Wimbledon — UK General Election Results

Wimbledon was won by Liberal Democrat at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 12,610 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Wimbledon from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Henry Cosmo Orme Bonsor (Conservative) 6,189 62.3% John Cooper (Liberal) 2,444 (24.6 pts) 70.5%
1886 Henry Cosmo Orme Bonsor (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Henry Cosmo Orme Bonsor (Conservative) 7,397 74.0% Thomas Arthur Meates (Liberal) 4,795 (47.9 pts) 64.2%
1895 Henry Cosmo Orme Bonsor (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Charles Eric Hambro (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Charles Eric Hambro (Conservative) 9,523 56.2% St George William Lane Fox-Pitt (Liberal) 2,114 (12.5 pts) 77.3%
Jan 1910 Henry Chaplin (Conservative) 14,445 61.8% Arthur L Holland (Liberal) 5,515 (23.6 pts) 84.1%
Dec 1910 Henry Chaplin (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1918 Joseph Hood (Unionist) 13,652 81.6% GM Edwardes Jones (Independent) 10,573 (63.2 pts) 46.1%
1922 Joseph Hood (Unionist) 16,751 71.7% Robert Oswald Moon (Liberal) 10,124 (43.3 pts) 62.0%
1923 Joseph Hood (Unionist) 15,495 69.8% Mark Starr (Labour) 8,778 (39.5 pts) 57.3%
1924 John Cecil Power (Unionist) 21,209 74.2% Mark Starr (Labour) 13,823 (48.3 pts) 72.2%
1929 John Cecil Power (Unionist) 21,902 53.4% Thomas Braddock (Labour) 11,978 (29.2 pts) 68.8%
1931 John Cecil Power (Conservative) 39,643 80.4% Thomas Braddock (Labour) 29,969 (60.8 pts) 71.0%
1935 John Cecil Power (Conservative) 36,816 67.8% Thomas Braddock (Labour) 19,364 (35.7 pts) 67.6%
1945 Arthur Montague Frank Palmer (Labour) 30,188 44.4% Geoffrey Paul Hardy-Roberts (Conservative) 1,368 (2.0 pts) 76.0%
1950 Cyril Wilson Black (Conservative) 40,339 61.3% George Leonard Deacon (Labour) 20,043 (30.5 pts) 85.7%
1951 Cyril Wilson Black (Conservative) 42,218 66.5% Charles Ford (Labour) 20,976 (33.1 pts) 82.6%
1955 Cyril Wilson Black (Conservative) 22,112 65.5% Greville Ewan Janner (Labour) 10,490 (31.1 pts) 78.3%
1959 Sir Cyril Wilson Black (Conservative) 21,538 66.9% Lawrence M Kershaw (Labour) 10,860 (33.7 pts) 76.4%
1964 Sir Cyril Wilson Black (Conservative) 15,952 52.0% John R Daly (Labour) 7,061 (23.0 pts) 74.9%
1966 Sir Cyril Black (Conservative) 15,191 50.3% Thomas Braddock (Labour) 5,674 (18.8 pts) 75.0%
1970 Sir Robert Havers (Conservative) 15,285 53.5% Ralph Holmes (Labour) 6,731 (23.5 pts) 66.9%
Feb 1974 Sir Robert Havers (Conservative) 26,542 48.6% Keith Bill (Labour) 12,213 (22.4 pts) 77.7%
Oct 1974 Sir Robert Havers (Conservative) 23,615 48.5% Keith Bill (Labour) 8,706 (17.9 pts) 68.8%
1979 Sir Robert Havers (Conservative) 27,567 55.1% Rock Benedict Tansey (Labour) 13,315 (26.6 pts) 76.4%
1983 Sir Robert Havers (Conservative) 24,169 52.1% David Twigg (Liberal) 11,546 (24.9 pts) 72.4%
1987 Charles Goodson-Wickes (Conservative) 24,538 50.9% Adrian Slade (Liberal) 11,301 (23.4 pts) 76.1%
1992 Charles Goodson-Wickes (Conservative) 26,331 53.0% Kingsley Abrams (Labour) 14,761 (29.7 pts) 80.2%
1997 Roger Casale (Labour) 20,674 42.8% Charles Goodson-Wickes (Conservative) 2,990 (6.2 pts) 75.5%
2001 Roger Casale (Labour) 18,806 45.7% Stephen Hammond (Conservative) 3,744 (9.1 pts) 64.3%
2005 Stephen Hammond (Conservative) 17,886 41.2% Roger Casale (Labour) 2,301 (5.3 pts) 68.1%
2010 Stephen Hammond (Conservative) 23,257 49.1% Shas Sheehan (Liberal Democrat) 11,408 (24.1 pts) 72.3%
2015 Stephen Hammond (Conservative) 25,225 52.1% Andrew Judge (Labour) 12,619 (26.1 pts) 73.7%
2017 Stephen Hammond (Conservative) 23,946 46.5% Imran Uddin (Labour) 5,622 (10.9 pts) 77.3%
2019 Stephen Hammond (Conservative) 20,373 38.4% Paul Kohler (Liberal Democrat) 628 (1.2 pts) 78.0%
2024 Paul Kohler (Liberal Democrat) 24,790 45.1% Danielle Dunfield-Prayero (Conservative) 12,610 (22.9 pts) 72.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Cosmo Orme Bonsor Conservative 6,18962.3% Yes
John Cooper Liberal 3,74537.7% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Cosmo Orme Bonsor Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Cosmo Orme Bonsor Conservative 7,39774.0% Yes
Thomas Arthur Meates Liberal 2,60226.0% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Cosmo Orme Bonsor Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Eric Hambro Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Eric Hambro Conservative 9,52356.2% Yes
St George William Lane Fox-Pitt Liberal 7,40943.8% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Chaplin Conservative 14,44561.8% Yes
Arthur L Holland Liberal 8,93038.2% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Chaplin Conservative Unopposed Yes

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Hood Unionist 13,65281.6% Yes
GM Edwardes Jones Independent 3,07918.4% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Hood Unionist 16,75171.7% Yes
Robert Oswald Moon Liberal 6,62728.3% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Hood Unionist 15,49569.8% Yes
Mark Starr Labour 6,71730.2% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Cecil Power Unionist 21,20974.2% Yes
Mark Starr Labour 7,38625.8% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Cecil Power Unionist 21,90253.4% Yes
Thomas Braddock Labour 9,92424.2% No
Arthur Peters Liberal 9,20222.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Cecil Power Conservative 39,64380.4% Yes
Thomas Braddock Labour 9,67419.6% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Cecil Power Conservative 36,81667.8% Yes
Thomas Braddock Labour 17,45232.2% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Montague Frank Palmer Labour 30,18844.4% Yes
Geoffrey Paul Hardy-Roberts Conservative 28,82042.4% No
Alick Dudley Kay Liberal 6,5019.6% No
Kenneth Ellison Horne Common Wealth 2,4723.6% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cyril Wilson Black Conservative 40,33961.3% Yes
George Leonard Deacon Labour 20,29630.9% No
Ian Forester Gibson Liberal 5,1367.8% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cyril Wilson Black Conservative 42,21866.5% Yes
Charles Ford Labour 21,24233.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cyril Wilson Black Conservative 22,11265.5% Yes
Greville Ewan Janner Labour 11,62234.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Cyril Wilson Black Conservative 21,53866.9% Yes
Lawrence M Kershaw Labour 10,67833.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Cyril Wilson Black Conservative 15,95252.0% Yes
John R Daly Labour 8,89129.0% No
George Edwin Scott Liberal 5,81719.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Cyril Black Conservative 15,19150.3% Yes
Thomas Braddock Labour 9,51731.5% No
John Macdonald Liberal 5,47518.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Robert Havers Conservative 15,28553.5% Yes
Ralph Holmes Labour 8,55429.9% No
John Reginald MacDonald Liberal 4,74916.6% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Robert Havers Conservative 26,54248.6% Yes
Keith Bill Labour 14,32926.2% No
Keith Newton Searby Liberal 13,47824.7% No
William Boaks Independent 2400.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Robert Havers Conservative 23,61548.5% Yes
Keith Bill Labour 14,90930.6% No
Keith Newton Searby Liberal 10,13320.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Robert Havers Conservative 27,56755.1% Yes
Rock Benedict Tansey Labour 14,25228.5% No
David Twigg Liberal 7,60415.2% No
Anthony Francis Bailey National Front 6121.2% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Robert Havers Conservative 24,16952.1% Yes
David Twigg Liberal 12,62327.2% No
Rock Benedict Tansey Labour 8,80619.0% No
Anthony Jones Green 7171.5% No
Edward James Weakner Party of Associates with Licensees 1140.2% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Goodson-Wickes Conservative 24,53850.9% Yes
Adrian Slade Liberal 13,23727.5% No
Christine Maurice Bickerstaff Labour 10,42821.6% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Goodson-Wickes Conservative 26,33153.0% Yes
Kingsley Abrams Labour 11,57023.3% No
Alison Willott Liberal Democrat 10,56921.3% No
Vaughan Flood Green 8601.7% No
Hugh Godfrey Natural Law 1810.4% No
Graham Hadley Independent 1700.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger Casale Labour 20,67442.8% Yes
Charles Goodson-Wickes Conservative 17,68436.6% No
Alison Willott Liberal Democrat 8,01416.6% No
Abid Hameed Referendum Party 9932.1% No
Rajeev Thacker Green 4741.0% No
Sophie Davies ProLife Alliance 3460.7% No
Matthew Kirby Mongolian Barbeque Great Place to Party 1120.2% No
Graham Stacey Rainbow Dream Ticket 470.1% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger Casale Labour 18,80645.7% Yes
Stephen Hammond Conservative 15,06236.6% No
Martin Pierce Liberal Democrat 5,34113.0% No
Rajeev Thacker Green 1,0072.4% No
Roger Glencross Christian Peoples 4791.2% No
Mariana Bell UKIP 4141.0% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Hammond Conservative 17,88641.2% Yes
Roger Casale Labour 15,58535.9% No
Stephen Gee Liberal Democrat 7,86818.1% No
Giles Barrow Green 1,3743.2% No
Andrew Mills UKIP 4080.9% No
Christopher Coverdale Independent 2110.5% No
Alastair Wilson TIger's Eye - the Party for Kids 500.1% No
Rainbow George Weiss Rainbow Dream Ticket 220.1% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Hammond Conservative 23,25749.1% Yes
Shas Sheehan Liberal Democrat 11,84925.0% No
Andrew Judge Labour 10,55022.3% No
Mark McAleer UKIP 9141.9% No
Rajeev Thacker Green 5901.2% No
David Martin Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 2350.5% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Hammond Conservative 25,22552.1% Yes
Andrew Judge Labour 12,60626.0% No
Shas Sheehan Liberal Democrat 6,12912.7% No
Peter Bucklitsch UKIP 2,4765.1% No
Charles Barraball Green 1,9864.1% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Hammond Conservative 23,94646.5% Yes
Imran Uddin Labour 18,32435.6% No
Carl Quilliam Liberal Democrat 7,47214.5% No
Charles Barraball Green 1,2312.4% No
Strachan McDonald UKIP 5531.1% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Hammond Conservative 20,37338.4% Yes
Paul Kohler Liberal Democrat 19,74537.2% No
Jackie Schneider Labour 12,54323.7% No
Graham Hadley Independent 3660.7% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Kohler Liberal Democrat 24,79045.1% Yes
Danielle Dunfield-Prayero Conservative 12,18022.2% No
Eleanor Stringer Labour 11,73321.3% No
Ben Cronin Reform UK 3,2215.9% No
Rachel Brooks Green 2,4424.4% No
Aaron Mafi Workers Party of Britain 3410.6% No
Sarah Barber Independent 1290.2% No
Amy Lynch Independent 800.1% No
Michael Watson Heritage Party 690.1% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 24.6 pts 1892: Conservative margin 47.9 pts 1906: Conservative margin 12.5 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 23.6 pts 1918: Unionist margin 63.2 pts 1922: Unionist margin 43.3 pts 1923: Unionist margin 39.5 pts 1924: Unionist margin 48.3 pts 1929: Unionist margin 29.2 pts 1931: Conservative margin 60.8 pts 1935: Conservative margin 35.7 pts 1945: Labour margin 2.0 pts 1950: Conservative margin 30.5 pts 1951: Conservative margin 33.1 pts 1955: Conservative margin 31.1 pts 1959: Conservative margin 33.7 pts 1964: Conservative margin 23.0 pts 1966: Conservative margin 18.8 pts 1970: Conservative margin 23.5 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 22.4 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 17.9 pts 1979: Conservative margin 26.6 pts 1983: Conservative margin 24.9 pts 1987: Conservative margin 23.4 pts 1992: Conservative margin 29.7 pts 1997: Labour margin 6.2 pts 2001: Labour margin 9.1 pts 2005: Conservative margin 5.3 pts 2010: Conservative margin 24.1 pts 2015: Conservative margin 26.1 pts 2017: Conservative margin 10.9 pts 2019: Conservative margin 1.2 pts 2024: Liberal Democrat margin 22.9 pts 1885 1892 1906 Jan 1910 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

Wimbledon has been contested at 37 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Unionist, Labour, Liberal Democrat.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Wimbledon in the 2024 general election?

Liberal Democrat won Wimbledon in 2024 with 24,790 votes (45.1%), a majority of 12,610 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Wimbledon since 1885?

Since 1885, Wimbledon has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Wimbledon?

The closest result on record for Wimbledon was 2019, when Conservative beat Liberal Democrat by just 628 votes (1.2 percentage points).

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