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10 December 1832 | 193/247 | 78.14 | |
Whig | 159 | 82.38 | |
Whig | 129 | 66.84 | |
Whig | 64 | 33.16 | |
Majority | 65 | 33.68 | |
8 January 1835 | 178/289 | 61.59 | |
Whig | 167 | 93.82 | |
Whig | 145 | 81.46 | |
Whig | 5 | 2.81 | |
Majority | 140 | 78.65 | |
24 July 1837 | 329 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
20 October 1839 Lord William Russell acquires the courtesy title of Marquess of Tavistock. | |||
30 June 1841 | 275 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
March 1843 Resignation of John Rundle. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
16 March 1843 | 182/264 | 68.94 | |
Radical | 113 | 62.09 | |
Chartist | 69 | 37.91 | |
Majority | 44 | 24.18 | |
2 August 1847 | 223/315 | 70.79 | |
Whig | 153 | 68.61 | |
Radical | 150 | 67.26 | |
Peelite | 86 | 38.57 | |
Radical | 56 | 25.11 | |
Majority | 64 | 28.70 | |
19 April 1852 Resignation of John Trelawney. His reasons for resigning and then standing at the by-election are not entirely clear. Local press reports suggest that it was probably the result of him having failed to support the more radical policies advocated by the local Liberals. Although he declared he was not seeking re-election, he made it clear that he would be prepared to take his seat in the House of Commons if re-elected and, as a result, he was nominated by his supporters. (Hempholme) | |||
28 April 1852 | 284/349 | 81.38 | |
Radical | 115 | 40.49 | |
Radical | 89 | 31.34 | |
Peelite | 80 | 28.17 | |
Majority | 26 | 9.15 | |
8 July 1852 | 247/349 | 70.77 | |
Whig | 220 | 89.07 | |
Radical | 169 | 68.42 | |
Peelite | 104 | 42.11 | |
Majority | 65 | 26.32 | |
21 February 1853 Petition - Samuel Carter was unseated due to disqualification. Robert Phillimore was duly declared elected. | |||
28 March 1857 | 285/395 | 72.15 | |
Whig | 242 | 84.91 | |
Radical | 198 | 69.47 | |
Radical | 130 | 45.61 | |
Majority | 68 | 23.86 | |
26 August 1857 Resignation of Hon George Byng in order to contest Middlesex. (Northstead) | |||
4 September 1857 | 284/395 | 71.90 | |
Whig | 164 | 57.75 | |
Radical | 120 | 42.25 | |
Majority | 44 | 15.49 | |
29 April 1859 | 414 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
12 July 1865 | 411/426 | 96.48 | |
Liberal Party | 330 | 80.29 | |
Liberal Party | 179 | 43.55 | |
Liberal Party | 119 | 28.95 | |
Conservative Party | 93 | 22.63 | |
Liberal Party | 8 | 1.95 | |
Majority | 60 | 14.60 | |
16 November 1868 | 802 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
4 February 1874 | 635/805 | 78.88 | |
Liberal Party | 362 | 57.01 | |
Liberal Party | 273 | 42.99 | |
Majority | 89 | 14.02 | |
April 1880 | 847 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
7 December 1885 | 8,562/10,851 | 78.91 | |
Liberal Party | 5,390 | 62.95 | |
Conservative Party | 3,172 | 37.05 | |
Majority | 2,218 | 25.91 | |
8 July 1886 | 6,639/10,851 | 61.18 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 3,917 | 59.00 | |
Liberal Party | 2,722 | 41.00 | |
Majority | 1,195 | 18.00 | |
9 July 1892 | 8,699/11,720 | 74.22 | |
Liberal Party | 4,458 | 51.25 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 4,241 | 48.75 | |
Majority | 217 | 2.49 | |
27 July 1895 | 9,567/12,154 | 78.71 | |
Liberal Party | 4,970 | 51.95 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 4,597 | 48.05 | |
Majority | 373 | 3.90 | |
12 October 1900 | 9,477/12,202 | 77.67 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 4,746 | 50.08 | |
Liberal Party | 4,731 | 49.92 | |
Majority | 15 | 0.16 | |
24 January 1906 | 11,601/13,989 | 82.93 | |
Liberal Party | 6,405 | 55.21 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 5,196 | 44.79 | |
Majority | 1,209 | 10.42 | |
26 January 1910 | 12,913/15,063 | 85.73 | |
Liberal Party | 6,570 | 50.88 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 6,343 | 49.12 | |
Majority | 227 | 1.76 | |
14 December 1910 | 12,428/15,063 | 82.51 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 6,409 | 51.57 | |
Liberal Party | 6,019 | 48.43 | |
Majority | 390 | 3.14 | |
14 December 1918 | 16,162/25,979 | 62.21 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition | 9,157 | 56.66 | |
Liberal Party | 7,005 | 43.34 | |
Majority | 2,152 | 13.32 | |
15 November 1922 | 21,465/27,651 | 77.63 | |
Liberal Party | 11,708 | 54.54 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,757 | 45.46 | |
Majority | 1,951 | 9.09 | |
6 December 1923 | 21,955/28,242 | 77.74 | |
Liberal Party | 11,883 | 54.12 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,072 | 45.88 | |
Majority | 1,811 | 8.25 | |
29 October 1924 | 22,844/29,419 | 77.65 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,058 | 52.78 | |
Liberal Party | 10,786 | 47.22 | |
Majority | 1,272 | 5.57 | |
9 September 1928 Death of Philip Kenyon-Slaney. | |||
11 October 1928 | 23,766/30,755 | 77.28 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,745 | 45.21 | |
Liberal Party | 10,572 | 44.48 | |
Labour Party | 2,449 | 10.30 | |
Majority | 173 | 0.73 | |
30 May 1929 | 31,806/38,786 | 82.00 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,192 | 44.62 | |
Liberal Party | 14,040 | 44.14 | |
Labour Party | 3,574 | 11.24 | |
Majority | 152 | 0.48 | |
27 October 1931 | 33,026/39,637 | 83.32 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,310 | 52.41 | |
Liberal Party | 13,592 | 41.16 | |
Labour Party | 2,124 | 6.43 | |
Majority | 3,718 | 11.26 | |
14 November 1935 | 33,133/42,560 | 77.85 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,475 | 52.74 | |
Liberal Party | 13,422 | 40.51 | |
Labour Party | 2,236 | 6.75 | |
Majority | 4,053 | 12.23 | |
7 January 1942 Death of Mark Patrick. | |||
2 April 1942 | |||
Conservative & Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
5 July 1945 | 42,033/55,589 | 75.61 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,730 | 46.94 | |
Liberal Party | 13,764 | 32.75 | |
Labour Party | 8,539 | 20.31 | |
Majority | 5,966 | 14.19 | |
Boundary Change | |||
23 February 1950 | 37,152/43,863 | 84.70 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,682 | 50.29 | |
Labour Party | 10,189 | 27.43 | |
Liberal Party | 8,281 | 22.29 | |
Majority | 8,493 | 22.86 | |
Minor Boundary Change | |||
25 October 1951 | 35,516/45,053 | 78.83 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,683 | 63.87 | |
Labour Party | 12,833 | 36.13 | |
Majority | 9,850 | 27.73 | |
26 May 1955 | 34,685/45,096 | 76.91 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,991 | 54.75 | |
Labour Party | 8,755 | 25.24 | |
Liberal Party | 6,939 | 20.01 | |
Majority | 10,236 | 29.51 | |
8 October 1959 | 36,808/46,908 | 78.47 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,778 | 53.73 | |
Liberal Party | 9,008 | 24.47 | |
Labour Party | 8,022 | 21.79 | |
Majority | 10,770 | 29.26 | |
15 October 1964 | 40,812/52,124 | 78.30 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,493 | 47.76 | |
Liberal Party | 14,093 | 34.53 | |
Labour Party | 7,226 | 17.71 | |
Majority | 5,400 | 13.23 | |
31 March 1966 | 44,007/54,045 | 81.43 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,644 | 49.18 | |
Liberal Party | 13,461 | 30.59 | |
Labour Party | 8,902 | 20.23 | |
Majority | 8,183 | 18.59 | |
18 June 1970 | 45,225/58,594 | 77.18 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,846 | 57.15 | |
Liberal Party | 10,397 | 22.99 | |
Labour Party | 8,982 | 19.86 | |
Majority | 15,449 | 34.16 | |