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Walthamstow — UK General Election Results

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

Walthamstow was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 17,996 votes over Green. This page covers every general election in Walthamstow from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Edward North Buxton (Liberal) 4,300 51.0% Thomas Charles Baring (Conservative) 175 (2.1 pts) 75.0%
1886 William Thomas Makins (Conservative) 4,461 62.8% Albert Spicer (Liberal) 1,822 (25.7 pts) 63.2%
1892 Edmund Widdrington Byrne (Conservative) 6,155 55.4% Walter Baden Whittingham (Liberal) 1,190 (10.7 pts) 72.3%
1895 Edmund Widdrington Byrne (Conservative) 6,876 60.9% Arthur Joseph Hungerford Pollen (Liberal) 2,353 (20.8 pts) 64.2%
1900 David John Morgan (Conservative) 9,807 57.2% Sam Woods (Liberal-Labour) 2,465 (14.4 pts) 70.9%
1906 John Allsebrook Simon (Liberal) 15,011 57.5% William Isaac Shard (Conservative) 3,937 (15.1 pts) 73.9%
Dec 1910 John Allsebrook Simon (Liberal) 16,998 56.1% Carlyon Wilfroy Bellairs (Liberal Unionist) 3,723 (12.3 pts) 77.4%
Jan 1910 John Allsebrook Simon (Liberal) 17,726 53.3% Louis Stanley Johnson (Conservative) 2,195 (6.6 pts) 85.0%
Feb 1974 Eric Deakins (Labour) 19,726 50.7% Peter Stuart Gill (Conservative) 8,734 (22.5 pts) 74.9%
Oct 1974 Eric Deakins (Labour) 19,088 55.1% Derek Bryan Arnold (Conservative) 10,664 (30.8 pts) 66.2%
1979 Eric Deakins (Labour) 17,651 50.2% Stephen Ronald Eyres (Conservative) 4,403 (12.5 pts) 71.2%
1983 Eric Deakins (Labour) 13,241 39.8% Alan Amos (Conservative) 1,305 (3.9 pts) 68.8%
1987 Hugo Summerson (Conservative) 13,748 39.0% Eric Deakins (Labour) 1,512 (4.3 pts) 72.4%
1992 Neil Gerrard (Labour) 16,251 45.7% Hugo Summerson (Conservative) 3,022 (8.5 pts) 70.9%
1997 Neil Gerrard (Labour) 25,287 63.1% Jill Andrew (Conservative) 17,149 (42.8 pts) 62.8%
2001 Neil Gerrard (Labour) 21,402 62.2% Nicholas Smith (Conservative) 15,181 (44.1 pts) 53.5%
2005 Neil Gerrard (Labour) 17,323 50.3% Farid Ahmed (Liberal Democrat) 7,993 (23.2 pts) 54.6%
2010 Stella Creasy (Labour) 21,252 51.8% Farid Ahmed (Liberal Democrat) 9,478 (23.1 pts) 63.9%
2015 Stella Creasy (Labour) 28,779 68.9% Molly Samuel-Leport (Conservative) 23,195 (55.5 pts) 62.6%
2017 Stella Creasy (Labour) 38,793 80.6% Molly Samuel- Leport (Conservative) 32,017 (66.5 pts) 71.1%
2019 Stella Creasy (Labour) 36,784 76.1% Shade Adoh (Conservative) 30,862 (63.8 pts) 69.1%
2024 Stella Creasy (Labour) 27,172 59.5% Rosalind Rowlands (Green) 17,996 (39.4 pts) 61.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward North Buxton Liberal 4,30051.0% Yes
Thomas Charles Baring Conservative 4,12549.0% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Thomas Makins Conservative 4,46162.8% Yes
Albert Spicer Liberal 2,63937.2% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edmund Widdrington Byrne Conservative 6,15555.4% Yes
Walter Baden Whittingham Liberal 4,96544.6% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edmund Widdrington Byrne Conservative 6,87660.9% Yes
Arthur Joseph Hungerford Pollen Liberal 4,52340.0% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David John Morgan Conservative 9,80757.2% Yes
Sam Woods Liberal-Labour 7,34242.8% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Allsebrook Simon Liberal 15,01157.5% Yes
William Isaac Shard Conservative 11,07442.5% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Allsebrook Simon Liberal 16,99856.1% Yes
Carlyon Wilfroy Bellairs Liberal Unionist 13,27543.9% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Allsebrook Simon Liberal 17,72653.3% Yes
Louis Stanley Johnson Conservative 15,53146.7% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Deakins Labour 19,72650.7% Yes
Peter Stuart Gill Conservative 10,99228.3% No
Mervyn O'Flanagan Liberal 8,15721.0% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Deakins Labour 19,08855.1% Yes
Derek Bryan Arnold Conservative 8,42424.3% No
Mervyn O'Flanagan Liberal 5,19915.0% No
Roger Adde National Front 1,9115.5% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Deakins Labour 17,65150.2% Yes
Stephen Ronald Eyres Conservative 13,24837.7% No
Mervyn O'Flanagan Liberal 3,1178.9% No
George John Frederick Flaxton National Front 1,1193.2% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Deakins Labour 13,24139.8% Yes
Alan Amos Conservative 11,93635.9% No
Peter Leighton Social Democratic Party 7,19221.6% No
Peter Mitchell National Front 4441.3% No
Stephen Lambert Green 4241.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugo Summerson Conservative 13,74839.0% Yes
Eric Deakins Labour 12,23634.7% No
Peter Leighton Social Democratic Party 8,85225.1% No
Dr Zafar Malik Independent 3961.1% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Neil Gerrard Labour 16,25145.7% Yes
Hugo Summerson Conservative 13,22937.2% No
Peter Leighton Liberal Democrat 5,14214.5% No
Lambert, Jean Denise Green 5941.7% No
Vernon Wilkinson Liberal 2410.7% No
Planton, Andrew William Natural Law 940.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Neil Gerrard Labour 25,28763.1% Yes
Jill Andrew Conservative 8,13820.3% No
Jane Jackson Liberal Democrat 5,49113.7% No
Rev George Hargreaves Referendum Party 1,1392.8% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Neil Gerrard Labour 21,40262.2% Yes
Nicholas Smith Conservative 6,22118.1% No
Peter Dunphy Liberal Democrat 5,02414.6% No
Simon Donovan Socialist Alternative 8062.3% No
William Phillips BNP 3891.1% No
Gerda Mayer UKIP 2980.9% No
Barbara Duffy ProLife Alliance 2890.8% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Neil Gerrard Labour 17,32350.3% Yes
Farid Ahmed Liberal Democrat 9,33027.1% No
Jane Wright Conservative 6,25418.2% No
Robert Brock UKIP 8102.4% No
Nancy Taaffe Socialist Alternative 7272.1% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stella Creasy Labour 21,25251.8% Yes
Farid Ahmed Liberal Democrat 11,77428.7% No
Andy Hemsted Conservative 5,73414.0% No
Judith Chisholm-Benli UKIP 8232.0% No
Daniel Perrett Green 7671.9% No
Nancy Taaffe Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2790.7% No
Ashar Mall Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 2480.6% No
Paul Warburton Independent 1170.3% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stella Creasy Labour 28,77968.9% Yes
Molly Samuel-Leport Conservative 5,58413.4% No
Michael Gold Green 2,6616.4% No
Paul Hillman UKIP 2,5076.0% No
Steven Cheung Liberal Democrat 1,6614.0% No
Nancy Taaffe Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 3940.9% No
Ellie Merton Independent 1290.3% No
Jonty Leff Workers Revolutionary Party 810.2% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stella Creasy Labour 38,79380.6% Yes
Molly Samuel- Leport Conservative 6,77614.1% No
Ukonu Obasi Liberal Democrat 1,3842.9% No
Andrew Johns Green 1,1902.5% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stella Creasy Labour 36,78476.1% Yes
Shade Adoh Conservative 5,92212.3% No
Meera Chadha Liberal Democrat 2,8745.9% No
Andrew Johns Green 1,7333.6% No
Paul Campbell Brexit Party 7681.6% No
Deborah Longe Christian Peoples Alliance 2540.5% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stella Creasy Labour 27,17259.5% Yes
Rosalind Rowlands Green 9,17620.1% No
Sanjana Karnani Conservative 2,3535.2% No
Martin Lonergan Reform UK 1,8364.0% No
Rebecca Taylor Liberal Democrat 1,7363.8% No
Imran Arshad Workers Party of Britain 1,5353.4% No
Mohammed Ashfaq Independent 9142.0% No
Nancy Taaffe Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 5611.2% No
Dan Edelstyn Independent 2880.6% No
Ruth Rawlins Independent 970.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 2.1 pts 1886: Conservative margin 25.7 pts 1892: Conservative margin 10.7 pts 1895: Conservative margin 20.8 pts 1900: Conservative margin 14.4 pts 1906: Liberal margin 15.1 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 12.3 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 6.6 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 22.5 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 30.8 pts 1979: Labour margin 12.5 pts 1983: Labour margin 3.9 pts 1987: Conservative margin 4.3 pts 1992: Labour margin 8.5 pts 1997: Labour margin 42.8 pts 2001: Labour margin 44.1 pts 2005: Labour margin 23.2 pts 2010: Labour margin 23.1 pts 2015: Labour margin 55.5 pts 2017: Labour margin 66.5 pts 2019: Labour margin 63.8 pts 2024: Labour margin 39.4 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Walthamstow has been contested at 22 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Walthamstow in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Walthamstow in 2024 with 27,172 votes (59.5%), a majority of 17,996 votes over Green in second place.

Which parties have won Walthamstow since 1885?

Since 1885, Walthamstow has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Walthamstow?

The closest result on record for Walthamstow was 1885, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 175 votes (2.1 percentage points).

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