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Norwood — UK General Election Results

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

Norwood was won by Labour at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 7,216 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Norwood from 1885 to 1992.

Full Election History, 1885–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Thomas Lynn Bristowe (Conservative) 3,496 57.7% Peter William Clayden (Liberal) 933 (15.4 pts) 80.8%
1886 Thomas Lynn Bristowe (Conservative) 3,334 67.5% Oscar Browning (Liberal) 1,728 (35.0 pts) 65.9%
1892 Charles Ernest Tritton (Conservative) 4,147 61.6% Harry Walter Verdon (Liberal) 1,563 (23.2 pts) 75.8%
1895 Charles Ernest Tritton (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Charles Ernest Tritton (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 George Frederic Stewart Bowles (Conservative) 5,567 54.0% Nathaniel William Hubbard (Liberal) 819 (7.9 pts) 80.2%
Jan 1910 Harry Simon Samuel (Conservative) 6,958 57.3% Alexander Lawrence (Liberal) 1,778 (14.6 pts) 87.3%
Dec 1910 Harry Simon Samuel (Conservative) 6,291 59.6% George Shrubsall (Liberal) 2,026 (19.2 pts) 75.9%
1918 Harry Simon Samuel (Unionist) 12,848 65.8% Harold Bignold (Independent) 6,183 (31.7 pts) 48.5%
1922 Walter Greaves-Lord (Unionist) 16,121 60.7% Richard Evan Williams Kirby (Liberal) 9,868 (37.2 pts) 61.7%
1923 Walter Greaves-Lord (Unionist) 12,725 49.2% Frank Dawson Lapthorn (Liberal) 4,598 (17.8 pts) 59.4%
1924 Walter Greaves-Lord (Unionist) 22,178 71.3% George James Anstey (Labour) 13,251 (42.6 pts) 70.2%
1929 Walter Greaves-Lord (Unionist) 19,281 50.5% William Obrien Reeves (Labour) 8,239 (21.6 pts) 65.6%
1931 Walter Greaves-Lord (Conservative) 30,851 81.0% Ann Jane Anstey (Labour) 23,634 (62.1 pts) 63.9%
1935 Edwin Duncan Sandys (Conservative) 24,651 66.9% Charles William Gibson (Labour) 12,456 (33.8 pts) 62.2%
1945 Ronald Arthur Chamberlain (Labour) 16,667 47.3% Edwin Duncan Sandys (Conservative) 2,023 (5.7 pts) 71.3%
1950 John George Smyth (Conservative) 24,811 48.3% Ronald Arthur Chamberlain (Labour) 2,075 (4.0 pts) 84.2%
1951 John George Smyth (Conservative) 27,200 52.9% Ronald Arthur Chamberlain (Labour) 2,949 (5.7 pts) 82.7%
1955 John George Smyth (Conservative) 24,831 55.6% James Avery Joyce (Labour) 5,032 (11.3 pts) 75.2%
1959 John George Smyth (Conservative) 22,958 52.6% Leslie Leonard Reeves (Labour) 6,983 (16.0 pts) 75.6%
1964 John George Smyth (Conservative) 17,624 45.5% John Denis Fraser (Labour) 451 (1.2 pts) 67.8%
1966 John Fraser (Labour) 19,103 48.7% Douglas Wilson (Conservative) 2,273 (5.8 pts) 71.8%
1970 John Fraser (Labour) 16,634 47.4% Peter Temple-Morris (Conservative) 631 (1.8 pts) 65.7%
Feb 1974 John Fraser (Labour) 17,320 46.2% Doreen Brenda Hancock (Conservative) 4,022 (10.7 pts) 71.3%
Oct 1974 John Fraser (Labour) 16,449 50.3% Doreen Brenda Hancock (Conservative) 4,771 (14.6 pts) 61.9%
1979 John Fraser (Labour) 16,282 47.4% John Laurence Pritchard (Conservative) 1,940 (5.6 pts) 70.4%
1983 John Fraser (Labour) 16,280 44.6% John Parfitt (Conservative) 2,883 (7.9 pts) 65.6%
1987 John Fraser (Labour) 18,359 48.4% Dominic Grieve (Conservative) 4,723 (12.5 pts) 67.0%
1992 John Fraser (Labour) 18,391 53.2% Julian Patrick Edward Samways (Conservative) 7,216 (20.9 pts) 65.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Lynn Bristowe Conservative 3,49657.7% Yes
Peter William Clayden Liberal 2,56342.3% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Lynn Bristowe Conservative 3,33467.5% Yes
Oscar Browning Liberal 1,60632.5% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Ernest Tritton Conservative 4,14761.6% Yes
Harry Walter Verdon Liberal 2,58438.4% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Ernest Tritton Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Ernest Tritton Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Frederic Stewart Bowles Conservative 5,56754.0% Yes
Nathaniel William Hubbard Liberal 4,74846.0% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Simon Samuel Conservative 6,95857.3% Yes
Alexander Lawrence Liberal 5,18042.7% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Simon Samuel Conservative 6,29159.6% Yes
George Shrubsall Liberal 4,26540.4% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Simon Samuel Unionist 12,84865.8% Yes
Harold Bignold Independent 6,66534.2% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Greaves-Lord Unionist 16,12160.7% Yes
Richard Evan Williams Kirby Liberal 6,25323.5% No
William Archer Hodgson Labour 4,18015.7% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Greaves-Lord Unionist 12,72549.2% Yes
Frank Dawson Lapthorn Liberal 8,12731.4% No
William Archer Hodgson Labour 5,00219.3% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Greaves-Lord Unionist 22,17871.3% Yes
George James Anstey Labour 8,92728.7% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Greaves-Lord Unionist 19,28150.5% Yes
William Obrien Reeves Labour 11,04228.9% No
Edward Stacey Layton Liberal 7,82320.5% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Greaves-Lord Conservative 30,85181.0% Yes
Ann Jane Anstey Labour 7,21719.0% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edwin Duncan Sandys Conservative 24,65166.9% Yes
Charles William Gibson Labour 12,19533.1% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ronald Arthur Chamberlain Labour 16,66747.3% Yes
Edwin Duncan Sandys Conservative 14,64441.5% No
Alfred Daniel Wintle Liberal 3,94411.2% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John George Smyth Conservative 24,81148.3% Yes
Ronald Arthur Chamberlain Labour 22,73644.3% No
Robin Bruce Fredericke Liberal 3,7707.3% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John George Smyth Conservative 27,20052.9% Yes
Ronald Arthur Chamberlain Labour 24,25147.1% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John George Smyth Conservative 24,83155.6% Yes
James Avery Joyce Labour 19,79944.4% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John George Smyth Conservative 22,95852.6% Yes
Leslie Leonard Reeves Labour 15,97536.6% No
Dennis Raymond Chapman Liberal 4,74410.9% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John George Smyth Conservative 17,62445.5% Yes
John Denis Fraser Labour 17,17344.3% No
Dennis Raymond Chapman Liberal 3,92910.1% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Fraser Labour 19,10348.7% Yes
Douglas Wilson Conservative 16,83042.9% No
Michael Green Liberal 3,2568.3% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Fraser Labour 16,63447.4% Yes
Peter Temple-Morris Conservative 16,00345.6% No
Eric Hawthorne Liberal 2,4366.9% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Fraser Labour 17,32046.2% Yes
Doreen Brenda Hancock Conservative 13,29835.5% No
Michael Frederick Drake Liberal 6,88518.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Fraser Labour 16,44950.3% Yes
Doreen Brenda Hancock Conservative 11,67835.7% No
Eric Hawthorne Liberal 4,37713.4% No
Malcolm John Greatbanks Gay Liberal 2230.7% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Fraser Labour 16,28247.4% Yes
John Laurence Pritchard Conservative 14,34241.7% No
David John Charlesworth Liberal 3,0518.9% No
Catherine Margaret Williams National Front 7072.1% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Fraser Labour 16,28044.6% Yes
John Parfitt Conservative 13,39736.7% No
Malcolm Murray Noble Social Democratic Party 6,37117.4% No
Catherine Margaret Williams National Front 3430.9% No
John Charles Sanderson Independent 1230.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Fraser Labour 18,35948.4% Yes
Dominic Grieve Conservative 13,63636.0% No
Malcolm Murray Noble Social Democratic Party 5,57914.7% No
Francis Michael Jackson Rainbow 1710.5% No
Roger John Hammond Independent Christian Democrat 1510.4% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Fraser Labour 18,39153.2% Yes
Julian Patrick Edward Samways Conservative 11,17532.3% No
Sandra Joy Lawman Liberal Democrat 4,08711.8% No
William Shane Barber Collins Green 7902.3% No
Mark Clive Leighton Natural Law 1380.4% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 15.4 pts 1886: Conservative margin 35.0 pts 1892: Conservative margin 23.2 pts 1906: Conservative margin 7.9 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 14.6 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 19.2 pts 1918: Unionist margin 31.7 pts 1922: Unionist margin 37.2 pts 1923: Unionist margin 17.8 pts 1924: Unionist margin 42.6 pts 1929: Unionist margin 21.6 pts 1931: Conservative margin 62.1 pts 1935: Conservative margin 33.8 pts 1945: Labour margin 5.7 pts 1950: Conservative margin 4.0 pts 1951: Conservative margin 5.7 pts 1955: Conservative margin 11.3 pts 1959: Conservative margin 16.0 pts 1964: Conservative margin 1.2 pts 1966: Labour margin 5.8 pts 1970: Labour margin 1.8 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 10.7 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 14.6 pts 1979: Labour margin 5.6 pts 1983: Labour margin 7.9 pts 1987: Labour margin 12.5 pts 1992: Labour margin 20.9 pts 1885 1886 1892 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

Norwood has been contested at 29 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Norwood in the 1992 general election?

Labour won Norwood in 1992 with 18,391 votes (53.2%), a majority of 7,216 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Norwood since 1885?

Since 1885, Norwood has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Norwood?

The closest result on record for Norwood was 1964, when Conservative beat Labour by just 451 votes (1.2 percentage points).

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