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Wansbeck — UK General Election Results

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

Wansbeck was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 814 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Wansbeck from 1885 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1885–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Charles Fenwick (Liberal-Labour) 5,858 68.4% John Blencowe Cookson (Conservative) 3,155 (36.9 pts) 82.4%
1886 Charles Fenwick (Liberal-Labour) 5,235 75.4% William Wight (Liberal Unionist) 3,525 (50.8 pts) 66.8%
1892 Charles Fenwick (Liberal-Labour) 5,696 66.1% Seymour McCalmont Hill (Conservative) 2,776 (32.2 pts) 76.2%
1895 Charles Fenwick (Liberal-Labour) 5,629 69.9% Joseph John Harris (Conservative) 3,207 (39.8 pts) 65.8%
1900 Charles Fenwick (Liberal-Labour) 5,474 56.1% Stanley Appleby (Conservative) 1,191 (12.2 pts) 68.8%
1906 Charles Fenwick (Liberal-Labour) 10,386 76.4% Walter Robert Buchanan Riddell (Conservative) 7,176 (52.8 pts) 77.6%
Jan 1910 Charles Fenwick (Liberal-Labour) 10,872 70.0% Charles Percy (Conservative) 6,222 (40.1 pts) 81.6%
Dec 1910 Charles Fenwick (Liberal-Labour) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1918 Robert Mason (Liberal) 14,065 56.9% Ebenezer Edwards (Labour) 3,399 (13.7 pts) 57.9%
1922 George Henry Warne (Labour) 16,032 45.2% Robert White (Unionist) 4,883 (13.8 pts) 76.6%
1923 George Henry Warne (Labour) 18,583 56.8% Hilton Philipson (Unionist) 4,452 (13.6 pts) 68.4%
1924 George Henry Warne (Labour) 21,159 52.9% Mary Katharine Middleton (Unionist) 2,284 (5.7 pts) 79.4%
1929 George William Shield (Labour) 27,930 54.4% Bernard Cruddas (Unionist) 10,874 (21.2 pts) 76.1%
1931 Bernard Cruddas (Conservative) 33,659 58.2% George William Shield (Labour) 9,533 (16.5 pts) 81.9%
1935 Bernard Cruddas (Conservative) 30,859 50.8% Edward Dowling (Labour) 955 (1.6 pts) 79.6%
1945 Alfred Robens (Labour) 40,948 60.0% Robert Donald Scott (Conservative) 13,653 (20.0 pts) 77.5%
1983 Jack Thompson (Labour) 21,732 47.0% Alan Thompson (Liberal) 7,831 (17.0 pts) 72.9%
1987 Jack Thompson (Labour) 28,080 57.5% Sarah Mitchell (Liberal) 16,789 (34.4 pts) 72.9%
1992 Jack Thompson (Labour) 30,046 59.7% Glen Sanderson (Conservative) 18,174 (36.1 pts) 79.3%
1997 Denis Murphy (Labour) 29,569 65.5% Alan Thompson (Liberal Democrat) 22,367 (49.5 pts) 71.7%
2001 Denis Murphy (Labour) 21,617 57.8% Alan Thompson (Liberal Democrat) 13,101 (35.0 pts) 59.4%
2005 Denis Murphy (Labour) 20,315 55.2% Simon Reed (Liberal Democrat) 10,581 (28.7 pts) 58.3%
2010 Ian Lavery (Labour) 17,548 45.8% Simon Reed (Liberal Democrat) 7,031 (18.4 pts) 62.0%
2015 Ian Lavery (Labour) 19,267 50.0% Chris Galley (Conservative) 10,881 (28.2 pts) 63.6%
2017 Ian Lavery (Labour) 24,338 57.3% Chris Galley (Conservative) 10,435 (24.6 pts) 68.4%
2019 Ian Lavery (Labour) 17,124 42.3% Jack Gebhard (Conservative) 814 (2.0 pts) 64.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Fenwick Liberal-Labour 5,85868.4% Yes
John Blencowe Cookson Conservative 2,70331.6% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Fenwick Liberal-Labour 5,23575.4% Yes
William Wight Liberal Unionist 1,71024.6% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Fenwick Liberal-Labour 5,69666.1% Yes
Seymour McCalmont Hill Conservative 2,92033.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Fenwick Liberal-Labour 5,62969.9% Yes
Joseph John Harris Conservative 2,42230.1% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Fenwick Liberal-Labour 5,47456.1% Yes
Stanley Appleby Conservative 4,28343.9% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Fenwick Liberal-Labour 10,38676.4% Yes
Walter Robert Buchanan Riddell Conservative 3,21023.6% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Fenwick Liberal-Labour 10,87270.0% Yes
Charles Percy Conservative 4,65030.0% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Fenwick Liberal-Labour Unopposed Yes

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Mason Liberal 14,06556.9% Yes
Ebenezer Edwards Labour 10,66643.1% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Henry Warne Labour 16,03245.2% Yes
Robert White Unionist 11,14931.4% No
John Neal National Liberal 5,19214.6% No
Matthew Davey Liberal 3,1348.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Henry Warne Labour 18,58356.8% Yes
Hilton Philipson Unionist 14,13143.2% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Henry Warne Labour 21,15952.9% Yes
Mary Katharine Middleton Unionist 18,87547.1% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George William Shield Labour 27,93054.4% Yes
Bernard Cruddas Unionist 17,05633.2% No
Frederick Wandby Liberal 6,33012.3% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernard Cruddas Conservative 33,65958.2% Yes
George William Shield Labour 24,12641.8% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernard Cruddas Conservative 30,85950.8% Yes
Edward Dowling Labour 29,90449.2% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Robens Labour 40,94860.0% Yes
Robert Donald Scott Conservative 27,29540.0% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Thompson Labour 21,73247.0% Yes
Alan Thompson Liberal 13,90130.1% No
Charles Henry Wroughton Mitchell Conservative 10,56322.9% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Thompson Labour 28,08057.5% Yes
Sarah Mitchell Liberal 11,29123.1% No
David Walton Conservative 9,49019.4% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Thompson Labour 30,04659.7% Yes
Glen Sanderson Conservative 11,87223.6% No
Brian Priestley Liberal Democrat 7,69115.3% No
Nic Best Green 7101.4% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Denis Murphy Labour 29,56965.5% Yes
Alan Thompson Liberal Democrat 7,20215.9% No
Paul Green Conservative 6,29913.9% No
Peter Gompertz Referendum Party 1,1462.5% No
Nic Best Green 9562.1% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Denis Murphy Labour 21,61757.8% Yes
Alan Thompson Liberal Democrat 8,51622.8% No
Rachael Lake Conservative 4,77412.8% No
Michael Kirkup Independent 1,0762.9% No
Nic Best Green 9542.5% No
Gavin Attwell UKIP 4821.3% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Denis Murphy Labour 20,31555.2% Yes
Simon Reed Liberal Democrat 9,73426.4% No
Ginny Scrope Conservative 5,51515.0% No
Nic Best Green 1,2453.4% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Lavery Labour 17,54845.8% Yes
Simon Reed Liberal Democrat 10,51727.5% No
Campbell Storey Conservative 6,71417.5% No
Stephen Finlay BNP 1,4183.7% No
Linda-Lee Stokoe UKIP 9742.5% No
Nic Best Green 6011.6% No
Malcolm Reid Independent 3590.9% No
Michael Flynn Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 1420.4% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Lavery Labour 19,26750.0% Yes
Chris Galley Conservative 8,38621.8% No
Melanie Hurst UKIP 7,01418.2% No
Tom Hancock Liberal Democrat 2,4076.2% No
Chris Hedley Green 1,4543.8% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Lavery Labour 24,33857.3% Yes
Chris Galley Conservative 13,90332.7% No
Joan Tebbutt Liberal Democrat 2,0154.7% No
Melanie Hurst UKIP 1,4833.5% No
Steven Leyland Green 7151.7% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Lavery Labour 17,12442.3% Yes
Jack Gebhard Conservative 16,31040.3% No
Eden Webley Brexit Party 3,1417.8% No
Stephen Psallidas Liberal Democrat 2,5396.3% No
Steve Leyland Green 1,2173.0% No
Michael Flynn Christian Peoples Alliance 1780.4% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal-Labour margin 36.9 pts 1886: Liberal-Labour margin 50.8 pts 1892: Liberal-Labour margin 32.2 pts 1895: Liberal-Labour margin 39.8 pts 1900: Liberal-Labour margin 12.2 pts 1906: Liberal-Labour margin 52.8 pts Jan 1910: Liberal-Labour margin 40.1 pts 1918: Liberal margin 13.7 pts 1922: Labour margin 13.8 pts 1923: Labour margin 13.6 pts 1924: Labour margin 5.7 pts 1929: Labour margin 21.2 pts 1931: Conservative margin 16.5 pts 1935: Conservative margin 1.6 pts 1945: Labour margin 20.0 pts 1983: Labour margin 17.0 pts 1987: Labour margin 34.4 pts 1992: Labour margin 36.1 pts 1997: Labour margin 49.5 pts 2001: Labour margin 35.0 pts 2005: Labour margin 28.7 pts 2010: Labour margin 18.4 pts 2015: Labour margin 28.2 pts 2017: Labour margin 24.6 pts 2019: Labour margin 2.0 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Wansbeck has been contested at 26 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal-Labour, Liberal, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Wansbeck in the 2019 general election?

Labour won Wansbeck in 2019 with 17,124 votes (42.3%), a majority of 814 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Wansbeck since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Wansbeck?

The closest result on record for Wansbeck was 1935, when Conservative beat Labour by just 955 votes (1.6 percentage points).

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