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Rother Valley — UK General Election Results

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

Rother Valley was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 998 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Rother Valley from 1918 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1918–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Thomas Walter Grundy (Labour) 9,917 55.1% Ernest George Bearcroft (National Democratic and Labour) 5,023 (27.9 pts) 56.3%
1922 Thomas Walter Grundy (Labour) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1923 Thomas Walter Grundy (Labour) 15,967 68.6% Frances Wade (Unionist) 8,644 (37.1 pts) 64.0%
1924 Thomas Walter Grundy (Labour) 18,750 65.3% Frances Wade (Unionist) 8,765 (30.5 pts) 75.9%
1929 Thomas Walter Grundy (Labour) 30,405 76.3% Cecil Frederick Pike (Unionist) 20,945 (52.5 pts) 77.8%
1931 Thomas Walter Grundy (Labour) 26,185 62.3% Ahryne Gervase Olliver (Conservative) 10,373 (24.7 pts) 72.2%
1935 Edward Dunn (Labour) 33,271 72.0% Ahryne Gervase Olliver (Conservative) 20,364 (44.1 pts) 73.8%
1945 David Griffiths (Labour) 44,449 75.2% Howard Bull (Conservative) 29,780 (50.4 pts) 75.2%
1950 David Griffiths (Labour) 42,222 76.6% William Robert Ackrill Breare (Conservative) 29,335 (53.2 pts) 87.4%
1951 David Griffiths (Labour) 41,990 75.7% Ronald Hall (Conservative) 28,520 (51.4 pts) 86.3%
1955 David Griffiths (Labour) 39,968 75.6% William Albert Hoskins (Conservative) 27,052 (51.1 pts) 78.8%
1959 David Griffiths (Labour) 43,962 74.1% William Albert V Hoskins (Conservative) 28,593 (48.2 pts) 82.8%
1964 David Griffiths (Labour) 43,101 74.4% Raymond Whitley Hadfield (Conservative) 28,288 (48.8 pts) 77.4%
1966 David Griffiths (Labour) 43,634 76.8% Michael Clarke (Conservative) 30,467 (53.6 pts) 74.3%
1970 Peter Hardy (Labour) 44,322 71.8% Robert Durant (Conservative) 26,904 (43.6 pts) 70.7%
Oct 1974 Peter Hardy (Labour) 44,670 67.3% Gary Waller (Conservative) 32,777 (49.4 pts) 72.2%
Feb 1974 Peter Hardy (Labour) 52,532 73.4% Gary Waller (Conservative) 33,474 (46.8 pts) 78.6%
1979 Peter Hardy (Labour) 45,986 62.2% Richard Thomas Barber (Conservative) 26,002 (35.2 pts) 74.6%
1983 Kevin Barron (Labour) 21,781 46.5% John Derrick (Conservative) 8,625 (18.4 pts) 71.9%
1987 Kevin Barron (Labour) 28,292 56.4% Paul Rupert Rayner (Conservative) 15,790 (31.5 pts) 75.6%
1992 Kevin Barron (Labour) 30,977 60.5% G Toby Horton (Conservative) 17,222 (33.6 pts) 75.0%
1997 Kevin Barron (Labour) 31,184 67.6% Steven Stanbury (Conservative) 23,485 (50.9 pts) 67.3%
2001 Kevin Barron (Labour) 22,851 62.1% James Duddridge (Conservative) 14,882 (40.4 pts) 53.2%
2005 Kevin Barron (Labour) 21,871 55.4% Colin Phillips (Conservative) 14,224 (36.0 pts) 58.1%
2010 Kevin Barron (Labour) 19,147 40.9% Lynda Donaldson (Conservative) 5,866 (12.6 pts) 64.3%
2015 Kevin Barron (Labour) 20,501 43.6% Allen Cowles (UKIP) 7,297 (15.5 pts) 63.6%
2017 Kevin Barron (Labour) 23,821 48.1% Bethan Eddy (Conservative) 3,882 (7.8 pts) 65.9%
2019 Alexander Stafford (Conservative) 21,970 45.1% Sophie Wilson (Labour) 6,318 (13.0 pts) 65.3%
2024 Jake Richards (Labour) 16,023 38.5% Alexander Stafford (Conservative) 998 (2.4 pts) 60.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Walter Grundy Labour 9,91755.1% Yes
Ernest George Bearcroft National Democratic and Labour 4,89427.2% No
Albert Edward Mann Turner Liberal 3,17717.7% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Walter Grundy Labour Unopposed Yes

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Walter Grundy Labour 15,96768.6% Yes
Frances Wade Unionist 7,32331.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Walter Grundy Labour 18,75065.3% Yes
Frances Wade Unionist 9,98534.7% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Walter Grundy Labour 30,40576.3% Yes
Cecil Frederick Pike Unionist 9,46023.7% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Walter Grundy Labour 26,18562.3% Yes
Ahryne Gervase Olliver Conservative 15,81237.7% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Dunn Labour 33,27172.0% Yes
Ahryne Gervase Olliver Conservative 12,90728.0% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Griffiths Labour 44,44975.2% Yes
Howard Bull Conservative 14,66924.8% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Griffiths Labour 42,22276.6% Yes
William Robert Ackrill Breare Conservative 12,88723.4% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Griffiths Labour 41,99075.7% Yes
Ronald Hall Conservative 13,47024.3% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Griffiths Labour 39,96875.6% Yes
William Albert Hoskins Conservative 12,91624.4% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Griffiths Labour 43,96274.1% Yes
William Albert V Hoskins Conservative 15,36925.9% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Griffiths Labour 43,10174.4% Yes
Raymond Whitley Hadfield Conservative 14,81325.6% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Griffiths Labour 43,63476.8% Yes
Michael Clarke Conservative 13,16723.2% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Hardy Labour 44,32271.8% Yes
Robert Durant Conservative 17,41828.2% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Hardy Labour 44,67067.3% Yes
Gary Waller Conservative 11,89317.9% No
Geoffrey Charles Reid Liberal 9,82814.8% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Hardy Labour 52,53273.4% Yes
Gary Waller Conservative 19,05826.6% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Hardy Labour 45,98662.2% Yes
Richard Thomas Barber Conservative 19,98427.0% No
Colin Leslie Sykes Liberal 7,93710.7% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kevin Barron Labour 21,78146.5% Yes
John Derrick Conservative 13,15628.1% No
John Redman Boddy Social Democratic Party 11,90325.4% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kevin Barron Labour 28,29256.4% Yes
Paul Rupert Rayner Conservative 12,50224.9% No
John Redman Boddy Social Democratic Party 9,24018.4% No
Michael Robert Driver Workers Revolutionary 1450.3% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kevin Barron Labour 30,97760.5% Yes
G Toby Horton Conservative 13,75526.9% No
Kevin Smith Liberal Democrat 6,48312.7% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kevin Barron Labour 31,18467.6% Yes
Steven Stanbury Conservative 7,69916.7% No
Stan Burgess Liberal Democrat 5,34211.6% No
Stephen Cook Referendum Party 1,9324.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kevin Barron Labour 22,85162.1% Yes
James Duddridge Conservative 7,96921.7% No
Win Knight Liberal Democrat 4,60312.5% No
David Cutts UKIP 1,3803.7% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kevin Barron Labour 21,87155.4% Yes
Colin Phillips Conservative 7,64719.4% No
Phil Bristow Liberal Democrat 6,27215.9% No
Nick Cass BNP 2,0205.1% No
Gordon Brown UKIP 1,6854.3% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kevin Barron Labour 19,14740.9% Yes
Lynda Donaldson Conservative 13,28128.4% No
Wesley Paxton Liberal Democrat 8,11117.3% No
Will Blair BNP 3,6067.7% No
Tina Dowdall UKIP 2,6135.6% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kevin Barron Labour 20,50143.6% Yes
Allen Cowles UKIP 13,20428.1% No
Gareth Streeter Conservative 10,94523.3% No
Robert Teal Liberal Democrat 1,9924.2% No
Sharon Pilling English Democrats 3770.8% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kevin Barron Labour 23,82148.1% Yes
Bethan Eddy Conservative 19,93940.3% No
Lee Hunter UKIP 3,7047.5% No
Katie Pruszynski Liberal Democrat 1,1552.3% No
Paul Martin Green 8691.8% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Stafford Conservative 21,97045.1% Yes
Sophie Wilson Labour 15,65232.1% No
Allen Cowles Brexit Party 6,26412.9% No
Colin Taylor Liberal Democrat 2,5535.2% No
Emily West Green 1,2192.5% No
Nigel Short Independent 1,0402.1% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jake Richards Labour 16,02338.5% Yes
Alexander Stafford Conservative 15,02536.1% No
Tony Harrison Reform UK 7,67918.5% No
Paul Martin Green 1,7064.1% No
Colin Taylor Liberal Democrat 1,1752.8% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Labour margin 27.9 pts 1923: Labour margin 37.1 pts 1924: Labour margin 30.5 pts 1929: Labour margin 52.5 pts 1931: Labour margin 24.7 pts 1935: Labour margin 44.1 pts 1945: Labour margin 50.4 pts 1950: Labour margin 53.2 pts 1951: Labour margin 51.4 pts 1955: Labour margin 51.1 pts 1959: Labour margin 48.2 pts 1964: Labour margin 48.8 pts 1966: Labour margin 53.6 pts 1970: Labour margin 43.6 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 49.4 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 46.8 pts 1979: Labour margin 35.2 pts 1983: Labour margin 18.4 pts 1987: Labour margin 31.5 pts 1992: Labour margin 33.6 pts 1997: Labour margin 50.9 pts 2001: Labour margin 40.4 pts 2005: Labour margin 36.0 pts 2010: Labour margin 12.6 pts 2015: Labour margin 15.5 pts 2017: Labour margin 7.8 pts 2019: Conservative margin 13.0 pts 2024: Labour margin 2.4 pts 1918 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Rother Valley has been contested at 29 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Rother Valley in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Rother Valley in 2024 with 16,023 votes (38.5%), a majority of 998 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Rother Valley since 1918?

Since 1918, Rother Valley has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Rother Valley?

The closest result on record for Rother Valley was 2024, when Labour beat Conservative by just 998 votes (2.4 percentage points).

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