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Thornbury — UK General Election Results

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

Thornbury was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 9,437 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Thornbury from 1885 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1885–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Edward Stafford Howard (Liberal) 4,834 50.8% Benjamin St John Ackers (Conservative) 145 (1.5 pts) 84.0%
1886 John William Plunkett (Conservative) 4,935 54.9% Edward Stafford Howard (Liberal) 881 (9.8 pts) 79.3%
1892 Charles Edward Hungerford Atholl Colston (Conservative) 5,202 51.1% Edward Stafford Howard (Liberal) 224 (2.2 pts) 85.8%
1895 Charles Edward Hungerford Atholl Colston (Conservative) 5,727 55.3% Arthur Acland Allen (Liberal) 1,089 (10.5 pts) 85.0%
1900 Charles Edward Hungerford Atholl Colston (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Athelstan Rendall (Liberal) 7,370 58.4% Charles Edward Hungerford Atholl Colston (Conservative) 2,130 (16.9 pts) 89.5%
Dec 1910 Athelstan Rendall (Liberal) 6,820 53.9% George Kynaston Cockerill (Conservative) 983 (7.8 pts) 85.9%
Jan 1910 Athelstan Rendall (Liberal) 7,270 53.8% Cyril Augustus Ward (Conservative) 1,019 (7.5 pts) 91.7%
1918 Athelstan Rendall (Liberal) 9,999 62.0% Thomas David Pilcher (National Party) 3,867 (24.0 pts) 47.6%
1922 Herbert Charles Woodcock (Unionist) 10,682 39.5% Athelstan Rendall (Liberal) 104 (0.4 pts) 77.9%
1923 Athelstan Rendall (Liberal) 16,722 62.0% Herbert Charles Woodcock (Unionist) 6,470 (24.0 pts) 75.6%
1924 Derrick Wellesley Gunston (Unionist) 12,500 42.9% Athelstan Rendall (Liberal) 2,217 (7.6 pts) 79.5%
1929 Derrick Wellesley Gunston (Unionist) 13,914 34.0% John Adam Day (Liberal) 300 (0.7 pts) 82.5%
1931 Derrick Wellesley Gunston (Conservative) 23,072 55.1% George Pearce Blizard (Labour) 12,064 (28.8 pts) 79.7%
1935 Derrick Wellesley Gunston (Conservative) 19,180 47.4% Frederick Arthur Heron (Labour) 4,016 (9.9 pts) 71.5%
1945 Joseph Herbert Alpass (Labour) 28,364 49.3% Derrick Wellesley Gunston (Conservative) 9,437 (16.4 pts) 76.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Stafford Howard Liberal 4,83450.8% Yes
Benjamin St John Ackers Conservative 4,68949.2% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John William Plunkett Conservative 4,93554.9% Yes
Edward Stafford Howard Liberal 4,05445.1% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Edward Hungerford Atholl Colston Conservative 5,20251.1% Yes
Edward Stafford Howard Liberal 4,97848.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Edward Hungerford Atholl Colston Conservative 5,72755.3% Yes
Arthur Acland Allen Liberal 4,63844.7% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Edward Hungerford Atholl Colston Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Athelstan Rendall Liberal 7,37058.4% Yes
Charles Edward Hungerford Atholl Colston Conservative 5,24041.6% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Athelstan Rendall Liberal 6,82053.9% Yes
George Kynaston Cockerill Conservative 5,83746.1% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Athelstan Rendall Liberal 7,27053.8% Yes
Cyril Augustus Ward Conservative 6,25146.2% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Athelstan Rendall Liberal 9,99962.0% Yes
Thomas David Pilcher National Party 6,13238.0% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Charles Woodcock Unionist 10,68239.5% Yes
Athelstan Rendall Liberal 10,57839.2% No
Joseph Herbert Alpass Labour 5,74921.3% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Athelstan Rendall Liberal 16,72262.0% Yes
Herbert Charles Woodcock Unionist 10,25238.0% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Derrick Wellesley Gunston Unionist 12,50042.9% Yes
Athelstan Rendall Liberal 10,28335.3% No
Godfrey Elton Labour 6,37621.9% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Derrick Wellesley Gunston Unionist 13,91434.0% Yes
John Adam Day Liberal 13,61433.2% No
Godfrey Elton Labour 13,44532.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Derrick Wellesley Gunston Conservative 23,07255.1% Yes
George Pearce Blizard Labour 11,00826.3% No
John Howard Whitehouse Liberal 7,82618.7% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Derrick Wellesley Gunston Conservative 19,18047.4% Yes
Frederick Arthur Heron Labour 15,16437.5% No
Wilfred Jenkins Liberal 6,10415.1% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Herbert Alpass Labour 28,36449.3% Yes
Derrick Wellesley Gunston Conservative 18,92732.9% No
Ronald Brighton Liberal 10,26217.8% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 1.5 pts 1886: Conservative margin 9.8 pts 1892: Conservative margin 2.2 pts 1895: Conservative margin 10.5 pts 1906: Liberal margin 16.9 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 7.8 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 7.5 pts 1918: Liberal margin 24.0 pts 1922: Unionist margin 0.4 pts 1923: Liberal margin 24.0 pts 1924: Unionist margin 7.6 pts 1929: Unionist margin 0.7 pts 1931: Conservative margin 28.8 pts 1935: Conservative margin 9.9 pts 1945: Labour margin 16.4 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Thornbury has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Thornbury in the 1945 general election?

Labour won Thornbury in 1945 with 28,364 votes (49.3%), a majority of 9,437 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Thornbury since 1885?

Since 1885, Thornbury has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Thornbury?

The closest result on record for Thornbury was 1922, when Unionist beat Liberal by just 104 votes (0.4 percentage points).

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