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11 December 1832		321
Hon Frederick George Howard	Whig	Unopposed

18 November 1834 Death of Hon Frederick Howard.

31 December 1834
Hon Edward George Granville Howard	Whig	Unopposed

9 January 1835		336
Hon Edward George Granville Howard	Whig	Unopposed

February 1837 Resignation of Hon Edward Howard. (East Hendred)

8 February 1837		360
Granville George Leveson-Gower, Viscount Leveson	Whig	Unopposed

25 July 1837		360
Granville George Leveson-Gower, Viscount Leveson	Whig	Unopposed

February 1840 Resignation of Viscount Leveson. (Chiltern Hundreds)

22 February 1840
Hon Edward George Granville Howard	Whig	Unopposed

29 June 1841		392
Hon Edward George Granville Howard	Whig	Unopposed

30 July 1847		440
Hon Edward George Granville Howard	Whig	Unopposed

8 July 1852		415
Hon Edward George Granville Howard	Whig	Unopposed

27 December 1852 Resignation of Hon Edward Howard. (Northstead)

1 January 1853
Rt Hon Sir George Grey, Bt	Whig	Unopposed

12 June 1854 Resignation of Sir George Grey, Bt on appointment as Secretary of State for the Colonies.

17 June 1854
Rt Hon Sir George Grey, Bt	Whig	Unopposed

27 March 1857		391
Rt Hon Sir George Grey, Bt	Whig	Unopposed

29 April 1859		408
Rt Hon Sir George Grey, Bt	Liberal Party	Unopposed

22 June 1859 Resignation of Rt Hon Sir George Grey, Bt on appointment as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

27 June 1859		408
Rt Hon Sir George Grey, Bt	Liberal Party	Unopposed

25 July 1861 Resignation of Rt Hon Sir George Grey, Bt on appointment as Secretary of State for the Home Department.

31 July 1861
Rt Hon Sir George Grey, Bt	Liberal Party	Unopposed

12 July 1865		448
Rt Hon Sir George Grey, Bt	Liberal Party	Unopposed

Boundary Change
16 November 1868		2,006
Rt Hon Sir George Grey, Bt	Liberal Party	Unopposed

6 February 1874		3,917/4,912	79.74
Thomas Burt	Liberal/Labour	3,332	85.07
Francis Duncan	Conservative Party	585	14.93
Majority		2,747	70.13

April 1880		5,458
Thomas Burt	Liberal/Labour	Unopposed

24 November 1885		6,846
Thomas Burt	Liberal/Labour	Unopposed

1 July 1886		6,846
Thomas Burt	Liberal/Labour	Unopposed

4 July 1892		6,963
Thomas Burt	Liberal/Labour	Unopposed

18 July 1895		4,639/7,627	60.82
Thomas Burt	Liberal/Labour	3,404	73.38
Michael Maltman Barry	Conservative Party	1,235	26.62
Majority		2,169	46.76

4 October 1900		5,824/8,490	68.60
Thomas Burt	Liberal/Labour	3,117	53.52
Michael Maltman Barry	Conservative Party	2,707	46.48
Majority		410	7.04

13 January 1906		7,437/9,425	78.91
Rt Hon Thomas Burt	Liberal/Labour	5,518	74.20
Stuart Auchinloss Coats	Liberal Unionist Party	1,919	25.80
Majority		3,599	48.39

15 January 1910		8,883/10,010	88.74
Rt Hon Thomas Burt	Liberal/Labour	5,874	66.13
Hon Jasper Nicholas Ridley	Conservative Party	3,009	33.87
Majority		2,865	32.25

2 December 1910		10,010
Rt Hon Thomas Burt	Liberal/Labour	Unopposed

14 December 1918		22,377/39,773	56.26
John Cairns	Labour Party	7,677	34.31
Frank Crane Thornborough	Liberal Party	7,140	31.91
Claud Henry Meares	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,320	19.31
Gerald Douglas Newton	National Federation of Discharged and Demobilised Sailors and Soldiers	2,729	12.20
Thomas Moffatt Allison	National Democratic Party	511	2.28
Majority		537	2.40

Frank Thornborough was issued with the Coalition "coupon" but repudiated it.

Gerald Newton was supported by the local branch of the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilised Sailors and Soldiers.

15 November 1922		31,078/43,098	72.11
John Cairns	Labour Party	15,026	48.35
Frank Crane Thornborough	Liberal Party	10,007	32.20
Charles Septimus Shortt	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,045	19.45
Majority		5,019	16.15

23 May 1923 Death of John Cairns.

21 June 1923		33,140/43,098	76.89
Robert Smillie	Labour Party	20,053	60.51
Frank Crane Thornborough	Liberal Party	13,087	39.49
Majority		6,966	21.02

6 December 1923		26,313/44,323	59.37
Robert Smillie	Labour Party	16,902	64.23
John Dodd	Liberal Party	9,411	35.77
Majority		7,491	28.47

29 October 1924		33,881/45,150	75.04
Robert Smillie	Labour Party	19,248	56.81
Irene Mary Bewick Ward	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,828	31.96
John Dodd	Liberal Party	3,805	11.23
Majority		8,420	24.85

30 May 1929		41,602/55,126	75.47
Ebenezer Edwards	Labour Party	25,508	61.31
Irene Mary Bewick Ward	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,206	22.13
John Ritson	Liberal Party	6,888	16.56
Majority		16,302	39.19

27 October 1931		40,520/57,652	70.28
Godfrey Nicholson	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,806	51.35
Ebenezer Edwards	Labour Party	19,714	48.65
Majority		1,092	2.69

14 November 1935		48,844/62,079	78.68
Robert John Taylor	Labour Party	28,900	59.17
Godfrey Nicholson	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,944	40.83
Majority		8,956	18.34

5 July 1945		52,600/66,264	79.38
Robert John Taylor	Labour Party	38,521	73.23
Gilbert James Morley Longden	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,079	26.77
Majority		24,442	46.47

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		38,521/44,507	86.55
Robert John Taylor	Labour Party	27,548	71.51
Thomas Turnbull	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,973	28.49
Majority		16,575	43.03

25 October 1951		38,561/45,117	85.47
Robert John Taylor	Labour Party	27,718	71.88
Peter Molison Colvin-Smith	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,843	28.12
Majority		16,875	43.76

19 July 1954 Death of Rt Hon Robert Taylor.

4 November 1954		32,960/45,177	72.96
William James Owen	Labour and Co-operative Party	23,491	71.27
Robert William Elliott	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,469	28.73
Majority		14,022	42.54

26 May 1955		36,071/44,866	80.40
William James Owen	Labour and Co-operative Party	25,452	70.56
Robert William Elliott	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,619	29.44
Majority		14,833	41.12

8 October 1959		38,151/45,361	84.11
William James Owen	Labour and Co-operative Party	27,435	71.91
Derek Bloom	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,716	28.09
Majority		16,719	43.82

15 October 1964		35,919/44,451	80.81
William James Owen	Labour and Co-operative Party	26,114	72.70
Derek Bloom	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,805	27.30
Majority		16,309	45.40

31 March 1966		33,921/44,096	76.93
William James Owen	Labour and Co-operative Party	25,223	74.36
Nigel David Sykes Porter	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,698	25.64
Majority		16,525	48.72

2 April 1970 Resignation of William Owen. (Northstead)

18 June 1970		36,166/47,556	76.05
George Grant	Labour Party	21,826	60.35
Kenneth Ian Tunnicliffe	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,515	26.31
Raymond McClure	Liberal Party	4,825	13.34
Majority		12,311	34.04

28 February 1974		39,053/48,124	81.15
George Grant	Labour Party	22,026	56.40
David Maurice Curry	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,992	23.03
Robert Humphrey Bourchier Devereux	Liberal Party	8,035	20.57
Majority		13,034	33.38

10 October 1974		35,571/48,506	73.33
George Grant	Labour Party	22,696	63.80
David Maurice Curry	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,009	22.52
Barrie Rogers	Liberal Party	4,866	13.68
Majority		14,687	41.29

3 May 1979		38,629/49,881	77.44
George Grant	Labour Party	21,744	56.29
Stephen James Edwards	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,913	25.66
James Alan Thompson	Liberal Party	6,972	18.05
Majority		11,831	30.63