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Pudsey — UK General Election Results

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

Pudsey was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 3,517 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Pudsey from 1885 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1885–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Briggs Priestley (Liberal) 6,363 61.2% William Duncan (Conservative) 2,324 (22.3 pts) 86.8%
1886 Briggs Priestley (Liberal) 5,207 56.3% Arthur William Rucker (Conservative) 1,171 (12.7 pts) 77.1%
1892 Briggs Priestley (Liberal) 5,527 52.9% Edwin Woodhouse (Liberal Unionist) 603 (5.8 pts) 74.9%
1895 Briggs Priestley (Liberal) 5,540 52.2% Andrew Fairbairn (Liberal Unionist) 470 (4.4 pts) 77.0%
1900 George Whiteley (Liberal) 5,973 52.4% Edmund Beckett Faber (Conservative) 549 (4.8 pts) 78.2%
1906 George Whiteley (Liberal) 7,043 66.5% Charles W Ford (Liberal Unionist) 3,502 (33.1 pts) 70.2%
Jan 1910 Frederick Ogden (Liberal) 7,358 55.4% John James Oddy (Conservative) 1,424 (10.7 pts) 88.2%
Dec 1910 Frederick Ogden (Liberal) 6,518 52.5% John James Oddy (Conservative) 630 (5.1 pts) 82.3%
1950 Cyril Banks (Conservative) 18,269 41.3% Geoffrey Collings (Labour) 64 (0.1 pts) 88.9%
1951 Cyril Banks (Conservative) 24,138 53.7% Geoffrey Collings (Labour) 3,356 (7.5 pts) 88.9%
1955 Cyril Banks (Conservative) 20,445 47.7% Barry Payton (Labour) 4,564 (10.7 pts) 85.4%
1959 Joseph Hiley (Conservative) 22,752 50.1% Vincent P Richardson (Labour) 6,511 (14.3 pts) 86.9%
1964 Joseph Hiley (Conservative) 21,581 46.5% Bernard P Atha (Labour) 5,481 (11.8 pts) 84.5%
1966 Joseph Hiley (Conservative) 20,782 44.6% Eric Brierley (Labour) 2,372 (5.1 pts) 83.3%
1970 Joseph Hiley (Conservative) 24,308 49.2% James Mann (Labour) 5,995 (12.1 pts) 79.2%
Feb 1974 Giles Shaw (Conservative) 21,750 39.5% Stephen John Cooksey (Liberal) 3,735 (6.8 pts) 84.9%
Oct 1974 Giles Shaw (Conservative) 20,180 39.5% Stephen John Cooksey (Liberal) 4,581 (9.0 pts) 78.2%
1979 Giles Shaw (Conservative) 24,591 45.1% Stephen John Cooksey (Liberal) 8,739 (16.0 pts) 80.3%
1983 Giles Shaw (Conservative) 24,455 45.7% Julian Peter Francis Cummins (Liberal) 5,314 (9.9 pts) 75.8%
1987 Giles Shaw (Conservative) 25,457 45.5% Julian Cummins (Liberal) 6,436 (11.5 pts) 78.0%
1992 Giles Shaw (Conservative) 25,067 44.1% Arthur Giles (Labour) 8,972 (15.8 pts) 80.1%
1997 Paul Truswell (Labour) 25,370 48.1% Peter Bone (Conservative) 6,207 (11.8 pts) 74.4%
2001 Paul Truswell (Labour) 21,717 48.1% John Procter (Conservative) 5,626 (12.4 pts) 63.3%
2005 Paul Truswell (Labour) 21,261 45.8% Pamela Singleton (Conservative) 5,870 (12.6 pts) 66.0%
2010 Stuart Andrew (Conservative) 18,874 38.5% Jamie Hanley (Labour) 1,659 (3.4 pts) 71.0%
2015 Stuart Andrew (Conservative) 23,637 46.4% Jamie Hanley (Labour) 4,501 (8.8 pts) 72.4%
2017 Stuart Andrew (Conservative) 25,550 47.4% Ian McCargo (Labour) 331 (0.6 pts) 74.5%
2019 Stuart Andrew (Conservative) 26,453 48.8% Jane Aitchison (Labour) 3,517 (6.5 pts) 74.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Briggs Priestley Liberal 6,36361.2% Yes
William Duncan Conservative 4,03938.8% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Briggs Priestley Liberal 5,20756.3% Yes
Arthur William Rucker Conservative 4,03643.7% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Briggs Priestley Liberal 5,52752.9% Yes
Edwin Woodhouse Liberal Unionist 4,92447.1% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Briggs Priestley Liberal 5,54052.2% Yes
Andrew Fairbairn Liberal Unionist 5,07047.8% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Whiteley Liberal 5,97352.4% Yes
Edmund Beckett Faber Conservative 5,42447.6% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Whiteley Liberal 7,04366.5% Yes
Charles W Ford Liberal Unionist 3,54133.5% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Ogden Liberal 7,35855.4% Yes
John James Oddy Conservative 5,93444.6% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Ogden Liberal 6,51852.5% Yes
John James Oddy Conservative 5,88847.5% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cyril Banks Conservative 18,26941.3% Yes
Geoffrey Collings Labour 18,20541.2% No
Richard Scurrah Wainwright Liberal 7,73117.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cyril Banks Conservative 24,13853.7% Yes
Geoffrey Collings Labour 20,78246.3% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cyril Banks Conservative 20,44547.7% Yes
Barry Payton Labour 15,88137.1% No
Richard Scurrah Wainwright Liberal 6,52615.2% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Hiley Conservative 22,75250.1% Yes
Vincent P Richardson Labour 16,24135.8% No
Joseph Stanley Snowden Liberal 6,42914.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Hiley Conservative 21,58146.5% Yes
Bernard P Atha Labour 16,10034.7% No
J Trevor Wilson Liberal 8,73218.8% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Hiley Conservative 20,78244.6% Yes
Eric Brierley Labour 18,41039.6% No
Rober Rhodes Liberal 7,35315.8% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Hiley Conservative 24,30849.2% Yes
James Mann Labour 18,31337.1% No
Garth Victor James Pratt Liberal 6,75413.7% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Giles Shaw Conservative 21,75039.5% Yes
Stephen John Cooksey Liberal 18,01532.7% No
Kenneth Targett Labour 15,26727.7% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Giles Shaw Conservative 20,18039.5% Yes
Stephen John Cooksey Liberal 15,59930.5% No
Kenneth Targett Labour 15,29329.9% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Giles Shaw Conservative 24,59145.1% Yes
Stephen John Cooksey Liberal 15,85229.1% No
Peter Daniel McBride Labour 13,72725.2% No
Peter Russell Lewenz Green 3400.6% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Giles Shaw Conservative 24,45545.7% Yes
Julian Peter Francis Cummins Liberal 19,14135.8% No
Susan Price Labour 9,54217.8% No
Ronald Smith Independent 3870.7% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Giles Shaw Conservative 25,45745.5% Yes
Julian Cummins Liberal 19,02134.0% No
Neil Taggart Labour 11,46120.5% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Giles Shaw Conservative 25,06744.1% Yes
Arthur Giles Labour 16,09528.3% No
David Shutt Liberal Democrat 15,15326.7% No
Jean Lesley Wynne Green 4660.8% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Truswell Labour 25,37048.1% Yes
Peter Bone Conservative 19,16336.3% No
Jonathan Brown Liberal Democrat 7,37514.0% No
David Crabtree Referendum Party 8231.6% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Truswell Labour 21,71748.1% Yes
John Procter Conservative 16,09135.6% No
Stephen Boddy Liberal Democrat 6,42314.2% No
David Sewards UKIP 9442.1% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Truswell Labour 21,26145.8% Yes
Pamela Singleton Conservative 15,39133.1% No
James Keeley Liberal Democrat 8,55118.4% No
David Daniel UKIP 1,2412.7% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stuart Andrew Conservative 18,87438.5% Yes
Jamie Hanley Labour 17,21535.1% No
Jamie Matthews Liberal Democrat 10,22420.8% No
Ian Gibson BNP 1,5493.2% No
David Dews UKIP 1,2212.5% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stuart Andrew Conservative 23,63746.4% Yes
Jamie Hanley Labour 19,13637.6% No
Roger Tattersall UKIP 4,6899.2% No
Ryk Downes Liberal Democrat 1,9263.8% No
Claire Allen Green 1,5393.0% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stuart Andrew Conservative 25,55047.4% Yes
Ian McCargo Labour 25,21946.7% No
Allen Nixon Liberal Democrat 1,7613.3% No
Bob Buxton The Yorkshire Party 1,1382.1% No
Michael Wharton Independent 2910.5% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stuart Andrew Conservative 26,45348.8% Yes
Jane Aitchison Labour 22,93642.3% No
Ian Dowling Liberal Democrat 3,0885.7% No
Quinn Daley Green 8941.6% No
Bob Buxton The Yorkshire Party 8441.6% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 22.3 pts 1886: Liberal margin 12.7 pts 1892: Liberal margin 5.8 pts 1895: Liberal margin 4.4 pts 1900: Liberal margin 4.8 pts 1906: Liberal margin 33.1 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 10.7 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 5.1 pts 1950: Conservative margin 0.1 pts 1951: Conservative margin 7.5 pts 1955: Conservative margin 10.7 pts 1959: Conservative margin 14.3 pts 1964: Conservative margin 11.8 pts 1966: Conservative margin 5.1 pts 1970: Conservative margin 12.1 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 6.8 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 9.0 pts 1979: Conservative margin 16.0 pts 1983: Conservative margin 9.9 pts 1987: Conservative margin 11.5 pts 1992: Conservative margin 15.8 pts 1997: Labour margin 11.8 pts 2001: Labour margin 12.4 pts 2005: Labour margin 12.6 pts 2010: Conservative margin 3.4 pts 2015: Conservative margin 8.8 pts 2017: Conservative margin 0.6 pts 2019: Conservative margin 6.5 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Pudsey has been contested at 28 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Pudsey in the 2019 general election?

Conservative won Pudsey in 2019 with 26,453 votes (48.8%), a majority of 3,517 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Pudsey since 1885?

Since 1885, Pudsey has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Pudsey?

The closest result on record for Pudsey was 1950, when Conservative beat Labour by just 64 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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