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13 December 1832 | 653/705 | 92.62 | |
Whig | 371 | 56.81 | |
Whig | 357 | 54.67 | |
Tory | 345 | 52.83 | |
Majority | 12 | 1.84 | |
8 January 1835 | 627/688 | 91.13 | |
Conservative Party | 410 | 65.39 | |
Whig | 350 | 55.82 | |
Whig | 337 | 53.75 | |
Majority | 13 | 2.07 | |
25 April 1835 Resignation of Sir Rufane Donkin on appointment as Surveyor of Ordinance. | |||
27 April 1835 | 688 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
26 July 1837 | 625/706 | 88.53 | |
Conservative Party | 357 | 57.12 | |
Conservative Party | 354 | 56.64 | |
Whig | 328 | 52.48 | |
Majority | 26 | 4.16 | |
1837 Petition - withdrawn. | |||
1 July 1841 | 645/714 | 90.34 | |
Whig | 394 | 61.09 | |
Conservative Party | 343 | 53.18 | |
Conservative Party | 335 | 51.94 | |
Majority | 8 | 1.24 | |
30 July 1847 | 635/888 | 71.51 | |
Whig | 484 | 76.22 | |
Conservative Party | 463 | 72.91 | |
Conservative Party | 151 | 23.78 | |
Majority | 312 | 49.13 | |
8 July 1852 | 604/781 | 77.34 | |
Whig | 412 | 68.21 | |
Radical | 335 | 55.46 | |
Conservative Party | 251 | 41.56 | |
Conservative Party | 210 | 34.77 | |
Majority | 84 | 13.91 | |
25 April 1853 Election declared void for bribery. | |||
14 May 1853 | 606/853 | 71.04 | |
Whig | 473 | 78.05 | |
Whig | 385 | 63.53 | |
Conservative Party | 196 | 32.34 | |
Conservative Party | 157 | 25.91 | |
Majority | 189 | 31.19 | |
28 March 1857 | 565/805 | 70.19 | |
Radical | 339 | 60.00 | |
Whig | 271 | 47.96 | |
Conservative Party | 269 | 47.61 | |
Whig | 250 | 44.25 | |
Majority | 2 | 0.35 | |
21 July 1857 Petition - withdrawn. | |||
2 May 1859 | 651/790 | 82.41 | |
Conservative Party | 366 | 56.22 | |
Conservative Party | 348 | 53.46 | |
Liberal Party | 330 | 50.69 | |
Liberal Party | 257 | 39.48 | |
Majority | 18 | 2.76 | |
1859 Petition - withdrawn. | |||
20 August 1859 | 609/790 | 77.09 | |
Liberal Party | 305 | 50.08 | |
Conservative Party | 304 | 49.92 | |
Majority | 1 | 0.16 | |
1859 Petition - dismissed. | |||
12 August 1859 Resignation of Ralph Earle. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
29 June 1863 | 638/799 | 79.85 | |
Conservative Party | 328 | 51.41 | |
Liberal Party | 310 | 48.59 | |
Majority | 18 | 2.82 | |
1863 Petition - dismissed. | |||
15 June 1863 Death of Charles Gordon. | |||
12 July 1865 | 663/731 | 90.70 | |
Liberal Party | 396 | 59.73 | |
Liberal Party | 367 | 55.35 | |
Conservative Party | 295 | 44.49 | |
Conservative Party | 268 | 40.42 | |
Majority | 72 | 10.86 | |
17 November 1868 | 1,105/1,415 | 78.09 | |
Liberal Party | 669 | 60.54 | |
Liberal Party | 609 | 55.11 | |
Conservative Party | 508 | 45.97 | |
Conservative Party | 424 | 38.37 | |
Majority | 101 | 9.14 | |
4 February 1874 | 1,216/1,313 | 92.61 | |
Liberal Party | 617 | 50.74 | |
Conservative Party | 533 | 43.83 | |
Liberal Party | 418 | 34.38 | |
Liberal Party | 330 | 27.14 | |
Majority | 115 | 9.46 | |
31 March 1880 | 1,155/1,443 | 80.04 | |
Liberal Party | 687 | 59.48 | |
Liberal Party | 614 | 53.16 | |
Conservative Party | 552 | 47.79 | |
Conservative Party | 457 | 39.57 | |
Majority | 62 | 5.37 | |
19 July 1880 | 1,166/1,443 | 80.80 | |
Conservative Party | 584 | 50.09 | |
Liberal Party | 582 | 49.91 | |
Majority | 2 | 0.17 | |
1880 Petition - dismissed. | |||
30 June 1880 Succession of Hon Henry Strutt to the Peerage - 2nd Baron Belper. | |||
12 October 1881 Elevation of Sir Dudley Marjoribanks to the Peerage - Baron Tweedmouth. | |||
26 October 1881 | 1,575/1,989 | 79.19 | |
Liberal Party | 1,046 | 66.41 | |
Conservative Party | 529 | 33.59 | |
Majority | 517 | 32.83 | |
28 November 1885 | 8,542/9,691 | 88.14 | |
Liberal Party | 4,929 | 57.70 | |
Conservative Party | 3,613 | 42.30 | |
Majority | 1,316 | 15.41 | |
8 July 1886 | 7,538/9,691 | 77.78 | |
Liberal Party | 4,131 | 54.80 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 3,407 | 45.20 | |
Majority | 724 | 9.60 | |
8 July 1892 | 7,562/9,141 | 82.73 | |
Liberal Party | 4,002 | 52.92 | |
Conservative Party | 3,560 | 47.08 | |
Majority | 442 | 5.85 | |
24 July 1895 | 7,971/9,277 | 85.92 | |
Liberal Party | 4,378 | 54.92 | |
Conservative Party | 3,593 | 45.08 | |
Majority | 785 | 9.85 | |
1 October 1900 | |||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
24 January 1906 | 7,964/9,316 | 85.49 | |
Liberal Party | 5,102 | 64.06 | |
Conservative Party | 2,862 | 35.94 | |
Majority | 2,240 | 28.13 | |
19 January 1910 | 8,337/9,445 | 88.27 | |
Liberal Party | 5,010 | 60.09 | |
Conservative Party | 3,327 | 39.91 | |
Majority | 1,683 | 20.19 | |
8 December 1910 | 7,538/9,445 | 79.81 | |
Liberal Party | 4,612 | 61.18 | |
Conservative Party | 2,926 | 38.82 | |
Majority | 1,686 | 22.37 | |
6 July 1916 Resignation of Rt Hon Sir Edward Grey, Bt prior to his elevation to the Peerage as Viscount Grey of Fallodon. (Northstead) | |||
16 August 1916 | 4,415/9,454 | 46.70 | |
Liberal Party | 3,794 | 85.93 | |
Independent | 621 | 14.07 | |
Majority | 3,173 | 71.87 | |
Dr Arthur Turnbull described himself as the Acting Honorary Secretary of an organisation called the National Union Covenant. He was supported by Horatio Bottomley. | |||
14 December 1918 | 11,118/28,173 | 39.46 | |
Liberal Party | 6,721 | 60.45 | |
Independent | 4,397 | 39.55 | |
Majority | 2,324 | 20.90 | |
Hon William Watson-Armstrong sought election as an "Independent Northumbrian". | |||
15 November 1922 | 19,287/29,136 | 66.20 | |
National Liberal Party | 11,933 | 61.87 | |
Liberal Party | 7,354 | 38.13 | |
Majority | 4,579 | 23.74 | |
2 May 1923 Petition - election declared void. | |||
31 May 1923 | 21,824/30,216 | 72.23 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,000 | 54.99 | |
Liberal Party | 5,858 | 26.84 | |
Labour Party | 3,966 | 18.17 | |
Majority | 6,142 | 28.14 | |
6 December 1923 | 22,187/30,216 | 73.43 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,636 | 47.94 | |
Liberal Party | 8,767 | 39.51 | |
Labour Party | 2,784 | 12.55 | |
Majority | 1,869 | 8.42 | |
29 October 1924 | 23,816/30,661 | 77.68 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,130 | 50.93 | |
Liberal Party | 8,165 | 34.28 | |
Labour Party | 3,521 | 14.78 | |
Majority | 3,965 | 16.65 | |
30 May 1929 | 29,300/38,527 | 76.05 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,526 | 42.75 | |
Liberal Party | 11,372 | 38.81 | |
Labour Party | 5,402 | 18.44 | |
Majority | 1,154 | 3.94 | |
27 October 1931 | 39,384 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
14 November 1935 | 30,924/40,678 | 76.02 | |
Liberal Party | 15,779 | 51.03 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,145 | 48.97 | |
Majority | 634 | 2.05 | |
11 July 1941 Resignation of Sir Hugh Seely, Bt. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
18 August 1941 | |||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
30 July 1944 Death of Hon George Gray. | |||
17 October 1944 | 10,061/41,068 | 24.50 | |
Liberal Party | 8,792 | 87.39 | |
Independent | 1,269 | 12.61 | |
Majority | 7,523 | 74.77 | |
5 July 1945 | 28,450/42,153 | 67.49 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,315 | 43.29 | |
Liberal Party | 10,353 | 36.39 | |
Labour Party | 5,782 | 20.32 | |
Majority | 1,962 | 6.90 | |
Boundary Change | |||
23 February 1950 | 33,715/42,075 | 80.13 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,804 | 43.91 | |
Liberal Party | 10,260 | 30.43 | |
Labour Party | 8,651 | 25.66 | |
Majority | 4,544 | 13.48 | |
25 October 1951 | 33,460/42,438 | 78.84 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,632 | 52.70 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 11,069 | 33.08 | |
Liberal Party | 4,759 | 14.22 | |
Majority | 6,563 | 19.61 | |
26 May 1955 | 30,325/41,664 | 72.78 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,301 | 60.35 | |
Labour Party | 12,024 | 39.65 | |
Majority | 6,277 | 20.70 | |
8 October 1959 | 31,541/40,951 | 77.02 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,904 | 63.11 | |
Labour Party | 11,637 | 36.89 | |
Majority | 8,267 | 26.21 | |
15 October 1964 | 31,750/39,915 | 79.54 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,851 | 49.92 | |
Labour Party | 8,218 | 25.88 | |
Liberal Party | 7,681 | 24.19 | |
Majority | 7,633 | 24.04 | |
31 March 1966 | 29,985/39,155 | 76.58 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,281 | 47.63 | |
Labour Party | 9,908 | 33.04 | |
Liberal Party | 5,796 | 19.33 | |
Majority | 4,373 | 14.58 | |
4 February 1970 Hon Anthony Lambton, Viscount Lambton succeeds to the Peerage as the 6th Earl of Durham, but he disclaims the peerage for life. He continued to use the courtesy title of Viscount Lambton. | |||
18 June 1970 | 30,712/41,669 | 73.70 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,558 | 50.66 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 8,413 | 27.39 | |
Liberal Party | 6,741 | 21.95 | |
Majority | 7,145 | 23.26 | |
1 June 1973 Resignation of Hon Antony Lambton, Viscount Lambton. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
8 November 1973 | 31,297/41,721 | 75.01 | |
Liberal Party | 12,489 | 39.90 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,432 | 39.72 | |
Labour Party | 6,178 | 19.74 | |
Independent | 126 | 0.40 | |
Independent | 72 | 0.23 | |
Majority | 57 | 0.18 | |
28 February 1974 | 35,347/41,532 | 85.11 | |
Liberal Party | 15,732 | 44.51 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,289 | 43.25 | |
Labour Party | 4,326 | 12.24 | |
Majority | 443 | 1.25 | |
10 October 1974 | 34,063/41,851 | 81.39 | |
Liberal Party | 14,684 | 43.11 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,611 | 42.89 | |
Labour Party | 4,768 | 14.00 | |
Majority | 73 | 0.21 | |
3 May 1979 | 35,616/42,493 | 83.82 | |
Liberal Party | 19,351 | 54.33 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,663 | 38.36 | |
Labour Party | 2,602 | 7.31 | |
Majority | 5,688 | 15.97 | |
Major Boundary Change | |||
9 June 1983 | 41,676/54,201 | 76.89 | |
Liberal Party in Alliance | 21,958 | 52.69 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,743 | 32.98 | |
Labour Party | 5,975 | 14.34 | |
Majority | 8,215 | 19.71 | |
11 June 1987 | 42,042/54,962 | 76.49 | |
Liberal Party in Alliance | 21,903 | 52.10 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,400 | 29.49 | |
Labour Party | 7,360 | 17.51 | |
Green Party | 379 | 0.90 | |
Majority | 9,503 | 22.60 | |
9 April 1992 | 43,456/54,919 | 79.13 | |
Liberal Democrats | 19,283 | 44.37 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,240 | 32.77 | |
Labour Party | 9,933 | 22.86 | |
Majority | 5,043 | 11.60 | |
1 May 1997 | 41,803/56,428 | 74.08 | |
Liberal Democrats | 19,007 | 45.47 | |
Labour Party | 10,965 | 26.23 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,056 | 24.06 | |
Referendum Party | 1,423 | 3.40 | |
UK Independence Party | 352 | 0.84 | |
Majority | 8,042 | 19.24 | |
7 June 2001 | 36,308/56,918 | 63.79 | |
Liberal Democrats | 18,651 | 51.37 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,193 | 28.07 | |
Labour Party | 6,435 | 17.72 | |
UK Independence Party | 1,029 | 2.83 | |
Majority | 8,458 | 23.30 | |
5 May 2005 | 36,090/56,944 | 63.38 | |
Liberal Democrats | 19,052 | 52.79 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,420 | 28.87 | |
Labour Party | 6,618 | 18.34 | |
Majority | 8,632 | 23.92 | |
Minor Boundary Change | |||
6 May 2010 | 38,439/56,578 | 67.94 | |
Liberal Democrats | 16,806 | 43.72 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,116 | 36.72 | |
Labour Party | 5,061 | 13.17 | |
UK Independence Party | 1,243 | 3.23 | |
British National Party | 1,213 | 3.16 | |
Majority | 2,690 | 7.00 | |
7 May 2015 | 40,423/56,862 | 71.09 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,603 | 41.07 | |
Liberal Democrats | 11,689 | 28.92 | |
Labour Party | 6,042 | 14.95 | |
UK Independence Party | 4,513 | 11.16 | |
Green Party | 1,488 | 3.68 | |
English Democrats Party | 88 | 0.22 | |
Majority | 4,914 | 12.16 | |
8 June 2017 | 42,212/58,807 | 71.78 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,145 | 52.46 | |
Labour Party | 10,364 | 24.55 | |
Liberal Democrats | 8,916 | 21.12 | |
Green Party | 787 | 1.86 | |
Majority | 11,781 | 27.91 | |
12 December 2019 | 42,109/59,939 | 70.25 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,947 | 56.87 | |
Labour Party | 9,112 | 21.64 | |
Liberal Democrats | 7,656 | 18.18 | |
Green Party | 1,394 | 3.31 | |
Majority | 14,835 | 35.23 | |