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South Monmouthshire — UK General Election Results

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

South Monmouthshire was won by Liberal at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 1,941 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in South Monmouthshire from 1885 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Frederick Courtenay Morgan (Conservative) 4,890 53.3% Henry Mather-Jackson (Liberal) 597 (6.5 pts) 83.0%
1886 Frederick Courtenay Morgan (Conservative) 5,235 64.0% Oliver Bryant (Liberal) 2,285 (27.9 pts) 73.9%
1892 Frederick Courtenay Morgan (Conservative) 5,421 53.6% Joseph Profumo (Liberal) 721 (7.1 pts) 76.6%
1895 Frederick Courtenay Morgan (Conservative) 5,815 52.8% Clifford John Cory (Liberal) 612 (5.5 pts) 77.9%
1900 Frederick Courtenay Morgan (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Ivor John Caradoc Herbert (Liberal) 7,503 54.7% Courtenay Charles Evan Morgan (Conservative) 1,287 (9.4 pts) 86.5%
Jan 1910 Ivor John Caradoc Herbert (Liberal) 9,738 58.5% Charles Leolin Forestier-Walker (Conservative) 2,828 (17.0 pts) 87.0%
Dec 1910 Ivor John Caradoc Herbert (Liberal) 8,597 56.4% Charles Leolin Forestier-Walker (Conservative) 1,941 (12.7 pts) 79.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Courtenay Morgan Conservative 4,89053.3% Yes
Henry Mather-Jackson Liberal 4,29346.7% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Courtenay Morgan Conservative 5,23564.0% Yes
Oliver Bryant Liberal 2,95036.0% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Courtenay Morgan Conservative 5,42153.6% Yes
Joseph Profumo Liberal 4,70046.4% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Courtenay Morgan Conservative 5,81552.8% Yes
Clifford John Cory Liberal 5,20347.2% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Courtenay Morgan Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ivor John Caradoc Herbert Liberal 7,50354.7% Yes
Courtenay Charles Evan Morgan Conservative 6,21645.3% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ivor John Caradoc Herbert Liberal 9,73858.5% Yes
Charles Leolin Forestier-Walker Conservative 6,91041.5% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ivor John Caradoc Herbert Liberal 8,59756.4% Yes
Charles Leolin Forestier-Walker Conservative 6,65643.6% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 6.5 pts 1886: Conservative margin 27.9 pts 1892: Conservative margin 7.1 pts 1895: Conservative margin 5.5 pts 1906: Liberal margin 9.4 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 17.0 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 12.7 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910

Trend

South Monmouthshire has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won South Monmouthshire in the Dec 1910 general election?

Liberal won South Monmouthshire in Dec 1910 with 8,597 votes (56.4%), a majority of 1,941 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won South Monmouthshire since 1885?

Since 1885, South Monmouthshire has been won by: Conservative, Liberal.

What was the closest result in South Monmouthshire?

The closest result on record for South Monmouthshire was 1895, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 612 votes (5.5 percentage points).

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