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Chelsea

Every general election in Chelsea since 1918 (until 1992). Latest: Conservative, majority 12,789.

1992 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won17,47165.1%
Labour4,68217.5%
Liberal Democrats4,10115.3%
Others5732.1%
Valid votes26,827
Majority12,78947.7%

Con hold Turnout 63.3% of 42,371 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O197419831992Conservative, 1918: 79.1%Conservative, 1922: 74.9%Conservative, 1923: 57.0%Conservative, 1924: 65.7%Conservative, 1929: 58.5%Conservative, 1931: 83.0%Conservative, 1935: 75.0%Conservative, 1945: 63.7%Conservative, 1950: 64.2%Conservative, 1951: 69.9%Conservative, 1955: 73.4%Conservative, 1959: 67.8%Conservative, 1964: 61.5%Conservative, 1966: 59.9%Conservative, 1970: 65.4%Conservative, February 1974: 60.4%Conservative, October 1974: 61.0%Conservative, 1979: 66.1%Conservative, 1983: 63.2%Conservative, 1987: 64.6%Conservative, 1992: 65.1%Labour, 1922: 25.1%Labour, 1923: 27.5%Labour, 1924: 26.9%Labour, 1929: 25.1%Labour, 1931: 17.0%Labour, 1935: 25.1%Labour, 1945: 31.1%Labour, 1950: 27.3%Labour, 1951: 30.1%Labour, 1955: 26.6%Labour, 1959: 20.4%Labour, 1964: 25.2%Labour, 1966: 28.1%Labour, 1970: 23.7%Labour, February 1974: 17.7%Labour, October 1974: 20.2%Labour, 1979: 18.5%Labour, 1983: 12.8%Labour, 1987: 15.4%Labour, 1992: 17.5%Liberal, 1923: 15.5%Liberal, 1924: 7.4%Liberal, 1929: 16.5%Liberal, 1950: 8.5%Liberal, 1959: 11.8%Liberal, 1964: 13.3%Liberal, 1966: 12.0%Liberal, 1970: 8.8%Liberal, February 1974: 20.8%Liberal, October 1974: 17.9%Liberal, 1979: 13.8%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 23.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 17.9%Others, 1918: 20.9%Others, 1970: 2.1%Others, February 1974: 1.1%Others, October 1974: 1.0%Others, 1979: 1.6%Others, 1983: 0.5%Others, 1987: 2.1%Others, 1992: 2.1%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 15.3%
Vote share in Chelsea at each general election Con Lab Lib Alliance Oth LD

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1992ConLab12,78947.763.3%Con hold
1987ConAlliance13,31946.657.8%Con hold
1983ConAlliance12,02139.855.9%
1979ConLab15,69047.657.3%Con hold
October 1974ConLab13,16740.850.0%Con hold
February 1974ConLib15,30839.760.0%
1970ConLab10,11541.754.9%Con hold
1966ConLab8,70331.863.1%Con hold
1964ConLab9,93436.462.7%Con hold
1959ConLab14,67747.465.8%Con hold
1955ConLab15,05246.865.5%
1951ConLab14,25039.869.6%Con hold
1950ConLab13,48436.970.6%
1945ConLab6,16932.662.8%
1935ConLab12,64449.961.7%Con hold
1931ConLab18,28965.965.2%Con hold
1929ConLab8,83533.463.1%Con hold
1924ConLab8,15538.871.1%Con hold
1923ConLab5,41429.563.8%Con hold
1922ConLab8,92449.763.1%Con hold
1918ConOth6,74058.246.6%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Chelsea?

The Conservatives won Chelsea at the 1992 general election with a majority of 12,789.

Which parties have won Chelsea?

At the 21 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 21.

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