Election results of women in United Kingdom general elections (1918–1945) explained

This is a list of women who stood in general elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom up to and including the 1945 general election.

Summary of general election candidates

Year	Number of Candidates^[1]	Number of MPs
	17	1
	33	2
	34	8
	41	4
	69	14
	62	15
	67	9
	87	24

Year	Conservative		Labour		Liberal		Independent^[2]		Other parties
Year	Candidates	MPs	Candidates	MPs	Candidates	MPs	Candidates	MPs	Candidates	MPs
	1	0	4	0	4	0	5	0	3	1
	5	1	10	0	16	1	2	0	0	0
	7	3	14	3	12	2	1	0	0	0
	12	3	22	1	6	0	1	0	0	0
	10	3	30	9	25	1	1	1	3	0
	16	13	36	0	5	1	1	1	4	0
	19	6	33	1	11	1	2	1	2	0
	13	1	41	21	20	1	4	1	9	0

Unionist candidates or MPs in Scottish constituencies were counted as Conservatives.

Election results

1918 UK general election

Name	Votes	%
3,573	32.2	2
1,263	9.7	3
2,419	20.9	2
991	5.0	3
2,067	10.5	3
3,615	20.4	2
5,634	33.4	2
2,985	15.6	3
7,587	32.7	3
176	19.2	2
1,987	12.1	3
1,552	11.5	3
4,000	19.5	3
4,283	18.5	2
539	4.1	3
7,835	65.9	1
8,614	47.8	2

By-elections, 1918-1922

Name	Votes	%
14,495	51.9	1
4,733	32.1	2
13,279	44.4	2
8,386	42.2	1

1922 UK general election

Name^[3]	Votes	%
8,066	49.2	2
9,138	37.9	2
6,577	20.1	3
13,924	47.4	1
14,349	37.8	2
7,804	43.5	2
9,984	39.7	2
5,342	26.2	2
3,767	17.6	3
6,747	27.8	2
3,667	22.7	2
7,993	27.8	2
5,900	22.7	3
3,353	17.8	3
14,498	37.9	2
309	24.8	3
7,017	32.8	2
2,075	7.8	4
2,175	6.5	3
6,576	40.7	2
3,617	13.1	3
5,802	20.4	3
5,123	25.7	2
11,609	52.0	1
6,186	7.0	5
5,765	24.1	3
6,300	32.7	2
1,303	6.5	3
11,154	35.8	2
7,408	33.3	2
3,861	18.7	3
9,336	37.7	2
9,554	41.1	2

1923 UK general election

Name^[4]	Votes	%
10,636	48.0	1
5,934	35.8	2
6,262	26.5	2
16,114	54.5	1
16,109	44.5	2
4,828	27.3	2
6,208	28.7	3
2,784	12.5	3
5,986	19.5	3
5,794	24.1	3
8,727	35.7	1
3,520	16.7	3
2,475	7.1	3
6,941	26.0	3
15,556	40.5	1
19,304	20.0	2
7,388	24.9	2
4,015	12.8	3
7,087	41.2	2
6,743	30.7	2
5,686	25.9	3
7,904	28.7	2
6,619	24.6	3
14,619	48.0	2
10,219	40.9	2
8,436	41.6	2
4,268	19.8	3
5,876	25.9	2
12,104	52.4	1
4,567	18.6	3
7,702	37.0	2
14,910	46.9	1
9,204	37.7	2
9,235	50.4	1

Jewson was elected by taking second place in a two-seat constituency.

1924 UK general election

Constituency	Name^[5]	Votes	%
	12,130	50.9	1
	7,564	36.7	2
	11,250	47.0	2
	21,700	20.3	4
	13,115	45.1	2
	10,828	32.0	2
	18,174	58.1	1
	16,908	44.2	2
	18,875	47.1	2
	1,775	7.6	4
	24,330	21.8	3
	7,735	27.3	2
	5,661	26.0	2
	6,342	23.0	3
	10,137	35.8	2
	8,192	27.9	2
	4,613	20.2	2
	6,097	24.1	3
	6,082	28.6	2
	1,553	6.9	3
	10,280	32.3	2
	6,781	20.4	2
	8,412	37.1	2
	9,574	38.5	1
	15,046	37.2	2
	11,630	34.6	2
	22,931	22.0	4
	8,310	27.0	2
	7,418	25.2	2
	2,240	6.1	3
	5,764	31.7	2
	8,894	31.6	2
	4,320	17.6	3
	2,126	8.1	3
	11,330	47.2	2
Elsie Cameron Elias	2,388	11.2	3
	5,205	18.7	3
	12,526	33.0	2
	8,545	39.2	2
	11,314	43.7	2
	13,565	72.0	1

By-elections, 1924-1929

Name	Votes	%
18,866	57.7	1
10,798	40.6	1
21,221	54.6	1
7,702	26.0	2
10,241	42.6	1
9,268	31.5	2
3,719	16.8	3
4,696	23.1	2
3,962	18.8	3
14,797	57.1	1
15,711	57.5	1
2,488	9.1	3

1929 UK general election

Name^[6]	Votes	%
1,677	5.5	3
533	1.1	4
984	3.4	4
10,643	25.4	2
12,667	47.1	2
13,177	39.7	2
9,206	22.1	2
16,625	43.2	1
3,967	10.1	3
27,605	55.8	1
3,331	33.3	2
13,429	36.5	2
37,256	26.1	1
10,918	37.8	2
11,961	25.3	2
13,969	42.1	1
11,340	32.2	2
915	2.6	3
7,611	16.4	3
2,597	11.5	3
15,199	38.0	1
10,598	25.9	2
7,351	16.5	3
12,215	41.3	1
19,884	55.9	1
15,473	34.3	2
31,040	24.0	3
11,573	33.2	2
8,291	23.5	3
3,418	12.1	3
10,127	24.8	2
16,069	35.0	2
11,699	27.6	2
26,548	58.7	1
31,794	19.5	1
14,569	44.4	1
5,828	12.9	3
20,057	49.5	1
4,472	15.0	3
4,766	11.1	3
8,899	18.1	3
13,181	49.4	1
2,268	6.8	3
8,190	22.4	2
9,718	25.6	2
6,302	20.7	3
13,449	22.2	3
9,325	28.3	2
6,912	30.7	2
10,210	23.4	3
5,516	13.5	3
10,059	28.3	3
13,560	42.9	2
3,385	9.4	3
3,403	11.1	3
11,054	20.6	3
4,556	19.1	3
3,798	13.8	3
5,614	15.4	3
13,022	39.3	2
3,909	11.0	3
21,300	13.0	5
7,435	23.1	2
14,040	44.1	2
3,070	7.2	3
7,278	18.6	3
12,077	39.3	2
12,245	48.6	1
7,094	17.7	3

Rathbone was elected by taking second place in a two-seat constituency.

By-elections, 1929-1931

Name	Votes	%	Position
1,448	4.4	3
14,821	50.3	1
7,944	26.6	3
	494	1.7	4
10,591	34.7	1
7,182	23.5	3
9,588	32.7	2
15,020	19.9	3
3,521	15.8	3

1931 UK general election

Name^[7]	Votes	%
3,980	11.1	3
2,024	4.4	4
11,044	32.4	2
27,498	54.6	1
15,920	55.4	1
18,815	59.2	1
27,221	67.5	1
24,277	63.3	1
11,666	50.3	1
5,654	22.2	2
46,564	85.7	1
19,918	45.6	1
25,999	58.6	1
23,910	60.6	1
5,096	37.2	1
8,280	24.5	3
7,317	23.0	2
19,691	44.7	2
26,537	19.7	4
3,705	9.7	3
10,203	31.5	2
14,839	58.3	1
4,091	15.6	2
4,677	10.9	3
9,974	26.1	2
9,654	27.8	2
25,643	17.0	3
11,769	34.1	2
16,158	28.6	2
9,103	31.0	2
4,983	15.5	2
15,305	18.8	2
5,932	11.7	2
3,608	15.1	2
13,111	32.5	2
9,814	22.7	2
6,770	19.8	2
12,080	39.6	2
13,035	39.5	2
15,746	34.4	2
7,217	19.0	2
9,597	28.6	2
4,532	14.3	2
14,176	27.9	2
10,289	21.9	2
5,343	15.0	2
29,707	18.0	3
14,162	38.9	2
8,208	21.2	2
18,393	41.4	2
5,885	18.7	2
12,878	7.3	4
6,106	18.1	2
8,571	23.2	2
10,471	30.0	2
9,358	30.8	2
14,462	31.2	2
3,521	13.3	3
16,571	50.0	1
48,556	27.7	2
11,941	41.8	2
16,228	60.6	1

Horsbrugh was elected by taking second place in a two-seat constituency.

By-elections, 1931-1935

Name	Votes	%
3,905	19.3	3
305	1.6	4
12,936	45.3	2
12,799	40.4	2
3,705	9.7	3
4,293	17.3	2

1935 UK general election

Name^[8]	Votes	%
7,738	23.8	2
26,876	49.1	2
8,391	25.4	2
7,145	22.2	2
19,684	46.3	1
10,876	40.7	2
18,248	52.5	1
6,730	26.7	2
21,491	58.3	1
6,862	26.8	2
9,751	40.3	2
17,352	35.5	2
4,276	19.0	2
18,867	47.3	2
23,842	52.6	1
unopposed	N/A	1
1,021	3.0	3
592	1.9	4
17,267	37.3	2
8,028	23.3	3
14,047	35.2	2
8,041	25.5	2
12,845	34.4	2
7,784	29.5	2
6,450	19.3	3
11,368	23.0	2
35,596	48.2	2
7,778	20.9	3
5,365	16.5	2
31,422	37.3	2
28,375	26.8	2
10,320	21.9	2
20,324	53.1	1
25,425	44.6	2
11,221	39.7	2
10,876	25.2	2
1,360	5.2	4
14,465	44.7	2
9,925	34.4	2
9,997	23.3	3
9,633	32.9	2
8,088	20.4	2
10,346	32.7	2
7,796	13.8	3
19,217	40.3	2
14,133	36.8	2
32,059	19.8	4
21,462	47.4	2
4,643	15.4	2
10,417	31.5	2
12,407	38.8	2
14,561	24.8	2
11,227	44.5	1
13,622	31.6	2
3,525	10.3	3
9,903	40.7	2
1,798	5.8	3
7,078	22.0	2
10,348	24.9	2
10,069	39.8	2
5,680	17.7	3
9,162	28.8	2
3,217	7.3	3
13,761	39.7	2
50,542	26.8	1
12,229	39.6	2
15,238	60.2	1

By-elections, 1935-1945

Name	Votes	%
8,042	24.9	2
3,221	4.8	3
14,992	57.7	1
7,078	22.0	2
14,859	62.6	1
14,810	40.1	2
5,618	19.5	2
16,583	52.2	1
46,514	52.4	1
17,648	31.6	2
10,495	47.1	2
11,590	25.7	2
12,986	42.0	2
1,382	16.8	3
8,206	19.3	2
506	4.2	2
unopposed	N/A	1
3,433	19.1	2
4,192	30.3	2
5,867	52.1	1
4,308	38.2	2
3,634	17.4	2
8,799	49.8	2
707	8.5	3
9,121	43.8	2

1945 UK general election

Name	Votes	%
1,017	2.6	3
984	5.2	3
3,299	6.4	3
2,043	4.2	3
1,390	3.4	5
3,493	5.9	4
7,369	36.1	2
24,228	44.9	2
9,960	34.5	2
19,536	44.2	1
4,106	27.5	2
8,093	36.0	2
2,577	20.9	2
21,319	39.9	2
8,670	16.4	2
11,176	53.3	1
232	0.5	4
1,069	5.5	3
144	0.4	5
7,469	49.5	2
19,275	61.5	1
10,745	65.0	1
18,833	42.8	1
13,763	33.8	2
18,120	39.2	2
24,686	56.9	1
35,145	26.0	2
20,268	43.6	1
9,195	29.8	2
12,251	69.6	1
48,849	62.6	1
5,874	31.1	2
11,095	29.9	2
13,670	24.1	2
18,619	61.1	1
22,810	40.1	2
15,993	44.1	1
26,761	37.4	2
19,537	61.9	1
18,961	33.0	2
14,426	32.6	2
18,251	47.6	1
14,917	38.1	2
5,136	45.9	2
22,656	66.0	1
6,014	18.9	2
23,837	59.4	1
28,870	53.1	1
8,494	52.0	1
25,908	49.2	2
15,754	33.7	2
30,251	59.6	1
31,553	27.9	1
15,417	51.6	1
43,303	54.2	1
10,740	32.4	2
17,293	41.0	2
16,590	35.9	2
13,963	46.1	1
16,420	33.1	2
25,919	31.3	2
12,610	52.2	1
4,495	11.4	3
4,945	12.0	4
6,096	4.5	6
5,909	10.1	3
7,979	24.3	3
6,278	23.1	3
6,220	16.4	3
3,546	13.3	3
9,128	20.8	3
5,967	12.6	3
7,128	12.4	3
4,532	10.0	3
3,695	12.4	3
6,122	12.6	3
5,601	10.7	3
1,474	8.8	3
6,906	16.7	3
5,045	20.5	3
7,910	25.1	3
1,403	10.8	2
1,696	24.5	2
9,623	25.1	2
13,207	34.2	2
32,309	18.9	4
46,260	22.8	4

Castle won in Blackburn by taking second place in a two-seat constituency.

References

Web site: Richard Keen. Richard Cracknell. Women in Parliament and Government. 20 July 2021. House of Commons Library. 22.
Book: Craig. F. W. S.. British Parliamentary Election Statistics 1918-1968. registration. 1968. Political Reference Publications. Glasgow. 0900178000. 62.
"The defeated thirty", Manchester Guardian, 5 December 1922
"Eight woman MPs", The Times, 8 December 1923
"The 41 women candidates", Manchester Guardian, 20 October 1924
"Women candidates: a total of 64 for all parties", Manchester Guardian, 4 May 1929
"Women candidates: 61 Nominated : Two Straight Fights", Manchester Guardian, 17 October 1931
"Women candidates", The Times, 5 November 1935

F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949