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St Ives — UK General Election Results

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

St Ives was won by Liberal Democrat at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 13,786 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in St Ives from 1832 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1832–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 James Halse (Conservative) 302 59.3% William Mackworth Praed (Conservative) 134 (26.3 pts) 87.2%
1835 James Halse (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1837 James Halse (Conservative) 272 54.9% William Tyringham Praed (Conservative) 49 (9.9 pts) 85.5%
1841 William Tyringham Praed (Conservative) 272 50.4% Edwin Ley (Conservative) 4 (0.7 pts) 90.0%
1847 William John Frederick Powlett (Conservative) 262 65.0% Peter Borthwick (Conservative) 121 (30.0 pts) 67.8%
1852 Robert Michael Laffan (Peelite) 256 52.0% Henry Paull (Conservative) 38 (7.7 pts) 85.1%
1857 Henry Paull (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1859 Henry Paull (Conservative) 257 66.4% Charles Frederick Giesler (Liberal) 127 (32.8 pts) 74.1%
1865 Henry Paull (Conservative) 233 56.8% Edward Vivian (Liberal) 56 (13.7 pts) 84.4%
1868 Charles Magniac (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1874 Edward Gershour Davenport (Conservative) 751 63.5% John Bedford Bolitho (Liberal) 319 (27.0 pts) 82.7%
1880 Charles Reed (Liberal) 487 52.6% Charles Campbell Ross (Conservative) 48 (5.2 pts) 81.6%
1885 John St Aubyn (Liberal) 3,313 56.3% Charles Campbell Ross (Conservative) 737 (12.5 pts) 77.4%
1886 John St Aubyn (Liberal Unionist) 3,395 79.3% Samuel Barrow (Liberal) 2,507 (58.5 pts) 56.3%
1892 Thomas Bedford Bolitho (Liberal Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1895 Thomas Bedford Bolitho (Liberal Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Edward Hain (Liberal Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Clifford John Cory (Liberal) 4,244 58.2% Philip Edward Pilditch (Liberal Unionist) 1,192 (16.3 pts) 81.2%
Jan 1910 Clifford John Cory (Liberal) 4,458 55.4% Cecil Bingham Levita (Liberal Unionist) 872 (10.8 pts) 85.5%
Dec 1910 Clifford John Cory (Liberal) 4,253 56.0% Roland Edmund Lomax Vaughan Williams (Liberal Unionist) 915 (12.0 pts) 80.7%
1918 Clifford John Cory (Liberal) 8,659 55.0% Albert Edward Dunn (Labour) 2,000 (12.7 pts) 55.2%
1922 John Anthony Hawke (Unionist) 10,388 53.5% Clifford John Cory (National Liberal) 1,372 (7.1 pts) 65.6%
1923 Clifford John Cory (Liberal) 9,922 46.5% John Anthony Hawke (Unionist) 1,270 (6.0 pts) 71.4%
1924 John Anthony Hawke (Unionist) 11,159 53.0% Clifford John Cory (Liberal) 1,247 (5.9 pts) 69.1%
1929 Walter Runciman (Liberal) 12,443 43.2% Andrew Caird (Unionist) 1,032 (3.6 pts) 76.5%
1931 Walter Runciman (National Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1935 Walter Runciman (National Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1945 Nevil Alexander Beechman (National Liberal) 14,256 47.3% Henry Brinton (Labour) 6,066 (20.1 pts) 70.6%
1950 Greville Reginald Charles Howard (Conservative) 16,653 46.0% Peter David Shore (Labour) 5,535 (15.3 pts) 81.6%
1951 Greville Reginald Charles Howard (Conservative) 18,828 53.3% Arthur Maddison (Labour) 7,612 (21.6 pts) 78.7%
1955 Greville Reginald Charles Howard (Conservative) 17,063 52.0% Leslie Statton Pawley (Labour) 7,335 (22.4 pts) 73.9%
1959 Greville Reginald Charles Howard (Conservative) 15,700 47.9% Duncan Longden (Labour) 6,898 (21.1 pts) 74.4%
1964 Greville Reginald Charles Howard (Conservative) 14,040 42.6% Gerald Edward Leaman Whitmarsh (Liberal) 4,399 (13.4 pts) 75.1%
1966 John Nott (Conservative) 14,312 41.3% Thomas Jones (Labour) 3,599 (10.4 pts) 77.9%
1970 John Nott (Conservative) 18,581 50.9% Maureen Castle (Labour) 8,668 (23.8 pts) 75.1%
Feb 1974 John Nott (Conservative) 18,290 45.1% Terence Tonkin (Liberal) 5,425 (13.4 pts) 79.4%
Oct 1974 John Nott (Conservative) 17,198 45.4% Terence Tonkin (Liberal) 5,868 (15.5 pts) 73.7%
1979 John Nott (Conservative) 22,352 54.0% Rik Evans (Labour) 13,716 (33.1 pts) 77.0%
1983 David Harris (Conservative) 24,297 51.4% Hugh Carter (Social Democratic Party) 7,859 (16.6 pts) 73.8%
1987 David Harris (Conservative) 25,174 48.3% Hugh Carter (Social Democratic Party) 7,555 (14.5 pts) 77.5%
1992 David Harris (Conservative) 24,528 42.9% Andrew George (Liberal Democrat) 1,645 (2.9 pts) 80.3%
1997 Andrew George (Liberal Democrat) 23,966 43.4% William Rogers (Conservative) 7,170 (13.0 pts) 77.1%
2001 Andrew George (Liberal Democrat) 25,413 51.6% Joanna Richardson (Conservative) 10,053 (20.4 pts) 66.3%
2005 Andrew George (Liberal Democrat) 25,577 50.7% Christian Mitchell (Conservative) 11,609 (23.0 pts) 67.5%
2010 Andrew George (Liberal Democrat) 19,619 42.7% Derek Thomas (Conservative) 1,719 (3.7 pts) 68.7%
2015 Derek Thomas (Conservative) 18,491 38.3% Andrew George (Liberal Democrat) 2,469 (5.1 pts) 73.8%
2017 Derek Thomas (Conservative) 22,120 43.2% Andrew George (Liberal Democrat) 312 (0.6 pts) 76.5%
2019 Derek Thomas (Conservative) 25,365 49.3% Andrew George (Liberal Democrat) 4,280 (8.3 pts) 74.9%
2024 Andrew George (Liberal Democrat) 25,033 52.0% Derek Thomas (Conservative) 13,786 (28.7 pts) 69.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Halse Conservative 30259.3% Yes
William Mackworth Praed Conservative 16833.0% No
Henry Lewis Stephens Conservative 397.7% No

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Halse Conservative Unopposed Yes

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Halse Conservative 27254.9% Yes
William Tyringham Praed Conservative 22345.1% No

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Tyringham Praed Conservative 27250.4% Yes
Edwin Ley Conservative 26849.6% No

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William John Frederick Powlett Conservative 26265.0% Yes
Peter Borthwick Conservative 14135.0% No

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Michael Laffan Peelite 25652.0% Yes
Henry Paull Conservative 21844.3% No
Philip Edward Barnes Radical 183.7% No

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Paull Conservative Unopposed Yes

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Paull Conservative 25766.4% Yes
Charles Frederick Giesler Liberal 13033.6% No

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Paull Conservative 23356.8% Yes
Edward Vivian Liberal 17743.2% No

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Magniac Liberal Unopposed Yes

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Gershour Davenport Conservative 75163.5% Yes
John Bedford Bolitho Liberal 43236.5% No

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Reed Liberal 48752.6% Yes
Charles Campbell Ross Conservative 43947.4% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John St Aubyn Liberal 3,31356.3% Yes
Charles Campbell Ross Conservative 2,57643.7% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John St Aubyn Liberal Unionist 3,39579.3% Yes
Samuel Barrow Liberal 88820.7% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Bedford Bolitho Liberal Unionist Unopposed Yes

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Bedford Bolitho Liberal Unionist Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Hain Liberal Unionist Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clifford John Cory Liberal 4,24458.2% Yes
Philip Edward Pilditch Liberal Unionist 3,05241.8% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clifford John Cory Liberal 4,45855.4% Yes
Cecil Bingham Levita Liberal Unionist 3,58644.6% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clifford John Cory Liberal 4,25356.0% Yes
Roland Edmund Lomax Vaughan Williams Liberal Unionist 3,33844.0% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clifford John Cory Liberal 8,65955.0% Yes
Albert Edward Dunn Labour 6,65942.3% No
Thomas Francis Tregoy Mitchell Independent Unionist 4362.8% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Anthony Hawke Unionist 10,38853.5% Yes
Clifford John Cory National Liberal 9,01646.5% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clifford John Cory Liberal 9,92246.5% Yes
John Anthony Hawke Unionist 8,65240.6% No
Albert Edward Dunn Labour 2,74912.9% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Anthony Hawke Unionist 11,15953.0% Yes
Clifford John Cory Liberal 9,91247.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Runciman Liberal 12,44343.2% Yes
Andrew Caird Unionist 11,41139.7% No
William Edward Arnold-Forster Labour 4,92017.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Runciman National Liberal Unopposed Yes

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Runciman National Liberal Unopposed Yes

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nevil Alexander Beechman National Liberal 14,25647.3% Yes
Henry Brinton Labour 8,19027.2% No
Eric Farquhar Allison Liberal 7,69225.5% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Greville Reginald Charles Howard Conservative 16,65346.0% Yes
Peter David Shore Labour 11,11830.7% No
Eric Farquhar Allison Liberal 8,42123.3% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Greville Reginald Charles Howard Conservative 18,82853.3% Yes
Arthur Maddison Labour 11,21631.8% No
John Dennis Gilbert Kellock Liberal 5,27314.9% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Greville Reginald Charles Howard Conservative 17,06352.0% Yes
Leslie Statton Pawley Labour 9,72829.6% No
Desmond Anderson Harvie Banks Liberal 6,02018.3% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Greville Reginald Charles Howard Conservative 15,70047.9% Yes
Duncan Longden Labour 8,80226.9% No
Gerald Edward Leaman Whitmarsh Liberal 8,25825.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Greville Reginald Charles Howard Conservative 14,04042.6% Yes
Gerald Edward Leaman Whitmarsh Liberal 9,64129.3% No
Thomas FG Jones Labour 9,26528.1% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Nott Conservative 14,31241.3% Yes
Thomas Jones Labour 10,71330.9% No
John Trewin Liberal 9,59327.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Nott Conservative 18,58150.9% Yes
Maureen Castle Labour 9,91327.2% No
Howard Fry Liberal 7,98121.9% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Nott Conservative 18,29045.1% Yes
Terence Tonkin Liberal 12,86531.7% No
Bruce Tidy Labour 9,23122.8% No
George David Taylor Independent 1770.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Nott Conservative 17,19845.4% Yes
Terence Tonkin Liberal 11,33029.9% No
Bruce Tidy Labour 9,38824.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Nott Conservative 22,35254.0% Yes
Rik Evans Labour 8,63620.9% No
John Cotton Liberal 8,29920.1% No
Colin Murley Mebyon Kernow 1,6624.0% No
Howard Spencer Hoptrough Green 4271.0% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Harris Conservative 24,29751.4% Yes
Hugh Carter Social Democratic Party 16,43834.8% No
Mary Crowley Labour 5,31011.2% No
Pedyr Prior Mebyon Kernow 5691.2% No
Howard Spencer Hoptrough Green 4390.9% No
William Noel Arthur Horner Independent 2190.5% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Harris Conservative 25,17448.3% Yes
Hugh Carter Social Democratic Party 17,61933.8% No
Ian Hope Labour 9,27517.8% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Harris Conservative 24,52842.9% Yes
Andrew George Liberal Democrat 22,88340.1% No
Stephen Warren Labour 9,14416.0% No
Dr Graham Stephens Liberal 5771.0% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew George Liberal Democrat 23,96643.4% Yes
William Rogers Conservative 16,79630.4% No
Christopher Fagan Labour 8,18414.8% No
Michael Faulkner Referendum Party 3,7146.7% No
Patricia Garnier UKIP 1,9263.5% No
Graham Stephens Liberal 4250.8% No
Kevin Lippiat Radical Alternative 1780.3% No
William Hitchins Black Haired Medium Build Caucasian Male 710.1% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew George Liberal Democrat 25,41351.6% Yes
Joanna Richardson Conservative 15,36031.2% No
William Morris Labour 6,56713.3% No
Michael Faulkner UKIP 1,9263.9% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew George Liberal Democrat 25,57750.7% Yes
Christian Mitchell Conservative 13,96827.7% No
Michael Dooley Labour 6,58313.1% No
Michael Faulkner UKIP 2,5515.1% No
Katrina Slack Green 1,7383.4% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew George Liberal Democrat 19,61942.7% Yes
Derek Thomas Conservative 17,90039.0% No
Philippa Latimer Labour 3,7518.2% No
Mick Faulkner UKIP 2,5605.6% No
Tim Andrewes Green 1,3082.8% No
Jonathan Rogers The Cornish Democrats 3960.9% No
Simon Reed Mebyon Kernow - The Party for Cornwall 3870.8% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Derek Thomas Conservative 18,49138.3% Yes
Andrew George Liberal Democrat 16,02233.2% No
Graham Calderwood UKIP 5,72011.8% No
Cornelius Olivier Labour 4,5109.3% No
Tim Andrewes Green 3,0516.3% No
Rob Simmons Mebyon Kernow - The Party for Cornwall 5181.1% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Derek Thomas Conservative 22,12043.2% Yes
Andrew George Liberal Democrat 21,80842.6% No
Christopher Drew Labour 7,29814.2% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Derek Thomas Conservative 25,36549.3% Yes
Andrew George Liberal Democrat 21,08541.0% No
Alana Bates Labour 3,5536.9% No
Ian Flindall Green 9641.9% No
Robert Smith Liberal 3140.6% No
John Harris The Common People 1320.3% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew George Liberal Democrat 25,03352.0% Yes
Derek Thomas Conservative 11,24723.4% No
Giane Mortimer Reform UK 6,49213.5% No
Filson Ali Labour 2,7885.8% No
Ian Flindall Green 1,7973.7% No
Dave Laity Independent 3600.7% No
Paul Nicholson Liberal 1870.4% No
Jason Saunders UKIP 1110.2% No
John Harris The Common People 910.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1832: Conservative margin 26.3 pts 1837: Conservative margin 9.9 pts 1841: Conservative margin 0.7 pts 1847: Conservative margin 30.0 pts 1852: Peelite margin 7.7 pts 1859: Conservative margin 32.8 pts 1865: Conservative margin 13.7 pts 1874: Conservative margin 27.0 pts 1880: Liberal margin 5.2 pts 1885: Liberal margin 12.5 pts 1886: Liberal Unionist margin 58.5 pts 1906: Liberal margin 16.3 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 10.8 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 12.0 pts 1918: Liberal margin 12.7 pts 1922: Unionist margin 7.1 pts 1923: Liberal margin 6.0 pts 1924: Unionist margin 5.9 pts 1929: Liberal margin 3.6 pts 1945: National Liberal margin 20.1 pts 1950: Conservative margin 15.3 pts 1951: Conservative margin 21.6 pts 1955: Conservative margin 22.4 pts 1959: Conservative margin 21.1 pts 1964: Conservative margin 13.4 pts 1966: Conservative margin 10.4 pts 1970: Conservative margin 23.8 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 13.4 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 15.5 pts 1979: Conservative margin 33.1 pts 1983: Conservative margin 16.6 pts 1987: Conservative margin 14.5 pts 1992: Conservative margin 2.9 pts 1997: Liberal Democrat margin 13.0 pts 2001: Liberal Democrat margin 20.4 pts 2005: Liberal Democrat margin 23.0 pts 2010: Liberal Democrat margin 3.7 pts 2015: Conservative margin 5.1 pts 2017: Conservative margin 0.6 pts 2019: Conservative margin 8.3 pts 2024: Liberal Democrat margin 28.7 pts 1832 1837 1841 1847 1852 1859 1865 1874 1880 1885 1886 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

St Ives has been contested at 49 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Peelite, Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Unionist, National Liberal, Liberal Democrat.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won St Ives in the 2024 general election?

Liberal Democrat won St Ives in 2024 with 25,033 votes (52.0%), a majority of 13,786 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won St Ives since 1832?

Since 1832, St Ives has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Democrat, Liberal Unionist, National Liberal, Peelite, Unionist.

What was the closest result in St Ives?

The closest result on record for St Ives was 2017, when Conservative beat Liberal Democrat by just 312 votes (0.6 percentage points).

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