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Scarborough and Whitby — UK General Election Results

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

Scarborough and Whitby was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 5,408 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Scarborough and Whitby from 1918 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1918–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 William Gervase Beckett (Unionist) 11,764 56.6% Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell (Liberal) 3,770 (18.1 pts) 60.1%
1922 Sidney Herbert (Unionist) 16,358 55.2% Sydney Peverill Turnball (Liberal) 3,096 (10.4 pts) 76.2%
1923 Sidney Herbert (Unionist) 15,927 51.6% Ashley Mitchell (Liberal) 994 (3.2 pts) 76.4%
1924 Sidney Herbert (Unionist) 18,911 57.6% Ashley Mitchell (Liberal) 7,688 (23.4 pts) 78.9%
1929 Sidney Herbert (Unionist) 20,710 48.3% Henry Paterson Gisborne (Liberal) 3,166 (7.4 pts) 79.7%
1931 Herbert Paul Latham (Conservative) 32,025 83.0% Philip Sidney Eastman (Labour) 25,450 (65.9 pts) 69.5%
1935 Herbert Paul Latham (Conservative) 23,210 53.9% John Ramsay Bryce Muir (Liberal) 6,542 (15.2 pts) 74.7%
1945 Alexander Cadwallader Mainwaring Spearman (Conservative) 20,786 50.9% Leonard Humphrey Razzall (Liberal) 10,047 (24.6 pts) 69.0%
1950 Alexander Cadwallader Mainwaring Spearman (Conservative) 28,896 55.2% Philip Taylor (Labour) 14,475 (27.7 pts) 80.8%
1951 Alexander Cadwallader Mainwaring Spearman (Conservative) 32,988 66.5% Henry Brinton (Labour) 16,367 (33.0 pts) 75.9%
1955 Alexander Cadwallader Mainwaring Spearman (Conservative) 27,133 57.9% John Archer (Labour) 16,645 (35.5 pts) 72.6%
1959 Alexander Cadwallader Mainwaring Spearman (Conservative) 25,276 54.4% Gilbert Gray (Liberal) 14,517 (31.2 pts) 72.7%
1964 Alexander Cadwallader Mainwaring Spearman (Conservative) 22,632 46.0% Richard S Rowntree (Liberal) 7,907 (16.1 pts) 74.9%
1966 Michael Shaw (Conservative) 21,141 43.1% Richard Rowntree (Liberal) 5,542 (11.3 pts) 74.1%
1970 Michael Shaw (Conservative) 26,154 49.8% Michael Pitts (Liberal) 9,637 (18.4 pts) 71.5%
1997 Lawrie Quinn (Labour) 24,791 45.6% John Sykes (Conservative) 5,124 (9.4 pts) 71.6%
2001 Lawrie Quinn (Labour) 22,426 47.2% John Sykes (Conservative) 3,585 (7.5 pts) 63.2%
2005 Robert Goodwill (Conservative) 19,248 41.0% Lawrie Quinn (Labour) 1,245 (2.6 pts) 63.6%
2010 Robert Goodwill (Conservative) 21,108 42.8% Annajoy David (Labour) 8,130 (16.5 pts) 65.4%
2015 Robert Goodwill (Conservative) 20,613 43.2% Ian McInnes (Labour) 6,200 (13.0 pts) 65.2%
2017 Robert Goodwill (Conservative) 24,401 48.4% Eric Broadbent (Labour) 3,435 (6.8 pts) 68.6%
2019 Robert Goodwill (Conservative) 27,593 55.5% Hugo Fearnley (Labour) 10,270 (20.6 pts) 67.1%
2024 Alison Hume (Labour) 17,758 40.2% Roberto Weeden-Sanz (Conservative) 5,408 (12.2 pts) 59.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Gervase Beckett Unionist 11,76456.6% Yes
Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell Liberal 7,99438.5% No
John Watson Rowntree Labour 1,0254.9% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sidney Herbert Unionist 16,35855.2% Yes
Sydney Peverill Turnball Liberal 13,26244.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sidney Herbert Unionist 15,92751.6% Yes
Ashley Mitchell Liberal 14,93348.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sidney Herbert Unionist 18,91157.6% Yes
Ashley Mitchell Liberal 11,22334.2% No
Howard Doncaster Rowntree Labour 2,7138.3% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sidney Herbert Unionist 20,71048.3% Yes
Henry Paterson Gisborne Liberal 17,54440.9% No
Howard Doncaster Rowntree Labour 4,64510.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Paul Latham Conservative 32,02583.0% Yes
Philip Sidney Eastman Labour 6,57517.0% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Paul Latham Conservative 23,21053.9% Yes
John Ramsay Bryce Muir Liberal 16,66838.7% No
Wilson Coates Labour 3,1957.4% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Cadwallader Mainwaring Spearman Conservative 20,78650.9% Yes
Leonard Humphrey Razzall Liberal 10,73926.3% No
Douglas Curry Labour 9,28922.8% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Cadwallader Mainwaring Spearman Conservative 28,89655.2% Yes
Philip Taylor Labour 14,42127.6% No
Ronald William Sykes Liberal 8,98917.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Cadwallader Mainwaring Spearman Conservative 32,98866.5% Yes
Henry Brinton Labour 16,62133.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Cadwallader Mainwaring Spearman Conservative 27,13357.9% Yes
John Archer Labour 10,48822.4% No
Gilbert Gray Liberal 9,21519.7% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Cadwallader Mainwaring Spearman Conservative 25,27654.4% Yes
Gilbert Gray Liberal 10,75923.2% No
Nicolas Guy Barnett Labour 10,46822.5% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Cadwallader Mainwaring Spearman Conservative 22,63246.0% Yes
Richard S Rowntree Liberal 14,72529.9% No
Peter Hardy Labour 11,81824.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Shaw Conservative 21,14143.1% Yes
Richard Rowntree Liberal 15,59931.8% No
Jack Goodhand Labour 11,84824.2% No
Jane Ellis Independent Conservative 4290.9% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Shaw Conservative 26,15449.8% Yes
Michael Pitts Liberal 16,51731.5% No
Jean Hewitson Labour 9,80218.7% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lawrie Quinn Labour 24,79145.6% Yes
John Sykes Conservative 19,66736.2% No
Martin Allinson Liberal Democrat 7,67214.1% No
Shelagh Murray Referendum Party 2,1914.0% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lawrie Quinn Labour 22,42647.2% Yes
John Sykes Conservative 18,84139.6% No
Thomas Pearce Liberal Democrat 3,9778.4% No
Jonathan Dixon Green 1,0492.2% No
John Jacob UKIP 9702.0% No
Theresa Murray ProLife Alliance 2600.5% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Goodwill Conservative 19,24841.0% Yes
Lawrie Quinn Labour 18,00338.4% No
Tania Exley-Moore Liberal Democrat 7,49516.0% No
Jonathan Dixon Green 1,2142.6% No
Paul Abbott UKIP 9522.0% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Goodwill Conservative 21,10842.8% Yes
Annajoy David Labour 12,97826.3% No
Tania Exley-Moore Liberal Democrat 11,09322.5% No
Michael James UKIP 1,4843.0% No
Trisha Scott BNP 1,4452.9% No
Dilys Cluer Green 7341.5% No
Peter Popple Independent 3290.7% No
Juliet Boddington Alliance For Green Socialism 1110.2% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Goodwill Conservative 20,61343.2% Yes
Ian McInnes Labour 14,41330.2% No
Sam Cross UKIP 8,16217.1% No
David Malone Green 2,1854.6% No
Michael Beckett Liberal Democrat 2,1594.5% No
Juliet Boddington Alliance For Green Socialism 2070.4% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Goodwill Conservative 24,40148.4% Yes
Eric Broadbent Labour 20,96641.6% No
Sam Cross UKIP 1,6823.3% No
Robert Lockwood Liberal Democrat 1,3542.7% No
David Malone Green 9151.8% No
John Freeman Independent 6801.3% No
Bill Black The Yorkshire Party 3690.7% No
Gordon Johnson Independent 820.2% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Goodwill Conservative 27,59355.5% Yes
Hugo Fearnley Labour 17,32334.8% No
Robert Lockwood Liberal Democrat 3,0386.1% No
Lee Derrick The Yorkshire Party 1,7703.6% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alison Hume Labour 17,75840.2% Yes
Roberto Weeden-Sanz Conservative 12,35027.9% No
David Bowes Reform UK 9,65721.8% No
Robert Lockwood Liberal Democrat 1,8994.3% No
Annette Hudspeth Green 1,7193.9% No
Lee Derrick The Yorkshire Party 4771.1% No
Asa Jones Social Justice party 2850.6% No
Thomas Foster Social Democratic Party 760.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 18.1 pts 1922: Unionist margin 10.4 pts 1923: Unionist margin 3.2 pts 1924: Unionist margin 23.4 pts 1929: Unionist margin 7.4 pts 1931: Conservative margin 65.9 pts 1935: Conservative margin 15.2 pts 1945: Conservative margin 24.6 pts 1950: Conservative margin 27.7 pts 1951: Conservative margin 33.0 pts 1955: Conservative margin 35.5 pts 1959: Conservative margin 31.2 pts 1964: Conservative margin 16.1 pts 1966: Conservative margin 11.3 pts 1970: Conservative margin 18.4 pts 1997: Labour margin 9.4 pts 2001: Labour margin 7.5 pts 2005: Conservative margin 2.6 pts 2010: Conservative margin 16.5 pts 2015: Conservative margin 13.0 pts 2017: Conservative margin 6.8 pts 2019: Conservative margin 20.6 pts 2024: Labour margin 12.2 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Scarborough and Whitby has been contested at 23 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Scarborough and Whitby in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Scarborough and Whitby in 2024 with 17,758 votes (40.2%), a majority of 5,408 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Scarborough and Whitby since 1918?

Since 1918, Scarborough and Whitby has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Scarborough and Whitby?

The closest result on record for Scarborough and Whitby was 2005, when Conservative beat Labour by just 1,245 votes (2.6 percentage points).

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