Electoral history of John Major

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This is a summary of the electoral history of John Major , who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Huntingdon from 1979 to 2001.

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Council elections

1964 Lambeth London Borough Council election, Larkhall

Larkhall (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A.J. Crouch 1,901 69.0
Labour G.A. Gold 1,875 68.1
Labour W.F. King 1,861 67.5
Conservative J.H. Chambers77428.1
Conservative John Major 75227.3
Conservative E. Brady74026.9
Communist S.G. Hope1073.9
Independent P.R. Winchester772.8
Turnout 2,75524.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

1968 Lambeth London Borough Council election, Ferndale

Ferndale (3) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J.E. Langley1,02518.0%
Conservative G.R.I. Allnut1,00217.6%
Conservative John Roy Major 99117.4%
Labour L.G.M. Davis92116.2%
Labour J.M. Dodson89215.7%
Labour D.J. Packer86315.2%
Turnout 5,694
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1971 Lambeth London Borough Council election, Thornton

Thornton (3) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour D. W. Wendon 2,205 15.3%
Labour W. P. Weston 2,176 15.1%
Labour H. A. Bavin 2,167 15.1%
Conservative A. E. S. Meyer2,06514.4%
Conservative John Major 2,06114.3%
Conservative J. S. Steele2,05514.3%
Liberal J. P. Taylor2051.4%
Liberal A. G. Blackmore1821.3%
Liberal Mrs M. A. Granger1781.2%
Communist Mrs J. E. Styles800.6%
Turnout 14,376
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Parliamentary elections

February 1974 general election, St Pancras North

General election February 1974: St Pancras North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Stallard 14,76152.76
Conservative John Major 7,92628.33
Liberal Paul J Medlicott4,82517.25New
Communist Gordon McLennan 4661.67
Majority6,83524.43
Turnout 27,97867.53
Labour hold Swing

October 1974 general election, St Pancras North

General election October 1974: St Pancras North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Stallard 14,15558.53
Conservative John Major 6,60227.30
Liberal Paul J Medlicott3,42814.17
Majority7,55331.23
Turnout 24,18558.10
Labour hold Swing +3.4

1979 general election, Huntingdonshire

General election 1979: Huntingdonshire [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Major 40,193 55.3 +10.2
Labour Julian G H Fulbrook18,63025.7−3.9
Liberal Dennis Graham Rowe12,81217.6−7.7
National Front K T Robinson9831.4New
Majority21,56329.6+14.1
Turnout 72.61877.4+2.3
Conservative hold Swing +7.1

1983 general election, Huntingdon

General election 1983: Huntingdon [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Major 34,254 62.4
Liberal Sheila Gatiss13,90625.3
Labour Mark Slater6,31711.5
Ecology Timothy Eiloart4440.8
Majority20,34837.1
Turnout 54,92171.6
Conservative win (new seat)

1987 general election, Huntingdon

General election 1987: Huntingdon [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Major 40,530 63.6 +1.2
SDP Anthony Nicholson13,48621.1―4.2
Labour David Brown8,88313.9+2.4
Green William Lavin8741.4+0.6
Majority27,04442.5+5.4
Turnout 63,77374.0+2.4
Conservative hold Swing

1992 general election, Huntingdon

General election 1992: Huntingdon [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Major 48,662 66.2 +2.6
Labour Hugh Seckleman12,43216.9+3.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Duff 9,38612.8―8.3
Liberal Paul Wiggin1,0451.4New
Green Deborah Birkhead8461.2―0.2
Monster Raving Loony Screaming Lord Sutch 7281.0New
Conservative ThatcheriteMichael Flanagan2310.3New
Gremloids Lord Buckethead 1070.1New
Forward to Mars Party Charles S. Cockell 910.1New
Natural Law David Shepherd260.0New
Majority36,23049.3+6.8
Turnout 73,55479.2+5.2
Conservative hold Swing ―0.2

1997 general election, Huntingdon

The constituency underwent boundary changes prior to the 1997 election and the changes are not based on the 1992 result.

General election 1997: Huntingdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Major 31,501 55.3 ―9.9
Labour Jason Reece13,36123.5+6.6
Liberal Democrats Matthew Owen8,39014.7―6.4
Referendum David Bellamy 3,1145.5New
UKIP Charles Coyne3310.6New
Christian DemocratVeronica Hufford1770.3New
Independent Duncan Robertson890.2New
Majority18,14031.8―6.8
Turnout 56,96374.9―4.3
Conservative hold Swing ―8.25

Conservative Party leadership elections

1990 leadership election

Second ballot: 27 November 1990
CandidateVotes%
John Major 18549.7
Michael Heseltine 13135.2
Douglas Hurd 5615.1
Majority5414.5
Turnout372100
Third ballot required

1995 leadership election

Only ballot: 4 July 1995
CandidateVotes%
John Major 21866.3
John Redwood 8927.1
Abstentions103.0
Spoilt123.6
Majority12939.2
Turnout329N/A
John Major re-elected

United Kingdom general elections

1992 general election

UK general election 1992 [6]
CandidatesVotes
PartyLeaderStoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  Conservative John Major 645336344−4151.6941.914,093,007−0.3
  Labour Neil Kinnock 63427143 1 +4241.6234.411,560,484+3.6
  Liberal Democrats Paddy Ashdown 6322046−23.0717.85,999,606−4.8
  SNP Alex Salmond 7230000.461.9629,564+0.6
  Ulster Unionist James Molyneaux 1390001.380.8271,0490.0
  SDLP John Hume 134 1 0+10.610.5184,4450.0
  Green Jean Lambert and Richard Lawson 25300000.5170,047+0.2
  Plaid Cymru Dafydd Wigley 384 1 0+10.610.5156,796+0.1
  DUP Ian Paisley 730000.460.3103,0390.0
  Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 1400 1 −10.278,291−0.1
  Alliance John Alderdice 1600000.268,6650.0
  Liberal Michael Meadowcroft 7300000.264,744N/A
  Natural Law Geoffrey Clements30900000.262,888N/A
  Ind. Social Democrat N/A200000.128,599N/A
  Independent N/A600000.122,844N/A
  UPUP James Kilfedder 1 1 0000.150.119,3050.0
  Ind. Conservative N/A1200000.111,356N/A
  Monster Raving Loony Screaming Lord Sutch 2500000.17,929+0.1
  Independent N/A2300000.17,631N/A
  BNP John Tyndall 1300000.17,631N/A
  SDP John Bates800000.16,649N/A
  Scottish Militant Labour Tommy Sheridan 1 00000.16,287N/A
  National Front John McAuley1400000.14,816N/A
 True Labour Sydney Bidwell 1 00000.14,665N/A
  Anti-Federalist Alan Sked 1700000.14,383N/A
  Workers' Party Marian Donnelly 800000.14,3590.0
 Official Conservative Hove PartyNigel Furness 1 00000.02,658N/A
  Loony Green Stuart Hughes 500000.02,538N/A
  Ind. Unionist N/A 1 00000.02,256N/A
  New Agenda Proinsias De Rossa 200000.02,133N/A
 Independent Progressive SocialistN/A 1 00000.01,094N/A
  Islamic Party David Pidcock400000.01,085N/A
  Revolutionary Communist Frank Furedi 800000.0745N/A
 Independent NationalistN/A 1 00000.0649N/A
  Communist (PCC) Jack Conrad400000.0603N/A

All parties with more than 500 votes shown. Plaid Cymru result includes votes for Green/Plaid Cymru Alliance.

Government's new majority21
Total votes cast [6] 33,614,074
Turnout77.7%

1997 general election

UK General Election 1997 [7]
CandidatesVotes
PartyLeaderStoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  Labour Tony Blair 6394191460+14663.443.213,518,167+8.8
  Conservative John Major 6481650178–17825.030.79,600,943–11.2
  Liberal Democrats Paddy Ashdown 63946302+287.016.85,242,947–1.0
  Referendum James Goldsmith 54700002.6811,849N/A
  SNP Alex Salmond 72630+30.92.0621,550+0.1
  Ulster Unionist David Trimble 1610 1 0+11.50.8258,3490.0
  SDLP John Hume 1830 1 –10.50.6190,814+0.1
  Plaid Cymru Dafydd Wigley 4040000.60.5161,0300.0
  Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 17220+20.30.4126,9210.0
  DUP Ian Paisley 920 1 –10.30.3107,3480.0
  UKIP Alan Sked 19300000.3105,722N/A
  Independent N/A25 1 1 0+10.20.264,4820.0
  Alliance John Alderdice 1700000.262,9720.0
  Green Peg Alexander and David Taylor 8900000.261,731–0.2
  Socialist Labour Arthur Scargill 6400000.252,109N/A
  Liberal Michael Meadowcroft 5300000.145,166–0.1
  BNP John Tyndall 5700000.135,8320.0
  Natural Law Geoffrey Clements19700000.130,604–0.1
  Speaker Betty Boothroyd 1 1 1 000.123,969
  ProLife Alliance Bruno Quintavalle5600000.119,332N/A
  UK Unionist Robert McCartney 1 1 1 0+10.20.012,817N/A
  PUP Hugh Smyth 300000.010,928N/A
  National Democrats Ian Anderson 2100000.010,829N/A
  Socialist Alternative Peter Taaffe 00000.09,906N/A
  Scottish Socialist Tommy Sheridan 1600000.09,740N/A
  Independent N/A400000.09,233– 0.1
  Ind. Conservative N/A400000.08,608–0.1
  Monster Raving Loony Screaming Lord Sutch 2400000.07,906–0.1
  Make Politicians History Rainbow George Weiss 2900000.03,745N/A
  NI Women's Coalition Monica McWilliams and Pearl Sagar 300000.03,024N/A
  Workers' Party Tom French 800000.02,766–0.1
  National Front John McAuley600000.02,716N/A
  Cannabis Law Reform Howard Marks 400000.02,085N/A
  Socialist People's Party Jim Hamezian 1 00000.01,995N/A
  Mebyon Kernow Loveday Jenkin 400000.01,906N/A
  Green Robin Harper 500000.01,721
  Conservative Anti-Euro Christopher Story 1 00000.01,434N/A
  Socialist (GB) None500000.01,359N/A
 Community RepresentativeRalph Knight 1 00000.01,290N/A
  Neighborhood association 1 00000.01,263N/A
  SDP John Bates200000.01,246–0.1
  Workers Revolutionary Sheila Torrance900000.01,178N/A
 Real LabourN/A 1 00000.01,117N/A
  Independent Democrat N/A00000.0982
  Independent N/A00000.0890
  Communist Mike Hicks 300000.0639
  Independent N/A 1 00000.0593
  Green (NI) 1 00000.0539
  Socialist Equality Davy Hyland300000.0505
All parties with more than 500 votes shown. Labour total includes New Labour and "Labour Time for Change" candidates; Conservative total includes candidates in Northern Ireland (excluded in some lists) and "Loyal Conservative" candidate.[ citation needed ]

The Popular Unionist MP elected in 1992 died in 1995, and the party folded shortly afterwards.

There was no incumbent Speaker in the 1992 election.
Government's new majority179
Total votes cast31,286,284
Turnout71.3%

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