Stalybridge and Hyde — UK General Election Results
Stalybridge and Hyde was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 8,539 votes over Reform UK. This page covers every general election in Stalybridge and Hyde from 1918 to 2024.
Full Election History, 1918–2024
| Election | Elected | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | John Wood (Unionist) | 13,462 | 51.4% | Walter Fowden (Labour) | 6,954 (26.5 pts) | 60.0% |
| 1922 | John Phillips Rhodes (Unionist) | 17,216 | 49.1% | John Lincoln Tattersall (Liberal) | 6,951 (19.8 pts) | 81.1% |
| 1923 | John Lincoln Tattersall (Liberal) | 17,082 | 53.7% | John Phillips Rhodes (Unionist) | 2,374 (7.5 pts) | 72.2% |
| 1924 | Edmund Walter Hanbury Wood (Unionist) | 16,412 | 44.2% | Walter Fowden (Labour) | 3,903 (10.5 pts) | 84.0% |
| 1929 | Hugh Hartley Lawrie (Labour) | 20,343 | 41.1% | Edmund Walter Hanbury Wood (Unionist) | 2,360 (4.8 pts) | 86.4% |
| 1931 | Sydney Hope (Conservative) | 27,557 | 54.4% | William Dobbie (Labour) | 13,306 (26.3 pts) | 86.9% |
| 1935 | Philip Russell Rendel Dunne (Conservative) | 25,502 | 55.5% | Rowland William Casasola (Labour) | 5,073 (11.0 pts) | 78.7% |
| 1945 | Gordon Lang (Labour) | 20,597 | 44.7% | Horace Brimson Trevor Cox (Conservative) | 4,370 (9.5 pts) | 80.5% |
| 1950 | Gordon Lang (Labour) | 23,462 | 46.6% | Douglas Glover (Conservative) | 1,843 (3.7 pts) | 87.7% |
| 1951 | Fred Blackburn (Labour) | 25,402 | 50.3% | Douglas Glover (Conservative) | 298 (0.6 pts) | 87.4% |
| 1955 | Fred Blackburn (Labour) | 23,617 | 50.2% | Idris Wyn Owen (Conservative) | 155 (0.3 pts) | 83.5% |
| 1959 | Fred Blackburn (Labour) | 23,732 | 51.5% | Sir Edward Joseph Brown (Conservative) | 1,423 (3.1 pts) | 83.4% |
| 1964 | Fred Blackburn (Labour) | 23,164 | 54.0% | Sydney Brookes Chapman (Conservative) | 3,425 (8.0 pts) | 78.7% |
| 1966 | Fred Blackburn (Labour) | 23,974 | 56.9% | John Rogerson (Conservative) | 5,821 (13.8 pts) | 73.6% |
| 1970 | Tom Pendry (Labour) | 22,226 | 47.4% | John Rogerson (Conservative) | 2,849 (6.1 pts) | 73.5% |
| Feb 1974 | Tom Pendry (Labour) | 24,922 | 47.4% | Sam Swerling (Conservative) | 8,068 (15.3 pts) | 79.9% |
| Oct 1974 | Tom Pendry (Labour) | 25,161 | 51.8% | Michael Stephen Burgoyne (Conservative) | 9,757 (20.1 pts) | 73.2% |
| 1979 | Tom Pendry (Labour) | 27,082 | 51.9% | John Kershaw (Conservative) | 6,580 (12.6 pts) | 77.1% |
| 1983 | Tom Pendry (Labour) | 21,798 | 45.5% | Brian Silvester (Conservative) | 4,362 (9.1 pts) | 70.5% |
| 1987 | Tom Pendry (Labour) | 24,401 | 48.4% | Richard Greenwood (Conservative) | 5,663 (11.2 pts) | 74.2% |
| 1992 | Tom Pendry (Labour) | 26,207 | 52.3% | Simon Mort (Conservative) | 8,831 (17.6 pts) | 73.5% |
| 1997 | Tom Pendry (Labour) | 25,363 | 58.9% | Nick de Bois (Conservative) | 14,806 (34.4 pts) | 65.8% |
| 2001 | James Purnell (Labour) | 17,781 | 55.5% | Andrew Reid (Conservative) | 8,859 (27.6 pts) | 48.4% |
| 2005 | James Purnell (Labour) | 17,535 | 49.7% | Lisa Boardman (Conservative) | 8,348 (23.6 pts) | 53.5% |
| 2010 | Jonathan Reynolds (Labour) | 16,189 | 39.6% | Rob Adlard (Conservative) | 2,744 (6.7 pts) | 59.4% |
| 2015 | Jonathan Reynolds (Labour) | 18,447 | 45.0% | Martin Riley (Conservative) | 6,686 (16.3 pts) | 57.8% |
| 2017 | Jonathan Reynolds (Labour) | 24,277 | 57.2% | Tom Dowse (Conservative) | 8,084 (19.0 pts) | 59.6% |
| 2019 | Jonathan Reynolds (Labour) | 19,025 | 44.9% | Tayub Amjad (Conservative) | 2,946 (7.0 pts) | 58.2% |
| 2024 | Jonathan Reynolds (Labour) | 16,320 | 43.8% | Barbara Kaya (Reform UK) | 8,539 (22.9 pts) | 51.7% |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1918
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wood | Unionist | 13,462 | 51.4% | Yes |
| Walter Fowden | Labour | 6,508 | 24.8% | No |
| Thomas Owen Jacobsen | Liberal | 6,241 | 23.8% | No |
1922
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Phillips Rhodes | Unionist | 17,216 | 49.1% | Yes |
| John Lincoln Tattersall | Liberal | 10,265 | 29.3% | No |
| Percy Horace Ward | Labour | 7,578 | 21.6% | No |
1923
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lincoln Tattersall | Liberal | 17,082 | 53.7% | Yes |
| John Phillips Rhodes | Unionist | 14,708 | 46.3% | No |
1924
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund Walter Hanbury Wood | Unionist | 16,412 | 44.2% | Yes |
| Walter Fowden | Labour | 12,509 | 33.7% | No |
| John Lincoln Tattersall | Liberal | 8,201 | 22.1% | No |
1929
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Hartley Lawrie | Labour | 20,343 | 41.1% | Yes |
| Edmund Walter Hanbury Wood | Unionist | 17,983 | 36.3% | No |
| Percy Herbert Jones | Liberal | 11,186 | 22.6% | No |
1931
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Hope | Conservative | 27,557 | 54.4% | Yes |
| William Dobbie | Labour | 14,251 | 28.1% | No |
| Percy Herbert Jones | Liberal | 8,849 | 17.5% | No |
1935
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Russell Rendel Dunne | Conservative | 25,502 | 55.5% | Yes |
| Rowland William Casasola | Labour | 20,429 | 44.5% | No |
1945
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Lang | Labour | 20,597 | 44.7% | Yes |
| Horace Brimson Trevor Cox | Conservative | 16,227 | 35.2% | No |
| Donald Fletcher Burden | Liberal | 9,240 | 20.1% | No |
1950
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Lang | Labour | 23,462 | 46.6% | Yes |
| Douglas Glover | Conservative | 21,619 | 42.9% | No |
| Donald Fletcher Burden | Liberal | 4,930 | 9.8% | No |
| Denis Parker Herrick | Communist | 389 | 0.8% | No |
1951
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Blackburn | Labour | 25,402 | 50.3% | Yes |
| Douglas Glover | Conservative | 25,104 | 49.7% | No |
1955
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Blackburn | Labour | 23,617 | 50.2% | Yes |
| Idris Wyn Owen | Conservative | 23,462 | 49.8% | No |
1959
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Blackburn | Labour | 23,732 | 51.5% | Yes |
| Sir Edward Joseph Brown | Conservative | 22,309 | 48.5% | No |
1964
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Blackburn | Labour | 23,164 | 54.0% | Yes |
| Sydney Brookes Chapman | Conservative | 19,739 | 46.0% | No |
1966
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Blackburn | Labour | 23,974 | 56.9% | Yes |
| John Rogerson | Conservative | 18,153 | 43.1% | No |
1970
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Pendry | Labour | 22,226 | 47.4% | Yes |
| John Rogerson | Conservative | 19,377 | 41.3% | No |
| Robert Cooke | Liberal | 5,303 | 11.3% | No |
Feb 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Pendry | Labour | 24,922 | 47.4% | Yes |
| Sam Swerling | Conservative | 16,854 | 32.0% | No |
| Harold White | Independent Liberal | 10,850 | 20.6% | No |
Oct 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Pendry | Labour | 25,161 | 51.8% | Yes |
| Michael Stephen Burgoyne | Conservative | 15,404 | 31.7% | No |
| Donald Burden | Liberal | 7,725 | 15.9% | No |
| George Tetler | Independent | 318 | 0.7% | No |
1979
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Pendry | Labour | 27,082 | 51.9% | Yes |
| John Kershaw | Conservative | 20,502 | 39.3% | No |
| James Kenneth Pickup | Liberal | 4,642 | 8.9% | No |
1983
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Pendry | Labour | 21,798 | 45.5% | Yes |
| Brian Silvester | Conservative | 17,436 | 36.4% | No |
| John Hughes | Liberal | 8,339 | 17.4% | No |
| Bryan Nylan | National Front | 294 | 0.6% | No |
1987
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Pendry | Labour | 24,401 | 48.4% | Yes |
| Richard Greenwood | Conservative | 18,738 | 37.1% | No |
| Peter Ashenden | Social Democratic Party | 7,311 | 14.5% | No |
1992
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Pendry | Labour | 26,207 | 52.3% | Yes |
| Simon Mort | Conservative | 17,376 | 34.7% | No |
| Ian Kirk | Liberal Democrat | 4,740 | 9.5% | No |
| Robert Powell | Liberal | 1,199 | 2.4% | No |
| Darren Poyzer | Monster Raving Loony | 337 | 0.7% | No |
| Edward Blomfield | Natural Law | 238 | 0.5% | No |
1997
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Pendry | Labour | 25,363 | 58.9% | Yes |
| Nick de Bois | Conservative | 10,557 | 24.5% | No |
| Martin Cross | Liberal Democrat | 5,169 | 12.0% | No |
| Robert Clapham | Referendum Party | 1,992 | 4.6% | No |
2001
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Purnell | Labour | 17,781 | 55.5% | Yes |
| Andrew Reid | Conservative | 8,922 | 27.8% | No |
| Brendon Jones | Liberal Democrat | 4,327 | 13.5% | No |
| Frank Bennett | UKIP | 1,016 | 3.2% | No |
2005
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Purnell | Labour | 17,535 | 49.7% | Yes |
| Lisa Boardman | Conservative | 9,187 | 26.0% | No |
| Viv Bingham | Liberal Democrat | 5,532 | 15.7% | No |
| Nigel Byrne | BNP | 1,399 | 4.0% | No |
| Mike Smee | Green | 1,088 | 3.1% | No |
| John Whittaker | UKIP | 573 | 1.6% | No |
2010
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Reynolds | Labour | 16,189 | 39.6% | Yes |
| Rob Adlard | Conservative | 13,445 | 32.9% | No |
| John Potter | Liberal Democrat | 6,965 | 17.0% | No |
| Anthony Jones | BNP | 2,259 | 5.5% | No |
| John Cooke | UKIP | 1,342 | 3.3% | No |
| Ruth Bergan | Green | 679 | 1.7% | No |
2015
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Reynolds | Labour | 18,447 | 45.0% | Yes |
| Martin Riley | Conservative | 11,761 | 28.7% | No |
| Angela McManus | UKIP | 7,720 | 18.8% | No |
| Jenny Ross | Green | 1,850 | 4.5% | No |
| Peter Flynn | Liberal Democrat | 1,256 | 3.1% | No |
2017
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Reynolds | Labour | 24,277 | 57.2% | Yes |
| Tom Dowse | Conservative | 16,193 | 38.1% | No |
| Paul Ankers | Liberal Democrat | 996 | 2.3% | No |
| Julie Wood | Green | 991 | 2.3% | No |
2019
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Reynolds | Labour | 19,025 | 44.9% | Yes |
| Tayub Amjad | Conservative | 16,079 | 38.0% | No |
| Julian Newton | Brexit Party | 3,591 | 8.5% | No |
| Jamie Dwan | Liberal Democrat | 1,827 | 4.3% | No |
| Julie Wood | Green | 1,411 | 3.3% | No |
| John Edge | Liberal | 435 | 1.0% | No |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Reynolds | Labour | 16,320 | 43.8% | Yes |
| Barbara Kaya | Reform UK | 7,781 | 20.9% | No |
| Phil Chadwick | Conservative | 6,872 | 18.5% | No |
| Robert Hodgetts-Haley | Green | 2,745 | 7.4% | No |
| Audel Shirin | Workers Party of Britain | 1,227 | 3.3% | No |
| Ian Owen | Independent | 1,214 | 3.3% | No |
| Kamala Kugan | Liberal Democrat | 1,080 | 2.9% | No |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Stalybridge and Hyde has been contested at 29 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Liberal, Labour, Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Stalybridge and Hyde in the 2024 general election?
Labour won Stalybridge and Hyde in 2024 with 16,320 votes (43.8%), a majority of 8,539 votes over Reform UK in second place.
Which parties have won Stalybridge and Hyde since 1918?
Since 1918, Stalybridge and Hyde has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.
What was the closest result in Stalybridge and Hyde?
The closest result on record for Stalybridge and Hyde was 1955, when Labour beat Conservative by just 155 votes (0.3 percentage points).