Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Waterloo was won by Conservative at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 5,855 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Waterloo from 1918 to 1945.
Full Election History, 1918–1945
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1918
Albert Buckley (Unionist)
13,255
83.5%
Samuel Reeves (Labour)
10,636 (67.0 pts)
59.2%
1922
Albert Buckley (Unionist)
12,967
67.3%
Nessie Stewart-Brown (Liberal)
6,667 (34.6 pts)
69.4%
1923
Harold Malcolm Bullock (Unionist)
10,615
51.6%
Robert Lowden Connell (Liberal)
650 (3.2 pts)
72.6%
1924
Harold Malcolm Bullock (Unionist)
15,704
72.0%
George Frank Titt (Labour)
9,588 (43.9 pts)
75.0%
1929
Harold Malcolm Bullock (Unionist)
17,299
52.2%
John Clifford Leigh (Labour)
9,157 (27.6 pts)
78.2%
1931
Harold Malcolm Bullock (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1935
Harold Malcolm Bullock (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1945
Harold Malcolm Bullock (Conservative)
19,650
47.4%
Philip Vos (Labour)
5,855 (14.1 pts)
76.2%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1918
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Albert Buckley
Unionist
13,255
83.5%
Yes
Samuel Reeves
Labour
2,619
16.5%
No
1922
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Albert Buckley
Unionist
12,967
67.3%
Yes
Nessie Stewart-Brown
Liberal
6,300
32.7%
No
1923
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Harold Malcolm Bullock
Unionist
10,615
51.6%
Yes
Robert Lowden Connell
Liberal
9,965
48.4%
No
1924
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Harold Malcolm Bullock
Unionist
15,704
72.0%
Yes
George Frank Titt
Labour
6,116
28.0%
No
1929
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Harold Malcolm Bullock
Unionist
17,299
52.2%
Yes
John Clifford Leigh
Labour
8,142
24.5%
No
Frederic Aked Sellars
Liberal
7,728
23.3%
No
1931
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Harold Malcolm Bullock
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1935
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Harold Malcolm Bullock
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1945
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Harold Malcolm Bullock
Conservative
19,650
47.4%
Yes
Philip Vos
Labour
13,795
33.3%
No
Joseph Daniel Weir
Liberal
7,823
18.9%
No
Cyril Foster
Independent
195
0.5%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Waterloo has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Waterloo in the 1945 general election?
Conservative won Waterloo in 1945 with 19,650 votes (47.4%), a majority of 5,855 votes over Labour in second place.
Which parties have won Waterloo since 1918?
Since 1918, Waterloo has been won by: Conservative, Unionist.
What was the closest result in Waterloo?
The closest result on record for Waterloo was 1923, when Unionist beat Liberal by just 650 votes (3.2 percentage points).