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Sutton Coldfield — UK General Election Results

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

Sutton Coldfield was won by Conservative at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 2,543 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Sutton Coldfield from 1945 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1945–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1945 John Serocold Paget Mellor (Conservative) 28,225 58.2% Frederick William Mulley (Labour) 9,964 (20.5 pts) 74.5%
1950 John Serocold Paget Mellor (Conservative) 36,017 62.8% Angeline Audrey May Wilson (Labour) 14,653 (25.5 pts) 83.2%
1951 John Serocold Paget Mellor (Conservative) 36,628 63.7% David Allen (Labour) 15,735 (27.4 pts) 81.6%
1955 Geoffrey William Lloyd (Conservative) 31,552 69.9% Christopher Bonnewell Burton Norwood (Labour) 17,987 (39.9 pts) 76.7%
1959 Geoffrey William Lloyd (Conservative) 33,064 63.7% Roy Sydney George Hattersley (Labour) 21,754 (41.9 pts) 79.4%
1964 Geoffrey William Lloyd (Conservative) 31,772 54.9% Michael Hynes Whincup (Liberal) 17,027 (29.4 pts) 78.3%
1966 Geoffrey Lloyd (Conservative) 30,350 52.5% Derek Finnigan (Labour) 16,093 (27.8 pts) 76.3%
1970 Geoffrey Lloyd (Conservative) 36,774 57.4% Peter Marsh Tebbutt (Labour) 18,640 (29.1 pts) 69.1%
Feb 1974 Norman Fowler (Conservative) 28,355 57.5% James Andrew Watson (Liberal) 13,426 (27.2 pts) 82.3%
Oct 1974 Norman Fowler (Conservative) 25,729 57.1% James Andrew Watson (Liberal) 13,356 (29.6 pts) 74.5%
1979 Norman Fowler (Conservative) 34,096 68.9% Charles Edward Attree Hooper (Liberal) 26,107 (52.7 pts) 77.3%
1983 Sir Norman Fowler (Conservative) 31,753 65.4% Audrey Jones (Liberal) 18,984 (39.1 pts) 71.8%
1987 Sir Norman Fowler (Conservative) 34,475 64.0% Timothy James Bick (Liberal) 21,183 (39.3 pts) 74.5%
1992 Sir Norman Fowler (Conservative) 37,001 65.2% James Whorwood (Liberal Democrat) 26,036 (45.9 pts) 79.5%
1997 Sir Norman Fowler (Conservative) 27,373 52.2% Alan York (Labour) 14,885 (28.4 pts) 72.9%
2001 Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) 21,909 50.4% Robert Pocock (Labour) 10,104 (23.2 pts) 60.5%
2005 Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) 24,308 52.5% Robert Pocock (Labour) 12,283 (26.5 pts) 63.5%
2010 Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) 27,303 54.0% Rob Pocock (Labour) 17,005 (33.6 pts) 68.0%
2015 Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) 27,782 54.6% Robert Pocock (Labour) 16,417 (32.3 pts) 68.1%
2017 Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) 32,224 61.0% Rob Pocock (Labour) 15,339 (29.0 pts) 70.1%
2019 Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) 31,604 60.4% David Knowles (Labour) 19,272 (36.8 pts) 69.6%
2024 Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) 18,502 38.3% Rob Pocock (Labour) 2,543 (5.3 pts) 65.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Serocold Paget Mellor Conservative 28,22558.2% Yes
Frederick William Mulley Labour 18,26137.6% No
Joyce Purser Common Wealth 2,0434.2% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Serocold Paget Mellor Conservative 36,01762.8% Yes
Angeline Audrey May Wilson Labour 21,36437.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Serocold Paget Mellor Conservative 36,62863.7% Yes
David Allen Labour 20,89336.3% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey William Lloyd Conservative 31,55269.9% Yes
Christopher Bonnewell Burton Norwood Labour 13,56530.1% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey William Lloyd Conservative 33,06463.7% Yes
Roy Sydney George Hattersley Labour 11,31021.8% No
Kenneth John Hovers Liberal 7,54314.5% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey William Lloyd Conservative 31,77254.9% Yes
Michael Hynes Whincup Liberal 14,74525.5% No
Peter Eric Tombs Labour 11,39919.7% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Lloyd Conservative 30,35052.5% Yes
Derek Finnigan Labour 14,25724.6% No
Michael Whincup Liberal 13,23722.9% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Lloyd Conservative 36,77457.4% Yes
Peter Marsh Tebbutt Labour 18,13428.3% No
Lionel Arthur King Liberal 9,16314.3% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Fowler Conservative 28,35557.5% Yes
James Andrew Watson Liberal 14,92930.3% No
Raymond Alfred Little Labour 6,02812.2% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Fowler Conservative 25,72957.1% Yes
James Andrew Watson Liberal 12,37327.5% No
Gerald William Wells Labour 6,95515.4% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Fowler Conservative 34,09668.9% Yes
Charles Edward Attree Hooper Liberal 7,98916.1% No
John Francis Partridge Labour 6,51113.1% No
Robert Philip Wallace National Front 4660.9% No
Gerald Clive Hammond Independent Conservative 4590.9% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Norman Fowler Conservative 31,75365.4% Yes
Audrey Jones Liberal 12,76926.3% No
Christopher Charles Gibbons Labour 4,0668.4% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Norman Fowler Conservative 34,47564.0% Yes
Timothy James Bick Liberal 13,29224.7% No
Peter Monk Labour 6,10411.3% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Norman Fowler Conservative 37,00165.2% Yes
James Whorwood Liberal Democrat 10,96519.3% No
Jan Bott-Obi Labour 8,49015.0% No
Huw Meads Natural Law 3240.6% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Norman Fowler Conservative 27,37352.2% Yes
Alan York Labour 12,48823.8% No
James Whorwood Liberal Democrat 10,13919.3% No
Douglas Hope Referendum Party 2,4014.6% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Mitchell Conservative 21,90950.4% Yes
Robert Pocock Labour 11,80527.2% No
Martin Turner Liberal Democrat 8,26819.0% No
Mike Nattrass UKIP 1,1862.7% No
Ian Robinson Independent 2840.7% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Mitchell Conservative 24,30852.5% Yes
Robert Pocock Labour 12,02526.0% No
Craig Drury Liberal Democrat 7,71016.6% No
Stephen Shorrock UKIP 2,2754.9% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Mitchell Conservative 27,30354.0% Yes
Rob Pocock Labour 10,29820.4% No
Richard Brighton Liberal Democrat 9,11718.0% No
Robert Grierson BNP 1,7493.5% No
Edward Siddall-Jones UKIP 1,5873.1% No
Joe Rooney Green 5351.1% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Mitchell Conservative 27,78254.6% Yes
Robert Pocock Labour 11,36522.3% No
Marcus Brown UKIP 7,48914.7% No
Richard Brighton-Knight Liberal Democrat 2,6275.2% No
David Ratcliff Green 1,4262.8% No
Mark Sleigh Ubuntu Party 1650.3% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Mitchell Conservative 32,22461.0% Yes
Rob Pocock Labour 16,88531.9% No
Jennifer Wilkinson Liberal Democrat 2,3024.4% No
David Ratcliff Green 9651.8% No
Hannah Sophia Independent 4820.9% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Mitchell Conservative 31,60460.4% Yes
David Knowles Labour 12,33223.6% No
Jenny Wilkinson Liberal Democrat 6,35812.2% No
Ben Auton Green 2,0313.9% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Mitchell Conservative 18,50238.3% Yes
Rob Pocock Labour 15,95933.0% No
Mark Hoath Reform UK 8,21317.0% No
John Sweeney Liberal Democrat 2,5875.4% No
Ben Auton Green 2,4195.0% No
Wajad Burkey Workers Party of Britain 6531.4% No

Margin Over Time

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

1945: Conservative margin 20.5 pts 1950: Conservative margin 25.5 pts 1951: Conservative margin 27.4 pts 1955: Conservative margin 39.9 pts 1959: Conservative margin 41.9 pts 1964: Conservative margin 29.4 pts 1966: Conservative margin 27.8 pts 1970: Conservative margin 29.1 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 27.2 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 29.6 pts 1979: Conservative margin 52.7 pts 1983: Conservative margin 39.1 pts 1987: Conservative margin 39.3 pts 1992: Conservative margin 45.9 pts 1997: Conservative margin 28.4 pts 2001: Conservative margin 23.2 pts 2005: Conservative margin 26.5 pts 2010: Conservative margin 33.6 pts 2015: Conservative margin 32.3 pts 2017: Conservative margin 29.0 pts 2019: Conservative margin 36.8 pts 2024: Conservative margin 5.3 pts 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Sutton Coldfield has been contested at 22 general elections on record since 1945. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Sutton Coldfield in the 2024 general election?

Conservative won Sutton Coldfield in 2024 with 18,502 votes (38.3%), a majority of 2,543 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Sutton Coldfield since 1945?

Since 1945, Sutton Coldfield has been won by: Conservative.

What was the closest result in Sutton Coldfield?

The closest result on record for Sutton Coldfield was 2024, when Conservative beat Labour by just 2,543 votes (5.3 percentage points).

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