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Walsall South — UK General Election Results

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

Walsall South was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 3,456 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Walsall South from 1955 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1955–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1955 Henry Joseph d'Avigdor-Goldsmid (Conservative) 24,077 52.7% John Ennals (Labour) 2,426 (5.3 pts) 80.2%
1959 Henry Joseph d'Avigdor-Goldsmid (Conservative) 30,471 58.4% John AF Ennals (Labour) 8,782 (16.8 pts) 83.1%
1964 Henry Joseph d'Avigdor-Goldsmid (Conservative) 32,602 57.1% Bryan Stanley (Labour) 8,070 (14.1 pts) 79.1%
1966 Hendy d'Avigdor-Goldsmid (Conservative) 30,161 53.4% Geoffrey Drake (Labour) 3,881 (6.9 pts) 77.2%
1970 Henry d'Avigdor-Goldsmid (Conservative) 35,545 59.5% Graham Stanley Rea (Labour) 11,349 (19.0 pts) 72.9%
Feb 1974 Bruce George (Labour) 20,775 45.2% Herbert Smith (Conservative) 1,580 (3.4 pts) 78.2%
Oct 1974 Bruce George (Labour) 20,917 48.0% Herbert Smith (Conservative) 4,662 (10.7 pts) 73.6%
1979 Bruce George (Labour) 22,539 50.9% Alma Marie Elizabeth Hill (Conservative) 1,588 (3.6 pts) 76.7%
1983 Bruce George (Labour) 21,735 43.5% David Nicholson (Conservative) 702 (1.4 pts) 74.3%
1987 Bruce George (Labour) 22,629 44.9% Graham Eric Postles (Conservative) 1,116 (2.2 pts) 75.5%
1992 Bruce George (Labour) 24,133 48.2% Laurence Cresswell Jones (Conservative) 3,178 (6.3 pts) 76.3%
1997 Bruce George (Labour) 25,024 57.9% Leslie Leek (Conservative) 11,312 (26.2 pts) 67.3%
2001 Bruce George (Labour) 20,574 59.0% Michael Bird (Conservative) 9,931 (28.5 pts) 55.7%
2005 Bruce George (Labour) 17,633 49.9% Kabir Sabar (Conservative) 7,946 (22.5 pts) 58.5%
2010 Valerie Vaz (Labour) 16,211 39.7% Richard Hunt (Conservative) 1,755 (4.3 pts) 63.9%
2015 Valerie Vaz (Labour) 19,740 47.2% Sue Arnold (Conservative) 6,007 (14.4 pts) 62.1%
2017 Valerie Vaz (Labour) 25,286 57.4% James Bird (Conservative) 8,892 (20.2 pts) 65.5%
2019 Valerie Vaz (Labour) 20,872 49.1% Gurjit Bains (Conservative) 3,456 (8.1 pts) 62.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Joseph d'Avigdor-Goldsmid Conservative 24,07752.7% Yes
John Ennals Labour 21,65147.3% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Joseph d'Avigdor-Goldsmid Conservative 30,47158.4% Yes
John AF Ennals Labour 21,68941.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Joseph d'Avigdor-Goldsmid Conservative 32,60257.1% Yes
Bryan Stanley Labour 24,53242.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hendy d'Avigdor-Goldsmid Conservative 30,16153.4% Yes
Geoffrey Drake Labour 26,28046.6% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry d'Avigdor-Goldsmid Conservative 35,54559.5% Yes
Graham Stanley Rea Labour 24,19640.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bruce George Labour 20,77545.2% Yes
Herbert Smith Conservative 19,19541.7% No
David Haines Liberal 6,03813.1% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bruce George Labour 20,91748.0% Yes
Herbert Smith Conservative 16,25537.3% No
George Frederick Alan Hooper Liberal 5,03111.5% No
Joseph Charles Parker National Front 1,2262.8% No
Thomas Leslie Keen Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain 1500.3% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bruce George Labour 22,53950.9% Yes
Alma Marie Elizabeth Hill Conservative 20,95147.3% No
Violet Parker National Front 7951.8% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bruce George Labour 21,73543.5% Yes
David Nicholson Conservative 21,03342.1% No
Bernard Silver Social Democratic Party 6,58613.2% No
Joseph Charles Parker BNP 6321.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bruce George Labour 22,62944.9% Yes
Graham Eric Postles Conservative 21,51342.7% No
Lionel Arthur King Liberal 6,24112.4% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bruce George Labour 24,13348.2% Yes
Laurence Cresswell Jones Conservative 20,95541.9% No
Grant Edward Williams Liberal Democrat 4,1328.3% No
Richard John Clarke Green 6731.3% No
John David Oldbury Natural Law 1670.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bruce George Labour 25,02457.9% Yes
Leslie Leek Conservative 13,71231.7% No
Harry Harris Liberal Democrat 2,6986.2% No
Thomas Dent Referendum Party 1,6623.8% No
Linda Meads Natural Law 1490.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bruce George Labour 20,57459.0% Yes
Michael Bird Conservative 10,64330.5% No
Bill Tomlinson Liberal Democrat 2,3656.8% No
Derek Bennett UKIP 9742.8% No
Peter Smith Socialist Alliance 3431.0% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bruce George Labour 17,63349.9% Yes
Kabir Sabar Conservative 9,68727.4% No
Mohamed Asmal Liberal Democrat 3,2409.2% No
Derek Bennett UKIP 1,8335.2% No
Kevin Smith BNP 1,7765.0% No
Nadia Fazal Independent 1,1463.2% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Valerie Vaz Labour 16,21139.7% Yes
Richard Hunt Conservative 14,45635.4% No
Murli Sinha Liberal Democrat 5,88014.4% No
Derek Bennett UKIP 3,4498.4% No
Gulzaman Khan Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 4821.2% No
Mohammed Mulia Independent 4041.0% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Valerie Vaz Labour 19,74047.2% Yes
Sue Arnold Conservative 13,73332.8% No
Derek Bennett UKIP 6,54015.6% No
Charlotte Fletcher Green 1,1492.7% No
Joel Kenrick Liberal Democrat 6761.6% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Valerie Vaz Labour 25,28657.4% Yes
James Bird Conservative 16,39437.2% No
Derek Bennett UKIP 1,8054.1% No
Anna Wellings Purvis Liberal Democrat 5871.3% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Valerie Vaz Labour 20,87249.1% Yes
Gurjit Bains Conservative 17,41641.0% No
Gary Hughes Brexit Party 1,6603.9% No
Paul Harris Liberal Democrat 1,6023.8% No
John Macefield Green 6341.5% No
Akheil Mehboob Independent 2880.7% No

Margin Over Time

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

1955: Conservative margin 5.3 pts 1959: Conservative margin 16.8 pts 1964: Conservative margin 14.1 pts 1966: Conservative margin 6.9 pts 1970: Conservative margin 19.0 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 3.4 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 10.7 pts 1979: Labour margin 3.6 pts 1983: Labour margin 1.4 pts 1987: Labour margin 2.2 pts 1992: Labour margin 6.3 pts 1997: Labour margin 26.2 pts 2001: Labour margin 28.5 pts 2005: Labour margin 22.5 pts 2010: Labour margin 4.3 pts 2015: Labour margin 14.4 pts 2017: Labour margin 20.2 pts 2019: Labour margin 8.1 pts 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Walsall South has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1955. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Walsall South in the 2019 general election?

Labour won Walsall South in 2019 with 20,872 votes (49.1%), a majority of 3,456 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Walsall South since 1955?

Since 1955, Walsall South has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Walsall South?

The closest result on record for Walsall South was 1983, when Labour beat Conservative by just 702 votes (1.4 percentage points).

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