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Data Last Updated: 27 August 2024
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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23 February 1950		33,047/39,620	83.41
Sidney Dye	Labour Party	15,649	47.35
Denys Gradwell Bullard	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,389	46.57
George James Stephen Dennis	Liberal Party	2,009	6.08
Majority		260	0.79

25 October 1951		33,498/40,552	82.61
Denys Gradwell Bullard	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,970	50.66
Sidney Dye	Labour Party	16,528	49.34
Majority		442	1.32

26 May 1955		33,369/40,396	82.60
Sidney Dye	Labour Party	16,781	50.29
Denys Gradwell Bullard	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,588	49.71
Majority		193	0.58

9 December 1958 Death of Sidney Dye.

25 March 1959		30,059/39,971	75.20
Albert Victor Hilton	Labour Party	15,314	50.95
Mary Elaine Kellett	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,960	46.44
Andrew Fountaine	Nat Ind	785	2.61
Majority		1,354	4.50

Andrew Fountaine received some support from the National Labour Party.

8 October 1959		33,638/40,283	83.50
Albert Victor Hilton	Labour Party	16,858	50.12
Mary Elaine Kellett	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,780	49.88
Majority		78	0.23

15 October 1964		33,760/41,192	81.96
Paul Lancelot Hawkins	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,728	49.55
Albert Victor Hilton	Labour Party	16,605	49.19
Victor Ernest Welch	Independent	427	1.26
Majority		123	0.36

Victor Welch was opposed to Britain entering the Common Market.

31 March 1966		34,985/41,651	84.00
Paul Lancelot Hawkins	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,880	51.11
Noel James Insley	Labour Party	17,105	48.89
Majority		775	2.22

18 June 1970		38,792/48,145	80.57
Paul Lancelot Hawkins	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,220	57.28
Leslie John Potter	Labour Party	16,572	42.72
Majority		5,648	14.56

28 February 1974		44,183/53,291	82.91
Paul Lancelot Hawkins	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,430	46.24
Henry Toch	Labour Party	14,387	32.56
Keith Wilfrid Nash	Liberal Party	8,986	20.34
Mona Miller McNee	Independent	380	0.86
Majority		6,043	13.68

10 October 1974		41,286/53,706	76.87
Paul Lancelot Hawkins	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,778	47.90
Henry Toch	Labour Party	14,850	35.97
Ernest Brian Stuart Baxter	Liberal Party	6,658	16.13
Majority		4,928	11.94

3 May 1979		45,193/57,901	78.05
Sir Paul Lancelot Hawkins	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,767	54.80
Alan Leon Rosenberg	Labour Party	14,063	31.12
Ernest Brian Stuart Baxter	Liberal Party	6,363	14.08
Majority		10,704	23.69

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		51,426/71,314	72.11
Sir Paul Lancelot Hawkins	Conservative & Unionist Party	28,632	55.68
Ernest Brian Stuart Baxter	Liberal Party in Alliance	13,722	26.68
Alan Leon Rosenberg	Labour Party	9,072	17.64
Majority		14,910	28.99

11 June 1987		56,446/75,152	75.11
Gillian Patricia Shephard	Conservative & Unionist Party	32,519	57.61
Malcolm John Scott	Liberal Party in Alliance	12,083	21.41
Mary Elizabeth Page	Labour Party	11,844	20.98
Majority		20,436	36.20

9 April 1992		61,580/77,652	79.30
Gillian Patricia Shephard	Conservative & Unionist Party	33,637	54.62
Mary Elizabeth Page	Labour Party	16,706	27.13
John Turney Marsh	Liberal Democrats	11,237	18.25
Majority		16,931	27.49

1 May 1997		58,796/80,236	73.28
Rt Hon Gillian Patricia Shepherd	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,694	42.00
Adrian Hefferman	Labour Party	22,230	37.81
David John Buckton	Liberal Democrats	8,178	13.91
Ronald James Bremner Hoare	Referendum Party	3,694	6.28
Majority		2,464	4.19

7 June 2001		52,949/83,903	63.11
Rt Hon Gillian Patricia Shephard	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,633	52.19
Anne Margaret Hanson	Labour Party	18,267	34.50
Gordon Richard Dean	Liberal Democrats	5,681	10.73
Ian Jonathan Smith	UK Independence Party	1,368	2.58
Majority		9,366	17.69

5 May 2005		55,127/88,260	62.46
Christopher James Fraser	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,881	46.95
Charmaine Morgan	Labour Party	15,795	28.65
April Hilary Pond	Liberal Democrats	10,207	18.52
Delia Mary Hall	UK Independence Party	2,738	4.97
Kim Elizabeth Hayes	Independent	506	0.92
Majority		10,086	18.30

Major Boundary Change
6 May 2010		49,150/74,632	65.86
Mary Elizabeth Truss	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,753	48.33
Stephen Joseph Gordon	Liberal Democrats	10,613	21.59
Peter David Smith	Labour Party	9,119	18.55
Kay Hipsey	UK Independence Party	3,061	6.23
Dennis Pearce	British National Party	1,774	3.61
Lori Allen	Green Party	830	1.69
Majority		13,140	26.73

7 May 2015		50,110/76,970	65.10
Rt Hon Mary Elizabeth Truss	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,515	50.92
Paul John Smyth	UK Independence Party	11,654	23.26
Peter David Smith	Labour Party	8,649	17.26
Rupert William George Moss-Eccardt	Liberal Democrats	2,217	4.42
Sandra Elizabeth Walmsley	Green Party	2,075	4.14
Majority		13,861	27.66

8 June 2017		52,416/77,874	67.31
Rt Hon Mary Elizabeth Truss	Conservative & Unionist Party	32,894	62.76
Peter David Smith	Labour Party	14,582	27.82
David John Williams	UK Independence Party	2,575	4.91
Stephen Joseph Gordon	Liberal Democrats	2,365	4.51
Majority		18,312	34.94

12 December 2019		51,466/78,384	65.66
Rt Hon Mary Elizabeth Truss	Conservative & Unionist Party	35,507	68.99
Emily Louise Blake	Labour Party	9,312	18.09
Josie Ratcliffe	Liberal Democrats	4,166	8.09
Pallavi Devulapalli	Green Party	1,645	3.20
Earl Elvis of Outwell	Monster Raving Loony Party	836	1.62
Majority		26,195	50.90

5 September 2022 Rt Hon Liz Truss elected leader of the Conservative party, beating Rt Hon Rishi Sunak by 81,326 to 60,399 votes.

6 September 2022 Rt Hon Liz Truss appointed Prime Minister.

20 October 2022 Rt Hon Liz Truss resigns as leader of the Conservative Party.

Major Boundary Change
4 July 2024		44,335/74,724	59.33
Terry Jermy	Labour Party	11,847	26.72
Rt Hon Mary Elizabeth Truss	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,217	25.30
Tobias McKenzie	Reform UK	9,958	22.46
Alfred James Stephen Bagge	Independent	6,282	14.17
Josephine Ratcliffe	Liberal Democrats	2,618	5.91
Pallavi Devulapalli	Green Party	1,838	4.15
Ashley Inwood	Monster Raving Loony Party	338	0.76
Gary Daniel Dominick Conway	Heritage	160	0.36
Lorraine Douglas	Communist Party of Great Britain	77	0.17
Majority		630	1.42