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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cosmo Orme Bonsor | Conservative | 6,189 | 62.3% | Yes |
| John Cooper | Liberal | 3,745 | 37.7% | No |
1886
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cosmo Orme Bonsor | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1892
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cosmo Orme Bonsor | Conservative | 7,397 | 74.0% | Yes |
| Thomas Arthur Meates | Liberal | 2,602 | 26.0% | No |
1895
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cosmo Orme Bonsor | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1900
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Eric Hambro | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1906
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Eric Hambro | Conservative | 9,523 | 56.2% | Yes |
| St George William Lane Fox-Pitt | Liberal | 7,409 | 43.8% | No |
Jan 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Chaplin | Conservative | 14,445 | 61.8% | Yes |
| Arthur L Holland | Liberal | 8,930 | 38.2% | No |
Dec 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Chaplin | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1918
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Hood | Unionist | 13,652 | 81.6% | Yes |
| GM Edwardes Jones | Independent | 3,079 | 18.4% | No |
1922
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Hood | Unionist | 16,751 | 71.7% | Yes |
| Robert Oswald Moon | Liberal | 6,627 | 28.3% | No |
1923
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Hood | Unionist | 15,495 | 69.8% | Yes |
| Mark Starr | Labour | 6,717 | 30.2% | No |
1924
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cecil Power | Unionist | 21,209 | 74.2% | Yes |
| Mark Starr | Labour | 7,386 | 25.8% | No |
1929
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cecil Power | Unionist | 21,902 | 53.4% | Yes |
| Thomas Braddock | Labour | 9,924 | 24.2% | No |
| Arthur Peters | Liberal | 9,202 | 22.4% | No |
1931
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cecil Power | Conservative | 39,643 | 80.4% | Yes |
| Thomas Braddock | Labour | 9,674 | 19.6% | No |
1935
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cecil Power | Conservative | 36,816 | 67.8% | Yes |
| Thomas Braddock | Labour | 17,452 | 32.2% | No |
1945
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Montague Frank Palmer | Labour | 30,188 | 44.4% | Yes |
| Geoffrey Paul Hardy-Roberts | Conservative | 28,820 | 42.4% | No |
| Alick Dudley Kay | Liberal | 6,501 | 9.6% | No |
| Kenneth Ellison Horne | Common Wealth | 2,472 | 3.6% | No |
1950
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyril Wilson Black | Conservative | 40,339 | 61.3% | Yes |
| George Leonard Deacon | Labour | 20,296 | 30.9% | No |
| Ian Forester Gibson | Liberal | 5,136 | 7.8% | No |
1951
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyril Wilson Black | Conservative | 42,218 | 66.5% | Yes |
| Charles Ford | Labour | 21,242 | 33.5% | No |
1955
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyril Wilson Black | Conservative | 22,112 | 65.5% | Yes |
| Greville Ewan Janner | Labour | 11,622 | 34.5% | No |
1959
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Cyril Wilson Black | Conservative | 21,538 | 66.9% | Yes |
| Lawrence M Kershaw | Labour | 10,678 | 33.1% | No |
1964
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Cyril Wilson Black | Conservative | 15,952 | 52.0% | Yes |
| John R Daly | Labour | 8,891 | 29.0% | No |
| George Edwin Scott | Liberal | 5,817 | 19.0% | No |
1966
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Cyril Black | Conservative | 15,191 | 50.3% | Yes |
| Thomas Braddock | Labour | 9,517 | 31.5% | No |
| John Macdonald | Liberal | 5,475 | 18.1% | No |
1970
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Robert Havers | Conservative | 15,285 | 53.5% | Yes |
| Ralph Holmes | Labour | 8,554 | 29.9% | No |
| John Reginald MacDonald | Liberal | 4,749 | 16.6% | No |
Feb 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Robert Havers | Conservative | 26,542 | 48.6% | Yes |
| Keith Bill | Labour | 14,329 | 26.2% | No |
| Keith Newton Searby | Liberal | 13,478 | 24.7% | No |
| William Boaks | Independent | 240 | 0.4% | No |
Oct 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Robert Havers | Conservative | 23,615 | 48.5% | Yes |
| Keith Bill | Labour | 14,909 | 30.6% | No |
| Keith Newton Searby | Liberal | 10,133 | 20.8% | No |
1979
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Robert Havers | Conservative | 27,567 | 55.1% | Yes |
| Rock Benedict Tansey | Labour | 14,252 | 28.5% | No |
| David Twigg | Liberal | 7,604 | 15.2% | No |
| Anthony Francis Bailey | National Front | 612 | 1.2% | No |
1983
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Robert Havers | Conservative | 24,169 | 52.1% | Yes |
| David Twigg | Liberal | 12,623 | 27.2% | No |
| Rock Benedict Tansey | Labour | 8,806 | 19.0% | No |
| Anthony Jones | Green | 717 | 1.5% | No |
| Edward James Weakner | Party of Associates with Licensees | 114 | 0.2% | No |
1987
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Goodson-Wickes | Conservative | 24,538 | 50.9% | Yes |
| Adrian Slade | Liberal | 13,237 | 27.5% | No |
| Christine Maurice Bickerstaff | Labour | 10,428 | 21.6% | No |
1992
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Goodson-Wickes | Conservative | 26,331 | 53.0% | Yes |
| Kingsley Abrams | Labour | 11,570 | 23.3% | No |
| Alison Willott | Liberal Democrat | 10,569 | 21.3% | No |
| Vaughan Flood | Green | 860 | 1.7% | No |
| Hugh Godfrey | Natural Law | 181 | 0.4% | No |
| Graham Hadley | Independent | 170 | 0.3% | No |
1997
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Casale | Labour | 20,674 | 42.8% | Yes |
| Charles Goodson-Wickes | Conservative | 17,684 | 36.6% | No |
| Alison Willott | Liberal Democrat | 8,014 | 16.6% | No |
| Abid Hameed | Referendum Party | 993 | 2.1% | No |
| Rajeev Thacker | Green | 474 | 1.0% | No |
| Sophie Davies | ProLife Alliance | 346 | 0.7% | No |
| Matthew Kirby | Mongolian Barbeque Great Place to Party | 112 | 0.2% | No |
| Graham Stacey | Rainbow Dream Ticket | 47 | 0.1% | No |
2001
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Casale | Labour | 18,806 | 45.7% | Yes |
| Stephen Hammond | Conservative | 15,062 | 36.6% | No |
| Martin Pierce | Liberal Democrat | 5,341 | 13.0% | No |
| Rajeev Thacker | Green | 1,007 | 2.4% | No |
| Roger Glencross | Christian Peoples | 479 | 1.2% | No |
| Mariana Bell | UKIP | 414 | 1.0% | No |
2005
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Hammond | Conservative | 17,886 | 41.2% | Yes |
| Roger Casale | Labour | 15,585 | 35.9% | No |
| Stephen Gee | Liberal Democrat | 7,868 | 18.1% | No |
| Giles Barrow | Green | 1,374 | 3.2% | No |
| Andrew Mills | UKIP | 408 | 0.9% | No |
| Christopher Coverdale | Independent | 211 | 0.5% | No |
| Alastair Wilson | TIger's Eye - the Party for Kids | 50 | 0.1% | No |
| Rainbow George Weiss | Rainbow Dream Ticket | 22 | 0.1% | No |
2010
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Hammond | Conservative | 23,257 | 49.1% | Yes |
| Shas Sheehan | Liberal Democrat | 11,849 | 25.0% | No |
| Andrew Judge | Labour | 10,550 | 22.3% | No |
| Mark McAleer | UKIP | 914 | 1.9% | No |
| Rajeev Thacker | Green | 590 | 1.2% | No |
| David Martin | Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship | 235 | 0.5% | No |
2015
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Hammond | Conservative | 25,225 | 52.1% | Yes |
| Andrew Judge | Labour | 12,606 | 26.0% | No |
| Shas Sheehan | Liberal Democrat | 6,129 | 12.7% | No |
| Peter Bucklitsch | UKIP | 2,476 | 5.1% | No |
| Charles Barraball | Green | 1,986 | 4.1% | No |
2017
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Hammond | Conservative | 23,946 | 46.5% | Yes |
| Imran Uddin | Labour | 18,324 | 35.6% | No |
| Carl Quilliam | Liberal Democrat | 7,472 | 14.5% | No |
| Charles Barraball | Green | 1,231 | 2.4% | No |
| Strachan McDonald | UKIP | 553 | 1.1% | No |
2019
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Hammond | Conservative | 20,373 | 38.4% | Yes |
| Paul Kohler | Liberal Democrat | 19,745 | 37.2% | No |
| Jackie Schneider | Labour | 12,543 | 23.7% | No |
| Graham Hadley | Independent | 366 | 0.7% | No |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Kohler | Liberal Democrat | 24,790 | 45.1% | Yes |
| Danielle Dunfield-Prayero | Conservative | 12,180 | 22.2% | No |
| Eleanor Stringer | Labour | 11,733 | 21.3% | No |
| Ben Cronin | Reform UK | 3,221 | 5.9% | No |
| Rachel Brooks | Green | 2,442 | 4.4% | No |
| Aaron Mafi | Workers Party of Britain | 341 | 0.6% | No |
| Sarah Barber | Independent | 129 | 0.2% | No |
| Amy Lynch | Independent | 80 | 0.1% | No |
| Michael Watson | Heritage Party | 69 | 0.1% | No |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
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).