Wanstead and Woodford — UK General Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Wanstead and Woodford was won by Conservative at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 16,885 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Wanstead and Woodford from 1964 to 1992.
Full Election History, 1964–1992
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1964
Charles Patrick Fleeming Jenkin (Conservative)
19,580
55.3%
John E Lockwood (Liberal)
10,679 (30.2 pts)
79.3%
1966
Charles Jenkin (Conservative)
19,063
56.1%
David de Saxe (Labour)
10,278 (30.2 pts)
76.8%
1970
Charles Jenkin (Conservative)
20,065
61.2%
Anthony Barker (Labour)
11,543 (35.2 pts)
67.8%
Feb 1974
Charles Jenkin (Conservative)
23,056
51.7%
David John Gilby (Liberal)
11,901 (26.7 pts)
76.9%
Oct 1974
Charles Jenkin (Conservative)
21,209
53.2%
Roger Alessandro Darlington (Labour)
10,840 (27.2 pts)
68.3%
1979
Charles Jenkin (Conservative)
26,214
62.2%
Michael George Mcnulty (Labour)
17,750 (42.1 pts)
73.7%
1983
Charles Jenkin (Conservative)
23,765
60.3%
Keith Crawford (Liberal)
14,354 (36.4 pts)
68.4%
1987
James Arbuthnot (Conservative)
25,701
61.3%
John Bastick (Liberal)
16,412 (39.1 pts)
72.4%
1992
James Norwich Arbuthnot (Conservative)
26,204
60.0%
Lyn Brown (Labour)
16,885 (38.6 pts)
78.3%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1964
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Patrick Fleeming Jenkin
Conservative
19,580
55.3%
Yes
John E Lockwood
Liberal
8,901
25.1%
No
James George Morrell
Labour
6,917
19.5%
No
1966
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Jenkin
Conservative
19,063
56.1%
Yes
David de Saxe
Labour
8,785
25.8%
No
John Griffiths
Liberal
6,150
18.1%
No
1970
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Jenkin
Conservative
20,065
61.2%
Yes
Anthony Barker
Labour
8,522
26.0%
No
Richard Hoskins
Liberal
4,224
12.9%
No
Feb 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Jenkin
Conservative
23,056
51.7%
Yes
David John Gilby
Liberal
11,155
25.0%
No
Roger Alessandro Darlington
Labour
10,365
23.3%
No
Oct 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Jenkin
Conservative
21,209
53.2%
Yes
Roger Alessandro Darlington
Labour
10,369
26.0%
No
David John Gilby
Liberal
8,272
20.8%
No
1979
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Jenkin
Conservative
26,214
62.2%
Yes
Michael George Mcnulty
Labour
8,464
20.1%
No
Alan Frank Cornish
Liberal
6,535
15.5%
No
Charles William Bond
National Front
957
2.3%
No
1983
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Jenkin
Conservative
23,765
60.3%
Yes
Keith Crawford
Liberal
9,411
23.9%
No
Lesley Hilton
Labour
5,334
13.5%
No
Cynthia Warth
Green
476
1.2%
No
Harold Marshall
National Front
456
1.2%
No
1987
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
James Arbuthnot
Conservative
25,701
61.3%
Yes
John Bastick
Liberal
9,289
22.1%
No
Lesley Hilton
Labour
6,958
16.6%
No
1992
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
James Norwich Arbuthnot
Conservative
26,204
60.0%
Yes
Lyn Brown
Labour
9,319
21.3%
No
Gary Staight
Liberal Democrat
7,362
16.8%
No
Francis Roads
Green
637
1.5%
No
Anthony Brickell
Natural Law
178
0.4%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Wanstead and Woodford has been contested at 9 general elections on record since 1964. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Wanstead and Woodford in the 1992 general election?
Conservative won Wanstead and Woodford in 1992 with 26,204 votes (60.0%), a majority of 16,885 votes over Labour in second place.
Which parties have won Wanstead and Woodford since 1964?
Since 1964, Wanstead and Woodford has been won by: Conservative.
What was the closest result in Wanstead and Woodford?
The closest result on record for Wanstead and Woodford was Feb 1974, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 11,901 votes (26.7 percentage points).