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Plymouth Drake — UK General Election Results

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

Plymouth Drake was won by Conservative at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 2,013 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Plymouth Drake from 1918 to 1992.

Full Election History, 1918–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Arthur Shirley Benn (Unionist) 17,188 73.4% Thomas William Dobson (Liberal) 10,963 (46.8 pts) 54.7%
1922 Arthur Shirley Benn (Unionist) 11,698 43.9% James Gorman (Labour) 3,339 (12.5 pts) 74.4%
1923 Arthur Shirley Benn (Unionist) 12,345 43.7% James John Hamlyn Moses (Labour) 496 (1.8 pts) 77.9%
1924 Arthur Shirley Benn (Unionist) 14,669 48.1% James John Hamlyn Moses (Labour) 2,508 (8.2 pts) 83.2%
1929 James John Hamlyn Moses (Labour) 16,684 44.3% Arthur Shirley Benn (Unionist) 2,011 (5.3 pts) 80.5%
1931 Frederick Edward Guest (Conservative) 25,063 66.4% James John Hamlyn Moses (Labour) 12,394 (32.9 pts) 79.6%
1935 Frederick Edward Guest (Conservative) 21,446 58.3% James John Hamlyn Moses (Labour) 6,078 (16.5 pts) 74.8%
1945 Hubert Moses Medland (Labour) 15,070 50.9% Christian Henry Charles Guest (Conservative) 2,199 (7.4 pts) 71.6%
Feb 1974 Dame Janet Fookes (Conservative) 18,417 42.8% Frederick Keith Taylor (Labour) 2,611 (6.1 pts) 78.0%
Oct 1974 Dame Janet Fookes (Conservative) 17,287 41.3% Brian William Fletcher (Labour) 34 (0.1 pts) 75.4%
1979 Dame Janet Fookes (Conservative) 21,759 50.6% Brian William Fletcher (Labour) 4,244 (9.9 pts) 77.2%
1983 Dame Janet Fookes (Conservative) 19,718 50.6% William James Fitzgerald (Social Democratic Party) 8,585 (22.1 pts) 74.3%
1987 Dame Janet Fookes (Conservative) 16,195 41.3% David Astor (Social Democratic Party) 3,125 (8.0 pts) 76.6%
1992 Dame Janet Fookes (Conservative) 17,075 43.7% Peter Telford (Labour) 2,013 (5.2 pts) 75.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Shirley Benn Unionist 17,18873.4% Yes
Thomas William Dobson Liberal 6,22526.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Shirley Benn Unionist 11,69843.9% Yes
James Gorman Labour 8,35931.4% No
Samuel John Robins Liberal 6,59424.7% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Shirley Benn Unionist 12,34543.7% Yes
James John Hamlyn Moses Labour 11,84941.9% No
Edward Ernest Henry Atkin Liberal 4,08214.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Shirley Benn Unionist 14,66948.1% Yes
James John Hamlyn Moses Labour 12,16139.9% No
Solom Stephens Liberal 3,64512.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James John Hamlyn Moses Labour 16,68444.3% Yes
Arthur Shirley Benn Unionist 14,67339.0% No
Hugh MacDonald Pratt Liberal 6,30916.7% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Edward Guest Conservative 25,06366.4% Yes
James John Hamlyn Moses Labour 12,66933.6% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Edward Guest Conservative 21,44658.3% Yes
James John Hamlyn Moses Labour 15,36841.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hubert Moses Medland Labour 15,07050.9% Yes
Christian Henry Charles Guest Conservative 12,87143.5% No
Edgar John Trout Common Wealth 1,6815.7% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dame Janet Fookes Conservative 18,41742.8% Yes
Frederick Keith Taylor Labour 15,80636.8% No
Maureen Elizabeth Castle Liberal 8,78420.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dame Janet Fookes Conservative 17,28741.3% Yes
Brian William Fletcher Labour 17,25341.2% No
Maureen Elizabeth Castle Liberal 7,35417.6% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dame Janet Fookes Conservative 21,75950.6% Yes
Brian William Fletcher Labour 17,51540.7% No
Anthony David Puttick Liberal 3,4528.0% No
Colin William Bradbury National Front 2790.6% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dame Janet Fookes Conservative 19,71850.6% Yes
William James Fitzgerald Social Democratic Party 11,13328.6% No
Sally Ann Creswell Labour 7,92120.3% No
Colin William Bradbury BNP 1630.4% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dame Janet Fookes Conservative 16,19541.3% Yes
David Astor Social Democratic Party 13,07033.3% No
David Jamieson Labour 9,45124.1% No
Tracey Barber Green 4931.3% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dame Janet Fookes Conservative 17,07543.7% Yes
Peter Telford Labour 15,06238.6% No
Valerie Ann Cox Liberal Democrat 5,89315.1% No
David Michael Stanbury Social Democratic Party 4761.2% No
Anne Elizabeth Harrison Green 4411.1% No
Thomas Joseph Pringle Natural Lae 950.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 46.8 pts 1922: Unionist margin 12.5 pts 1923: Unionist margin 1.8 pts 1924: Unionist margin 8.2 pts 1929: Labour margin 5.3 pts 1931: Conservative margin 32.9 pts 1935: Conservative margin 16.5 pts 1945: Labour margin 7.4 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 6.1 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 0.1 pts 1979: Conservative margin 9.9 pts 1983: Conservative margin 22.1 pts 1987: Conservative margin 8.0 pts 1992: Conservative margin 5.2 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

Plymouth Drake has been contested at 14 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Plymouth Drake in the 1992 general election?

Conservative won Plymouth Drake in 1992 with 17,075 votes (43.7%), a majority of 2,013 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Plymouth Drake since 1918?

Since 1918, Plymouth Drake has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Plymouth Drake?

The closest result on record for Plymouth Drake was Oct 1974, when Conservative beat Labour by just 34 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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