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Smethwick — UK General Election Results

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

Smethwick was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 11,188 votes over Reform UK. This page covers every general election in Smethwick from 1918 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1918–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 John Emanuel Davison (Labour) 9,389 52.2% Christabel Harriette Pankhurst (Women's Party) 775 (4.3 pts) 54.7%
1922 John Emanuel Davison (Labour) 13,141 50.7% Arthur Henry Addenbrooke Simcox (Unionist) 382 (1.5 pts) 75.9%
1923 John Emanuel Davison (Labour) 13,550 54.7% Clement Edmund Royds Brocklebank (Unionist) 2,333 (9.4 pts) 71.7%
1924 John Emanuel Davison (Labour) 14,491 52.3% Mashall James Pike (Unionist) 1,253 (4.5 pts) 78.2%
1929 Oswald Ernald Mosley (Labour) 19,550 54.8% Alfred Roy Wise (Unionist) 7,340 (20.6 pts) 78.9%
1931 Alfred Roy Wise (Conservative) 20,945 60.1% Ernest Lawrence (Labour) 7,018 (20.1 pts) 74.7%
1935 Alfred Roy Wise (Conservative) 16,575 52.5% Charles Brook (Labour) 1,552 (4.9 pts) 70.7%
1945 Alfred James Dobbs (Labour) 20,522 65.9% Gilbert Harold Samuel Edgar (Conservative) 9,885 (31.7 pts) 72.4%
1950 Patrick Chrestien Gordon Walker (Labour) 28,750 62.1% John Thomas Fallon (Conservative) 11,197 (24.2 pts) 85.3%
1951 Patrick Chrestien Gordon Walker (Labour) 27,739 60.6% Norman Giles (Conservative) 9,727 (21.3 pts) 83.5%
1955 Patrick Gordon Walker (Labour) 23,151 58.2% John Julius Wells (Conservative) 6,495 (16.3 pts) 75.5%
1959 Patrick Chrestien Gordon Walker (Labour) 20,670 54.7% Peter Harry Steve Griffiths (Conservative) 3,544 (9.4 pts) 75.9%
1964 Peter Harry Steve Griffiths (Conservative) 16,690 47.6% Patrick Chrestien Gordon Walker (Labour) 1,774 (5.1 pts) 74.1%
1966 Andrew Faulds (Labour) 18,440 54.4% Peter Griffiths (Conservative) 3,490 (10.3 pts) 75.4%
1970 Andrew Faulds (Labour) 16,077 52.2% B Brian Rathbone (Conservative) 2,109 (6.9 pts) 68.2%
2024 Gurinder Josan (Labour) 16,858 48.0% Pete Durnell (Reform UK) 11,188 (31.9 pts) 48.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Emanuel Davison Labour 9,38952.2% Yes
Christabel Harriette Pankhurst Women's Party 8,61447.8% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Emanuel Davison Labour 13,14150.7% Yes
Arthur Henry Addenbrooke Simcox Unionist 12,75949.3% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Emanuel Davison Labour 13,55054.7% Yes
Clement Edmund Royds Brocklebank Unionist 11,21745.3% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Emanuel Davison Labour 14,49152.3% Yes
Mashall James Pike Unionist 13,23847.7% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Oswald Ernald Mosley Labour 19,55054.8% Yes
Alfred Roy Wise Unionist 12,21034.2% No
Maude Egerton Marshall Liberal 3,90911.0% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Roy Wise Conservative 20,94560.1% Yes
Ernest Lawrence Labour 13,92739.9% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Roy Wise Conservative 16,57552.5% Yes
Charles Brook Labour 15,02347.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred James Dobbs Labour 20,52265.9% Yes
Gilbert Harold Samuel Edgar Conservative 10,63734.1% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick Chrestien Gordon Walker Labour 28,75062.1% Yes
John Thomas Fallon Conservative 17,55337.9% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick Chrestien Gordon Walker Labour 27,73960.6% Yes
Norman Giles Conservative 18,01239.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick Gordon Walker Labour 23,15158.2% Yes
John Julius Wells Conservative 16,65641.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick Chrestien Gordon Walker Labour 20,67054.7% Yes
Peter Harry Steve Griffiths Conservative 17,12645.3% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Harry Steve Griffiths Conservative 16,69047.6% Yes
Patrick Chrestien Gordon Walker Labour 14,91642.6% No
David Hugill Liberal 3,1729.1% No
Dudley Trevor Davies Independent 2620.7% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Faulds Labour 18,44054.4% Yes
Peter Griffiths Conservative 14,95044.1% No
Roy Stanley British National 5081.5% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Faulds Labour 16,07752.2% Yes
B Brian Rathbone Conservative 13,96845.4% No
Mihir Gupta Liberal 7472.4% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gurinder Josan Labour 16,85848.0% Yes
Pete Durnell Reform UK 5,67016.1% No
Kate Fairhurst Conservative 4,54612.9% No
Roderick MacRorie Green 2,7417.8% No
Nahim Rubani Workers Party of Britain 2,4497.0% No
Jay Anandou Independent 1,3223.8% No
Oliver Patrick Liberal Democrat 1,0182.9% No
Christopher Graham Independent 3481.0% No
Ravaldeep Bath Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1630.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Labour margin 4.3 pts 1922: Labour margin 1.5 pts 1923: Labour margin 9.4 pts 1924: Labour margin 4.5 pts 1929: Labour margin 20.6 pts 1931: Conservative margin 20.1 pts 1935: Conservative margin 4.9 pts 1945: Labour margin 31.7 pts 1950: Labour margin 24.2 pts 1951: Labour margin 21.3 pts 1955: Labour margin 16.3 pts 1959: Labour margin 9.4 pts 1964: Conservative margin 5.1 pts 1966: Labour margin 10.3 pts 1970: Labour margin 6.9 pts 2024: Labour margin 31.9 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 2024

Trend

Smethwick has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Smethwick in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Smethwick in 2024 with 16,858 votes (48.0%), a majority of 11,188 votes over Reform UK in second place.

Which parties have won Smethwick since 1918?

Since 1918, Smethwick has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Smethwick?

The closest result on record for Smethwick was 1922, when Labour beat Unionist by just 382 votes (1.5 percentage points).

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