Electoral history of Theresa May
Appearance

This is a summary of the electoral history of Theresa May, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2016 to 2019. She was the member of parliament (MP) for Maidenhead from 1997 to 2024.
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Council elections
[edit]1986 Merton London Borough Council election, Durnsford
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Geoffrey Gill | 857 | 36.7% | ||
| Conservative | Theresa May | 818 | |||
| Labour | Arthur Kennedy | 734 | 32.1% | ||
| Liberal | Susan Knibbs | 731 | 31.2% | ||
| Labour | Anthony J. Colman | 730 | |||
| Liberal | Richard Barraclough | 692 | |||
| Turnout | 4,562 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
1990 Merton London Borough Council election, Durnsford
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Theresa May* | 1,063 | 43.87 | |
| Conservative | Barry Edwards | 1,049 | ||
| Labour | Arthur Kennedy | 913 | 36.64 | |
| Labour | Nina Scowen | 852 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Knibbs | 317 | 11.72 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Rumney | 246 | ||
| Green | Keith Parke | 187 | 7.77 | |
| Registered electors | 4,065 | |||
| Turnout | 2,424 | 59.63 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.12 | ||
| Conservative hold | ||||
| Conservative hold | ||||
Parliamentary elections
[edit]1992 general election, North West Durham
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hilary Armstrong | 26,734 | 57.8 | +6.9 | |
| Conservative | Theresa May | 12,747 | 27.6 | −0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Farron | 6,728 | 14.6 | −6.1 | |
| Majority | 13,987 | 30.2 | +7.7 | ||
| Turnout | 46,209 | 75.5 | +2.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +3.4 | |||
1994 by-election, Barking
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Margaret Hodge | 13,704 | 72.1 | +20.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gary White | 2,290 | 12.0 | −2.5 | |
| Conservative | Theresa May | 1,976 | 10.4 | −23.5 | |
| National Front | Gary Needs | 551 | 2.9 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Gerard Batten | 406 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | Heather Butensky[7] | 90 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,414 | 60.0 | +42.3 | ||
| Turnout | 19,017 | 38.3 | −31.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 49,635 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +11.5 | |||
1997 general election, Maidenhead
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Theresa May | 25,344 | 49.8 | −11.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Ketteringham | 13,363 | 26.3 | −3.5 | |
| Labour | Denise Robson | 9,205 | 18.1 | +9.5 | |
| Referendum | Charles Taverner | 1,638 | 3.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal | David Munkley | 896 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Neil Spiers | 277 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Glow Bowling Party | Kristian Ardley | 166 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,981 | 23.5 | |||
| Turnout | 50,889 | 75.6 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
2001 general election, Maidenhead
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Theresa May | 19,506 | 45.0 | −4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Newbound | 16,222 | 37.4 | +11.1 | |
| Labour | John O'Farrell | 6,577 | 15.2 | −2.9 | |
| UKIP | Dennis Cooper | 741 | 1.7 | +1.2 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Lloyd Clarke | 272 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,284 | 7.6 | −15.9 | ||
| Turnout | 43,318 | 62.0 | −13.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −8.0 | |||
2005 general election, Maidenhead
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Theresa May | 23,312 | 50.8 | +5.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Newbound | 17,081 | 37.3 | −0.1 | |
| Labour | Janet Pritchard | 4,144 | 9.0 | −6.2 | |
| BNP | Tim Rait | 704 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Douglas Lewis | 609 | 1.3 | −0.4 | |
| Majority | 6,231 | 13.5 | +5.9 | ||
| Turnout | 45,850 | 71.7 | +9.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0 | |||
2010 general election, Maidenhead
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Theresa May | 31,937 | 59.5 | +7.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Hill | 15,168 | 28.2 | −8.0 | |
| Labour | Patrick McDonald | 3,795 | 7.1 | −2.1 | |
| UKIP | Kenneth Wright | 1,243 | 2.3 | +0.9 | |
| BNP | Tim Rait | 825 | 1.5 | +0.1 | |
| Green | Peter Forbes | 482 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Freedom and Responsibility | Peter Prior | 270 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 16,769 | 31.3 | +18.6 | ||
| Turnout | 53,720 | 73.7 | +3.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.8 | |||
2015 general election, Maidenhead
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Theresa May | 35,453 | 65.8 | +6.3 | |
| Labour | Charlie Smith | 6,394 | 11.9 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Hill | 5,337 | 9.9 | −18.3 | |
| UKIP | Herbie Crossman[15] | 4,539 | 8.4 | +6.1 | |
| Green | Emily Blyth | 1,915 | 3.6 | +2.7 | |
| Independent | Ian Taplin | 162 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Class War | Joe Wilcox | 55 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 29,059 | 53.9 | +22.6 | ||
| Turnout | 53,855 | 72.6 | −1.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2017 general election, Maidenhead
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Theresa May | 37,718 | 64.8 | −1.0 | |
| Labour | Patrick McDonald | 11,261 | 19.3 | +7.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Hill | 6,540 | 11.2 | +1.3 | |
| Green | Derek Wall | 907 | 1.6 | −2.0 | |
| UKIP | Gerard Batten | 871 | 1.5 | −6.9 | |
| Animal Welfare | Andrew Knight | 282 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| No label | Lord Buckethead | 249 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Independent | Grant Smith | 152 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Howling Laud Hope | 119 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| CPA | Edmonds Victor | 69 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| The Just Political Party | Julian Reid | 52 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | Yemi Hailemariam | 16 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| No label | Bobby Smith | 3 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 26,457 | 45.5 | −8.6 | ||
| Turnout | 58,239 | 76.4 | +3.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −4.2 | |||
2019 general election, Maidenhead
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Theresa May | 32,620 | 57.7 | −6.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joshua Reynolds | 13,774 | 24.4 | +13.2 | |
| Labour | Patrick McDonald | 7,882 | 14.0 | −5.3 | |
| Green | Emily Tomalin | 2,216 | 3.9 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 18,846 | 33.3 | −12.2 | ||
| Turnout | 56,492 | 73.7 | −2.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −10.1 | |||
2016 Conservative Party leadership election
[edit]| Candidate | First ballot: 5 July 2016 |
Second ballot: 7 July 2016 |
Members' vote (Cancelled) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Theresa May | 165 | 50.2 | 199 | 60.5 | Unopposed | ||
| Andrea Leadsom | 66 | 20.1 | 84 | 25.5 | Withdrew | ||
| Michael Gove | 48 | 14.6 | 46 | 14.0 | Eliminated | ||
| Stephen Crabb | 34 | 10.3 | Withdrew, endorsed May | ||||
| Liam Fox | 16 | 4.9 | Eliminated, endorsed May | ||||
| Turnout | 329 | 99.7 | 329 | 99.7 | N/a | ||
| Theresa May unopposed | |||||||
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2017 United Kingdom general election
[edit]| Political party | Leader | MPs | Votes | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates[18] | Total | Gained | Lost | Net | Of total (%) | Total | Of total (%) | Change (%) | ||||||
| Conservative[19] | Theresa May | 638 | 317 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 48.8 | 13,636,684 | 42.3 | +5.5 | ||||
| Labour | Jeremy Corbyn | 631[a] | 262[b] | 36[c] | 6 | +30[d] | 40.3[e] | 12,877,918[f] | 40.0[g] | +9.6[h] | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Farron | 629 | 12 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 1.8 | 2,371,861 | 7.4 | −0.5 | ||||
| SNP | Nicola Sturgeon | 59 | 35 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 5.4 | 977,568 | 3.0 | −1.7 | ||||
| UKIP | Paul Nuttall | 378 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 594,068 | 1.8 | −10.8 | ||||
| Green Party of England and Wales | Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley | 457 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 512,327 | 1.6 | −2.0 | ||||
| DUP | Arlene Foster | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 1.5 | 292,316 | 0.9 | +0.3 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Gerry Adams | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 1.1 | 238,915 | 0.7 | +0.1 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru | Leanne Wood | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.6 | 164,466 | 0.5 | −0.1 | ||||
| Independent | 187 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 151,471 | 0.5 | +0.2 | |||||
| SDLP | Colum Eastwood | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | 95,419 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ||||
| UUP | Robin Swann | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 83,280 | 0.3 | −0.1 | ||||
| Alliance | Naomi Long | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64,553 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||||
| Speaker | John Bercow | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 34,299 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Yorkshire | Stewart Arnold | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,958 | 0.1 | +0.1 | ||||
| NHA | Alex Ashman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16,119 | 0.1 | −0.1 | ||||
| Green Party Northern Ireland | Steven Agnew | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,452 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Scottish Green Party | Patrick Harvie and Maggie Chapman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,886 | 0.0 | −0.1 | ||||
| CPA | Sidney Cordle | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,869 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| People Before Profit | Eamonn McCann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,509 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Ashfield Independents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,612 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| BNP | Adam Walker | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,580 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Monster Raving Loony | Alan Hope | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,890 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Liberal | Steve Radford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,672 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Women's Equality | Sophie Walker | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,580 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| TUV | Jim Allister | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,282 | 0.0 | −0.1 | ||||
| North East Party | Mary Cartwright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,355 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Pirate | David A Elston | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,321 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| English Democrat | Robin Tilbrook | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,913 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Christian | Jeff Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,720 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Independent Save Withybush Save Lives | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,209 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Socialist Labour | Arthur Scargill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,154 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Animal Welfare | Vanessa Hudson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 955 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| JAC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 842 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Southampton Independents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 816 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Workers Revolutionary | Sheila Torrance | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 771 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Workers' Party | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 708 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Something New | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 552 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Demos Direct Initiative Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 551 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Libertarian | Adam Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 524 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| SDP | Peter Johnson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 469 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Peace | John Morris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 468 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Friends Party | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 435 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Better for Bradford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 420 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| All other parties | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,447 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Total | 3,304 | 650 | 32,204,184 | |||||||||||
- ↑ Includes 52 Co-operative Party candidates, as part of the Labour-Co-op alliance
- ↑ Includes 38 Co-operative Party MPs, as part of the Labour-Co-op alliance
- ↑ Includes 14 Co-operative Party MPs, as part of the Labour-Co-op alliance
- ↑ Includes +14 Co-operative Party MPs, as part of the Labour-Co-op alliance
- ↑ Includes 5.8% for the Co-operative Party, as part of the Labour-Co-op alliance
- ↑ Includes 1,350,007 for the Co-operative Party, as part of the Labour-Co-op alliance
- ↑ Includes 4.2% for the Co-operative Party, as part of the Labour-Co-op alliance
- ↑ Includes +1.4% for the Co-operative Party, as part of the Labour-Co-op alliance
References
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- ↑ BBC News includes the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, in the MP tally and the vote tally for the Conservatives. In this table, however, the speaker (who usually does not vote in the Commons) is listed separately, and has been removed from the Conservative tally.
