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West Bromwich West — UK General Election Results

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

West Bromwich West was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 3,799 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in West Bromwich West from Feb 1974 to 2019.

Full Election History, Feb 1974–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
Feb 1974 Betty Boothroyd (Labour) 25,112 62.9% Peter Michael Smith (Conservative) 13,431 (33.7 pts) 67.4%
Oct 1974 Betty Boothroyd (Labour) 23,336 62.2% John Nicholas William Bridges-Adams (Conservative) 14,799 (39.5 pts) 62.8%
1979 Betty Boothroyd (Labour) 23,791 60.3% Daniel Anthony Harrison (Conservative) 9,468 (24.0 pts) 67.1%
1983 Betty Boothroyd (Labour) 18,896 50.7% David Michael Harman (Conservative) 6,639 (17.8 pts) 63.8%
1987 Betty Boothroyd (Labour) 19,925 50.5% Francis Arthur Betteridge (Conservative) 5,253 (13.3 pts) 67.0%
1992 Betty Boothroyd (Labour) 22,251 54.8% Desmond Swayne (Conservative) 7,830 (19.3 pts) 70.4%
1997 Betty Boothroyd (Speaker (non-party)) 23,969 65.3% Richard Silvester (Independent Labour) 15,423 (42.0 pts) 53.6%
2001 Adrian Bailey (Labour) 19,352 60.8% Karen Bissell (Conservative) 11,355 (35.7 pts) 47.7%
2005 Adrian Bailey (Labour) 18,951 54.3% Mimi Harker (Conservative) 10,894 (31.2 pts) 52.3%
2010 Adrian Bailey (Labour) 16,263 45.0% Andrew Hardie (Conservative) 5,651 (15.6 pts) 56.0%
2015 Adrian Bailey (Labour) 16,578 47.3% Graham Eardley (UKIP) 7,742 (22.1 pts) 53.7%
2017 Adrian Bailey (Labour) 18,789 52.1% Andrew Hardie (Conservative) 4,460 (12.4 pts) 54.9%
2019 Shaun Bailey (Conservative) 17,419 50.5% James Cunningham (Labour) 3,799 (11.0 pts) 53.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Betty Boothroyd Labour 25,11262.9% Yes
Peter Michael Smith Conservative 11,68129.3% No
George Daniel Bowen National Front 3,1077.8% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Betty Boothroyd Labour 23,33662.2% Yes
John Nicholas William Bridges-Adams Conservative 8,53722.8% No
David John Corney Liberal 3,6199.6% No
Raymond Churms National Front 2,0225.4% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Betty Boothroyd Labour 23,79160.3% Yes
Daniel Anthony Harrison Conservative 14,32336.3% No
Raymond Churms National Front 1,3513.4% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Betty Boothroyd Labour 18,89650.7% Yes
David Michael Harman Conservative 12,25732.9% No
Anthony Collingbourne Social Democratic Party 6,09416.4% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Betty Boothroyd Labour 19,92550.5% Yes
Francis Arthur Betteridge Conservative 14,67237.2% No
Anthony Collingbourne Social Democratic Party 4,87712.4% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Betty Boothroyd Labour 22,25154.8% Yes
Desmond Swayne Conservative 14,42135.5% No
Sarah Broadbent Liberal Democrat 3,9259.7% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Betty Boothroyd Speaker (non-party) 23,96965.3% Yes
Richard Silvester Independent Labour 8,54623.3% No
Steven Edwards National Democrats 4,18111.4% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Adrian Bailey Labour 19,35260.8% Yes
Karen Bissell Conservative 7,99725.1% No
Sadie Smith Liberal Democrat 2,1686.8% No
John Salvage BNP 1,4284.5% No
Kevin Walker UKIP 4991.6% No
Baghwant Singh Socialist Labour 3961.2% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Adrian Bailey Labour 18,95154.3% Yes
Mimi Harker Conservative 8,05723.1% No
Martyn Smith Liberal Democrat 3,58310.3% No
James Lloyd BNP 3,4569.9% No
Kevin Walker UKIP 8702.5% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Adrian Bailey Labour 16,26345.0% Yes
Andrew Hardie Conservative 10,61229.3% No
Sadie Smith Liberal Democrat 4,33612.0% No
Russ Green BNP 3,3949.4% No
Malcolm Ford UKIP 1,5664.3% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Adrian Bailey Labour 16,57847.3% Yes
Graham Eardley UKIP 8,83625.2% No
Paul Ratner Conservative 8,36523.9% No
Mark Redding Green 6972.0% No
Karen Trench Liberal Democrat 5501.6% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Adrian Bailey Labour 18,78952.1% Yes
Andrew Hardie Conservative 14,32939.7% No
Star Anderton UKIP 2,3206.4% No
Flo Clucas Liberal Democrat 3330.9% No
Robert Buckman Green 3230.9% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Shaun Bailey Conservative 17,41950.5% Yes
James Cunningham Labour 13,62039.5% No
Franco D'Aulerio Brexit Party 1,8415.3% No
Flo Clucas Liberal Democrat 9152.7% No
Keir Williams Green 6641.9% No

Margin Over Time

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

Feb 1974: Labour margin 33.7 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 39.5 pts 1979: Labour margin 24.0 pts 1983: Labour margin 17.8 pts 1987: Labour margin 13.3 pts 1992: Labour margin 19.3 pts 1997: Speaker (non-party) margin 42.0 pts 2001: Labour margin 35.7 pts 2005: Labour margin 31.2 pts 2010: Labour margin 15.6 pts 2015: Labour margin 22.1 pts 2017: Labour margin 12.4 pts 2019: Conservative margin 11.0 pts Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won West Bromwich West in the 2019 general election?

Conservative won West Bromwich West in 2019 with 17,419 votes (50.5%), a majority of 3,799 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won West Bromwich West since Feb 1974?

Since Feb 1974, West Bromwich West has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Speaker (non-party).

What was the closest result in West Bromwich West?

The closest result on record for West Bromwich West was 2019, when Conservative beat Labour by just 3,799 votes (11.0 percentage points).

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