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Weston-super-Mare — UK General Election Results

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

Weston-super-Mare was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 4,409 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Weston-super-Mare from 1918 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1918–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Gilbert Alan Hamilton Wills (Unionist) 13,494 65.5% Edmund Thruston (Liberal) 6,390 (31.0 pts) 60.8%
1922 John Francis Ashley Erskine (Unionist) 15,552 55.1% Frank Edric Joseph Murrell (Liberal) 2,874 (10.2 pts) 77.9%
1923 Frank Edric Joseph Murrell (Liberal) 15,223 51.5% John Francis Ashley Erskine (Unionist) 905 (3.1 pts) 78.6%
1924 John Francis Ashley Erskine (Unionist) 17,987 55.8% Frank Edric Joseph Murrell (Liberal) 5,092 (15.8 pts) 81.7%
1929 John Francis Ashley Erskine (Unionist) 22,898 52.2% William Ewart Morse (Liberal) 6,679 (15.2 pts) 76.5%
1931 John Francis Ashley Erskine (Conservative) 35,255 85.7% Bernard Craig (Labour) 29,350 (71.3 pts) 71.8%
1935 Ian Leslie Orr-Ewing (Conservative) 27,735 65.7% Henry Folliott Scott-Stokes (Liberal) 19,852 (47.0 pts) 66.4%
1945 Ian Leslie Orr-Ewing (Conservative) 30,720 49.5% Hugh Bruce Oliphant Cardew (Labour) 10,178 (16.4 pts) 73.6%
1950 Ian Leslie Orr-Ewing (Conservative) 26,767 56.4% Michael Hill (Labour) 13,473 (28.4 pts) 83.1%
1951 Ian Leslie Orr-Ewing (Conservative) 30,485 65.7% Robert Andrews (Labour) 14,543 (31.3 pts) 79.7%
1955 Ian Leslie Orr-Ewing (Conservative) 27,357 62.7% Robert Andrews (Labour) 11,082 (25.4 pts) 73.8%
1959 David William Ernest Webster (Conservative) 27,881 57.5% Edward Hampton (Labour) 16,904 (34.9 pts) 79.7%
1964 David William Ernest Webster (Conservative) 27,143 53.1% Jessie Stephen (Labour) 14,895 (29.1 pts) 79.0%
1966 David Webster (Conservative) 27,733 52.1% Melvyn Butcher (Labour) 12,393 (23.3 pts) 78.5%
1970 Jerry Wiggin (Conservative) 33,816 57.9% Sarah Palmer (Labour) 19,343 (33.1 pts) 73.7%
Feb 1974 Jerry Wiggin (Conservative) 33,838 50.0% Philip Golding (Liberal) 13,601 (20.1 pts) 80.1%
Oct 1974 Jerry Wiggin (Conservative) 31,028 48.8% Roger Miller (Liberal) 12,859 (20.2 pts) 74.8%
1979 Jerry Wiggin (Conservative) 40,618 56.9% Rowland Morgan (Liberal) 24,313 (34.1 pts) 77.5%
1983 Jerry Wiggin (Conservative) 27,948 53.6% Jonathan Marks (Social Democratic Party) 9,491 (18.2 pts) 73.0%
1987 Jerry Wiggin (Conservative) 28,547 49.4% John Crockford-Hawley (Social Democratic Party) 7,998 (13.9 pts) 75.7%
1992 Jerry Wiggin (Conservative) 30,022 47.7% Brian Cotter (Liberal Democrat) 5,342 (8.5 pts) 79.8%
1997 Brian Cotter (Liberal Democrat) 21,407 40.1% Margaret Daly (Conservative) 1,274 (2.4 pts) 73.7%
2001 Brian Cotter (Liberal Democrat) 18,424 39.5% John Penrose (Conservative) 338 (0.7 pts) 62.8%
2005 John Penrose (Conservative) 19,804 40.3% Brian Cotter (Liberal Democrat) 2,079 (4.2 pts) 65.5%
2010 John Penrose (Conservative) 23,356 44.3% Mike Bell (Liberal Democrat) 2,691 (5.1 pts) 67.2%
2015 John Penrose (Conservative) 25,203 48.0% Tim Taylor (Labour) 15,609 (29.7 pts) 65.7%
2017 John Penrose (Conservative) 29,982 53.1% Timothy Taylor (Labour) 11,544 (20.5 pts) 68.8%
2019 John Penrose (Conservative) 31,983 57.5% Tim Taylor (Labour) 17,121 (30.8 pts) 67.7%
2024 Daniel Aldridge (Labour) 16,310 38.5% John Penrose (Conservative) 4,409 (10.4 pts) 59.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gilbert Alan Hamilton Wills Unionist 13,49465.5% Yes
Edmund Thruston Liberal 7,10434.5% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Francis Ashley Erskine Unionist 15,55255.1% Yes
Frank Edric Joseph Murrell Liberal 12,67844.9% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Edric Joseph Murrell Liberal 15,22351.5% Yes
John Francis Ashley Erskine Unionist 14,31848.5% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Francis Ashley Erskine Unionist 17,98755.8% Yes
Frank Edric Joseph Murrell Liberal 12,89540.0% No
Raphael Neft Labour 1,3434.2% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Francis Ashley Erskine Unionist 22,89852.2% Yes
William Ewart Morse Liberal 16,21937.0% No
Constance Elizabeth Borrett Labour 4,76610.9% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Francis Ashley Erskine Conservative 35,25585.7% Yes
Bernard Craig Labour 5,90514.3% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Leslie Orr-Ewing Conservative 27,73565.7% Yes
Henry Folliott Scott-Stokes Liberal 7,88318.7% No
George Herbert Elvin Labour 6,62515.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Leslie Orr-Ewing Conservative 30,72049.5% Yes
Hugh Bruce Oliphant Cardew Labour 20,54233.1% No
Stanley Sanger Liberal 10,80417.4% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Leslie Orr-Ewing Conservative 26,76756.4% Yes
Michael Hill Labour 13,29428.0% No
Frederick Archie Kew Liberal 7,39415.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Leslie Orr-Ewing Conservative 30,48565.7% Yes
Robert Andrews Labour 15,94234.3% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Leslie Orr-Ewing Conservative 27,35762.7% Yes
Robert Andrews Labour 16,27537.3% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David William Ernest Webster Conservative 27,88157.5% Yes
Edward Hampton Labour 10,97722.6% No
Edward Taylor Liberal 9,60919.8% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David William Ernest Webster Conservative 27,14353.1% Yes
Jessie Stephen Labour 12,24823.9% No
Ian McDonald Liberal 11,77123.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Webster Conservative 27,73352.1% Yes
Melvyn Butcher Labour 15,34028.8% No
Ian McDonald Liberal 10,17319.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jerry Wiggin Conservative 33,81657.9% Yes
Sarah Palmer Labour 14,47324.8% No
Edward Deal Liberal 10,12017.3% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jerry Wiggin Conservative 33,83850.0% Yes
Philip Golding Liberal 20,23729.9% No
Roy Morris Labour 13,54220.0% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jerry Wiggin Conservative 31,02848.8% Yes
Roger Miller Liberal 18,16928.6% No
Peter Owen Labour 14,05722.1% No
Eric Iszatt United Democratic 2960.5% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jerry Wiggin Conservative 40,61856.9% Yes
Rowland Morgan Liberal 16,30522.9% No
Alan Taylor Labour 14,42020.2% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jerry Wiggin Conservative 27,94853.6% Yes
Jonathan Marks Social Democratic Party 18,45735.4% No
Roger Berry Labour 5,78111.1% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jerry Wiggin Conservative 28,54749.4% Yes
John Crockford-Hawley Social Democratic Party 20,54935.6% No
Paul Loach Labour 6,58411.4% No
Richard Lawson Green 2,0673.6% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jerry Wiggin Conservative 30,02247.7% Yes
Brian Cotter Liberal Democrat 24,68039.3% No
David Murray Labour 6,91311.0% No
Richard Lawson Green 1,2622.0% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Brian Cotter Liberal Democrat 21,40740.1% Yes
Margaret Daly Conservative 20,13337.7% No
Derek Kraft Labour 9,55717.9% No
Tom Sewell Referendum Party 2,2804.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Brian Cotter Liberal Democrat 18,42439.5% Yes
John Penrose Conservative 18,08638.7% No
Derek Kraft Labour 9,23519.8% No
Bill Lukins UKIP 6501.4% No
John Peverelle Independent 2060.4% No
Richard Sibley Independent 790.2% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Penrose Conservative 19,80440.3% Yes
Brian Cotter Liberal Democrat 17,72536.1% No
Damien Egan Labour 9,16918.7% No
Paul Spencer UKIP 1,2072.5% No
Clive Courtney BNP 7781.6% No
William Human Independent 2250.5% No
Paul Hemingway-Arnold Demanding Honest in Politics and Whitehall 1870.4% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Penrose Conservative 23,35644.3% Yes
Mike Bell Liberal Democrat 20,66539.2% No
David Bradley Labour 5,77210.9% No
Paul Spencer UKIP 1,4062.7% No
Peryn Parsons BNP 1,0982.1% No
John Peverelle English Democrats 2750.5% No
Steve Satchwell Independent 1440.3% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Penrose Conservative 25,20348.0% Yes
Tim Taylor Labour 9,59418.3% No
Ernie Warrender UKIP 9,36617.8% No
John Munro Liberal Democrat 5,48610.4% No
Richard Lawson Green 2,5924.9% No
Ronald Lavelle English Democrats 3110.6% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Penrose Conservative 29,98253.1% Yes
Timothy Taylor Labour 18,43832.7% No
Mike Bell Liberal Democrat 5,1759.2% No
Helen Hims UKIP 1,9323.4% No
Suneil Basu Green 8881.6% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Penrose Conservative 31,98357.5% Yes
Tim Taylor Labour 14,86226.7% No
Patrick Keating Liberal Democrat 6,93512.5% No
Suneil Basu Green 1,8343.3% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Daniel Aldridge Labour 16,31038.5% Yes
John Penrose Conservative 11,90128.1% No
Richard Pearse Reform UK 7,73518.2% No
Patrick Keating Liberal Democrat 3,7568.9% No
Thomas Daw Green 2,6886.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 31.0 pts 1922: Unionist margin 10.2 pts 1923: Liberal margin 3.1 pts 1924: Unionist margin 15.8 pts 1929: Unionist margin 15.2 pts 1931: Conservative margin 71.3 pts 1935: Conservative margin 47.0 pts 1945: Conservative margin 16.4 pts 1950: Conservative margin 28.4 pts 1951: Conservative margin 31.3 pts 1955: Conservative margin 25.4 pts 1959: Conservative margin 34.9 pts 1964: Conservative margin 29.1 pts 1966: Conservative margin 23.3 pts 1970: Conservative margin 33.1 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 20.1 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 20.2 pts 1979: Conservative margin 34.1 pts 1983: Conservative margin 18.2 pts 1987: Conservative margin 13.9 pts 1992: Conservative margin 8.5 pts 1997: Liberal Democrat margin 2.4 pts 2001: Liberal Democrat margin 0.7 pts 2005: Conservative margin 4.2 pts 2010: Conservative margin 5.1 pts 2015: Conservative margin 29.7 pts 2017: Conservative margin 20.5 pts 2019: Conservative margin 30.8 pts 2024: Labour margin 10.4 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Weston-super-Mare has been contested at 29 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Liberal, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Weston-super-Mare in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Weston-super-Mare in 2024 with 16,310 votes (38.5%), a majority of 4,409 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Weston-super-Mare since 1918?

Since 1918, Weston-super-Mare has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Liberal Democrat, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Weston-super-Mare?

The closest result on record for Weston-super-Mare was 2001, when Liberal Democrat beat Conservative by just 338 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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