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West Bromwich East — UK General Election Results

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

West Bromwich East was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 1,593 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in West Bromwich East from Feb 1974 to 2019.

Full Election History, Feb 1974–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
Feb 1974 Peter Snape (Labour) 21,895 52.8% David William Bell (Conservative) 5,209 (12.6 pts) 71.8%
Oct 1974 Peter Snape (Labour) 19,942 50.5% David Mellor (Conservative) 7,529 (19.1 pts) 67.6%
1979 Peter Snape (Labour) 19,279 47.0% Anthony John Wright (Conservative) 1,971 (4.8 pts) 71.1%
1983 Peter Snape (Labour) 15,892 38.1% Charles William Cole (Conservative) 296 (0.7 pts) 70.2%
1987 Peter Snape (Labour) 18,162 42.6% Roger Francis Woodhouse (Conservative) 983 (2.3 pts) 73.2%
1992 Peter Snape (Labour) 19,913 46.2% Crispin Blunt (Conservative) 2,813 (6.5 pts) 75.7%
1997 Peter Snape (Labour) 23,710 57.2% Brian Matsell (Conservative) 13,584 (32.7 pts) 65.4%
2001 Tom Watson (Labour) 18,250 55.9% David McFarlane (Conservative) 9,763 (29.9 pts) 53.4%
2005 Tom Watson (Labour) 19,741 55.6% Rosemary Bromwich (Conservative) 11,652 (32.8 pts) 58.6%
2010 Tom Watson (Labour) 17,657 46.5% Alistair Thompson (Conservative) 6,696 (17.6 pts) 60.8%
2015 Tom Watson (Labour) 18,817 50.2% Olivia Seccombe (Conservative) 9,470 (25.3 pts) 59.1%
2017 Tom Watson (Labour) 22,664 58.0% Emma Crane (Conservative) 7,713 (19.7 pts) 61.5%
2019 Nicola Richards (Conservative) 16,804 46.7% Ibrahim Dogus (Labour) 1,593 (4.4 pts) 58.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Snape Labour 21,89552.8% Yes
David William Bell Conservative 16,68640.2% No
Martin Guy Alan Webster Liberal 2,9077.0% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Snape Labour 19,94250.5% Yes
David Mellor Conservative 12,41331.4% No
John Peter Trevor Hunt Liberal 5,44213.8% No
George Daniel Bowen National Front 1,6924.3% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Snape Labour 19,27947.0% Yes
Anthony John Wright Conservative 17,30842.2% No
Martyn Smith Liberal 3,2287.9% No
Christopher Lambert Allsopp National Front 1,1752.9% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Snape Labour 15,89238.1% Yes
Charles William Cole Conservative 15,59637.4% No
Martyn Smith Liberal 10,20024.5% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Snape Labour 18,16242.6% Yes
Roger Francis Woodhouse Conservative 17,17940.3% No
Martyn Smith Liberal 7,26817.1% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Snape Labour 19,91346.2% Yes
Crispin Blunt Conservative 17,10039.7% No
Martyn Smith Liberal Democrat 5,63013.1% No
John Lord National Front 4771.1% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Snape Labour 23,71057.2% Yes
Brian Matsell Conservative 10,12624.4% No
Martyn Smith Liberal Democrat 6,17914.9% No
Graham Mulley Referendum Party 1,4723.5% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Watson Labour 18,25055.9% Yes
David McFarlane Conservative 8,48726.0% No
Ian Garrett Liberal Democrat 4,50713.8% No
Steven Gray UKIP 8352.6% No
Satbir Johal Socialist Labour 5851.8% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Watson Labour 19,74155.6% Yes
Rosemary Bromwich Conservative 8,08922.8% No
Ian Garrett Liberal Democrat 4,38612.4% No
Carl Butler BNP 2,3296.6% No
Steven Grey UKIP 6071.7% No
Judith Sambrook Socialist Labour 2000.6% No
Margaret Macklin Independent 1600.5% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Watson Labour 17,65746.5% Yes
Alistair Thompson Conservative 10,96128.9% No
Ian Garrett Liberal Democrat 4,99313.2% No
Terry Lewin BNP 2,2055.8% No
Mark Cowles English Democrats 1,1503.0% No
Steven Grey UKIP 9842.6% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Watson Labour 18,81750.2% Yes
Olivia Seccombe Conservative 9,34724.9% No
Steve Latham UKIP 7,94921.2% No
Flo Clucas Liberal Democrat 7512.0% No
Barry Lim Green 6281.7% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Watson Labour 22,66458.0% Yes
Emma Crane Conservative 14,95138.2% No
Karen Trench Liberal Democrat 6251.6% No
John Macefield Green 5331.4% No
Colin Rankine Independent 3250.8% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicola Richards Conservative 16,80446.7% Yes
Ibrahim Dogus Labour 15,21142.3% No
Christian Lucas Brexit Party 1,4754.1% No
Andy Graham Liberal Democrat 1,3133.6% No
Mark Redding Green 6271.7% No
George Galloway Independent 4891.4% No
Colin Rankine Yeshua 560.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

Feb 1974: Labour margin 12.6 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 19.1 pts 1979: Labour margin 4.8 pts 1983: Labour margin 0.7 pts 1987: Labour margin 2.3 pts 1992: Labour margin 6.5 pts 1997: Labour margin 32.7 pts 2001: Labour margin 29.9 pts 2005: Labour margin 32.8 pts 2010: Labour margin 17.6 pts 2015: Labour margin 25.3 pts 2017: Labour margin 19.7 pts 2019: Conservative margin 4.4 pts Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

West Bromwich East has been contested at 13 general elections on record since Feb 1974. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won West Bromwich East in the 2019 general election?

Conservative won West Bromwich East in 2019 with 16,804 votes (46.7%), a majority of 1,593 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won West Bromwich East since Feb 1974?

Since Feb 1974, West Bromwich East has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in West Bromwich East?

The closest result on record for West Bromwich East was 1983, when Labour beat Conservative by just 296 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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