32,146 44.9% Haydn Roger White (Labour) 9,475 (13.2 pts) 80.5%
1979 Arthur Dean (Conservative) 43,173 54.3% Anthony John Smith (Labour) 21,051 (26.5 pts) 82.2%
2010 Liam Fox (Conservative) 28,549 49.3% Brian Mathew (Liberal Democrat) 7,862 (13.6 pts) 75.1%
2015 Liam Fox (Conservative) 31,540 53.5% Gregory Chambers (Labour) 23,099 (39.2 pts) 73.8%
2017 Liam Fox (Conservative) 33,605 54.2% Greg Chambers (Labour) 17,103 (27.6 pts) 77.1%
2019 Liam Fox (Conservative) 32,801 52.9% Hannah Young (Labour) 17,536 (28.3 pts) 77.7%
2024 Sadik Al-Hassan (Labour) 19,138 35.6% Liam Fox (Conservative) 639 (1.2 pts) 72.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Evan Henry Llewellyn Conservative 4,17054.4% Yes
Edward Strachey Liberal 3,49145.6% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Evan Henry Llewellyn Conservative 4,25267.1% Yes
James Dormer Marshall Liberal 2,08732.9% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Courtenay Theydon Warner Liberal 3,92050.1% Yes
Evan Henry Llewellyn Conservative 3,90149.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Evan Henry Llewellyn Conservative 4,65254.0% Yes
Thomas Courtenay Theydon Warner Liberal 3,96646.0% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Evan Henry Llewellyn Conservative 4,53053.0% Yes
William Henry Bateman Hope Liberal 4,01447.0% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Bateman Hope Liberal 6,62660.2% Yes
William James Peake Mason Conservative 4,38039.8% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph King Liberal 6,56853.2% Yes
Frank Beachim Beauchamp Conservative 5,76846.8% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph King Liberal 6,29953.9% Yes
Frank Beachim Beauchamp Conservative 5,37846.1% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edwin Hartley Cameron Leather Conservative 23,95345.6% Yes
Xenia Noelle Field Labour 23,05043.8% No
Albert Ernest Whitcher Liberal 5,57310.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edwin Hartley Cameron Leather Conservative 27,46552.4% Yes
Robert Hurst Labour 24,91747.6% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edwin Hartley Cameron Leather Conservative 26,98554.2% Yes
David Llewellyn Labour 22,80245.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edwin Hartley Cameron Leather Conservative 30,43256.3% Yes
E Fraser Wilde Labour 23,64943.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Paul Dean Conservative 27,81446.4% Yes
David Thomas White Labour 23,89639.9% No
Mark E Willies Liberal 8,25313.8% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Dean Conservative 28,82446.4% Yes
Brian Tilley Labour 26,52642.7% No
Mark Willies Liberal 6,74510.9% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Dean Conservative 38,97558.1% Yes
John Mitchard Labour 28,12141.9% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Dean Conservative 34,57646.1% Yes
Haydn Roger White Labour 22,42129.9% No
Judith Mary Bourne Liberal 18,02324.0% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Dean Conservative 32,14644.9% Yes
Haydn Roger White Labour 22,67131.6% No
Judith Mary Bourne Liberal 16,42822.9% No
John Frederick Polling United Democratic 3870.5% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Dean Conservative 43,17354.3% Yes
Anthony John Smith Labour 22,12227.8% No
Arthur David Sanders Liberal 12,89816.2% No
Richard Holland Carder Green 1,2541.6% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Liam Fox Conservative 28,54949.3% Yes
Brian Mathew Liberal Democrat 20,68735.7% No
Steven Parry-Hearn Labour 6,44811.1% No
Susan Taylor UKIP 2,2573.9% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Liam Fox Conservative 31,54053.5% Yes
Gregory Chambers Labour 8,44114.3% No
Ian Kealey UKIP 7,66913.0% No
Marcus Kravis Liberal Democrat 7,48612.7% No
David Derbyshire Green 3,8066.5% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Liam Fox Conservative 33,60554.2% Yes
Greg Chambers Labour 16,50226.6% No
Richard Foord Liberal Democrat 5,9829.6% No
Donald Davies Independent 3,9296.3% No
Charley Pattison Green 1,9763.2% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Liam Fox Conservative 32,80152.9% Yes
Hannah Young Labour 15,26524.6% No
Ashley Cartman Liberal Democrat 11,05117.8% No
Phil Neve Green 2,9384.7% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sadik Al-Hassan Labour 19,13835.6% Yes
Liam Fox Conservative 18,49934.4% No
Ash Cartman Liberal Democrat 7,12113.2% No
Alexander Kokkinoftas Reform UK 5,60210.4% No
Oscar Livesey-Lodwick Green 3,2736.1% No
Suneil Basu Workers Party of Britain 1330.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 8.9 pts 1886: Conservative margin 34.2 pts 1892: Liberal margin 0.2 pts 1895: Conservative margin 8.0 pts 1900: Conservative margin 6.0 pts 1906: Liberal margin 20.4 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 6.5 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 7.9 pts 1950: Conservative margin 1.7 pts 1951: Conservative margin 4.9 pts 1955: Conservative margin 8.4 pts 1959: Conservative margin 12.5 pts 1964: Conservative margin 6.5 pts 1966: Conservative margin 3.7 pts 1970: Conservative margin 16.2 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 16.2 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 13.2 pts 1979: Conservative margin 26.5 pts 2010: Conservative margin 13.6 pts 2015: Conservative margin 39.2 pts 2017: Conservative margin 27.6 pts 2019: Conservative margin 28.3 pts 2024: Labour margin 1.2 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

North Somerset has been contested at 23 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won North Somerset in the 2024 general election?

Labour won North Somerset in 2024 with 19,138 votes (35.6%), a majority of 639 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won North Somerset since 1885?

Since 1885, North Somerset has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in North Somerset?

The closest result on record for North Somerset was 1892, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 19 votes (0.2 percentage points).

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