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South Shields — UK General Election Results

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

South Shields was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 6,653 votes over Reform UK. This page covers every general election in South Shields from 1832 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1832–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Robert Ingham (Conservative) 205 48.9% George Palmer (Conservative) 97 (23.2 pts) 88.2%
1835 Robert Ingham (Conservative) 273 68.1% Russell Bowlby (Whig) 145 (36.2 pts) 77.4%
1837 Robert Ingham (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1841 John Twizell Wawn (Radical) 240 49.9% Robert Ingham (Conservative) 33 (6.9 pts) 71.2%
1847 John Twizell Wawn (Radical) 333 65.4% William Whateley (Conservative) 157 (30.8 pts) 68.4%
1852 Robert Ingham (Whig) 430 63.3% Henry Thomas Liddell (Conservative) 181 (26.7 pts) 73.4%
1857 Robert Ingham (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1859 Robert Ingham (Liberal) 506 62.8% John Twizell Wawn (Liberal) 206 (25.6 pts) 71.6%
1865 Robert Ingham (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1868 James Cochran Stevenson (Liberal) 2,582 53.1% Charles Mark Palmer (Liberal) 305 (6.3 pts) 78.3%
1874 James Cochran Stevenson (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1880 James Cochran Stevenson (Liberal) 4,435 74.9% Henry Best Hans-Hamilton (Conservative) 2,949 (49.8 pts) 59.9%
1885 James Cochran Stevenson (Liberal) 4,064 56.5% William Digby Seymour (Conservative) 936 (13.0 pts) 60.3%
1886 James Cochran Stevenson (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 James Cochran Stevenson (Liberal) 4,965 55.6% Henry Herbert Wainwright (Conservative) 1,007 (11.3 pts) 67.3%
1895 William Snowdon Robson (Liberal) 5,057 50.7% Henry Herbert Wainwright (Conservative) 133 (1.3 pts) 69.8%
1900 William Snowdon Robson (Liberal) 7,417 64.3% Robert Readhead (Conservative) 3,298 (28.6 pts) 72.0%
1906 William Snowdon Robson (Liberal) 9,717 73.9% Arthur Robert Chamberlayne (Conservative) 6,286 (47.8 pts) 72.6%
Dec 1910 Russell Rea (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
Jan 1910 William Snowdon Robson (Liberal) 9,090 65.2% Roland Edmund Lomax Vaughan Williams (Liberal Unionist) 4,236 (30.4 pts) 76.1%
1918 Joseph Havelock Wilson (Liberal) 19,514 75.2% George John Rowe (Labour) 13,089 (50.5 pts) 51.3%
1922 Edward Augustine St Aubyn Harney (Liberal) 15,760 39.8% William Lawther (Labour) 25 (0.1 pts) 76.2%
1923 Edward Augustine St Aubyn Harney (Liberal) 22,912 59.3% William Lawther (Labour) 7,195 (18.6 pts) 73.5%
1924 Edward Augustine St Aubyn Harney (Liberal) 23,171 57.9% William Lawther (Labour) 6,319 (15.8 pts) 75.3%
1929 James Chuter Ede (Labour) 18,938 42.1% Harold Burge Robson (Liberal) 40 (0.1 pts) 72.9%
1931 Harcourt Johnstone (Liberal) 30,528 59.8% James Chuter Ede (Labour) 10,016 (19.6 pts) 80.1%
1935 James Chuter Ede (Labour) 22,031 48.2% Harcourt Johnstone (Liberal) 9,099 (19.9 pts) 72.8%
1945 James Chuter Ede (Labour) 22,410 59.4% Donald Maurice Parry (National Liberal) 7,114 (18.9 pts) 73.1%
1950 James Chuter Ede (Labour) 33,452 56.5% John Chalmers (Conservative) 17,555 (29.6 pts) 81.7%
1951 James Chuter Ede (Labour) 33,633 56.0% John Chalmers (Conservative) 13,425 (22.3 pts) 80.5%
1955 James Chuter Ede (Labour) 31,734 59.6% James Chalmers (Conservative) 10,252 (19.3 pts) 71.6%
1959 James Chuter Ede (Labour) 32,577 58.0% John Chalmers (Conservative) 8,939 (15.9 pts) 74.4%
1964 Arthur Blenkinsop (Labour) 29,694 55.1% John Chalmers (Conservative) 13,350 (24.8 pts) 74.1%
1966 Arthur Blenkinsop (Labour) 31,829 64.7% Charles Dallas (Conservative) 14,489 (29.5 pts) 68.7%
1970 Arthur Blenkinsop (Labour) 30,191 60.2% John McKee (Conservative) 10,231 (20.4 pts) 66.8%
Oct 1974 Arthur Blenkinsop (Labour) 26,492 56.4% Norman Stanley Smith (Conservative) 14,825 (31.6 pts) 64.7%
Feb 1974 Arthur Blenkinsop (Labour) 30,740 59.7% Norman Stanley Smith (Conservative) 11,986 (23.3 pts) 71.5%
1979 David Clark (Labour) 28,675 57.1% Roger George Booth (Conservative) 13,124 (26.1 pts) 71.2%
1983 David Clark (Labour) 19,055 43.4% Peter John Groves (Conservative) 6,402 (14.6 pts) 66.2%
1987 David Clark (Labour) 24,882 57.9% Michael Fabricant (Conservative) 13,851 (32.2 pts) 70.7%
1992 David Clark (Labour) 24,876 59.8% Jonathan Howard (Conservative) 13,477 (32.4 pts) 70.1%
1997 David Clark (Labour) 27,834 71.4% Mark Hoban (Conservative) 22,153 (56.8 pts) 62.6%
2001 David Miliband (Labour) 19,230 63.2% Joanna Gardner (Conservative) 14,090 (46.3 pts) 49.3%
2005 David Miliband (Labour) 18,269 60.5% Stephen Psallidas (Liberal Democrat) 12,312 (40.8 pts) 50.8%
2010 David Miliband (Labour) 18,995 52.0% Karen Allen (Conservative) 11,109 (30.4 pts) 57.2%
2015 Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour) 18,589 51.3% Norman Dennis (UKIP) 10,614 (29.3 pts) 57.9%
2017 Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour) 25,078 61.5% Felicity Buchan (Conservative) 14,508 (35.6 pts) 64.4%
2019 Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour) 17,273 45.6% Oni Oviri (Conservative) 9,585 (25.3 pts) 60.5%
2024 Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour) 15,122 41.1% Stephen Holt (Reform UK) 6,653 (18.1 pts) 54.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Ingham Conservative 20548.9% Yes
George Palmer Conservative 10825.8% No
William Gowan Whig 10424.8% No
Russell Bowlby Whig 20.5% No

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Ingham Conservative 27368.1% Yes
Russell Bowlby Whig 12831.9% No

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Ingham Conservative Unopposed Yes

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Twizell Wawn Radical 24049.9% Yes
Robert Ingham Conservative 20743.0% No
George Fyler Conservative 347.1% No

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Twizell Wawn Radical 33365.4% Yes
William Whateley Conservative 17634.6% No

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Ingham Whig 43063.3% Yes
Henry Thomas Liddell Conservative 24936.7% No

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Ingham Whig Unopposed Yes

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Ingham Liberal 50662.8% Yes
John Twizell Wawn Liberal 30037.2% No

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Ingham Liberal Unopposed Yes

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Cochran Stevenson Liberal 2,58253.1% Yes
Charles Mark Palmer Liberal 2,27746.9% No

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Cochran Stevenson Liberal Unopposed Yes

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Cochran Stevenson Liberal 4,43574.9% Yes
Henry Best Hans-Hamilton Conservative 1,48625.1% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Cochran Stevenson Liberal 4,06456.5% Yes
William Digby Seymour Conservative 3,12843.5% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Cochran Stevenson Liberal Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Cochran Stevenson Liberal 4,96555.6% Yes
Henry Herbert Wainwright Conservative 3,95844.4% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Snowdon Robson Liberal 5,05750.7% Yes
Henry Herbert Wainwright Conservative 4,92449.3% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Snowdon Robson Liberal 7,41764.3% Yes
Robert Readhead Conservative 4,11935.7% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Snowdon Robson Liberal 9,71773.9% Yes
Arthur Robert Chamberlayne Conservative 3,43126.1% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Russell Rea Liberal Unopposed Yes

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Snowdon Robson Liberal 9,09065.2% Yes
Roland Edmund Lomax Vaughan Williams Liberal Unionist 4,85434.8% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Havelock Wilson Liberal 19,51475.2% Yes
George John Rowe Labour 6,42524.8% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Augustine St Aubyn Harney Liberal 15,76039.8% Yes
William Lawther Labour 15,73539.7% No
Joseph Havelock Wilson National Liberal 8,12120.5% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Augustine St Aubyn Harney Liberal 22,91259.3% Yes
William Lawther Labour 15,71740.7% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Augustine St Aubyn Harney Liberal 23,17157.9% Yes
William Lawther Labour 16,85242.1% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Chuter Ede Labour 18,93842.1% Yes
Harold Burge Robson Liberal 18,89842.0% No
William Nunn Unionist 7,11015.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harcourt Johnstone Liberal 30,52859.8% Yes
James Chuter Ede Labour 20,51240.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Chuter Ede Labour 22,03148.2% Yes
Harcourt Johnstone Liberal 12,93228.3% No
Frederick Frank Arthur Burden National Labour 10,78423.6% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Chuter Ede Labour 22,41059.4% Yes
Donald Maurice Parry National Liberal 15,29640.6% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Chuter Ede Labour 33,45256.5% Yes
John Chalmers Conservative 15,89726.8% No
John George Liberal 9,44616.0% No
Frank Oliver Smith Communist 4150.7% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Chuter Ede Labour 33,63356.0% Yes
John Chalmers Conservative 20,20833.6% No
Charles Jonathan Kitchell Liberal 6,27010.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Chuter Ede Labour 31,73459.6% Yes
James Chalmers Conservative 21,48240.4% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Chuter Ede Labour 32,57758.0% Yes
John Chalmers Conservative 23,63842.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Blenkinsop Labour 29,69455.1% Yes
John Chalmers Conservative 16,34430.3% No
Thomas Henry Campbell Wardlaw Liberal 7,83714.5% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Blenkinsop Labour 31,82964.7% Yes
Charles Dallas Conservative 17,34035.3% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Blenkinsop Labour 30,19160.2% Yes
John McKee Conservative 19,96039.8% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Blenkinsop Labour 26,49256.4% Yes
Norman Stanley Smith Conservative 11,66724.8% No
Leo Garbutt Liberal 8,10617.3% No
William Owen National Front 7111.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Blenkinsop Labour 30,74059.7% Yes
Norman Stanley Smith Conservative 18,75436.4% No
William Owen National Front 1,9583.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Clark Labour 28,67557.1% Yes
Roger George Booth Conservative 15,55131.0% No
Llewellyn William Monger Liberal 6,00312.0% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Clark Labour 19,05543.4% Yes
Peter John Groves Conservative 12,65328.8% No
Peter John Angus Social Democratic Party 9,28821.2% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Clark Labour 24,88257.9% Yes
Michael Fabricant Conservative 11,03125.7% No
Margaret Melling Social Democratic Party 6,65415.5% No
Edward Dunn Democrat 4080.9% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Clark Labour 24,87659.8% Yes
Jonathan Howard Conservative 11,39927.4% No
Arthur Preece Liberal Democrat 5,34412.8% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Clark Labour 27,83471.4% Yes
Mark Hoban Conservative 5,68114.6% No
David Ord Liberal Democrat 3,4298.8% No
Alan Lorriane Referendum Party 1,6604.3% No
Ian Wilburn Independent 3741.0% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Miliband Labour 19,23063.2% Yes
Joanna Gardner Conservative 5,14016.9% No
Marshall Grainger Liberal Democrat 5,12716.8% No
Alan Hardy UKIP 6892.3% No
Roger Nettleship Independent 2620.9% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Miliband Labour 18,26960.5% Yes
Stephen Psallidas Liberal Democrat 5,95719.7% No
Richard Lewis Conservative 5,20717.2% No
Nader Afshari-Naderi Independent 7732.6% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Miliband Labour 18,99552.0% Yes
Karen Allen Conservative 7,88621.6% No
Stephen Psallidas Liberal Democrat 5,18914.2% No
Donna Watson BNP 2,3826.5% No
Shirley Ford Green 7622.1% No
Siamak Kaikavoosi Independent 7292.0% No
Victor Thompson Independent 3160.9% No
Sam Navabi Independent 1680.5% No
Roger Nettleship Fight For an Anti-War Government 910.2% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Emma Lewell-Buck Labour 18,58951.3% Yes
Norman Dennis UKIP 7,97522.0% No
Robert Oliver Conservative 6,02116.6% No
Shirley Ford Green 1,6144.5% No
Lisa Nightingale Independent 1,4273.9% No
Gita Gordon Liberal Democrat 6391.8% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Emma Lewell-Buck Labour 25,07861.5% Yes
Felicity Buchan Conservative 10,57025.9% No
Richard Elvin UKIP 3,0067.4% No
Shirley Ford Green 1,4373.5% No
Gita Gordon Liberal Democrat 6811.7% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Emma Lewell-Buck Labour 17,27345.6% Yes
Oni Oviri Conservative 7,68820.3% No
Glenn Thompson Brexit Party 6,44617.0% No
Geoff Thompson Independent 3,6589.7% No
William Shepherd Liberal Democrat 1,5144.0% No
Sarah McKeown Green 1,3033.4% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Emma Lewell-Buck Labour 15,12241.1% Yes
Stephen Holt Reform UK 8,46923.0% No
David Francis Green 5,43314.8% No
Craig Robinson Conservative 4,12811.2% No
Ahmed Khan Independent 2,2706.2% No
Jonathan Aibi Liberal Democrat 1,4023.8% No

Margin Over Time

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

1832: Conservative margin 23.2 pts 1835: Conservative margin 36.2 pts 1841: Radical margin 6.9 pts 1847: Radical margin 30.8 pts 1852: Whig margin 26.7 pts 1859: Liberal margin 25.6 pts 1868: Liberal margin 6.3 pts 1880: Liberal margin 49.8 pts 1885: Liberal margin 13.0 pts 1892: Liberal margin 11.3 pts 1895: Liberal margin 1.3 pts 1900: Liberal margin 28.6 pts 1906: Liberal margin 47.8 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 30.4 pts 1918: Liberal margin 50.5 pts 1922: Liberal margin 0.1 pts 1923: Liberal margin 18.6 pts 1924: Liberal margin 15.8 pts 1929: Labour margin 0.1 pts 1931: Liberal margin 19.6 pts 1935: Labour margin 19.9 pts 1945: Labour margin 18.9 pts 1950: Labour margin 29.6 pts 1951: Labour margin 22.3 pts 1955: Labour margin 19.3 pts 1959: Labour margin 15.9 pts 1964: Labour margin 24.8 pts 1966: Labour margin 29.5 pts 1970: Labour margin 20.4 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 31.6 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 23.3 pts 1979: Labour margin 26.1 pts 1983: Labour margin 14.6 pts 1987: Labour margin 32.2 pts 1992: Labour margin 32.4 pts 1997: Labour margin 56.8 pts 2001: Labour margin 46.3 pts 2005: Labour margin 40.8 pts 2010: Labour margin 30.4 pts 2015: Labour margin 29.3 pts 2017: Labour margin 35.6 pts 2019: Labour margin 25.3 pts 2024: Labour margin 18.1 pts 1832 1835 1841 1847 1852 1859 1868 1880 1885 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

South Shields has been contested at 49 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Radical, Whig, Liberal, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won South Shields in the 2024 general election?

Labour won South Shields in 2024 with 15,122 votes (41.1%), a majority of 6,653 votes over Reform UK in second place.

Which parties have won South Shields since 1832?

Since 1832, South Shields has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Radical, Whig.

What was the closest result in South Shields?

The closest result on record for South Shields was 1922, when Liberal beat Labour by just 25 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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