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Poole — UK General Election Results

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

Poole was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 18 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Poole from 1832 to 2024.

This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.

Full Election History, 1832–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Benjamin Lester Lester (Whig); John Byng (Whig) 186 44.5% (top seat) Charles Augustus Tulk (Whig) 18 (2.8 pts) 77.4%
1835 John Byng (Whig); Charles Augustus Tulk (Whig) 199 38.7% (top seat) John Irving (Conservative) 80 (13.5 pts) 66.0%
1837 Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby (Whig); George Philips (Whig) 259 27.8% (top seat) Henry Pollard Willoughby (Conservative) 17 (1.7 pts) 77.6%
1841 Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby (Whig); George Philips (Whig) 211 36.6% (top seat) George Pitt Rose (Conservative) 22 (3.5 pts) 67.3%
1847 George Richard Robinson (Peelite); George Philips (Whig) 220 33.6% (top seat) Edward John Hutchins (Whig) 17 (2.4 pts) 68.5%
1852 Henry Danby Seymour (Whig); George Woodroffe Franklyn (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1857 Henry Danby Seymour (Whig); George Woodroffe Franklyn (Conservative) 189 42.4% (top seat) William Taylor Haly (Radical) 91 (18.3 pts) 46.2%
1859 George Woodroffe Franklyn (Conservative); Henry Danby Seymour (Liberal) 193 38.2% (top seat) William Taylor Haly (Liberal) 50 (9.2 pts) 49.2%
1865 Henry Danby Seymour (Liberal); Charles Waring (Liberal) 248 37.7% (top seat) Stephen Lewin (Conservative) 70 (10.2 pts) 65.6%
1868 Arthur Edward Guest (Conservative) 623 52.5% Charles Waring (Liberal) 60 (5.1 pts) 94.4%
1874 Charles Waring (Liberal) 705 54.9% Arthur Edward Guest (Conservative) 125 (9.7 pts) 84.2%
1880 Charles Schreiber (Conservative) 854 50.2% Charles Waring (Liberal) 6 (0.4 pts) 89.1%
1950 Mervyn James Wheatley (Conservative) 24,344 49.4% Evelyn Mansfield King (Labour) 6,513 (13.2 pts) 87.1%
1951 Richard Antony Pilkington (Conservative) 26,998 53.6% Leonard Joseph Matchan (Labour) 8,652 (17.2 pts) 85.0%
1955 Richard Antony Pilkington (Conservative) 26,594 53.9% Frederick Charles Reeves (Labour) 9,562 (19.4 pts) 80.9%
1959 Richard Antony Pilkington (Conservative) 26,956 52.8% Alan John Williams (Labour) 11,631 (22.8 pts) 80.3%
1964 Henry Oscar Murton (Conservative) 24,440 46.3% Henry Toch (Labour) 8,282 (15.7 pts) 80.0%
1966 Oscar Murton (Conservative) 25,451 47.6% David Sutton (Labour) 5,821 (10.9 pts) 79.0%
1970 Oscar Murton (Conservative) 31,100 53.1% Ian Sydney Campbell (Labour) 13,490 (23.0 pts) 75.1%
Feb 1974 Oscar Murton (Conservative) 31,156 46.0% Geoffrey Maxwell Goode (Liberal) 10,068 (14.9 pts) 81.8%
Oct 1974 Oscar Murton (Conservative) 28,982 46.1% Geoffrey Maxwell Goode (Liberal) 11,425 (18.2 pts) 75.3%
1979 John Ward (Conservative) 38,846 57.0% David Alan Bell (Labour) 23,555 (34.6 pts) 78.1%
1983 John Ward (Conservative) 30,358 58.3% Brian Ralph Clements (Liberal) 14,429 (27.7 pts) 73.6%
1987 John Ward (Conservative) 34,159 57.5% Robert James Whitley (Social Democratic Party) 14,808 (24.9 pts) 77.5%
1992 John Ward (Conservative) 33,445 53.2% Brian Ralph Clements (Liberal Democrat) 12,831 (20.4 pts) 79.4%
1997 Robert Syms (Conservative) 19,726 42.1% Alan Tetlow (Liberal Democrat) 5,298 (11.3 pts) 70.8%
2001 Robert Syms (Conservative) 17,710 45.1% David Watt (Labour) 7,166 (18.3 pts) 60.7%
2005 Robert Syms (Conservative) 17,571 43.4% Mike Plummer (Liberal Democrat) 5,988 (14.8 pts) 63.1%
2010 Robert Syms (Conservative) 22,532 47.5% Philip Eades (Liberal Democrat) 7,541 (15.9 pts) 65.4%
2015 Robert Syms (Conservative) 23,745 50.1% David Young (UKIP) 15,789 (33.3 pts) 65.5%
2017 Robert Syms (Conservative) 28,888 57.9% Katie Taylor (Labour) 14,209 (28.5 pts) 67.7%
2019 Robert Syms (Conservative) 29,599 58.7% Sue Aitkenhead (Labour) 19,116 (37.9 pts) 68.4%
2024 Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour) 14,168 31.8% Robert Syms (Conservative) 18 (0.0 pts) 61.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benjamin Lester Lester Whig 28444.5% Yes
John Byng Whig 18629.2% Yes
Charles Augustus Tulk Whig 16826.3% No

1835 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Byng Whig 23038.7% Yes
Charles Augustus Tulk Whig 19933.5% Yes
John Irving Conservative 11920.0% No
T Bonar Conservative 467.7% No

1837 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby Whig 27827.8% Yes
George Philips Whig 25925.9% Yes
Henry Pollard Willoughby Conservative 24224.2% No
John Benn Walsh Conservative 22222.2% No

1841 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby Whig 23136.6% Yes
George Philips Whig 21133.4% Yes
George Pitt Rose Conservative 18930.0% No

1847 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Richard Robinson Peelite 24033.6% Yes
George Philips Whig 22030.8% Yes
Edward John Hutchins Whig 20328.4% No
Montague Merryweather Turner Radical 527.3% No

1852 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Danby Seymour Whig Unopposed Yes
George Woodroffe Franklyn Conservative Unopposed Yes

1857 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Danby Seymour Whig 21142.4% Yes
George Woodroffe Franklyn Conservative 18938.0% Yes
William Taylor Haly Radical 9819.7% No

1859 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Woodroffe Franklyn Conservative 20838.2% Yes
Henry Danby Seymour Liberal 19335.5% Yes
William Taylor Haly Liberal 14326.3% No

1865 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Danby Seymour Liberal 25837.7% Yes
Charles Waring Liberal 24836.3% Yes
Stephen Lewin Conservative 17826.0% No

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Edward Guest Conservative 62352.5% Yes
Charles Waring Liberal 56347.5% No

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Waring Liberal 70554.9% Yes
Arthur Edward Guest Conservative 58045.1% No

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Schreiber Conservative 85450.2% Yes
Charles Waring Liberal 84849.8% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mervyn James Wheatley Conservative 24,34449.4% Yes
Evelyn Mansfield King Labour 17,83136.2% No
William Ridgway Liberal 7,13014.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Antony Pilkington Conservative 26,99853.6% Yes
Leonard Joseph Matchan Labour 18,34636.4% No
William Ridgway Liberal 5,02910.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Antony Pilkington Conservative 26,59453.9% Yes
Frederick Charles Reeves Labour 17,03234.5% No
John Holland Liberal 5,75011.6% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Antony Pilkington Conservative 26,95652.8% Yes
Alan John Williams Labour 15,32530.0% No
John C Holland Liberal 8,73517.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Oscar Murton Conservative 24,44046.3% Yes
Henry Toch Labour 16,15830.6% No
Herbert Charles Robert Ballam Liberal 12,23423.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Oscar Murton Conservative 25,45147.6% Yes
David Sutton Labour 19,63036.7% No
Brian Sherriff Liberal 8,39415.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Oscar Murton Conservative 31,10053.1% Yes
Ian Sydney Campbell Labour 17,61030.1% No
Geoffrey Maxwell Goode Liberal 9,84616.8% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Oscar Murton Conservative 31,15646.0% Yes
Geoffrey Maxwell Goode Liberal 21,08831.2% No
Garfield William Hobbs Labour 15,43422.8% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Oscar Murton Conservative 28,98246.1% Yes
Geoffrey Maxwell Goode Liberal 17,55728.0% No
Garfield William Hobbs Labour 16,26225.9% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Ward Conservative 38,84657.0% Yes
David Alan Bell Labour 15,29122.4% No
Bryan Herbert Sutton Liberal 14,00120.5% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Ward Conservative 30,35858.3% Yes
Brian Ralph Clements Liberal 15,92930.6% No
Michael Victor Castle Labour 5,59510.7% No
Allan Stewart Foster Servicemen and Citizen Association 1770.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Ward Conservative 34,15957.5% Yes
Robert James Whitley Social Democratic Party 19,35132.6% No
Michael John Shutler Labour 5,9019.9% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Ward Conservative 33,44553.2% Yes
Brian Ralph Clements Liberal Democrat 20,61432.8% No
Haydn Roger White Labour 6,91211.0% No
Michael Steen Independent Conservative 1,6202.6% No
Alistair Udard Bailey Natural Law 3030.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Syms Conservative 19,72642.1% Yes
Alan Tetlow Liberal Democrat 14,42830.8% No
Haydn White Labour 10,10021.6% No
John Riddington Referendum Party 1,9324.1% No
Peter Tyler UKIP 4871.0% No
Jennifer Rosta Natural Law 1370.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Syms Conservative 17,71045.1% Yes
David Watt Labour 10,54426.9% No
Nick Westbrook Liberal Democrat 10,01125.5% No
John Bass UKIP 9682.5% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Syms Conservative 17,57143.4% Yes
Mike Plummer Liberal Democrat 11,58328.6% No
Darren Brown Labour 9,37623.1% No
John Barnes UKIP 1,4363.5% No
Peter Pirnie BNP 5471.4% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Syms Conservative 22,53247.5% Yes
Philip Eades Liberal Democrat 14,99131.6% No
Jason Sanderson Labour 6,04112.7% No
Nick Wellstead UKIP 2,5075.3% No
David Holmes BNP 1,1882.5% No
Ian Northover Independent 1770.4% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Syms Conservative 23,74550.1% Yes
David Young UKIP 7,95616.8% No
Helen Rosser Labour 6,10212.9% No
Philip Eades Liberal Democrat 5,57211.8% No
Adrian Oliver Green 2,1984.6% No
Mark Howell The Party for Poole People Ltd. 1,7663.7% No
Ian Northover Independent 540.1% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Syms Conservative 28,88857.9% Yes
Katie Taylor Labour 14,67929.4% No
Mike Plummer Liberal Democrat 4,4338.9% No
Adrian Oliver Green 1,2992.6% No
Marty Caine Demos Direct Initiative Party 5511.1% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Syms Conservative 29,59958.7% Yes
Sue Aitkenhead Labour 10,48320.8% No
Victoria Collins Liberal Democrat 7,81915.5% No
Barry Harding-Rathbone Green 1,7023.4% No
David Young Independent 8481.7% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Neil Duncan-Jordan Labour 14,16831.8% Yes
Robert Syms Conservative 14,15031.8% No
Andrei Dragotoniu Reform UK 7,42916.7% No
Oliver Walters Liberal Democrat 5,50712.4% No
Sarah Ward Green 2,2185.0% No
Joe Cronin Independent 6981.6% No
Leanne Barnes UKIP 3250.7% No

Margin Over Time

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

1832: Whig margin 2.8 pts 1835: Whig margin 13.5 pts 1837: Whig margin 1.7 pts 1841: Whig margin 3.5 pts 1847: Peelite margin 2.4 pts 1857: Whig margin 18.3 pts 1859: Conservative margin 9.2 pts 1865: Liberal margin 10.2 pts 1868: Conservative margin 5.1 pts 1874: Liberal margin 9.7 pts 1880: Conservative margin 0.4 pts 1950: Conservative margin 13.2 pts 1951: Conservative margin 17.2 pts 1955: Conservative margin 19.4 pts 1959: Conservative margin 22.8 pts 1964: Conservative margin 15.7 pts 1966: Conservative margin 10.9 pts 1970: Conservative margin 23.0 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 14.9 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 18.2 pts 1979: Conservative margin 34.6 pts 1983: Conservative margin 27.7 pts 1987: Conservative margin 24.9 pts 1992: Conservative margin 20.4 pts 1997: Conservative margin 11.3 pts 2001: Conservative margin 18.3 pts 2005: Conservative margin 14.8 pts 2010: Conservative margin 15.9 pts 2015: Conservative margin 33.3 pts 2017: Conservative margin 28.5 pts 2019: Conservative margin 37.9 pts 2024: Labour margin 0.0 pts 1832 1835 1837 1841 1847 1857 1859 1865 1868 1874 1880 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Poole has been contested at 33 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Peelite, Conservative, Liberal, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Poole in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Poole in 2024 with 14,168 votes (31.8%), a majority of 18 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Poole since 1832?

Since 1832, Poole has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Peelite, Whig.

What was the closest result in Poole?

The closest result on record for Poole was 2024, when Labour beat Conservative by just 18 votes (0.0 percentage points).

Did Poole ever elect more than one MP at a time?

Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Poole elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.

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