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Southend's Past General Election Results

Starting in 1885 when Southend was for the first time represented by a Member of Parliament, we look back at the way the electorate voted. There are two accounts, a snapshot, listed below, capturing the winners, as well as a detailed view showing all the results

In Detail

You could be given the impression Southend has always voted 'Blue'. However, in 1906, when men only had the vote, Southend turned orange: read the story here

UK General Elections and Southend's Blue Line

Date	Prime Minister	Southend MP	Majority
12/01/1885	The Marquess of Salisbury	Col WT Makins	107
05/08/1886	The Marquess of Salisbury	Maj FC Rasch	842
04/08/1892	William Gladstone	Maj FC Rasch	542
12/08/1895	The Marquess of Salisbury	Maj FC Rasch	1,354
03/12/1900	The Marquess of Salisbury	Col E Tufnell	1,354
13/02/1906	Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman	Rowland Whitehead	2,060
15/02/1910	Herbert Henry Asquith	JHM Kirkwood	1,911
31/01/1911	Herbert Henry Asquith	Rupert Guinness	Unopposed
14/12/1918	David Lloyd George	Rupert Guinness	8,150
15/11/1922	Andrew Bonar Law	Rupert Guinness	6,881
06/12/1923	Stanley Baldwin	Rupert Guinness	113
29/10/1924	Ramsay MacDonald	Rupert Guinness	12,493
30/05/1929	Ramsay MacDonald	Gwendolen Guinness	5,721
27/10/1931	Ramsay MacDonald	Gwendolen Guinness	37,823
14/11/1935	Stanley Baldwin	Henry Channon	24,931
05/07/1945	Clement Attlee	Henry Channon	5,721

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Henry Chips Channon

Date	Prime Minister	Southend West MP	Majority	Southend East MP	Majority
23/02/1950	Clement Attlee	Henry Channon	18,746	Sir Stephen McAdden	2,165
25/10/1951	Sir Winston Churchill	Henry Channon	21,755	Sir Stephen McAdden	4,610
26/05/1955	Sir Anthony Eden	Henry Channon	18,460	Sir Stephen McAdden	6,758
08/10/1959	Harold Macmillan	Paul Channon	17,035	Sir Stephen McAdden	7,725
15/10/1964	Harold Wilson	Paul Channon	11,007	Sir Stephen McAdden	3,367
31/03/1966	Harold Wilson	Paul Channon	11,857	Sir Stephen McAdden	317
18/06/1970	Edward Heath	Paul Channon	16,885	Sir Stephen McAdden	6,960
28/02/1974	Harold Wilson	Paul Channon	3,595	Sir Stephen McAdden	4,952
10/10/1974	Harold Wilson	Paul Channon	7,071	Sir Stephen McAdden	4,603
03/05/1979	Margaret Thatcher	Paul Channon	16,864	Sir Stephen McAdden	10,774
09/06/1983	Margaret Thatcher	Paul Channon	8,033	Sir Teddy Taylor	10,691
11/06/1987	Margaret Thatcher	Paul Channon	8,400	Sir Teddy Taylor	13,847
09/04/1992	John Major	Paul Channon	11,902	Sir Teddy Taylor	13,111
01/05/1997	Tony Blair	David Amess	2,615	Sir Teddy Taylor	4,225
07/06/2001	Tony Blair	David Amess	7,941	Sir Teddy Taylor	7,034
05/05/2005	Tony Blair	David Amess	8,959	James Dudderidge	5,490
06/05/2010	Hung Parliament	David Amess	7,270	James Dudderidge	11,050

Sir Stephen McAdden	Paul Channon	Sir Teddy Taylor	David Amess	James Dudderidge

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