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Southampton Test — UK General Election Results

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

Southampton Test was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 9,333 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Southampton Test from 1950 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1950–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Horace Maybray King (Labour) 25,052 47.8% Philip Alexander Roby Brembridge (Conservative) 1,389 (2.6 pts) 84.4%
1951 Horace Maybray King (Labour) 26,430 50.4% John Paul (Conservative) 465 (0.9 pts) 83.5%
1955 John Melbourne Howard (Conservative) 26,707 51.2% Charles Antony Raven Crosland (Labour) 3,842 (7.4 pts) 78.7%
1959 John Melbourne Howard (Conservative) 30,176 56.3% Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain Williams (Labour) 6,766 (12.6 pts) 79.9%
1964 John Fletcher-Cooke (Conservative) 25,700 50.3% Richard Charles Mitchell (Labour) 348 (0.7 pts) 76.7%
1966 Bob Mitchell (Labour) 24,628 48.4% John Fletcher-Cooke (Conservative) 2,440 (4.8 pts) 78.1%
1970 James Hill (Conservative) 24,660 47.5% Bob Mitchell (Labour) 1,802 (3.5 pts) 73.5%
Feb 1974 James Hill (Conservative) 23,742 40.9% Bryan Gould (Labour) 1,403 (2.4 pts) 79.2%
Oct 1974 Bryan Gould (Labour) 22,780 42.2% James Hill (Conservative) 530 (1.0 pts) 73.1%
1979 James Hill (Conservative) 27,198 46.4% Bryan Gould (Labour) 2,123 (3.6 pts) 76.3%
1983 James Hill (Conservative) 24,657 45.2% Alan Whitehead (Labour) 9,346 (17.1 pts) 73.1%
1987 James Hill (Conservative) 25,722 45.6% Alan Whitehead (Labour) 6,954 (12.3 pts) 76.4%
1992 James Hill (Conservative) 24,504 43.4% Alan Whitehead (Labour) 585 (1.0 pts) 77.4%
1997 Alan Whitehead (Labour) 28,396 54.1% James Hill (Conservative) 13,684 (26.1 pts) 71.9%
2001 Alan Whitehead (Labour) 21,824 52.5% Richard Gueterbock (Conservative) 11,207 (27.0 pts) 56.3%
2005 Alan Whitehead (Labour) 17,845 42.7% Stephen MacLoughlin (Conservative) 7,018 (16.8 pts) 57.4%
2010 Alan Whitehead (Labour) 17,001 38.5% Jeremy Moulton (Conservative) 2,413 (5.5 pts) 61.6%
2015 Alan Whitehead (Labour) 18,017 41.3% Jeremy Moulton (Conservative) 3,810 (8.7 pts) 62.3%
2017 Alan Whitehead (Labour) 27,509 58.7% Paul Holmes (Conservative) 11,503 (24.5 pts) 67.0%
2019 Alan Whitehead (Labour) 22,256 49.5% Steven Galton (Conservative) 6,213 (13.8 pts) 64.3%
2024 Satvir Kaur (Labour) 15,945 44.5% Ben Burcombe-Filer (Conservative) 9,333 (26.1 pts) 54.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Horace Maybray King Labour 25,05247.8% Yes
Philip Alexander Roby Brembridge Conservative 23,66345.1% No
Stephen Fry Liberal 3,6977.1% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Horace Maybray King Labour 26,43050.4% Yes
John Paul Conservative 25,96549.6% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Melbourne Howard Conservative 26,70751.2% Yes
Charles Antony Raven Crosland Labour 22,86543.8% No
Stanley Little Liberal 2,5835.0% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Melbourne Howard Conservative 30,17656.3% Yes
Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain Williams Labour 23,41043.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Fletcher-Cooke Conservative 25,70050.3% Yes
Richard Charles Mitchell Labour 25,35249.7% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bob Mitchell Labour 24,62848.4% Yes
John Fletcher-Cooke Conservative 22,18843.6% No
Graham Cleverley Liberal 4,1028.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Hill Conservative 24,66047.5% Yes
Bob Mitchell Labour 22,85844.1% No
Jack Raphael Wallis Liberal 4,3498.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Hill Conservative 23,74240.9% Yes
Bryan Gould Labour 22,33938.5% No
Jack Raphael Wallis Liberal 12,00020.7% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bryan Gould Labour 22,78042.2% Yes
James Hill Conservative 22,25041.2% No
Jack Raphael Wallis Liberal 8,99416.6% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Hill Conservative 27,19846.4% Yes
Bryan Gould Labour 25,07542.7% No
David John Hughes Liberal 6,39310.9% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Hill Conservative 24,65745.2% Yes
Alan Whitehead Labour 15,31128.1% No
Adrian John Vinson Social Democratic Party 14,59226.7% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Hill Conservative 25,72245.6% Yes
Alan Whitehead Labour 18,76833.3% No
Vivienne Ann Rayner Liberal 11,95021.2% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Hill Conservative 24,50443.4% Yes
Alan Whitehead Labour 23,91942.4% No
Diana Maddock Liberal Democrat 7,39113.1% No
Jonathan Michaelis Green 5350.9% No
David Plummer Natural Law 1010.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Whitehead Labour 28,39654.1% Yes
James Hill Conservative 14,71228.1% No
Alan Dowden Liberal Democrat 7,17113.7% No
Peter Day Referendum Party 1,3972.7% No
Howard Marks Legalise Cannabis 3880.7% No
Anthony Martin McCabe UKIP 2190.4% No
Paul Johnny Rocket Taylor Independent 810.2% No
John Sinel Natural Law 770.1% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Whitehead Labour 21,82452.5% Yes
Richard Gueterbock Conservative 10,61725.5% No
John Shaw Liberal Democrat 7,52218.1% No
Garry Rankin-Moore UKIP 7921.9% No
Mark Abel Socialist Alliance 4421.1% No
Paramjit Bahia Socialist Labour 3780.9% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Whitehead Labour 17,84542.7% Yes
Stephen MacLoughlin Conservative 10,82725.9% No
Steve Sollitt Liberal Democrat 10,36824.8% No
John Spottiswoode Green 1,4823.5% No
Peter Day UKIP 1,2613.0% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Whitehead Labour 17,00138.5% Yes
Jeremy Moulton Conservative 14,58833.0% No
David Callaghan Liberal Democrat 9,86522.3% No
Pearline Hingston UKIP 1,7263.9% No
Chris Bluemel Green 8812.0% No
Charles Sanderson Independent 1260.3% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Whitehead Labour 18,01741.3% Yes
Jeremy Moulton Conservative 14,20732.5% No
Pearline Hingston UKIP 5,56612.8% No
Angela Mawle Green 2,5685.9% No
Adrian Ford Liberal Democrat 2,1214.9% No
Chris Davis Independent 7701.8% No
Nick Chaffey Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 4030.9% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Whitehead Labour 27,50958.7% Yes
Paul Holmes Conservative 16,00634.1% No
Thomas Gravatt Liberal Democrat 1,8924.0% No
Andrew Pope Southampton Independents 8161.7% No
Keith Morrell Independent 6801.4% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Whitehead Labour 22,25649.5% Yes
Steven Galton Conservative 16,04335.7% No
Joe Richards Liberal Democrat 3,4497.7% No
Philip Crook Brexit Party 1,5913.5% No
Katherine Barbour Green 1,4333.2% No
Kev Barry Independent 2220.5% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Satvir Kaur Labour 15,94544.5% Yes
Ben Burcombe-Filer Conservative 6,61218.5% No
John Edwards Reform UK 5,26114.7% No
Katherine Barbour Green 3,59410.0% No
Thomas Gravatt Liberal Democrat 3,2529.1% No
Wajahat Shaukat Workers Party of Britain 7752.2% No
Maggie Fricker Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 3661.0% No

Margin Over Time

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

1950: Labour margin 2.6 pts 1951: Labour margin 0.9 pts 1955: Conservative margin 7.4 pts 1959: Conservative margin 12.6 pts 1964: Conservative margin 0.7 pts 1966: Labour margin 4.8 pts 1970: Conservative margin 3.5 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 2.4 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 1.0 pts 1979: Conservative margin 3.6 pts 1983: Conservative margin 17.1 pts 1987: Conservative margin 12.3 pts 1992: Conservative margin 1.0 pts 1997: Labour margin 26.1 pts 2001: Labour margin 27.0 pts 2005: Labour margin 16.8 pts 2010: Labour margin 5.5 pts 2015: Labour margin 8.7 pts 2017: Labour margin 24.5 pts 2019: Labour margin 13.8 pts 2024: Labour margin 26.1 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

Southampton Test has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Southampton Test in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Southampton Test in 2024 with 15,945 votes (44.5%), a majority of 9,333 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Southampton Test since 1950?

Since 1950, Southampton Test has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Southampton Test?

The closest result on record for Southampton Test was 1964, when Conservative beat Labour by just 348 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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