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Winchester — UK General Election Results

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

Winchester was won by Liberal Democrat at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 13,821 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Winchester from 1832 to 2024.

This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.

Full Election History, 1832–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Paulet St John-Mildmay (Whig); William Bingham Baring (Whig) 263 45.9% (top seat) James Buller East (Conservative) 112 (14.6 pts) 72.0%
1835 James Buller East (Conservative); William Bingham Baring (Whig) 176 45.9% (top seat) Paulet St John-Mildmay (Whig) 53 (9.6 pts) 53.7%
1837 James Buller East (Conservative); Paulet St John-Mildmay (Whig) 242 36.0% (top seat) Bickham Escott (Conservative) 26 (3.6 pts) 61.2%
1841 James Buller East (Conservative); Bickham Escott (Conservative) 292 33.0% (top seat) Richard Budden Crowder (Whig) 101 (10.4 pts) 85.4%
1847 John Bonham-Carter (Whig); James Buller East (Conservative) 315 39.4% (top seat) Bickham Escott (Radical) 72 (7.8 pts) 67.3%
1852 John Bonham-Carter (Whig); James Buller East (Conservative) 379 36.4% (top seat) William Whitear Bulpett (Independent Liberal) 91 (8.7 pts) 66.5%
1857 John Bonham-Carter (Whig); James Buller East (Conservative) 384 38.5% (top seat) Wyndham Spencer Portal (Whig) 131 (12.7 pts) 61.5%
1859 James Buller East (Conservative); John Bonham-Carter (Liberal) 349 30.4% (top seat) Thomas James Willis Fleming (Conservative) 8 (0.6 pts) 76.4%
1865 John Bonham-Carter (Liberal); William Barrow Simonds (Conservative) 367 39.5% (top seat) Thomas James Willis Fleming (Conservative) 31 (2.7 pts) 60.3%
1868 William Barrow Simonds (Conservative); John Bonham-Carter (Liberal) 690 40.5% (top seat) Arthur Jervoise Scott (Liberal) 161 (7.9 pts) 63.2%
1874 William Barrow Simonds (Conservative); Arthur Robert Naghten (Conservative) 793 39.6% (top seat) John Bonham-Carter (Liberal) 136 (5.7 pts) 66.9%
1880 Francis George Baring (Liberal); Richard Mo (Conservative) 808 38.2% (top seat) William Barrow Simonds (Conservative) 35 (1.4 pts) 63.6%
1885 Arthur Loftus Tottenham (Conservative) 1,153 54.0% Francis George Baring (Liberal) 171 (8.0 pts) 91.8%
1886 Arthur Loftus Tottenham (Conservative) 1,119 58.8% Thomas Newcomen Archibald Grove (Liberal) 336 (17.7 pts) 81.8%
1892 William Henry Myers (Conservative) 1,213 58.5% Charles Willie Mathews (Liberal) 354 (17.1 pts) 86.6%
1895 William Henry Myers (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 William Henry Myers (Conservative) 1,342 61.3% Edward George Hemmerde (Liberal) 496 (22.7 pts) 81.6%
1906 Guy Victor Baring (Conservative) 1,322 51.0% Charles Albert McCurdy (Liberal) 50 (1.9 pts) 87.0%
Jan 1910 Guy Victor Baring (Conservative) 1,729 57.7% George William Ricketts (Liberal) 461 (15.4 pts) 93.7%
Dec 1910 Guy Victor Baring (Conservative) 1,719 60.5% George William Ricketts (Liberal) 598 (21.1 pts) 88.7%
1918 George Richard James Hennessy (Unionist) 10,166 64.6% William James West (Liberal) 4,597 (29.2 pts) 48.1%
1922 George Richard James Hennessy (Unionist) 14,173 65.3% Alexander Wilkinson Frederick Haycock (Labour) 6,638 (30.6 pts) 63.8%
1923 George Richard James Hennessy (Unionist) 11,240 46.9% Albert Reginald Stamp (Labour) 4,745 (19.8 pts) 67.9%
1924 George Richard James Hennessy (Unionist) 15,026 57.2% Albert Reginald Stamp (Labour) 6,810 (25.9 pts) 71.8%
1929 George Richard James Hennessy (Unionist) 17,560 44.8% Robert Arthur Lyster (Labour) 3,234 (8.3 pts) 74.6%
1931 Robert Geoffrey Ellis (Conservative) 31,131 69.7% Robert Arthur Lyster (Labour) 17,602 (39.4 pts) 77.1%
1935 Gerald Eustace Howell Palmer (Conservative) 28,506 64.4% Arthur Leonard Williams (Labour) 12,767 (28.9 pts) 71.1%
1945 George Jeger (Labour) 30,290 52.6% Gerald Eustace Howell Palmer (Conservative) 3,031 (5.3 pts) 71.7%
1950 Peter Henry Berry Otway Smithers (Conservative) 31,462 56.8% Louis Frederick Symons Cornillie (Labour) 7,507 (13.6 pts) 84.0%
1951 Peter Henry Berry Otway Smithers (Conservative) 31,700 56.5% Eric Charles Neate (Labour) 7,282 (13.0 pts) 83.7%
1955 Peter Henry Berry Otway Smithers (Conservative) 23,827 65.4% Jasper Ridley (Labour) 11,236 (30.9 pts) 76.7%
1959 Peter Henry Berry Otway Smithers (Conservative) 24,924 67.3% Margaret J Manning (Labour) 12,792 (34.5 pts) 76.7%
1964 Morgan Charles Morgan-Giles (Conservative) 21,502 53.1% C Patrick Seyd (Labour) 9,007 (22.2 pts) 79.8%
1966 Morgan Morgan-Giles (Conservative) 21,162 51.6% Stanley Spicer (Labour) 8,677 (21.1 pts) 77.9%
1970 Morgan Morgan-Giles (Conservative) 25,249 55.0% Christopher Perry (Labour) 13,476 (29.4 pts) 74.6%
Feb 1974 Morgan Morgan-Giles (Conservative) 30,843 46.1% John Walter Matthew (Liberal) 10,504 (15.7 pts) 81.4%
Oct 1974 Morgan Morgan-Giles (Conservative) 27,671 44.4% John Walter Matthew (Liberal) 9,220 (14.8 pts) 75.2%
1979 John Browne (Conservative) 38,198 56.0% William Henry Allchin (Labour) 22,820 (33.5 pts) 78.0%
1983 John Browne (Conservative) 31,908 57.6% John Lang MacDonald (Social Democratic Party) 13,047 (23.5 pts) 76.2%
1987 John Browne (Conservative) 32,195 52.3% John Lang MacDonald (Social Democratic Party) 7,479 (12.2 pts) 80.4%
1992 Gerry Malone (Conservative) 33,113 50.1% Anthony David Barron (Liberal Democrat) 8,121 (12.3 pts) 83.5%
1997 Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat) 26,100 42.1% Gerry Malone (Conservative) 2 (0.0 pts) 78.7%
2001 Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat) 32,282 54.6% Andrew Hayes (Conservative) 9,634 (16.3 pts) 72.3%
2005 Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat) 31,225 50.6% George Hollingbery (Conservative) 7,476 (12.1 pts) 71.9%
2010 Steve Brine (Conservative) 27,155 48.5% Martin Tod (Liberal Democrat) 3,048 (5.5 pts) 76.0%
2015 Steve Brine (Conservative) 30,425 55.0% Jackie Porter (Liberal Democrat) 16,914 (30.6 pts) 74.9%
2017 Steve Brine (Conservative) 29,729 52.0% Jackie Porter (Liberal Democrat) 9,999 (17.5 pts) 79.0%
2019 Stephen Brine (Conservative) 28,430 48.3% Paula Ferguson (Liberal Democrat) 985 (1.7 pts) 78.2%
2024 Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat) 29,939 52.5% Flick Drummond (Conservative) 13,821 (24.2 pts) 73.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paulet St John-Mildmay Whig 35145.9% Yes
William Bingham Baring Whig 26334.4% Yes
James Buller East Conservative 15119.7% No

1835 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Buller East Conservative 25445.9% Yes
William Bingham Baring Whig 17631.8% Yes
Paulet St John-Mildmay Whig 12322.2% No

1837 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Buller East Conservative 25836.0% Yes
Paulet St John-Mildmay Whig 24233.8% Yes
Bickham Escott Conservative 21630.2% No

1841 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Buller East Conservative 32033.0% Yes
Bickham Escott Conservative 29230.1% Yes
Richard Budden Crowder Whig 19119.7% No
Francis Pigott Whig 16617.1% No

1847 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Bonham-Carter Whig 36339.4% Yes
James Buller East Conservative 31534.2% Yes
Bickham Escott Radical 24326.4% No

1852 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Bonham-Carter Whig 38136.4% Yes
James Buller East Conservative 37936.2% Yes
William Whitear Bulpett Independent Liberal 28827.5% No

1857 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Bonham-Carter Whig 39838.5% Yes
James Buller East Conservative 38437.1% Yes
Wyndham Spencer Portal Whig 25324.4% No

1859 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Buller East Conservative 40230.4% Yes
John Bonham-Carter Liberal 34926.4% Yes
Thomas James Willis Fleming Conservative 34125.8% No
George John Shaw-Lefevre Liberal 23117.5% No

1865 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Bonham-Carter Liberal 45939.5% Yes
William Barrow Simonds Conservative 36731.6% Yes
Thomas James Willis Fleming Conservative 33628.9% No

1868 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Barrow Simonds Conservative 83040.5% Yes
John Bonham-Carter Liberal 69033.7% Yes
Arthur Jervoise Scott Liberal 52925.8% No

1874 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Barrow Simonds Conservative 94939.6% Yes
Arthur Robert Naghten Conservative 79333.1% Yes
John Bonham-Carter Liberal 65727.4% No

1880 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis George Baring Liberal 97938.2% Yes
Richard Mo Conservative 80831.6% Yes
William Barrow Simonds Conservative 77330.2% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Loftus Tottenham Conservative 1,15354.0% Yes
Francis George Baring Liberal 98246.0% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Loftus Tottenham Conservative 1,11958.8% Yes
Thomas Newcomen Archibald Grove Liberal 78341.2% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Myers Conservative 1,21358.5% Yes
Charles Willie Mathews Liberal 85941.5% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Myers Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Myers Conservative 1,34261.3% Yes
Edward George Hemmerde Liberal 84638.7% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Guy Victor Baring Conservative 1,32251.0% Yes
Charles Albert McCurdy Liberal 1,27249.0% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Guy Victor Baring Conservative 1,72957.7% Yes
George William Ricketts Liberal 1,26842.3% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Guy Victor Baring Conservative 1,71960.5% Yes
George William Ricketts Liberal 1,12139.5% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Richard James Hennessy Unionist 10,16664.6% Yes
William James West Liberal 5,56935.4% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Richard James Hennessy Unionist 14,17365.3% Yes
Alexander Wilkinson Frederick Haycock Labour 7,53534.7% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Richard James Hennessy Unionist 11,24046.9% Yes
Albert Reginald Stamp Labour 6,49527.1% No
William James West Liberal 6,25226.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Richard James Hennessy Unionist 15,02657.2% Yes
Albert Reginald Stamp Labour 8,21631.3% No
William James West Liberal 3,01211.5% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Richard James Hennessy Unionist 17,56044.8% Yes
Robert Arthur Lyster Labour 14,32636.6% No
Frances Louise Josephy Liberal 7,27818.6% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Geoffrey Ellis Conservative 31,13169.7% Yes
Robert Arthur Lyster Labour 13,52930.3% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Eustace Howell Palmer Conservative 28,50664.4% Yes
Arthur Leonard Williams Labour 15,73935.6% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Jeger Labour 30,29052.6% Yes
Gerald Eustace Howell Palmer Conservative 27,25947.4% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Henry Berry Otway Smithers Conservative 31,46256.8% Yes
Louis Frederick Symons Cornillie Labour 23,95543.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Henry Berry Otway Smithers Conservative 31,70056.5% Yes
Eric Charles Neate Labour 24,41843.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Henry Berry Otway Smithers Conservative 23,82765.4% Yes
Jasper Ridley Labour 12,59134.6% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Henry Berry Otway Smithers Conservative 24,92467.3% Yes
Margaret J Manning Labour 12,13232.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Morgan Charles Morgan-Giles Conservative 21,50253.1% Yes
C Patrick Seyd Labour 12,49530.8% No
E Terence S Read Liberal 6,51016.1% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Morgan Morgan-Giles Conservative 21,16251.6% Yes
Stanley Spicer Labour 12,48530.4% No
Terence Read Liberal 7,39018.0% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Morgan Morgan-Giles Conservative 25,24955.0% Yes
Christopher Perry Labour 11,77325.7% No
John Walter Matthew Liberal 8,86719.3% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Morgan Morgan-Giles Conservative 30,84346.1% Yes
John Walter Matthew Liberal 20,33930.4% No
William Henry Allchin Labour 15,65523.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Morgan Morgan-Giles Conservative 27,67144.4% Yes
John Walter Matthew Liberal 18,45129.6% No
William Henry Allchin Labour 16,15325.9% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Browne Conservative 38,19856.0% Yes
William Henry Allchin Labour 15,37822.5% No
John Harold Morgan Liberal 14,22820.9% No
Michael Cormac Mahoney Wessex Regionalist 3950.6% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Browne Conservative 31,90857.6% Yes
John Lang MacDonald Social Democratic Party 18,86134.0% No
William Henry Allchin Labour 4,5128.1% No
Stephen Winkworth Wessex Regionalist 1550.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Browne Conservative 32,19552.3% Yes
John Lang MacDonald Social Democratic Party 24,71640.2% No
Fred Inglis Labour 4,0286.5% No
Julie Patricia Walker Green 5650.9% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerry Malone Conservative 33,11350.1% Yes
Anthony David Barron Liberal Democrat 24,99237.8% No
Peter John Jenks Labour 4,9177.4% No
John Browne Independent Conservative 3,0954.7% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mark Oaten Liberal Democrat 26,10042.1% Yes
Gerry Malone Conservative 26,09842.1% No
Patrick Davies Labour 6,52810.5% No
Peter Strand Referendum Party 1,5982.6% No
Richard Huggett Liberal Democrat Top Choice for Parliament 6401.0% No
Derek Rumsey UKIP 4760.8% No
John Browne Independent 3070.5% No
Peter Stockton Monster Raving Loony 3070.5% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mark Oaten Liberal Democrat 32,28254.6% Yes
Andrew Hayes Conservative 22,64838.3% No
Stephen Wyeth Labour 3,4985.9% No
Joan Martin UKIP 6641.1% No
Henrietta Rous Wessex Regionalist 660.1% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mark Oaten Liberal Democrat 31,22550.6% Yes
George Hollingbery Conservative 23,74938.5% No
Patrick Davies Labour 4,7827.8% No
David Abbott UKIP 1,3212.1% No
Arthur Pendragon Independent 5810.9% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Steve Brine Conservative 27,15548.5% Yes
Martin Tod Liberal Democrat 24,10743.1% No
Patrick Davies Labour 3,0515.5% No
Jocelyn Penn-Bull UKIP 1,1392.0% No
Mark Lancaster English Democrats 5030.9% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Steve Brine Conservative 30,42555.0% Yes
Jackie Porter Liberal Democrat 13,51124.4% No
Mark Chaloner Labour 4,6138.3% No
Martin Lyon UKIP 4,1227.5% No
Michael Wilks Green 2,6454.8% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Steve Brine Conservative 29,72952.0% Yes
Jackie Porter Liberal Democrat 19,73034.5% No
Mark Chaloner Labour 6,00710.5% No
Andrew Wainwright Green 8461.5% No
Martin Lyon UKIP 6951.2% No
Teresa Skelton The Justice & Anti-Corruption Party 1490.3% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Brine Conservative 28,43048.3% Yes
Paula Ferguson Liberal Democrat 27,44546.6% No
George Baker Labour 2,7234.6% No
Teresa Skelton The Justice & Anti-Corruption Party 2920.5% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Danny Chambers Liberal Democrat 29,93952.5% Yes
Flick Drummond Conservative 16,11828.2% No
Sean Whelan Reform UK 4,7978.4% No
Hannah Dawson Labour 3,0235.3% No
Lorraine Estelle Green 2,7404.8% No
Andrew Davis Social Democratic Party 1460.3% No
Chris Barfoot Independent 1420.2% No
Kevin D'Cruze Independent 1270.2% No
Andy Liming Hampshire Independents 440.1% No

Margin Over Time

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

1832: Whig margin 14.6 pts 1835: Conservative margin 9.6 pts 1837: Conservative margin 3.6 pts 1841: Conservative margin 10.4 pts 1847: Whig margin 7.8 pts 1852: Whig margin 8.7 pts 1857: Whig margin 12.7 pts 1859: Conservative margin 0.6 pts 1865: Liberal margin 2.7 pts 1868: Conservative margin 7.9 pts 1874: Conservative margin 5.7 pts 1880: Liberal margin 1.4 pts 1885: Conservative margin 8.0 pts 1886: Conservative margin 17.7 pts 1892: Conservative margin 17.1 pts 1900: Conservative margin 22.7 pts 1906: Conservative margin 1.9 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 15.4 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 21.1 pts 1918: Unionist margin 29.2 pts 1922: Unionist margin 30.6 pts 1923: Unionist margin 19.8 pts 1924: Unionist margin 25.9 pts 1929: Unionist margin 8.3 pts 1931: Conservative margin 39.4 pts 1935: Conservative margin 28.9 pts 1945: Labour margin 5.3 pts 1950: Conservative margin 13.6 pts 1951: Conservative margin 13.0 pts 1955: Conservative margin 30.9 pts 1959: Conservative margin 34.5 pts 1964: Conservative margin 22.2 pts 1966: Conservative margin 21.1 pts 1970: Conservative margin 29.4 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 15.7 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 14.8 pts 1979: Conservative margin 33.5 pts 1983: Conservative margin 23.5 pts 1987: Conservative margin 12.2 pts 1992: Conservative margin 12.3 pts 1997: Liberal Democrat margin 0.0 pts 2001: Liberal Democrat margin 16.3 pts 2005: Liberal Democrat margin 12.1 pts 2010: Conservative margin 5.5 pts 2015: Conservative margin 30.6 pts 2017: Conservative margin 17.5 pts 2019: Conservative margin 1.7 pts 2024: Liberal Democrat margin 24.2 pts 1832 1835 1837 1841 1847 1852 1857 1859 1865 1868 1874 1880 1885 1886 1892 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 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

Winchester has been contested at 49 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Liberal, Unionist, Labour, Liberal Democrat.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Winchester in the 2024 general election?

Liberal Democrat won Winchester in 2024 with 29,939 votes (52.5%), a majority of 13,821 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Winchester since 1832?

Since 1832, Winchester has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Liberal Democrat, Unionist, Whig.

What was the closest result in Winchester?

The closest result on record for Winchester was 1997, when Liberal Democrat beat Conservative by just 2 votes (0.0 percentage points).

Did Winchester ever elect more than one MP at a time?

Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Winchester elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.

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