West Gloucestershire — UK General Election Results
West Gloucestershire was won by Conservative at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 4,958 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in West Gloucestershire from 1832 to 1992.
This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.
Full Election History, 1832–1992
| Election | Elected | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | George Charles Grantley FitzHardinge Berkeley (Whig); Augustus Henry Moreton (Whig) | 2,996 | 34.6% (top seat) | Robert Edward Henry Somerset (Conservative) | 34 (0.4 pts) | 69.9% |
| 1835 | George Charles Grantley FitzHardinge Berkeley (Whig); Henry Somerset (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1837 | George Charles Grantley FitzHardinge Berkeley (Whig); Robert Blagden Hale (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1841 | George Charles Grantley FitzHardinge Berkeley (Whig); Robert Blagden Hale (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1847 | Robert Blagden Hale (Conservative); George Charles Grantley FitzHardinge Berkeley (Whig) | 2,744 | 46.6% (top seat) | Grenville Charles Lennox Berkeley (Whig) | 621 (6.8 pts) | 59.9% |
| 1852 | Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote (Whig); Robert Blagden Hale (Conservative) | 2,946 | 40.8% (top seat) | George Charles Grantley Fitzhardinge Berkeley (Whig) | 780 (9.0 pts) | 50.0% |
| 1857 | Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote (Whig); John Rolt (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1859 | Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote (Liberal); John Rolt (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1865 | John Rolt (Conservative); Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote (Liberal) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1868 | Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote (Liberal); Samuel Stephens Marling (Liberal) | 4,862 | 35.0% (top seat) | Edward Arthur Somerset (Conservative) | 468 (3.3 pts) | 62.1% |
| 1874 | Randal Edward Sherborne Plunkett (Conservative); Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote (Liberal) | 4,344 | 34.5% (top seat) | Charles Paget Fitzhardinge Berkeley (Liberal) | 27 (0.2 pts) | 56.8% |
| 1880 | Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote (Liberal); Henry Haughton Reynolds-Moreton (Liberal) | 5,164 | 35.2% (top seat) | Randal Edward Sherborne Plunkett (Conservative) | 524 (3.5 pts) | 62.2% |
| 1950 | Morgan Philips Price (Labour) | 22,765 | 54.8% | Granger Boston (Conservative) | 9,101 (21.9 pts) | 82.3% |
| 1951 | Morgan Phillips Price (Labour) | 24,334 | 57.9% | Arthur Russell (Conservative) | 6,669 (15.9 pts) | 82.3% |
| 1955 | Morgan Philips Price (Labour) | 22,366 | 54.9% | Bryan JY Williams (Conservative) | 4,020 (9.9 pts) | 78.6% |
| 1959 | Charles William Loughlin (Labour) | 21,634 | 49.4% | Olive KL Lloyd-Baker (Conservative) | 5,411 (12.4 pts) | 80.8% |
| 1964 | Charles William Loughlin (Labour) | 22,420 | 49.9% | Douglas St P Barnard (Conservative) | 7,120 (15.8 pts) | 79.6% |
| 1966 | Charles Loughlin (Labour) | 23,181 | 51.8% | Douglas Barnard (Conservative) | 7,705 (17.2 pts) | 78.0% |
| 1970 | Charles Loughlin (Labour) | 22,637 | 46.1% | Stanley Hopkins (Conservative) | 1,107 (2.2 pts) | 77.2% |
| Feb 1974 | Charles Loughlin (Labour) | 22,765 | 40.7% | Paul Marland (Conservative) | 1,624 (2.9 pts) | 83.9% |
| Oct 1974 | John Watkinson (Labour) | 22,481 | 41.7% | Paul Marland (Conservative) | 409 (0.8 pts) | 80.2% |
| 1979 | Paul Marland (Conservative) | 28,183 | 47.9% | John Watkinson (Labour) | 4,174 (7.1 pts) | 83.9% |
| 1983 | Paul Marland (Conservative) | 27,092 | 45.8% | John Watkinson (Social Democratic Party) | 9,652 (16.3 pts) | 79.6% |
| 1987 | Paul Marland (Conservative) | 29,257 | 46.1% | Peter Ernest Sandland-Nielson (Labour) | 11,499 (18.1 pts) | 81.4% |
| 1992 | Paul Marland (Conservative) | 29,232 | 43.6% | Diana Organ (Labour) | 4,958 (7.4 pts) | 83.9% |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Charles Grantley FitzHardinge Berkeley | Whig | 3,153 | 34.6% | Yes |
| Augustus Henry Moreton | Whig | 2,996 | 32.9% | Yes |
| Robert Edward Henry Somerset | Conservative | 2,962 | 32.5% | No |
1835 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Charles Grantley FitzHardinge Berkeley | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Henry Somerset | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1837 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Charles Grantley FitzHardinge Berkeley | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Robert Blagden Hale | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1841 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Charles Grantley FitzHardinge Berkeley | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Robert Blagden Hale | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1847 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Blagden Hale | Conservative | 4,240 | 46.6% | Yes |
| George Charles Grantley FitzHardinge Berkeley | Whig | 2,744 | 30.1% | Yes |
| Grenville Charles Lennox Berkeley | Whig | 2,123 | 23.3% | No |
1852 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote | Whig | 3,528 | 40.8% | Yes |
| Robert Blagden Hale | Conservative | 2,946 | 34.1% | Yes |
| George Charles Grantley Fitzhardinge Berkeley | Whig | 2,166 | 25.1% | No |
1857 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
| John Rolt | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1859 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote | Liberal | Unopposed | Yes | |
| John Rolt | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1865 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Rolt | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote | Liberal | Unopposed | Yes | |
1868 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote | Liberal | 4,985 | 35.0% | Yes |
| Samuel Stephens Marling | Liberal | 4,862 | 34.1% | Yes |
| Edward Arthur Somerset | Conservative | 4,394 | 30.9% | No |
1874 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randal Edward Sherborne Plunkett | Conservative | 4,553 | 34.5% | Yes |
| Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote | Liberal | 4,344 | 32.9% | Yes |
| Charles Paget Fitzhardinge Berkeley | Liberal | 4,317 | 32.7% | No |
1880 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote | Liberal | 5,316 | 35.2% | Yes |
| Henry Haughton Reynolds-Moreton | Liberal | 5,164 | 34.2% | Yes |
| Randal Edward Sherborne Plunkett | Conservative | 4,640 | 30.7% | No |
1950
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Philips Price | Labour | 22,765 | 54.8% | Yes |
| Granger Boston | Conservative | 13,664 | 32.9% | No |
| Harold Basil Houldsworth | Liberal | 5,125 | 12.3% | No |
1951
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Phillips Price | Labour | 24,334 | 57.9% | Yes |
| Arthur Russell | Conservative | 17,665 | 42.1% | No |
1955
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Philips Price | Labour | 22,366 | 54.9% | Yes |
| Bryan JY Williams | Conservative | 18,346 | 45.1% | No |
1959
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles William Loughlin | Labour | 21,634 | 49.4% | Yes |
| Olive KL Lloyd-Baker | Conservative | 16,223 | 37.1% | No |
| Eric John Radley | Liberal | 5,921 | 13.5% | No |
1964
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles William Loughlin | Labour | 22,420 | 49.9% | Yes |
| Douglas St P Barnard | Conservative | 15,300 | 34.1% | No |
| Richard A Cook | Liberal | 7,191 | 16.0% | No |
1966
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Loughlin | Labour | 23,181 | 51.8% | Yes |
| Douglas Barnard | Conservative | 15,476 | 34.5% | No |
| Richard Cook | Liberal | 6,137 | 13.7% | No |
1970
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Loughlin | Labour | 22,637 | 46.1% | Yes |
| Stanley Hopkins | Conservative | 21,530 | 43.9% | No |
| J Alan Svendsen | Liberal | 4,932 | 10.0% | No |
Feb 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Loughlin | Labour | 22,765 | 40.7% | Yes |
| Paul Marland | Conservative | 21,141 | 37.8% | No |
| Alasdair Ian MacGregor | Liberal | 11,856 | 21.2% | No |
| Sidney Samuel Hart | Independent | 171 | 0.3% | No |
Oct 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Watkinson | Labour | 22,481 | 41.7% | Yes |
| Paul Marland | Conservative | 22,072 | 40.9% | No |
| Alasdair Ian MacGregor | Liberal | 9,353 | 17.4% | No |
1979
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Marland | Conservative | 28,183 | 47.9% | Yes |
| John Watkinson | Labour | 24,009 | 40.8% | No |
| Margaret Joachim | Liberal | 6,370 | 10.8% | No |
| Bryan Gordon Storkey | National Front | 270 | 0.5% | No |
1983
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Marland | Conservative | 27,092 | 45.8% | Yes |
| John Watkinson | Social Democratic Party | 17,440 | 29.5% | No |
| Michael John Hodkinson | Labour | 14,572 | 24.7% | No |
1987
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Marland | Conservative | 29,257 | 46.1% | Yes |
| Peter Ernest Sandland-Nielson | Labour | 17,758 | 28.0% | No |
| John Watkinson | Social Democratic Party | 16,440 | 25.9% | No |
1992
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Marland | Conservative | 29,232 | 43.6% | Yes |
| Diana Organ | Labour | 24,274 | 36.2% | No |
| Janet Elizabeth Boait | Liberal Democrat | 13,366 | 19.9% | No |
| Anthony Reeve | British Independent | 172 | 0.3% | No |
| Colin Richard Palmer | Twenty First Century | 75 | 0.1% | No |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
West Gloucestershire has been contested at 25 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Liberal, Labour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won West Gloucestershire in the 1992 general election?
Conservative won West Gloucestershire in 1992 with 29,232 votes (43.6%), a majority of 4,958 votes over Labour in second place.
Which parties have won West Gloucestershire since 1832?
Since 1832, West Gloucestershire has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Whig.
What was the closest result in West Gloucestershire?
The closest result on record for West Gloucestershire was 1874, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 27 votes (0.2 percentage points).
Did West Gloucestershire ever elect more than one MP at a time?
Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, West Gloucestershire elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.