Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Stafford and Stone was won by Conservative at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 13,177 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Stafford and Stone from 1950 to 1979.
Full Election History, 1950–1979
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1950
Hugh Charles Patrick Joseph Fraser (Conservative)
24,046
52.7%
Stephen Thomas Swingler (Labour)
5,038 (11.0 pts)
86.0%
1951
Hugh Charles Patrick Joseph Fraser (Conservative)
25,795
56.6%
Ghriam Passmore Grant (Labour)
6,046 (13.3 pts)
84.1%
1955
Sir Hugh Charles Patrick Joseph Fraser (Conservative)
26,206
59.9%
Kenneth Richardson (Labour)
8,656 (19.8 pts)
79.0%
1959
Sir Hugh Charles Patrick Joseph Fraser (Conservative)
28,107
60.9%
Arnold Gregory (Labour)
10,073 (21.8 pts)
80.8%
1964
Sir Hugh Charles Patrick Joseph Fraser (Conservative)
25,373
50.2%
Arthur Lewis Balham (Labour)
6,786 (13.4 pts)
81.0%
1966
Hugh Fraser (Conservative)
25,259
49.4%
Graham Rea (Labour)
5,041 (9.9 pts)
79.4%
1970
Sir Hugh Fraser (Conservative)
30,056
54.8%
Michael John Kenneth Stanworth (Labour)
9,676 (17.7 pts)
73.4%
Feb 1974
Sir Hugh Fraser (Conservative)
30,056
46.8%
Terence Ernest Cowlinshaw (Labour)
8,983 (14.0 pts)
82.3%
Oct 1974
Sir Hugh Fraser (Conservative)
27,173
45.4%
Terence Ernest Cowlinshaw (Labour)
6,328 (10.6 pts)
76.0%
1979
Sir Hugh Fraser (Conservative)
34,387
52.4%
Michael John David Poulter (Labour)
13,177 (20.1 pts)
78.8%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1950
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Hugh Charles Patrick Joseph Fraser
Conservative
24,046
52.7%
Yes
Stephen Thomas Swingler
Labour
19,008
41.6%
No
William Joseph McEldowney
Liberal
2,617
5.7%
No
1951
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Hugh Charles Patrick Joseph Fraser
Conservative
25,795
56.6%
Yes
Ghriam Passmore Grant
Labour
19,749
43.4%
No
1955
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sir Hugh Charles Patrick Joseph Fraser
Conservative
26,206
59.9%
Yes
Kenneth Richardson
Labour
17,550
40.1%
No
1959
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sir Hugh Charles Patrick Joseph Fraser
Conservative
28,107
60.9%
Yes
Arnold Gregory
Labour
18,034
39.1%
No
1964
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sir Hugh Charles Patrick Joseph Fraser
Conservative
25,373
50.2%
Yes
Arthur Lewis Balham
Labour
18,587
36.8%
No
Brian David King
Liberal
6,593
13.0%
No
1966
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Hugh Fraser
Conservative
25,259
49.4%
Yes
Graham Rea
Labour
20,218
39.6%
No
Eric Furniss
Liberal
5,623
11.0%
No
1970
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sir Hugh Fraser
Conservative
30,056
54.8%
Yes
Michael John Kenneth Stanworth
Labour
20,380
37.2%
No
Arnold Williams
Liberal
4,370
8.0%
No
Feb 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sir Hugh Fraser
Conservative
30,056
46.8%
Yes
Terence Ernest Cowlinshaw
Labour
21,073
32.8%
No
Harold Stanley Martin
Liberal
13,132
20.4%
No
Oct 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sir Hugh Fraser
Conservative
27,173
45.4%
Yes
Terence Ernest Cowlinshaw
Labour
20,845
34.8%
No
Harold Stanley Martin
Liberal
11,491
19.2%
No
David Sutch
Go to Blazes Party
351
0.6%
No
1979
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sir Hugh Fraser
Conservative
34,387
52.4%
Yes
Michael John David Poulter
Labour
21,210
32.3%
No
Richard Malcolm Burman
Liberal
10,049
15.3%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Stafford and Stone has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Stafford and Stone in the 1979 general election?
Conservative won Stafford and Stone in 1979 with 34,387 votes (52.4%), a majority of 13,177 votes over Labour in second place.
Which parties have won Stafford and Stone since 1950?
Since 1950, Stafford and Stone has been won by: Conservative.
What was the closest result in Stafford and Stone?
The closest result on record for Stafford and Stone was 1966, when Conservative beat Labour by just 5,041 votes (9.9 percentage points).