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Stepney — UK General Election Results

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

Stepney was won by Labour at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 14,071 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Stepney from 1885 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1885–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 John Charles Durant (Liberal) 2,045 50.1% Frederick Wootton Isaacson (Conservative) 10 (0.2 pts) 58.9%
1886 Frederick Wootton Isaacson (Conservative) 2,237 56.3% Robert Samuel Wright (Liberal) 502 (12.6 pts) 57.4%
1892 Frederick Wootton Isaacson (Conservative) 2,292 51.0% Benjamin Thomas Lindsay Thomson (Liberal) 89 (2.0 pts) 74.1%
1895 Frederick Wootton Isaacson (Conservative) 2,346 55.6% Willoughby Hyett Dickinson (Liberal) 470 (11.1 pts) 69.8%
1900 William Eden Evans-Gordon (Conservative) 2,783 61.8% William Charles Steadman (Liberal-Labour) 1,065 (23.7 pts) 76.6%
1906 William Eden Evans-Gordon (Conservative) 2,490 57.3% Durham Stokes (Liberal) 637 (14.7 pts) 83.9%
Jan 1910 Frederick Leverton Harris (Conservative) 2,102 53.0% William Samuel Glyn-Jones (Liberal) 241 (6.1 pts) 85.2%
Dec 1910 William Samuel Glyn-Jones (Liberal) 1,926 51.5% Walter Reuben Preston (Conservative) 114 (3.0 pts) 80.3%
1950 Walter James Edwards (Labour) 33,475 70.0% Martin Herbert Bernard Solomon (Conservative) 27,237 (57.0 pts) 72.5%
1951 Walter James Edwards (Labour) 35,849 76.5% Martin Herbert Bernhard Solomon (Conservative) 28,263 (60.3 pts) 70.9%
1955 Walter James Edwards (Labour) 27,677 73.0% Lillian Sutton (Conservative) 21,944 (57.9 pts) 57.8%
1959 Walter James Edwards (Labour) 26,875 70.7% P Brian Calwell (Conservative) 18,309 (48.2 pts) 59.4%
1964 Peter David Shore (Labour) 22,284 71.6% Ian F Hay Davison (Conservative) 15,818 (50.9 pts) 51.3%
1966 Peter David Shore (Labour) 23,098 76.1% Beryl Cooper (Conservative) 18,049 (59.5 pts) 51.2%
1970 Peter Shore (Labour) 18,993 74.8% Harry Greenway (Conservative) 14,071 (55.4 pts) 45.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Charles Durant Liberal 2,04550.1% Yes
Frederick Wootton Isaacson Conservative 2,03549.9% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Wootton Isaacson Conservative 2,23756.3% Yes
Robert Samuel Wright Liberal 1,73543.7% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Wootton Isaacson Conservative 2,29251.0% Yes
Benjamin Thomas Lindsay Thomson Liberal 2,20349.0% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Wootton Isaacson Conservative 2,34655.6% Yes
Willoughby Hyett Dickinson Liberal 1,87644.4% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Eden Evans-Gordon Conservative 2,78361.8% Yes
William Charles Steadman Liberal-Labour 1,71838.2% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Eden Evans-Gordon Conservative 2,49057.3% Yes
Durham Stokes Liberal 1,85342.7% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Leverton Harris Conservative 2,10253.0% Yes
William Samuel Glyn-Jones Liberal 1,86147.0% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Samuel Glyn-Jones Liberal 1,92651.5% Yes
Walter Reuben Preston Conservative 1,81248.5% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter James Edwards Labour 33,47570.0% Yes
Martin Herbert Bernard Solomon Conservative 6,23813.0% No
Phil Piratin Communist 5,99112.5% No
John Henry Maynard Liberal 2,1054.4% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter James Edwards Labour 35,84976.5% Yes
Martin Herbert Bernhard Solomon Conservative 7,58616.2% No
Edward Bramley Communist 3,4367.3% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter James Edwards Labour 27,67773.0% Yes
Lillian Sutton Conservative 5,73315.1% No
Solly Kaye Communist 2,8887.6% No
Fred Winckless Liberal 1,6154.3% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter James Edwards Labour 26,87570.7% Yes
P Brian Calwell Conservative 8,56622.5% No
Solly Kaye Communist 2,5486.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter David Shore Labour 22,28471.6% Yes
Ian F Hay Davison Conservative 6,46620.8% No
Solly Kaye Communist 2,4547.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter David Shore Labour 23,09876.1% Yes
Beryl Cooper Conservative 5,04916.6% No
Solly Kaye Communist 2,2097.3% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Shore Labour 18,99374.8% Yes
Harry Greenway Conservative 4,92219.4% No
Solly Kaye Communist 1,4685.8% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 0.2 pts 1886: Conservative margin 12.6 pts 1892: Conservative margin 2.0 pts 1895: Conservative margin 11.1 pts 1900: Conservative margin 23.7 pts 1906: Conservative margin 14.7 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 6.1 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 3.0 pts 1950: Labour margin 57.0 pts 1951: Labour margin 60.3 pts 1955: Labour margin 57.9 pts 1959: Labour margin 48.2 pts 1964: Labour margin 50.9 pts 1966: Labour margin 59.5 pts 1970: Labour margin 55.4 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

Stepney has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Stepney in the 1970 general election?

Labour won Stepney in 1970 with 18,993 votes (74.8%), a majority of 14,071 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Stepney since 1885?

Since 1885, Stepney has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Stepney?

The closest result on record for Stepney was 1885, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 10 votes (0.2 percentage points).

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