Tiverton — UK General Election Results
Tiverton was won by Conservative at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 11,089 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in Tiverton from 1832 to 1992.
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, 1832–1992
| Election | Elected | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | John Heathcoat (Whig); James Kennedy (Radical) | 265 | 51.1% (top seat) | Benjamin Wood (Whig) | 210 (28.5 pts) | 79.7% |
| 1835 | John Heathcoat (Whig); James Kennedy (Radical) | 184 | 49.1% (top seat) | Charles Chichester (Whig) | 50 (6.7 pts) | 78.9% |
| 1837 | John Heathcoat (Whig); Henry John Temple (Whig) | 246 | 43.1% (top seat) | Benjamin Bowden Dickinson (Conservative) | 66 (8.8 pts) | 75.2% |
| 1841 | Henry John Temple (Whig); John Heathcoat (Whig) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1847 | John Heathcoat (Whig); Henry John Temple (Whig) | 127 | 53.8% (top seat) | George Julian Harney (Chartist) | 127 (46.2 pts) | 30.9% |
| 1852 | Henry John Temple (Whig); John Heathcoat (Whig) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1857 | Henry John Temple (Whig); John Heathcoat (Whig) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1859 | Henry John Temple (Liberal); George Denman (Liberal) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1865 | Henry John Temple (Liberal); John Walrond Walrond (Conservative) | 220 | 37.4% (top seat) | George Denman (Liberal) | 3 (0.4 pts) | 75.1% |
| 1868 | George Denman (Liberal); John Heathcoat Heathcoat-Amory (Liberal) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1874 | John Heathcoat Heathcoat-Amory (Liberal); William Nathaniel Massey (Liberal) | 629 | 35.4% (top seat) | John Walrond Walrond (Conservative) | 24 (1.3 pts) | 73.8% |
| 1880 | John Heathcoat Heathcoat-Amory (Liberal); William Nathaniel Massey (Liberal) | 699 | 36.6% (top seat) | John Walrond Walrond (Conservative) | 109 (5.4 pts) | 77.0% |
| 1885 | William Hood Walrond (Conservative) | 4,563 | 56.9% | Sydney James Stern (Liberal) | 1,103 (13.8 pts) | 85.8% |
| 1886 | William Hood Walrond (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1892 | William Hood Walrond (Conservative) | 4,433 | 58.8% | John Budd Phear (Liberal) | 1,332 (17.7 pts) | 84.0% |
| 1895 | William Hood Walrond (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1900 | William Hood Walrond (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1906 | William Lionel Charles Walrond (Conservative) | 4,455 | 52.9% | William Henry Reed (Liberal) | 485 (5.8 pts) | 91.1% |
| Jan 1910 | William Lionel Charles Walrond (Conservative) | 4,945 | 54.4% | Ian Heathcoat-Amory (Liberal) | 792 (8.7 pts) | 94.2% |
| Dec 1910 | William Lionel Charles Walrond (Conservative) | 5,033 | 59.3% | Alfred Ernest Yates Trestrail (Liberal) | 1,578 (18.6 pts) | 87.9% |
| 1918 | Charles Robert Sydenham Carew (Unionist) | 9,598 | 57.1% | Edward Penton (Liberal) | 4,771 (28.4 pts) | 64.8% |
| 1922 | Herbert Weston Sheppard Sparkes (Unionist) | 10,304 | 46.9% | Francis Dyke Acland (Liberal) | 74 (0.3 pts) | 80.1% |
| 1923 | Francis Dyke Acland (Liberal) | 12,303 | 50.0% | Gilbert John Acland-Troyte (Unionist) | 3 (0.0 pts) | 87.4% |
| 1924 | Gilbert John Acland-Troyte (Unionist) | 13,601 | 53.2% | Francis Dyke Acland (Liberal) | 1,659 (6.5 pts) | 90.2% |
| 1929 | Gilbert John Acland-Troyte (Unionist) | 15,423 | 50.5% | Dingle Mackintosh Foot (Liberal) | 2,515 (8.2 pts) | 86.2% |
| 1931 | Gilbert John Acland-Troyte (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1935 | Gilbert John Acland-Troyte (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1945 | Derick Heathcoat-Amory (Conservative) | 16,919 | 51.3% | Gordon Charles Tompson (Labour) | 8,285 (25.1 pts) | 74.0% |
| 1950 | Derick Heathcoat-Amory (Conservative) | 20,606 | 52.1% | Albert Edward Patrick Duffy (Labour) | 8,551 (21.6 pts) | 85.0% |
| 1951 | Derick Heathcoat-Amory (Conservative) | 24,532 | 63.5% | Albert Edward Patrick Duffy (Labour) | 10,448 (27.1 pts) | 81.3% |
| 1955 | Derick Heathcoat-Amory (Conservative) | 23,475 | 64.3% | Albert Edward Patrick Duffy (Labour) | 10,424 (28.5 pts) | 76.3% |
| 1959 | Derick Heathcoat-Amory (Conservative) | 21,714 | 55.6% | John Dunwoody (Labour) | 11,878 (30.4 pts) | 80.7% |
| 1964 | Robin John Maxwell-Hyslop (Conservative) | 19,280 | 47.3% | James J Colier (Liberal) | 5,227 (12.8 pts) | 80.1% |
| 1966 | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop (Conservative) | 20,351 | 48.6% | Keith Taylor (Labour) | 9,026 (21.5 pts) | 80.7% |
| 1970 | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop (Conservative) | 24,689 | 55.2% | Roy Hewetson (Labour) | 13,866 (31.0 pts) | 77.0% |
| Feb 1974 | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop (Conservative) | 27,164 | 47.6% | Frank Suter (Liberal) | 5,541 (9.7 pts) | 82.3% |
| Oct 1974 | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop (Conservative) | 25,265 | 46.7% | Frank Suter (Liberal) | 5,354 (9.9 pts) | 77.5% |
| 1979 | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop (Conservative) | 33,444 | 56.7% | David Morrish (Liberal) | 16,229 (27.5 pts) | 79.3% |
| 1983 | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop (Conservative) | 27,101 | 54.8% | David Morrish (Liberal) | 7,886 (15.9 pts) | 77.5% |
| 1987 | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop (Conservative) | 29,875 | 54.9% | David Morrish (Liberal) | 9,212 (16.9 pts) | 79.7% |
| 1992 | Angela Browning (Conservative) | 30,376 | 51.5% | David Nicholas Cox (Liberal Democrat) | 11,089 (18.8 pts) | 83.0% |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Heathcoat | Whig | 376 | 51.1% | Yes |
| James Kennedy | Radical | 265 | 36.0% | Yes |
| Benjamin Wood | Whig | 55 | 7.5% | No |
| Charles Chichester | Whig | 40 | 5.4% | No |
1835 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Heathcoat | Whig | 366 | 49.1% | Yes |
| James Kennedy | Radical | 184 | 24.7% | Yes |
| Charles Chichester | Whig | 134 | 18.0% | No |
| J Langmead | Conservative | 62 | 8.3% | No |
1837 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Heathcoat | Whig | 323 | 43.1% | Yes |
| Henry John Temple | Whig | 246 | 32.8% | Yes |
| Benjamin Bowden Dickinson | Conservative | 180 | 24.0% | No |
1841 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry John Temple | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
| John Heathcoat | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
1847 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Heathcoat | Whig | 148 | 53.8% | Yes |
| Henry John Temple | Whig | 127 | 46.2% | Yes |
| George Julian Harney | Chartist | 0 | 0.0% | No |
1852 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry John Temple | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
| John Heathcoat | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
1857 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry John Temple | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
| John Heathcoat | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
1859 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry John Temple | Liberal | Unopposed | Yes | |
| George Denman | Liberal | Unopposed | Yes | |
1865 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry John Temple | Liberal | 261 | 37.4% | Yes |
| John Walrond Walrond | Conservative | 220 | 31.5% | Yes |
| George Denman | Liberal | 217 | 31.1% | No |
1868 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Denman | Liberal | Unopposed | Yes | |
| John Heathcoat Heathcoat-Amory | Liberal | Unopposed | Yes | |
1874 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Heathcoat Heathcoat-Amory | Liberal | 677 | 35.4% | Yes |
| William Nathaniel Massey | Liberal | 629 | 32.9% | Yes |
| John Walrond Walrond | Conservative | 605 | 31.7% | No |
1880 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Heathcoat Heathcoat-Amory | Liberal | 743 | 36.6% | Yes |
| William Nathaniel Massey | Liberal | 699 | 34.4% | Yes |
| John Walrond Walrond | Conservative | 590 | 29.0% | No |
1885
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hood Walrond | Conservative | 4,563 | 56.9% | Yes |
| Sydney James Stern | Liberal | 3,460 | 43.1% | No |
1886
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hood Walrond | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1892
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hood Walrond | Conservative | 4,433 | 58.8% | Yes |
| John Budd Phear | Liberal | 3,101 | 41.2% | No |
1895
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hood Walrond | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1900
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hood Walrond | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1906
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Lionel Charles Walrond | Conservative | 4,455 | 52.9% | Yes |
| William Henry Reed | Liberal | 3,970 | 47.1% | No |
Jan 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Lionel Charles Walrond | Conservative | 4,945 | 54.4% | Yes |
| Ian Heathcoat-Amory | Liberal | 4,153 | 45.6% | No |
Dec 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Lionel Charles Walrond | Conservative | 5,033 | 59.3% | Yes |
| Alfred Ernest Yates Trestrail | Liberal | 3,455 | 40.7% | No |
1918
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Robert Sydenham Carew | Unionist | 9,598 | 57.1% | Yes |
| Edward Penton | Liberal | 4,827 | 28.7% | No |
| Donald Fraser | Labour | 2,377 | 14.1% | No |
1922
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Weston Sheppard Sparkes | Unionist | 10,304 | 46.9% | Yes |
| Francis Dyke Acland | Liberal | 10,230 | 46.5% | No |
| Frederick Brown | Labour | 1,457 | 6.6% | No |
1923
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Dyke Acland | Liberal | 12,303 | 50.0% | Yes |
| Gilbert John Acland-Troyte | Unionist | 12,300 | 50.0% | No |
1924
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert John Acland-Troyte | Unionist | 13,601 | 53.2% | Yes |
| Francis Dyke Acland | Liberal | 11,942 | 46.8% | No |
1929
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert John Acland-Troyte | Unionist | 15,423 | 50.5% | Yes |
| Dingle Mackintosh Foot | Liberal | 12,908 | 42.3% | No |
| Heyman Wreford Wreford-Glanville | Labour | 2,199 | 7.2% | No |
1931
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert John Acland-Troyte | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1935
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert John Acland-Troyte | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1945
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derick Heathcoat-Amory | Conservative | 16,919 | 51.3% | Yes |
| Gordon Charles Tompson | Labour | 8,634 | 26.2% | No |
| Cyril Harry Blackburn | Liberal | 7,418 | 22.5% | No |
1950
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derick Heathcoat-Amory | Conservative | 20,606 | 52.1% | Yes |
| Albert Edward Patrick Duffy | Labour | 12,055 | 30.5% | No |
| Cyril Harry Blackburn | Liberal | 6,885 | 17.4% | No |
1951
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derick Heathcoat-Amory | Conservative | 24,532 | 63.5% | Yes |
| Albert Edward Patrick Duffy | Labour | 14,084 | 36.5% | No |
1955
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derick Heathcoat-Amory | Conservative | 23,475 | 64.3% | Yes |
| Albert Edward Patrick Duffy | Labour | 13,051 | 35.7% | No |
1959
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derick Heathcoat-Amory | Conservative | 21,714 | 55.6% | Yes |
| John Dunwoody | Labour | 9,836 | 25.2% | No |
| James J Colier | Liberal | 7,504 | 19.2% | No |
1964
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin John Maxwell-Hyslop | Conservative | 19,280 | 47.3% | Yes |
| James J Colier | Liberal | 14,053 | 34.5% | No |
| John T Mitchard | Labour | 7,393 | 18.2% | No |
1966
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | Conservative | 20,351 | 48.6% | Yes |
| Keith Taylor | Labour | 11,325 | 27.0% | No |
| Frank Suter | Liberal | 10,225 | 24.4% | No |
1970
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | Conservative | 24,689 | 55.2% | Yes |
| Roy Hewetson | Labour | 10,823 | 24.2% | No |
| Frank Suter | Liberal | 9,229 | 20.6% | No |
Feb 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | Conservative | 27,164 | 47.6% | Yes |
| Frank Suter | Liberal | 21,623 | 37.9% | No |
| Roy Hewetson | Labour | 8,308 | 14.6% | No |
Oct 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | Conservative | 25,265 | 46.7% | Yes |
| Frank Suter | Liberal | 19,911 | 36.8% | No |
| Mostyn Phillips | Labour | 8,946 | 16.5% | No |
1979
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | Conservative | 33,444 | 56.7% | Yes |
| David Morrish | Liberal | 17,215 | 29.2% | No |
| Anthony William Frazer Cook | Labour | 8,281 | 14.0% | No |
1983
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | Conservative | 27,101 | 54.8% | Yes |
| David Morrish | Liberal | 19,215 | 38.8% | No |
| David Arthur Gorbutt | Labour | 3,154 | 6.4% | No |
1987
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | Conservative | 29,875 | 54.9% | Yes |
| David Morrish | Liberal | 20,663 | 38.0% | No |
| Jean Ann Northam | Labour | 3,400 | 6.3% | No |
| William John Jones | Independent | 434 | 0.8% | No |
1992
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Browning | Conservative | 30,376 | 51.5% | Yes |
| David Nicholas Cox | Liberal Democrat | 19,287 | 32.7% | No |
| Susan Carolyn Gibb | Labour | 5,950 | 10.1% | No |
| David Morrish | Liberal | 2,225 | 3.8% | No |
| Philip John Foggitt | Green | 1,007 | 1.7% | No |
| Brendan Charles Rhodes | Natural Law | 96 | 0.2% | No |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Tiverton has been contested at 41 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Radical, Liberal, Conservative, Unionist.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Tiverton in the 1992 general election?
Conservative won Tiverton in 1992 with 30,376 votes (51.5%), a majority of 11,089 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.
Which parties have won Tiverton since 1832?
Since 1832, Tiverton has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Radical, Unionist, Whig.
What was the closest result in Tiverton?
The closest result on record for Tiverton was 1923, when Liberal beat Unionist by just 3 votes (0.0 percentage points).
Did Tiverton ever elect more than one MP at a time?
Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Tiverton 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.