Richmond (Yorks) — UK General Election Results
Richmond (Yorks) was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 27,210 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Richmond (Yorks) from 1832 to 2019.
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, 1832–2019
| Election | Elected | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | Robert Lawrence Dundas (Whig); John Charles Dundas (Whig) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1835 | Thomas Dundas (Whig); Alexander Speirs (Whig) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1837 | Thomas Dundas (Whig); Alexander Speirs (Whig) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1841 | John Charles Dundas (Whig); William Nicholas Ridley-Colborne (Whig) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1847 | Marmaduke Wyvill (Whig); Henry Rich (Whig) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1852 | Marmaduke Wyvill (Whig); Henry Rich (Whig) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1857 | Marmaduke Wyvill (Whig); Henry Rich (Whig) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1859 | Marmaduke Wyvill (Liberal); Henry Rich (Liberal) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1865 | Roundell Palmer (Liberal); John Charles Dundas (Liberal) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1868 | Roundell Palmer (Liberal) | 375 | 81.2% | William Henry Roberts (Liberal) | 288 (62.3 pts) | 71.1% |
| 1874 | John Charles Dundas (Liberal) | 313 | 54.7% | Charles Edward Brunskill Cooke (Independent Liberal) | 54 (9.4 pts) | 81.0% |
| 1880 | John Charles Dundas (Liberal) | 447 | 75.8% | George Swinburne-King (Conservative) | 304 (51.5 pts) | 84.8% |
| 1885 | Frederick Acclom Milbank (Liberal) | 4,869 | 53.0% | George William Elliot (Conservative) | 549 (6.0 pts) | 81.8% |
| 1886 | George William Elliot (Conservative) | 4,810 | 55.5% | Edmund Russborough Turton (Liberal) | 951 (11.0 pts) | 77.1% |
| 1892 | George William Elliot (Conservative) | 4,340 | 50.9% | Edmund Russborough Turton (Liberal) | 159 (1.9 pts) | 79.9% |
| 1895 | John Hutton (Conservative) | 4,555 | 53.4% | Edmund Russborough Turton (Liberal) | 584 (6.9 pts) | 79.9% |
| 1900 | John Hutton (Conservative) | 4,573 | 59.5% | Geoffrey William Algernon Howard (Liberal) | 1,456 (18.9 pts) | 74.2% |
| 1906 | Francis Dyke Acland (Liberal) | 4,470 | 50.6% | Lawrence John Lumley Dundas (Conservative) | 102 (1.1 pts) | 87.4% |
| Jan 1910 | William George Algar Orde-Powlett (Conservative) | 5,246 | 55.8% | Francis Dyke Acland (Liberal) | 1,083 (11.5 pts) | 89.7% |
| Dec 1910 | William George Algar Orde-Powlett (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1918 | Murrough John Wilson (Unionist) | 9,857 | 66.8% | William Parlour (National Farmers Union) | 4,950 (33.5 pts) | 48.1% |
| 1922 | Murrough John Wilson (Unionist) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1923 | Murrough John Wilson (Unionist) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1924 | Murrough John Wilson (Unionist) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1929 | Thomas Lionel Dugdale (Unionist) | 19,763 | 57.5% | John Dixon Hinks (Liberal) | 5,129 (14.9 pts) | 79.4% |
| 1931 | Thomas Lionel Dugdale (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1935 | Thomas Lionel Dugdale (Conservative) | 25,088 | 77.3% | Alfred Jonathan Best (Labour) | 17,719 (54.6 pts) | 68.1% |
| 1945 | Thomas Lionel Dugdale (Conservative) | 18,332 | 52.9% | Maurice William Darwin (Liberal) | 8,905 (25.7 pts) | 68.2% |
| 1950 | Thomas Lionel Dugdale (Conservative) | 22,999 | 59.2% | Frederick William Beaton (Labour) | 14,305 (36.8 pts) | 79.7% |
| 1951 | Thomas Lionel Dugdale (Conservative) | 26,231 | 70.6% | Richard Hoyle (Labour) | 15,316 (41.2 pts) | 74.4% |
| 1955 | Sir Thomas Lionel Dugdale (Conservative) | 24,979 | 73.6% | Richard Hoyle (Labour) | 16,005 (47.1 pts) | 67.2% |
| 1959 | Timothy Peter Geoffrey Kitson (Conservative) | 28,270 | 75.4% | Mabel McMillan (Labour) | 19,067 (50.9 pts) | 71.5% |
| 1964 | Timothy Peter Geoffrey Kitson (Conservative) | 25,345 | 58.9% | Gordon A Knott (Labour) | 16,437 (38.2 pts) | 75.6% |
| 1966 | Timothy Kitson (Conservative) | 23,541 | 56.6% | Patrick Lisle (Labour) | 13,331 (32.1 pts) | 71.3% |
| 1970 | Timothy Kitson (Conservative) | 30,471 | 62.8% | Michael Aldrich (Labour) | 17,769 (36.6 pts) | 68.4% |
| Feb 1974 | Timothy Kitson (Conservative) | 26,994 | 58.2% | Elizabeth Graham (Liberal) | 15,267 (32.9 pts) | 75.4% |
| Oct 1974 | Timothy Kitson (Conservative) | 23,156 | 56.9% | Pamela Waudby (Liberal) | 13,628 (33.5 pts) | 65.7% |
| 1979 | Timothy Kitson (Conservative) | 28,958 | 61.5% | Gerald Seymour Hodgson (Liberal) | 18,994 (40.3 pts) | 72.1% |
| 1983 | Leon Brittan (Conservative) | 32,373 | 62.6% | John David Raw (Liberal) | 18,066 (35.0 pts) | 68.7% |
| 1987 | Leon Brittan (Conservative) | 34,995 | 61.2% | David Lloyd-Williams (Liberal) | 19,576 (34.2 pts) | 72.1% |
| 1992 | William Hague (Conservative) | 40,202 | 61.9% | George Irwin (Liberal Democrat) | 23,504 (36.2 pts) | 78.4% |
| 1997 | William Hague (Conservative) | 23,326 | 48.9% | Steven Merritt (Labour) | 10,051 (21.1 pts) | 73.4% |
| 2001 | William Hague (Conservative) | 25,951 | 58.9% | Fay Tinnion (Labour) | 16,319 (37.1 pts) | 67.4% |
| 2005 | William Hague (Conservative) | 26,722 | 59.1% | Neil Foster (Labour) | 17,807 (39.4 pts) | 65.0% |
| 2010 | William Hague (Conservative) | 33,541 | 62.8% | Lawrence Meredith (Liberal Democrat) | 23,336 (43.7 pts) | 66.5% |
| 2015 | Rishi Sunak (Conservative) | 27,744 | 51.4% | Matthew Cooke (UKIP) | 19,550 (36.2 pts) | 68.5% |
| 2017 | Rishi Sunak (Conservative) | 36,458 | 63.9% | Dan Perry (Labour) | 23,108 (40.5 pts) | 70.6% |
| 2019 | Rishi Sunak (Conservative) | 36,693 | 63.6% | Thom Kirkwood (Labour) | 27,210 (47.2 pts) | 70.1% |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Lawrence Dundas | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
| John Charles Dundas | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
1835 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Dundas | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Alexander Speirs | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
1837 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Dundas | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Alexander Speirs | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
1841 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Charles Dundas | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
| William Nicholas Ridley-Colborne | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
1847 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmaduke Wyvill | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Henry Rich | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
1852 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmaduke Wyvill | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Henry Rich | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
1857 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmaduke Wyvill | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Henry Rich | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
1859 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmaduke Wyvill | Liberal | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Henry Rich | Liberal | Unopposed | Yes | |
1865 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roundell Palmer | Liberal | Unopposed | Yes | |
| John Charles Dundas | Liberal | Unopposed | Yes | |
1868
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roundell Palmer | Liberal | 375 | 81.2% | Yes |
| William Henry Roberts | Liberal | 87 | 18.8% | No |
1874
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Charles Dundas | Liberal | 313 | 54.7% | Yes |
| Charles Edward Brunskill Cooke | Independent Liberal | 259 | 45.3% | No |
1880
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Charles Dundas | Liberal | 447 | 75.8% | Yes |
| George Swinburne-King | Conservative | 143 | 24.2% | No |
1885
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Acclom Milbank | Liberal | 4,869 | 53.0% | Yes |
| George William Elliot | Conservative | 4,320 | 47.0% | No |
1886
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George William Elliot | Conservative | 4,810 | 55.5% | Yes |
| Edmund Russborough Turton | Liberal | 3,859 | 44.5% | No |
1892
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George William Elliot | Conservative | 4,340 | 50.9% | Yes |
| Edmund Russborough Turton | Liberal | 4,181 | 49.1% | No |
1895
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hutton | Conservative | 4,555 | 53.4% | Yes |
| Edmund Russborough Turton | Liberal | 3,971 | 46.6% | No |
1900
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hutton | Conservative | 4,573 | 59.5% | Yes |
| Geoffrey William Algernon Howard | Liberal | 3,117 | 40.5% | No |
1906
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Dyke Acland | Liberal | 4,470 | 50.6% | Yes |
| Lawrence John Lumley Dundas | Conservative | 4,368 | 49.4% | No |
Jan 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William George Algar Orde-Powlett | Conservative | 5,246 | 55.8% | Yes |
| Francis Dyke Acland | Liberal | 4,163 | 44.2% | No |
Dec 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William George Algar Orde-Powlett | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1918
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murrough John Wilson | Unionist | 9,857 | 66.8% | Yes |
| William Parlour | National Farmers Union | 4,907 | 33.2% | No |
1922
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murrough John Wilson | Unionist | Unopposed | Yes | |
1923
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murrough John Wilson | Unionist | Unopposed | Yes | |
1924
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murrough John Wilson | Unionist | Unopposed | Yes | |
1929
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Lionel Dugdale | Unionist | 19,763 | 57.5% | Yes |
| John Dixon Hinks | Liberal | 14,634 | 42.5% | No |
1931
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Lionel Dugdale | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1935
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Lionel Dugdale | Conservative | 25,088 | 77.3% | Yes |
| Alfred Jonathan Best | Labour | 7,369 | 22.7% | No |
1945
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Lionel Dugdale | Conservative | 18,332 | 52.9% | Yes |
| Maurice William Darwin | Liberal | 9,427 | 27.2% | No |
| George Henry Metcalfe | Labour | 6,104 | 17.6% | No |
| Roy Norman Chesterton | Common Wealth | 813 | 2.3% | No |
1950
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Lionel Dugdale | Conservative | 22,999 | 59.2% | Yes |
| Frederick William Beaton | Labour | 8,694 | 22.4% | No |
| Dougas Eugene Moore | Liberal | 7,157 | 18.4% | No |
1951
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Lionel Dugdale | Conservative | 26,231 | 70.6% | Yes |
| Richard Hoyle | Labour | 10,915 | 29.4% | No |
1955
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Thomas Lionel Dugdale | Conservative | 24,979 | 73.6% | Yes |
| Richard Hoyle | Labour | 8,974 | 26.4% | No |
1959
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Peter Geoffrey Kitson | Conservative | 28,270 | 75.4% | Yes |
| Mabel McMillan | Labour | 9,203 | 24.6% | No |
1964
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Peter Geoffrey Kitson | Conservative | 25,345 | 58.9% | Yes |
| Gordon A Knott | Labour | 8,908 | 20.7% | No |
| Clifford Keith Wain Schellenberg | Liberal | 8,787 | 20.4% | No |
1966
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Kitson | Conservative | 23,541 | 56.6% | Yes |
| Patrick Lisle | Labour | 10,210 | 24.6% | No |
| Clifford Schellenberg | Liberal | 7,824 | 18.8% | No |
1970
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Kitson | Conservative | 30,471 | 62.8% | Yes |
| Michael Aldrich | Labour | 12,702 | 26.2% | No |
| John Smithson | Liberal | 5,354 | 11.0% | No |
Feb 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Kitson | Conservative | 26,994 | 58.2% | Yes |
| Elizabeth Graham | Liberal | 11,727 | 25.3% | No |
| Edward Robin Pearce | Labour | 7,659 | 16.5% | No |
Oct 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Kitson | Conservative | 23,156 | 56.9% | Yes |
| Pamela Waudby | Liberal | 9,528 | 23.4% | No |
| Ian Andrew Wilkie | Labour | 8,025 | 19.7% | No |
1979
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Kitson | Conservative | 28,958 | 61.5% | Yes |
| Gerald Seymour Hodgson | Liberal | 9,964 | 21.2% | No |
| Kenneth Raymond Bratton | Labour | 8,173 | 17.4% | No |
1983
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Brittan | Conservative | 32,373 | 62.6% | Yes |
| John David Raw | Liberal | 14,307 | 27.7% | No |
| Barbara Loise Moira Hawkins | Labour | 4,997 | 9.7% | No |
1987
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Brittan | Conservative | 34,995 | 61.2% | Yes |
| David Lloyd-Williams | Liberal | 15,419 | 27.0% | No |
| Frank Robson | Labour | 6,737 | 11.8% | No |
1992
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hague | Conservative | 40,202 | 61.9% | Yes |
| George Irwin | Liberal Democrat | 16,698 | 25.7% | No |
| Ross Cranston | Labour | 7,523 | 11.6% | No |
| A Michael Barr | Independent | 570 | 0.9% | No |
1997
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hague | Conservative | 23,326 | 48.9% | Yes |
| Steven Merritt | Labour | 13,275 | 27.8% | No |
| Jane Harvey | Liberal Democrat | 8,773 | 18.4% | No |
| Alex Bentley | Referendum Party | 2,367 | 5.0% | No |
2001
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hague | Conservative | 25,951 | 58.9% | Yes |
| Fay Tinnion | Labour | 9,632 | 21.9% | No |
| Thomas Forth | Liberal Democrat | 7,890 | 17.9% | No |
| Boney Maronie Steniforth | Monster Raving Loony | 561 | 1.3% | No |
2005
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hague | Conservative | 26,722 | 59.1% | Yes |
| Neil Foster | Labour | 8,915 | 19.7% | No |
| Jacquie Bell | Liberal Democrat | 7,982 | 17.7% | No |
| Leslie Rowe | Green | 1,581 | 3.5% | No |
2010
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hague | Conservative | 33,541 | 62.8% | Yes |
| Lawrence Meredith | Liberal Democrat | 10,205 | 19.1% | No |
| Eileen Driver | Labour | 8,150 | 15.3% | No |
| Leslie Rowe | Green | 1,516 | 2.8% | No |
2015
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishi Sunak | Conservative | 27,744 | 51.4% | Yes |
| Matthew Cooke | UKIP | 8,194 | 15.2% | No |
| Mike Hill | Labour | 7,124 | 13.2% | No |
| John Harris | Liberal Democrat | 3,465 | 6.4% | No |
| John Blackie | Independent | 3,348 | 6.2% | No |
| Leslie Rowe | Green | 2,313 | 4.3% | No |
| Robin Scott | Independent | 1,811 | 3.4% | No |
2017
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishi Sunak | Conservative | 36,458 | 63.9% | Yes |
| Dan Perry | Labour | 13,350 | 23.4% | No |
| Tobie Abel | Liberal Democrat | 3,360 | 5.9% | No |
| Chris Pearson | The Yorkshire Party | 2,106 | 3.7% | No |
| Fiona Yorke | Green | 1,739 | 3.1% | No |
2019
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishi Sunak | Conservative | 36,693 | 63.6% | Yes |
| Thom Kirkwood | Labour | 9,483 | 16.4% | No |
| Philip Knowles | Liberal Democrat | 6,989 | 12.1% | No |
| John Yorke | Green | 2,500 | 4.3% | No |
| Laurence Waterhouse | The Yorkshire Party | 1,077 | 1.9% | No |
| Nick Jardine | Independent | 961 | 1.7% | No |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Richmond (Yorks) has been contested at 48 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Liberal, Conservative, Unionist.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Richmond (Yorks) in the 2019 general election?
Conservative won Richmond (Yorks) in 2019 with 36,693 votes (63.6%), a majority of 27,210 votes over Labour in second place.
Which parties have won Richmond (Yorks) since 1832?
Since 1832, Richmond (Yorks) has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist, Whig.
What was the closest result in Richmond (Yorks)?
The closest result on record for Richmond (Yorks) was 1906, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 102 votes (1.1 percentage points).
Did Richmond (Yorks) ever elect more than one MP at a time?
Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Richmond (Yorks) 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.