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Shoreditch — UK General Election Results

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

Shoreditch was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 7,511 votes over National Liberal. This page covers every general election in Shoreditch from 1918 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1918–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Christopher Addison (Liberal) 9,532 55.9% Robert Standish Sievier (Unionist) 6,118 (35.9 pts) 37.3%
1922 Ernest Griffith Price (National Liberal) 9,084 37.6% Ernest Thurtle (Labour) 250 (1.0 pts) 47.4%
1923 Ernest Thurtle (Labour) 13,874 56.6% Ernest Griffith Price (Liberal) 3,216 (13.1 pts) 47.4%
1924 Ernest Thurtle (Labour) 16,608 53.0% Harold James Reckitt (Liberal) 1,860 (5.9 pts) 59.5%
1929 Ernest Thurtle (Labour) 20,552 51.6% Harold James Reckitt (Liberal) 7,571 (19.0 pts) 64.3%
1931 Charles Harold Summersby (National Liberal) 19,596 56.7% Ernest Thurtle (Labour) 4,608 (13.3 pts) 55.9%
1935 Ernest Thurtle (Labour) 18,602 61.4% Somerset Stopford Brooke (National Liberal) 6,929 (22.9 pts) 51.9%
1945 Ernest Thurtle (Labour) 11,592 74.0% Frederick Boult (National Liberal) 7,511 (47.9 pts) 57.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Addison Liberal 9,53255.9% Yes
Robert Standish Sievier Unionist 3,41420.0% No
Alfred Walton National Amalgamated Coal Porters' Union 2,07212.2% No
Henry George Chancellor Liberal (Local) 1,5248.9% No
Thomas Warwick National Party 5043.0% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Griffith Price National Liberal 9,08437.6% Yes
Ernest Thurtle Labour 8,83436.5% No
Christopher Addison Liberal 6,27325.9% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Thurtle Labour 13,87456.6% Yes
Ernest Griffith Price Liberal 10,65843.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Thurtle Labour 16,60853.0% Yes
Harold James Reckitt Liberal 14,74847.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Thurtle Labour 20,55251.6% Yes
Harold James Reckitt Liberal 12,98132.6% No
Edward Anthony James Bulwer-Lytton Unionist 6,33415.9% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Harold Summersby National Liberal 19,59656.7% Yes
Ernest Thurtle Labour 14,98843.3% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Thurtle Labour 18,60261.4% Yes
Somerset Stopford Brooke National Liberal 11,67338.6% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Thurtle Labour 11,59274.0% Yes
Frederick Boult National Liberal 4,08126.0% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Liberal margin 35.9 pts 1922: National Liberal margin 1.0 pts 1923: Labour margin 13.1 pts 1924: Labour margin 5.9 pts 1929: Labour margin 19.0 pts 1931: National Liberal margin 13.3 pts 1935: Labour margin 22.9 pts 1945: Labour margin 47.9 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Shoreditch has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, National Liberal, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Shoreditch in the 1945 general election?

Labour won Shoreditch in 1945 with 11,592 votes (74.0%), a majority of 7,511 votes over National Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won Shoreditch since 1918?

Since 1918, Shoreditch has been won by: Labour, Liberal, National Liberal.

What was the closest result in Shoreditch?

The closest result on record for Shoreditch was 1922, when National Liberal beat Labour by just 250 votes (1.0 percentage points).

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