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14 December 1918 | 18,003/32,908 | 54.71 | |
Labour Party | 9,389 | 52.15 | |
Women's Party | 8,614 | 47.85 | |
Majority | 775 | 4.30 | |
Christabel Pankhurst's candidature had the approval and support of the Coalition although she did not actually receive a "coupon". Bonar Law, the Conservative Party leader, personally intervened to secure the withdrawal of a Conservative candidate and Lloyd George wrote her a letter of support during the campaign. | |||
15 November 1922 | 25,900/34,132 | 75.88 | |
Labour Party | 13,141 | 50.74 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,759 | 49.26 | |
Majority | 382 | 1.47 | |
6 December 1923 | 24,767/34,556 | 71.67 | |
Labour Party | 13,550 | 54.71 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,217 | 45.29 | |
Majority | 2,333 | 9.42 | |
29 October 1924 | 27,729/35,443 | 78.24 | |
Labour Party | 14,491 | 52.26 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,238 | 47.74 | |
Majority | 1,253 | 4.52 | |
30 November 1926 Resignation of John Davison. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
21 December 1926 | 28,172/35,862 | 78.56 | |
Labour Party | 16,077 | 57.07 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,495 | 33.70 | |
Liberal Party | 2,600 | 9.23 | |
Majority | 6,582 | 23.36 | |
30 May 1929 | 35,669/45,222 | 78.88 | |
Labour Party | 19,550 | 54.81 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,210 | 34.23 | |
Liberal Party | 3,909 | 10.96 | |
Majority | 7,340 | 20.58 | |
28 February 1931 Sir Oswald Mosley, Bt resigns from the Labour Party and launches the New Party the following day. | |||
27 October 1931 | 34,872/46,671 | 74.72 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,945 | 60.06 | |
Labour Party | 13,927 | 39.94 | |
Majority | 7,018 | 20.13 | |
14 November 1935 | 31,598/44,695 | 70.70 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,575 | 52.46 | |
Labour Party | 15,023 | 47.54 | |
Majority | 1,552 | 4.91 | |
5 July 1945 | 31,159/43,020 | 72.43 | |
Labour Party | 20,522 | 65.86 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,637 | 34.14 | |
Majority | 9,885 | 31.72 | |
27 July 1945 Death of Alfred Dobbs. He died before he could take his seat in the House of Commons. | |||
1 October 1945 | 28,126/43,020 | 65.38 | |
Labour Party | 19,364 | 68.85 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,762 | 31.15 | |
Majority | 10,602 | 37.69 | |
Boundary Change | |||
23 February 1950 | 46,303/54,307 | 85.26 | |
Labour Party | 28,750 | 62.09 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,553 | 37.91 | |
Majority | 11,197 | 24.18 | |
25 October 1951 | 45,751/54,793 | 83.50 | |
Labour Party | 27,739 | 60.63 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,012 | 39.37 | |
Majority | 9,727 | 21.26 | |
26 May 1955 | 39,807/52,748 | 75.47 | |
Labour Party | 23,151 | 58.16 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,656 | 41.84 | |
Majority | 6,495 | 16.32 | |
8 October 1959 | 37,796/49,794 | 75.90 | |
Labour Party | 20,670 | 54.69 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,126 | 45.31 | |
Majority | 3,544 | 9.38 | |
15 October 1964 | 35,040/47,305 | 74.07 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,690 | 47.63 | |
Labour Party | 14,916 | 42.57 | |
Liberal Party | 3,172 | 9.05 | |
Independent | 262 | 0.75 | |
Majority | 1,774 | 5.06 | |
Dudley Davies was opposed to coloured immigration. | |||
31 March 1966 | 33,898/44,960 | 75.40 | |
Labour Party | 18,440 | 54.40 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,950 | 44.10 | |
British National Party | 508 | 1.50 | |
Majority | 3,490 | 10.30 | |
18 June 1970 | 30,792/45,164 | 68.18 | |
Labour Party | 16,077 | 52.21 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,968 | 45.36 | |
Liberal Party | 747 | 2.43 | |
Majority | 2,109 | 6.85 | |