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Tewkesbury — UK General Election Results

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

Tewkesbury was won by Liberal Democrat at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 6,262 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Tewkesbury 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 Charles Hanbury-Tracy (Whig); John Martin (Whig) 195 35.7% (top seat) William Dowdeswell (Conservative) 11 (1.9 pts) 76.3%
1835 William Dowdeswell (Conservative); Charles Hanbury-Tracy (Whig) 195 33.5% (top seat) John Martin (Whig) 3 (0.5 pts) 73.5%
1837 William Dowdeswell (Conservative); John Martin (Whig) 192 37.8% (top seat) Joseph Peel (Conservative) 23 (4.0 pts) 71.8%
1841 William Dowdeswell (Conservative); John Martin (Whig) 189 34.3% (top seat) John Easthope (Radical) 8 (1.4 pts) 55.5%
1847 Humphrey Brown (Whig); John Martin (Whig) 43 50.0% (top seat) Henry Lascelles (Conservative) 43 (50.0 pts) 10.5%
1852 Humphrey Brown (Whig); John Martin (Whig) 189 37.9% (top seat) Edward William Cox (Conservative) 42 (7.8 pts) 73.1%
1857 Frederick Lygon (Conservative); John Martin (Whig) 169 38.4% (top seat) Humphrey Brown (Whig) 42 (8.1 pts) 70.2%
1859 Frederick Lygon (Conservative); James Martin (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1865 William Edward Dowdeswell (Conservative); John Reginald Yorke (Conservative) 182 37.0% (top seat) James Martin (Liberal) 32 (6.1 pts) 81.1%
1868 William Edwin Price (Liberal) 355 56.0% Edmund Anthony Harley Lechmere (Conservative) 76 (12.0 pts) 85.1%
1874 William Edwin Price (Liberal) 350 52.0% Edmund Anthony Harley Lechmere (Conservative) 27 (4.0 pts) 92.2%
1880 William Edwin Price (Liberal) 350 50.7% John Arthur Fowler (Conservative) 9 (1.3 pts) 94.3%
1885 John Reginald Yorke (Conservative) 4,666 51.0% Godfrey Blundell Samuelson (Liberal) 182 (2.0 pts) 78.4%
1886 John Edward Dorington (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 John Edward Dorington (Conservative) 5,028 54.9% Godfrey Blundell Samuelson (Liberal) 903 (9.9 pts) 79.5%
1895 John Edward Dorington (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 John Edward Dorington (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Michael Hugh Hicks-Beach (Conservative) 5,321 50.6% Robert Ashton Lister (Liberal) 127 (1.2 pts) 79.5%
Jan 1910 Michael Hugh Hicks Beach (Conservative) 6,050 53.2% Robert Ashton Lister (Liberal) 962 (8.5 pts) 86.5%
Dec 1910 Michael Hugh Hicks-Beach (Conservative) 5,699 52.0% Robert Ashton Lister (Liberal) 432 (3.9 pts) 83.4%
1997 Laurence Robertson (Conservative) 23,859 45.8% John Sewell (Liberal Democrat) 9,234 (17.7 pts) 76.5%
2001 Laurence Robertson (Conservative) 20,830 46.1% Keir Dhillon (Labour) 8,663 (19.2 pts) 64.3%
2005 Laurence Robertson (Conservative) 22,339 49.1% Alistair Cameron (Liberal Democrat) 9,892 (21.8 pts) 63.0%
2010 Laurence Robertson (Conservative) 25,472 47.2% Alistair Cameron (Liberal Democrat) 6,310 (11.7 pts) 70.5%
2015 Laurence Robertson (Conservative) 30,176 54.5% Ed Buxton (Labour) 21,972 (39.7 pts) 70.4%
2017 Laurence Robertson (Conservative) 35,448 60.0% Manjinder Kang (Labour) 22,574 (38.2 pts) 72.7%
2019 Laurence Robertson (Conservative) 35,728 58.4% Alex Hegenbarth (Liberal Democrat) 22,410 (36.6 pts) 73.1%
2024 Cameron Thomas (Liberal Democrat) 20,730 42.7% Laurence Robertson (Conservative) 6,262 (12.9 pts) 66.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Hanbury-Tracy Whig 21035.7% Yes
John Martin Whig 19533.1% Yes
William Dowdeswell Conservative 18431.2% No

1835 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Dowdeswell Conservative 19533.5% Yes
Charles Hanbury-Tracy Whig 19533.5% Yes
John Martin Whig 19233.0% No

1837 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Dowdeswell Conservative 21937.8% Yes
John Martin Whig 19233.1% Yes
Joseph Peel Conservative 16929.1% No

1841 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Dowdeswell Conservative 19334.3% Yes
John Martin Whig 18933.6% Yes
John Easthope Radical 18132.1% No

1847 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Humphrey Brown Whig 4350.0% Yes
John Martin Whig 4350.0% Yes
Henry Lascelles Conservative 00.0% No

1852 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Humphrey Brown Whig 20537.9% Yes
John Martin Whig 18934.9% Yes
Edward William Cox Conservative 14727.2% No

1857 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Lygon Conservative 20038.4% Yes
John Martin Whig 16932.4% Yes
Humphrey Brown Whig 12724.4% No
Edward William Cox Conservative 254.8% No

1859 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Lygon Conservative Unopposed Yes
James Martin Liberal Unopposed Yes

1865 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Edward Dowdeswell Conservative 19537.0% Yes
John Reginald Yorke Conservative 18234.5% Yes
James Martin Liberal 15028.5% No

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Edwin Price Liberal 35556.0% Yes
Edmund Anthony Harley Lechmere Conservative 27944.0% No

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Edwin Price Liberal 35052.0% Yes
Edmund Anthony Harley Lechmere Conservative 32348.0% No

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Edwin Price Liberal 35050.7% Yes
John Arthur Fowler Conservative 34149.3% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Reginald Yorke Conservative 4,66651.0% Yes
Godfrey Blundell Samuelson Liberal 4,48449.0% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Edward Dorington Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Edward Dorington Conservative 5,02854.9% Yes
Godfrey Blundell Samuelson Liberal 4,12545.1% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Edward Dorington Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Edward Dorington Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Hugh Hicks-Beach Conservative 5,32150.6% Yes
Robert Ashton Lister Liberal 5,19449.4% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Hugh Hicks Beach Conservative 6,05053.2% Yes
Robert Ashton Lister Liberal 5,08844.7% No
Charles Herbert Fox Labour 2382.1% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Hugh Hicks-Beach Conservative 5,69952.0% Yes
Robert Ashton Lister Liberal 5,26748.0% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Laurence Robertson Conservative 23,85945.8% Yes
John Sewell Liberal Democrat 14,62528.0% No
Kelvin Tustin Labour 13,66526.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Laurence Robertson Conservative 20,83046.1% Yes
Keir Dhillon Labour 12,16726.9% No
Steve Martin Liberal Democrat 11,86326.2% No
Charles Vernall Independent 3350.7% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Laurence Robertson Conservative 22,33949.1% Yes
Alistair Cameron Liberal Democrat 12,44727.4% No
Charles Mannan Labour 9,17920.2% No
Robert Rendell Green 1,4883.3% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Laurence Robertson Conservative 25,47247.2% Yes
Alistair Cameron Liberal Democrat 19,16235.5% No
Stuart Emmerson Labour 6,25311.6% No
Brian Jones UKIP 2,2304.1% No
Matthew Sidford Green 5251.0% No
George Ridgeon Official Monster Raving Loony Party 3190.6% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Laurence Robertson Conservative 30,17654.5% Yes
Ed Buxton Labour 8,20414.8% No
Alistair Cameron Liberal Democrat 7,62913.8% No
Stuart Adair UKIP 7,12812.9% No
Jemma Clarke Green 2,2074.0% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Laurence Robertson Conservative 35,44860.0% Yes
Manjinder Kang Labour 12,87421.8% No
Cait Clucas Liberal Democrat 7,98113.5% No
Cate Cody Green 1,5762.7% No
Simon Collins UKIP 1,2052.0% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Laurence Robertson Conservative 35,72858.4% Yes
Alex Hegenbarth Liberal Democrat 13,31821.8% No
Lara Chaplin Labour 9,31015.2% No
Cate Cody Green 2,7844.6% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cameron Thomas Liberal Democrat 20,73042.7% Yes
Laurence Robertson Conservative 14,46829.8% No
Byron Davis Reform UK 6,00012.4% No
Damola Animashaun Labour 4,2988.9% No
Cate Cody Green 2,8735.9% No
David Edgar Christian Peoples Alliance Party 1700.4% No

Margin Over Time

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

1832: Whig margin 1.9 pts 1835: Conservative margin 0.5 pts 1837: Conservative margin 4.0 pts 1841: Conservative margin 1.4 pts 1847: Whig margin 50.0 pts 1852: Whig margin 7.8 pts 1857: Conservative margin 8.1 pts 1865: Conservative margin 6.1 pts 1868: Liberal margin 12.0 pts 1874: Liberal margin 4.0 pts 1880: Liberal margin 1.3 pts 1885: Conservative margin 2.0 pts 1892: Conservative margin 9.9 pts 1906: Conservative margin 1.2 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 8.5 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 3.9 pts 1997: Conservative margin 17.7 pts 2001: Conservative margin 19.2 pts 2005: Conservative margin 21.8 pts 2010: Conservative margin 11.7 pts 2015: Conservative margin 39.7 pts 2017: Conservative margin 38.2 pts 2019: Conservative margin 36.6 pts 2024: Liberal Democrat margin 12.9 pts 1832 1835 1837 1841 1847 1852 1857 1865 1868 1874 1880 1885 1892 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Tewkesbury has been contested at 28 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Democrat.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Tewkesbury in the 2024 general election?

Liberal Democrat won Tewkesbury in 2024 with 20,730 votes (42.7%), a majority of 6,262 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Tewkesbury since 1832?

Since 1832, Tewkesbury has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Democrat, Whig.

What was the closest result in Tewkesbury?

The closest result on record for Tewkesbury was 1835, when Conservative beat Whig by just 3 votes (0.5 percentage points).

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

Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Tewkesbury 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.

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