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Wokingham — UK General Election Results

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

Wokingham was won by Liberal Democrat at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 8,345 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Wokingham from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 George Russell (Conservative) 4,710 60.6% Edwin Lawrence (Liberal) 1,648 (21.2 pts) 83.9%
1886 George Russell (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 George Russell (Conservative) 4,986 64.6% Frederick Joseph Patton (Liberal) 2,248 (29.1 pts) 76.2%
1895 George Russell (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Oliver Young (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Ernest Gardner (Conservative) 6,075 56.1% George Gordon (Liberal) 1,325 (12.2 pts) 83.1%
Jan 1910 Ernest Gardner (Conservative) 8,132 66.5% George Wilfrid Holford Knight (Liberal) 4,037 (33.0 pts) 85.3%
Dec 1910 Ernest Gardner (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1950 Peter Farquharson Remnant (Conservative) 20,612 57.7% Eric Hubble (Labour) 10,316 (28.9 pts) 81.0%
1951 Peter Farquharson Remnant (Conservative) 21,652 61.0% Eric Hubble (Labour) 11,046 (31.1 pts) 78.5%
1955 Peter Farquharson Remnant (Conservative) 25,843 59.5% Terence George Boston (Labour) 12,948 (29.8 pts) 76.6%
1959 William Radcliffe van Straubenzee (Conservative) 30,896 57.5% Terence George Boston (Labour) 15,991 (29.8 pts) 80.0%
1964 William Radcliffe van Straubenzee (Conservative) 32,777 50.2% John Ellis (Labour) 14,823 (22.7 pts) 79.2%
1966 William van Straubenzee (Conservative) 34,011 47.9% Raymond Carter (Labour) 9,574 (13.5 pts) 79.1%
1970 William van Straubenzee (Conservative) 43,183 55.0% Christopher Alexander Roger Helm (Labour) 20,553 (26.2 pts) 72.2%
Oct 1974 William van Straubenzee (Conservative) 24,009 43.1% Ronald Walter Crew (Labour) 7,705 (13.9 pts) 75.6%
Feb 1974 William van Straubenzee (Conservative) 27,223 45.2% Stuart Mackenzie Myles Cuff (Liberal) 10,432 (17.3 pts) 82.8%
1979 William van Straubenzee (Conservative) 36,194 54.4% Alan Ernest Furley (Labour) 18,746 (28.2 pts) 78.2%
1983 William van Straubenzee (Conservative) 32,925 60.4% John Leston (Liberal) 15,698 (28.8 pts) 76.0%
1987 John Redwood (Conservative) 39,808 61.4% John Leston (Liberal) 20,387 (31.4 pts) 78.1%
1992 John Redwood (Conservative) 43,497 61.4% Paul Simon (Liberal Democrat) 25,709 (36.3 pts) 82.4%
1997 John Redwood (Conservative) 25,086 50.1% Royce Longton (Liberal Democrat) 9,365 (18.7 pts) 75.7%
2001 John Redwood (Conservative) 20,216 46.1% Royce Longton (Liberal Democrat) 5,994 (13.7 pts) 64.1%
2005 John Redwood (Conservative) 22,174 48.1% Prue Bray (Liberal Democrat) 7,240 (15.7 pts) 67.1%
2010 John Redwood (Conservative) 28,754 52.7% Prue Bray (Liberal Democrat) 13,492 (24.7 pts) 71.5%
2015 John Redwood (Conservative) 32,329 57.7% Andy Croy (Labour) 24,197 (43.2 pts) 72.1%
2017 John Redwood (Conservative) 33,806 56.6% Andy Croy (Labour) 18,798 (31.5 pts) 75.7%
2019 John Redwood (Conservative) 30,734 49.6% Phillip Lee (Liberal Democrat) 7,383 (11.9 pts) 74.1%
2024 Clive Jones (Liberal Democrat) 25,743 47.7% Lucy Demery (Conservative) 8,345 (15.4 pts) 72.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Russell Conservative 4,71060.6% Yes
Edwin Lawrence Liberal 3,06239.4% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Russell Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Russell Conservative 4,98664.6% Yes
Frederick Joseph Patton Liberal 2,73835.4% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Russell Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Oliver Young Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Gardner Conservative 6,07556.1% Yes
George Gordon Liberal 4,75043.9% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Gardner Conservative 8,13266.5% Yes
George Wilfrid Holford Knight Liberal 4,09533.5% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Gardner Conservative Unopposed Yes

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Farquharson Remnant Conservative 20,61257.7% Yes
Eric Hubble Labour 10,29628.8% No
John Patrick McQuade Liberal 4,79313.4% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Farquharson Remnant Conservative 21,65261.0% Yes
Eric Hubble Labour 10,60629.9% No
John Patrick McQuade Liberal 3,2339.1% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Farquharson Remnant Conservative 25,84359.5% Yes
Terence George Boston Labour 12,89529.7% No
John Patrick McQuade Liberal 4,67910.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Radcliffe van Straubenzee Conservative 30,89657.5% Yes
Terence George Boston Labour 14,90527.8% No
Claud William J Rout Liberal 7,89914.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Radcliffe van Straubenzee Conservative 32,77750.2% Yes
John Ellis Labour 17,95427.5% No
Margaret E Wingfield Liberal 13,87521.3% No
Charles Ford Independent Conservative Trade Unionist 6451.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William van Straubenzee Conservative 34,01147.9% Yes
Raymond Carter Labour 24,43734.4% No
Margaret Wingfield Liberal 12,46417.6% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William van Straubenzee Conservative 43,18355.0% Yes
Christopher Alexander Roger Helm Labour 22,63028.8% No
Denis Henry Vaughan Case Liberal 12,70416.2% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William van Straubenzee Conservative 24,00943.1% Yes
Ronald Walter Crew Labour 16,30429.3% No
Thomas Whitehead Blyth Liberal 15,32927.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William van Straubenzee Conservative 27,22345.2% Yes
Stuart Mackenzie Myles Cuff Liberal 16,79127.9% No
Ronald Walter Crew Labour 16,26927.0% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William van Straubenzee Conservative 36,19454.4% Yes
Alan Ernest Furley Labour 17,44826.2% No
Peter John Gerard Mullarky Liberal 12,12018.2% No
Gillian Sanders National Front 7221.1% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William van Straubenzee Conservative 32,92560.4% Yes
John Leston Liberal 17,22731.6% No
Michael Edward Orton Labour 4,3628.0% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Redwood Conservative 39,80861.4% Yes
John Leston Liberal 19,42129.9% No
Peter Morgan Labour 5,6228.7% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Redwood Conservative 43,49761.4% Yes
Paul Simon Liberal Democrat 17,78825.1% No
Nelson Bland Labour 8,84612.5% No
Peter 'Top Cat Bananaman' Owen Monster Raving Loony 5310.7% No
Philip Harriss Independent 1480.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Redwood Conservative 25,08650.1% Yes
Royce Longton Liberal Democrat 15,72131.4% No
Patricia Colling Labour 8,42416.8% No
Peter 'Top Cat Bananaman' Owen Monster Raving Loony 8771.8% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Redwood Conservative 20,21646.1% Yes
Royce Longton Liberal Democrat 14,22232.4% No
Matthew Syed Labour 7,63317.4% No
Franklin Carstairs UKIP 8972.0% No
Peter Thomas 'Top Cat Bananaman' Owen Monster Raving Loony 8802.0% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Redwood Conservative 22,17448.1% Yes
Prue Bray Liberal Democrat 14,93432.4% No
David Black Labour 6,99115.2% No
Frank Carstairs UKIP 9942.2% No
Peter Thomas 'Top Cat Bananaman' Owen Monster Raving Loony 5691.2% No
Richard Colborne BNP 3760.8% No
Michael Hall Telepathic Partnership 340.1% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Redwood Conservative 28,75452.7% Yes
Prue Bray Liberal Democrat 15,26228.0% No
George Davidson Labour 5,51610.1% No
Mark Ashwell Independent 2,3404.3% No
Ann Zebedee UKIP 1,6643.1% No
Marjory Bisset Green 5671.0% No
Top Cat Owen Official Monster Raving Loony Party 3290.6% No
Robin Smith Independent 960.2% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Redwood Conservative 32,32957.7% Yes
Andy Croy Labour 8,13214.5% No
Clive Jones Liberal Democrat 7,57213.5% No
Philip Cunnington UKIP 5,5169.9% No
Adrian Windisch Green 2,0923.7% No
Kaz Lokuciewski Independent 3580.6% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Redwood Conservative 33,80656.6% Yes
Andy Croy Labour 15,00825.1% No
Clive Jones Liberal Democrat 9,51215.9% No
Russell Seymour Green 1,3642.3% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Redwood Conservative 30,73449.6% Yes
Phillip Lee Liberal Democrat 23,35137.7% No
Annette Medhurst Labour 6,45010.4% No
Kizzi Johannessen Green 1,3822.2% No
Annabel Mullin Advance Together 800.1% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clive Jones Liberal Democrat 25,74347.7% Yes
Lucy Demery Conservative 17,39832.2% No
Colin Wright Reform UK 5,2749.8% No
Monica Hamidi Labour 3,6316.7% No
Merv Boniface Green 1,9533.6% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 21.2 pts 1892: Conservative margin 29.1 pts 1906: Conservative margin 12.2 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 33.0 pts 1950: Conservative margin 28.9 pts 1951: Conservative margin 31.1 pts 1955: Conservative margin 29.8 pts 1959: Conservative margin 29.8 pts 1964: Conservative margin 22.7 pts 1966: Conservative margin 13.5 pts 1970: Conservative margin 26.2 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 13.9 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 17.3 pts 1979: Conservative margin 28.2 pts 1983: Conservative margin 28.8 pts 1987: Conservative margin 31.4 pts 1992: Conservative margin 36.3 pts 1997: Conservative margin 18.7 pts 2001: Conservative margin 13.7 pts 2005: Conservative margin 15.7 pts 2010: Conservative margin 24.7 pts 2015: Conservative margin 43.2 pts 2017: Conservative margin 31.5 pts 2019: Conservative margin 11.9 pts 2024: Liberal Democrat margin 15.4 pts 1885 1892 1906 Jan 1910 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Wokingham has been contested at 29 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal Democrat.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Wokingham in the 2024 general election?

Liberal Democrat won Wokingham in 2024 with 25,743 votes (47.7%), a majority of 8,345 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Wokingham since 1885?

Since 1885, Wokingham has been won by: Conservative, Liberal Democrat.

What was the closest result in Wokingham?

The closest result on record for Wokingham was 2019, when Conservative beat Liberal Democrat by just 7,383 votes (11.9 percentage points).

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