Tamworth — UK General Election Results

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

Tamworth was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 1,382 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Tamworth from 1832 to 2024.

This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.

Full Election History, 1832–2024

Election	Elected	Votes	Vote Share	Runner-up	Majority	Turnout
1832	Robert Peel (Conservative); Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend (Whig)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1835	Robert Peel (Conservative); William Yates Peel (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1837	Robert Peel (Conservative); Edward Henry Á Court (Conservative)	245	47.4% (top seat)	John Townshend (Whig)	60 (7.3 pts)	82.2%
1841	Robert Peel (Conservative); Edward Henry á Court (Conservative)	241	48.5% (top seat)	John Townshend (Whig)	94 (12.5 pts)	77.6%
1847	Robert Peel (Peelite); William Yates Peel (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1852	Robert Peel (Peelite); John Townshend (Whig)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1857	Robert Peel (Peelite); John Villiers Stuart Townshend (Whig)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1859	Robert Peel (Liberal); John Villiers Stuart Townshend (Liberal)	285	48.3% (top seat)	William Thomas Shave Daniel (Conservative)	205 (29.0 pts)	75.9%
1865	Robert Peel (Liberal); John Peel (Liberal)	287	51.6% (top seat)	William Thomas Shave Daniel (Conservative)	184 (22.8 pts)	75.8%
1868	Robert Peel (Liberal); William Henry Lytton Earle Bulwer (Liberal)	827	41.1% (top seat)	John Peel (Liberal)	29 (1.1 pts)	78.8%
1874	Robert Peel (Liberal); Robert William Hanbury (Conservative)	1,086	38.5% (top seat)	Henry Hawkes (Liberal-Labour)	638 (22.5 pts)	76.5%
1880	Hamar Alfred Ba (Liberal); Jabez Spencer Balfour (Liberal)	1,074	41.4% (top seat)	William Henry Worthington (Conservative)	154 (4.5 pts)	71.9%
1885	Philip Albert Muntz (Conservative)	4,338	52.9%	William Phipson Beale (Liberal)	480 (5.9 pts)	81.6%
1886	Philip Albert Muntz (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1892	Philip Albert Muntz (Conservative)	5,128	65.5%	William Johnson (Liberal-Labour)	2,426 (31.0 pts)	78.6%
1895	Philip Albert Muntz (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1900	Philip Albert Muntz (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1906	Philip Albert Muntz (Conservative)	7,561	61.0%	John Seymour Keay (Liberal)	2,719 (21.9 pts)	80.1%
Jan 1910	Francis Alexander Newdigate Newdegate (Conservative)	10,313	68.2%	Charles Henry Brampton (Liberal)	5,514 (36.5 pts)	82.9%
Dec 1910	Francis Alexander Newdigate-Newdegate (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1918	Henry Wilson-Fox (Unionist)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1922	Percy Wilson Newson (Unionist)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1923	Edward Mauger Iliffe (Unionist)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1924	Edward Mauger Iliffe (Unionist)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1929	Edward Mauger Iliffe (Unionist)	29,807	67.4%	George Horwill (Labour)	15,405 (34.8 pts)	73.6%
1931	Arthur Herbert Drummond Ramsay Steel-Maitland (Conservative)	41,571	84.7%	Joseph Willbery (Labour)	34,046 (69.3 pts)	73.9%
1935	John Serocold Paget Mellor (Conservative)	42,675	79.5%	John Yates (Labour)	31,649 (58.9 pts)	64.6%
1997	Brian Jenkins (Labour)	25,808	51.8%	Lady Lightbown (Conservative)	7,496 (15.0 pts)	74.2%
2001	Brian Jenkins (Labour)	19,722	49.0%	Luise Gunter (Conservative)	4,598 (11.4 pts)	57.8%
2005	Brian Jenkins (Labour)	18,801	43.0%	Christopher Pincher (Conservative)	2,569 (5.9 pts)	61.0%
2010	Chris Pincher (Conservative)	21,238	45.8%	Brian Jenkins (Labour)	6,090 (13.1 pts)	64.6%
2015	Christopher Pincher (Conservative)	23,606	50.0%	Carol Dean (Labour)	11,302 (24.0 pts)	65.7%
2017	Christopher Pincher (Conservative)	28,748	61.0%	Andrew Hammond (Labour)	12,347 (26.2 pts)	66.3%
2019	Christopher Pincher (Conservative)	30,542	66.3%	Christopher Bain (Labour)	19,634 (42.6 pts)	64.6%
2024	Sarah Edwards (Labour)	15,338	35.0%	Eddie Hughes (Conservative)	1,382 (3.2 pts)	58.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Robert Peel	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend	Whig	Unopposed		Yes

1835 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Robert Peel	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
William Yates Peel	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1837 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Robert Peel	Conservative	387	47.4%	Yes
Edward Henry Á Court	Conservative	245	30.0%	Yes
John Townshend	Whig	185	22.6%	No

1841 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Robert Peel	Conservative	365	48.5%	Yes
Edward Henry á Court	Conservative	241	32.0%	Yes
John Townshend	Whig	147	19.5%	No

1847 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Robert Peel	Peelite	Unopposed		Yes
William Yates Peel	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1852 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Robert Peel	Peelite	Unopposed		Yes
John Townshend	Whig	Unopposed		Yes

1857 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Robert Peel	Peelite	Unopposed		Yes
John Villiers Stuart Townshend	Whig	Unopposed		Yes

1859 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Robert Peel	Liberal	341	48.3%	Yes
John Villiers Stuart Townshend	Liberal	285	40.4%	Yes
William Thomas Shave Daniel	Conservative	80	11.3%	No

1865 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Robert Peel	Liberal	416	51.6%	Yes
John Peel	Liberal	287	35.6%	Yes
William Thomas Shave Daniel	Conservative	103	12.8%	No

1868 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Robert Peel	Liberal	1,136	41.1%	Yes
William Henry Lytton Earle Bulwer	Liberal	827	30.0%	Yes
John Peel	Liberal	798	28.9%	No

1874 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Robert Peel	Liberal	1,089	38.5%	Yes
Robert William Hanbury	Conservative	1,086	38.3%	Yes
Henry Hawkes	Liberal-Labour	448	15.8%	No
Charles Parker Butt	Liberal	209	7.4%	No

1880 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Hamar Alfred Ba	Liberal	1,409	41.4%	Yes
Jabez Spencer Balfour	Liberal	1,074	31.6%	Yes
William Henry Worthington	Conservative	920	27.0%	No

1885

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Philip Albert Muntz	Conservative	4,338	52.9%	Yes
William Phipson Beale	Liberal	3,858	47.1%	No

1886

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Philip Albert Muntz	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1892

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Philip Albert Muntz	Conservative	5,128	65.5%	Yes
William Johnson	Liberal-Labour	2,702	34.5%	No

1895

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Philip Albert Muntz	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1900

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Philip Albert Muntz	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1906

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Philip Albert Muntz	Conservative	7,561	61.0%	Yes
John Seymour Keay	Liberal	4,842	39.0%	No

Jan 1910

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Francis Alexander Newdigate Newdegate	Conservative	10,313	68.2%	Yes
Charles Henry Brampton	Liberal	4,799	31.8%	No

Dec 1910

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Francis Alexander Newdigate-Newdegate	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1918

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Henry Wilson-Fox	Unionist	Unopposed		Yes

1922

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Percy Wilson Newson	Unionist	Unopposed		Yes

1923

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Edward Mauger Iliffe	Unionist	Unopposed		Yes

1924

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Edward Mauger Iliffe	Unionist	Unopposed		Yes

1929

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Edward Mauger Iliffe	Unionist	29,807	67.4%	Yes
George Horwill	Labour	14,402	32.6%	No

1931

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Arthur Herbert Drummond Ramsay Steel-Maitland	Conservative	41,571	84.7%	Yes
Joseph Willbery	Labour	7,525	15.3%	No

1935

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
John Serocold Paget Mellor	Conservative	42,675	79.5%	Yes
John Yates	Labour	11,026	20.5%	No

1997

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Brian Jenkins	Labour	25,808	51.8%	Yes
Lady Lightbown	Conservative	18,312	36.7%	No
Jennifer Pinkett	Liberal Democrat	4,025	8.1%	No
Dianne Livesey	Referendum Party	1,163	2.3%	No
Christopher Lamb	UKIP	369	0.7%	No
Catherine Twelvetrees	Liberal	177	0.4%	No

2001

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Brian Jenkins	Labour	19,722	49.0%	Yes
Luise Gunter	Conservative	15,124	37.6%	No
Jennifer Pinkett	Liberal Democrat	4,721	11.7%	No
Paul Sootheran	UKIP	683	1.7%	No

2005

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Brian Jenkins	Labour	18,801	43.0%	Yes
Christopher Pincher	Conservative	16,232	37.1%	No
Phillip Bennion	Liberal Democrat	6,175	14.1%	No
Patrick Eston	Veritas	1,320	3.0%	No
Tom Simpson	UKIP	1,212	2.8%	No

2010

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Chris Pincher	Conservative	21,238	45.8%	Yes
Brian Jenkins	Labour	15,148	32.7%	No
Jenny Pinkett	Liberal Democrat	7,516	16.2%	No
Paul Smith	UKIP	2,253	4.9%	No
Charlene Detheridge	Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship	235	0.5%	No

2015

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Christopher Pincher	Conservative	23,606	50.0%	Yes
Carol Dean	Labour	12,304	26.1%	No
Jan Higgins	UKIP	8,727	18.5%	No
Jenny Pinkett	Liberal Democrat	1,427	3.0%	No
Nicola Holmes	Green	1,110	2.4%	No

2017

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Christopher Pincher	Conservative	28,748	61.0%	Yes
Andrew Hammond	Labour	16,401	34.8%	No
Jenny Pinkett	Liberal Democrat	1,961	4.2%	No

2019

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Christopher Pincher	Conservative	30,542	66.3%	Yes
Christopher Bain	Labour	10,908	23.7%	No
Rob Wheway	Liberal Democrat	2,426	5.3%	No
Andrew Tilley	Green	935	2.0%	No
Robert Bilcliff	UKIP	814	1.8%	No
John Wright	Independent	431	0.9%	No

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Sarah Edwards	Labour	15,338	35.0%	Yes
Eddie Hughes	Conservative	13,956	31.9%	No
Ian Cooper	Reform UK	11,004	25.1%	No
Susan Howarth	Green	1,579	3.6%	No
Jed Marson	Liberal Democrat	1,451	3.3%	No
Robert Bilcliff	UKIP	290	0.7%	No
Adam Goodfellow	Workers Party of Britain	170	0.4%	No

Margin Over Time

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

Trend

Tamworth has been contested at 35 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Whig, Peelite, Liberal, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Tamworth in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Tamworth in 2024 with 15,338 votes (35.0%), a majority of 1,382 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Tamworth since 1832?

Since 1832, Tamworth has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Peelite, Unionist, Whig.

What was the closest result in Tamworth?

The closest result on record for Tamworth was 1868, when Liberal beat Liberal by just 29 votes (1.1 percentage points).

Did Tamworth ever elect more than one MP at a time?

Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Tamworth elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.