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    Abingdon, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Thomas Benyon (Conservative Party) won Abingdon, with a majority of 22,291 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
    Within
    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    18
    Recorded results
    49
    Abingdon: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Thomas BenyonConservative Party41,21153.7%Yes
    Andrew John Daniel PopperThe Labour Party18,92024.7%No
    Ian Murray BlairLiberal Democrats16,16421.1%No
    Ruth PinderIndependent3810.5%No
    Abingdon: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 75.8%
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Airey NeaveConservative Party31,95646.6%Yes
    D. E. H. MoriartyThe Labour Party21,31931.1%No
    Michael Patrick FogartyThe Liberal Party15,23922.2%No
    Abingdon: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Airey NeaveConservative Party34,77146.8%Yes
    Denis Edmund Hugh MoriartyThe Labour Party21,02828.3%No
    Michael FogartyLiberal Democrats18,45824.9%No
    Abingdon: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Airey NeaveConservative Party36,20954.4%Yes
    Nik PriceThe Labour Party23,13634.8%No
    SR Caradoc EvansLiberal Democrats7,19810.8%No
    Abingdon: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Airey NeaveConservative Party27,74946.3%Yes
    Alan MattersonThe Labour Party24,44740.8%No
    Denis CaseLiberal Democrats7,70312.9%No
    Abingdon: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Airey NeaveConservative Party26,70748%Yes
    Frederick J RiddellThe Labour Party20,33436.5%No
    Verdun Isabel PerlLiberal Democrats8,62715.5%No
    Abingdon: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Airey NeaveConservative Party27,94354.2%Yes
    Philip PicardThe Labour Party16,97132.9%No
    Verdun Isabel PerlLiberal Democrats6,65112.9%No
    Abingdon: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Airey NeaveConservative Party25,61354.7%Yes
    Margaret ReidThe Labour Party16,97936.2%No
    George AllenLiberal Democrats4,2709.1%No
    Abingdon: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    1st Baron Glyn Ralph GlynConservative Party24,77455.5%Yes
    John Lewis CurthoysThe Labour Party19,89144.5%No
    Abingdon: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    1st Baron Glyn Ralph GlynConservative Party20,59546.5%Yes
    Robert Jarrett McCullaghThe Labour Party16,73337.7%No
    Eric Digby Tempest VaneLiberal Democrats6,61214.9%No
    John Clement Dix DunmanCommunist3960.9%No
    Abingdon: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    1st Baron Glyn Ralph GlynConservative Party16,96844.6%Yes
    Dale Hope ParkinsonThe Labour Party11,98031.5%No
    John Edmunds MillerLiberal Democrats7,03118.5%No
    John Clement Dix DunmanCommunist1,6684.4%No
    Charles FreakeIndependent4191.1%No
    Abingdon: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    1st Baron Glyn Ralph GlynConservative Party0—Yes

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