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Tonbridge and Malling — UK General Election Results

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

Tonbridge and Malling was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 26,941 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in Tonbridge and Malling from Feb 1974 to 2019.

Full Election History, Feb 1974–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
Feb 1974 John Stanley (Conservative) 24,809 45.8% Michael Jeremy Bernard Vann (Liberal) 10,108 (18.6 pts) 83.4%
Oct 1974 John Stanley (Conservative) 23,188 46.8% Patricia Knight (Labour) 8,609 (17.4 pts) 75.5%
1979 John Stanley (Conservative) 29,534 54.5% Colin Ackerley (Labour) 16,252 (30.0 pts) 79.5%
1983 John Stanley (Conservative) 30,417 56.1% Roland Freeman (Social Democratic Party) 13,520 (24.9 pts) 74.7%
1987 John Stanley (Conservative) 33,990 56.9% Michael Ward (Social Democratic Party) 16,429 (27.5 pts) 77.8%
1992 John Stanley (Conservative) 36,542 57.2% Paul Roberts (Liberal Democrat) 21,558 (33.7 pts) 82.7%
1997 John Stanley (Conservative) 23,640 48.0% Barbara Withstandley (Labour) 10,230 (20.8 pts) 76.0%
2001 John Stanley (Conservative) 20,956 49.4% Victoria Hayman (Labour) 8,250 (19.4 pts) 64.4%
2005 John Stanley (Conservative) 24,357 52.9% Victoria Hayman (Labour) 13,352 (29.0 pts) 67.3%
2010 John Stanley (Conservative) 29,723 57.9% Elizabeth Simpson (Liberal Democrat) 18,178 (35.4 pts) 71.6%
2015 Tom Tugendhat (Conservative) 31,887 59.4% Robert Izzard (UKIP) 23,734 (44.2 pts) 71.9%
2017 Tom Tugendhat (Conservative) 36,218 63.6% Dylan Jones (Labour) 23,508 (41.3 pts) 73.6%
2019 Thomas Tugendhat (Conservative) 35,784 62.8% Richard Morris (Liberal Democrat) 26,941 (47.3 pts) 72.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Stanley Conservative 24,80945.8% Yes
Michael Jeremy Bernard Vann Liberal 14,70127.1% No
Jack Straw Labour 14,68327.1% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Stanley Conservative 23,18846.8% Yes
Patricia Knight Labour 14,57929.4% No
Michael Jeremy Bernard Vann Liberal 11,76723.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Stanley Conservative 29,53454.5% Yes
Colin Ackerley Labour 13,28224.5% No
Gregory John Knopp Liberal 10,90420.1% No
Geoffrey Leon Burnett National Front 4290.8% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Stanley Conservative 30,41756.1% Yes
Roland Freeman Social Democratic Party 16,89731.2% No
David John Bishop Labour 6,89612.7% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Stanley Conservative 33,99056.9% Yes
Michael Ward Social Democratic Party 17,56129.4% No
Derek Still Labour 7,80313.1% No
Michael Easter BNP 3690.6% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Stanley Conservative 36,54257.2% Yes
Paul Roberts Liberal Democrat 14,98423.5% No
Margaret O'Neill Labour 11,53318.1% No
Jim Tidy Green 6121.0% No
Janet Horvath Natural Law 2210.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Stanley Conservative 23,64048.0% Yes
Barbara Withstandley Labour 13,41027.2% No
Keith Brown Liberal Democrat 9,46719.2% No
John Scrivenor Referendum Party 2,0054.1% No
Bernadette Bullen UKIP 5021.0% No
Gerard Valente Natural Law 2050.4% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Stanley Conservative 20,95649.4% Yes
Victoria Hayman Labour 12,70629.9% No
Jean Canet Liberal Democrat 7,60517.9% No
Lynne Croucher UKIP 1,1692.8% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Stanley Conservative 24,35752.9% Yes
Victoria Hayman Labour 11,00523.9% No
John Barstow Liberal Democrat 8,98019.5% No
Dave Waller UKIP 1,7213.7% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Stanley Conservative 29,72357.9% Yes
Elizabeth Simpson Liberal Democrat 11,54522.5% No
Daniel Griffiths Labour 6,47612.6% No
David Waller UKIP 1,9113.7% No
Steve Dawe Green 7641.5% No
Mike Easter National Front 5051.0% No
Lisa Rogers English Democrats 3900.8% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Tugendhat Conservative 31,88759.4% Yes
Robert Izzard UKIP 8,15315.2% No
Claire Leigh Labour 7,60414.2% No
Mary Varrall Liberal Democrat 3,6606.8% No
Howard Porter Green 2,3664.4% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Tugendhat Conservative 36,21863.6% Yes
Dylan Jones Labour 12,71022.3% No
Keith Miller Liberal Democrat 3,7876.7% No
April Clark Green 2,3354.1% No
Colin Bullen UKIP 1,8573.3% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Tugendhat Conservative 35,78462.8% Yes
Richard Morris Liberal Democrat 8,84315.5% No
Dylan Jones Labour 8,28614.5% No
April Clark Green 4,0907.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

Feb 1974: Conservative margin 18.6 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 17.4 pts 1979: Conservative margin 30.0 pts 1983: Conservative margin 24.9 pts 1987: Conservative margin 27.5 pts 1992: Conservative margin 33.7 pts 1997: Conservative margin 20.8 pts 2001: Conservative margin 19.4 pts 2005: Conservative margin 29.0 pts 2010: Conservative margin 35.4 pts 2015: Conservative margin 44.2 pts 2017: Conservative margin 41.3 pts 2019: Conservative margin 47.3 pts Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Tonbridge and Malling has been contested at 13 general elections on record since Feb 1974. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Tonbridge and Malling in the 2019 general election?

Conservative won Tonbridge and Malling in 2019 with 35,784 votes (62.8%), a majority of 26,941 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.

Which parties have won Tonbridge and Malling since Feb 1974?

Since Feb 1974, Tonbridge and Malling has been won by: Conservative.

What was the closest result in Tonbridge and Malling?

The closest result on record for Tonbridge and Malling was Oct 1974, when Conservative beat Labour by just 8,609 votes (17.4 percentage points).

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