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11 December 1832 | 1,109 | ||
Tory | Unopposed |   | |
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
7 January 1835 | 1,207 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
25 July 1837 | 989/1,161 | 85.19 | |
Conservative Party | 614 | 62.08 | |
Conservative Party | 527 | 53.29 | |
Whig | 453 | 45.80 | |
Whig | 347 | 35.09 | |
Majority | 74 | 7.48 | |
1 July 1841 | 933/1,296 | 71.99 | |
Conservative Party | 699 | 74.92 | |
Conservative Party | 594 | 63.67 | |
Whig | 572 | 61.31 | |
Majority | 22 | 2.36 | |
29 July 1847 | 1,033/1,377 | 75.02 | |
Whig | 724 | 70.09 | |
Peelite | 721 | 69.80 | |
Conservative Party | 621 | 60.12 | |
Majority | 100 | 9.68 | |
9 March 1848 | 1,256/1,377 | 91.21 | |
Radical | 636 | 50.64 | |
Conservative Party | 620 | 49.36 | |
Majority | 16 | 1.27 | |
1848 Petition - dismissed. | |||
29 February 1848 Petition - Samuel Gregson unseated. | |||
9 July 1852 | 1,165/1,393 | 83.63 | |
Whig | 699 | 60.00 | |
Radical | 690 | 59.23 | |
Conservative Party | 509 | 43.69 | |
Conservative Party | 432 | 37.08 | |
Majority | 181 | 15.54 | |
1853 Petition - Robert Armstrong unseated. | |||
12 April 1853 | 1,240/1,420 | 87.32 | |
Conservative Party | 686 | 55.32 | |
Radical | 554 | 44.68 | |
Majority | 132 | 10.65 | |
1853 Petition - withdrawn. | |||
28 March 1857 | 1,069/1,328 | 80.50 | |
Whig | 827 | 77.36 | |
Conservative Party | 773 | 72.31 | |
Conservative Party | 537 | 50.23 | |
Majority | 236 | 22.08 | |
30 April 1859 | 1,135/1,288 | 88.12 | |
Conservative Party | 660 | 58.15 | |
Liberal Party | 641 | 56.48 | |
Conservative Party | 509 | 44.85 | |
Liberal Party | 459 | 40.44 | |
Majority | 132 | 11.63 | |
6 April 1864 Resignation of William Garnett. (Northstead) | |||
13 April 1864 | 1,207/1,394 | 86.59 | |
Liberal Party | 682 | 56.50 | |
Conservative Party | 525 | 43.50 | |
Majority | 157 | 13.01 | |
8 February 1865 Death of Samuel Gregson. | |||
20 February 1865 | 1,465 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
13 July 1865 | 1,365/1,465 | 93.17 | |
Liberal Party | 713 | 52.23 | |
Liberal Party | 687 | 50.33 | |
Conservative Party | 665 | 48.72 | |
Majority | 22 | 1.61 | |
23 April 1866 Petition - election declared void. | |||
11 November 1868 As the result of a Royal Commission finding proof of extensive bribery, the borough was disenfranchised. | |||
2 December 1885 | 7,917/8,961 | 88.35 | |
Conservative Party | 4,387 | 55.41 | |
Liberal Party | 3,530 | 44.59 | |
Majority | 857 | 10.82 | |
7 July 1886 | 7,577/8,961 | 84.56 | |
Liberal Party | 3,886 | 51.29 | |
Conservative Party | 3,691 | 48.71 | |
Majority | 195 | 2.57 | |
9 July 1892 | 8,830/9,995 | 88.34 | |
Liberal Party | 4,755 | 53.85 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 4,075 | 46.15 | |
Majority | 680 | 7.70 | |
20 July 1895 | 9,422/10,778 | 87.42 | |
Conservative Party | 5,028 | 53.36 | |
Liberal Party | 4,394 | 46.64 | |
Majority | 634 | 6.73 | |
14 January 1896 Petition - dismissed. | |||
10 October 1900 | 10,182/12,334 | 82.55 | |
Liberal Party | 5,113 | 50.22 | |
Conservative Party | 5,069 | 49.78 | |
Majority | 44 | 0.43 | |
18 January 1906 | 12,164/14,085 | 86.36 | |
Liberal Party | 6,524 | 53.63 | |
Conservative Party | 5,640 | 46.37 | |
Majority | 884 | 7.27 | |
20 January 1910 | 13,180/14,797 | 89.07 | |
Liberal Party | 7,132 | 54.11 | |
Conservative Party | 6,048 | 45.89 | |
Majority | 1,084 | 8.22 | |
8 December 1910 | 12,220/14,797 | 82.58 | |
Liberal Party | 6,168 | 50.47 | |
Conservative Party | 6,052 | 49.53 | |
Majority | 116 | 0.95 | |
14 December 1918 | 24,181/36,960 | 65.42 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition | 14,403 | 59.56 | |
Liberal Party | 9,778 | 40.44 | |
Majority | 4,625 | 19.13 | |
15 November 1922 | 28,614/36,121 | 79.22 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,571 | 68.40 | |
Labour Party | 9,043 | 31.60 | |
Majority | 10,528 | 36.79 | |
6 December 1923 | 30,026/37,522 | 80.02 | |
Liberal Party | 17,763 | 59.16 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,263 | 40.84 | |
Majority | 5,500 | 18.32 | |
29 October 1924 | 31,900/38,466 | 82.93 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,243 | 47.78 | |
Liberal Party | 11,085 | 34.75 | |
Labour Party | 5,572 | 17.47 | |
Majority | 4,158 | 13.03 | |
19 January 1928 Elevation of Sir Gerald Strickland to the Peerage - Baron Strickland. | |||
9 February 1928 | 33,650/40,705 | 82.67 | |
Liberal Party | 14,689 | 43.65 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,860 | 38.22 | |
Labour Party | 6,101 | 18.13 | |
Majority | 1,829 | 5.44 | |
30 May 1929 | 44,294/52,774 | 83.93 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,414 | 39.31 | |
Liberal Party | 16,977 | 38.33 | |
Labour Party | 9,903 | 22.36 | |
Majority | 437 | 0.99 | |
27 October 1931 | 42,494/55,708 | 76.28 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 32,185 | 75.74 | |
Labour Party | 10,309 | 24.26 | |
Majority | 21,876 | 51.48 | |
14 November 1935 | 49,624/62,792 | 79.03 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,632 | 53.67 | |
Liberal Party | 13,054 | 26.31 | |
Labour Party | 9,938 | 20.03 | |
Majority | 13,578 | 27.36 | |
4 August 1941 Elevation of Herwald Ramsbotham to the Peerage - Viscount Soulbury. | |||
15 October 1941 | 27,752/66,290 | 41.86 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,783 | 56.87 | |
Independent Liberal | 6,551 | 23.61 | |
Independent Labour Party | 5,418 | 19.52 | |
Majority | 9,232 | 33.27 | |
5 July 1945 | 54,814/74,111 | 73.96 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,090 | 49.42 | |
Labour Party | 19,367 | 35.33 | |
Liberal Party | 8,357 | 15.25 | |
Majority | 7,723 | 14.09 | |
Boundary Change | |||
23 February 1950 | 38,194/44,881 | 85.10 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,437 | 48.27 | |
Labour Party | 15,341 | 40.17 | |
Liberal Party | 4,416 | 11.56 | |
Majority | 3,096 | 8.11 | |
25 October 1951 | 38,654/44,917 | 86.06 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,555 | 53.18 | |
Labour Party | 18,099 | 46.82 | |
Majority | 2,456 | 6.35 | |
26 May 1955 | 35,197/43,811 | 80.34 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,873 | 56.46 | |
Labour Party | 15,324 | 43.54 | |
Majority | 4,549 | 12.92 | |
8 October 1959 | 36,038/43,714 | 82.44 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,783 | 57.67 | |
Labour Party | 15,255 | 42.33 | |
Majority | 5,528 | 15.34 | |
15 October 1964 | 35,141/44,068 | 79.74 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,811 | 53.53 | |
Labour Party | 16,330 | 46.47 | |
Majority | 2,481 | 7.06 | |
31 March 1966 | 34,975/43,611 | 80.20 | |
Labour Party | 18,618 | 53.23 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,357 | 46.77 | |
Majority | 2,261 | 6.46 | |
18 June 1970 | 37,863/47,576 | 79.58 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,584 | 49.08 | |
Labour Party | 16,843 | 44.48 | |
Liberal Party | 2,436 | 6.43 | |
Majority | 1,741 | 4.60 | |
1971 Upon marriage, Elaine Kellett becomes Elaine Kellett-Bowman. | |||
28 February 1974 | 40,637/49,302 | 82.42 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,666 | 43.47 | |
Labour Party | 15,197 | 37.40 | |
Liberal Party | 6,898 | 16.97 | |
Independent Liberal | 631 | 1.55 | |
Independent | 245 | 0.60 | |
Majority | 2,469 | 6.08 | |
10 October 1974 | 38,820/49,633 | 78.21 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,540 | 42.61 | |
Labour Party | 15,119 | 38.95 | |
Liberal Party | 7,161 | 18.45 | |
Majority | 1,421 | 3.66 | |
3 May 1979 | 40,719/51,252 | 79.45 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,400 | 47.64 | |
Labour Party | 15,174 | 37.27 | |
Liberal Party | 5,949 | 14.61 | |
National Front | 196 | 0.48 | |
Majority | 4,226 | 10.38 | |
Major Boundary Change | |||
9 June 1983 | 41,857/56,716 | 73.80 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,050 | 50.29 | |
Labour Party | 10,414 | 24.88 | |
Liberal Party in Alliance | 10,214 | 24.40 | |
Independent | 179 | 0.43 | |
Majority | 10,636 | 25.41 | |
11 June 1987 | 45,307/57,914 | 78.23 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,142 | 46.66 | |
Labour Party | 14,689 | 32.42 | |
Liberal Party in Alliance | 9,003 | 19.87 | |
Green Party | 473 | 1.04 | |
Majority | 6,453 | 14.24 | |
9 April 1992 | 46,255/58,714 | 78.78 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,084 | 45.58 | |
Labour Party | 18,131 | 39.20 | |
Liberal Democrats | 6,524 | 14.10 | |
Green Party | 433 | 0.94 | |
Natural Law Party | 83 | 0.18 | |
Majority | 2,953 | 6.38 | |