Sherwood — UK General Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Sherwood was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 16,186 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Sherwood from 1983 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1983–2019
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1983
Andy Stewart (Conservative)
21,595
41.0%
William Bach (Labour)
658 (1.2 pts)
76.3%
1987
Andy Stewart (Conservative)
26,816
45.9%
William Bach (Labour)
4,495 (7.7 pts)
81.4%
1992
Paddy Tipping (Labour)
29,788
47.5%
Andy Stewart (Conservative)
2,910 (4.6 pts)
85.5%
1997
Paddy Tipping (Labour)
33,071
58.5%
Roland Spencer (Conservative)
16,812 (29.7 pts)
75.6%
2001
Paddy Tipping (Labour)
24,900
54.2%
Brandon Lewis (Conservative)
9,373 (20.4 pts)
60.7%
2005
Paddy Tipping (Labour)
22,824
48.4%
Bruce Laughton (Conservative)
6,652 (14.1 pts)
62.1%
2010
Mark Spencer (Conservative)
19,211
39.2%
Emilie Oldknow (Labour)
214 (0.4 pts)
68.6%
2015
Mark Spencer (Conservative)
22,833
45.0%
Léonie Mathers (Labour)
4,647 (9.2 pts)
69.3%
2017
Mark Spencer (Conservative)
27,492
51.5%
Mike Pringle (Labour)
5,198 (9.7 pts)
70.2%
2019
Mark Spencer (Conservative)
32,049
60.8%
Jerry Hague (Labour)
16,186 (30.7 pts)
67.9%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1983
Candidate Party Votes Share Elected
Andy Stewart
Conservative
21,595 41.0%
Yes
William Bach
Labour
20,937 39.7%
No
Margaret Cooper
Social Democratic Party
10,172 19.3%
No
1987
Candidate Party Votes Share Elected
Andy Stewart
Conservative
26,816 45.9%
Yes
William Bach
Labour
22,321 38.2%
No
Stuart Thompstone
Social Democratic Party
9,343 16.0%
No
1992
Candidate Party Votes Share Elected
Paddy Tipping
Labour
29,788 47.5%
Yes
Andy Stewart
Conservative
26,878 42.9%
No
John Wilmore Howard
Liberal Democrat
6,039 9.6%
No
1997
Candidate Party Votes Share Elected
Paddy Tipping
Labour
33,071 58.5%
Yes
Roland Spencer
Conservative
16,259 28.8%
No
Bruce Moult
Liberal Democrat
4,889 8.6%
No
Lee Slack
Referendum Party
1,882 3.3%
No
Paul Ballard
BNP
432 0.8%
No
2001
Candidate Party Votes Share Elected
Paddy Tipping
Labour
24,900 54.2%
Yes
Brandon Lewis
Conservative
15,527 33.8%
No
Peter Harris
Liberal Democrat
5,473 11.9%
No
2005
Candidate Party Votes Share Elected
Paddy Tipping
Labour
22,824 48.4%
Yes
Bruce Laughton
Conservative
16,172 34.3%
No
Peter Harris
Liberal Democrat
6,384 13.5%
No
Moritz Dawkins
UKIP
1,737 3.7%
No
2010
Candidate Party Votes Share Elected
Mark Spencer
Conservative
19,211 39.2%
Yes
Emilie Oldknow
Labour
18,997 38.8%
No
Kevin Moore
Liberal Democrat
7,283 14.9%
No
James North
BNP
1,754 3.6%
No
Margot Parker
UKIP
1,490 3.0%
No
Russ Swan
Independent
219 0.4%
No
2015
Candidate Party Votes Share Elected
Mark Spencer
Conservative
22,833 45.0%
Yes
Léonie Mathers
Labour
18,186 35.9%
No
Sally Chadd
UKIP
7,399 14.6%
No
Lydia Davies-Bright
Green
1,108 2.2%
No
Daniel Mosley
Liberal Democrat
1,094 2.2%
No
David Perkins
Class War
78 0.2%
No
2017
Candidate Party Votes Share Elected
Mark Spencer
Conservative
27,492 51.5%
Yes
Mike Pringle
Labour
22,294 41.8%
No
Stuart Bestwick
UKIP
1,801 3.4%
No
Becky Thomas
Liberal Democrat
1,113 2.1%
No
Mo Findley
Green
664 1.2%
No
2019
Candidate Party Votes Share Elected
Mark Spencer
Conservative
32,049 60.8%
Yes
Jerry Hague
Labour
15,863 30.1%
No
Timothy Ball
Liberal Democrat
2,883 5.5%
No
Esther Cropper
Green
1,214 2.3%
No
Simon Rood
Independent
700 1.3%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
1983: Conservative margin 1.2 pts 1987: Conservative margin 7.7 pts 1992: Labour margin 4.6 pts 1997: Labour margin 29.7 pts 2001: Labour margin 20.4 pts 2005: Labour margin 14.1 pts 2010: Conservative margin 0.4 pts 2015: Conservative margin 9.2 pts 2017: Conservative margin 9.7 pts 2019: Conservative margin 30.7 pts 1983
1987
1992
1997
2001
2005
2010
2015
2017
2019
Trend
Sherwood has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1983. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Sherwood in the 2019 general election?
Conservative won Sherwood in 2019 with 32,049 votes (60.8%), a majority of 16,186 votes over Labour in second place.
Which parties have won Sherwood since 1983?
Since 1983, Sherwood has been won by: Conservative, Labour.
What was the closest result in Sherwood?
The closest result on record for Sherwood was 2010, when Conservative beat Labour by just 214 votes (0.4 percentage points).
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