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Stowmarket — UK General Election Results

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

Stowmarket was won by Conservative at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 191 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in Stowmarket from 1885 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Felix Thornley Cobbold (Liberal) 4,606 57.0% Thomas Thornhill (Conservative) 1,131 (14.0 pts) 76.3%
1886 Edward Greene (Conservative) 3,906 53.7% Edward North Buxton (Liberal) 543 (7.5 pts) 68.7%
1892 Sydney James Stern (Liberal) 4,630 50.8% Gerald Oakley Cadogan (Conservative) 144 (1.6 pts) 82.5%
1895 Ian Zachary Malcolm (Conservative) 5,144 58.2% Henry de Rosenbach Walker (Liberal) 1,443 (16.3 pts) 80.8%
1900 Ian Zachary Malcolm (Conservative) 4,431 59.1% John Charles Horobin (Liberal) 1,363 (18.2 pts) 70.4%
1906 George Alexander Hardy (Liberal) 4,801 51.1% Walter Edward Guinness (Conservative) 213 (2.3 pts) 85.6%
Jan 1910 Francis Benedcit Hyam Goldsmith (Conservative) 5,311 53.2% George Alexander Hardy (Liberal) 645 (6.5 pts) 89.2%
Dec 1910 Francis Benedict Hyam Goldsmith (Conservative) 4,995 51.0% Robert Leatham Barclay (Liberal) 191 (1.9 pts) 87.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Felix Thornley Cobbold Liberal 4,60657.0% Yes
Thomas Thornhill Conservative 3,47543.0% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Greene Conservative 3,90653.7% Yes
Edward North Buxton Liberal 3,36346.3% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sydney James Stern Liberal 4,63050.8% Yes
Gerald Oakley Cadogan Conservative 4,48649.2% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Zachary Malcolm Conservative 5,14458.2% Yes
Henry de Rosenbach Walker Liberal 3,70141.8% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Zachary Malcolm Conservative 4,43159.1% Yes
John Charles Horobin Liberal 3,06840.9% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Alexander Hardy Liberal 4,80151.1% Yes
Walter Edward Guinness Conservative 4,58848.9% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Benedcit Hyam Goldsmith Conservative 5,31153.2% Yes
George Alexander Hardy Liberal 4,66646.8% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Benedict Hyam Goldsmith Conservative 4,99551.0% Yes
Robert Leatham Barclay Liberal 4,80449.0% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 14.0 pts 1886: Conservative margin 7.5 pts 1892: Liberal margin 1.6 pts 1895: Conservative margin 16.3 pts 1900: Conservative margin 18.2 pts 1906: Liberal margin 2.3 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 6.5 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 1.9 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910

Trend

Stowmarket has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Stowmarket in the Dec 1910 general election?

Conservative won Stowmarket in Dec 1910 with 4,995 votes (51.0%), a majority of 191 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won Stowmarket since 1885?

Since 1885, Stowmarket has been won by: Conservative, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Stowmarket?

The closest result on record for Stowmarket was 1892, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 144 votes (1.6 percentage points).

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