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Shipley — UK General Election Results

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

Shipley was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 8,603 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Shipley from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Joseph Craven (Liberal) 7,022 59.3% Laurence Hardy (Conservative) 2,197 (18.5 pts) 84.2%
1886 Joseph Craven (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 William Pollard Byles (Liberal-Labour) 5,746 51.3% Theophilus Peel (Liberal Unionist) 282 (2.5 pts) 76.0%
1895 James Fortescue Flannery (Liberal Unionist) 5,999 50.3% William Pollard Byles (Liberal-Labour) 78 (0.7 pts) 83.0%
1900 James Fortescue Flannery (Liberal Unionist) 6,284 50.2% Percy Holden Illingworth (Liberal) 61 (0.5 pts) 83.4%
1906 Percy Holden Illingworth (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
Jan 1910 Percy Holden Illingworth (Liberal) 9,144 63.0% William Albert Samuel Hewins (Liberal Unionist) 3,775 (26.0 pts) 88.9%
Dec 1910 Percy Holden Illingworth (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1918 Henry Norman Rae (Liberal) 16,700 74.6% Tom Snowden (Labour) 11,010 (49.2 pts) 63.0%
1922 Henry Norman Rae (National Liberal) 12,201 40.6% William Mackinder (Labour) 1,041 (3.5 pts) 81.7%
1923 William Mackinder (Labour) 11,918 38.4% Percy John Pybus (Liberal) 1,656 (5.3 pts) 82.7%
1924 William Mackinder (Labour) 11,862 36.0% Thomas Hall Rokeby Plumer (Unionist) 596 (1.8 pts) 86.4%
1929 William Mackinder (Labour) 18,654 42.3% Robert Clough (Unionist) 4,961 (11.3 pts) 85.0%
1931 James Horace Lockwood (Conservative) 27,304 64.0% William Albert Robinson (Labour) 12,579 (29.5 pts) 79.7%
1935 Arthur Creech Jones (Labour) 16,102 36.0% Percy Guy Illingworth (Liberal) 4,507 (10.1 pts) 77.5%
1945 Arthur Creech Jones (Labour) 25,027 50.1% Harry Braustyn Hylton Hylton-Foster (Conservative) 7,930 (15.9 pts) 80.2%
1950 Geoffrey Audus Nicholson Hirst (Conservative) 18,390 43.8% Arthur Creech Jones (Labour) 81 (0.2 pts) 89.4%
1951 Geoffrey Audus Nicholson Hirst (Conservative) 20,396 47.8% Thomas Roberts (Labour) 1,503 (3.5 pts) 90.5%
1955 Geoffrey Audus Nicholson Hirst (Conservative) 22,582 56.7% Ernest Gardner (Labour) 5,331 (13.4 pts) 86.2%
1959 Geoffrey Audus Nicholson Hirst (Conservative) 22,536 57.0% Michael English (Labour) 5,511 (13.9 pts) 87.0%
1964 Geoffrey Audus Nicholson Hirst (Conservative) 19,076 47.9% Christopher Price (Labour) 3,531 (8.9 pts) 86.7%
1966 Geoffrey Hirst (Conservative) 18,466 46.5% John Collins (Labour) 1,500 (3.8 pts) 86.6%
1970 Marcus Fox (Conservative) 20,938 50.4% Norman Free (Labour) 4,777 (11.5 pts) 82.5%
Feb 1974 Marcus Fox (Conservative) 19,439 43.1% Michael John Wedgeworth (Labour) 4,155 (9.2 pts) 87.4%
Oct 1974 Marcus Fox (Conservative) 18,518 44.0% Michael John Wedgeworth (Labour) 3,036 (7.2 pts) 81.0%
1979 Marcus Fox (Conservative) 22,641 52.6% Peter Rimmer Ward (Labour) 8,360 (19.4 pts) 80.5%
1983 Marcus Fox (Conservative) 25,866 49.7% William Wallace (Liberal) 11,445 (22.0 pts) 77.0%
1987 Marcus Fox (Conservative) 26,941 49.5% William Wallace (Liberal) 12,630 (23.2 pts) 79.3%
1992 Marcus Fox (Conservative) 28,463 50.4% Annie Lockwood (Labour) 12,382 (21.9 pts) 82.1%
1997 Chris Leslie (Labour) 22,962 43.4% Marcus Fox (Conservative) 2,966 (5.6 pts) 76.4%
2001 Chris Leslie (Labour) 20,243 44.0% David Senior (Conservative) 1,428 (3.1 pts) 66.1%
2005 Philip Davies (Conservative) 18,608 39.0% Chris Leslie (Labour) 422 (0.9 pts) 68.5%
2010 Philip Davies (Conservative) 24,002 48.6% Susan Hinchcliffe (Labour) 9,944 (20.1 pts) 73.3%
2015 Philip Davies (Conservative) 25,269 50.0% Steve Clapcote (Labour) 9,624 (19.0 pts) 71.9%
2017 Philip Davies (Conservative) 27,417 51.3% Steve Clapcote (Labour) 4,681 (8.8 pts) 73.2%
2019 Philip Davies (Conservative) 27,437 50.8% Jo Pike (Labour) 6,242 (11.6 pts) 73.3%
2024 Anna Dixon (Labour) 21,738 45.0% Philip Davies (Conservative) 8,603 (17.8 pts) 65.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Craven Liberal 7,02259.3% Yes
Laurence Hardy Conservative 4,82540.7% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Craven Liberal Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Pollard Byles Liberal-Labour 5,74651.3% Yes
Theophilus Peel Liberal Unionist 5,46448.7% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Fortescue Flannery Liberal Unionist 5,99950.3% Yes
William Pollard Byles Liberal-Labour 5,92149.7% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Fortescue Flannery Liberal Unionist 6,28450.2% Yes
Percy Holden Illingworth Liberal 6,22349.8% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Holden Illingworth Liberal Unopposed Yes

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Holden Illingworth Liberal 9,14463.0% Yes
William Albert Samuel Hewins Liberal Unionist 5,36937.0% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Holden Illingworth Liberal Unopposed Yes

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Norman Rae Liberal 16,70074.6% Yes
Tom Snowden Labour 5,69025.4% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Norman Rae National Liberal 12,20140.6% Yes
William Mackinder Labour 11,16037.2% No
Arthur Davy Liberal 6,67422.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Mackinder Labour 11,91838.4% Yes
Percy John Pybus Liberal 10,26233.0% No
Richard Garnett Unionist 8,87228.6% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Mackinder Labour 11,86236.0% Yes
Thomas Hall Rokeby Plumer Unionist 11,26634.2% No
Percy John Pybus Liberal 9,80029.8% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Mackinder Labour 18,65442.3% Yes
Robert Clough Unionist 13,69331.1% No
Francis Wrigley Hirst Liberal 11,71226.6% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Horace Lockwood Conservative 27,30464.0% Yes
William Albert Robinson Labour 14,72534.5% No
William Joseph Leaper New Party 6011.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Creech Jones Labour 16,10236.0% Yes
Percy Guy Illingworth Liberal 11,59525.9% No
Thomas Howarth Conservative 10,99824.6% No
James Horace Lockwood Independent Conservative 6,02513.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Creech Jones Labour 25,02750.1% Yes
Harry Braustyn Hylton Hylton-Foster Conservative 17,09734.2% No
Eric Robinson Liberal 7,82015.7% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Audus Nicholson Hirst Conservative 18,39043.8% Yes
Arthur Creech Jones Labour 18,30943.6% No
William Albert Lupton Liberal 5,02112.0% No
Lloyd Thomas Robb Communist 2370.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Audus Nicholson Hirst Conservative 20,39647.8% Yes
Thomas Roberts Labour 18,89344.3% No
Stanley Jack Berwin Liberal 3,3998.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Audus Nicholson Hirst Conservative 22,58256.7% Yes
Ernest Gardner Labour 17,25143.3% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Audus Nicholson Hirst Conservative 22,53657.0% Yes
Michael English Labour 17,02543.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Audus Nicholson Hirst Conservative 19,07647.9% Yes
Christopher Price Labour 15,54539.1% No
James P Heppell Liberal 5,16513.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Hirst Conservative 18,46646.5% Yes
John Collins Labour 16,96642.7% No
James Heppell Liberal 4,30410.8% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marcus Fox Conservative 20,93850.4% Yes
Norman Free Labour 16,16138.9% No
Ambrose Martin Micklem Liberal 4,46810.7% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marcus Fox Conservative 19,43943.1% Yes
Michael John Wedgeworth Labour 15,28433.9% No
Glyn George Roberts Liberal 10,15822.5% No
Colin Griffith Campion Independent Democratic Alliance 1920.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marcus Fox Conservative 18,51844.0% Yes
Michael John Wedgeworth Labour 15,48236.8% No
Glyn George Roberts Liberal 8,09419.2% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marcus Fox Conservative 22,64152.6% Yes
Peter Rimmer Ward Labour 14,28133.1% No
Glyn George Roberts Liberal 5,67313.2% No
David Robin Pedley Green 4861.1% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marcus Fox Conservative 25,86649.7% Yes
William Wallace Liberal 14,42127.7% No
Martin Leathley Labour 11,21821.6% No
Stanley Shepherd Green 5211.0% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marcus Fox Conservative 26,94149.5% Yes
William Wallace Liberal 14,31126.3% No
Christopher Butler Labour 12,69923.3% No
Colin Harris Green 5070.9% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marcus Fox Conservative 28,46350.4% Yes
Annie Lockwood Labour 16,08128.5% No
John Cole Liberal Democrat 11,28820.0% No
Colin Harris Green 6801.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris Leslie Labour 22,96243.4% Yes
Marcus Fox Conservative 19,99637.8% No
John Cole Liberal Democrat 7,98415.1% No
Stephen Ellams Referendum Party 1,9603.7% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris Leslie Labour 20,24344.0% Yes
David Senior Conservative 18,81540.9% No
Helen Wright Liberal Democrat 4,99610.9% No
Martin Love Green 1,3863.0% No
Walter Whitaker UKIP 5801.3% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Davies Conservative 18,60839.0% Yes
Chris Leslie Labour 18,18638.2% No
John Briggs Liberal Democrat 7,01814.7% No
Tom Linden BNP 2,0004.2% No
Quentin Deakin Green 1,6653.5% No
David Crabtree Iraq War. Not in my Name 1890.4% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Davies Conservative 24,00248.6% Yes
Susan Hinchcliffe Labour 14,05828.4% No
John Harris Liberal Democrat 9,89020.0% No
Kevin Warnes Green 1,4773.0% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Davies Conservative 25,26950.0% Yes
Steve Clapcote Labour 15,64531.0% No
Waqas Ali Khan UKIP 4,4798.9% No
Kevin Warnes Green 2,6575.3% No
Andrew Martin Liberal Democrat 1,9493.9% No
Darren Hill Yorkshire First 5431.1% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Davies Conservative 27,41751.3% Yes
Steve Clapcote Labour 22,73642.6% No
Caroline Jones Liberal Democrat 2,2024.1% No
Sophie Walker Women's Equality Party 1,0401.9% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Davies Conservative 27,43750.8% Yes
Jo Pike Labour 21,19539.2% No
Caroline Jones Liberal Democrat 3,1885.9% No
Celia Hickson Green 1,3012.4% No
Darren Longhorn The Yorkshire Party 8831.6% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anna Dixon Labour 21,73845.0% Yes
Philip Davies Conservative 13,13527.2% No
Simon Dandy Reform UK 7,23815.0% No
Kevin Warnes Green 3,6057.5% No
Graham Reed Liberal Democrat 1,3412.8% No
Will Grant The Yorkshire Party 4470.9% No
John Nagbea Independent 2970.6% No
Waqas Khan Workers Party of Britain 2690.6% No
Paul Shkurka Social Democratic Party 1370.3% No
Darryl Morton-Wright Christian Peoples Alliance Party 960.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 18.5 pts 1892: Liberal-Labour margin 2.5 pts 1895: Liberal Unionist margin 0.7 pts 1900: Liberal Unionist margin 0.5 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 26.0 pts 1918: Liberal margin 49.2 pts 1922: National Liberal margin 3.5 pts 1923: Labour margin 5.3 pts 1924: Labour margin 1.8 pts 1929: Labour margin 11.3 pts 1931: Conservative margin 29.5 pts 1935: Labour margin 10.1 pts 1945: Labour margin 15.9 pts 1950: Conservative margin 0.2 pts 1951: Conservative margin 3.5 pts 1955: Conservative margin 13.4 pts 1959: Conservative margin 13.9 pts 1964: Conservative margin 8.9 pts 1966: Conservative margin 3.8 pts 1970: Conservative margin 11.5 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 9.2 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 7.2 pts 1979: Conservative margin 19.4 pts 1983: Conservative margin 22.0 pts 1987: Conservative margin 23.2 pts 1992: Conservative margin 21.9 pts 1997: Labour margin 5.6 pts 2001: Labour margin 3.1 pts 2005: Conservative margin 0.9 pts 2010: Conservative margin 20.1 pts 2015: Conservative margin 19.0 pts 2017: Conservative margin 8.8 pts 2019: Conservative margin 11.6 pts 2024: Labour margin 17.8 pts 1885 1892 1895 1900 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Shipley has been contested at 37 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Liberal-Labour, Liberal Unionist, National Liberal, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Shipley in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Shipley in 2024 with 21,738 votes (45.0%), a majority of 8,603 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Shipley since 1885?

Since 1885, Shipley has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Liberal-Labour, National Liberal.

What was the closest result in Shipley?

The closest result on record for Shipley was 1950, when Conservative beat Labour by just 81 votes (0.2 percentage points).

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