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Greenwich

Every general election in Greenwich since 1918 (until 1992). Latest: Labour, majority 1,357.

1992 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won14,63041.0%
Liberal Democrats13,27337.2%
Conservative6,96019.5%
Others8032.3%
Valid votes35,666
Majority1,3573.8%

Lab gain from Alliance Turnout 74.6% of 47,789 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O197419831992Labour, 1918: 30.8%Labour, 1922: 39.1%Labour, 1923: 42.7%Labour, 1924: 48.5%Labour, 1929: 46.3%Labour, 1931: 30.5%Labour, 1935: 47.6%Labour, 1945: 65.6%Labour, 1950: 57.9%Labour, 1951: 60.4%Labour, 1955: 58.8%Labour, 1959: 56.2%Labour, 1964: 56.2%Labour, 1966: 64.9%Labour, 1970: 57.3%Labour, February 1974: 51.3%Labour, October 1974: 55.5%Labour, 1979: 52.1%Labour, 1983: 38.2%Labour, 1987: 34.9%Labour, 1992: 41.0%Conservative, 1918: 69.3%Conservative, 1922: 60.9%Conservative, 1923: 37.2%Conservative, 1924: 51.5%Conservative, 1929: 38.1%Conservative, 1931: 65.0%Conservative, 1935: 52.4%Conservative, 1945: 34.4%Conservative, 1950: 36.0%Conservative, 1951: 39.6%Conservative, 1955: 41.2%Conservative, 1959: 43.9%Conservative, 1964: 31.0%Conservative, 1966: 35.1%Conservative, 1970: 36.3%Conservative, February 1974: 28.7%Conservative, October 1974: 26.8%Conservative, 1979: 33.3%Conservative, 1983: 34.8%Conservative, 1987: 23.3%Conservative, 1992: 19.5%Liberal, 1923: 20.1%Liberal, 1929: 15.7%Liberal, 1950: 6.2%Liberal, 1964: 12.8%Liberal, 1970: 6.4%Liberal, February 1974: 20.0%Liberal, October 1974: 16.9%Liberal, 1979: 10.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 25.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 40.6%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 37.2%
Vote share in Greenwich at each general election Lab Con Lib Alliance LD

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1992LabLD1,3573.874.6%Lab gain from Alliance
1987AllianceLab2,1415.773.4%Alliance gain from Lab
1983LabCon1,2113.567.1%
1979LabCon6,84218.870.6%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon9,90628.765.3%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon8,87022.675.0%
1970LabCon7,60921.064.0%Lab hold
1966LabCon11,15929.767.7%Lab hold
1964LabCon10,22225.271.6%Lab hold
1959LabCon5,52512.374.1%Lab hold
1955LabCon7,93917.773.2%
1951LabCon10,42820.881.0%Lab hold
1950LabCon11,12421.983.0%
1945LabCon10,49831.269.9%
1935ConLab2,0904.967.9%Con hold
1931ConLab15,55634.671.0%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon3,6188.270.4%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab1,0643.075.2%Con gain from Lab
1923LabCon1,5685.461.8%Lab gain from Con
1922ConLab6,07421.960.4%Con hold
1918ConLab8,10538.548.1%

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 Greenwich?

Labour won Greenwich at the 1992 general election with a majority of 1,357.

Which parties have won Greenwich?

At the 21 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 15, Conservative 5, SDP–Liberal Alliance 1.

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