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Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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25 November 1885		6,585/8,053	81.77
William Saunders	Liberal Party	3,625	55.05
Frederick Brent Grotrian	Conservative Party	2,960	44.95
Majority		665	10.10

5 July 1886		6,241/8,053	77.50
Frederick Brent Grotrian	Conservative Party	3,139	50.30
William Saunders	Liberal Party	3,102	49.70
Majority		37	0.59

7 July 1892		8,308/9,677	85.85
Clarence Smith	Liberal Party	4,570	55.01
Frederick Brent Grotrian	Conservative Party	3,738	44.99
Majority		832	10.01

17 July 1895		8,457/10,419	81.17
Joseph Thomas Firbank	Conservative Party	4,305	50.90
Sir Clarence Smith	Liberal Party	4,152	49.10
Majority		153	1.81

4 October 1900		9,692/12,066	80.32
Joseph Thomas Firbank	Conservative Party	5,264	54.31
Thomas Robinson Ferens	Liberal Party	4,428	45.69
Majority		836	8.63

18 January 1906		11,400/13,073	87.20
Thomas Robinson Ferens	Liberal Party	6,881	60.36
Leama Robert Davies	Conservative Party	4,519	39.64
Majority		2,362	20.72

17 January 1910		13,238/14,687	90.13
Thomas Robinson Ferens	Liberal Party	7,627	57.61
Robert Montefiore Sebag-Montefiore	Conservative Party	5,611	42.39
Majority		2,016	15.23

7 December 1910		12,583/14,687	85.67
Thomas Robinson Ferens	Liberal Party	7,196	57.19
Robert Montefiore Sebag-Montefiore	Conservative Party	5,387	42.81
Majority		1,809	14.38

14 December 1918		18,238/31,316	58.24
Charles Kenneth Murchison	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	9,566	52.45
Rt Hon Thomas Robinson Ferens	Liberal Party	4,947	27.12
Robert Henry Farrah	Labour Party	3,725	20.42
Majority		4,619	25.33

15 November 1922		27,893/33,795	82.54
Lawrence Roger Lumley	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,248	43.91
Charles James Vasey	Liberal Party	8,711	31.23
Archibald Stark	Labour Party	6,934	24.86
Majority		3,537	12.68

6 December 1923		27,725/34,908	79.42
Lawrence Roger Lumley	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,657	38.44
Charles James Vasey	Liberal Party	9,600	34.63
Archibald Stark	Labour Party	7,468	26.94
Majority		1,057	3.81

29 October 1924		29,010/35,467	81.79
Lawrence Roger Lumley	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,296	42.39
George Muff	Labour Party	11,130	38.37
Frank Crane Thornborough	Liberal Party	5,140	17.72
William Edward Mashford	Independent	444	1.53
Majority		1,166	4.02

William Mashford advocated urging a fairer deal for industrial insurance policy holders.

30 May 1929		41,050/49,212	83.41
George Muff	Labour Party	20,023	48.78
Lawrence Roger Lumley	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,810	33.64
Rodway Stephens	Liberal Party	7,217	17.58
Majority		6,213	15.14

27 October 1931		42,029/50,494	83.24
John James Henry Nation	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,003	57.11
George Muff	Labour Party	18,026	42.89
Majority		5,977	14.22

14 November 1935		38,635/51,087	75.63
George Muff	Labour Party	19,054	49.32
John James Henry Nation	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,448	39.98
Rodway Stephens	Liberal Party	4,133	10.70
Majority		3,606	9.33

5 July 1945		30,261/40,024	75.61
Harry Pursey	Labour Party	19,443	64.25
Rupert Alexander Alec-Smith	Conservative & Unionist Party	7,439	24.58
Albert Edward Marshall	Liberal Party	3,379	11.17
Majority		12,004	39.67

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		47,872/56,135	85.28
Harry Pursey	Labour Party	26,903	56.20
William John Cornelis Heyting	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,988	29.22
Thomas Ernest Dalton	Liberal Party	6,981	14.58
Majority		12,915	26.98

25 October 1951		48,871/58,028	84.22
Harry Pursey	Labour Party	27,892	57.07
Harry Richman	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,368	33.49
Ronald William Sykes	Liberal Party	4,611	9.44
Majority		11,524	23.58

Major Boundary Change
26 May 1955		52,516/69,423	75.65
Harry Pursey	Labour Party	28,990	55.20
Harry Richman	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,284	31.01
John Jeffers MacCallum	Liberal Party	7,242	13.79
Majority		12,706	24.19

Minor Boundary Change
8 October 1959		58,358/73,826	79.05
Harry Pursey	Labour Party	30,667	52.55
Maude Heath	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,648	30.24
John Jeffers MacCallum	Liberal Party	10,043	17.21
Majority		13,019	22.31

15 October 1964		54,699/73,151	74.78
Harry Pursey	Labour Party	30,634	56.00
Maude Heath	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,284	26.11
Norman Wallace Turner	Liberal Party	9,781	17.88
Majority		16,350	29.89

31 March 1966		52,637/71,694	73.42
Harry Pursey	Labour Party	34,457	65.46
Maude Heath	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,385	21.63
Norman Wallace Turner	Liberal Party	6,795	12.91
Majority		23,072	43.83

18 June 1970		51,595/75,597	68.25
John Leslie Prescott	Labour Party	36,859	71.44
Norman Stewart Hughson Lamont	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,736	28.56
Majority		22,123	42.88

Major Boundary Change
28 February 1974		59,007/80,727	73.09
John Leslie Prescott	Labour Party	41,300	69.99
Dr Edward David Macrae Tod	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,707	30.01
Majority		23,593	39.98

10 October 1974		54,783/81,598	67.14
John Leslie Prescott	Labour Party	34,190	62.41
Stephen James Dorrell	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,397	18.98
Joseph Adamson	Liberal Party	10,196	18.61
Majority		23,793	43.43

3 May 1979		63,047/89,023	70.82
John Leslie Prescott	Labour Party	39,411	62.51
Martin Michael Benjamin Bean	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,719	24.93
Michael John Horne	Liberal Party	7,543	11.96
David John Matson	National Front	374	0.59
Majority		23,692	37.58

Renamed with no Boundary Change
1 May 1997		40,486/68,733	58.90
Rt Hon John Leslie Prescott	Labour Party	28,870	71.31
Angus James West	Conservative & Unionist Party	5,552	13.71
James Hilton Wastling	Liberal Democrats	3,965	9.79
Gordon Rogers	Referendum Party	1,788	4.42
Margaret Rose Nolan	Pro-Life Alliance	190	0.47
David Forrester Whitley	Natural Law Party	121	0.30
Majority		23,318	57.60

7 June 2001		30,875/66,473	46.45
Rt Hon John Leslie Prescott	Labour Party	19,938	64.58
Joanne Kate Swinson	Liberal Democrats	4,613	14.94
Sandip Verma	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,276	13.85
Jeanette Jenkinson	UK Independence Party	1,218	3.94
Linda Muir	Socialist Labour	830	2.69
Majority		15,325	49.64

5 May 2005		31,022/65,407	47.43
Rt Hon John Leslie Prescott	Labour Party	17,609	56.76
Andrew Stephen Sloan	Liberal Democrats	5,862	18.90
Katherine Annabel Lindsay	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,038	13.02
Alan Siddle	British National Party	1,022	3.29
Janet Hilda Toker	Official Liberal Party	1,018	3.28
Graham Edgar Morris	Veritas	750	2.42
Ronald Eric Noon	Independent	334	1.08
Linda Muir	Socialist Labour	207	0.67
Carl Anthony Wagner	Legalise Cannabis Alliance	182	0.59
Majority		11,747	37.87

Minor Boundary Change
6 May 2010		34,184/68,271	50.07
Karl Turner	Labour Party	16,387	47.94
Jeremy David Wilcock	Liberal Democrats	7,790	22.79
Christine Ann Mackay	Conservative & Unionist Party	5,667	16.58
Michael Hookem	UK Independence Party	2,745	8.03
Joe Uttley	National Front	880	2.57
Mike Burton	English Democrats Party	715	2.09
Majority		8,597	25.15

7 May 2015		35,144/65,710	53.48
Karl Turner	Labour Party	18,180	51.73
Richard Barrett	UK Independence Party	7,861	22.37
Christine Ann Mackay	Conservative & Unionist Party	5,593	15.91
David Patrick Nolan	Liberal Democrats	2,294	6.53
Sarah Catherine Walpole	Green Party	806	2.29
Martin G Clayton	Yorkshire First	270	0.77
Michael Parkin Cooper	National Front	86	0.24
Val Hoodless	Social Democratic Party	54	0.15
Majority		10,319	29.36

8 June 2017		36,638/65,959	55.55
Karl Turner	Labour Party	21,355	58.29
Simon Burton	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,959	29.91
Mark Fox	UK Independence Party	2,573	7.02
Andrew Marchington	Liberal Democrats	1,258	3.43
Julia Rae Brown	Green Party	493	1.35
Majority		10,396	28.37

12 December 2019		32,442/65,745	49.35
Karl Turner	Labour Party	12,713	39.19
Rachel Louise Storer	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,474	35.37
Martin Peter Hall	Brexit Party	5,764	17.77
Robert Victor Morgan	Liberal Democrats	1,707	5.26
Julia Rae Brown	Green Party	784	2.42
Majority		1,239	3.82

Major Boundary Change
4 July 2024		29,816/70,650	42.20
Karl Turner	Labour Party	13,047	43.76
Neil Francis Hunter	Reform UK	9,127	30.61
Robert Victor Morgan	Liberal Democrats	3,252	10.91
Kieran Yashik Persand	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,715	9.11
Julia Rae Brown	Green Party	1,675	5.62
Majority		3,920	13.15