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Southwark South East — UK General Election Results

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

Southwark South East was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 6,718 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Southwark South East from 1918 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1918–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 James Arthur Dawes (Liberal) 7,208 72.6% Thomas Ellis Naylor (Labour) 4,490 (45.2 pts) 36.1%
1922 Maurice Alexander (National Liberal) 10,014 56.4% Thomas Ellis Naylor (Labour) 2,280 (12.8 pts) 58.2%
1923 Thomas Ellis Naylor (Labour) 9,374 54.3% Maurice Alexander (Liberal) 1,490 (8.6 pts) 55.7%
1924 Thomas Ellis Naylor (Labour) 11,635 54.3% Geoffrey William Lloyd (Unionist) 4,248 (19.8 pts) 68.1%
1929 Thomas Ellis Naylor (Labour) 13,527 60.4% William John Squire (Liberal) 8,761 (39.1 pts) 58.9%
1931 Evelyn George Harcourt Powell (Conservative) 11,063 53.3% Thomas Ellis Naylor (Labour) 1,385 (6.7 pts) 54.1%
1935 Thomas Ellis Naylor (Labour) 11,942 63.2% Evelyn George Harcourt Powell (Conservative) 4,997 (26.5 pts) 53.3%
1945 Thomas Ellis Naylor (Labour) 9,599 76.9% James Mantle Greenwood (Conservative) 6,718 (53.8 pts) 60.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Arthur Dawes Liberal 7,20872.6% Yes
Thomas Ellis Naylor Labour 2,71827.4% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maurice Alexander National Liberal 10,01456.4% Yes
Thomas Ellis Naylor Labour 7,73443.6% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Ellis Naylor Labour 9,37454.3% Yes
Maurice Alexander Liberal 7,88445.7% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Ellis Naylor Labour 11,63554.3% Yes
Geoffrey William Lloyd Unionist 7,38734.5% No
Elsie Cawson Elias Liberal 2,38811.2% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Ellis Naylor Labour 13,52760.4% Yes
William John Squire Liberal 4,76621.3% No
Evelyn George Harcourt Powell Unionist 4,08618.3% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Evelyn George Harcourt Powell Conservative 11,06353.3% Yes
Thomas Ellis Naylor Labour 9,67846.7% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Ellis Naylor Labour 11,94263.2% Yes
Evelyn George Harcourt Powell Conservative 6,94536.8% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Ellis Naylor Labour 9,59976.9% Yes
James Mantle Greenwood Conservative 2,88123.1% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Liberal margin 45.2 pts 1922: National Liberal margin 12.8 pts 1923: Labour margin 8.6 pts 1924: Labour margin 19.8 pts 1929: Labour margin 39.1 pts 1931: Conservative margin 6.7 pts 1935: Labour margin 26.5 pts 1945: Labour margin 53.8 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Southwark South East has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, National Liberal, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Southwark South East in the 1945 general election?

Labour won Southwark South East in 1945 with 9,599 votes (76.9%), a majority of 6,718 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Southwark South East since 1918?

Since 1918, Southwark South East has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, National Liberal.

What was the closest result in Southwark South East?

The closest result on record for Southwark South East was 1931, when Conservative beat Labour by just 1,385 votes (6.7 percentage points).

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