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Romford — UK General Election Results

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

Romford was won by Conservative at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 1,463 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Romford from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 John Westlake (Liberal) 4,370 50.4% James Theobald (Conservative) 64 (0.7 pts) 68.9%
1886 James Theobald (Conservative) 4,233 56.9% James Hume Webster (Liberal) 2,478 (33.3 pts) 59.1%
1892 James Theobald (Conservative) 6,724 54.8% Herbert Henry Raphael (Liberal) 1,182 (9.6 pts) 73.2%
1895 Alfred Money Wigram (Conservative) 8,257 56.2% John Henry Bethell (Liberal) 1,827 (12.4 pts) 70.7%
1900 Louis Sinclair (Conservative) 10,450 58.6% Lionel Raleigh Holland (Liberal) 3,062 (17.2 pts) 60.8%
1906 John Henry Bethell (Liberal) 21,534 62.9% Louis Sinclair (Conservative) 8,855 (25.9 pts) 75.1%
Dec 1910 John Henry Bethell (Liberal) 22,119 54.0% William Peter Griggs (Conservative) 3,269 (8.0 pts) 77.3%
Jan 1910 John Henry Bethell (Liberal) 23,181 52.2% George Henry Williamson (Conservative) 1,957 (4.4 pts) 83.8%
1918 Albert Edward Martin (Liberal) 10,300 57.5% Walter H Letts (Labour) 5,256 (29.3 pts) 48.4%
1922 Albert Edward Martin (National Liberal) 14,070 58.5% Albert Enil Davies (Labour) 4,103 (17.1 pts) 59.2%
1923 Charles Arthur Uryan Rhys (Unionist) 9,585 35.7% Albert Enil Davies (Labour) 476 (1.8 pts) 61.4%
1924 Charles Arthur Uryan Rhys (Unionist) 15,520 44.6% Albert Enil Davies (Labour) 2,208 (6.3 pts) 74.5%
1929 Henry Thomas Muggeridge (Labour) 31,045 44.9% Charles Arthur Uryan Rhys (Unionist) 8,520 (12.3 pts) 70.1%
1931 William Hutchison (Conservative) 50,097 61.5% Henry Thomas Muggeridge (Labour) 18,687 (22.9 pts) 65.3%
1935 Herbert John Harvey Parker (Labour) 55,723 54.0% William Hutchison (Conservative) 8,307 (8.1 pts) 61.4%
1945 Thomas Macpherson (Labour) 16,979 52.8% Montague Lavander Berryman (Conservative) 5,777 (18.0 pts) 74.5%
1950 John Cutts Lockwood (Conservative) 27,656 46.0% Thomas Macpherson (Labour) 1,269 (2.1 pts) 85.7%
1951 John Cutts Lockwood (Conservative) 33,120 51.0% Arthur Creech Jones (Labour) 1,298 (2.0 pts) 83.8%
1955 Ronald Joseph Ledger (Labour) 27,326 52.5% Richard Jon Stanley Harvey (Conservative) 2,625 (5.1 pts) 75.5%
1959 Ronald Joseph Ledger (Labour) 25,558 43.5% Richard Jon Stanley Harvey (Conservative) 607 (1.0 pts) 80.4%
1964 Ronald Joseph Ledger (Labour) 27,143 47.5% Antony TR Fletcher (Conservative) 6,097 (10.7 pts) 77.8%
1966 Ronald Ledger (Labour) 31,221 57.4% Brian Higgs (Conservative) 8,061 (14.8 pts) 75.4%
1970 Dick Leonard (Labour) 27,899 52.6% Michael Neubert (Conservative) 2,760 (5.2 pts) 66.9%
Feb 1974 Michael Neubert (Conservative) 17,134 39.2% Denis Raymond O'Flynn (Labour) 3,073 (7.0 pts) 79.8%
Oct 1974 Michael Neubert (Conservative) 17,164 43.4% Denis Raymond O'Flynn (Labour) 2,651 (6.7 pts) 71.5%
1979 Michael Neubert (Conservative) 22,714 53.8% Suzanne Molly Bartlett (Labour) 8,812 (20.8 pts) 76.6%
1983 Michael Neubert (Conservative) 20,771 53.4% John Bates (Liberal) 10,574 (27.2 pts) 69.8%
1987 Michael Neubert (Conservative) 22,745 56.0% Nigel Smith (Labour) 13,471 (33.2 pts) 72.9%
1992 Michael Neubert (Conservative) 23,834 56.6% Eileen Gordon (Labour) 11,420 (27.1 pts) 78.0%
1997 Eileen Gordon (Labour) 18,187 43.2% Michael Neubert (Conservative) 649 (1.5 pts) 70.7%
2001 Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) 18,931 53.0% Eileen Gordon (Labour) 5,977 (16.7 pts) 59.6%
2005 Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) 21,560 59.1% Margaret Mullane (Labour) 11,589 (31.8 pts) 62.3%
2010 Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) 26,031 56.0% Rachel Voller (Labour) 16,954 (36.5 pts) 65.4%
2015 Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) 25,067 51.0% Gerard Batten (UKIP) 13,859 (28.2 pts) 68.0%
2017 Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) 29,671 59.4% Angelina Leatherbarrow (Labour) 13,778 (27.6 pts) 68.1%
2019 Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) 30,494 64.6% Angelina Leatherbarrow (Labour) 17,893 (37.9 pts) 65.6%
2024 Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) 15,339 34.8% Andrew Achilleos (Labour) 1,463 (3.3 pts) 60.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Westlake Liberal 4,37050.4% Yes
James Theobald Conservative 4,30649.6% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Theobald Conservative 4,23356.9% Yes
James Hume Webster Liberal 1,75523.6% No
John Westlake Liberal Unionist 1,45719.6% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Theobald Conservative 6,72454.8% Yes
Herbert Henry Raphael Liberal 5,54245.2% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Money Wigram Conservative 8,25756.2% Yes
John Henry Bethell Liberal 6,43043.8% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Louis Sinclair Conservative 10,45058.6% Yes
Lionel Raleigh Holland Liberal 7,38841.4% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Henry Bethell Liberal 21,53462.9% Yes
Louis Sinclair Conservative 12,67937.1% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Henry Bethell Liberal 22,11954.0% Yes
William Peter Griggs Conservative 18,85046.0% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Henry Bethell Liberal 23,18152.2% Yes
George Henry Williamson Conservative 21,22447.8% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Edward Martin Liberal 10,30057.5% Yes
Walter H Letts Labour 5,04428.1% No
Arthur Whiting National Socialist 2,58014.4% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Edward Martin National Liberal 14,07058.5% Yes
Albert Enil Davies Labour 9,96741.5% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Arthur Uryan Rhys Unionist 9,58535.7% Yes
Albert Enil Davies Labour 9,10933.9% No
David Marshall Mason Liberal 8,14430.3% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Arthur Uryan Rhys Unionist 15,52044.6% Yes
Albert Enil Davies Labour 13,31238.3% No
David Marshall Mason Liberal 5,95717.1% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Thomas Muggeridge Labour 31,04544.9% Yes
Charles Arthur Uryan Rhys Unionist 22,52532.6% No
Arthur Wood Liberal 15,52722.5% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Hutchison Conservative 50,09761.5% Yes
Henry Thomas Muggeridge Labour 31,41038.5% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert John Harvey Parker Labour 55,72354.0% Yes
William Hutchison Conservative 47,41646.0% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Macpherson Labour 16,97952.8% Yes
Montague Lavander Berryman Conservative 11,20234.9% No
Henry John Hare Liberal 3,95712.3% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Cutts Lockwood Conservative 27,65646.0% Yes
Thomas Macpherson Labour 26,38743.9% No
Norman Clarke Liberal 6,01410.0% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Cutts Lockwood Conservative 33,12051.0% Yes
Arthur Creech Jones Labour 31,82249.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ronald Joseph Ledger Labour 27,32652.5% Yes
Richard Jon Stanley Harvey Conservative 24,70147.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ronald Joseph Ledger Labour 25,55843.5% Yes
Richard Jon Stanley Harvey Conservative 24,95142.5% No
Douglas Geary Liberal 8,22814.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ronald Joseph Ledger Labour 27,14347.5% Yes
Antony TR Fletcher Conservative 21,04636.8% No
Douglas Geary Liberal 8,13314.2% No
Edgar Bates Ratepayer 8111.4% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ronald Ledger Labour 31,22157.4% Yes
Brian Higgs Conservative 23,16042.6% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dick Leonard Labour 27,89952.6% Yes
Michael Neubert Conservative 25,13947.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Neubert Conservative 17,13439.2% Yes
Denis Raymond O'Flynn Labour 14,06132.1% No
Terry Hurlstone Liberal 12,19027.9% No
Edgar Bates Independent 3740.9% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Neubert Conservative 17,16443.4% Yes
Denis Raymond O'Flynn Labour 14,51336.7% No
Terry Hurlstone Liberal 7,66319.4% No
Leonard Harold Cyril Sampson PEOPLE Party 2000.5% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Neubert Conservative 22,71453.8% Yes
Suzanne Molly Bartlett Labour 13,90232.9% No
John Bates Liberal 4,81811.4% No
Madelaine Caine National Front 8201.9% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Neubert Conservative 20,77153.4% Yes
John Bates Liberal 10,19726.2% No
Jack Hoepelman Labour 7,49419.3% No
Madelaine Caine National Front 4321.1% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Neubert Conservative 22,74556.0% Yes
Nigel Smith Labour 9,27422.8% No
John Bates Liberal 8,19520.2% No
Frederick Gibson Green 3850.9% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Neubert Conservative 23,83456.6% Yes
Eileen Gordon Labour 12,41429.5% No
Pat Atherton Liberal Democrat 5,32912.7% No
Frederick Gibson Green 5461.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eileen Gordon Labour 18,18743.2% Yes
Michael Neubert Conservative 17,53841.6% No
Nigel Meyer Liberal Democrat 3,3417.9% No
Steven Ward Referendum Party 1,4313.4% No
Terry Hurlstone Liberal 1,1002.6% No
Michael Carey BNP 5221.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Rosindell Conservative 18,93153.0% Yes
Eileen Gordon Labour 12,95436.3% No
Nigel Meyer Liberal Democrat 2,8698.0% No
Steven Ward UKIP 5331.5% No
Frank McAllister BNP 4141.2% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Rosindell Conservative 21,56059.1% Yes
Margaret Mullane Labour 9,97127.3% No
Geoff Seeff Liberal Democrat 3,0668.4% No
John McCaffrey BNP 1,0883.0% No
Terry Murray UKIP 7972.2% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Rosindell Conservative 26,03156.0% Yes
Rachel Voller Labour 9,07719.5% No
Helen Duffett Liberal Democrat 5,57212.0% No
Robert Bailey BNP 2,4385.2% No
Gerard Batten UKIP 2,0504.4% No
Peter Thorogood English Democrats 6031.3% No
Gary Haines Green 4471.0% No
Philip Hyde Independent 1510.3% No
David Sturman Independent 1120.2% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Rosindell Conservative 25,06751.0% Yes
Gerard Batten UKIP 11,20822.8% No
Samuel Gould Labour 10,26820.9% No
Ian Sanderson Liberal Democrat 1,4132.9% No
Lorna Tooley Green 1,2222.5% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Rosindell Conservative 29,67159.4% Yes
Angelina Leatherbarrow Labour 15,89331.8% No
Andrew Beadle UKIP 2,3504.7% No
Ian Sanderson Liberal Democrat 1,2152.4% No
David Hughes Green 8151.6% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Rosindell Conservative 30,49464.6% Yes
Angelina Leatherbarrow Labour 12,60126.7% No
Ian Sanderson Liberal Democrat 2,7085.7% No
David Hughes Green 1,4283.0% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Rosindell Conservative 15,33934.8% Yes
Andrew Achilleos Labour 13,87631.5% No
Philip Hyde Reform UK 9,62421.8% No
David Hughes Green 2,2205.0% No
Thomas Clarke Liberal Democrat 1,8954.3% No
Zhafaran Qayum Workers Party of Britain 8982.0% No
Colin Birch English Constitution Party 1950.4% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 0.7 pts 1886: Conservative margin 33.3 pts 1892: Conservative margin 9.6 pts 1895: Conservative margin 12.4 pts 1900: Conservative margin 17.2 pts 1906: Liberal margin 25.9 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 8.0 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 4.4 pts 1918: Liberal margin 29.3 pts 1922: National Liberal margin 17.1 pts 1923: Unionist margin 1.8 pts 1924: Unionist margin 6.3 pts 1929: Labour margin 12.3 pts 1931: Conservative margin 22.9 pts 1935: Labour margin 8.1 pts 1945: Labour margin 18.0 pts 1950: Conservative margin 2.1 pts 1951: Conservative margin 2.0 pts 1955: Labour margin 5.1 pts 1959: Labour margin 1.0 pts 1964: Labour margin 10.7 pts 1966: Labour margin 14.8 pts 1970: Labour margin 5.2 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 7.0 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 6.7 pts 1979: Conservative margin 20.8 pts 1983: Conservative margin 27.2 pts 1987: Conservative margin 33.2 pts 1992: Conservative margin 27.1 pts 1997: Labour margin 1.5 pts 2001: Conservative margin 16.7 pts 2005: Conservative margin 31.8 pts 2010: Conservative margin 36.5 pts 2015: Conservative margin 28.2 pts 2017: Conservative margin 27.6 pts 2019: Conservative margin 37.9 pts 2024: Conservative margin 3.3 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Romford has been contested at 37 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, National Liberal, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Romford in the 2024 general election?

Conservative won Romford in 2024 with 15,339 votes (34.8%), a majority of 1,463 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Romford since 1885?

Since 1885, Romford has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, National Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Romford?

The closest result on record for Romford was 1885, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 64 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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