Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Pudsey and Otley was won by Conservative at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 1,651 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Pudsey and Otley from 1918 to 1945.
Full Election History, 1918–1945
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1918
Arthur Rhys Barrand (Liberal)
13,860
75.2%
George Ripley Carter (Labour)
9,277 (50.3 pts)
58.6%
1922
Frederick Hawksworth Fawkes (Unionist)
12,396
46.5%
Arthur Rhys Barrand (Liberal)
3,957 (14.8 pts)
82.0%
1923
Francis Watson (Unionist)
11,537
43.8%
John Tudor Walters (Liberal)
2,207 (8.4 pts)
79.1%
1924
Francis Watson (Unionist)
14,090
51.0%
Percy Myers (Labour)
7,089 (25.7 pts)
80.5%
1929
Charles Granville Gibson (Unionist)
16,729
41.1%
Arthur Walter Brown (Labour)
4,393 (10.8 pts)
81.8%
1931
Charles Granville Gibson (Conservative)
31,701
76.0%
William Pickles (Labour)
21,688 (52.0 pts)
79.9%
1935
Charles Granville Gibson (Conservative)
22,107
51.7%
John Christopher Smuts (Liberal)
11,425 (26.7 pts)
76.1%
1945
Malcolm Stoddart-Scott (Conservative)
22,755
46.0%
Denis Winston Healey (Labour)
1,651 (3.3 pts)
74.2%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1918
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Arthur Rhys Barrand
Liberal
13,860
75.2%
Yes
George Ripley Carter
Labour
4,583
24.8%
No
1922
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Frederick Hawksworth Fawkes
Unionist
12,396
46.5%
Yes
Arthur Rhys Barrand
Liberal
8,439
31.7%
No
Percy Myers
Labour
5,818
21.8%
No
1923
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Francis Watson
Unionist
11,537
43.8%
Yes
John Tudor Walters
Liberal
9,330
35.4%
No
Percy Myers
Labour
5,499
20.9%
No
1924
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Francis Watson
Unionist
14,090
51.0%
Yes
Percy Myers
Labour
7,001
25.3%
No
Ernest Woodhead
Liberal
6,545
23.7%
No
1929
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Granville Gibson
Unionist
16,729
41.1%
Yes
Arthur Walter Brown
Labour
12,336
30.3%
No
Hubert Stanley Houldsworth
Liberal
11,685
28.7%
No
1931
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Granville Gibson
Conservative
31,701
76.0%
Yes
William Pickles
Labour
10,013
24.0%
No
1935
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Granville Gibson
Conservative
22,107
51.7%
Yes
John Christopher Smuts
Liberal
10,682
25.0%
No
Lucy Annie Cox
Labour
9,997
23.4%
No
1945
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Malcolm Stoddart-Scott
Conservative
22,755
46.0%
Yes
Denis Winston Healey
Labour
21,104
42.7%
No
Terence Hugh Clarke
Liberal
5,592
11.3%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Pudsey and Otley has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Unionist, Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Pudsey and Otley in the 1945 general election?
Conservative won Pudsey and Otley in 1945 with 22,755 votes (46.0%), a majority of 1,651 votes over Labour in second place.
Which parties have won Pudsey and Otley since 1918?
Since 1918, Pudsey and Otley has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist.
What was the closest result in Pudsey and Otley?
The closest result on record for Pudsey and Otley was 1945, when Conservative beat Labour by just 1,651 votes (3.3 percentage points).