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Wandsworth Central — UK General Election Results

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

Wandsworth Central was won by Labour at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 2,946 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Wandsworth Central from 1918 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1918–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 John Norton-Griffiths (Unionist) 7,771 55.0% George Pearce Blizard (Labour) 4,389 (31.0 pts) 50.8%
1922 John Norton-Griffiths (Unionist) 12,470 69.7% Lewis Silkin (Labour) 7,050 (39.4 pts) 61.4%
1923 John Norton-Griffiths (Unionist) 8,774 47.6% George Pearce Blizard (Labour) 3,480 (18.9 pts) 62.0%
1924 Henry Jackson (Unionist) 13,234 61.6% Charles Latham (Labour) 4,999 (23.3 pts) 70.8%
1929 Archibald George Church (Labour) 11,404 41.8% Henry Jackson (Unionist) 300 (1.1 pts) 69.5%
1931 Henry Jackson (Conservative) 19,159 70.7% Joseph Lewis Cohen (Labour) 11,647 (43.0 pts) 68.7%
1935 Henry Jackson (Conservative) 14,728 58.6% Wynne Davies (Labour) 4,323 (17.2 pts) 65.0%
1945 Ernest Bevin (Labour) 14,126 61.2% John George Smyth (Conservative) 5,174 (22.4 pts) 73.6%
1950 Harold Richard Adams (Labour) 27,582 48.6% Robert Grant-Ferris (Conservative) 2,049 (3.6 pts) 82.1%
1951 Harold Richard Adams (Labour) 28,844 51.0% Robert Grant-Ferris (Conservative) 1,183 (2.1 pts) 83.7%
1955 Michael Henry Colin Hughes-Young (Conservative) 25,484 51.1% Annie Llewelyn Davies (Labour) 1,093 (2.2 pts) 77.6%
1959 Michael Henry Colin Hughes-Young (Conservative) 23,655 47.7% Annie Llewelyn Davies (Labour) 1,972 (4.0 pts) 80.3%
1964 Dr David Leigh Kerr (Labour) 20,581 47.5% Michael Henry Colin Hughes-Young (Conservative) 2,245 (5.2 pts) 74.2%
1966 Dr David Kerr (Labour) 22,159 52.9% Bryan Cassidy (Conservative) 5,828 (13.9 pts) 74.2%
1970 Thomas Cox (Labour) 19,776 54.0% Patricia McLaughlin (Conservative) 2,946 (8.1 pts) 62.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Norton-Griffiths Unionist 7,77155.0% Yes
George Pearce Blizard Labour 3,38223.9% No
Christian Henry Charles Guest Liberal 2,98821.1% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Norton-Griffiths Unionist 12,47069.7% Yes
Lewis Silkin Labour 5,42030.3% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Norton-Griffiths Unionist 8,77447.6% Yes
George Pearce Blizard Labour 5,29428.7% No
Edward Maynard Coningsby Denney Liberal 4,35723.6% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Jackson Unionist 13,23461.6% Yes
Charles Latham Labour 8,23538.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Archibald George Church Labour 11,40441.8% Yes
Henry Jackson Unionist 11,10440.7% No
Arthur Wansbrough Duthie Liberal 4,78417.5% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Jackson Conservative 19,15970.7% Yes
Joseph Lewis Cohen Labour 7,51227.7% No
Adam Marshall Diston New Party 4241.6% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Jackson Conservative 14,72858.6% Yes
Wynne Davies Labour 10,40541.4% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Bevin Labour 14,12661.2% Yes
John George Smyth Conservative 8,95238.8% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold Richard Adams Labour 27,58248.6% Yes
Robert Grant-Ferris Conservative 25,53345.0% No
Alan Rose Liberal 3,6806.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold Richard Adams Labour 28,84451.0% Yes
Robert Grant-Ferris Conservative 27,66149.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Henry Colin Hughes-Young Conservative 25,48451.1% Yes
Annie Llewelyn Davies Labour 24,39148.9% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Henry Colin Hughes-Young Conservative 23,65547.7% Yes
Annie Llewelyn Davies Labour 21,68343.7% No
Ronald Arthur Locke Liberal 4,2878.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dr David Leigh Kerr Labour 20,58147.5% Yes
Michael Henry Colin Hughes-Young Conservative 18,33642.4% No
Ronald Arthur Locke Liberal 4,36910.1% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dr David Kerr Labour 22,15952.9% Yes
Bryan Cassidy Conservative 16,33139.0% No
Mario Uziell-Hamilton Liberal 3,4298.2% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Cox Labour 19,77654.0% Yes
Patricia McLaughlin Conservative 16,83046.0% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 31.0 pts 1922: Unionist margin 39.4 pts 1923: Unionist margin 18.9 pts 1924: Unionist margin 23.3 pts 1929: Labour margin 1.1 pts 1931: Conservative margin 43.0 pts 1935: Conservative margin 17.2 pts 1945: Labour margin 22.4 pts 1950: Labour margin 3.6 pts 1951: Labour margin 2.1 pts 1955: Conservative margin 2.2 pts 1959: Conservative margin 4.0 pts 1964: Labour margin 5.2 pts 1966: Labour margin 13.9 pts 1970: Labour margin 8.1 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

Wandsworth Central has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Wandsworth Central in the 1970 general election?

Labour won Wandsworth Central in 1970 with 19,776 votes (54.0%), a majority of 2,946 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Wandsworth Central since 1918?

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

What was the closest result in Wandsworth Central?

The closest result on record for Wandsworth Central was 1929, when Labour beat Unionist by just 300 votes (1.1 percentage points).

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