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Upton — UK General Election Results

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

Upton was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 9,396 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Upton from 1918 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1918–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Ernest Edward Wild (Unionist) 8,813 61.3% Benjamin Walter Gardner (Labour) 5,627 (39.1 pts) 46.8%
1922 Henry David Reginald Margesson (Unionist) 10,196 46.0% Benjamin Walter Gardner (Labour) 2,928 (13.2 pts) 69.4%
1923 Benjamin Walter Gardner (Labour) 8,656 39.4% Henry David Reginald Margesson (Unionist) 1,026 (4.7 pts) 67.2%
1924 Herbert Paton Holt (Unionist) 13,410 54.0% Benjamin Walter Gardner (Labour) 1,967 (7.9 pts) 74.8%
1929 Benjamin Walter Gardner (Labour) 14,703 49.0% Morgan Morgan (Unionist) 5,022 (16.8 pts) 70.8%
1931 Alfred James Chotzner (Conservative) 17,561 58.5% Benjamin Walter Gardner (Labour) 5,108 (17.0 pts) 70.4%
1935 Benjamin Walter Gardner (Labour) 13,685 53.2% Stephen Riou Benson (Conservative) 1,665 (6.5 pts) 62.7%
1945 Arthur Lewis (Labour) 14,281 74.5% Cornelius Kershaw Collins (Conservative) 9,396 (49.0 pts) 67.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Edward Wild Unionist 8,81361.3% Yes
Benjamin Walter Gardner Labour 3,18622.2% No
John Charles Nicholson Liberal 2,38016.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry David Reginald Margesson Unionist 10,19646.0% Yes
Benjamin Walter Gardner Labour 7,26832.8% No
John Charles Nicholson Liberal 4,69221.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benjamin Walter Gardner Labour 8,65639.4% Yes
Henry David Reginald Margesson Unionist 7,63034.7% No
John Charles Carroll Liberal 5,71026.0% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Paton Holt Unionist 13,41054.0% Yes
Benjamin Walter Gardner Labour 11,44346.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benjamin Walter Gardner Labour 14,70349.0% Yes
Morgan Morgan Unionist 9,68132.3% No
William John Austin Liberal 5,60718.7% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred James Chotzner Conservative 17,56158.5% Yes
Benjamin Walter Gardner Labour 12,45341.5% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benjamin Walter Gardner Labour 13,68553.2% Yes
Stephen Riou Benson Conservative 12,02046.8% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Lewis Labour 14,28174.5% Yes
Cornelius Kershaw Collins Conservative 4,88525.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 39.1 pts 1922: Unionist margin 13.2 pts 1923: Labour margin 4.7 pts 1924: Unionist margin 7.9 pts 1929: Labour margin 16.8 pts 1931: Conservative margin 17.0 pts 1935: Labour margin 6.5 pts 1945: Labour margin 49.0 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Upton has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Upton in the 1945 general election?

Labour won Upton in 1945 with 14,281 votes (74.5%), a majority of 9,396 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Upton since 1918?

Since 1918, Upton has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Upton?

The closest result on record for Upton was 1923, when Labour beat Unionist by just 1,026 votes (4.7 percentage points).

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