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Stretford — UK General Election Results

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

Stretford was won by Labour at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 11,137 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Stretford from 1885 to 1992.

Full Election History, 1885–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 William Agnew (Liberal) 4,866 51.0% John William Maclure (Conservative) 190 (2.0 pts) 85.7%
1886 John William Maclure (Conservative) 4,750 54.2% William Agnew (Liberal) 739 (8.4 pts) 78.6%
1892 John William Maclure (Conservative) 6,623 55.7% William Agnew (Liberal) 1,345 (11.3 pts) 77.2%
1895 John William Maclure (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 John William Maclure (Conservative) 7,519 60.4% Harry Nuttall (Liberal) 2,581 (20.7 pts) 65.9%
1906 Harry Nuttall (Liberal) 11,131 57.3% Charles Alfred Cripps (Conservative) 2,824 (14.5 pts) 79.9%
Dec 1910 Harry Nuttall (Liberal) 11,343 52.0% Arthur Michael Samuel (Conservative) 876 (4.0 pts) 78.9%
Jan 1910 Harry Nuttall (Liberal) 12,917 54.9% Arthur Michael Samuel (Conservative) 2,291 (9.7 pts) 85.2%
1918 Thomas Robinson (Liberal) 17,161 76.7% Joseph Hallsworth (Labour) 11,945 (53.4 pts) 61.4%
1922 Thomas Robinson (National Liberal) 19,185 68.7% Alfred Hartley Turner (Labour) 10,452 (37.4 pts) 71.9%
1923 Thomas Robinson (Liberal) 15,971 58.2% John Corlett (Labour) 4,520 (16.5 pts) 67.9%
1924 Thomas Robinson (Constitutionalist) 20,826 64.4% Joseph Robinson (Labour) 9,306 (28.8 pts) 77.8%
1929 Thomas Robinson (Independent) 25,799 58.6% Frank Anderson (Labour) 7,600 (17.3 pts) 75.2%
1931 Gustav Adolph Renwick (Conservative) 39,002 75.3% Frank Anderson (Labour) 26,206 (50.6 pts) 78.4%
1935 Anthony Crommelin Crossley (Conservative) 34,874 64.4% Tom Myers (Labour) 15,596 (28.8 pts) 72.5%
1945 Herschel Lewis Austin (Labour) 35,715 54.8% Ralph Humphrey Etherton (Conservative) 6,294 (9.7 pts) 78.5%
1950 Samuel Storey (Conservative) 30,678 48.5% Herschel Lewis Austin (Labour) 5,603 (8.9 pts) 86.9%
1951 Samuel Storey (Conservative) 35,419 58.0% Charles Mapp (Labour) 9,725 (15.9 pts) 83.4%
1955 Samuel Storey (Conservative) 33,101 60.9% Frederick Barton (Labour) 11,834 (21.8 pts) 76.1%
1959 Samuel Storey (Conservative) 32,888 58.3% Edward Reid (Labour) 9,350 (16.6 pts) 79.1%
1964 Sir Samuel Storey (Conservative) 22,004 40.0% Edward Cavanagh (Labour) 1,924 (3.5 pts) 79.2%
1966 Ernest Davies (Labour) 24,739 47.1% Sir Samuel Storey (Conservative) 3,365 (6.4 pts) 77.1%
1970 Winston Churchill (Conservative) 28,629 53.8% Ernest Davies (Labour) 4,015 (7.5 pts) 75.0%
Oct 1974 Winston Churchill (Conservative) 22,114 42.0% Peter Scott (Labour) 1,237 (2.4 pts) 76.5%
Feb 1974 Winston Churchill (Conservative) 23,630 42.3% Kenneth Anthony (Labour) 3,989 (7.1 pts) 81.9%
1979 Winston Churchill (Conservative) 25,972 48.3% Peter Scott (Labour) 4,506 (8.4 pts) 77.7%
1983 Anthony Lloyd (Labour) 18,028 44.9% Walter Sweeney (Conservative) 4,342 (10.8 pts) 70.0%
1987 Anthony Lloyd (Labour) 22,831 55.2% Daniel Dougherty (Conservative) 9,402 (22.7 pts) 71.9%
1992 Anthony Lloyd (Labour) 22,300 59.5% John Rae (Conservative) 11,137 (29.7 pts) 68.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Agnew Liberal 4,86651.0% Yes
John William Maclure Conservative 4,67649.0% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John William Maclure Conservative 4,75054.2% Yes
William Agnew Liberal 4,01145.8% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John William Maclure Conservative 6,62355.7% Yes
William Agnew Liberal 5,27844.3% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John William Maclure Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John William Maclure Conservative 7,51960.4% Yes
Harry Nuttall Liberal 4,93839.6% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Nuttall Liberal 11,13157.3% Yes
Charles Alfred Cripps Conservative 8,30742.7% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Nuttall Liberal 11,34352.0% Yes
Arthur Michael Samuel Conservative 10,46748.0% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Nuttall Liberal 12,91754.9% Yes
Arthur Michael Samuel Conservative 10,62645.1% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Robinson Liberal 17,16176.7% Yes
Joseph Hallsworth Labour 5,21623.3% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Robinson National Liberal 19,18568.7% Yes
Alfred Hartley Turner Labour 8,73331.3% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Robinson Liberal 15,97158.2% Yes
John Corlett Labour 11,45141.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Robinson Constitutionalist 20,82664.4% Yes
Joseph Robinson Labour 11,52035.6% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Robinson Independent 25,79958.6% Yes
Frank Anderson Labour 18,19941.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gustav Adolph Renwick Conservative 39,00275.3% Yes
Frank Anderson Labour 12,79624.7% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anthony Crommelin Crossley Conservative 34,87464.4% Yes
Tom Myers Labour 19,27835.6% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herschel Lewis Austin Labour 35,71554.8% Yes
Ralph Humphrey Etherton Conservative 29,42145.2% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Storey Conservative 30,67848.5% Yes
Herschel Lewis Austin Labour 25,07539.7% No
Stephen Cawley Liberal 7,46711.8% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Storey Conservative 35,41958.0% Yes
Charles Mapp Labour 25,69442.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Storey Conservative 33,10160.9% Yes
Frederick Barton Labour 21,26739.1% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Storey Conservative 32,88858.3% Yes
Edward Reid Labour 23,53841.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Samuel Storey Conservative 22,00440.0% Yes
Edward Cavanagh Labour 20,08036.5% No
Michael Platt Winstanley Liberal 12,88423.4% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Davies Labour 24,73947.1% Yes
Sir Samuel Storey Conservative 21,37440.7% No
Clifford Jones Liberal 6,38212.2% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Winston Churchill Conservative 28,62953.8% Yes
Ernest Davies Labour 24,61446.2% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Winston Churchill Conservative 22,11442.0% Yes
Peter Scott Labour 20,87739.7% No
Dennis Wrigley Liberal 9,62918.3% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Winston Churchill Conservative 23,63042.3% Yes
Kenneth Anthony Labour 19,64135.2% No
Dennis Wrigley Liberal 12,55822.5% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Winston Churchill Conservative 25,97248.3% Yes
Peter Scott Labour 21,46639.9% No
Dennis Wrigley Liberal 6,36911.8% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anthony Lloyd Labour 18,02844.9% Yes
Walter Sweeney Conservative 13,68634.1% No
David Wilks Social Democratic Party 8,14120.3% No
Syad Ud-Din Independent Labour 3360.8% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anthony Lloyd Labour 22,83155.2% Yes
Daniel Dougherty Conservative 13,42932.4% No
Dennis Lee Social Democratic Party 5,12512.4% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anthony Lloyd Labour 22,30059.5% Yes
John Rae Conservative 11,16329.8% No
Francis Beswick Liberal Democrat 3,7229.9% No
Andrew Boyton Natural Law 2680.7% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 2.0 pts 1886: Conservative margin 8.4 pts 1892: Conservative margin 11.3 pts 1900: Conservative margin 20.7 pts 1906: Liberal margin 14.5 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 4.0 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 9.7 pts 1918: Liberal margin 53.4 pts 1922: National Liberal margin 37.4 pts 1923: Liberal margin 16.5 pts 1924: Constitutionalist margin 28.8 pts 1929: Independent margin 17.3 pts 1931: Conservative margin 50.6 pts 1935: Conservative margin 28.8 pts 1945: Labour margin 9.7 pts 1950: Conservative margin 8.9 pts 1951: Conservative margin 15.9 pts 1955: Conservative margin 21.8 pts 1959: Conservative margin 16.6 pts 1964: Conservative margin 3.5 pts 1966: Labour margin 6.4 pts 1970: Conservative margin 7.5 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 2.4 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 7.1 pts 1979: Conservative margin 8.4 pts 1983: Labour margin 10.8 pts 1987: Labour margin 22.7 pts 1992: Labour margin 29.7 pts 1885 1886 1892 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

Stretford has been contested at 29 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, National Liberal, Constitutionalist, Independent, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Stretford in the 1992 general election?

Labour won Stretford in 1992 with 22,300 votes (59.5%), a majority of 11,137 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Stretford since 1885?

Since 1885, Stretford has been won by: Conservative, Constitutionalist, Independent, Labour, Liberal, National Liberal.

What was the closest result in Stretford?

The closest result on record for Stretford was 1885, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 190 votes (2.0 percentage points).

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