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Woodbridge — UK General Election Results

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Woodbridge was won by Conservative at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 4,693 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Woodbridge from 1885 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1885–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Robert Lacey Everett (Liberal) 4,978 50.9% Frederick William Brook Thellusson (Conservative) 168 (1.7 pts) 80.7%
1886 Robert Hamilton Lloyd-Anstruther (Conservative) 4,854 51.7% Robert Lacey Everett (Liberal) 313 (3.3 pts) 77.5%
1892 Robert Lacey Everett (Liberal) 5,223 53.8% Robert Hamilton Lloyd-Anstruther (Conservative) 738 (7.6 pts) 82.1%
1895 Ernest George Pretyman (Conservative) 5,410 53.1% Robert Lacey Everett (Liberal) 632 (6.2 pts) 84.5%
1900 Ernest George Pretyman (Conservative) 5,089 53.4% Robert Lacey Everett (Liberal) 652 (6.8 pts) 78.9%
1906 Robert Lacey Everett (Liberal) 5,527 50.8% Ernest George Pretyman (Conservative) 179 (1.7 pts) 86.8%
Jan 1910 Robert Francis Peel (Conservative) 6,120 53.9% Charles Sydney Buxton (Liberal) 894 (7.9 pts) 88.6%
Dec 1910 Robert Francis Peel (Conservative) 5,704 52.6% William Rowley Elliston (Liberal) 560 (5.2 pts) 84.7%
1918 Robert Francis Peel (Unionist) 8,654 55.8% William Rowley Elliston (Liberal) 1,812 (11.7 pts) 51.0%
1922 Arthur Charles Churchman (Unionist) 12,396 56.7% Edward John Cecil Neep (Labour) 2,920 (13.4 pts) 69.1%
1923 Arthur Charles Churchman (Unionist) 10,606 46.6% William Rowley Elliston (Liberal) 3,278 (14.4 pts) 70.9%
1924 Arthur Charles Churchman (Unionist) 13,419 54.9% William Rowley Elliston (Liberal) 6,411 (26.2 pts) 74.3%
1929 Frank Guy Clavering Fison (Unionist) 15,231 48.1% Roger Thomas Baldwin Fulford (Liberal) 4,327 (13.7 pts) 73.3%
1931 Walter Ross-Taylor (Conservative) 25,654 81.3% Ida Mary Nussey Keeble (Labour) 19,769 (62.7 pts) 70.6%
1935 Walter Ross-Taylor (Conservative) 22,715 72.1% Albert Victor Smith (Labour) 13,907 (44.1 pts) 67.5%
1945 John Hugh Hare (Conservative) 16,073 47.0% John Stewart (Labour) 4,693 (13.7 pts) 71.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Lacey Everett Liberal 4,97850.9% Yes
Frederick William Brook Thellusson Conservative 4,81049.1% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Hamilton Lloyd-Anstruther Conservative 4,85451.7% Yes
Robert Lacey Everett Liberal 4,54148.3% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Lacey Everett Liberal 5,22353.8% Yes
Robert Hamilton Lloyd-Anstruther Conservative 4,48546.2% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest George Pretyman Conservative 5,41053.1% Yes
Robert Lacey Everett Liberal 4,77846.9% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest George Pretyman Conservative 5,08953.4% Yes
Robert Lacey Everett Liberal 4,43746.6% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Lacey Everett Liberal 5,52750.8% Yes
Ernest George Pretyman Conservative 5,34849.2% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Francis Peel Conservative 6,12053.9% Yes
Charles Sydney Buxton Liberal 5,22646.1% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Francis Peel Conservative 5,70452.6% Yes
William Rowley Elliston Liberal 5,14447.4% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Francis Peel Unionist 8,65455.8% Yes
William Rowley Elliston Liberal 6,84244.2% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Charles Churchman Unionist 12,39656.7% Yes
Edward John Cecil Neep Labour 9,47643.3% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Charles Churchman Unionist 10,60646.6% Yes
William Rowley Elliston Liberal 7,32832.2% No
Edward John Cecil Neep Labour 4,81021.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Charles Churchman Unionist 13,41954.9% Yes
William Rowley Elliston Liberal 7,00828.7% No
Sylvain Mayer Labour 3,99816.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Guy Clavering Fison Unionist 15,23148.1% Yes
Roger Thomas Baldwin Fulford Liberal 10,90434.5% No
Leonard Spero Labour 5,50717.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Ross-Taylor Conservative 25,65481.3% Yes
Ida Mary Nussey Keeble Labour 5,88518.7% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Ross-Taylor Conservative 22,71572.1% Yes
Albert Victor Smith Labour 8,80827.9% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Hugh Hare Conservative 16,07347.0% Yes
John Stewart Labour 11,38033.3% No
Douglas Law Liberal 6,74019.7% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 1.7 pts 1886: Conservative margin 3.3 pts 1892: Liberal margin 7.6 pts 1895: Conservative margin 6.2 pts 1900: Conservative margin 6.8 pts 1906: Liberal margin 1.7 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 7.9 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 5.2 pts 1918: Unionist margin 11.7 pts 1922: Unionist margin 13.4 pts 1923: Unionist margin 14.4 pts 1924: Unionist margin 26.2 pts 1929: Unionist margin 13.7 pts 1931: Conservative margin 62.7 pts 1935: Conservative margin 44.1 pts 1945: Conservative margin 13.7 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Woodbridge has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Woodbridge in the 1945 general election?

Conservative won Woodbridge in 1945 with 16,073 votes (47.0%), a majority of 4,693 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Woodbridge since 1885?

Since 1885, Woodbridge has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Woodbridge?

The closest result on record for Woodbridge was 1885, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 168 votes (1.7 percentage points).

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