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Data Last Updated: 9 April 2024
Application Last Amended: 11 January 2024
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11 December 1832 | 502 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
8 January 1835 | 561 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
27 July 1837 | 444/582 | 76.29 | |
Whig | 309 | 69.59 | |
Conservative Party | 135 | 30.41 | |
Majority | 174 | 39.19 | |
29 June 1841 | 776 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
1841 Petition - withdrawn. | |||
28 July 1847 | 822 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
8 July 1852 | 938 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
26 November 1852 Death of Sir Josiah Guest, Bt. | |||
14 December 1852 | |||
Peelite | Unopposed |   | |
1 April 1857 | 1,263 | ||
Peelite | Unopposed |   | |
9 May 1859 | 906/1,349 | 67.16 | |
Liberal Party | 800 | 88.30 | |
Liberal Party | 106 | 11.70 | |
Majority | 694 | 76.60 | |
April 1864 Appointment of Henry Bruce as the Vice President of Committee of Privy Council for Education. | |||
25 April 1864 | |||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
11 July 1865 | 1,387 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
Boundary Change | |||
18 November 1868 | 12,449/14,577 | 85.40 | |
Liberal Party | 11,683 | 93.85 | |
Liberal Party | 7,439 | 59.76 | |
Liberal Party | 5,776 | 46.40 | |
Majority | 1,663 | 13.36 | |
4 February 1874 | 9,713/15,429 | 62.95 | |
Liberal Party | 7,606 | 78.31 | |
Liberal Party | 6,908 | 71.12 | |
Liberal/Labour | 4,912 | 50.57 | |
Majority | 1,996 | 20.55 | |
2 April 1880 | 12,478/14,259 | 87.51 | |
Liberal Party | 8,033 | 64.38 | |
Liberal Party | 7,526 | 60.31 | |
Conservative Party | 4,445 | 35.62 | |
Majority | 3,081 | 24.69 | |
23 November 1885 | 15,196 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
1 July 1886 | 15,196 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
7 March 1888 Resignation of Charles James. (Northstead) | |||
14 March 1888 | |||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
20 August 1888 Death of Henry Richard. | |||
26 October 1888 | 12,105/15,411 | 78.55 | |
Independent Liberal | 7,149 | 59.06 | |
Liberal Party | 4,956 | 40.94 | |
Majority | 2,193 | 18.12 | |
7 July 1892 | 14,091/17,271 | 81.59 | |
Liberal Party | 11,948 | 84.79 | |
Liberal Party | 11,756 | 83.43 | |
Conservative Party | 2,304 | 16.35 | |
Majority | 9,452 | 67.08 | |
Breakdown of Votes | |||
17 July 1895 | 15,004/17,024 | 88.13 | |
Liberal Party | 9,250 | 61.65 | |
Liberal Party | 8,554 | 57.01 | |
Conservative Party | 6,525 | 43.49 | |
Ind LIB/LAB | 659 | 4.39 | |
Majority | 2,029 | 13.52 | |
Breakdown of Votes | |||
4 October 1900 | 11,378/15,400 | 73.88 | |
Liberal Party | 8,598 | 75.57 | |
Labour Party | 5,745 | 50.49 | |
Liberal Party | 4,004 | 35.19 | |
Majority | 1,741 | 15.30 | |
Breakdown of Votes | |||
17 January 1906 | 18,191/21,438 | 84.85 | |
Liberal Party | 13,971 | 76.80 | |
Labour Party | 10,187 | 56.00 | |
Liberal Party | 7,776 | 42.75 | |
Majority | 2,411 | 13.25 | |
Breakdown of Votes | |||
22 January 1910 | 21,596/23,219 | 93.01 | |
Liberal Party | 15,448 | 71.53 | |
Labour Party | 13,841 | 64.09 | |
Conservative Party | 4,756 | 22.02 | |
Independent Liberal | 3,639 | 16.85 | |
Majority | 9,085 | 42.07 | |
Breakdown of Votes | |||
8 December 1910 | 18,865/23,219 | 81.25 | |
Liberal Party | 12,258 | 64.98 | |
Labour Party | 11,507 | 61.00 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 5,277 | 27.97 | |
Majority | 6,230 | 33.02 | |
Breakdown of Votes | |||
26 September 1915 Death of Keir Hardie. | |||
25 November 1915 | 16,366/24,192 | 67.65 | |
Independent Labour | 10,286 | 62.85 | |
Labour Party | 6,080 | 37.15 | |
Majority | 4,206 | 25.70 | |
James Winstone was selected by the South Wales Miners' Federation in preference to Charles Stanton by 7,832 to 6,232. As a result, Charles Stanton resigned as the miners' agent, and fought the election on a pro-war policy attracting Conservative and Liberal support. | |||