West Marylebone — UK General Election Results

West Marylebone was won by Conservative at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 2,003 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in West Marylebone from 1885 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Frederick Seager Hunt (Conservative) 3,093 56.3% Henry Seymour Trower (Independent Liberal) 1,498 (27.3 pts) 72.6%
1886 Frederick Seager Hunt (Conservative) 3,064 61.2% Henry Seymour Trower (Liberal) 1,122 (22.4 pts) 66.2%
1892 Frederick Seager Hunt (Conservative) 2,913 54.1% John Charles Foulger (Liberal) 437 (8.1 pts) 66.9%
1895 Horace Brand Townsend-Farquhar (Liberal Unionist) 3,734 62.2% Bertram Stuart Straus (Liberal) 1,461 (24.3 pts) 69.9%
1900 Samuel Edward Scott (Conservative) 3,487 69.5% William Hastings Sands (Liberal) 1,955 (39.0 pts) 57.1%
1906 Samuel Edward Scott (Conservative) 3,446 55.3% Henry Hamilton Johnston (Liberal) 655 (10.5 pts) 74.6%
Jan 1910 Samuel Edward Scott (Conservative) 4,451 64.3% Donald Alexander Forbes (Liberal) 1,977 (28.5 pts) 80.7%
Dec 1910 Samuel Edward Scott (Conservative) 3,929 67.1% Arthur Hewett Spokes (Liberal) 2,003 (34.2 pts) 68.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Seager Hunt Conservative 3,09356.3% Yes
Henry Seymour Trower Independent Liberal 1,59529.1% No
Henry Edmund Knight Liberal 70112.8% No
Joseph Robert Diggle Independent 1011.8% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Seager Hunt Conservative 3,06461.2% Yes
Henry Seymour Trower Liberal 1,94238.8% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Seager Hunt Conservative 2,91354.1% Yes
John Charles Foulger Liberal 2,47645.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Horace Brand Townsend-Farquhar Liberal Unionist 3,73462.2% Yes
Bertram Stuart Straus Liberal 2,27337.8% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Edward Scott Conservative 3,48769.5% Yes
William Hastings Sands Liberal 1,53230.5% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Edward Scott Conservative 3,44655.3% Yes
Henry Hamilton Johnston Liberal 2,79144.7% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Edward Scott Conservative 4,45164.3% Yes
Donald Alexander Forbes Liberal 2,47435.7% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Edward Scott Conservative 3,92967.1% Yes
Arthur Hewett Spokes Liberal 1,92632.9% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 27.3 pts 1886: Conservative margin 22.4 pts 1892: Conservative margin 8.1 pts 1895: Liberal Unionist margin 24.3 pts 1900: Conservative margin 39.0 pts 1906: Conservative margin 10.5 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 28.5 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 34.2 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910

Trend

West Marylebone has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won West Marylebone in the Dec 1910 general election?

Conservative won West Marylebone in Dec 1910 with 3,929 votes (67.1%), a majority of 2,003 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won West Marylebone since 1885?

Since 1885, West Marylebone has been won by: Conservative, Liberal Unionist.

What was the closest result in West Marylebone?

The closest result on record for West Marylebone was 1892, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 437 votes (8.1 percentage points).

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