Uxbridge — UK General Election Results
Uxbridge was won by Conservative at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 6,171 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Uxbridge from 1885 to 2005.
Full Election History, 1885–2005
| Election | Elected | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Frederick Dixon Dixon-Hartland (Conservative) | 5,093 | 66.1% | James Pellatt Rickman (Liberal) | 2,478 (32.1 pts) | 77.8% |
| 1886 | Frederick Dixon Dixon-Hartland (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1892 | Frederick Dixon Dixon-Hartland (Conservative) | 5,172 | 71.8% | Leslie Probyn (Liberal) | 3,143 (43.6 pts) | 61.3% |
| 1895 | Frederick Dixon Dixon-Hartland (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1900 | Frederick Dixon Dixon-Hartland (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1906 | Frederick Dixon Dixon-Hartland (Conservative) | 6,429 | 50.6% | Sidney Job Pocock (Liberal) | 145 (1.1 pts) | 79.8% |
| Jan 1910 | Charles Thomas Mills (Conservative) | 10,116 | 65.2% | Sidney Job Pocock (Liberal) | 4,708 (30.3 pts) | 88.0% |
| Dec 1910 | Charles Thomas Mills (Conservative) | 9,005 | 67.8% | Manmath Chandra Mallik (Liberal) | 4,719 (35.5 pts) | 75.4% |
| 1918 | Sidney Cornwallis Peel (Unionist) | 9,814 | 59.1% | Harry Gosling (Labour) | 3,563 (21.4 pts) | 55.9% |
| 1922 | Charles Dennistoun Burney (Unionist) | 12,391 | 52.7% | William John Brown (Labour) | 5,099 (21.7 pts) | 73.0% |
| 1923 | Dennistoun Burney (Unionist) | 9,254 | 40.5% | Graham Seton Hutchison (Liberal) | 1,831 (8.0 pts) | 66.6% |
| 1924 | Charles Dennistoun Burney (Unionist) | 13,525 | 52.1% | Robert Small (Labour) | 5,066 (19.5 pts) | 71.8% |
| 1929 | John Jestyn Llewellin (Unionist) | 17,770 | 41.3% | Reginald Francis Orlando Bridgeman (Labour) | 1,348 (3.1 pts) | 72.2% |
| 1931 | John Jestyn Llewellin (Conservative) | 35,836 | 72.0% | Lawrence Worsnop (Labour) | 24,227 (48.6 pts) | 68.4% |
| 1935 | John Jestyn Llewellin (Conservative) | 34,727 | 54.1% | Lawrence Worsnop (Labour) | 10,727 (16.7 pts) | 65.2% |
| 1945 | Frank Beswick (Labour) | 25,190 | 43.7% | John Jestyn Llewellin (Conservative) | 1,084 (1.9 pts) | 73.0% |
| 1950 | Frank Beswick (Labour) | 20,139 | 48.2% | Charles Brassey Thorne (Conservative) | 2,398 (5.7 pts) | 84.6% |
| 1951 | Frank Beswick (Labour) | 21,249 | 49.1% | Leslie Charles Curran (Conservative) | 1,548 (3.6 pts) | 84.7% |
| 1955 | Frank Beswick (Labour) | 22,244 | 51.0% | Leslie Charles Curran (Conservative) | 876 (2.0 pts) | 81.7% |
| 1959 | Leslie Charles Curran (Conservative) | 22,360 | 46.5% | Frank Beswick (Labour) | 1,390 (2.9 pts) | 84.3% |
| 1964 | Leslie Charles Curran (Conservative) | 20,519 | 43.6% | Thomas J Parker (Labour) | 653 (1.4 pts) | 80.8% |
| 1966 | John Ryan (Labour) | 21,793 | 45.5% | Leslie Curran (Conservative) | 890 (1.9 pts) | 82.6% |
| 1970 | Leslie Curran (Conservative) | 23,414 | 49.3% | John Ryan (Labour) | 3,646 (7.7 pts) | 74.9% |
| Feb 1974 | Michael Shersby (Conservative) | 20,542 | 42.1% | Manuela Sykes (Labour) | 2,415 (5.0 pts) | 82.4% |
| Oct 1974 | Michael Shersby (Conservative) | 19,969 | 44.5% | George Ernest Pringle (Labour) | 2,153 (4.8 pts) | 75.1% |
| 1979 | Michael Shersby (Conservative) | 24,967 | 52.5% | George Ernest Pringle (Labour) | 7,995 (16.8 pts) | 78.9% |
| 1983 | Michael Shersby (Conservative) | 23,876 | 53.6% | Peter Frank Norman Russell (Social Democratic Party) | 12,838 (28.8 pts) | 72.3% |
| 1987 | Michael Shersby (Conservative) | 27,292 | 56.5% | David Keys (Labour) | 15,970 (33.1 pts) | 76.5% |
| 1992 | Michael Shersby (Conservative) | 27,487 | 56.4% | Robert Evans (Labour) | 13,179 (27.1 pts) | 78.9% |
| 1997 | Michael Shersby (Conservative) | 18,095 | 43.6% | David Williams (Labour) | 724 (1.7 pts) | 72.0% |
| 2001 | Alexander Randall (Conservative) | 15,751 | 47.1% | David Salisbury-Jones (Labour) | 2,098 (6.3 pts) | 57.6% |
| 2005 | Alexander Randall (Conservative) | 16,840 | 49.0% | Roderick Dubrow-Marshall (Labour) | 6,171 (17.9 pts) | 59.4% |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1885
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Dixon Dixon-Hartland | Conservative | 5,093 | 66.1% | Yes |
| James Pellatt Rickman | Liberal | 2,615 | 33.9% | No |
1886
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Dixon Dixon-Hartland | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1892
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Dixon Dixon-Hartland | Conservative | 5,172 | 71.8% | Yes |
| Leslie Probyn | Liberal | 2,029 | 28.2% | No |
1895
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Dixon Dixon-Hartland | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1900
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Dixon Dixon-Hartland | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1906
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Dixon Dixon-Hartland | Conservative | 6,429 | 50.6% | Yes |
| Sidney Job Pocock | Liberal | 6,284 | 49.4% | No |
Jan 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Thomas Mills | Conservative | 10,116 | 65.2% | Yes |
| Sidney Job Pocock | Liberal | 5,408 | 34.8% | No |
Dec 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Thomas Mills | Conservative | 9,005 | 67.8% | Yes |
| Manmath Chandra Mallik | Liberal | 4,286 | 32.2% | No |
1918
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Cornwallis Peel | Unionist | 9,814 | 59.1% | Yes |
| Harry Gosling | Labour | 6,251 | 37.6% | No |
| Norman Mackenzie Snowball | Liberal | 545 | 3.3% | No |
1922
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Dennistoun Burney | Unionist | 12,391 | 52.7% | Yes |
| William John Brown | Labour | 7,292 | 31.0% | No |
| Frank Sulis Evans | National Liberal | 3,844 | 16.3% | No |
1923
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennistoun Burney | Unionist | 9,254 | 40.5% | Yes |
| Graham Seton Hutchison | Liberal | 7,423 | 32.5% | No |
| Robert Small | Labour | 6,146 | 26.9% | No |
1924
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Dennistoun Burney | Unionist | 13,525 | 52.1% | Yes |
| Robert Small | Labour | 8,459 | 32.6% | No |
| John Stanley Griffith-Jones | Liberal | 3,976 | 15.3% | No |
1929
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Jestyn Llewellin | Unionist | 17,770 | 41.3% | Yes |
| Reginald Francis Orlando Bridgeman | Labour | 16,422 | 38.2% | No |
| Richard Christian Cecil James Binney | Liberal | 8,847 | 20.6% | No |
1931
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Jestyn Llewellin | Conservative | 35,836 | 72.0% | Yes |
| Lawrence Worsnop | Labour | 11,609 | 23.3% | No |
| Reginald Francis Orlando Bridgeman | Workers | 2,358 | 4.7% | No |
1935
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Jestyn Llewellin | Conservative | 34,727 | 54.1% | Yes |
| Lawrence Worsnop | Labour | 24,000 | 37.4% | No |
| William Ridgway | Liberal | 5,514 | 8.6% | No |
1945
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Beswick | Labour | 25,190 | 43.7% | Yes |
| John Jestyn Llewellin | Conservative | 24,106 | 41.9% | No |
| John Ernest Aylett | Liberal | 8,300 | 14.4% | No |
1950
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Beswick | Labour | 20,139 | 48.2% | Yes |
| Charles Brassey Thorne | Conservative | 17,741 | 42.4% | No |
| John Ernest Aylett | Liberal | 3,933 | 9.4% | No |
1951
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Beswick | Labour | 21,249 | 49.1% | Yes |
| Leslie Charles Curran | Conservative | 19,701 | 45.6% | No |
| Lucien Fior | Liberal | 2,289 | 5.3% | No |
1955
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Beswick | Labour | 22,244 | 51.0% | Yes |
| Leslie Charles Curran | Conservative | 21,368 | 49.0% | No |
1959
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Charles Curran | Conservative | 22,360 | 46.5% | Yes |
| Frank Beswick | Labour | 20,970 | 43.6% | No |
| Gordon Robert Goodall | Liberal | 4,746 | 9.9% | No |
1964
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Charles Curran | Conservative | 20,519 | 43.6% | Yes |
| Thomas J Parker | Labour | 19,866 | 42.2% | No |
| Gordon Robert Goodall | Liberal | 6,644 | 14.1% | No |
1966
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ryan | Labour | 21,793 | 45.5% | Yes |
| Leslie Curran | Conservative | 20,903 | 43.6% | No |
| Gordon Goodall | Liberal | 5,241 | 10.9% | No |
1970
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Curran | Conservative | 23,414 | 49.3% | Yes |
| John Ryan | Labour | 19,768 | 41.7% | No |
| Gordon Goodall | Liberal | 4,265 | 9.0% | No |
Feb 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Shersby | Conservative | 20,542 | 42.1% | Yes |
| Manuela Sykes | Labour | 18,127 | 37.1% | No |
| John Samuel Pincham | Liberal | 10,150 | 20.8% | No |
Oct 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Shersby | Conservative | 19,969 | 44.5% | Yes |
| George Ernest Pringle | Labour | 17,816 | 39.7% | No |
| John Samuel Pincham | Liberal | 7,081 | 15.8% | No |
1979
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Shersby | Conservative | 24,967 | 52.5% | Yes |
| George Ernest Pringle | Labour | 16,972 | 35.7% | No |
| Jonathan Hunt | Liberal | 5,031 | 10.6% | No |
| Penelope Ann Budgen | National Front | 595 | 1.3% | No |
1983
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Shersby | Conservative | 23,876 | 53.6% | Yes |
| Peter Frank Norman Russell | Social Democratic Party | 11,038 | 24.8% | No |
| Patrick Joseph Magee | Labour | 9,611 | 21.6% | No |
1987
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Shersby | Conservative | 27,292 | 56.5% | Yes |
| David Keys | Labour | 11,322 | 23.4% | No |
| Anthony Goodman | Social Democratic Party | 9,164 | 19.0% | No |
| Ian Flindall | Green | 549 | 1.1% | No |
1992
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Shersby | Conservative | 27,487 | 56.4% | Yes |
| Robert Evans | Labour | 14,308 | 29.4% | No |
| Stephen John Carey | Liberal Democrat | 5,900 | 12.1% | No |
| Ian Flindall | Green | 538 | 1.1% | No |
| Michael O'Rourke | BNP | 350 | 0.7% | No |
| Ashley James Deans | Natural Law | 120 | 0.2% | No |
1997
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Shersby | Conservative | 18,095 | 43.6% | Yes |
| David Williams | Labour | 17,371 | 41.8% | No |
| Andrew Malyan | Liberal Democrat | 4,528 | 10.9% | No |
| Garrick Aird | Referendum Party | 1,153 | 2.8% | No |
| Julia Leonard | Socialist Alternative | 398 | 1.0% | No |
2001
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Randall | Conservative | 15,751 | 47.1% | Yes |
| David Salisbury-Jones | Labour | 13,653 | 40.9% | No |
| Catherine Royce | Liberal Democrat | 3,426 | 10.3% | No |
| Paul Cannons | UKIP | 588 | 1.8% | No |
2005
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Randall | Conservative | 16,840 | 49.0% | Yes |
| Roderick Dubrow-Marshall | Labour | 10,669 | 31.0% | No |
| Tariq Mahmood | Liberal Democrat | 4,544 | 13.2% | No |
| Cliff le May | BNP | 763 | 2.2% | No |
| Stephen Young | Green | 725 | 2.1% | No |
| Robert Kerby | UKIP | 553 | 1.6% | No |
| Peter Shaw | National Front | 284 | 0.8% | No |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Uxbridge has been contested at 32 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Unionist, Labour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Uxbridge in the 2005 general election?
Conservative won Uxbridge in 2005 with 16,840 votes (49.0%), a majority of 6,171 votes over Labour in second place.
Which parties have won Uxbridge since 1885?
Since 1885, Uxbridge has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.
What was the closest result in Uxbridge?
The closest result on record for Uxbridge was 1906, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 145 votes (1.1 percentage points).