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Stoke Newington — UK General Election Results

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

Stoke Newington was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 4,201 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Stoke Newington from 1918 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1918–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 George William Henry Jones (Unionist) 5,918 54.2% H J Ormond (Independent) 3,089 (28.3 pts) 54.4%
1922 George William Henry Jones (Unionist) 9,753 63.0% Percy Holt Heffer (Liberal) 4,016 (25.9 pts) 65.0%
1923 George Ernest Spero (Liberal) 8,365 53.5% George William Henry Jones (Unionist) 1,101 (7.0 pts) 63.5%
1924 George William Henry Jones (Unionist) 10,688 56.7% George Ernest Spero (Liberal) 5,930 (31.4 pts) 76.0%
1929 George William Henry Jones (Unionist) 9,030 38.1% Frederick William Norwood (Liberal) 1,072 (4.5 pts) 70.0%
1931 George William Henry Jones (Conservative) 16,035 73.3% Ferdinand Louis Kerran (Labour) 10,198 (46.6 pts) 63.2%
1935 George William Henry Jones (Conservative) 11,213 53.3% David Weitzman (Labour) 3,765 (17.9 pts) 61.5%
1945 David Weitzman (Labour) 9,356 51.5% George William Henry Jones (Conservative) 4,201 (23.1 pts) 67.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George William Henry Jones Unionist 5,91854.2% Yes
H J Ormond Independent 2,82925.9% No
Percy Holt Heffer Liberal 2,18120.0% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George William Henry Jones Unionist 9,75363.0% Yes
Percy Holt Heffer Liberal 5,73737.0% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Ernest Spero Liberal 8,36553.5% Yes
George William Henry Jones Unionist 7,26446.5% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George William Henry Jones Unionist 10,68856.7% Yes
George Ernest Spero Liberal 4,75825.2% No
Lewis Silkin Labour 3,42018.1% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George William Henry Jones Unionist 9,03038.1% Yes
Frederick William Norwood Liberal 7,95833.6% No
Ferdinand Louis Kerran Labour 6,72328.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George William Henry Jones Conservative 16,03573.3% Yes
Ferdinand Louis Kerran Labour 5,83726.7% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George William Henry Jones Conservative 11,21353.3% Yes
David Weitzman Labour 7,44835.4% No
John Howard Whitehouse Liberal 2,36411.2% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Weitzman Labour 9,35651.5% Yes
George William Henry Jones Conservative 5,15528.4% No
Hubert Blake Liberal 3,65120.1% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 28.3 pts 1922: Unionist margin 25.9 pts 1923: Liberal margin 7.0 pts 1924: Unionist margin 31.4 pts 1929: Unionist margin 4.5 pts 1931: Conservative margin 46.6 pts 1935: Conservative margin 17.9 pts 1945: Labour margin 23.1 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Stoke Newington has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Liberal, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Stoke Newington in the 1945 general election?

Labour won Stoke Newington in 1945 with 9,356 votes (51.5%), a majority of 4,201 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Stoke Newington since 1918?

Since 1918, Stoke Newington has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Stoke Newington?

The closest result on record for Stoke Newington was 1929, when Unionist beat Liberal by just 1,072 votes (4.5 percentage points).

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