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Data Last Updated: 27 August 2024
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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28 February 1974		68,307/85,060	80.30
Sir Frederick Mackarness Bennett	Conservative & Unionist Party	33,163	48.55
Bridget Valentine Tretheway	Liberal Party	20,755	30.38
Jack Richard William Tench	Labour Party	14,389	21.07
Majority		12,408	18.17

10 October 1974		62,419/85,559	72.95
Sir Frederick Mackarness Bennett	Conservative & Unionist Party	30,208	48.40
John Michael Goss	Liberal Party	17,770	28.47
Jack Richard William Tench	Labour Party	14,441	23.14
Majority		12,438	19.93

3 May 1979		66,057/87,987	75.08
Sir Frederick Mackarness Bennett	Conservative & Unionist Party	36,099	54.65
Michael Norman Mitchell	Liberal Party	15,231	23.06
Elaine Vicary Fear	Labour Party	12,919	19.56
David William Abrahams	Ecology Party	1,161	1.76
June Georgina Spry	National Front	647	0.98
Majority		20,868	31.59

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		48,908/68,094	71.82
Sir Frederick Mackarness Bennett	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,721	52.59
Michael Norman Mitchell	Liberal Party in Alliance	19,166	39.19
Philip William Rackley	Labour Party	3,521	7.20
Anne Mary Louise Murray	Ratepayer	500	1.02
Majority		6,555	13.40

11 June 1987		53,776/71,151	75.58
Rupert William Simon Allason	Conservative & Unionist Party	29,029	53.98
Nicholas David Bye	Liberal Party in Alliance	20,209	37.58
Gerald Robert Taylor	Labour Party	4,538	8.44
Majority		8,820	16.40

9 April 1992		57,389/71,171	80.64
Rupert William Simon Allason	Conservative & Unionist Party	28,624	49.88
Adrian Mark Sanders	Liberal Democrats	22,837	39.79
Dr Peter Derek Truscott	Labour Party	5,503	9.59
Robert Paul Jones	National Front	268	0.47
Alison Hazel Thomas	Natural Law Party	157	0.27
Majority		5,787	10.08

23 July 1993 The Conservative whip is withdrawn from Rupert Allason.

28 July 1994 The Conservative whip is restored to Rupert Allason.

1 May 1997		53,322/72,258	73.79
Adrian Mark Sanders	Liberal Democrats	21,094	39.56
Rupert William Simon Allason	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,082	39.54
Michael John Morey	Labour Party	7,923	14.86
Graham Harry Booth	UK Independence Party	1,962	3.68
Bruce Henry Cowling	Official Liberal Party	1,161	2.18
Paul David Wild	Dream	100	0.19
Majority		12	0.02

7 June 2001		47,569/72,409	65.69
Adrian Mark Sanders	Liberal Democrats	24,015	50.48
Christian St John Sweeting	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,307	36.38
John Robert McKay	Labour Party	4,484	9.43
Graham Harry Booth	UK Independence Party	1,512	3.18
Pamela Winwrite Neale	Independent	251	0.53
Majority		6,708	14.10

5 May 2005		47,303/76,474	61.86
Adrian Mark Sanders	Liberal Democrats	19,317	40.84
Charles Marcus Alexander Wood	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,288	36.55
David John Pedrick-Friend	Labour Party	6,972	14.74
Graham Harry Booth	UK Independence Party	3,726	7.88
Majority		2,029	4.29

Minor Boundary Change
6 May 2010		49,210/76,600	64.24
Adrian Mark Sanders	Liberal Democrats	23,126	46.99
Marcus Wood	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,048	38.71
David John Pedrick-Friend	Labour Party	3,231	6.57
Julien Henry Parrott	UK Independence Party	2,628	5.34
Ann Conway	British National Party	709	1.44
Sam Moss	Green Party	468	0.95
Majority		4,078	8.29

7 May 2015		48,079/76,350	62.97
Kevin John Foster	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,551	40.66
Adrian Mark Sanders	Liberal Democrats	16,265	33.83
Anthony James McIntyre	UK Independence Party	6,540	13.60
Susan Joyce Maddock	Labour Party	4,166	8.66
Paula Jacqueline Hermes	Green Party	1,557	3.24
Majority		3,286	6.83

8 June 2017		51,174/75,931	67.40
Kevin John Foster	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,141	53.04
Deborah Brewer	Liberal Democrats	12,858	25.13
Paul Raybould	Labour Party	9,310	18.19
Anthony James McIntyre	UK Independence Party	1,213	2.37
Sam Moss	Green Party	652	1.27
Majority		14,283	27.91

12 December 2019		50,426/75,054	67.19
Kevin John Foster	Conservative & Unionist Party	29,863	59.22
Lee Howgate	Liberal Democrats	12,114	24.02
Michele Middleditch	Labour Party	6,562	13.01
Sam Moss	Green Party	1,239	2.46
James Channer	Independent	648	1.29
Majority		17,749	35.20

Minor Boundary Change
4 July 2024		46,115/76,179	60.54
Stephen Matthew Darling	Liberal Democrats	18,937	41.06
Kevin John Foster	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,588	29.47
Gordon John David Scott	Reform UK	8,660	18.78
Chris Wongsosaputro	Labour Party	3,276	7.10
Charlie West	Green Party	1,420	3.08
Paul Andrew Moor	Workers Britain	234	0.51
Majority		5,349	11.60