Windsor and Maidenhead — UK General Election Results

Windsor and Maidenhead was won by Conservative at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 12,928 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in Windsor and Maidenhead from Feb 1974 to 1992.

Full Election History, Feb 1974–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
Feb 1974 Sir Alan Glyn (Conservative) 31,022 48.9% George Hessel Kahan (Liberal) 14,995 (23.6 pts) 80.4%
Oct 1974 Sir Alan Glyn (Conservative) 28,013 49.0% Michael David Golder (Labour) 12,841 (22.4 pts) 71.8%
1979 Sir Alan Glyn (Conservative) 38,451 59.7% Valerie Irene Price (Labour) 25,130 (39.0 pts) 75.4%
1983 Sir Alan Glyn (Conservative) 32,191 58.2% Paul Eliot Winner (Liberal) 18,203 (32.9 pts) 70.3%
1987 Sir Alan Glyn (Conservative) 33,980 56.8% Stanley John Jackson (Liberal) 17,836 (29.8 pts) 75.4%
1992 Michael Trend (Conservative) 35,075 55.5% Jeremy Hyde (Liberal Democrat) 12,928 (20.5 pts) 81.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Alan Glyn Conservative 31,02248.9% Yes
George Hessel Kahan Liberal 16,02725.2% No
Michael David Golder Labour 15,41324.3% No
Donald Peter Funnell Independent Conservative 1,0411.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Alan Glyn Conservative 28,01349.0% Yes
Michael David Golder Labour 15,17226.5% No
George Hessel Kahan Liberal 14,02224.5% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Alan Glyn Conservative 38,45159.7% Yes
Valerie Irene Price Labour 13,32120.7% No
John Farrand Liberal 11,49617.8% No
Paul James Crowley National Front 9301.4% No
Colin Roland Bex Wessex Regionalist 2590.4% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Alan Glyn Conservative 32,19158.2% Yes
Paul Eliot Winner Liberal 13,98825.3% No
Valerie Irene Price Labour 6,38311.5% No
William Owen Board Independent Conservative 1,8423.3% No
Graham Frederick Charles Gillmore National Front 5110.9% No
Philip Brett Illesley Independent 3000.5% No
Colin Bex Wessex Regionalist 680.1% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Alan Glyn Conservative 33,98056.8% Yes
Stanley John Jackson Liberal 16,14427.0% No
HB de Lyon Labour 6,67811.2% No
William Owen Board Independent Conservative 1,9383.2% No
Peter Gordon Green 7111.2% No
Pamela Stephenson Blancmange Throwers 3280.5% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Trend Conservative 35,07555.5% Yes
Jeremy Hyde Liberal Democrat 22,14735.1% No
Catherine Sinclair Attlee Labour 4,9757.9% No
Robert Williams Green 5100.8% No
David Nelson Askwith Monster Raving Loony 2360.4% No
Edith Bigg Independent 1100.2% No
Mike Grenville Natural Law 1080.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

Feb 1974: Conservative margin 23.6 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 22.4 pts 1979: Conservative margin 39.0 pts 1983: Conservative margin 32.9 pts 1987: Conservative margin 29.8 pts 1992: Conservative margin 20.5 pts Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

Windsor and Maidenhead has been contested at 6 general elections on record since Feb 1974. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Windsor and Maidenhead in the 1992 general election?

Conservative won Windsor and Maidenhead in 1992 with 35,075 votes (55.5%), a majority of 12,928 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.

Which parties have won Windsor and Maidenhead since Feb 1974?

Since Feb 1974, Windsor and Maidenhead has been won by: Conservative.

What was the closest result in Windsor and Maidenhead?

The closest result on record for Windsor and Maidenhead was 1992, when Conservative beat Liberal Democrat by just 12,928 votes (20.5 percentage points).

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