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Orpington — UK General Election Results

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

Orpington was won by Conservative at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 5,118 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Orpington from 1945 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1945–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1945 Waldron Smithers (Conservative) 20,388 48.7% Alan Raymond Mais (Labour) 4,542 (10.8 pts) 72.7%
1950 Waldron Smithers (Conservative) 24,450 56.7% George Vaughan (Labour) 10,289 (23.8 pts) 85.1%
1951 Waldron Smithers (Conservative) 27,244 62.7% David Vaughan Williams (Labour) 11,003 (25.3 pts) 82.0%
1955 William Donald Massey Sumner (Conservative) 22,166 59.9% Norman John Hart (Labour) 11,936 (32.2 pts) 79.4%
1959 William Donald Massey Sumner (Conservative) 24,303 56.6% Norman John Hart (Labour) 14,760 (34.4 pts) 82.8%
1964 Eric Reginald Lubbock (Liberal) 22,637 48.4% Norris Dewar McWhirter (Conservative) 3,072 (6.6 pts) 85.3%
1966 Eric Lubbock (Liberal) 22,615 46.7% Norris McWhirter (Conservative) 1,622 (3.4 pts) 86.9%
1970 Ivor Stanbrook (Conservative) 24,385 47.3% Eric Lubbock (Liberal) 1,322 (2.6 pts) 79.2%
Oct 1974 Ivor Stanbrook (Conservative) 24,394 47.0% Lady Avebury (Liberal) 5,010 (9.7 pts) 79.0%
Feb 1974 Ivor Stanbrook (Conservative) 26,435 47.2% Robin Kenneth John Frederick Young (Liberal) 3,664 (6.6 pts) 86.1%
1979 Ivor Stanbrook (Conservative) 32,150 58.0% John William Cook (Liberal) 16,076 (29.0 pts) 81.7%
1983 Ivor Stanbrook (Conservative) 25,569 57.3% John William Cook (SDP-Liberal Alliance) 10,151 (22.7 pts) 76.0%
1987 Ivor Stanbrook (Conservative) 27,261 58.2% Jonathan Fryer (SDP-Liberal Alliance) 12,732 (27.2 pts) 78.5%
1992 John Horam (Conservative) 27,421 57.2% Chris Maines (Liberal Democrat) 12,935 (27.0 pts) 83.7%
1997 John Horam (Conservative) 24,417 40.6% Chris Maines (Liberal Democrat) 2,952 (4.9 pts) 76.4%
2001 John Horam (Conservative) 22,334 43.9% Chris Maines (Liberal Democrat) 269 (0.5 pts) 68.4%
2005 John Horam (Conservative) 26,718 48.8% Chris Maines (Liberal Democrat) 4,947 (9.0 pts) 69.9%
2010 Jo Johnson (Conservative) 29,200 59.7% David McBride (Liberal Democrat) 17,200 (35.2 pts) 72.4%
2015 Joseph Johnson (Conservative) 28,152 57.4% Idham Ramadi (UKIP) 19,979 (40.8 pts) 72.1%
2017 Joseph Johnson (Conservative) 31,762 62.9% Nigel de Gruchy (Labour) 19,461 (38.6 pts) 74.5%
2019 Gareth Bacon (Conservative) 30,882 63.4% Simon Jeal (Labour) 22,378 (45.9 pts) 71.1%
2024 Gareth Bacon (Conservative) 17,504 38.0% Ju Owens (Labour) 5,118 (11.1 pts) 64.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Waldron Smithers Conservative 20,38848.7% Yes
Alan Raymond Mais Labour 15,84637.8% No
Edward Rogers Goodfellow Liberal 5,14012.3% No
Guy Chandler Milner Independent 5281.3% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Waldron Smithers Conservative 24,45056.7% Yes
George Vaughan Labour 14,16132.8% No
Ruth Abrahams Liberal 4,52310.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Waldron Smithers Conservative 27,24462.7% Yes
David Vaughan Williams Labour 16,24137.3% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Donald Massey Sumner Conservative 22,16659.9% Yes
Norman John Hart Labour 10,23027.6% No
Alfred Howard Liberal 4,61012.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Donald Massey Sumner Conservative 24,30356.6% Yes
Norman John Hart Labour 9,54322.2% No
Jack Omar Galloway Liberal 9,09221.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Reginald Lubbock Liberal 22,63748.4% Yes
Norris Dewar McWhirter Conservative 19,56541.8% No
Peter AW Merriton Labour 4,6099.8% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Lubbock Liberal 22,61546.7% Yes
Norris McWhirter Conservative 20,99343.3% No
Jonathan Sleigh Labour 4,87010.0% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ivor Stanbrook Conservative 24,38547.3% Yes
Eric Lubbock Liberal 23,06344.7% No
David Ian Grant Labour 4,0988.0% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ivor Stanbrook Conservative 24,39447.0% Yes
Lady Avebury Liberal 19,38437.3% No
Catherine Spillane Labour 8,12115.6% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ivor Stanbrook Conservative 26,43547.2% Yes
Robin Kenneth John Frederick Young Liberal 22,77140.7% No
David Ian Grant Labour 6,75212.1% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ivor Stanbrook Conservative 32,15058.0% Yes
John William Cook Liberal 16,07429.0% No
Anne Judith Weyman Labour 6,58111.9% No
Frank Hitches National Front 5160.9% No
Ian William Jean MacKillian Homeland Party 1460.3% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ivor Stanbrook Conservative 25,56957.3% Yes
John William Cook SDP-Liberal Alliance 15,41834.5% No
David Michael Bean Labour 3,4397.7% No
Leslie Thomas Taylor BNP 2150.5% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ivor Stanbrook Conservative 27,26158.2% Yes
Jonathan Fryer SDP-Liberal Alliance 14,52931.0% No
Steven Cowan Labour 5,02010.7% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Horam Conservative 27,42157.2% Yes
Chris Maines Liberal Democrat 14,48630.2% No
Stephen Cowan Labour 5,51211.5% No
Robin Almond Liberal 5391.1% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Horam Conservative 24,41740.6% Yes
Chris Maines Liberal Democrat 21,46535.7% No
Sue Polydorou Labour 10,75317.9% No
David Clark Referendum Party 2,3163.8% No
James Carver UKIP 5260.9% No
Robin Almond Liberal 4940.8% No
Nicholas Wilton ProLife Alliance 1910.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Horam Conservative 22,33443.9% Yes
Chris Maines Liberal Democrat 22,06543.3% No
Chris Purnell Labour 5,51710.8% No
John Youles UKIP 9962.0% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Horam Conservative 26,71848.8% Yes
Chris Maines Liberal Democrat 21,77139.8% No
Emily Bird Labour 4,9149.0% No
Mick Greenhough UKIP 1,3312.4% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jo Johnson Conservative 29,20059.7% Yes
David McBride Liberal Democrat 12,00024.5% No
Stephen Morgan Labour 4,4009.0% No
Mick Greenhough UKIP 1,3602.8% No
Tess Culnane BNP 1,2412.5% No
Tamara Galloway Green 5111.0% No
Chris Snape English Democrats 1990.4% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Johnson Conservative 28,15257.4% Yes
Idham Ramadi UKIP 8,17316.7% No
Nigel De Gruchy Labour 7,64515.6% No
Peter Brooks Liberal Democrat 3,3306.8% No
Tamara Galloway Green 1,7323.5% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Johnson Conservative 31,76262.9% Yes
Nigel de Gruchy Labour 12,30124.4% No
Alex Feakes Liberal Democrat 3,3156.6% No
Brian Philp UKIP 2,0234.0% No
Tamara Galloway Green 1,0602.1% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gareth Bacon Conservative 30,88263.4% Yes
Simon Jeal Labour 8,50417.5% No
Allan Tweddle Liberal Democrat 7,55215.5% No
Karen Wheller Green 1,7833.7% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gareth Bacon Conservative 17,50438.0% Yes
Ju Owens Labour 12,38626.9% No
Mark James Reform UK 8,89619.3% No
Graeme Casey Liberal Democrat 4,72810.3% No
Seamus McCauley Green 2,3195.0% No
John Bright Social Democratic Party 2400.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1945: Conservative margin 10.8 pts 1950: Conservative margin 23.8 pts 1951: Conservative margin 25.3 pts 1955: Conservative margin 32.2 pts 1959: Conservative margin 34.4 pts 1964: Liberal margin 6.6 pts 1966: Liberal margin 3.4 pts 1970: Conservative margin 2.6 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 9.7 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 6.6 pts 1979: Conservative margin 29.0 pts 1983: Conservative margin 22.7 pts 1987: Conservative margin 27.2 pts 1992: Conservative margin 27.0 pts 1997: Conservative margin 4.9 pts 2001: Conservative margin 0.5 pts 2005: Conservative margin 9.0 pts 2010: Conservative margin 35.2 pts 2015: Conservative margin 40.8 pts 2017: Conservative margin 38.6 pts 2019: Conservative margin 45.9 pts 2024: Conservative margin 11.1 pts 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Orpington has been contested at 22 general elections on record since 1945. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Orpington in the 2024 general election?

Conservative won Orpington in 2024 with 17,504 votes (38.0%), a majority of 5,118 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Orpington since 1945?

Since 1945, Orpington has been won by: Conservative, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Orpington?

The closest result on record for Orpington was 2001, when Conservative beat Liberal Democrat by just 269 votes (0.5 percentage points).

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