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Southend West — UK General Election Results

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

Southend West was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 14,459 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Southend West from 1950 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1950–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Henry Channon (Conservative) 34,100 57.5% Eric Crosbie Hutchinson (Labour) 18,755 (31.6 pts) 83.0%
1951 Henry Channon (Conservative) 39,287 69.4% Henry Lyall (Labour) 21,755 (38.4 pts) 79.0%
1955 Sir Henry Channon (Conservative) 27,326 64.2% Victor Marchesi (Labour) 18,460 (43.4 pts) 74.1%
1959 Henry Paul Guinness Channon (Conservative) 27,612 58.2% Heather Joan Harvey (Liberal) 17,035 (35.9 pts) 77.7%
1964 Henry Paul Guinness Channon (Conservative) 25,555 50.6% Gurth Christian Hoyer-Millar (Liberal) 11,007 (21.8 pts) 78.8%
1966 Paul Channon (Conservative) 25,713 50.9% Motel Burstin (Labour) 11,857 (23.5 pts) 78.4%
1970 Paul Channon (Conservative) 29,304 60.0% Motel Burstin (Labour) 16,885 (34.6 pts) 70.8%
Feb 1974 Paul Channon (Conservative) 25,040 42.4% Walter Greaves (Liberal) 5,155 (8.7 pts) 80.2%
Oct 1974 Paul Channon (Conservative) 23,480 47.6% Walter Greaves (Liberal) 7,071 (14.3 pts) 73.2%
1979 Paul Channon (Conservative) 29,449 57.7% David Ernest Evans (Liberal) 16,864 (33.0 pts) 76.2%
1983 Paul Channon (Conservative) 26,360 54.5% Gavin Grant (Liberal) 8,033 (16.6 pts) 71.7%
1987 Paul Channon (Conservative) 28,003 54.4% Gavin Grant (Liberal) 8,400 (16.3 pts) 75.3%
1992 Paul Channon (Conservative) 27,319 54.7% Nina Stimson (Liberal Democrat) 11,902 (23.8 pts) 77.8%
1997 David Amess (Conservative) 18,029 38.8% Nina Stimson (Liberal Democrat) 2,615 (5.6 pts) 70.0%
2001 David Amess (Conservative) 17,313 46.3% Paul Fisher (Labour) 7,941 (21.2 pts) 58.3%
2005 David Amess (Conservative) 18,408 46.2% Peter Wexham (Liberal Democrat) 8,959 (22.5 pts) 61.4%
2010 David Amess (Conservative) 20,086 46.1% Peter Welch (Liberal Democrat) 7,270 (16.7 pts) 65.3%
2015 David Amess (Conservative) 22,175 49.8% Julian Ware-Lane (Labour) 14,021 (31.5 pts) 66.8%
2017 David Amess (Conservative) 26,046 55.2% Julian Ware-Lane (Labour) 10,000 (21.2 pts) 69.9%
2019 David Amess (Conservative) 27,555 59.2% Aston Line (Labour) 14,459 (31.1 pts) 67.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Channon Conservative 34,10057.5% Yes
Eric Crosbie Hutchinson Labour 15,34525.9% No
John Hutchison MacCallum Scott Liberal 9,90716.7% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Channon Conservative 39,28769.4% Yes
Henry Lyall Labour 17,53231.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Henry Channon Conservative 27,32664.2% Yes
Victor Marchesi Labour 8,86620.8% No
Heather Joan Harvey Liberal 6,37515.0% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Paul Guinness Channon Conservative 27,61258.2% Yes
Heather Joan Harvey Liberal 10,57722.3% No
Anthony Pearson-Clarke Labour 9,21919.4% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Paul Guinness Channon Conservative 25,55550.6% Yes
Gurth Christian Hoyer-Millar Liberal 14,54828.8% No
Rex Winsbury Labour 10,42320.6% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Channon Conservative 25,71350.9% Yes
Motel Burstin Labour 13,85627.4% No
Gurth Hoyer-Millar Liberal 10,95821.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Channon Conservative 29,30460.0% Yes
Motel Burstin Labour 12,41925.4% No
Jack Harris Barnett Liberal 7,07714.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Channon Conservative 25,04042.4% Yes
Walter Greaves Liberal 19,88533.7% No
Anthony Nicholas Wright Labour 8,72014.8% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Channon Conservative 23,48047.6% Yes
Walter Greaves Liberal 16,40933.3% No
Anthony Nicholas Wright Labour 9,45119.2% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Channon Conservative 29,44957.7% Yes
David Ernest Evans Liberal 12,58524.6% No
Joy Nisbet Labour 8,34116.3% No
Leslie John McKeon National Front 6801.3% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Channon Conservative 26,36054.5% Yes
Gavin Grant Liberal 18,32737.9% No
Joy Nisbet Labour 3,6757.6% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Channon Conservative 28,00354.4% Yes
Gavin Grant Liberal 19,60338.1% No
Angela Smith Labour 3,8997.6% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Channon Conservative 27,31954.7% Yes
Nina Stimson Liberal Democrat 15,41730.9% No
Geoffrey Viney Labour 6,13912.3% No
Alan Farmer Liberal 4951.0% No
Chris Keene Green 4510.9% No
Peter Warburton Natural Law 1270.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Amess Conservative 18,02938.8% Yes
Nina Stimson Liberal Democrat 15,41433.1% No
Alan Harley Labour 10,60022.8% No
Charles Webster Referendum Party 1,7343.7% No
Brian Lee UKIP 6361.4% No
Peter Warburton Natural Law 1010.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Amess Conservative 17,31346.3% Yes
Paul Fisher Labour 9,37225.1% No
Richard de Ste Croix Liberal Democrat 9,31924.9% No
Brian Lee UKIP 1,3713.7% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Amess Conservative 18,40846.2% Yes
Peter Wexham Liberal Democrat 9,44923.7% No
Jan Etienne Labour 9,07222.8% No
Carole Sampson UKIP 1,3493.4% No
Marimutu Velmurgan Independent 7451.9% No
Jeremy Moss English Democrats 7011.8% No
Dan Anslow Max Power Party 1060.3% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Amess Conservative 20,08646.1% Yes
Peter Welch Liberal Democrat 12,81629.4% No
Thomas Flynn Labour 5,85013.4% No
Gary Cockrill UKIP 1,7143.9% No
Tony Gladwin BNP 1,3333.1% No
Barry Bolton Green 6441.5% No
Dr Vel Independent 6171.4% No
Terry Phillips English Democrats 5461.3% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Amess Conservative 22,17549.8% Yes
Julian Ware-Lane Labour 8,15418.3% No
Brian Otridge UKIP 7,80317.5% No
Paul Collins Liberal Democrat 4,1299.3% No
Jon Fuller Green 2,0834.7% No
Jeremy Moss English Democrats 1650.4% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Amess Conservative 26,04655.2% Yes
Julian Ware-Lane Labour 16,04634.0% No
Lucy Salek Liberal Democrat 2,1104.5% No
John Stansfield UKIP 1,6663.5% No
Dominic Ellis Green 8311.8% No
Tino Callaghan Southend Independent Association 3050.6% No
Jason Pilley Independent 1870.4% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Amess Conservative 27,55559.2% Yes
Aston Line Labour 13,09628.1% No
Nina Stimson Liberal Democrat 5,31211.4% No
Thomas Darwood Independent 5741.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1950: Conservative margin 31.6 pts 1951: Conservative margin 38.4 pts 1955: Conservative margin 43.4 pts 1959: Conservative margin 35.9 pts 1964: Conservative margin 21.8 pts 1966: Conservative margin 23.5 pts 1970: Conservative margin 34.6 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 8.7 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 14.3 pts 1979: Conservative margin 33.0 pts 1983: Conservative margin 16.6 pts 1987: Conservative margin 16.3 pts 1992: Conservative margin 23.8 pts 1997: Conservative margin 5.6 pts 2001: Conservative margin 21.2 pts 2005: Conservative margin 22.5 pts 2010: Conservative margin 16.7 pts 2015: Conservative margin 31.5 pts 2017: Conservative margin 21.2 pts 2019: Conservative margin 31.1 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Southend West has been contested at 20 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Southend West in the 2019 general election?

Conservative won Southend West in 2019 with 27,555 votes (59.2%), a majority of 14,459 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Southend West since 1950?

Since 1950, Southend West has been won by: Conservative.

What was the closest result in Southend West?

The closest result on record for Southend West was 1997, when Conservative beat Liberal Democrat by just 2,615 votes (5.6 percentage points).

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