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South Stoke-on-Trent — UK General Election Results

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

South Stoke-on-Trent was won by Labour at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 8,681 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in South Stoke-on-Trent from 1950 to 2005.

Full Election History, 1950–2005

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Ellis Smith (Labour) 34,339 64.4% Leslie Orridge (Conservative) 19,702 (37.0 pts) 85.3%
1951 Ellis Smith (Labour) 35,261 65.8% Basil Webb (Conservative) 16,906 (31.5 pts) 84.2%
1955 Ellis Smith (Labour) 31,003 63.6% Basil Webb (Conservative) 13,264 (27.2 pts) 73.6%
1959 Ellis Smith (Labour) 29,578 59.3% Geoffrey S Tucker (Conservative) 9,260 (18.6 pts) 78.2%
1964 Ellis Smith (Labour) 28,928 60.6% Clive Howson (Conservative) 10,089 (21.1 pts) 75.7%
1966 Jack Ashley (Labour) 27,380 61.7% Frederick Thornton (Conservative) 12,611 (28.4 pts) 71.0%
1970 Jack Ashley (Labour) 20,770 60.2% Robert Jameson Apps (Conservative) 7,426 (21.5 pts) 50.7%
Feb 1974 Jack Ashley (Labour) 31,650 56.8% Simon David Newall (Conservative) 15,669 (28.1 pts) 77.4%
Oct 1974 Jack Ashley (Labour) 30,699 61.2% John Stanley Heath (Conservative) 16,495 (32.9 pts) 69.1%
1979 Jack Ashley (Labour) 31,610 58.8% Raymond John Rayner (Conservative) 14,246 (26.5 pts) 72.5%
1983 Jack Ashley (Labour) 23,611 48.0% Peter George Constable Maxwell (Conservative) 7,105 (14.4 pts) 69.6%
1987 Jack Ashley (Labour) 24,794 47.5% Dennis Hartshorne (Conservative) 5,053 (9.7 pts) 73.7%
1992 George Stevenson (Labour) 26,380 49.8% Roger Ibbs (Conservative) 6,909 (13.0 pts) 74.3%
1997 George Stevenson (Labour) 28,645 62.0% Sheila Scott (Conservative) 18,303 (39.6 pts) 66.1%
2001 George Stevenson (Labour) 19,366 53.8% Philip Bastiman (Conservative) 10,489 (29.1 pts) 51.4%
2005 Robert Flello (Labour) 17,727 46.9% Mark Deaville (Conservative) 8,681 (22.9 pts) 53.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ellis Smith Labour 34,33964.4% Yes
Leslie Orridge Conservative 14,63727.5% No
William Herbert Kemp Liberal 4,3028.1% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ellis Smith Labour 35,26165.8% Yes
Basil Webb Conservative 18,35534.2% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ellis Smith Labour 31,00363.6% Yes
Basil Webb Conservative 17,73936.4% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ellis Smith Labour 29,57859.3% Yes
Geoffrey S Tucker Conservative 20,31840.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ellis Smith Labour 28,92860.6% Yes
Clive Howson Conservative 18,83939.4% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Ashley Labour 27,38061.7% Yes
Frederick Thornton Conservative 14,76933.3% No
Samuel Lomas Communist 2,2625.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Ashley Labour 20,77060.2% Yes
Robert Jameson Apps Conservative 13,34438.7% No
Samuel James Lomas Communist 3641.1% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Ashley Labour 31,65056.8% Yes
Simon David Newall Conservative 15,98128.7% No
Martyn George Smith Liberal 7,57813.6% No
Samuel James Lomas Communist 4810.9% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Ashley Labour 30,69961.2% Yes
John Stanley Heath Conservative 14,20428.3% No
Elisabeth Maria Johnson Liberal 5,27810.5% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Ashley Labour 31,61058.8% Yes
Raymond John Rayner Conservative 17,36432.3% No
David Frank Chantrey Liberal 4,8299.0% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Ashley Labour 23,61148.0% Yes
Peter George Constable Maxwell Conservative 16,50633.6% No
William John Walley Liberal 9,05018.4% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Ashley Labour 24,79447.5% Yes
Dennis Hartshorne Conservative 19,74137.8% No
Peter Wild Liberal 7,66914.7% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Stevenson Labour 26,38049.8% Yes
Roger Ibbs Conservative 19,47136.7% No
Fred Jones Liberal Democrat 6,87013.0% No
Elizabeth Lines Natural Law 2910.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Stevenson Labour 28,64562.0% Yes
Sheila Scott Conservative 10,34222.4% No
Peter Barnett Liberal Democrat 4,71010.2% No
Richard Adams Referendum Party 1,1032.4% No
Alison Micklem Liberal 5801.3% No
Steven Batkin BNP 5681.2% No
Brian Lawrence National Democrats 2880.6% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Stevenson Labour 19,36653.8% Yes
Philip Bastiman Conservative 8,87724.6% No
Christopher Coleman Liberal Democrat 4,72413.1% No
Adrian Knapper Independent 1,7034.7% No
Steven Batkin BNP 1,3583.8% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Flello Labour 17,72746.9% Yes
Mark Deaville Conservative 9,04623.9% No
Andrew Martin Liberal Democrat 5,89415.6% No
Mark Leat BNP 3,3058.7% No
Neville Benson UKIP 1,0432.8% No
Grant Allen Veritas 8052.1% No

Margin Over Time

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

1950: Labour margin 37.0 pts 1951: Labour margin 31.5 pts 1955: Labour margin 27.2 pts 1959: Labour margin 18.6 pts 1964: Labour margin 21.1 pts 1966: Labour margin 28.4 pts 1970: Labour margin 21.5 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 28.1 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 32.9 pts 1979: Labour margin 26.5 pts 1983: Labour margin 14.4 pts 1987: Labour margin 9.7 pts 1992: Labour margin 13.0 pts 1997: Labour margin 39.6 pts 2001: Labour margin 29.1 pts 2005: Labour margin 22.9 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005

Trend

South Stoke-on-Trent has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won South Stoke-on-Trent in the 2005 general election?

Labour won South Stoke-on-Trent in 2005 with 17,727 votes (46.9%), a majority of 8,681 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won South Stoke-on-Trent since 1950?

Since 1950, South Stoke-on-Trent has been won by: Labour.

What was the closest result in South Stoke-on-Trent?

The closest result on record for South Stoke-on-Trent was 1987, when Labour beat Conservative by just 5,053 votes (9.7 percentage points).

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