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London · Former constituency (1918–1979)

Hampstead

Every general election in Hampstead since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Conservative, majority 3,681.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won20,41047.3%
Labour16,72938.8%
Liberal5,75313.3%
Others2550.6%
Valid votes43,147
Majority3,6818.5%

Con hold Turnout 67.4% of 64,004 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741979Conservative, 1918: 70.8%Conservative, 1922: 59.7%Conservative, 1923: 58.6%Conservative, 1924: 79.1%Conservative, 1929: 58.3%Conservative, 1931: 87.1%Conservative, 1935: 73.2%Conservative, 1945: 51.8%Conservative, 1950: 52.3%Conservative, 1951: 55.1%Conservative, 1955: 55.9%Conservative, 1959: 53.4%Conservative, 1964: 43.3%Conservative, 1966: 42.2%Conservative, 1970: 46.6%Conservative, February 1974: 43.3%Conservative, October 1974: 44.9%Conservative, 1979: 47.3%Labour, 1918: 19.3%Labour, 1924: 20.9%Labour, 1929: 21.1%Labour, 1931: 12.9%Labour, 1935: 18.1%Labour, 1945: 48.2%Labour, 1950: 30.3%Labour, 1951: 33.8%Labour, 1955: 31.8%Labour, 1959: 28.3%Labour, 1964: 39.3%Labour, 1966: 46.8%Labour, 1970: 45.6%Labour, February 1974: 38.3%Labour, October 1974: 40.6%Labour, 1979: 38.8%Liberal, 1922: 17.5%Liberal, 1923: 41.4%Liberal, 1929: 20.6%Liberal, 1935: 8.8%Liberal, 1950: 14.6%Liberal, 1951: 11.1%Liberal, 1955: 12.3%Liberal, 1959: 18.3%Liberal, 1964: 17.5%Liberal, 1966: 10.6%Liberal, 1970: 7.8%Liberal, February 1974: 18.4%Liberal, October 1974: 13.8%Liberal, 1979: 13.3%National Liberal, 1922: 22.8%
Vote share in Hampstead at each general election Con Lab Lib Nat Lib

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979ConLab3,6818.567.4%Con hold
October 1974ConLab1,7254.363.1%Con hold
February 1974ConLab2,2575.070.7%
1970ConLab4741.063.4%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon2,2534.672.4%Lab gain from Con
1964ConLab1,8354.067.6%Con hold
1959ConLab12,00625.168.8%Con hold
1955ConLab12,18624.169.7%
1951ConLab12,10621.378.0%Con hold
1950ConLab12,57622.080.5%
1945ConLab1,3583.668.4%
1935ConLab21,34755.159.0%Con hold
1931ConLab31,45374.265.7%Con hold
1929ConLab14,89737.162.8%Con hold
1924ConLab15,77058.267.2%Con hold
1923ConLib3,97517.258.0%Con hold
1922ConNat Lib9,01436.963.1%Con hold
1918ConLab9,74751.558.1%

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 Hampstead?

The Conservatives won Hampstead at the 1979 general election with a majority of 3,681.

Which parties have won Hampstead?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 17, Labour 1.

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