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South West Hertfordshire — UK General Election Results

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

South West Hertfordshire was won by Conservative at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 4,456 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in South West Hertfordshire from 1950 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1950–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Gilbert James Morley Longden (Conservative) 23,608 55.4% Lawrence Allaker (Labour) 8,695 (20.4 pts) 86.1%
1951 Gilbert James Morley Longden (Conservative) 27,049 58.8% Lawrence Allaker (Labour) 8,058 (17.5 pts) 85.0%
1955 Sir Gilbert James Morley Longden (Conservative) 28,847 56.9% Wyndham Thomas (Labour) 6,969 (13.7 pts) 81.3%
1959 Sir Gilbert James Morley Longden (Conservative) 29,724 50.8% Anthony John Whiteside (Labour) 10,237 (17.5 pts) 84.4%
1964 Sir Gilbert James Morley Longden (Conservative) 28,308 45.8% Sydney James Bidwell (Labour) 6,071 (9.8 pts) 83.0%
1966 Sir Gilbert Longden (Conservative) 28,378 45.7% John Chapman (Labour) 3,192 (5.1 pts) 83.1%
1970 Sir Gilbert Longden (Conservative) 32,661 50.3% Bruce Grocott (Labour) 8,447 (13.0 pts) 75.8%
Feb 1974 Geoffrey Dodsworth (Conservative) 26,563 42.2% James Edward Mitchell (Labour) 8,098 (12.8 pts) 83.7%
Oct 1974 Geoffrey Dodsworth (Conservative) 24,939 42.6% Alec Louis Charles Cohen (Labour) 5,841 (10.0 pts) 77.0%
1979 Geoffrey Dodsworth (Conservative) 33,112 54.7% Anthony Colman (Labour) 16,328 (27.0 pts) 79.7%
1983 Richard Page (Conservative) 30,217 53.6% Ian Blair (Liberal) 12,194 (21.6 pts) 75.8%
1987 Richard Page (Conservative) 32,791 55.8% Ian Blair (Liberal) 15,784 (26.9 pts) 77.9%
1992 Richard Page (Conservative) 33,825 57.0% Ann Shaw (Liberal Democrat) 20,107 (33.9 pts) 83.8%
1997 Richard Page (Conservative) 25,462 46.0% Mark Wilson (Labour) 10,021 (18.1 pts) 77.3%
2001 Richard Page (Conservative) 20,933 44.3% Graham Dale (Labour) 8,181 (17.3 pts) 64.4%
2005 David Gauke (Conservative) 23,494 46.9% Edward Featherstone (Liberal Democrat) 8,473 (16.9 pts) 68.5%
2010 David Gauke (Conservative) 30,773 54.2% Colin Townsend (Liberal Democrat) 14,920 (26.3 pts) 72.7%
2015 David Gauke (Conservative) 32,608 56.9% Simon Diggins (Labour) 23,263 (40.6 pts) 72.1%
2017 David Gauke (Conservative) 35,128 57.9% Rob Wakely (Labour) 19,550 (32.2 pts) 75.0%
2019 Gagan Mohindra (Conservative) 30,327 49.6% David Gauke (Independent) 14,408 (23.5 pts) 76.4%
2024 Gagan Mohindra (Conservative) 16,458 34.1% Sally Symington (Liberal Democrat) 4,456 (9.2 pts) 67.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gilbert James Morley Longden Conservative 23,60855.4% Yes
Lawrence Allaker Labour 14,91335.0% No
George Middleton Liberal 4,1149.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gilbert James Morley Longden Conservative 27,04958.8% Yes
Lawrence Allaker Labour 18,99141.2% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Gilbert James Morley Longden Conservative 28,84756.9% Yes
Wyndham Thomas Labour 21,87843.1% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Gilbert James Morley Longden Conservative 29,72450.8% Yes
Anthony John Whiteside Labour 19,48733.3% No
Desmond Anderson Harvie Banks Liberal 9,27815.9% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Gilbert James Morley Longden Conservative 28,30845.8% Yes
Sydney James Bidwell Labour 22,23736.0% No
R Douglas Brown Liberal 11,30118.3% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Gilbert Longden Conservative 28,37845.7% Yes
John Chapman Labour 25,18640.5% No
Peter Benton Liberal 8,59613.8% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Gilbert Longden Conservative 32,66150.3% Yes
Bruce Grocott Labour 24,21437.3% No
John Ellis Stewart Jarrett Liberal 7,48911.5% No
Ronald William Skilton Independent Resident 5420.8% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Dodsworth Conservative 26,56342.2% Yes
James Edward Mitchell Labour 18,46529.3% No
John Ellis Stewart Jarrett Liberal 17,98728.5% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Dodsworth Conservative 24,93942.6% Yes
Alec Louis Charles Cohen Labour 19,09832.6% No
John Ellis Stewart Jarrett Liberal 14,47024.7% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Dodsworth Conservative 33,11254.7% Yes
Anthony Colman Labour 16,78427.7% No
Morris Gerald Cass Liberal 9,80816.2% No
Peter David Graves National Front 8391.4% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Page Conservative 30,21753.6% Yes
Ian Blair Liberal 18,02332.0% No
Edward Playfair Labour 7,81813.9% No
Michael Edward Luton Independent 3070.5% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Page Conservative 32,79155.8% Yes
Ian Blair Liberal 17,00728.9% No
Ian Willmore Labour 8,96615.3% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Page Conservative 33,82557.0% Yes
Ann Shaw Liberal Democrat 13,71823.1% No
Andrew Paul Gale Labour 11,51219.4% No
Christopher James Adamson Natural Law 2810.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Page Conservative 25,46246.0% Yes
Mark Wilson Labour 15,44127.9% No
Ann Shaw Liberal Democrat 12,38122.3% No
Timothy Millward Referendum Party 1,8533.3% No
Christopher Adamson Natural Law 2740.5% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Page Conservative 20,93344.3% Yes
Graham Dale Labour 12,75227.0% No
Edward Featherstone Liberal Democrat 12,43126.3% No
Colin Dale-Mills UKIP 8471.8% No
Julia Goffin ProLife Alliance 3060.6% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Gauke Conservative 23,49446.9% Yes
Edward Featherstone Liberal Democrat 15,02130.0% No
Kerron Cross Labour 10,46620.9% No
Colin Rodden UKIP 1,1072.2% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Gauke Conservative 30,77354.2% Yes
Colin Townsend Liberal Democrat 15,85327.9% No
Harinder Mann Labour 6,52611.5% No
Mark Benson UKIP 1,4502.6% No
Deirdre Gates BNP 1,3022.3% No
James Hannaway Independent 8461.5% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Gauke Conservative 32,60856.9% Yes
Simon Diggins Labour 9,34516.3% No
Mark Anderson UKIP 6,60311.5% No
Nigel Quinton Liberal Democrat 5,87210.3% No
Charlotte Pardy Green 2,5834.5% No
Graham Cartmell Common Sense Party 2560.4% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Gauke Conservative 35,12857.9% Yes
Rob Wakely Labour 15,57825.7% No
Christopher Townsend Liberal Democrat 7,07811.7% No
Paul De Hoest Green 1,5762.6% No
Mark Anderson UKIP 1,2932.1% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gagan Mohindra Conservative 30,32749.6% Yes
David Gauke Independent 15,91926.0% No
Ali Aklakul Labour 7,22811.8% No
Sally Symington Liberal Democrat 6,25110.2% No
Tom Pashby Green 1,4662.4% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gagan Mohindra Conservative 16,45834.1% Yes
Sally Symington Liberal Democrat 12,00224.9% No
Alex Sufit Labour 9,63720.0% No
Keith Steers Reform UK 6,79014.1% No
Narinder Sian Green 2,5325.2% No
Bernadette O'Malley Party of Women 2950.6% No
Victor Silkin Rejoin EU 2320.5% No
Michael McGetrick Social Democratic Party 1580.3% No
Ketankumar Pipaliya UK Voice 1500.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1950: Conservative margin 20.4 pts 1951: Conservative margin 17.5 pts 1955: Conservative margin 13.7 pts 1959: Conservative margin 17.5 pts 1964: Conservative margin 9.8 pts 1966: Conservative margin 5.1 pts 1970: Conservative margin 13.0 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 12.8 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 10.0 pts 1979: Conservative margin 27.0 pts 1983: Conservative margin 21.6 pts 1987: Conservative margin 26.9 pts 1992: Conservative margin 33.9 pts 1997: Conservative margin 18.1 pts 2001: Conservative margin 17.3 pts 2005: Conservative margin 16.9 pts 2010: Conservative margin 26.3 pts 2015: Conservative margin 40.6 pts 2017: Conservative margin 32.2 pts 2019: Conservative margin 23.5 pts 2024: Conservative margin 9.2 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

South West Hertfordshire has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won South West Hertfordshire in the 2024 general election?

Conservative won South West Hertfordshire in 2024 with 16,458 votes (34.1%), a majority of 4,456 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.

Which parties have won South West Hertfordshire since 1950?

Since 1950, South West Hertfordshire has been won by: Conservative.

What was the closest result in South West Hertfordshire?

The closest result on record for South West Hertfordshire was 1966, when Conservative beat Labour by just 3,192 votes (5.1 percentage points).

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