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| Election of 10th Dec 1832 to 8th Jan, 1833 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 712 | Elected |
| Conservative | 112 | |
More information about the 1833 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 6th Jan 1835 to 6th Feb, 1835 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 483 | Elected |
| Conservative | 337 | |
More information about the 1835 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 24th Jul 1837 to 18th Aug, 1837 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 628 | Elected |
| Liberal | 560 | |
More information about the 1837 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 29th Jun 1841 to 22nd Jul, 1841 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | -1 | Elected |
More information about the 1841 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 29th Jul 1847 to 26th Aug, 1847 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 476 | Elected |
| Conservative | 373 | |
More information about the 1847 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 29th May, 1851 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 565 | Elected |
| Conservative | 519 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 7th Jul 1852 to 31st Jul, 1852 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 681 | Elected |
| Liberal | 593 | |
More information about the 1852 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 27th Mar 1857 to 24th Apr, 1857 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 730 | Elected |
| Conservative | 610 | |
More information about the 1857 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Apr 1859 to 18th May, 1859 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 756 | Elected |
| Conservative | 694 | |
More information about the 1859 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 11th Jul 1865 to 24th Jul, 1865 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 786 | Elected |
| Conservative | 710 | |
More information about the 1865 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 17th Nov 1868 to 7th Dec, 1868 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 1353 | Elected |
| Conservative | 1118 | |
More information about the 1868 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 13th Jun, 1870 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 1317 | Elected |
| Liberal | 1282 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 31st Jan 1874 to 17th Feb, 1874 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 1614 | Elected |
| Liberal | 1605 | |
More information about the 1874 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar 1880 to 27th Apr, 1880 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 1986 | Elected |
| Conservative | 1973 | |
More information about the 1880 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 24th Nov 1885 to 18th Dec, 1885 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 5495 | Elected |
| Liberal | 5059 | |
More information about the 1885 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 1st Jul 1886 to 27th Jul, 1886 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 5271 | Elected |
| Liberal | 4013 | |
More information about the 1886 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 12th Aug, 1886 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | -1 | Elected |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 4th Jul 1892 to 26th Jul, 1892 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 5699 | Elected |
| Liberal | 5238 | |
More information about the 1892 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 13th Jul 1895 to 7th Aug, 1895 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 5809 | Elected |
| Liberal | 5363 | |
More information about the 1895 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 23rd May, 1900 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 6432 | Elected |
| Liberal | 5370 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 1st Oct 1900 to 24th Oct, 1900 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | -1 | Elected |
More information about the 1900 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 6th Apr, 1904 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Independent Conservative | -1 | Elected |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 12th Jan 1906 to 8th Feb, 1906 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 7453 | Elected |
| Conservative | 5892 | |
More information about the 1906 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Jan 1910 to 10th Feb, 1910 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 7414 | Elected |
| Liberal | 7123 | |
More information about the 1910 Feb General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 3rd Dec 1910 to 19th Dec, 1910 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 7192 | Elected |
| Liberal | 6969 | |
More information about the 1910 Dec General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 14th Dec, 1918 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Coalition Conservative | 16274 | Elected |
| Liberal | 11235 | |
More information about the 1918 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Nov, 1922 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 12202 | Elected |
| Conservative | 10620 | |
| Independent Conservative | 7061 | |
| Labour | 3756 | |
More information about the 1922 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 6th Dec, 1923 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 16249 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16159 | |
| Labour | 2475 | |
More information about the 1923 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 29th Oct, 1924 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 19346 | Elected |
| Liberal | 13944 | |
| Labour | 3620 | |
More information about the 1924 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 30th May, 1929 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 21949 | Elected |
| Liberal | 17383 | |
| Labour | 6256 | |
More information about the 1929 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 27th Oct, 1931 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 32728 | Elected |
| Labour | 9639 | |
More information about the 1931 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 14th Nov, 1935 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 26748 | Elected |
| Labour | 15586 | |
More information about the 1935 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 5th Jul, 1945 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 22036 | Elected |
| Labour | 19252 | |
| Liberal | 5967 | |
More information about the 1945 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 23rd Feb, 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 32984 | Elected |
| Labour | 21496 | |
More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 25th Oct, 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 33501 | Elected |
| Labour | 20712 | |
More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 26th May, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 31335 | Elected |
| Labour | 18698 | |
More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Oct, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 31228 | Elected |
| Labour | 18396 | |
More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Oct, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 27497 | Elected |
| Labour | 16244 | |
| Liberal | 7666 | |
More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 25862 | Elected |
| Labour | 15411 | |
| Liberal | 11915 | |
More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 18th Jun, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 30437 | Elected |
| Labour | 13111 | |
| Liberal | 12883 | |
| Vectis (Isle of Wight) Nationalist Party | 1607 | |
More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Feb, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 34808 | Elected |
| Conservative | 27042 | |
| Labour | 7495 | |
More information about the 1974 Feb General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 10th Oct, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 29697 | Elected |
| Conservative | 27657 | |
| Labour | 8562 | |
More information about the 1974 Oct General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 3rd May, 1979 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 35889 | Elected |
| Conservative | 35537 | |
| Labour | 3014 | |
More information about the 1979 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Jun, 1983 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 38407 | Elected |
| Conservative | 34904 | |
| Labour | 1828 | |
| Independent | 208 | |
More information about the 1983 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 11th Jun, 1987 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 40175 | Elected |
| Liberal | 33733 | |
| Labour | 4626 | |
More information about the 1987 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Apr, 1992 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 38163 | Elected |
| Liberal Democrat | 36336 | |
| Labour | 4784 | |
| Natural Law | 350 | |
More information about the 1992 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 1st May, 1997 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal Democrat | 31274 | Elected |
| Conservative | 24868 | |
| Labour | 9646 | |
| Referendum Party | 4734 | |
| UK Independence Party | 1072 | |
| Independent | 848 | |
| Green | 544 | |
| Natural Law | 87 | |
| Rainbow Dream Ticket | 86 | |
More information about the 1997 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 7th Jun, 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 25223 | Elected |
| Liberal Democrat | 22397 | |
| Labour | 9676 | |
| UK Independence Party | 2106 | |
| Independent | 1423 | |
| Green | 1279 | |
| Isle of Wight Party | 1164 | |
| Socialist Labour Party (1996) | 214 | |
More information about the 2001 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 5th May, 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 32717 | Elected |
| Liberal Democrat | 19739 | |
| Labour | 11484 | |
| UK Independence Party | 2352 | |
| Independent | 551 | |
More information about the 2005 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 6th May, 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 32810 | Elected |
| Liberal Democrat | 22283 | |
| Labour | 8169 | |
| UK Independence Party | 2435 | |
| British National Party | 1457 | |
| English Democrats | 1233 | |
| Green Party | 931 | |
| Middle England Party | 616 | |
| Independent (1) | 175 | |
| Independent (2) | 89 | |
| Independent (3) | 66 | |
More information about the 2010 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 7th May, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 28591 | Elected |
| UK Independence Party | 14888 | |
| Green | 9404 | |
| Labour | 8984 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 5235 | |
| Independent | 3198 | |
More information about the 2015 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Jun, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 38190 | Elected |
| Labour | 17121 | |
| Green | 12915 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 2740 | |
| UK Independence Party | 1921 | |
| Independent | 1592 | |
More information about the 2017 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 12th Dec, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 41815 | Elected |
| Labour | 18078 | |
| Green | 11338 | |
| Independent Network | 1542 | |
| Independent (1) | 874 | |
| Independent (2) | 795 | |
More information about the 2019 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
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How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, the Isle of Wight Constituency (PCon/CCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12746106/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 31st May 2026