Stourbridge — UK General Election Results

Stourbridge was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 3,073 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Stourbridge from 1918 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1918–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 John William Wilson (Liberal) 8,920 38.5% Mary Reid Macarthur (Labour) 1,333 (5.8 pts) 55.0%
1922 Douglas Percival Pielou (Unionist) 18,200 51.8% John William Wilson (Liberal) 1,251 (3.6 pts) 75.8%
1923 Douglas Percival Pielou (Unionist) 14,764 39.8% Harry Palfrey (Liberal) 1,495 (4.0 pts) 78.5%
1924 Douglas Percival Pielou (Unionist) 16,023 39.5% Wilfred Wellock (Labour) 1,910 (4.7 pts) 83.7%
1929 Wilfred Wellock (Labour) 21,343 38.4% Herbert Stanley Reed (Unionist) 3,668 (6.6 pts) 84.0%
1931 Robert Harry Morgan (Conservative) 22,652 39.3% Wilfred Wellock (Labour) 3,742 (6.5 pts) 82.0%
1935 Robert Harry Morgan (Conservative) 24,898 43.4% Wilfred Wellock (Labour) 5,301 (9.2 pts) 71.2%
1945 Arthur Moyle (Labour) 34,912 48.5% Robert Harry Morgan (Conservative) 15,933 (22.1 pts) 74.2%
1997 Debra Shipley (Labour) 23,452 47.2% Warren Hawksley (Conservative) 5,645 (11.4 pts) 76.5%
2001 Debra Shipley (Labour) 18,823 47.1% Stephen Eyre (Conservative) 3,812 (9.6 pts) 61.8%
2005 Lynda Waltho (Labour) 17,089 41.0% Diana Coad (Conservative) 407 (1.0 pts) 64.7%
2010 Margot James (Conservative) 20,153 42.7% Lynda Waltho (Labour) 5,164 (10.9 pts) 67.9%
2015 Margot James (Conservative) 21,195 46.0% Pete Lowe (Labour) 6,694 (14.5 pts) 66.8%
2017 Margot James (Conservative) 25,706 54.5% Pete Lowe (Labour) 7,654 (16.2 pts) 67.2%
2019 Suzanne Webb (Conservative) 27,534 60.3% Pete Lowe (Labour) 13,571 (29.7 pts) 65.6%
2024 Cat Eccles (Labour) 15,338 38.5% Suzanne Webb (Conservative) 3,073 (7.7 pts) 58.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John William Wilson Liberal 8,92038.5% Yes
Mary Reid Macarthur Labour 7,58732.7% No
Frederick Victor Fisher National Democratic and Labour 6,69028.8% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Douglas Percival Pielou Unionist 18,20051.8% Yes
John William Wilson Liberal 16,94948.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Douglas Percival Pielou Unionist 14,76439.8% Yes
Harry Palfrey Liberal 13,26935.8% No
Wilfred Wellock Labour 9,05024.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Douglas Percival Pielou Unionist 16,02339.5% Yes
Wilfred Wellock Labour 14,11334.8% No
Geoffrey Le Mesurier Mander Liberal 10,41825.7% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Wilfred Wellock Labour 21,34338.4% Yes
Herbert Stanley Reed Unionist 17,67531.8% No
Donald Leslie Finnemore Liberal 16,53729.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Harry Morgan Conservative 22,65239.3% Yes
Wilfred Wellock Labour 18,91032.8% No
Donald Leslie Finnemore Liberal 16,12127.9% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Harry Morgan Conservative 24,89843.4% Yes
Wilfred Wellock Labour 19,59734.2% No
Donald Leslie Finnemore Liberal 12,86422.4% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Moyle Labour 34,91248.5% Yes
Robert Harry Morgan Conservative 18,97926.3% No
Ralph Kilner Brown Liberal 18,15925.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Debra Shipley Labour 23,45247.2% Yes
Warren Hawksley Conservative 17,80735.8% No
Chris Bramall Liberal Democrat 7,12314.3% No
Peter Quick Referendum Party 1,3192.7% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Debra Shipley Labour 18,82347.1% Yes
Stephen Eyre Conservative 15,01137.6% No
Chris Bramall Liberal Democrat 4,83312.1% No
John Knotts UKIP 7631.9% No
Mick Atherton Socialist Labour 4941.2% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lynda Waltho Labour 17,08941.0% Yes
Diana Coad Conservative 16,68240.0% No
Chris Bramall Liberal Democrat 6,85016.4% No
Daniel Mau UKIP 1,0872.6% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Margot James Conservative 20,15342.7% Yes
Lynda Waltho Labour 14,98931.7% No
Chris Bramall Liberal Democrat 7,73316.4% No
Maddy Westrop UKIP 2,1034.5% No
Robert Weale BNP 1,6963.6% No
Will Duckworth Green 3940.8% No
Alun Nicholas Independent 1660.4% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Margot James Conservative 21,19546.0% Yes
Pete Lowe Labour 14,50131.5% No
Jim Carver UKIP 7,77416.9% No
Christopher Bramall Liberal Democrat 1,5383.3% No
Christian Kiever Green 1,0212.2% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Margot James Conservative 25,70654.5% Yes
Pete Lowe Labour 18,05238.3% No
Glen Wilson UKIP 1,8013.8% No
Christopher Bramall Liberal Democrat 1,0832.3% No
Andi Mohr Green 4931.0% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Suzanne Webb Conservative 27,53460.3% Yes
Pete Lowe Labour 13,96330.6% No
Christopher Bramall Liberal Democrat 2,5235.5% No
Andi Mohr Green 1,0482.3% No
Aaron Hudson Independent 6211.4% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cat Eccles Labour 15,33838.5% Yes
Suzanne Webb Conservative 12,26530.8% No
Richard Shaw Reform UK 7,86919.7% No
Stephen Price Green 1,7324.3% No
Christopher Bramall Liberal Democrat 1,6074.0% No
Mohammed Ramzan Workers Party of Britain 1,0672.7% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Liberal margin 5.8 pts 1922: Unionist margin 3.6 pts 1923: Unionist margin 4.0 pts 1924: Unionist margin 4.7 pts 1929: Labour margin 6.6 pts 1931: Conservative margin 6.5 pts 1935: Conservative margin 9.2 pts 1945: Labour margin 22.1 pts 1997: Labour margin 11.4 pts 2001: Labour margin 9.6 pts 2005: Labour margin 1.0 pts 2010: Conservative margin 10.9 pts 2015: Conservative margin 14.5 pts 2017: Conservative margin 16.2 pts 2019: Conservative margin 29.7 pts 2024: Labour margin 7.7 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Stourbridge has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Unionist, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Stourbridge in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Stourbridge in 2024 with 15,338 votes (38.5%), a majority of 3,073 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Stourbridge since 1918?

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

What was the closest result in Stourbridge?

The closest result on record for Stourbridge was 2005, when Labour beat Conservative by just 407 votes (1.0 percentage points).

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