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13 December 1832 | 2,139/2,312 | 92.52 | |
Whig | 1,260 | 58.91 | |
Whig | 953 | 44.55 | |
Whig | 919 | 42.96 | |
Tory | 523 | 24.45 | |
Majority | 34 | 1.59 | |
8 March 1833 Petition - Thomas Stonor unseated. | |||
18 March 1833 | 1,967/2,312 | 85.08 | |
Whig | 803 | 40.82 | |
Whig | 702 | 35.69 | |
Tory | 462 | 23.49 | |
Majority | 101 | 5.13 | |
10 January 1835 | 2,200/2,436 | 90.31 | |
Conservative Party | 1,394 | 63.36 | |
Conservative Party | 1,217 | 55.32 | |
Whig | 1,022 | 46.45 | |
Majority | 195 | 8.86 | |
26 July 1837 | 2,115/2,424 | 87.25 | |
Conservative Party | 1,348 | 63.74 | |
Whig | 1,217 | 57.54 | |
Conservative Party | 897 | 42.41 | |
Majority | 320 | 15.13 | |
30 June 1841 | 2,374/2,786 | 85.21 | |
Whig | 1,349 | 56.82 | |
Conservative Party | 1,238 | 52.15 | |
Conservative Party | 1,041 | 43.85 | |
Majority | 197 | 8.30 | |
29 July 1847 | 2,819 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
Radical | Unopposed |   | |
1851 Resignation of William Wood on appointment as Solicitor-General. | |||
3 April 1851 | |||
Radical | Unopposed |   | |
6 July 1852 | 2,818 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
Radical | Unopposed |   | |
1852 Resignation of Sir William Wood on appointment as a Vice-Chancellor of the High Court. | |||
4 January 1853 | |||
Peelite | Unopposed |   | |
31 March 1857 | 1,995/2,656 | 75.11 | |
Whig | 1,671 | 83.76 | |
Whig | 1,057 | 52.98 | |
Peelite | 1,016 | 50.93 | |
Radical | 245 | 12.28 | |
Majority | 41 | 2.06 | |
8 July 1857 Petition - Charles Neate unseated. | |||
21 July 1857 | 2,103/2,656 | 79.18 | |
Peelite | 1,085 | 51.59 | |
Independent Liberal | 1,018 | 48.41 | |
Majority | 67 | 3.19 | |
29 April 1859 | 2,731 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
24 June 1859 Resignation of Rt Hon Edward Cardwell on appointment as Chief Secretary for Ireland. | |||
27 June 1859 | 2,731 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
25 July 1861 Resignation of Rt Hon Edward Cardwell on appointment as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. | |||
30 July 1861 | |||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
19 October 1863 Death of James Langston. | |||
7 November 1863 | |||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
7 April 1864 Resignation of Rt Hon Edward Cardwell on appointment as Secretary of State for the Colonies. | |||
9 April 1864 | |||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
11 July 1865 | 2,594 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
Boundary Change | |||
8 November 1868 | 3,926/5,328 | 73.69 | |
Liberal Party | 2,765 | 70.43 | |
Liberal Party | 2,636 | 67.14 | |
Conservative Party | 1,225 | 31.20 | |
Majority | 1,411 | 35.94 | |
9 December 1868 Resignation of Rt Hon Edward Cardwell on appointment as Secretary of State for War. | |||
22 December 1868 | 5,328 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
1873 Resignation of William Vernon-Harcourt on appointment as Solicitor-General. | |||
6 December 1873 | |||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
3 February 1874 | 6,811/5,680 | 119.91 | |
Liberal Party | 2,332 | 68.48 | |
Liberal Party | 2,281 | 66.98 | |
Conservative Party | 2,198 | 64.54 | |
Majority | 83 | 2.44 | |
6 March 1874 Elevation of Rt Hon Edward Cardwell to the Peerage - Viscount Cardwell. | |||
16 March 1874 | 4,646/5,680 | 81.80 | |
Conservative Party | 2,554 | 54.97 | |
Liberal Party | 2,092 | 45.03 | |
Majority | 462 | 9.94 | |
1 April 1880 | 8,099/6,163 | 131.41 | |
Liberal Party | 2,771 | 68.43 | |
Liberal Party | 2,669 | 65.91 | |
Conservative Party | 2,659 | 65.66 | |
Majority | 10 | 0.12 | |
23 April 1880 Resignation of Sir William Vernon-Harcourt on appointment as Home Secretary. | |||
8 May 1880 | 5,416/6,163 | 87.88 | |
Conservative Party | 2,735 | 50.50 | |
Liberal Party | 2,681 | 49.50 | |
Majority | 54 | 1.00 | |
4 August 1880 Petition - election declared void, writ suspended. | |||
September 1881 Resignation of Joseph Chitty on appointment as Master of the Rolls. Because the writ for the other by-election was suspended, no writ was moved to fill this vacancy. | |||
26 November 1885 | 6,106/6,764 | 90.27 | |
Conservative Party | 3,212 | 52.60 | |
Liberal Party | 2,894 | 47.40 | |
Majority | 318 | 5.21 | |
1 July 1886 | 6,764 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
5 July 1892 | 6,432/7,476 | 86.04 | |
Conservative Party | 3,276 | 50.93 | |
Liberal Party | 3,156 | 49.07 | |
Majority | 120 | 1.87 | |
31 March 1895 Death of Sir George Chesney. | |||
20 April 1895 | 6,888/7,637 | 90.19 | |
Conservative Party | 3,745 | 54.37 | |
Liberal Party | 3,143 | 45.63 | |
Majority | 602 | 8.74 | |
17 July 1895 | 6,598/7,637 | 86.40 | |
Conservative Party | 3,623 | 54.91 | |
Liberal Party | 2,975 | 45.09 | |
Majority | 648 | 9.82 | |
19 October 1898 Resignation of Viscount Valentia on appointment as Comptroller of HM Household. | |||
4 November 1898 | 8,110 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
29 September 1900 | 8,185 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
16 January 1906 | 7,720/8,615 | 89.61 | |
Conservative Party | 3,910 | 50.65 | |
Liberal Party | 3,810 | 49.35 | |
Majority | 100 | 1.30 | |
15 January 1910 | 8,625/9,227 | 93.48 | |
Conservative Party | 4,918 | 57.02 | |
Liberal Party | 3,707 | 42.98 | |
Majority | 1,211 | 14.04 | |
3 December 1910 | 7,982/9,227 | 86.51 | |
Conservative Party | 4,664 | 58.43 | |
Liberal Party | 3,318 | 41.57 | |
Majority | 1,346 | 16.86 | |
22 March 1917 Resignation of Viscount Valentia. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
30 March 1917 | |||
Conservative & Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
14 December 1918 | 13,862/25,134 | 55.15 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition | 9,805 | 70.73 | |
Liberal Party | 4,057 | 29.27 | |
Majority | 5,748 | 41.47 | |
15 November 1922 | 21,172/25,254 | 83.84 | |
Liberal Party | 12,489 | 58.99 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,683 | 41.01 | |
Majority | 3,806 | 17.98 | |
6 December 1923 | 21,929/26,270 | 83.48 | |
Liberal Party | 12,311 | 56.14 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,618 | 43.86 | |
Majority | 2,693 | 12.28 | |
14 May 1924 Petition - Election declared void. | |||
5 June 1924 | 21,085/26,270 | 80.26 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,079 | 47.80 | |
Liberal Party | 8,237 | 39.07 | |
Labour Party | 2,769 | 13.13 | |
Majority | 1,842 | 8.74 | |
29 October 1924 | 21,292/27,139 | 78.46 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,196 | 57.28 | |
Liberal Party | 6,836 | 32.11 | |
Labour Party | 2,260 | 10.61 | |
Majority | 5,360 | 25.17 | |
30 May 1929 | 27,913/38,668 | 72.19 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,638 | 52.44 | |
Liberal Party | 8,581 | 30.74 | |
Labour Party | 4,694 | 16.82 | |
Majority | 6,057 | 21.70 | |
27 October 1931 | 39,203 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
14 November 1935 | 25,967/38,557 | 67.35 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,306 | 62.80 | |
Labour Party | 9,661 | 37.20 | |
Majority | 6,645 | 25.59 | |
7 August 1938 Death of Rt Hon Robert Bourne. | |||
27 October 1938 | 28,160/36,929 | 76.25 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,797 | 56.10 | |
Independent Progressive Party | 12,363 | 43.90 | |
Majority | 3,434 | 12.19 | |
Prof Alexander Lindsay was supported by the Oxford City Labour Party and the local Liberal Association, both of whom withdrew their candidates when he agreed to seek election on a Popular Front programme. | |||
5 July 1945 | 31,625/45,775 | 69.09 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,314 | 45.26 | |
Labour Party | 11,451 | 36.21 | |
Liberal Party | 5,860 | 18.53 | |
Majority | 2,863 | 9.05 | |
Boundary Change | |||
23 February 1950 | 58,711/69,161 | 84.89 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,508 | 46.85 | |
Labour Party | 23,902 | 40.71 | |
Liberal Party | 6,807 | 11.59 | |
Communist Party | 494 | 0.84 | |
Majority | 3,606 | 6.14 | |
16 August 1950 Succession of Hon Quintin Hogg to the Peerage - 2nd Viscount Hailsham. | |||
Boundary Change | |||
2 November 1950 | 47,968/69,249 | 69.27 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,583 | 57.50 | |
Labour Party | 20,385 | 42.50 | |
Majority | 7,198 | 15.01 | |
25 October 1951 | 57,794/70,494 | 81.98 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 32,367 | 56.00 | |
Labour Party | 25,427 | 44.00 | |
Majority | 6,940 | 12.01 | |
26 May 1955 | 52,974/67,721 | 78.22 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,708 | 52.30 | |
Labour Party | 19,930 | 37.62 | |
Liberal Party | 5,336 | 10.07 | |
Majority | 7,778 | 14.68 | |
8 October 1959 | 52,599/66,655 | 78.91 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,798 | 50.95 | |
Labour Party | 18,310 | 34.81 | |
Liberal Party | 7,491 | 14.24 | |
Majority | 8,488 | 16.14 | |
Minor Boundary Change | |||
15 October 1964 | 51,792/67,011 | 77.29 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,212 | 42.89 | |
Labour Party | 20,783 | 40.13 | |
Liberal Party | 8,797 | 16.99 | |
Majority | 1,429 | 2.76 | |
31 March 1966 | 52,551/66,303 | 79.26 | |
Labour Party | 24,412 | 46.45 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,987 | 41.84 | |
Liberal Party | 6,152 | 11.71 | |
Majority | 2,425 | 4.61 | |
18 June 1970 | 52,965/70,986 | 74.61 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,873 | 46.96 | |
Labour Party | 22,989 | 43.40 | |
Liberal Party | 5,103 | 9.63 | |
Majority | 1,884 | 3.56 | |
28 February 1974 | 60,207/76,675 | 78.52 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,967 | 39.81 | |
Labour Party | 23,146 | 38.44 | |
Liberal Party | 13,094 | 21.75 | |
Majority | 821 | 1.36 | |
10 October 1974 | 54,592/77,252 | 70.67 | |
Labour Party | 23,359 | 42.79 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,223 | 40.71 | |
Liberal Party | 8,374 | 15.34 | |
National Front | 572 | 1.05 | |
Independent | 64 | 0.12 | |
Majority | 1,136 | 2.08 | |
3 May 1979 | 60,614/81,708 | 74.18 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,459 | 45.30 | |
Labour Party | 25,962 | 42.83 | |
Liberal Party | 6,234 | 10.28 | |
Independent Ecology | 887 | 1.46 | |
Independent | 72 | 0.12 | |
Majority | 1,497 | 2.47 | |
Anthony Cheke was the nominee of the Oxford Ecology Movement. | |||