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Rutland and Stamford — UK General Election Results

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

Rutland and Stamford was won by Conservative at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 10,394 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Rutland and Stamford from 1918 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1918–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Claud Heathcote-Drummond Willoughby (Unionist) 8,838 53.6% Fleming Eccles (Labour) 1,199 (7.3 pts) 61.8%
1922 Charles Harvey Dixon (Unionist) 10,278 46.8% Fleming Eccles (Labour) 3,042 (13.8 pts) 81.2%
1923 Neville Woodford Smith-Carington (Unionist) 10,803 51.4% Frank Stapledon Hiley (Liberal) 5,600 (26.7 pts) 76.7%
1924 Neville Woodford Smith-Carington (Unionist) 13,286 66.7% Horatio Francis Wheeler (Labour) 6,653 (33.4 pts) 71.5%
1929 Neville Woodford Smith-Carington (Unionist) 12,607 47.4% Henry James Jones (Labour) 5,204 (19.6 pts) 76.7%
1931 Neville Woodford Smith-Carington (Conservative) 19,086 71.9% Frederick Ernest Church (Labour) 11,640 (43.9 pts) 75.3%
1935 Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby (Conservative) 16,799 59.9% Arnold William Gray (Labour) 5,561 (19.8 pts) 78.4%
1945 Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby (Conservative) 15,359 53.7% Arnold William Gray (Labour) 2,136 (7.5 pts) 72.9%
1950 Roger John Edward Conant (Conservative) 16,498 49.6% Thomas George Bradley (Labour) 2,786 (8.4 pts) 83.8%
1951 Roger John Edward Conant (Conservative) 17,850 54.1% Thomas George Bradley (Labour) 2,723 (8.3 pts) 82.3%
1955 Sir Roger John Edward Conant (Conservative) 17,675 54.3% Thomas George Bradley (Labour) 2,819 (8.7 pts) 79.7%
1959 Kenneth Lewis (Conservative) 19,078 57.4% Christopher SB Attlee (Labour) 4,941 (14.9 pts) 80.9%
1964 Kenneth Lewis (Conservative) 18,720 55.5% A Victor Butler (Labour) 3,730 (11.1 pts) 79.3%
1966 Kenneth Lewis (Conservative) 17,991 53.4% Victor Butler (Labour) 2,287 (6.8 pts) 77.6%
1970 Kenneth Lewis (Conservative) 22,803 60.1% Henry Toch (Labour) 7,667 (20.2 pts) 75.4%
Feb 1974 Kenneth Lewis (Conservative) 21,088 47.3% Anthony John Francis Byrne (Labour) 8,885 (19.9 pts) 82.4%
Oct 1974 Kenneth Lewis (Conservative) 19,101 46.2% Malcolm Withers (Labour) 6,990 (16.9 pts) 75.6%
1979 Kenneth Lewis (Conservative) 26,198 56.5% Malcom Withers (Labour) 14,815 (31.9 pts) 78.1%
2024 Alicia Kearns (Conservative) 21,248 43.7% Joe Wood (Labour) 10,394 (21.4 pts) 67.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Claud Heathcote-Drummond Willoughby Unionist 8,83853.6% Yes
Fleming Eccles Labour 7,63946.4% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Harvey Dixon Unionist 10,27846.8% Yes
Fleming Eccles Labour 7,23632.9% No
Edward Clark National Farmers Union 4,47120.3% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Neville Woodford Smith-Carington Unionist 10,80351.4% Yes
Frank Stapledon Hiley Liberal 5,20324.8% No
Arthur Sells Labour 5,00523.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Neville Woodford Smith-Carington Unionist 13,28666.7% Yes
Horatio Francis Wheeler Labour 6,63333.3% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Neville Woodford Smith-Carington Unionist 12,60747.4% Yes
Henry James Jones Labour 7,40327.9% No
Harry Payne Liberal 6,56124.7% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Neville Woodford Smith-Carington Conservative 19,08671.9% Yes
Frederick Ernest Church Labour 7,44628.1% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby Conservative 16,79959.9% Yes
Arnold William Gray Labour 11,23840.1% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby Conservative 15,35953.7% Yes
Arnold William Gray Labour 13,22346.3% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger John Edward Conant Conservative 16,49849.6% Yes
Thomas George Bradley Labour 13,71241.3% No
Cyril Valentine Liberal 3,0249.1% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger John Edward Conant Conservative 17,85054.1% Yes
Thomas George Bradley Labour 15,12745.9% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Roger John Edward Conant Conservative 17,67554.3% Yes
Thomas George Bradley Labour 14,85645.7% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Lewis Conservative 19,07857.4% Yes
Christopher SB Attlee Labour 14,13742.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Lewis Conservative 18,72055.5% Yes
A Victor Butler Labour 14,99044.5% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Lewis Conservative 17,99153.4% Yes
Victor Butler Labour 15,70446.6% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Lewis Conservative 22,80360.1% Yes
Henry Toch Labour 15,13639.9% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Lewis Conservative 21,08847.3% Yes
Anthony John Francis Byrne Labour 12,20327.3% No
David Howie Liberal 11,33625.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Lewis Conservative 19,10146.2% Yes
Malcolm Withers Labour 12,11129.3% No
David Howie Liberal 10,11324.5% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Lewis Conservative 26,19856.5% Yes
Malcom Withers Labour 11,38324.5% No
Peter Anthony Blaine Liberal 8,80119.0% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alicia Kearns Conservative 21,24843.7% Yes
Joe Wood Labour 10,85422.3% No
Chris Clowes Reform UK 7,00814.4% No
James Moore Liberal Democrat 6,25212.9% No
Emma Baker Green 2,8065.8% No
Joanna Burrows Rejoin EU 4090.8% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 7.3 pts 1922: Unionist margin 13.8 pts 1923: Unionist margin 26.7 pts 1924: Unionist margin 33.4 pts 1929: Unionist margin 19.6 pts 1931: Conservative margin 43.9 pts 1935: Conservative margin 19.8 pts 1945: Conservative margin 7.5 pts 1950: Conservative margin 8.4 pts 1951: Conservative margin 8.3 pts 1955: Conservative margin 8.7 pts 1959: Conservative margin 14.9 pts 1964: Conservative margin 11.1 pts 1966: Conservative margin 6.8 pts 1970: Conservative margin 20.2 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 19.9 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 16.9 pts 1979: Conservative margin 31.9 pts 2024: Conservative margin 21.4 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 2024

Trend

Rutland and Stamford has been contested at 19 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Rutland and Stamford in the 2024 general election?

Conservative won Rutland and Stamford in 2024 with 21,248 votes (43.7%), a majority of 10,394 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Rutland and Stamford since 1918?

Since 1918, Rutland and Stamford has been won by: Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Rutland and Stamford?

The closest result on record for Rutland and Stamford was 1966, when Conservative beat Labour by just 2,287 votes (6.8 percentage points).

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