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Swindon — UK General Election Results

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

Swindon was won by Conservative at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 2,826 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Swindon from 1918 to 1992.

Full Election History, 1918–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Frederick William Young (Unionist) 10,180 48.4% Joseph Compton (Labour) 1,787 (8.5 pts) 67.0%
1922 Reginald Mitchell Banks (Unionist) 14,886 56.4% Joseph Compton (Labour) 3,384 (12.8 pts) 80.0%
1923 Reginald Mitchell Banks (Unionist) 12,625 45.1% George Wilfrid Holford Knight (Labour) 3,504 (12.5 pts) 82.8%
1924 Reginald Mitchell Banks (Unionist) 15,602 55.1% Richard Henry Tawney (Labour) 2,904 (10.3 pts) 81.0%
1929 Christopher Addison (Labour) 16,885 43.7% Reginald Mitchell Banks (Unionist) 2,161 (5.6 pts) 85.5%
1931 Reginald Banks (Conservative) 22,756 55.9% Christopher Addison (Labour) 4,794 (11.8 pts) 85.5%
1935 William Wavell Wakefield (Conservative) 20,732 51.2% Christopher Addison (Labour) 975 (2.4 pts) 84.3%
1945 Thomas Reid (Labour) 27,545 62.3% Alistair Monteith Gibb (Conservative) 10,904 (24.7 pts) 73.8%
1950 Thomas Reid (Labour) 21,976 51.5% Geoffrey Ernest Tritton (Conservative) 8,279 (19.4 pts) 87.2%
1951 Thomas Reid (Labour) 23,980 57.0% Geoffrey Ernest Tritton (Conservative) 5,908 (14.1 pts) 84.8%
1955 Francis Edward Noel-Baker (Labour) 21,926 54.9% Patrick William Medd (Conservative) 3,939 (9.9 pts) 80.0%
1959 Francis Edward Noel-Baker (Labour) 24,087 54.4% Gordon L Pears (Conservative) 3,909 (8.8 pts) 80.0%
1964 Francis Edward Noel-Baker (Labour) 26,464 60.1% Norman George Reece (Conservative) 9,813 (22.3 pts) 74.8%
1966 Francis Noel-Baker (Labour) 25,966 61.3% Norman Reece (Conservative) 10,443 (24.7 pts) 73.5%
1970 David Stoddart (Labour) 25,731 55.5% Christopher Ward (Conservative) 5,576 (12.0 pts) 75.6%
Oct 1974 David Stoddart (Labour) 24,124 51.8% John Norman Gripper (Conservative) 10,270 (22.1 pts) 74.0%
Feb 1974 David Stoddart (Labour) 24,093 47.9% Graham Christopher Mckenzie Young (Conservative) 8,709 (17.3 pts) 80.8%
1979 David Stoddart (Labour) 25,218 50.2% Nigel Keith Hammond (Conservative) 5,899 (11.7 pts) 76.4%
1983 Simon Coombs (Conservative) 22,310 39.2% David Stoddart (Labour) 1,395 (2.5 pts) 74.1%
1987 Simon Coombs (Conservative) 29,385 43.8% Jean Gabrielle Johnston (Labour) 4,857 (7.2 pts) 77.8%
1992 Simon Coombs (Conservative) 31,749 43.3% James Philip D'Avila (Labour) 2,826 (3.9 pts) 81.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick William Young Unionist 10,18048.4% Yes
Joseph Compton Labour 8,39339.9% No
H Walker Liberal 2,46011.7% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Mitchell Banks Unionist 14,88656.4% Yes
Joseph Compton Labour 11,50243.6% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Mitchell Banks Unionist 12,62545.1% Yes
George Wilfrid Holford Knight Labour 9,12132.6% No
Walter Leslie Rocke Liberal 6,23122.3% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Mitchell Banks Unionist 15,60255.1% Yes
Richard Henry Tawney Labour 12,69844.9% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Addison Labour 16,88543.7% Yes
Reginald Mitchell Banks Unionist 14,72438.1% No
Frank Thornborough Liberal 7,06018.3% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Banks Conservative 22,75655.9% Yes
Christopher Addison Labour 17,96244.1% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Wavell Wakefield Conservative 20,73251.2% Yes
Christopher Addison Labour 19,75748.8% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Reid Labour 27,54562.3% Yes
Alistair Monteith Gibb Conservative 16,64137.7% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Reid Labour 21,97651.5% Yes
Geoffrey Ernest Tritton Conservative 13,69732.1% No
Doreen Marjorie Gorsky Liberal 6,72615.8% No
Irving Gradwell Communist 2950.7% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Reid Labour 23,98057.0% Yes
Geoffrey Ernest Tritton Conservative 18,07243.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Edward Noel-Baker Labour 21,92654.9% Yes
Patrick William Medd Conservative 17,98745.1% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Edward Noel-Baker Labour 24,08754.4% Yes
Gordon L Pears Conservative 20,17845.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Edward Noel-Baker Labour 26,46460.1% Yes
Norman George Reece Conservative 16,65137.8% No
Irving Gradwell Communist 9442.1% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Noel-Baker Labour 25,96661.3% Yes
Norman Reece Conservative 15,52336.7% No
Irving Gradwell Communist 8382.0% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Stoddart Labour 25,73155.5% Yes
Christopher Ward Conservative 20,15543.5% No
Judith Gradwell Communist 4561.0% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Stoddart Labour 24,12451.8% Yes
John Norman Gripper Conservative 13,85429.8% No
Roger Hubbard Liberal 8,34917.9% No
Katherine Mary Blakeney Workers Revolutionary 2060.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Stoddart Labour 24,09347.9% Yes
Graham Christopher Mckenzie Young Conservative 15,38430.6% No
Roger Hubbard Liberal 10,56421.0% No
Katherine Mary Blakeney Workers Revolutionary 2400.5% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Stoddart Labour 25,21850.2% Yes
Nigel Keith Hammond Conservative 19,31938.4% No
Gudrun Claire Ziegler Collis Liberal 5,70911.4% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Coombs Conservative 22,31039.2% Yes
David Stoddart Labour 20,91536.7% No
Derek John Scott SDP-Liberal Alliance 13,74324.1% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Coombs Conservative 29,38543.8% Yes
Jean Gabrielle Johnston Labour 24,52836.6% No
Derek John Scott SDP-Liberal Alliance 13,11419.6% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Coombs Conservative 31,74943.3% Yes
James Philip D'Avila Labour 28,92339.4% No
Simon Robert Cordon Liberal Democrat 11,73716.0% No
John Valentine Hughes Green 6470.9% No
Christopher Roland Gillard Raving Loony Green Giant 2360.3% No
Vivian Frederick Farrar Independent 780.1% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 8.5 pts 1922: Unionist margin 12.8 pts 1923: Unionist margin 12.5 pts 1924: Unionist margin 10.3 pts 1929: Labour margin 5.6 pts 1931: Conservative margin 11.8 pts 1935: Conservative margin 2.4 pts 1945: Labour margin 24.7 pts 1950: Labour margin 19.4 pts 1951: Labour margin 14.1 pts 1955: Labour margin 9.9 pts 1959: Labour margin 8.8 pts 1964: Labour margin 22.3 pts 1966: Labour margin 24.7 pts 1970: Labour margin 12.0 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 22.1 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 17.3 pts 1979: Labour margin 11.7 pts 1983: Conservative margin 2.5 pts 1987: Conservative margin 7.2 pts 1992: Conservative margin 3.9 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

Swindon has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Swindon in the 1992 general election?

Conservative won Swindon in 1992 with 31,749 votes (43.3%), a majority of 2,826 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Swindon since 1918?

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

What was the closest result in Swindon?

The closest result on record for Swindon was 1935, when Conservative beat Labour by just 975 votes (2.4 percentage points).

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