Wandsworth — UK General Election Results

Wandsworth was won by Conservative at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 4,614 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in Wandsworth from 1885 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Henry Kimber (Conservative) 4,459 57.6% Robert Wallace (Liberal) 1,176 (15.2 pts) 76.7%
1886 Henry Kimber (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Henry Kimber (Conservative) 5,913 61.6% William Montgomery Crook (Liberal) 2,223 (23.2 pts) 64.3%
1895 Henry Kimber (Conservative) 6,487 66.6% Marsh Mayhew (Liberal) 3,239 (33.3 pts) 57.0%
1900 Henry Kimber (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Henry Kimber (Conservative) 12,433 51.1% Albert Reed (Liberal) 545 (2.2 pts) 77.5%
Jan 1910 Henry Kimber (Conservative) 18,188 56.9% Walter Richard Warren (Liberal) 4,439 (13.9 pts) 82.9%
Dec 1910 Henry Kimber (Conservative) 15,168 59.0% James Fairbairn (Liberal) 4,614 (17.9 pts) 66.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Kimber Conservative 4,45957.6% Yes
Robert Wallace Liberal 3,28342.4% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Kimber Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Kimber Conservative 5,91361.6% Yes
William Montgomery Crook Liberal 3,69038.4% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Kimber Conservative 6,48766.6% Yes
Marsh Mayhew Liberal 3,24833.4% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Kimber Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Kimber Conservative 12,43351.1% Yes
Albert Reed Liberal 11,88848.9% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Kimber Conservative 18,18856.9% Yes
Walter Richard Warren Liberal 13,74943.1% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Kimber Conservative 15,16859.0% Yes
James Fairbairn Liberal 10,55441.0% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 15.2 pts 1892: Conservative margin 23.2 pts 1895: Conservative margin 33.3 pts 1906: Conservative margin 2.2 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 13.9 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 17.9 pts 1885 1892 1895 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910

Trend

Wandsworth has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Wandsworth in the Dec 1910 general election?

Conservative won Wandsworth in Dec 1910 with 15,168 votes (59.0%), a majority of 4,614 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won Wandsworth since 1885?

Since 1885, Wandsworth has been won by: Conservative.

What was the closest result in Wandsworth?

The closest result on record for Wandsworth was 1906, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 545 votes (2.2 percentage points).

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