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Application Last Amended: 11 January 2024
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12 December 1832 | 331/390 | 84.87 | |
Whig | 172 | 51.96 | |
Whig | 159 | 48.04 | |
Majority | 13 | 3.93 | |
8 January 1835 | 321/383 | 83.81 | |
Whig | 197 | 61.37 | |
Conservative Party | 124 | 38.63 | |
Majority | 73 | 22.74 | |
25 July 1837 | 355/440 | 80.68 | |
Conservative Party | 198 | 55.77 | |
Whig | 157 | 44.23 | |
Majority | 41 | 11.55 | |
30 June 1841 | 412/482 | 85.48 | |
Conservative Party | 212 | 51.46 | |
Whig | 200 | 48.54 | |
Majority | 12 | 2.91 | |
28 July 1847 | 548 | ||
Peelite | Unopposed |   | |
5 September 1849 | 417/494 | 84.41 | |
Conservative Party | 217 | 52.04 | |
Whig | 200 | 47.96 | |
Majority | 17 | 4.08 | |
1849 Petition - dismissed. | |||
August 1849 Death of Richard Godson. | |||
7 July 1852 | 398/495 | 80.40 | |
Whig | 246 | 61.81 | |
Conservative Party | 152 | 38.19 | |
Majority | 94 | 23.62 | |
1852 Petition - withdrawn. | |||
13 August 1855 Resignation of Robert Lowe on appointment as Vice-President of the Council for Trade. | |||
14 August 1855 | |||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
28 March 1857 | 380/502 | 75.70 | |
Whig | 234 | 61.58 | |
Conservative Party | 146 | 38.42 | |
Majority | 88 | 23.16 | |
30 April 1859 | 423/487 | 86.86 | |
Liberal Party | 216 | 51.06 | |
Conservative Party | 207 | 48.94 | |
Majority | 9 | 2.13 | |
1859 Petition - withdrawn. | |||
19 May 1862 Resignation of Alfred Bristow. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
27 May 1862 | 448/493 | 90.87 | |
Liberal Party | 229 | 51.12 | |
Conservative Party | 219 | 48.88 | |
Majority | 10 | 2.23 | |
12 July 1865 | 555/612 | 90.69 | |
Conservative Party | 285 | 51.35 | |
Liberal Party | 270 | 48.65 | |
Majority | 15 | 2.70 | |
1865 Petition - withdrawn. | |||
Boundary Change | |||
17 November 1868 | 2,064/2,323 | 88.85 | |
Liberal Party | 1,262 | 61.14 | |
Conservative Party | 802 | 38.86 | |
Majority | 460 | 22.29 | |
31 January 1874 | 2,828/3,394 | 83.32 | |
Conservative Party | 1,509 | 53.36 | |
Liberal Party | 1,319 | 46.64 | |
Majority | 190 | 6.72 | |
17 July 1874 Petition - election declared void. | |||
1 August 1874 | 2,969/3,394 | 87.48 | |
Conservative Party | 1,651 | 55.61 | |
Liberal Party | 1,318 | 44.39 | |
Majority | 333 | 11.22 | |
31 March 1880 | 3,267/3,606 | 90.60 | |
Liberal Party | 1,795 | 54.94 | |
Conservative Party | 1,472 | 45.06 | |
Majority | 323 | 9.89 | |
1 May 1880 Resignation of John Brinton. He had discovered that his election agent had been reported for bribery at a previous municipal election and decided to resign and seek re-election in order to avoid a petition being brought against him. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
7 May 1880 | 3,606 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
24 November 1885 | 4,186/4,506 | 92.90 | |
Liberal Party | 2,172 | 51.89 | |
Conservative Party | 2,014 | 48.11 | |
Majority | 158 | 3.77 | |
3 July 1886 | 3,877/4,506 | 86.04 | |
Conservative Party | 2,081 | 53.68 | |
Liberal Party | 1,796 | 46.32 | |
Majority | 285 | 7.35 | |
4 July 1892 | 3,867/4,236 | 91.29 | |
Conservative Party | 2,066 | 53.43 | |
Liberal Party | 1,801 | 46.57 | |
Majority | 265 | 6.85 | |
16 July 1895 | 3,721/4,195 | 88.70 | |
Conservative Party | 2,008 | 53.96 | |
Liberal Party | 1,713 | 46.04 | |
Majority | 295 | 7.93 | |
3 October 1900 | 3,754/4,289 | 87.53 | |
Conservative Party | 1,950 | 51.94 | |
Liberal Party | 1,804 | 48.06 | |
Majority | 146 | 3.89 | |
13 January 1906 | 4,437/4,697 | 94.46 | |
Liberal Party | 2,354 | 53.05 | |
Conservative Party | 2,083 | 46.95 | |
Majority | 271 | 6.11 | |
18 January 1910 | 4,337/4,579 | 94.72 | |
Conservative Party | 2,353 | 54.25 | |
Liberal Party | 1,984 | 45.75 | |
Majority | 369 | 8.51 | |
6 December 1910 | 4,191/4,579 | 91.53 | |
Conservative Party | 2,188 | 52.21 | |
Liberal Party | 2,003 | 47.79 | |
Majority | 185 | 4.41 | |
14 December 1918 | 23,257/39,798 | 58.44 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition | 13,497 | 58.03 | |
Labour Party | 9,760 | 41.97 | |
Majority | 3,737 | 16.07 | |
15 November 1922 | 28,914/41,286 | 70.03 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,711 | 68.17 | |
Labour Party | 9,203 | 31.83 | |
Majority | 10,508 | 36.34 | |
6 December 1923 | 29,122/41,939 | 69.44 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,469 | 53.12 | |
Liberal Party | 9,663 | 33.18 | |
Labour Party | 3,990 | 13.70 | |
Majority | 5,806 | 19.94 | |
29 October 1924 | 30,499/42,770 | 71.31 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,040 | 59.15 | |
Labour Party | 6,792 | 22.27 | |
Liberal Party | 5,667 | 18.58 | |
Majority | 11,248 | 36.88 | |
30 May 1929 | 44,939/59,421 | 75.63 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,643 | 48.16 | |
Labour Party | 12,246 | 27.25 | |
Liberal Party | 11,050 | 24.59 | |
Majority | 9,397 | 20.91 | |
27 October 1931 | 43,173/62,530 | 69.04 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 33,359 | 77.27 | |
Labour Party | 9,814 | 22.73 | |
Majority | 23,545 | 54.54 | |
14 November 1935 | 40,979/68,098 | 60.18 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,494 | 69.53 | |
Labour Party | 12,485 | 30.47 | |
Majority | 16,009 | 39.07 | |
5 July 1945 | 61,668/87,253 | 70.68 | |
Labour Party | 34,421 | 55.82 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,247 | 44.18 | |
Majority | 7,174 | 11.63 | |
Boundary Change | |||
23 February 1950 | 45,939/54,640 | 84.08 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,950 | 49.96 | |
Labour Party | 19,145 | 41.67 | |
Liberal Party | 3,844 | 8.37 | |
Majority | 3,805 | 8.28 | |
25 October 1951 | 45,808/55,179 | 83.02 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,483 | 55.63 | |
Labour Party | 20,325 | 44.37 | |
Majority | 5,158 | 11.26 | |
26 May 1955 | 44,060/56,216 | 78.38 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,142 | 59.33 | |
Labour Party | 17,918 | 40.67 | |
Majority | 8,224 | 18.67 | |
8 October 1959 | 46,055/58,223 | 79.10 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,699 | 60.14 | |
Labour Party | 18,356 | 39.86 | |
Majority | 9,343 | 20.29 | |
15 October 1964 | 48,130/60,606 | 79.41 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,425 | 50.75 | |
Labour Party | 17,571 | 36.51 | |
Liberal Party | 5,824 | 12.10 | |
Brit & Commonwealth | 310 | 0.64 | |
Majority | 6,854 | 14.24 | |
31 March 1966 | 47,371/62,445 | 75.86 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,628 | 51.99 | |
Labour Party | 21,451 | 45.28 | |
Independent | 1,292 | 2.73 | |
Majority | 3,177 | 6.71 | |
18 June 1970 | 53,466/72,360 | 73.89 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,667 | 51.75 | |
Labour Party | 18,297 | 34.22 | |
Liberal Party | 7,502 | 14.03 | |
Majority | 9,370 | 17.53 | |
28 February 1974 | 63,675/78,402 | 81.22 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,065 | 42.50 | |
Labour Party | 18,380 | 28.87 | |
Liberal Party | 18,230 | 28.63 | |
Majority | 8,685 | 13.64 | |
10 October 1974 | 59,168/78,948 | 74.95 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,602 | 43.27 | |
Labour Party | 18,833 | 31.83 | |
Liberal Party | 14,733 | 24.90 | |
Majority | 6,769 | 11.44 | |
3 May 1979 | 62,385/80,434 | 77.56 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 33,523 | 53.74 | |
Labour Party | 17,871 | 28.65 | |
Liberal Party | 9,939 | 15.93 | |
National Front | 1,052 | 1.69 | |
Majority | 15,652 | 25.09 | |