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Wednesbury — UK General Election Results

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

Wednesbury was won by Labour at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 3,371 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Wednesbury from 1868 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1868–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1868 Alexander Brogden (Liberal) 6,129 56.3% Thomas Eades Walker (Conservative) 2,350 (21.6 pts) 76.2%
1874 Alexander Brogden (Liberal) 7,530 56.4% Richard Mills (Conservative) 1,717 (12.9 pts) 65.5%
1880 Alexander Brogden (Liberal) 6,912 97.1% Frederick Wootton Isaacson (Conservative) 6,705 (94.2 pts) 35.5%
1885 Wilson Lloyd (Conservative) 4,628 51.1% Philip James Stanhope (Liberal) 195 (2.1 pts) 83.8%
1886 Philip James Stanhope (Liberal) 4,883 53.6% Wilson Lloyd (Conservative) 662 (7.3 pts) 84.2%
1892 Wilson Lloyd (Conservative) 4,986 50.3% Philip James Stanhope (Liberal) 60 (0.6 pts) 88.5%
1895 Walford Davis Green (Conservative) 4,924 51.0% Charles Henry Roberts (Liberal) 191 (2.0 pts) 89.0%
1900 Walford Davis Green (Conservative) 4,733 50.9% Enoch Horton (Liberal) 175 (1.9 pts) 78.4%
1906 Clarendon Golding Hyde (Liberal) 6,150 54.2% Alfred Frederick Bird (Conservative) 944 (8.3 pts) 89.8%
Jan 1910 John Norton-Griffiths (Conservative) 6,636 52.4% Clarendon Golding Hyde (Liberal) 596 (4.7 pts) 94.0%
Dec 1910 John Norton-Griffiths (Conservative) 6,423 53.0% Herbert Arthur Baker (Liberal) 732 (6.0 pts) 89.9%
1918 Alfred Short (Labour) 11,341 49.8% Archibald White Maconochie (Unionist) 877 (3.9 pts) 66.2%
1922 Alfred Short (Labour) 16,087 50.2% Herbert Geraint Williams (Unionist) 105 (0.3 pts) 85.5%
1923 Alfred Short (Labour) 17,810 51.5% Herbert Geraint Williams (Unionist) 1,019 (2.9 pts) 88.7%
1924 Alfred Short (Labour) 18,170 50.5% Benjamin Garnet Lampard-Vachell (Unionist) 338 (0.9 pts) 89.9%
1929 Alfred Short (Labour) 22,420 50.0% Harold Rubin (Unionist) 5,331 (11.9 pts) 89.7%
1931 William Humble Eric Ward (Conservative) 25,000 54.5% Alfred Short (Labour) 4,158 (9.1 pts) 89.0%
1935 John William Banfield (Labour) 22,683 53.3% Herbert Dunnico (National Labour) 2,800 (6.6 pts) 78.1%
1945 Stanley Norman Evans (Labour) 29,909 68.2% Sebastian Earl (National Labour) 15,935 (36.3 pts) 75.8%
1950 Stanley Norman Evans (Labour) 33,215 55.9% Henry Wilkins (Conservative) 15,454 (26.0 pts) 86.3%
1951 Stanley Norman Evans (Labour) 35,196 60.5% Henry Wilkins (Conservative) 12,225 (21.0 pts) 82.3%
1955 Stanley Norman Evans (Labour) 26,064 60.4% Ronald Hall (Conservative) 8,944 (20.7 pts) 72.9%
1959 John Thomson Stonehouse (Labour) 24,147 52.0% Ernest Knight (Conservative) 6,683 (14.4 pts) 76.9%
1964 John Thomson Stonehouse (Labour) 23,473 53.7% David E Harman (Conservative) 3,222 (7.4 pts) 71.2%
1966 John Stonehouse (Labour) 26,041 58.8% David Harman (Conservative) 7,828 (17.7 pts) 72.0%
1970 John Stonehouse (Labour) 23,998 53.8% David Harman (Conservative) 3,371 (7.5 pts) 68.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Brogden Liberal 6,12956.3% Yes
Thomas Eades Walker Conservative 3,77934.7% No
Edward Vaughan Hyde Kenealy Independent 9698.9% No

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Brogden Liberal 7,53056.4% Yes
Richard Mills Conservative 5,81343.6% No

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Brogden Liberal 6,91297.1% Yes
Frederick Wootton Isaacson Conservative 2072.9% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Wilson Lloyd Conservative 4,62851.1% Yes
Philip James Stanhope Liberal 4,43348.9% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip James Stanhope Liberal 4,88353.6% Yes
Wilson Lloyd Conservative 4,22146.4% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Wilson Lloyd Conservative 4,98650.3% Yes
Philip James Stanhope Liberal 4,92649.7% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walford Davis Green Conservative 4,92451.0% Yes
Charles Henry Roberts Liberal 4,73349.0% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walford Davis Green Conservative 4,73350.9% Yes
Enoch Horton Liberal 4,55849.1% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clarendon Golding Hyde Liberal 6,15054.2% Yes
Alfred Frederick Bird Conservative 5,20645.8% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Norton-Griffiths Conservative 6,63652.4% Yes
Clarendon Golding Hyde Liberal 6,04047.6% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Norton-Griffiths Conservative 6,42353.0% Yes
Herbert Arthur Baker Liberal 5,69147.0% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Short Labour 11,34149.8% Yes
Archibald White Maconochie Unionist 10,46445.9% No
Robert Leveson Gower Simpson Liberal 9884.3% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Short Labour 16,08750.2% Yes
Herbert Geraint Williams Unionist 15,98249.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Short Labour 17,81051.5% Yes
Herbert Geraint Williams Unionist 16,79148.5% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Short Labour 18,17050.5% Yes
Benjamin Garnet Lampard-Vachell Unionist 17,83249.5% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Short Labour 22,42050.0% Yes
Harold Rubin Unionist 17,08938.1% No
John Henry Stockdale Liberal 5,24911.7% No
Thomas Gee Workers' 610.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Humble Eric Ward Conservative 25,00054.5% Yes
Alfred Short Labour 20,84245.5% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John William Banfield Labour 22,68353.3% Yes
Herbert Dunnico National Labour 19,88346.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Norman Evans Labour 29,90968.2% Yes
Sebastian Earl National Labour 13,97431.8% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Norman Evans Labour 33,21555.9% Yes
Henry Wilkins Conservative 17,76129.9% No
Ronald James Bowker Liberal 8,49414.3% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Norman Evans Labour 35,19660.5% Yes
Henry Wilkins Conservative 22,97139.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Norman Evans Labour 26,06460.4% Yes
Ronald Hall Conservative 17,12039.6% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Thomson Stonehouse Labour 24,14752.0% Yes
Ernest Knight Conservative 17,46437.6% No
Francis B Wilmott Liberal 4,78010.3% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Thomson Stonehouse Labour 23,47353.7% Yes
David E Harman Conservative 20,25146.3% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Stonehouse Labour 26,04158.8% Yes
David Harman Conservative 18,21341.2% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Stonehouse Labour 23,99853.8% Yes
David Harman Conservative 20,62746.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1868: Liberal margin 21.6 pts 1874: Liberal margin 12.9 pts 1880: Liberal margin 94.2 pts 1885: Conservative margin 2.1 pts 1886: Liberal margin 7.3 pts 1892: Conservative margin 0.6 pts 1895: Conservative margin 2.0 pts 1900: Conservative margin 1.9 pts 1906: Liberal margin 8.3 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 4.7 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 6.0 pts 1918: Labour margin 3.9 pts 1922: Labour margin 0.3 pts 1923: Labour margin 2.9 pts 1924: Labour margin 0.9 pts 1929: Labour margin 11.9 pts 1931: Conservative margin 9.1 pts 1935: Labour margin 6.6 pts 1945: Labour margin 36.3 pts 1950: Labour margin 26.0 pts 1951: Labour margin 21.0 pts 1955: Labour margin 20.7 pts 1959: Labour margin 14.4 pts 1964: Labour margin 7.4 pts 1966: Labour margin 17.7 pts 1970: Labour margin 7.5 pts 1868 1874 1880 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

Wednesbury has been contested at 26 general elections on record since 1868. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Wednesbury in the 1970 general election?

Labour won Wednesbury in 1970 with 23,998 votes (53.8%), a majority of 3,371 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Wednesbury since 1868?

Since 1868, Wednesbury has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Wednesbury?

The closest result on record for Wednesbury was 1922, when Labour beat Unionist by just 105 votes (0.3 percentage points).

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