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Warwick and Leamington — UK General Election Results

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

Warwick and Leamington was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 12,412 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Warwick and Leamington from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Arthur Wellesley Peel (Speaker (non-party)) 2,644 53.8% Edward Montague Nelson (Conservative) 372 (7.6 pts) 89.6%
1886 Arthur Wellesley Peel (Speaker (non-party)) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Arthur Wellesley Peel (Speaker (non-party)) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1895 Alfred Lyttelton (Liberal Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Alfred Lyttelton (Liberal Unionist) 2,785 58.8% Halford John Mackinder (Liberal) 831 (17.5 pts) 80.1%
1906 Thomas Henry Devereux Berridge (Liberal) 3,011 51.8% Alfred Lyttelton (Liberal Unionist) 209 (3.6 pts) 92.3%
Jan 1910 Ernest Murray Pollock (Conservative) 3,605 57.6% Thomas Henry Devereux Berridge (Liberal) 954 (15.2 pts) 94.2%
Dec 1910 Ernest Murray Pollock (Conservative) 3,321 56.1% Thomas Henry Devereux Berridge (Liberal) 725 (12.2 pts) 89.1%
1918 Ernest Murray Pollock (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1922 Ernest Murray Pollock (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1923 Robert Anthony Eden (Unionist) 16,337 51.9% George Nicholls (Liberal) 5,203 (16.5 pts) 72.9%
1924 Robert Anthony Eden (Unionist) 19,575 60.2% George Nicholls (Liberal) 6,609 (20.3 pts) 73.6%
1929 Robert Anthony Eden (Unionist) 23,045 47.6% Walter Leslie Dingley (Liberal) 5,460 (11.3 pts) 77.5%
1931 Robert Anthony Eden (Conservative) 38,584 80.6% Charles George Garton (Independent Labour) 29,323 (61.3 pts) 72.4%
1935 Robert Anthony Eden (Conservative) 35,746 76.6% James Perry (Labour) 24,816 (53.2 pts) 65.7%
1945 Robert Anthony Eden (Conservative) 37,110 61.3% Donald Piers Chesworth (Labour) 17,634 (29.1 pts) 69.0%
1950 Robert Anthony Eden (Conservative) 27,353 59.8% Howel Bithell (Labour) 8,953 (19.6 pts) 82.9%
1951 Robert Anthony Eden (Conservative) 28,282 60.5% William Wilson (Labour) 9,803 (21.0 pts) 82.4%
1955 Robert Anthony Eden (Conservative) 29,979 64.5% William Wilson (Labour) 13,466 (29.0 pts) 78.8%
1959 John Gardiner Sumner Hobson (Conservative) 32,513 62.6% William Wilson (Labour) 13,079 (25.2 pts) 82.7%
1964 John Gardiner Sumner Hobson (Conservative) 29,749 53.8% Nigel John Spearing (Labour) 10,884 (19.7 pts) 80.4%
1966 John Hobson (Conservative) 28,918 51.6% Leslie Huckfield (Labour) 8,697 (15.5 pts) 78.9%
1970 Dudley Smith (Conservative) 36,994 63.4% John Watkinson (Labour) 15,639 (26.8 pts) 72.7%
Oct 1974 Dudley Smith (Conservative) 27,721 47.1% Joseph William England (Labour) 8,245 (14.0 pts) 74.8%
Feb 1974 Dudley Smith (Conservative) 30,167 47.5% Joseph William England (Labour) 11,293 (17.8 pts) 81.5%
1979 Dudley Smith (Conservative) 35,925 54.3% Charles John Gray (Labour) 16,558 (25.1 pts) 77.7%
1983 Dudley Smith (Conservative) 26,512 50.8% Robert Frederick Behrens (SDP-Liberal Alliance) 13,032 (25.0 pts) 73.6%
1987 Dudley Smith (Conservative) 27,530 49.8% Kevin Patrick O'Sullivan (SDP-Liberal Alliance) 13,982 (25.3 pts) 76.0%
1992 Dudley Smith (Conservative) 28,093 48.3% Matthew Taylor (Labour) 8,935 (15.4 pts) 81.5%
1997 James Plaskitt (Labour) 26,747 44.5% Dudley Smith (Conservative) 3,398 (5.7 pts) 75.7%
2001 James Plaskitt (Labour) 26,108 48.8% David Campbell-Bannerman (Conservative) 5,953 (11.1 pts) 65.8%
2005 James Plaskitt (Labour) 22,238 40.6% Christopher White (Conservative) 266 (0.5 pts) 67.5%
2010 Chris White (Conservative) 20,876 42.6% James Plaskitt (Labour) 3,513 (7.2 pts) 72.5%
2015 Chris White (Conservative) 24,249 47.9% Lynnette Kelly (Labour) 6,606 (13.1 pts) 71.0%
2017 Matt Western (Labour) 25,227 46.7% Chris White (Conservative) 1,206 (2.2 pts) 73.0%
2019 Matt Western (Labour) 23,718 43.8% Jack Rankin (Conservative) 789 (1.5 pts) 71.2%
2024 Matt Western (Labour) 23,975 48.7% James Uffindell (Conservative) 12,412 (25.2 pts) 64.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Wellesley Peel Speaker (non-party) 2,64453.8% Yes
Edward Montague Nelson Conservative 2,27246.2% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Wellesley Peel Speaker (non-party) Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Wellesley Peel Speaker (non-party) Unopposed Yes

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Lyttelton Liberal Unionist Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Lyttelton Liberal Unionist 2,78558.8% Yes
Halford John Mackinder Liberal 1,95441.2% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Henry Devereux Berridge Liberal 3,01151.8% Yes
Alfred Lyttelton Liberal Unionist 2,80248.2% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Murray Pollock Conservative 3,60557.6% Yes
Thomas Henry Devereux Berridge Liberal 2,65142.4% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Murray Pollock Conservative 3,32156.1% Yes
Thomas Henry Devereux Berridge Liberal 2,59643.9% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Murray Pollock Unionist Unopposed Yes

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Murray Pollock Unionist Unopposed Yes

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Anthony Eden Unionist 16,33751.9% Yes
George Nicholls Liberal 11,13435.4% No
Frances Evelyn Greville Labour 4,01512.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Anthony Eden Unionist 19,57560.2% Yes
George Nicholls Liberal 12,96639.8% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Anthony Eden Unionist 23,04547.6% Yes
Walter Leslie Dingley Liberal 17,58536.4% No
Charles George Garton Labour 7,74116.0% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Anthony Eden Conservative 38,58480.6% Yes
Charles George Garton Independent Labour 9,26119.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Anthony Eden Conservative 35,74676.6% Yes
James Perry Labour 10,93023.4% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Anthony Eden Conservative 37,11061.3% Yes
Donald Piers Chesworth Labour 19,47632.2% No
Walter Leslie Dingley Liberal 3,9086.5% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Anthony Eden Conservative 27,35359.8% Yes
Howel Bithell Labour 18,40040.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Anthony Eden Conservative 28,28260.5% Yes
William Wilson Labour 18,47939.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Anthony Eden Conservative 29,97964.5% Yes
William Wilson Labour 16,51335.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gardiner Sumner Hobson Conservative 32,51362.6% Yes
William Wilson Labour 19,43437.4% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gardiner Sumner Hobson Conservative 29,74953.8% Yes
Nigel John Spearing Labour 18,86534.1% No
Peter Gibson Liberal 6,67612.1% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Hobson Conservative 28,91851.6% Yes
Leslie Huckfield Labour 20,22136.1% No
Antony Butcher Liberal 6,91212.3% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dudley Smith Conservative 36,99463.4% Yes
John Watkinson Labour 21,35536.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dudley Smith Conservative 27,72147.1% Yes
Joseph William England Labour 19,47633.1% No
Timothy Arthur Jones Liberal 11,62519.8% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dudley Smith Conservative 30,16747.5% Yes
Joseph William England Labour 18,87429.7% No
Timothy Arthur Jones Liberal 14,50022.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dudley Smith Conservative 35,92554.3% Yes
Charles John Gray Labour 19,36729.3% No
David John Cottis Woodcock Liberal 9,90515.0% No
Peter William George Sizer Green 9051.4% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dudley Smith Conservative 26,51250.8% Yes
Robert Frederick Behrens SDP-Liberal Alliance 13,48025.9% No
Richard Chessum Labour 11,46322.0% No
Nicholas John Charlton Green 6851.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dudley Smith Conservative 27,53049.8% Yes
Kevin Patrick O'Sullivan SDP-Liberal Alliance 13,54824.5% No
Ann Christina Labour 13,01923.5% No
Janet Alison Alty Green 1,2142.2% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dudley Smith Conservative 28,09348.3% Yes
Matthew Taylor Labour 19,15833.0% No
Sarah Elizabeth Boad Liberal Democrat 9,64516.6% No
Janet Alison Alty Green 8031.4% No
Ronald Newby Independent 2510.4% No
James Leonard Brewster Natural Law 1560.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Plaskitt Labour 26,74744.5% Yes
Dudley Smith Conservative 23,34938.9% No
Nigel Hicks Liberal Democrat 7,13311.9% No
Val Davis Referendum Party 1,4842.5% No
Paul Baptie Green 7641.3% No
Greville Warwick Independent 3060.5% No
Michael Gibbs Independent 1830.3% No
Roddy McCarthy Natural Law 1250.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Plaskitt Labour 26,10848.8% Yes
David Campbell-Bannerman Conservative 20,15537.6% No
Linda Forbes Liberal Democrat 5,96411.1% No
Claire Kime Socialist Alliance 6641.2% No
Greville Warwick UKIP 6481.2% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Plaskitt Labour 22,23840.6% Yes
Christopher White Conservative 21,97240.1% No
Linda Forbes Liberal Democrat 8,11914.8% No
Ian Davison Green 1,5342.8% No
Greville Warwick UKIP 9211.7% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris White Conservative 20,87642.6% Yes
James Plaskitt Labour 17,36335.4% No
Alan Beddow Liberal Democrat 8,97718.3% No
Christopher Lenton UKIP 9261.9% No
Ian Davison Green 6931.4% No
Jim Cullinane Independent 1970.4% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris White Conservative 24,24947.9% Yes
Lynnette Kelly Labour 17,64334.9% No
Alastair MacBrayne UKIP 4,1838.3% No
Haseeb Arif Liberal Democrat 2,5125.0% No
Azzees Minott Green 1,9943.9% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Matt Western Labour 25,22746.7% Yes
Chris White Conservative 24,02144.4% No
Nick Solman Liberal Democrat 2,8105.2% No
Jonathan Chilvers Green 1,1982.2% No
Bob Dhillon UKIP 7991.5% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Matt Western Labour 23,71843.8% Yes
Jack Rankin Conservative 22,92942.3% No
Louis Adam Liberal Democrat 4,9959.2% No
Jonathan Chilvers Green 1,5362.8% No
Tim Griffiths Brexit Party 8071.5% No
Bob Dhillon Independent 1530.3% No
Xander Bennett Social Democratic Party 670.1% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Matt Western Labour 23,97548.7% Yes
James Uffindell Conservative 11,56323.5% No
Nigel Clarke Reform UK 5,15410.5% No
Hema Yellapragada Green 4,4719.1% No
Louis Adam Liberal Democrat 3,8817.9% No
Laurie Steele UKIP 1540.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Speaker (non-party) margin 7.6 pts 1900: Liberal Unionist margin 17.5 pts 1906: Liberal margin 3.6 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 15.2 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 12.2 pts 1923: Unionist margin 16.5 pts 1924: Unionist margin 20.3 pts 1929: Unionist margin 11.3 pts 1931: Conservative margin 61.3 pts 1935: Conservative margin 53.2 pts 1945: Conservative margin 29.1 pts 1950: Conservative margin 19.6 pts 1951: Conservative margin 21.0 pts 1955: Conservative margin 29.0 pts 1959: Conservative margin 25.2 pts 1964: Conservative margin 19.7 pts 1966: Conservative margin 15.5 pts 1970: Conservative margin 26.8 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 14.0 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 17.8 pts 1979: Conservative margin 25.1 pts 1983: Conservative margin 25.0 pts 1987: Conservative margin 25.3 pts 1992: Conservative margin 15.4 pts 1997: Labour margin 5.7 pts 2001: Labour margin 11.1 pts 2005: Labour margin 0.5 pts 2010: Conservative margin 7.2 pts 2015: Conservative margin 13.1 pts 2017: Labour margin 2.2 pts 2019: Labour margin 1.5 pts 2024: Labour margin 25.2 pts 1885 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Warwick and Leamington has been contested at 37 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Speaker (non-party), Liberal Unionist, Liberal, Conservative, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Warwick and Leamington in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Warwick and Leamington in 2024 with 23,975 votes (48.7%), a majority of 12,412 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Warwick and Leamington since 1885?

Since 1885, Warwick and Leamington has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Speaker (non-party), Unionist.

What was the closest result in Warwick and Leamington?

The closest result on record for Warwick and Leamington was 2005, when Labour beat Conservative by just 266 votes (0.5 percentage points).

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