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Vauxhall — UK General Election Results

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

Vauxhall was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 19,612 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in Vauxhall from 1950 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1950–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 George Russell Strauss (Labour) 23,988 62.5% Alfred Frank Lockwood (Conservative) 13,370 (34.8 pts) 75.7%
1951 George Straus (Labour) 24,217 65.8% Edwin Lee (Conservative) 11,653 (31.7 pts) 73.7%
1955 George Russell Strauss (Labour) 19,220 64.7% Edwin Lee (Conservative) 8,728 (29.4 pts) 62.7%
1959 George Russell Strauss (Labour) 18,437 62.0% Ann Elizabeth Oldfield Havers (Conservative) 7,125 (23.9 pts) 65.0%
1964 George Russell Strauss (Labour) 15,458 64.1% David William Stennis Stuart Lane (Conservative) 6,805 (28.2 pts) 59.2%
1966 George Strauss (Labour) 15,233 66.6% Spencer le Marchant (Conservative) 7,588 (33.2 pts) 58.6%
1970 George Strauss (Labour) 13,046 63.6% Clive Jones (Conservative) 5,569 (27.1 pts) 54.4%
Feb 1974 George Strauss (Labour) 16,135 56.1% Margaret Marshall (Conservative) 8,641 (30.0 pts) 62.2%
Oct 1974 George Strauss (Labour) 15,493 63.2% Victor MacColl (Conservative) 9,766 (39.8 pts) 52.7%
1979 Stuart Holland (Labour) 13,058 52.4% Philip Heslop (Conservative) 4,700 (18.9 pts) 62.5%
1983 Stuart Holland (Labour) 18,234 46.5% Kingsley Guy Manning (Conservative) 7,780 (19.8 pts) 60.5%
1987 Stuart Holland (Labour) 21,364 50.2% David Lidington (Conservative) 9,019 (21.2 pts) 64.0%
1992 Kate Hoey (Labour) 21,328 54.7% Bernard Gentry (Conservative) 10,488 (26.9 pts) 62.4%
1997 Kate Hoey (Labour) 24,920 63.8% Keith Kerr (Liberal Democrat) 18,660 (47.8 pts) 55.5%
2001 Kate Hoey (Labour) 19,738 59.1% Anthony Bottrall (Liberal Democrat) 13,018 (39.0 pts) 44.8%
2005 Kate Hoey (Labour) 19,744 52.9% Charles Anglin (Liberal Democrat) 9,977 (26.7 pts) 46.9%
2010 Kate Hoey (Labour) 21,498 49.8% Caroline Pidgeon (Liberal Democrat) 10,651 (24.7 pts) 58.1%
2015 Kate Hoey (Labour) 25,778 53.8% James Bellis (Conservative) 12,708 (26.5 pts) 58.6%
2017 Kate Hoey (Labour) 31,576 57.4% George Turner (Liberal Democrat) 20,250 (36.8 pts) 67.3%
2019 Florence Eshalomi (Labour) 31,615 56.1% Sarah Lewis (Liberal Democrat) 19,612 (34.8 pts) 63.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Russell Strauss Labour 23,98862.5% Yes
Alfred Frank Lockwood Conservative 10,61827.7% No
Walter Stanley Dyer Liberal 3,2518.5% No
Margot Claire Heinemann Communist 5081.3% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Straus Labour 24,21765.8% Yes
Edwin Lee Conservative 12,56434.2% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Russell Strauss Labour 19,22064.7% Yes
Edwin Lee Conservative 10,49235.3% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Russell Strauss Labour 18,43762.0% Yes
Ann Elizabeth Oldfield Havers Conservative 11,31238.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Russell Strauss Labour 15,45864.1% Yes
David William Stennis Stuart Lane Conservative 8,65335.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Strauss Labour 15,23366.6% Yes
Spencer le Marchant Conservative 7,64533.4% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Strauss Labour 13,04663.6% Yes
Clive Jones Conservative 7,47736.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Strauss Labour 16,13556.1% Yes
Margaret Marshall Conservative 7,49426.0% No
Edward Cousins Liberal 5,13917.9% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Strauss Labour 15,49363.2% Yes
Victor MacColl Conservative 5,72723.4% No
Edward Cousins Liberal 3,30013.5% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stuart Holland Labour 13,05852.4% Yes
Philip Heslop Conservative 8,35833.6% No
Frederick Harrison Liberal 1,8427.4% No
Vernon Charles Atkinson National Front 8793.5% No
Douglas Raymond Elliot Labour Alliance Party 5652.3% No
Sarah Mary Rose Hannigan Workers Revolutionary 1530.6% No
Bill Boaks Democratic Monarchist Public Safety White Resident 440.2% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stuart Holland Labour 18,23446.5% Yes
Kingsley Guy Manning Conservative 10,45426.7% No
Roger Liddle Social Democratic Party 9,51524.3% No
John Gordon Wright National Front 5081.3% No
Peter James Lingard Monster Raving Loony 2660.7% No
Dave Cook Communist 1990.5% No
Giles Barralet Shorter Workers' Party 380.1% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stuart Holland Labour 21,36450.2% Yes
David Lidington Conservative 12,34529.0% No
Simon Acland Social Democratic Party 7,76418.2% No
Janice Owens Green 7701.8% No
Dave Cook Communist 2230.5% No
Kunle Oluremi Red Front 1170.3% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kate Hoey Labour 21,32854.7% Yes
Bernard Gentry Conservative 10,84027.8% No
Mike Tuffrey Liberal Democrat 5,67814.6% No
Penny Shepherd Green 8032.1% No
Abdul Ghani Khan Independent 1560.4% No
Sussannah Hill Revolutionary Communist 1520.4% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kate Hoey Labour 24,92063.8% Yes
Keith Kerr Liberal Democrat 6,26016.0% No
Richard Bacon Conservative 5,95215.2% No
Ian Driver Socialist Labour 9832.5% No
Shane Collins Green 8622.2% No
Richard Headicar Socialist (GB) 970.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kate Hoey Labour 19,73859.1% Yes
Anthony Bottrall Liberal Democrat 6,72020.1% No
Gareth Compton Conservative 4,48913.4% No
Shane Collins Green 1,4854.4% No
Theresa Bennett Socialist Alliance 8532.6% No
Martin Boyd Independent 1070.3% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kate Hoey Labour 19,74452.9% Yes
Charles Anglin Liberal Democrat 9,76726.1% No
Edward Heckels Conservative 5,40514.5% No
Tim Summers Green 1,7054.6% No
Robert McWhirter UKIP 2710.7% No
Daniel Lambert Socialist (GB) 2400.6% No
Janus Polenceus English Democrats 2210.6% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kate Hoey Labour 21,49849.8% Yes
Caroline Pidgeon Liberal Democrat 10,84725.1% No
Glyn Chambers Conservative 9,30121.5% No
Joseph Healy Green 7081.6% No
Jose Navarro English Democrats 2890.7% No
Lana Martin Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 2000.5% No
Daniel Lambert The Socialist Party of Great Britain 1430.3% No
Jeremy Drinkall Anticapitalists - Workers Power 1090.3% No
James Kapetanos Animal Protection Party 960.2% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kate Hoey Labour 25,77853.8% Yes
James Bellis Conservative 13,07027.3% No
Gulnar Hasnain Green 3,6587.6% No
Adrian Hyyryläinen-Trett Liberal Democrat 3,3126.9% No
Ace Nnorom UKIP 1,3852.9% No
Mark Chapman Pirate Party UK 2010.4% No
Simon Hardy Left Unity 1880.4% No
Louis Jensen Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol 1640.3% No
Waleed Ghani The Whig Party 1030.2% No
Danny Lambert The Socialist Party of Great Britain 820.2% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kate Hoey Labour 31,57657.4% Yes
George Turner Liberal Democrat 11,32620.6% No
Dolly Theis Conservative 10,27718.7% No
Gulnar Hasnain Green 1,1522.1% No
Harini Iyengar Women's Equality Party 5391.0% No
Mark Chapman Pirate Party UK 1720.3% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Florence Eshalomi Labour 31,61556.1% Yes
Sarah Lewis Liberal Democrat 12,00321.3% No
Sarah Bool Conservative 9,42216.7% No
Jacqueline Bond Green 2,5164.5% No
Andrew McGuinness Brexit Party 6411.1% No
Salah Faissal Independent 1360.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1950: Labour margin 34.8 pts 1951: Labour margin 31.7 pts 1955: Labour margin 29.4 pts 1959: Labour margin 23.9 pts 1964: Labour margin 28.2 pts 1966: Labour margin 33.2 pts 1970: Labour margin 27.1 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 30.0 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 39.8 pts 1979: Labour margin 18.9 pts 1983: Labour margin 19.8 pts 1987: Labour margin 21.2 pts 1992: Labour margin 26.9 pts 1997: Labour margin 47.8 pts 2001: Labour margin 39.0 pts 2005: Labour margin 26.7 pts 2010: Labour margin 24.7 pts 2015: Labour margin 26.5 pts 2017: Labour margin 36.8 pts 2019: Labour margin 34.8 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Vauxhall has been contested at 20 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Vauxhall in the 2019 general election?

Labour won Vauxhall in 2019 with 31,615 votes (56.1%), a majority of 19,612 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.

Which parties have won Vauxhall since 1950?

Since 1950, Vauxhall has been won by: Labour.

What was the closest result in Vauxhall?

The closest result on record for Vauxhall was 1979, when Labour beat Conservative by just 4,700 votes (18.9 percentage points).

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