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Willesden East — UK General Election Results

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

Willesden East was won by Labour at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 4,509 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Willesden East from 1918 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1918–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Harry Deeley Mallaby-Deeley (Unionist) 12,044 61.0% Henry James Lincoln (Labour) 7,103 (36.0 pts) 50.9%
1922 Harry Deeley Mallaby-Deeley (Unionist) 12,525 52.8% Harcourt Johnstone (Liberal) 1,314 (5.5 pts) 58.4%
1923 Harcourt Johnstone (Liberal) 11,260 40.5% George Frederick Stanley (Unionist) 114 (0.4 pts) 68.1%
1924 George Frederick Stanley (Unionist) 15,965 50.2% Harcourt Johnstone (Liberal) 7,973 (25.1 pts) 76.0%
1929 David Gerald Somerville (Unionist) 17,090 40.4% William Davies Lloyd (Labour) 3,113 (7.4 pts) 69.3%
1931 Daniel Gerald Somerville (Conservative) 28,993 62.1% William Davies Lloyd (Labour) 18,983 (40.7 pts) 68.3%
1935 Daniel Gerald Somerville (Conservative) 25,613 57.7% Maurice Orbach (Labour) 10,090 (22.8 pts) 62.0%
1945 Maurice Orbach (Labour) 23,457 53.0% Samuel Schofield Hammersley (Conservative) 9,430 (21.3 pts) 72.5%
1950 Maurice Orbach (Labour) 24,345 47.1% Samuel Schofield Hammersley (Conservative) 3,341 (6.5 pts) 82.5%
1951 Maurice Orbach (Labour) 26,695 51.8% Ronald Simms (Conservative) 1,868 (3.6 pts) 81.8%
1955 Maurice Orbach (Labour) 23,397 50.7% Ronald Simms (Conservative) 659 (1.4 pts) 76.1%
1959 Trevor Herbert Harry Skeet (Conservative) 22,709 52.6% Maurice Orbach (Labour) 2,210 (5.1 pts) 73.4%
1964 Reginald Yarnitz Freeson (Labour) 20,543 52.3% Trevor Herbert Harry Skeet (Conservative) 1,788 (4.5 pts) 68.8%
1966 Reginald Freeson (Labour) 21,767 54.6% Peter Fry (Conservative) 7,006 (17.6 pts) 71.1%
1970 Reginald Freeson (Labour) 20,073 56.3% Horace Cutler (Conservative) 4,509 (12.7 pts) 62.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Deeley Mallaby-Deeley Unionist 12,04461.0% Yes
Henry James Lincoln Labour 4,94125.0% No
Herbert John Doree Liberal 2,75714.0% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Deeley Mallaby-Deeley Unionist 12,52552.8% Yes
Harcourt Johnstone Liberal 11,21147.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harcourt Johnstone Liberal 11,26040.5% Yes
George Frederick Stanley Unionist 11,14640.1% No
Joseph George Butler Labour 5,39219.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Frederick Stanley Unionist 15,96550.2% Yes
Harcourt Johnstone Liberal 7,99225.1% No
William Davies Lloyd Labour 7,86024.7% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Gerald Somerville Unionist 17,09040.4% Yes
William Davies Lloyd Labour 13,97733.1% No
Maurice Gordon Liverman Liberal 11,19026.5% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Daniel Gerald Somerville Conservative 28,99362.1% Yes
William Davies Lloyd Labour 10,01021.4% No
Joseph Samuel Bridges Liberal 7,68416.5% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Daniel Gerald Somerville Conservative 25,61357.7% Yes
Maurice Orbach Labour 15,52335.0% No
Nancy Stuart Parnell Liberal 3,2177.3% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maurice Orbach Labour 23,45753.0% Yes
Samuel Schofield Hammersley Conservative 14,02731.7% No
Rowland Lewis Robert Morgan Liberal 6,77115.3% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maurice Orbach Labour 24,34547.1% Yes
Samuel Schofield Hammersley Conservative 21,00440.7% No
Walter John Done Liberal 6,31012.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maurice Orbach Labour 26,69551.8% Yes
Ronald Simms Conservative 24,82748.2% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maurice Orbach Labour 23,39750.7% Yes
Ronald Simms Conservative 22,73849.3% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Trevor Herbert Harry Skeet Conservative 22,70952.6% Yes
Maurice Orbach Labour 20,49947.4% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Yarnitz Freeson Labour 20,54352.3% Yes
Trevor Herbert Harry Skeet Conservative 18,75547.7% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Freeson Labour 21,76754.6% Yes
Peter Fry Conservative 14,76137.0% No
Malcolm Brahams Liberal 2,7656.9% No
Olive Bysouth Independent 5561.4% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Freeson Labour 20,07356.3% Yes
Horace Cutler Conservative 15,56443.7% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 36.0 pts 1922: Unionist margin 5.5 pts 1923: Liberal margin 0.4 pts 1924: Unionist margin 25.1 pts 1929: Unionist margin 7.4 pts 1931: Conservative margin 40.7 pts 1935: Conservative margin 22.8 pts 1945: Labour margin 21.3 pts 1950: Labour margin 6.5 pts 1951: Labour margin 3.6 pts 1955: Labour margin 1.4 pts 1959: Conservative margin 5.1 pts 1964: Labour margin 4.5 pts 1966: Labour margin 17.6 pts 1970: Labour margin 12.7 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

Willesden East has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Liberal, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Willesden East in the 1970 general election?

Labour won Willesden East in 1970 with 20,073 votes (56.3%), a majority of 4,509 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Willesden East since 1918?

Since 1918, Willesden East has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Willesden East?

The closest result on record for Willesden East was 1923, when Liberal beat Unionist by just 114 votes (0.4 percentage points).

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