Northwich — UK General Election Results
Northwich was won by Conservative at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 8,746 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Northwich from 1885 to 1979.
Full Election History, 1885–1979
| Election | Elected | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | John Tomlinson Brunner (Liberal) | 5,023 | 55.7% | William Henry Verdin (Conservative) | 1,028 (11.4 pts) | 85.3% |
| 1886 | Robert Verdin (Liberal Unionist) | 4,416 | 52.7% | John Tomlinson Brunner (Liberal) | 458 (5.5 pts) | 79.2% |
| 1892 | John Tomlinson Brunner (Liberal) | 5,580 | 56.3% | George Whiteley (Conservative) | 1,255 (12.7 pts) | 84.3% |
| 1895 | John Tomlinson Brunner (Liberal) | 5,706 | 58.4% | Thomas Ward (Conservative) | 1,638 (16.8 pts) | 82.9% |
| 1900 | John Tomlinson Brunner (Liberal) | 5,377 | 53.5% | Charles Leopold Samson (Conservative) | 699 (7.0 pts) | 83.3% |
| 1906 | John Tomlinson Brunner (Liberal) | 6,343 | 58.2% | Bordrigge North (Liberal Unionist) | 1,792 (16.4 pts) | 87.0% |
| Jan 1910 | John Fowler Leece Brunner (Liberal) | 6,661 | 54.6% | Charles Williams (Liberal Unionist) | 1,119 (9.2 pts) | 91.1% |
| Dec 1910 | John Fowler Leece Brunner (Liberal) | 6,071 | 51.4% | Julius John Jersey de Knoop (Conservative) | 331 (2.8 pts) | 88.2% |
| 1918 | Harry Dewhurst (Unionist) | 15,444 | 61.4% | John Fowler Leece Brunner (Liberal) | 5,721 (22.7 pts) | 64.1% |
| 1922 | Colum Edmund Crichton-Stuart (Unionist) | 15,454 | 54.2% | John Williams (Labour) | 2,388 (8.4 pts) | 71.6% |
| 1923 | Colum Edmund Crichton-Stuart (Unionist) | 11,835 | 38.4% | Arthur Mort (Liberal) | 2,070 (6.7 pts) | 76.1% |
| 1924 | Colum Edward Crichton-Stuart (Unionist) | 14,545 | 43.2% | Barbara Ayrton-Gould (Labour) | 2,915 (8.7 pts) | 80.7% |
| 1929 | Colum Edmund Crichton-Stuart (Unionist) | 15,477 | 34.3% | Barbara Bodichon Ayrton-Gould (Labour) | 4 (0.0 pts) | 83.6% |
| 1931 | Colum Edmund Crichton-Stuart (Conservative) | 30,061 | 65.6% | Barbara Bordichon Ayrton-Gould (Labour) | 14,315 (31.2 pts) | 82.8% |
| 1935 | Colum Edmund Crichton-Stuart (Conservative) | 24,316 | 54.5% | Thomas Reid (Labour) | 4,027 (9.0 pts) | 77.9% |
| 1945 | John Galway Foster (Conservative) | 20,198 | 41.4% | Robert Samuel Theodore Chorley (Labour) | 15 (0.0 pts) | 78.1% |
| 1950 | John Galway Foster (Conservative) | 25,144 | 48.3% | Charles Mapp (Labour) | 5,258 (10.1 pts) | 87.7% |
| 1951 | John Galway Foster (Conservative) | 29,375 | 56.8% | Robert Patrick Walsh (Labour) | 7,075 (13.7 pts) | 83.7% |
| 1955 | John Galway Foster (Conservative) | 20,697 | 59.4% | John Derek Page (Labour) | 6,555 (18.8 pts) | 79.7% |
| 1959 | John Galway Foster (Conservative) | 20,396 | 54.5% | John Crawford (Labour) | 7,970 (21.3 pts) | 84.5% |
| 1964 | Sir John Galway Foster (Conservative) | 17,277 | 47.3% | John Crawford (Labour) | 4,385 (12.0 pts) | 83.0% |
| 1966 | Sir John Foster (Conservative) | 16,483 | 45.1% | Stephen Jones (Labour) | 703 (1.9 pts) | 82.3% |
| 1970 | Sir John Foster (Conservative) | 20,366 | 51.3% | Alfred Bates (Labour) | 4,620 (11.6 pts) | 78.5% |
| Oct 1974 | Alastair Goodlad (Conservative) | 18,663 | 45.1% | Peter Anthony Kent (Labour) | 4,610 (11.2 pts) | 78.6% |
| Feb 1974 | Alastair Goodlad (Conservative) | 19,778 | 45.4% | Stanley Graham Benyon (Labour) | 6,293 (14.4 pts) | 83.6% |
| 1979 | Alastair Goodlad (Conservative) | 23,201 | 52.8% | Barry Henry Kent (Labour) | 8,746 (19.9 pts) | 80.9% |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1885
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tomlinson Brunner | Liberal | 5,023 | 55.7% | Yes |
| William Henry Verdin | Conservative | 3,995 | 44.3% | No |
1886
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Verdin | Liberal Unionist | 4,416 | 52.7% | Yes |
| John Tomlinson Brunner | Liberal | 3,958 | 47.3% | No |
1892
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tomlinson Brunner | Liberal | 5,580 | 56.3% | Yes |
| George Whiteley | Conservative | 4,325 | 43.7% | No |
1895
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tomlinson Brunner | Liberal | 5,706 | 58.4% | Yes |
| Thomas Ward | Conservative | 4,068 | 41.6% | No |
1900
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tomlinson Brunner | Liberal | 5,377 | 53.5% | Yes |
| Charles Leopold Samson | Conservative | 4,678 | 46.5% | No |
1906
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tomlinson Brunner | Liberal | 6,343 | 58.2% | Yes |
| Bordrigge North | Liberal Unionist | 4,551 | 41.8% | No |
Jan 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Fowler Leece Brunner | Liberal | 6,661 | 54.6% | Yes |
| Charles Williams | Liberal Unionist | 5,542 | 45.4% | No |
Dec 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Fowler Leece Brunner | Liberal | 6,071 | 51.4% | Yes |
| Julius John Jersey de Knoop | Conservative | 5,740 | 48.6% | No |
1918
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Dewhurst | Unionist | 15,444 | 61.4% | Yes |
| John Fowler Leece Brunner | Liberal | 9,723 | 38.6% | No |
1922
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colum Edmund Crichton-Stuart | Unionist | 15,454 | 54.2% | Yes |
| John Williams | Labour | 13,066 | 45.8% | No |
1923
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colum Edmund Crichton-Stuart | Unionist | 11,835 | 38.4% | Yes |
| Arthur Mort | Liberal | 9,765 | 31.7% | No |
| John Williams | Labour | 9,183 | 29.8% | No |
1924
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colum Edward Crichton-Stuart | Unionist | 14,545 | 43.2% | Yes |
| Barbara Ayrton-Gould | Labour | 11,630 | 34.6% | No |
| Arthur Mort | Liberal | 7,465 | 22.2% | No |
1929
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colum Edmund Crichton-Stuart | Unionist | 15,477 | 34.3% | Yes |
| Barbara Bodichon Ayrton-Gould | Labour | 15,473 | 34.3% | No |
| John Denman Barlow | Liberal | 14,163 | 31.4% | No |
1931
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colum Edmund Crichton-Stuart | Conservative | 30,061 | 65.6% | Yes |
| Barbara Bordichon Ayrton-Gould | Labour | 15,746 | 34.4% | No |
1935
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colum Edmund Crichton-Stuart | Conservative | 24,316 | 54.5% | Yes |
| Thomas Reid | Labour | 20,289 | 45.5% | No |
1945
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Galway Foster | Conservative | 20,198 | 41.4% | Yes |
| Robert Samuel Theodore Chorley | Labour | 20,183 | 41.3% | No |
| Felix John Morgan Brunner | Liberal | 8,460 | 17.3% | No |
1950
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Galway Foster | Conservative | 25,144 | 48.3% | Yes |
| Charles Mapp | Labour | 19,886 | 38.2% | No |
| Walter Norman Leak | Liberal | 6,989 | 13.4% | No |
1951
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Galway Foster | Conservative | 29,375 | 56.8% | Yes |
| Robert Patrick Walsh | Labour | 22,300 | 43.2% | No |
1955
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Galway Foster | Conservative | 20,697 | 59.4% | Yes |
| John Derek Page | Labour | 14,142 | 40.6% | No |
1959
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Galway Foster | Conservative | 20,396 | 54.5% | Yes |
| John Crawford | Labour | 12,426 | 33.2% | No |
| Richard Eric Lewis | Liberal | 4,602 | 12.3% | No |
1964
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir John Galway Foster | Conservative | 17,277 | 47.3% | Yes |
| John Crawford | Labour | 12,892 | 35.3% | No |
| Geoffrey Johnson Tordoff | Liberal | 6,331 | 17.3% | No |
1966
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir John Foster | Conservative | 16,483 | 45.1% | Yes |
| Stephen Jones | Labour | 15,780 | 43.1% | No |
| Douglas Taylor | Liberal | 4,310 | 11.8% | No |
1970
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir John Foster | Conservative | 20,366 | 51.3% | Yes |
| Alfred Bates | Labour | 15,746 | 39.6% | No |
| Thomas Armstrong | Liberal | 3,604 | 9.1% | No |
Oct 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Goodlad | Conservative | 18,663 | 45.1% | Yes |
| Peter Anthony Kent | Labour | 14,053 | 34.0% | No |
| David Reaper | Liberal | 8,645 | 20.9% | No |
Feb 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Goodlad | Conservative | 19,778 | 45.4% | Yes |
| Stanley Graham Benyon | Labour | 13,485 | 30.9% | No |
| David Reaper | Liberal | 10,344 | 23.7% | No |
1979
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Goodlad | Conservative | 23,201 | 52.8% | Yes |
| Barry Henry Kent | Labour | 14,455 | 32.9% | No |
| Geoffrey William Little | Liberal | 6,311 | 14.4% | No |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Northwich has been contested at 26 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Unionist, Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Northwich in the 1979 general election?
Conservative won Northwich in 1979 with 23,201 votes (52.8%), a majority of 8,746 votes over Labour in second place.
Which parties have won Northwich since 1885?
Since 1885, Northwich has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Unionist.
What was the closest result in Northwich?
The closest result on record for Northwich was 1929, when Unionist beat Labour by just 4 votes (0.0 percentage points).