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St Marylebone — UK General Election Results

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

St Marylebone was won by Conservative at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 8,313 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in St Marylebone from 1918 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1918–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Samuel Edward Scott (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1922 Douglas McGarel Hogg (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1923 Douglas McGarel Hogg (Unionist) 16,763 66.6% James Jonas Dodd (Labour) 8,339 (33.1 pts) 52.5%
1924 Douglas McGarel Hogg (Unionist) 24,359 73.5% George Edward Elmer (Labour) 15,577 (47.0 pts) 65.5%
1929 James Rennell Rodd (Unionist) 26,247 61.4% David Amyas Ross (Labour) 15,287 (35.8 pts) 57.3%
1931 James Rennell Rodd (Conservative) 39,976 86.7% Ernest Albert Whitfield (Labour) 33,829 (73.4 pts) 63.5%
1935 Alec Stratford Cunningham-Reid (Conservative) 31,183 79.4% Elizabeth Derr Jacobs (Labour) 23,095 (58.8 pts) 58.0%
1945 William Wavell Wakefield (Conservative) 15,891 47.9% Elizabeth Derr Jacobs (Labour) 5,151 (15.5 pts) 68.3%
1950 William Wavell Wakefield (Conservative) 26,310 60.7% John Ernest Silkin (Labour) 13,420 (31.0 pts) 74.0%
1951 William Wavell Wakefield (Conservative) 28,783 67.3% William Balfour (Labour) 14,819 (34.7 pts) 70.2%
1955 Sir William Wavell Wakefield (Conservative) 26,302 70.7% Ivan Michael Yates (Labour) 15,399 (41.4 pts) 64.5%
1959 Sir William Wavell Wakefield (Conservative) 23,278 64.5% Benjamin Hooberman (Labour) 14,771 (40.9 pts) 65.5%
1964 Quintin McGarel Hogg (Conservative) 18,117 56.2% Peter William Plouviez (Labour) 8,793 (27.3 pts) 64.4%
1966 Quintin Hogg (Conservative) 17,443 56.7% Cyril Cooper (Labour) 8,061 (26.2 pts) 65.1%
1970 Quintin Hogg (Conservative) 17,639 62.1% Keith Morrell (Labour) 9,314 (32.8 pts) 59.6%
Feb 1974 Kenneth Baker (Conservative) 15,683 54.6% Jean Merriton (Labour) 8,687 (30.2 pts) 66.1%
Oct 1974 Kenneth Baker (Conservative) 13,660 54.9% Patricia Moberly (Labour) 6,503 (26.1 pts) 57.0%
1979 Kenneth Baker (Conservative) 14,899 59.9% Joseph Hegarty (Labour) 8,313 (33.4 pts) 60.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Edward Scott Unionist Unopposed Yes

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Douglas McGarel Hogg Unionist Unopposed Yes

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Douglas McGarel Hogg Unionist 16,76366.6% Yes
James Jonas Dodd Labour 8,42433.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Douglas McGarel Hogg Unionist 24,35973.5% Yes
George Edward Elmer Labour 8,78226.5% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Rennell Rodd Unionist 26,24761.4% Yes
David Amyas Ross Labour 10,96025.7% No
Cyril Moses Picciotto Liberal 5,52012.9% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Rennell Rodd Conservative 39,97686.7% Yes
Ernest Albert Whitfield Labour 6,14713.3% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alec Stratford Cunningham-Reid Conservative 31,18379.4% Yes
Elizabeth Derr Jacobs Labour 8,08820.6% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Wavell Wakefield Conservative 15,89147.9% Yes
Elizabeth Derr Jacobs Labour 10,74032.4% No
Alec Stratford Cunningham-Reid Independent Conservative 3,82411.5% No
Thomas Lodge Liberal 2,7118.2% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Wavell Wakefield Conservative 26,31060.7% Yes
John Ernest Silkin Labour 12,89029.7% No
Bjorn Guy Liberal 4,1499.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Wavell Wakefield Conservative 28,78367.3% Yes
William Balfour Labour 13,96432.7% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir William Wavell Wakefield Conservative 26,30270.7% Yes
Ivan Michael Yates Labour 10,90329.3% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir William Wavell Wakefield Conservative 23,27864.5% Yes
Benjamin Hooberman Labour 8,50723.6% No
Edwin Michael Wheeler Liberal 4,30411.9% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Quintin McGarel Hogg Conservative 18,11756.2% Yes
Peter William Plouviez Labour 9,32428.9% No
Arthur William R Capel Liberal 4,77614.8% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Quintin Hogg Conservative 17,44356.7% Yes
Cyril Cooper Labour 9,38230.5% No
Arthur Capel Liberal 3,25810.6% No
Frere-Smith, Christopher Newman Anti Common Market 4451.4% No
Miller, Euan Jeremy Independent 2520.8% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Quintin Hogg Conservative 17,63962.1% Yes
Keith Morrell Labour 8,32529.3% No
Michael Vann Liberal 2,4438.6% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Baker Conservative 15,68354.6% Yes
Jean Merriton Labour 6,99624.3% No
Bernard Silver Liberal 5,59919.5% No
Wyndham Davies Independent Powellite 4701.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Baker Conservative 13,66054.9% Yes
Patricia Moberly Labour 7,15728.8% No
Bernard Silver Liberal 4,06716.3% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Baker Conservative 14,89959.9% Yes
Joseph Hegarty Labour 6,58626.5% No
Edward Mann Liberal 2,4599.9% No
Jonathon Porritt Green 6912.8% No
Charles Elrick National Front 2391.0% No

Margin Over Time

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

1923: Unionist margin 33.1 pts 1924: Unionist margin 47.0 pts 1929: Unionist margin 35.8 pts 1931: Conservative margin 73.4 pts 1935: Conservative margin 58.8 pts 1945: Conservative margin 15.5 pts 1950: Conservative margin 31.0 pts 1951: Conservative margin 34.7 pts 1955: Conservative margin 41.4 pts 1959: Conservative margin 40.9 pts 1964: Conservative margin 27.3 pts 1966: Conservative margin 26.2 pts 1970: Conservative margin 32.8 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 30.2 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 26.1 pts 1979: Conservative margin 33.4 pts 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

St Marylebone has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won St Marylebone in the 1979 general election?

Conservative won St Marylebone in 1979 with 14,899 votes (59.9%), a majority of 8,313 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won St Marylebone since 1918?

Since 1918, St Marylebone has been won by: Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in St Marylebone?

The closest result on record for St Marylebone was 1945, when Conservative beat Labour by just 5,151 votes (15.5 percentage points).

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