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Rotherhithe — UK General Election Results

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

Rotherhithe was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 7,164 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Rotherhithe from 1885 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1885–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Charles Edward Hamilton (Conservative) 3,327 54.3% Richard Marsden Pankhurst (Liberal-Labour) 527 (8.6 pts) 72.5%
1886 Charles Edward Hamilton (Conservative) 3,202 60.2% William Brampton Gurdon (Liberal) 1,087 (20.4 pts) 62.9%
1892 John Macdona (Conservative) 3,995 59.1% Harold James Glanville (Liberal) 1,230 (18.2 pts) 70.1%
1895 John Cumming Macdona (Conservative) 4,092 64.6% Ambrose Pomeroy (Liberal) 1,846 (29.1 pts) 69.0%
1900 John Cumming Macdona (Conservative) 3,938 62.6% Thomas Hart-Davies (Liberal) 1,582 (25.1 pts) 65.8%
1906 Hubert William Culling Carr-Gomm (Liberal) 4,192 59.8% John Cumming Macdona (Conservative) 1,371 (19.6 pts) 80.6%
Dec 1910 Hubert William Cullling Carr-Gomm (Liberal) 4,030 57.1% Assheton Pownall (Conservative) 1,004 (14.2 pts) 74.0%
Jan 1910 Hubert William Culling Carr-Gomm (Liberal) 4,474 55.6% Assheton Pownall (Conservative) 904 (11.2 pts) 84.3%
1918 John Rolleston Lort-Williams (Unionist) 5,639 50.0% Hubert William Culling Carr-Gomm (Liberal) 1,750 (15.5 pts) 45.1%
1922 John Rolleston Lort-Williams (Unionist) 6,749 36.5% Charles Diamond (Labour) 46 (0.2 pts) 63.4%
1923 Benjamin Smith (Labour) 9,019 48.0% John Rolleston Lort-Williams (Unionist) 3,278 (17.4 pts) 63.8%
1924 Benjamin Smith (Labour) 12,703 60.3% Charles Garfield Lott Du Cann (Unionist) 4,328 (20.5 pts) 70.5%
1929 Benjamin Smith (Labour) 14,664 61.6% Joseph Gurney Braithwaite (Unionist) 10,070 (42.3 pts) 65.9%
1931 Norah Cecil Runge (Conservative) 11,666 50.3% Benjamin Smith (Labour) 130 (0.6 pts) 64.3%
1935 Benjamin Smith (Labour) 14,416 59.7% Norah Cecil Runge (Conservative) 4,665 (19.3 pts) 71.3%
1945 Benjamin Smith (Labour) 9,741 79.1% Norah Cecil Runge (Conservative) 7,164 (58.2 pts) 68.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Edward Hamilton Conservative 3,32754.3% Yes
Richard Marsden Pankhurst Liberal-Labour 2,80045.7% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Edward Hamilton Conservative 3,20260.2% Yes
William Brampton Gurdon Liberal 2,11539.8% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Macdona Conservative 3,99559.1% Yes
Harold James Glanville Liberal 2,76540.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Cumming Macdona Conservative 4,09264.6% Yes
Ambrose Pomeroy Liberal 2,24635.4% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Cumming Macdona Conservative 3,93862.6% Yes
Thomas Hart-Davies Liberal 2,35637.4% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hubert William Culling Carr-Gomm Liberal 4,19259.8% Yes
John Cumming Macdona Conservative 2,82140.2% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hubert William Cullling Carr-Gomm Liberal 4,03057.1% Yes
Assheton Pownall Conservative 3,02642.9% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hubert William Culling Carr-Gomm Liberal 4,47455.6% Yes
Assheton Pownall Conservative 3,57044.4% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Rolleston Lort-Williams Unionist 5,63950.0% Yes
Hubert William Culling Carr-Gomm Liberal 3,88934.5% No
Will Godfrey Labour 1,75015.5% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Rolleston Lort-Williams Unionist 6,74936.5% Yes
Charles Diamond Labour 6,70336.3% No
Hubert William Culling Carr-Gomm Liberal 5,03427.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benjamin Smith Labour 9,01948.0% Yes
John Rolleston Lort-Williams Unionist 5,74130.5% No
Richard Hazleton Liberal 4,03521.5% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benjamin Smith Labour 12,70360.3% Yes
Charles Garfield Lott Du Cann Unionist 8,37539.7% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benjamin Smith Labour 14,66461.6% Yes
Joseph Gurney Braithwaite Unionist 4,59419.3% No
Dora West Liberal 4,55619.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norah Cecil Runge Conservative 11,66650.3% Yes
Benjamin Smith Labour 11,53649.7% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benjamin Smith Labour 14,41659.7% Yes
Norah Cecil Runge Conservative 9,75140.3% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benjamin Smith Labour 9,74179.1% Yes
Norah Cecil Runge Conservative 2,57720.9% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 8.6 pts 1886: Conservative margin 20.4 pts 1892: Conservative margin 18.2 pts 1895: Conservative margin 29.1 pts 1900: Conservative margin 25.1 pts 1906: Liberal margin 19.6 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 14.2 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 11.2 pts 1918: Unionist margin 15.5 pts 1922: Unionist margin 0.2 pts 1923: Labour margin 17.4 pts 1924: Labour margin 20.5 pts 1929: Labour margin 42.3 pts 1931: Conservative margin 0.6 pts 1935: Labour margin 19.3 pts 1945: Labour margin 58.2 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Rotherhithe has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Rotherhithe in the 1945 general election?

Labour won Rotherhithe in 1945 with 9,741 votes (79.1%), a majority of 7,164 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Rotherhithe since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Rotherhithe?

The closest result on record for Rotherhithe was 1922, when Unionist beat Labour by just 46 votes (0.2 percentage points).

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