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Stratford-on-Avon — UK General Election Results

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

Stratford-on-Avon was won by Liberal Democrat at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 7,122 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Stratford-on-Avon from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 William George Spencer Scott Compton (Liberal) 4,639 55.4% Sampson Samuel Lloyd (Conservative) 901 (10.8 pts) 87.0%
1886 Frederick Townsend (Conservative) 3,833 53.4% William George Spencer Scott Compton (Liberal) 489 (6.8 pts) 74.5%
1892 Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford (Conservative) 4,157 55.8% George Septimus Warmington (Liberal) 864 (11.6 pts) 78.4%
1895 Victor Milward (Conservative) 4,598 61.9% Isaac Thomas Sadler (Liberal) 1,771 (23.8 pts) 76.2%
1900 Victor Milward (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Thomas Malcolm Harvey Kincaid-Smith (Liberal) 4,321 50.9% Philip Staveley Foster (Conservative) 148 (1.7 pts) 83.5%
Jan 1910 Philip Staveley Foster (Conservative) 5,505 58.9% Oscar William Bowen (Liberal) 1,667 (17.8 pts) 86.2%
Dec 1910 Philip Staveley Foster (Conservative) 5,147 59.8% Walter King (Liberal) 1,685 (19.6 pts) 79.5%
1950 John Dennis Profumo (Conservative) 21,492 56.6% Roland George Maccormack Brown (Labour) 9,349 (24.6 pts) 83.1%
1951 John Dennis Profumo (Conservative) 24,041 64.5% Henry Hilditch (Labour) 10,795 (28.9 pts) 79.9%
1955 John Dennis Profumo (Conservative) 24,587 68.6% Thomas Locksley (Labour) 13,312 (37.1 pts) 75.6%
1959 John Dennis Profumo (Conservative) 26,146 68.5% Joseph Stretton (Labour) 14,129 (37.0 pts) 76.8%
1964 Angus Edmund Upton Maude (Conservative) 23,236 53.8% Andrew Matthew William Faulds (Labour) 10,590 (24.5 pts) 80.0%
1966 Angus Maude (Conservative) 22,381 51.3% Vernon Hale (Labour) 9,427 (21.6 pts) 78.0%
1970 Angus Maude (Conservative) 28,106 58.1% Peter Eric Tombs (Labour) 16,713 (34.5 pts) 74.2%
Feb 1974 Angus Maude (Conservative) 30,106 51.8% Michael John Walter Wright (Liberal) 13,221 (22.7 pts) 81.6%
Oct 1974 Angus Maude (Conservative) 27,123 51.0% Michael John Walter Wright (Liberal) 12,568 (23.6 pts) 74.1%
1979 Angus Maude (Conservative) 35,470 60.4% William James Beech Taylor (Liberal) 22,554 (38.4 pts) 76.7%
1983 Alan Howarth (Conservative) 34,041 60.9% William James Beech Taylor (Liberal) 17,917 (32.0 pts) 72.9%
1987 Alan Howarth (Conservative) 38,483 61.9% David George Cowcher (Liberal) 21,165 (34.1 pts) 76.5%
1992 Alan Howarth (Conservative) 40,251 59.2% John Nicholas Fogg (Liberal Democrat) 22,892 (33.7 pts) 82.1%
1997 John Maples (Conservative) 29,967 48.3% Susan Juned (Liberal Democrat) 14,106 (22.7 pts) 76.3%
2001 John Maples (Conservative) 27,606 50.3% Susan Juned (Liberal Democrat) 11,802 (21.5 pts) 64.4%
2005 John Maples (Conservative) 28,652 49.2% Susan Juned (Liberal Democrat) 12,184 (20.9 pts) 68.8%
2010 Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative) 26,052 51.5% Martin Turner (Liberal Democrat) 11,346 (22.4 pts) 72.8%
2015 Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative) 29,674 57.7% Edward Fila (UKIP) 22,876 (44.5 pts) 72.4%
2017 Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative) 33,657 62.9% Jeff Kenner (Labour) 21,958 (41.0 pts) 74.0%
2019 Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative) 33,343 60.6% Dominic Skinner (Liberal Democrat) 19,972 (36.3 pts) 74.7%
2024 Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat) 23,450 44.3% Chris Clarkson (Conservative) 7,122 (13.5 pts) 70.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William George Spencer Scott Compton Liberal 4,63955.4% Yes
Sampson Samuel Lloyd Conservative 3,73844.6% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Townsend Conservative 3,83353.4% Yes
William George Spencer Scott Compton Liberal 3,34446.6% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford Conservative 4,15755.8% Yes
George Septimus Warmington Liberal 3,29344.2% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Victor Milward Conservative 4,59861.9% Yes
Isaac Thomas Sadler Liberal 2,82738.1% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Victor Milward Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Malcolm Harvey Kincaid-Smith Liberal 4,32150.9% Yes
Philip Staveley Foster Conservative 4,17349.1% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Staveley Foster Conservative 5,50558.9% Yes
Oscar William Bowen Liberal 3,83841.1% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Staveley Foster Conservative 5,14759.8% Yes
Walter King Liberal 3,46240.2% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dennis Profumo Conservative 21,49256.6% Yes
Roland George Maccormack Brown Labour 12,14332.0% No
Hadleigh Sydney Seaborne Liberal 4,31811.4% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dennis Profumo Conservative 24,04164.5% Yes
Henry Hilditch Labour 13,24635.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dennis Profumo Conservative 24,58768.6% Yes
Thomas Locksley Labour 11,27531.4% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dennis Profumo Conservative 26,14668.5% Yes
Joseph Stretton Labour 12,01731.5% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Angus Edmund Upton Maude Conservative 23,23653.8% Yes
Andrew Matthew William Faulds Labour 12,64629.3% No
Derick Mirfin Liberal 7,30716.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Angus Maude Conservative 22,38151.3% Yes
Vernon Hale Labour 12,95429.7% No
Gordon Herringshaw Liberal 6,55615.0% No
Christopher Clayton-Wright Independent Conservative 1,7334.0% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Angus Maude Conservative 28,10658.1% Yes
Peter Eric Tombs Labour 11,39323.5% No
David Robert Bruce Liberal 8,89518.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Angus Maude Conservative 30,10651.8% Yes
Michael John Walter Wright Liberal 16,88529.0% No
Michael John Burton Labour 11,16519.2% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Angus Maude Conservative 27,12351.0% Yes
Michael John Walter Wright Liberal 14,55527.3% No
Dennis Victor Hunt Labour 11,55121.7% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Angus Maude Conservative 35,47060.4% Yes
William James Beech Taylor Liberal 12,91622.0% No
Christopher Arthur Purnell Labour 10,33417.6% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Howarth Conservative 34,04160.9% Yes
William James Beech Taylor Liberal 16,12428.8% No
Frank Hooley Labour 5,73110.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Howarth Conservative 38,48361.9% Yes
David George Cowcher Liberal 17,31827.9% No
Robert Hartley Rhodes Labour 6,33510.2% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Howarth Conservative 40,25159.2% Yes
John Nicholas Fogg Liberal Democrat 17,35925.5% No
Sheila Mary Brookes Labour 8,93213.1% No
Richard Guy Roughan Green 7291.1% No
Andrew John Saunders Independent Conservative 5730.8% No
Michael Raymond Twite Natural Law 1300.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Maples Conservative 29,96748.3% Yes
Susan Juned Liberal Democrat 15,86125.5% No
Stewart Stacey Labour 12,75420.5% No
Adrian Hilton Referendum Party 2,0643.3% No
Julian Edward Michael Spilsbury UKIP 5560.9% No
James Brewster Natural Law 3070.5% No
Simon Marcus Stratford First Democratic Conservative 3060.5% No
Sarah Miller ProLife Alliance 2840.5% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Maples Conservative 27,60650.3% Yes
Susan Juned Liberal Democrat 15,80428.8% No
Mushtaq Hussain Labour 9,16416.7% No
Ron Mole UKIP 1,1842.2% No
Mick Davies Green 1,1562.1% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Maples Conservative 28,65249.2% Yes
Susan Juned Liberal Democrat 16,46828.3% No
Rachel Blackmore Labour 10,14517.4% No
Harry Cottam UKIP 1,6212.8% No
Mick Davies Green 1,3542.3% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nadhim Zahawi Conservative 26,05251.5% Yes
Martin Turner Liberal Democrat 14,70629.1% No
Robert Johnston Labour 4,8099.5% No
Brett Parsons UKIP 1,8463.7% No
George Jones BNP 1,0972.2% No
Neil Basnett Independent 1,0322.0% No
Karen Varga Green 5271.0% No
Fred Bishop English Democrats 4730.9% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nadhim Zahawi Conservative 29,67457.7% Yes
Edward Fila UKIP 6,79813.2% No
Jeff Kenner Labour 6,67713.0% No
Elizabeth Adams Liberal Democrat 6,18212.0% No
Dominic Giles Green 2,1284.1% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nadhim Zahawi Conservative 33,65762.9% Yes
Jeff Kenner Labour 11,69921.9% No
Elizabeth Adams Liberal Democrat 6,35711.9% No
Dominic Giles Green 1,3452.5% No
Jandy Spurway Independent 2550.5% No
Tom Darwood Independent 2190.4% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nadhim Zahawi Conservative 33,34360.6% Yes
Dominic Skinner Liberal Democrat 13,37124.3% No
Felix Ling Labour 6,22211.3% No
Dave Passingham Green 2,1123.8% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Manuela Perteghella Liberal Democrat 23,45044.3% Yes
Chris Clarkson Conservative 16,32830.8% No
James Crocker Reform UK 7,75314.6% No
Seyi Agboola Labour 3,7537.1% No
Doug Rouxel Green 1,1972.3% No
Kevin Taylor Independent 2920.6% No
Neil O'Neil New Open Non-Political Organised Leadership 1860.4% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 10.8 pts 1886: Conservative margin 6.8 pts 1892: Conservative margin 11.6 pts 1895: Conservative margin 23.8 pts 1906: Liberal margin 1.7 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 17.8 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 19.6 pts 1950: Conservative margin 24.6 pts 1951: Conservative margin 28.9 pts 1955: Conservative margin 37.1 pts 1959: Conservative margin 37.0 pts 1964: Conservative margin 24.5 pts 1966: Conservative margin 21.6 pts 1970: Conservative margin 34.5 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 22.7 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 23.6 pts 1979: Conservative margin 38.4 pts 1983: Conservative margin 32.0 pts 1987: Conservative margin 34.1 pts 1992: Conservative margin 33.7 pts 1997: Conservative margin 22.7 pts 2001: Conservative margin 21.5 pts 2005: Conservative margin 20.9 pts 2010: Conservative margin 22.4 pts 2015: Conservative margin 44.5 pts 2017: Conservative margin 41.0 pts 2019: Conservative margin 36.3 pts 2024: Liberal Democrat margin 13.5 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Stratford-on-Avon has been contested at 29 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Liberal Democrat.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Stratford-on-Avon in the 2024 general election?

Liberal Democrat won Stratford-on-Avon in 2024 with 23,450 votes (44.3%), a majority of 7,122 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Stratford-on-Avon since 1885?

Since 1885, Stratford-on-Avon has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Democrat.

What was the closest result in Stratford-on-Avon?

The closest result on record for Stratford-on-Avon was 1906, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 148 votes (1.7 percentage points).

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