Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Westminster Abbey was won by Conservative at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 4,752 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Westminster Abbey from 1918 to 1945.
Full Election History, 1918–1945
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1918
William Lehman Ashmead Bartlett Burdett-Coutts (Unionist)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1922
John Sanctuary Nicholson (Unionist)
13,620
75.6%
Joseph Butler (Labour)
11,166 (62.0 pts)
49.0%
1923
John Sanctuary Nicholson (Unionist)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1924
Otho William Nicholson (Unionist)
17,915
80.6%
Arthur Woolf (Labour)
13,607 (61.2 pts)
58.4%
1929
Otho William Nicholson (Unionist)
18,195
74.0%
James MacDonnell (Labour)
11,789 (47.9 pts)
50.7%
1931
Otho William Nicholson (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1935
Sidney Herbert (Conservative)
18,117
77.5%
William Smith Kennedy (Labour)
12,862 (55.0 pts)
49.2%
1945
William Harold Webbe (Conservative)
9,160
54.3%
Jeremy Nicolas Hutchinson (Labour)
4,752 (28.2 pts)
58.5%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1918
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Lehman Ashmead Bartlett Burdett-Coutts
Unionist
Unopposed
Yes
1922
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Sanctuary Nicholson
Unionist
13,620
75.6%
Yes
Joseph Butler
Labour
2,454
13.6%
No
Sidney Robert Drury-Lowe
Independent
1,950
10.8%
No
1923
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Sanctuary Nicholson
Unionist
Unopposed
Yes
1924
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Otho William Nicholson
Unionist
17,915
80.6%
Yes
Arthur Woolf
Labour
4,308
19.4%
No
1929
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Otho William Nicholson
Unionist
18,195
74.0%
Yes
James MacDonnell
Labour
6,406
26.0%
No
1931
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Otho William Nicholson
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1935
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sidney Herbert
Conservative
18,117
77.5%
Yes
William Smith Kennedy
Labour
5,255
22.5%
No
1945
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Harold Webbe
Conservative
9,160
54.3%
Yes
Jeremy Nicolas Hutchinson
Labour
4,408
26.1%
No
Billy Carritt
Communist
2,964
17.6%
No
Norman Leith-Hay-Clark
Democratic
326
1.9%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Westminster Abbey has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Westminster Abbey in the 1945 general election?
Conservative won Westminster Abbey in 1945 with 9,160 votes (54.3%), a majority of 4,752 votes over Labour in second place.
Which parties have won Westminster Abbey since 1918?
Since 1918, Westminster Abbey has been won by: Conservative, Unionist.
What was the closest result in Westminster Abbey?
The closest result on record for Westminster Abbey was 1945, when Conservative beat Labour by just 4,752 votes (28.2 percentage points).