Pembrokeshire — UK General Election Results
Pembrokeshire was won by Labour at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 755 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Pembrokeshire from 1832 to 1992.
Full Election History, 1832–1992
| Election | Elected | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | John Owen (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1835 | John Owen (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1837 | John Owen (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1841 | John Campbell (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1847 | John Frederick Vaughan Campbell (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1852 | John Frederick Vaughan Campbell (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1857 | John Frederick Vaughan Campbell (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1859 | John Frederick Vaughan Campbell (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1865 | George Lort-Phillips (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1868 | John Henry Scourfield (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1874 | John Henry Scourfield (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1880 | William Davies (Liberal) | 2,185 | 55.7% | Charles Edward Gregg Philipps (Conservative) | 448 (11.4 pts) | 77.6% |
| 1885 | William Davies (Liberal) | 4,999 | 57.2% | Charles Edward Gregg Philipps (Conservative) | 1,261 (14.4 pts) | 80.3% |
| 1886 | William Davies (Liberal) | 4,099 | 50.7% | Charles Edward Gregg Philipps (Conservative) | 116 (1.4 pts) | 74.3% |
| 1892 | William Rees Morgan Davies (Liberal) | 4,800 | 56.5% | Charles Phillips (Conservative) | 1,099 (12.9 pts) | 78.0% |
| 1895 | William Rees Morgan Davies (Liberal) | 4,550 | 53.4% | Arthur Picton Saunders-Davies (Conservative) | 580 (6.8 pts) | 76.6% |
| 1900 | John Wynford Philipps (Liberal) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1906 | John Wynford Philipps (Liberal) | 5,886 | 69.3% | John Rolleston Lort-Williams (Conservative) | 3,280 (38.6 pts) | 75.0% |
| Jan 1910 | Walter Francis Roch (Liberal) | 6,135 | 65.1% | Edward Marlay Samson (Conservative) | 2,844 (30.2 pts) | 80.2% |
| Dec 1910 | Walter Francis Roch (Liberal) | 5,682 | 65.5% | Edward Marlay Samson (Conservative) | 2,693 (31.1 pts) | 73.8% |
| 1918 | Evan Davies Jones (Liberal) | 19,200 | 69.8% | Ivor Gwynne (Labour) | 11,488 (41.8 pts) | 64.3% |
| 1922 | Gwilym Lloyd George (National Liberal) | 21,569 | 69.0% | William James Jenkins (Labour) | 11,866 (37.9 pts) | 71.7% |
| 1923 | Gwilym Lloyd George (Liberal) | 13,173 | 38.3% | Charles William Mackay Price (Unionist) | 1,491 (4.3 pts) | 77.9% |
| 1924 | Charles William Mackay Price (Unionist) | 14,575 | 40.4% | Gwilym Lloyd George (Liberal) | 1,530 (4.2 pts) | 80.2% |
| 1929 | Gwilym Lloyd George (Liberal) | 19,050 | 41.8% | Charles William Mackay Price (Unionist) | 4,815 (10.6 pts) | 83.8% |
| 1931 | Gwilym Lloyd-George (Liberal) | 24,606 | 55.7% | Charles William Mackay Price (Conservative) | 5,046 (11.4 pts) | 79.9% |
| 1935 | Gwilym Lloyd George (Liberal) | 16,734 | 37.4% | George Edmund Allison (Conservative) | 1,074 (2.4 pts) | 79.1% |
| 1945 | Gwilym Lloyd George (Liberal) | 22,997 | 50.2% | Wilfred Fienburgh (Labour) | 168 (0.4 pts) | 72.3% |
| 1950 | Desmond Louis Donnelly (Labour) | 25,550 | 50.1% | Gwilym Lloyd-George (Conservative) | 129 (0.2 pts) | 83.2% |
| 1951 | Desmond Louis Donnelly (Labour) | 25,994 | 48.5% | Frederick William Farey-Jones (Conservative) | 9,026 (16.8 pts) | 86.0% |
| 1955 | Desmond Louis Donnelly (Labour) | 27,002 | 51.5% | William Davies (Independent) | 1,592 (3.0 pts) | 84.0% |
| 1959 | Desmond Louis Donelly (Labour) | 27,623 | 52.9% | Henry Graham Partridge (Conservative) | 5,322 (10.2 pts) | 83.7% |
| 1964 | Desmond Louis Donnelly (Labour) | 23,926 | 47.2% | Henry Graham Partridge (Conservative) | 8,586 (17.0 pts) | 81.5% |
| 1966 | Desmond Donnelly (Labour) | 23,852 | 48.1% | Francis Fisher (Conservative) | 5,931 (12.0 pts) | 79.8% |
| 1970 | Roger Edwards (Conservative) | 19,120 | 34.1% | Gordon Parry (Labour) | 1,231 (2.2 pts) | 77.9% |
| Oct 1974 | Roger Edwards (Conservative) | 23,190 | 40.5% | Gordon Parry (Labour) | 772 (1.4 pts) | 79.5% |
| Feb 1974 | Roger Edwards (Conservative) | 22,268 | 38.2% | Gordon Parry (Labour) | 1,479 (2.5 pts) | 81.4% |
| 1979 | Roger Edwards (Conservative) | 30,483 | 49.2% | Alan Evans (Labour) | 7,468 (12.0 pts) | 81.3% |
| 1983 | Roger Edwards (Conservative) | 24,860 | 46.9% | Alan Paul Griffiths (Labour) | 9,356 (17.6 pts) | 78.1% |
| 1987 | Nicholas Bennett (Conservative) | 23,314 | 41.0% | Bryan Rayner (Labour) | 5,700 (10.0 pts) | 80.8% |
| 1992 | Nicholas Ainger (Labour) | 26,253 | 43.3% | Nicholas Bennett (Conservative) | 755 (1.2 pts) | 82.9% |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Owen | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1835
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Owen | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1837
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Owen | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1841
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Campbell | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1847
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Frederick Vaughan Campbell | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1852
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Frederick Vaughan Campbell | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1857
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Frederick Vaughan Campbell | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1859
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Frederick Vaughan Campbell | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1865
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Lort-Phillips | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1868
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Henry Scourfield | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1874
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Henry Scourfield | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1880
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Davies | Liberal | 2,185 | 55.7% | Yes |
| Charles Edward Gregg Philipps | Conservative | 1,737 | 44.3% | No |
1885
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Davies | Liberal | 4,999 | 57.2% | Yes |
| Charles Edward Gregg Philipps | Conservative | 3,738 | 42.8% | No |
1886
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Davies | Liberal | 4,099 | 50.7% | Yes |
| Charles Edward Gregg Philipps | Conservative | 3,983 | 49.3% | No |
1892
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Rees Morgan Davies | Liberal | 4,800 | 56.5% | Yes |
| Charles Phillips | Conservative | 3,701 | 43.5% | No |
1895
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Rees Morgan Davies | Liberal | 4,550 | 53.4% | Yes |
| Arthur Picton Saunders-Davies | Conservative | 3,970 | 46.6% | No |
1900
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wynford Philipps | Liberal | Unopposed | Yes | |
1906
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wynford Philipps | Liberal | 5,886 | 69.3% | Yes |
| John Rolleston Lort-Williams | Conservative | 2,606 | 30.7% | No |
Jan 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Francis Roch | Liberal | 6,135 | 65.1% | Yes |
| Edward Marlay Samson | Conservative | 3,291 | 34.9% | No |
Dec 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Francis Roch | Liberal | 5,682 | 65.5% | Yes |
| Edward Marlay Samson | Conservative | 2,989 | 34.5% | No |
1918
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Davies Jones | Liberal | 19,200 | 69.8% | Yes |
| Ivor Gwynne | Labour | 7,712 | 28.0% | No |
| Griffith Bowen Thomas | Christian Socialist | 597 | 2.2% | No |
1922
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwilym Lloyd George | National Liberal | 21,569 | 69.0% | Yes |
| William James Jenkins | Labour | 9,703 | 31.0% | No |
1923
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwilym Lloyd George | Liberal | 13,173 | 38.3% | Yes |
| Charles William Mackay Price | Unionist | 11,682 | 34.0% | No |
| William James Jenkins | Labour | 9,511 | 27.7% | No |
1924
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles William Mackay Price | Unionist | 14,575 | 40.4% | Yes |
| Gwilym Lloyd George | Liberal | 13,045 | 36.2% | No |
| William James Jenkins | Labour | 8,455 | 23.4% | No |
1929
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwilym Lloyd George | Liberal | 19,050 | 41.8% | Yes |
| Charles William Mackay Price | Unionist | 14,235 | 31.3% | No |
| William James Jenkins | Labour | 12,235 | 26.9% | No |
1931
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwilym Lloyd-George | Liberal | 24,606 | 55.7% | Yes |
| Charles William Mackay Price | Conservative | 19,560 | 44.3% | No |
1935
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwilym Lloyd George | Liberal | 16,734 | 37.4% | Yes |
| George Edmund Allison | Conservative | 15,660 | 35.0% | No |
| William James Jenkins | Labour | 12,341 | 27.6% | No |
1945
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwilym Lloyd George | Liberal | 22,997 | 50.2% | Yes |
| Wilfred Fienburgh | Labour | 22,829 | 49.8% | No |
1950
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Louis Donnelly | Labour | 25,550 | 50.1% | Yes |
| Gwilym Lloyd-George | Conservative | 25,421 | 49.9% | No |
1951
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Louis Donnelly | Labour | 25,994 | 48.5% | Yes |
| Frederick William Farey-Jones | Conservative | 16,968 | 31.6% | No |
| Dyfrig Hughes Pennant | Liberal | 10,688 | 19.9% | No |
1955
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Louis Donnelly | Labour | 27,002 | 51.5% | Yes |
| William Davies | Independent | 25,410 | 48.5% | No |
1959
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Louis Donelly | Labour | 27,623 | 52.9% | Yes |
| Henry Graham Partridge | Conservative | 22,301 | 42.7% | No |
| Waldo Goronwy Williams | Plaid Cymru | 2,253 | 4.3% | No |
1964
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Louis Donnelly | Labour | 23,926 | 47.2% | Yes |
| Henry Graham Partridge | Conservative | 15,340 | 30.3% | No |
| Alan George Weall Coulthard | Liberal | 9,679 | 19.1% | No |
| Dyfrig Thomas | Plaid Cymru | 1,717 | 3.4% | No |
1966
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Donnelly | Labour | 23,852 | 48.1% | Yes |
| Francis Fisher | Conservative | 17,921 | 36.2% | No |
| Owain Williams | Liberal | 5,308 | 10.7% | No |
| Jack Sheppard | Plaid Cymru | 2,460 | 5.0% | No |
1970
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Edwards | Conservative | 19,120 | 34.1% | Yes |
| Gordon Parry | Labour | 17,889 | 31.9% | No |
| Desmond Donnelly | Democratic Party | 11,824 | 21.1% | No |
| Wynne Samuel | Plaid Cymru | 3,681 | 6.6% | No |
| David Thomas | Liberal | 3,541 | 6.3% | No |
Oct 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Edwards | Conservative | 23,190 | 40.5% | Yes |
| Gordon Parry | Labour | 22,418 | 39.1% | No |
| Patrick Jones | Liberal | 9,116 | 15.9% | No |
| Richard Bees Davies | Plaid Cymru | 2,580 | 4.5% | No |
Feb 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Edwards | Conservative | 22,268 | 38.2% | Yes |
| Gordon Parry | Labour | 20,789 | 35.7% | No |
| Patrick Jones | Liberal | 12,340 | 21.2% | No |
| Richard Bees Davies | Plaid Cymru | 2,820 | 4.8% | No |
1979
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Edwards | Conservative | 30,483 | 49.2% | Yes |
| Alan Evans | Labour | 23,015 | 37.1% | No |
| Richard Livsey | Liberal | 6,249 | 10.1% | No |
| Ron Dawe | Plaid Cymru | 1,573 | 2.5% | No |
| Brian Kingzett | Green | 694 | 1.1% | No |
1983
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Edwards | Conservative | 24,860 | 46.9% | Yes |
| Alan Paul Griffiths | Labour | 15,504 | 29.2% | No |
| John Pullin | Social Democratic Party | 10,983 | 20.7% | No |
| Osi Osmond | Plaid Cymru | 1,073 | 2.0% | No |
| David Ludwig Hoffman | Green | 478 | 0.9% | No |
| Gary Stewart Phillips | Independent | 136 | 0.3% | No |
1987
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Bennett | Conservative | 23,314 | 41.0% | Yes |
| Bryan Rayner | Labour | 17,614 | 31.0% | No |
| Patrick Jones | Liberal | 14,832 | 26.1% | No |
| Osi Osmond | Plaid Cymru | 1,119 | 2.0% | No |
1992
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Ainger | Labour | 26,253 | 43.3% | Yes |
| Nicholas Bennett | Conservative | 25,498 | 42.0% | No |
| Peter Sain Ley Berry | Liberal Democrat | 6,625 | 10.9% | No |
| Conrad Bryant | Plaid Cymru | 1,627 | 2.7% | No |
| Roger Coghill | Green | 484 | 0.8% | No |
| Robert Michael Stoddart | Anti-Federalist League | 158 | 0.3% | No |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Pembrokeshire has been contested at 41 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, National Liberal, Unionist, Labour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Pembrokeshire in the 1992 general election?
Labour won Pembrokeshire in 1992 with 26,253 votes (43.3%), a majority of 755 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Pembrokeshire since 1832?
Since 1832, Pembrokeshire has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, National Liberal, Unionist.
What was the closest result in Pembrokeshire?
The closest result on record for Pembrokeshire was 1950, when Labour beat Conservative by just 129 votes (0.2 percentage points).