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3 December 1885 | 7,288/8,996 | 81.01 | |
Conservative Party | 4,419 | 60.63 | |
Liberal Party | 2,869 | 39.37 | |
Majority | 1,550 | 21.27 | |
2 July 1886 | 8,996 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
15 July 1892 | 6,915/8,952 | 77.25 | |
Conservative Party | 4,187 | 60.55 | |
Liberal Party | 2,728 | 39.45 | |
Majority | 1,459 | 21.10 | |
13 July 1895 | 9,195 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
2 October 1900 | |||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
25 January 1906 | 8,238/9,820 | 83.89 | |
Liberal Party | 4,157 | 50.46 | |
Conservative Party | 4,081 | 49.54 | |
Majority | 76 | 0.92 | |
22 January 1910 | 9,638/10,885 | 88.54 | |
Conservative Party | 5,761 | 59.77 | |
Liberal Party | 3,877 | 40.23 | |
Majority | 1,884 | 19.55 | |
15 December 1910 | 9,175/10,885 | 84.29 | |
Conservative Party | 5,233 | 57.04 | |
Liberal Party | 3,942 | 42.96 | |
Majority | 1,291 | 14.07 | |
24 October 1911 Death of Dr Alfred Hillier. | |||
23 November 1911 | 9,451/11,140 | 84.84 | |
Conservative Party | 5,542 | 58.64 | |
Liberal Party | 3,909 | 41.36 | |
Majority | 1,633 | 17.28 | |
14 December 1918 | 16,211/29,820 | 54.36 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition | 9,828 | 60.63 | |
Labour Party | 5,661 | 34.92 | |
National Federation of Discharged and Demobilised Sailors and Soldiers | 722 | 4.45 | |
Majority | 4,167 | 25.70 | |
15 November 1922 | 21,173/32,005 | 66.16 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,124 | 61.98 | |
Labour Party | 8,049 | 38.02 | |
Majority | 5,075 | 23.97 | |
6 December 1923 | 22,460/33,197 | 67.66 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,157 | 49.67 | |
Labour Party | 5,913 | 26.33 | |
Liberal Party | 5,390 | 24.00 | |
Majority | 5,244 | 23.35 | |
29 October 1924 | 23,673/34,060 | 69.50 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,019 | 59.22 | |
Labour Party | 5,773 | 24.39 | |
Liberal Party | 3,881 | 16.39 | |
Majority | 8,246 | 34.83 | |
30 May 1929 | 32,991/44,967 | 73.37 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,786 | 44.82 | |
Liberal Party | 9,325 | 28.27 | |
Labour Party | 8,880 | 26.92 | |
Majority | 5,461 | 16.55 | |
27 October 1931 | 34,153/48,003 | 71.15 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,841 | 75.66 | |
Labour Party | 8,312 | 24.34 | |
Majority | 17,529 | 51.32 | |
1 May 1933 Death of Viscount Knebworth. Killed in an air crash while practising for an air display for the Prince of Wales. | |||
8 June 1933 | |||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,569 | 58.44 | |
Labour Party | 10,362 | 41.56 | |
Majority | 4,207 | ||
14 November 1935 | 33,869/50,975 | 66.44 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,452 | 63.34 | |
Labour Party | 12,417 | 36.66 | |
Majority | 9,035 | 26.68 | |
31 May 1940 Death of Sir Arnold Wilson - killed in action. | |||
10 March 1941 | |||
Conservative & Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
Minor Boundary Change | |||
5 July 1945 | 48,727/67,331 | 72.37 | |
Labour Party | 20,779 | 42.64 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,433 | 41.93 | |
Liberal Party | 7,515 | 15.42 | |
Majority | 346 | 0.71 | |
Boundary Change | |||
23 February 1950 | 52,272/60,941 | 85.77 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,580 | 45.11 | |
Labour Party | 21,829 | 41.76 | |
Liberal Party | 6,863 | 13.13 | |
Majority | 1,751 | 3.35 | |
25 October 1951 | 52,660/61,967 | 84.98 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,719 | 52.64 | |
Labour Party | 24,941 | 47.36 | |
Majority | 2,778 | 5.28 | |
Major Boundary Change | |||
26 May 1955 | 51,777/62,258 | 83.17 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,371 | 50.93 | |
Labour Party | 25,406 | 49.07 | |
Majority | 965 | 1.86 | |
8 October 1959 | 64,492/75,493 | 85.43 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,193 | 46.82 | |
Labour Party | 25,818 | 40.03 | |
Liberal Party | 8,481 | 13.15 | |
Majority | 4,375 | 6.78 | |
15 October 1964 | 74,247/87,825 | 84.54 | |
Labour Party | 34,034 | 45.84 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,649 | 41.28 | |
Liberal Party | 9,564 | 12.88 | |
Majority | 3,385 | 4.56 | |
31 March 1966 | 74,716/90,840 | 82.25 | |
Labour Party | 42,233 | 56.52 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 32,483 | 43.48 | |
Majority | 9,750 | 13.05 | |
18 June 1970 | 84,338/108,668 | 77.61 | |
Labour Party | 40,932 | 48.53 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 37,258 | 44.18 | |
Liberal Party | 6,148 | 7.29 | |
Majority | 3,674 | 4.36 | |
Major Boundary Change | |||
28 February 1974 | 61,717/72,160 | 85.53 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,222 | 44.11 | |
Labour Party | 23,204 | 37.60 | |
Liberal Party | 10,824 | 17.54 | |
Independent | 467 | 0.76 | |
Majority | 4,018 | 6.51 | |
10 October 1974 | 57,952/72,296 | 80.16 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,842 | 44.59 | |
Labour Party | 22,656 | 39.09 | |
Liberal Party | 9,454 | 16.31 | |
Majority | 3,186 | 5.50 | |
3 May 1979 | 63,125/76,807 | 82.19 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 33,169 | 52.54 | |
Labour Party | 19,940 | 31.59 | |
Liberal Party | 8,224 | 13.03 | |
Ecology Party | 911 | 1.44 | |
National Front | 881 | 1.40 | |
Majority | 13,229 | 20.96 | |