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Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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| 10 December 1832 | 2,652/2,873 | 92.31 | |
| Whig | 1,505 | 56.75 | |
| Tory | 1,140 | 42.99 | |
| Tory | 884 | 33.33 | |
| Whig | 872 | 32.88 | |
| Majority | 256 | 9.65 | |
| October 1833 Death of Samuel Bayntun. | |||
| 11 November 1833 | 2,183/2,890 | 75.54 | |
| Whig | 1,337 | 61.25 | |
| Tory | 846 | 38.75 | |
| Majority | 491 | 22.49 | |
| 8 January 1835 | 2,546/2,890 | 88.10 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,499 | 58.88 | |
| Whig | 1,301 | 51.10 | |
| Whig | 919 | 36.10 | |
| Majority | 382 | 15.00 | |
| 26 July 1837 | 2,468/2,829 | 87.24 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,461 | 59.20 | |
| Whig | 1,276 | 51.70 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,180 | 47.81 | |
| Majority | 96 | 3.89 | |
| 30 June 1841 | 2,993/3,507 | 85.34 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,625 | 54.29 | |
| Whig | 1,552 | 51.85 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,456 | 48.65 | |
| Majority | 96 | 3.21 | |
| 28 August 1847 | 4,047 | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| 12 May 1848 Death of Henry Yorke. | |||
| 24 May 1848 | 2,422/4,178 | 57.97 | |
| Whig | 1,505 | 62.14 | |
| Chartist | 860 | 35.51 | |
| Radical | 57 | 2.35 | |
| Majority | 645 | 26.63 | |
| 8 July 1852 | 2,294/4,133 | 55.50 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,870 | 81.52 | |
| Whig | 1,831 | 79.82 | |
| Chartist | 886 | 38.62 | |
| Majority | 945 | 41.19 | |
| 30 March 1857 | 2,042/4,236 | 48.21 | |
| Whig | 1,548 | 75.81 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,530 | 74.93 | |
| Radical | 1,006 | 49.27 | |
| Majority | 524 | 25.66 | |
| 2 May 1859 | 2,693/4,355 | 61.84 | |
| Liberal Party | 1,875 | 69.62 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,805 | 67.03 | |
| Liberal Party | 1,706 | 63.35 | |
| Majority | 99 | 3.68 | |
| 12 July 1865 | 3,902/4,277 | 91.23 | |
| Conservative Party | 2,079 | 53.28 | |
| Liberal Party | 1,854 | 47.51 | |
| Liberal Party | 1,792 | 45.93 | |
| Majority | 62 | 1.59 | |
| 18 November 1868 | 6,894/9,088 | 75.86 | |
| Conservative Party | 3,735 | 54.18 | |
| Liberal Party | 3,279 | 47.56 | |
| Liberal Party | 3,038 | 44.07 | |
| Majority | 241 | 3.50 | |
| 1869 Petition - withdrawn. | |||
| 9 February 1871 Resignation of Joshua Westhead. (Northstead) | |||
| 14 February 1871 | |||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 3 February 1874 | 6,981/9,744 | 71.64 | |
| Liberal Party | 3,880 | 55.58 | |
| Conservative Party | 3,371 | 48.29 | |
| Conservative Party | 2,830 | 40.54 | |
| Majority | 541 | 7.75 | |
| 15 February 1878 Resignation of James Lowther on appointment as Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. | |||
| 20 February 1878 | |||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 2 April 1880 | 8,465/10,971 | 77.16 | |
| Liberal Party | 4,505 | 53.22 | |
| Liberal Party | 4,413 | 52.13 | |
| Conservative Party | 3,959 | 46.77 | |
| Majority | 454 | 5.36 | |
| 2 November 1883 Death of Joseph Leeman. | |||
| 23 November 1883 | 7,875/11,395 | 69.11 | |
| Conservative Party | 3,948 | 50.13 | |
| Liberal Party | 3,927 | 49.87 | |
| Majority | 21 | 0.27 | |
| 25 November 1885 | 9,849/12,415 | 79.33 | |
| Liberal Party | 5,353 | 54.35 | |
| Liberal Party | 5,260 | 53.41 | |
| Conservative Party | 4,590 | 46.60 | |
| Conservative Party | 4,377 | 44.44 | |
| Majority | 670 | 6.80 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 2 July 1886 | 9,213/12,415 | 74.21 | |
| Liberal Party | 4,816 | 52.27 | |
| Liberal Party | 4,810 | 52.21 | |
| Conservative Party | 4,352 | 47.24 | |
| Liberal Unionist Party | 4,295 | 46.62 | |
| Majority | 458 | 4.97 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 4 July 1892 | 9,906/11,005 | 90.01 | |
| Conservative Party | 5,076 | 51.24 | |
| Liberal Party | 5,030 | 50.78 | |
| Liberal Party | 4,846 | 48.92 | |
| Majority | 184 | 3.71 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 1894 Resignation of Frank Lockwood on appointment as Solicitor-General. | |||
| 14 November 1894 | |||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 13 July 1895 | 10,701/11,807 | 90.63 | |
| Conservative Party | 5,516 | 51.55 | |
| Liberal Party | 5,309 | 49.61 | |
| Liberal Party | 5,214 | 48.72 | |
| Majority | 95 | 1.78 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 19 December 1897 Death of Sir Frank Lockwood. | |||
| 13 January 1898 | 11,286/12,157 | 92.84 | |
| Conservative Party | 5,643 | 50.00 | |
| Liberal Party | 5,643 | 50.00 | |
| 29 March 1898 Petition lodged but withdrawn after a recount resulted in a tie with 17 ballot papers reserved for further scrutiny, 12 of which were in favour of Lord Charles Beresford, and 5 in favour of Sir Christopher Furness. Sir Christopher Furness was advised that Lord Charles Beresford would be able to substantiate 11 additional votes while he would only be able to substantiate an additional 4 votes. The original result was Beresford 5,659; Furness 5,648. | |||
| 26 January 1900 Resignation of Lord Charles Beresford. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
| 6 February 1900 | 11,066/12,582 | 87.95 | |
| Conservative Party | 6,248 | 56.46 | |
| Liberal Party | 4,818 | 43.54 | |
| Majority | 1,430 | 12.92 | |
| 29 September 1900 | 12,582 | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 13 January 1906 | 12,895/13,864 | 93.01 | |
| Liberal Party | 6,413 | 49.73 | |
| Conservative Party | 6,108 | 47.37 | |
| Conservative Party | 6,094 | 47.26 | |
| Labour Party | 4,573 | 35.46 | |
| Majority | 14 | 0.22 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 17 January 1910 | 13,403/14,065 | 95.29 | |
| Liberal Party | 6,751 | 50.37 | |
| Conservative Party | 6,741 | 50.29 | |
| Liberal Party | 6,632 | 49.48 | |
| Conservative Party | 6,495 | 48.46 | |
| Majority | 109 | 1.63 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 3 December 1910 | 14,065 | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 14 December 1918 | 26,454/38,340 | 69.00 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition | 16,269 | 61.50 | |
| Liberal Party | 5,363 | 20.27 | |
| Labour Party | 4,822 | 18.23 | |
| Majority | 10,906 | 41.23 | |
| 15 November 1922 | 34,107/39,732 | 85.84 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,163 | 44.46 | |
| Labour Party | 10,106 | 29.63 | |
| Liberal Party | 8,838 | 25.91 | |
| Majority | 5,057 | 14.83 | |
| 6 December 1923 | 34,036/41,082 | 82.85 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,772 | 43.40 | |
| Labour Party | 11,626 | 34.16 | |
| Liberal Party | 7,638 | 22.44 | |
| Majority | 3,146 | 9.24 | |
| 29 October 1924 | 35,414/41,775 | 84.77 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,914 | 56.23 | |
| Labour Party | 15,500 | 43.77 | |
| Majority | 4,414 | 12.46 | |
| 30 May 1929 | 45,933/53,989 | 85.08 | |
| Labour Party | 20,663 | 44.99 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,363 | 37.80 | |
| Liberal Party | 7,907 | 17.21 | |
| Majority | 3,300 | 7.18 | |
| 27 October 1931 | 46,526/54,112 | 85.98 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,216 | 64.94 | |
| Labour Party | 16,310 | 35.06 | |
| Majority | 13,906 | 29.89 | |
| 14 November 1935 | 44,610/54,074 | 82.50 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,442 | 57.03 | |
| Labour Party | 19,168 | 42.97 | |
| Majority | 6,274 | 14.06 | |
| 14 April 1937 Resignation of Lawrence Lumley on appointment as Governor of Bombay. (Northstead) | |||
| 6 May 1937 | 40,031/53,935 | 74.22 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,045 | 55.07 | |
| Labour Party | 17,986 | 44.93 | |
| Majority | 4,059 | 10.14 | |
| 5 July 1945 | 44,178/57,956 | 76.23 | |
| Labour Party | 22,021 | 49.85 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,949 | 40.63 | |
| Liberal Party | 4,208 | 9.53 | |
| Majority | 4,072 | 9.22 | |
| Boundary Change | |||
| 23 February 1950 | 63,525/72,523 | 87.59 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,421 | 46.31 | |
| Labour Party | 29,344 | 46.19 | |
| Liberal Party | 4,760 | 7.49 | |
| Majority | 77 | 0.12 | |
| 25 October 1951 | 64,633/74,829 | 86.37 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 32,777 | 50.71 | |
| Labour Party | 31,856 | 49.29 | |
| Majority | 921 | 1.42 | |
| 26 May 1955 | 61,700/73,849 | 83.55 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 31,402 | 50.89 | |
| Labour Party | 30,298 | 49.11 | |
| Majority | 1,104 | 1.79 | |
| 8 October 1959 | 62,124/73,717 | 84.27 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 33,099 | 53.28 | |
| Labour Party | 29,025 | 46.72 | |
| Majority | 4,074 | 6.56 | |
| Minor Boundary Change | |||
| 15 October 1964 | 59,514/71,719 | 82.98 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,521 | 44.56 | |
| Labour Party | 25,428 | 42.73 | |
| Liberal Party | 7,565 | 12.71 | |
| Majority | 1,093 | 1.84 | |
| 31 March 1966 | 58,234/70,431 | 82.68 | |
| Labour Party | 32,167 | 55.24 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,067 | 44.76 | |
| Majority | 6,100 | 10.47 | |
| 18 June 1970 | 57,041/74,769 | 76.29 | |
| Labour Party | 29,619 | 51.93 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,422 | 48.07 | |
| Majority | 2,197 | 3.85 | |
| Minor Boundary Change | |||
| 28 February 1974 | 63,310/76,537 | 82.72 | |
| Labour Party | 25,674 | 40.55 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,843 | 39.24 | |
| Liberal Party | 12,793 | 20.21 | |
| Majority | 831 | 1.31 | |
| 10 October 1974 | 58,122/77,153 | 75.33 | |
| Labour Party | 26,983 | 46.42 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,294 | 40.08 | |
| Liberal Party | 7,370 | 12.68 | |
| Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain | 304 | 0.52 | |
| Protest Party | 171 | 0.29 | |
| Majority | 3,689 | 6.35 | |
| 3 May 1979 | 59,698/76,832 | 77.70 | |
| Labour Party | 26,703 | 44.73 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,453 | 42.64 | |
| Liberal Party | 6,752 | 11.31 | |
| CSA | 569 | 0.95 | |
| National Front | 221 | 0.37 | |
| Majority | 1,250 | 2.09 | |
| Francis Radcliffe sought election on a policy opposed to abortion. | |||
| 9 June 1983 | 58,846/79,226 | 74.28 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,309 | 41.31 | |
| Labour Party | 20,662 | 35.11 | |
| Social Democratic Party in Alliance | 13,523 | 22.98 | |
| Independent | 204 | 0.35 | |
| British National Party | 148 | 0.25 | |
| Majority | 3,647 | 6.20 | |
| 11 June 1987 | 62,148/80,159 | 77.53 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,880 | 41.64 | |
| Labour Party | 25,733 | 41.41 | |
| Social Democratic Party in Alliance | 9,898 | 15.93 | |
| Green Party | 637 | 1.02 | |
| Majority | 147 | 0.24 | |
| 9 April 1992 | 64,157/79,242 | 80.96 | |
| Labour Party | 31,525 | 49.14 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,183 | 39.25 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 6,811 | 10.62 | |
| Green Party | 584 | 0.91 | |
| Natural Law Party | 54 | 0.08 | |
| Majority | 6,342 | 9.89 | |