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West Bromwich — UK General Election Results

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

West Bromwich was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 9,554 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in West Bromwich from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 John Horton Blades (Liberal) 3,988 55.7% James Ernest Spencer (Conservative) 817 (11.4 pts) 81.8%
1886 James Ernest Spencer (Conservative) 3,660 54.2% Thomas James Moore (Liberal) 569 (8.4 pts) 77.2%
1892 James Ernest Spencer (Conservative) 4,474 56.6% Thomas Lee Roberts (Liberal) 1,045 (13.2 pts) 86.1%
1895 James Ernest Spencer (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 James Ernest Spencer (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Alfred Ernest William Hazel (Liberal) 5,475 56.2% William Legge (Conservative) 1,216 (12.5 pts) 90.8%
Dec 1910 William Legge (Conservative) 5,010 50.0% Alfred Ernest William Hazel (Liberal) 2 (0.0 pts) 88.7%
Jan 1910 William Legge (Conservative) 5,672 53.5% Alfred Ernest William Hazel (Liberal) 735 (6.9 pts) 93.9%
1918 Frederick Owen Roberts (Labour) 11,572 54.0% William Legge (Unionist) 1,709 (8.0 pts) 65.4%
1922 Frederick Owen Roberts (Labour) 14,210 50.6% Herbert Edgar Parkes (Unionist) 2,947 (10.5 pts) 85.7%
1923 Frederick Owen Roberts (Labour) 12,910 44.8% Herbert Edgar Parkes (Unionist) 1,764 (6.1 pts) 85.0%
1924 Frederick Owen Roberts (Labour) 15,384 51.6% Henry Archibald Roger Graham (Unionist) 971 (3.3 pts) 86.4%
1929 Frederick Owen Roberts (Labour) 19,621 52.1% Ji Chesshire (Unionist) 8,678 (23.0 pts) 83.1%
1931 Alexander Ramsay (Conservative) 17,729 45.7% Frederick Owen Roberts (Labour) 525 (1.4 pts) 81.7%
1935 Frederick Owen Roberts (Labour) 19,113 51.3% Robert Ashton (Conservative) 938 (2.5 pts) 74.8%
1945 John Dugdale (Labour) 27,979 69.9% Gerald Nabarro (Conservative) 15,951 (39.9 pts) 72.5%
1950 John Dugdale (Labour) 31,564 65.4% William Humble David Ward (Conservative) 14,867 (30.8 pts) 82.8%
1951 John Dugdale (Labour) 30,845 64.2% Gordon Johnstone (Conservative) 13,659 (28.4 pts) 80.5%
1955 John Dugdale (Labour) 26,242 61.8% Francis John Vernon Hereward Dashwood (Conservative) 10,020 (23.6 pts) 70.2%
1959 John Dugdale (Labour) 26,702 57.4% Anthony Hubert Windrum (Conservative) 6,893 (14.8 pts) 72.5%
1964 Maurice Foley (Labour) 22,942 55.1% George Hawkins (Conservative) 4,278 (10.3 pts) 64.7%
1966 Maurice Foley (Labour) 25,287 57.9% George Hawkins (Conservative) 6,874 (15.7 pts) 68.8%
1970 Maurice Foley (Labour) 23,412 55.2% George Hawkins (Conservative) 4,436 (10.5 pts) 62.2%
2024 Sarah Coombes (Labour) 16,872 46.2% Will Goodhand (Conservative) 9,554 (26.2 pts) 49.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Horton Blades Liberal 3,98855.7% Yes
James Ernest Spencer Conservative 3,17144.3% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Ernest Spencer Conservative 3,66054.2% Yes
Thomas James Moore Liberal 3,09145.8% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Ernest Spencer Conservative 4,47456.6% Yes
Thomas Lee Roberts Liberal 3,42943.4% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Ernest Spencer Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Ernest Spencer Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Ernest William Hazel Liberal 5,47556.2% Yes
William Legge Conservative 4,25943.8% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Legge Conservative 5,01050.0% Yes
Alfred Ernest William Hazel Liberal 5,00850.0% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Legge Conservative 5,67253.5% Yes
Alfred Ernest William Hazel Liberal 4,93746.5% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Owen Roberts Labour 11,57254.0% Yes
William Legge Unionist 9,86346.0% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Owen Roberts Labour 14,21050.6% Yes
Herbert Edgar Parkes Unionist 11,26340.1% No
Aneurin John Glyn Edwards Liberal 2,6229.3% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Owen Roberts Labour 12,91044.8% Yes
Herbert Edgar Parkes Unionist 11,14638.7% No
Aneurin John Glyn Edwards Liberal 4,74916.5% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Owen Roberts Labour 15,38451.6% Yes
Henry Archibald Roger Graham Unionist 14,41348.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Owen Roberts Labour 19,62152.1% Yes
Ji Chesshire Unionist 10,94329.0% No
William Ramage Liberal 7,11918.9% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Ramsay Conservative 17,72945.7% Yes
Frederick Owen Roberts Labour 17,20444.4% No
William Ramage Liberal 3,8519.9% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Owen Roberts Labour 19,11351.3% Yes
Robert Ashton Conservative 18,17548.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dugdale Labour 27,97969.9% Yes
Gerald Nabarro Conservative 12,02830.1% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dugdale Labour 31,56465.4% Yes
William Humble David Ward Conservative 16,69734.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dugdale Labour 30,84564.2% Yes
Gordon Johnstone Conservative 17,18635.8% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dugdale Labour 26,24261.8% Yes
Francis John Vernon Hereward Dashwood Conservative 16,22238.2% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dugdale Labour 26,70257.4% Yes
Anthony Hubert Windrum Conservative 19,80942.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maurice Foley Labour 22,94255.1% Yes
George Hawkins Conservative 18,66444.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maurice Foley Labour 25,28757.9% Yes
George Hawkins Conservative 18,41342.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maurice Foley Labour 23,41255.2% Yes
George Hawkins Conservative 18,97644.8% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sarah Coombes Labour 16,87246.2% Yes
Will Goodhand Conservative 7,31820.1% No
Ray Nock Reform UK 7,10119.5% No
Gita Joshi Green 2,0365.6% No
Mohammed Yasin Independent 1,7074.7% No
Parmjit Gill Liberal Democrat 1,3143.6% No
Sam Harding UKIP 1330.4% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 11.4 pts 1886: Conservative margin 8.4 pts 1892: Conservative margin 13.2 pts 1906: Liberal margin 12.5 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 0.0 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 6.9 pts 1918: Labour margin 8.0 pts 1922: Labour margin 10.5 pts 1923: Labour margin 6.1 pts 1924: Labour margin 3.3 pts 1929: Labour margin 23.0 pts 1931: Conservative margin 1.4 pts 1935: Labour margin 2.5 pts 1945: Labour margin 39.9 pts 1950: Labour margin 30.8 pts 1951: Labour margin 28.4 pts 1955: Labour margin 23.6 pts 1959: Labour margin 14.8 pts 1964: Labour margin 10.3 pts 1966: Labour margin 15.7 pts 1970: Labour margin 10.5 pts 2024: Labour margin 26.2 pts 1885 1886 1892 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 2024

Trend

West Bromwich has been contested at 24 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won West Bromwich in the 2024 general election?

Labour won West Bromwich in 2024 with 16,872 votes (46.2%), a majority of 9,554 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won West Bromwich since 1885?

Since 1885, West Bromwich has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in West Bromwich?

The closest result on record for West Bromwich was Dec 1910, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 2 votes (0.0 percentage points).

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