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Application Last Amended: 11 January 2024
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11 December 1832 | 484 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
6 January 1835 | 309/430 | 71.86 | |
Whig | 234 | 75.73 | |
Radical | 208 | 67.31 | |
Conservative Party | 190 | 61.49 | |
Conservative Party | 162 | 52.43 | |
Majority | 18 | 5.83 | |
16 May 1837 | 500/558 | 89.61 | |
Conservative Party | 279 | 55.80 | |
Whig | 221 | 44.20 | |
Majority | 58 | 11.60 | |
1837 Petition - lapsed. | |||
May 1837 Resignation of John Leader. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
26 July 1837 | 284/558 | 50.90 | |
Conservative Party | 279 | 98.24 | |
Conservative Party | 277 | 97.54 | |
Whig | 5 | 1.76 | |
Whig | 2 | 0.70 | |
Majority | 272 | 95.77 | |
1837 Petition - withdrawn. | |||
29 June 1841 | 525/595 | 88.24 | |
Conservative Party | 280 | 53.33 | |
Conservative Party | 276 | 52.57 | |
Whig | 247 | 47.05 | |
Whig | 242 | 46.10 | |
Majority | 29 | 5.52 | |
29 July 1847 | 428/529 | 80.91 | |
Whig | 395 | 92.29 | |
Conservative Party | 265 | 61.92 | |
Radical | 196 | 45.79 | |
Majority | 69 | 16.12 | |
7 July 1852 | 471/688 | 68.46 | |
Whig | 271 | 57.54 | |
Conservative Party | 244 | 51.80 | |
Conservative Party | 177 | 37.58 | |
Whig | 149 | 31.63 | |
Whig | 101 | 21.44 | |
Majority | 67 | 14.23 | |
28 March 1857 | 519/589 | 88.12 | |
Whig | 330 | 63.58 | |
Whig | 301 | 58.00 | |
Conservative Party | 203 | 39.11 | |
Majority | 98 | 18.88 | |
30 April 1859 | 504/614 | 82.08 | |
Liberal Party | 290 | 57.54 | |
Liberal Party | 279 | 55.36 | |
Conservative Party | 230 | 45.63 | |
Conservative Party | 208 | 41.27 | |
Majority | 49 | 9.72 | |
1859 Petition - withdrawn. | |||
12 July 1865 | 575/644 | 89.29 | |
Conservative Party | 328 | 57.04 | |
Liberal Party | 257 | 44.70 | |
Liberal Party | 237 | 41.22 | |
Majority | 20 | 3.48 | |
25 April 1866 Petition - Henry Westropp unseated. | |||
7 June 1866 | 594/644 | 92.24 | |
Conservative Party | 301 | 50.67 | |
Liberal Party | 293 | 49.33 | |
Majority | 8 | 1.35 | |
July 1866 Resignation of George Patton as Lord Advocate. | |||
12 July 1866 | 587/644 | 91.15 | |
Liberal Party | 312 | 53.15 | |
Conservative Party | 275 | 46.85 | |
Majority | 37 | 6.30 | |
Boundary Change | |||
17 November 1868 | 1,394/1,499 | 93.00 | |
Liberal Party | 731 | 52.44 | |
Liberal Party | 725 | 52.01 | |
Conservative Party | 681 | 48.85 | |
Conservative Party | 650 | 46.63 | |
Majority | 44 | 3.16 | |
26 February 1869 Petition - election declared void. | |||
4 July 1870 As a result of a Royal Commission which found proof of extensive bribery, the Borough was disenfranchised. | |||
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5 December 1885 | 7,770/9,861 | 78.80 | |
Conservative Party | 3,935 | 50.64 | |
Liberal Party | 3,835 | 49.36 | |
Majority | 100 | 1.29 | |
7 July 1886 | 9,861 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
14 July 1892 | 7,917/10,220 | 77.47 | |
Conservative Party | 4,555 | 57.53 | |
Liberal Party | 3,362 | 42.47 | |
Majority | 1,193 | 15.07 | |
15 July 1895 | 10,234 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
1 October 1900 | |||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
19 January 1906 | 8,827/10,180 | 86.71 | |
Liberal Party | 4,422 | 50.10 | |
Conservative Party | 4,405 | 49.90 | |
Majority | 17 | 0.19 | |
20 January 1910 | 9,471/10,341 | 91.59 | |
Conservative Party | 5,575 | 58.86 | |
Liberal Party | 3,896 | 41.14 | |
Majority | 1,679 | 17.73 | |
12 December 1910 | 8,939/10,341 | 86.44 | |
Conservative Party | 5,160 | 57.72 | |
Liberal Party | 3,779 | 42.28 | |
Majority | 1,381 | 15.45 | |
June 1918 Resignation of Robert Sanders on appointment as Treasurer of HM Household. | |||
18 June 1918 | |||
Conservative & Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
14 December 1918 | 18,358/29,411 | 62.42 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition | 12,587 | 68.56 | |
Labour Party | 5,771 | 31.44 | |
Majority | 6,816 | 37.13 | |
15 November 1922 | 23,959/30,657 | 78.15 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,240 | 46.91 | |
Liberal Party | 11,121 | 46.42 | |
Labour Party | 1,598 | 6.67 | |
Majority | 119 | 0.50 | |
6 December 1923 | 26,125/31,317 | 83.42 | |
Liberal Party | 13,778 | 52.74 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,347 | 47.26 | |
Majority | 1,431 | 5.48 | |
29 October 1924 | 27,091/32,111 | 84.37 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,283 | 52.72 | |
Liberal Party | 10,842 | 40.02 | |
Labour Party | 1,966 | 7.26 | |
Majority | 3,441 | 12.70 | |
30 May 1929 | 33,024/41,068 | 80.41 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,440 | 46.75 | |
Liberal Party | 11,161 | 33.80 | |
Labour Party | 6,423 | 19.45 | |
Majority | 4,279 | 12.96 | |
27 October 1931 | 31,015/42,034 | 73.79 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,041 | 77.51 | |
Labour Party | 6,974 | 22.49 | |
Majority | 17,067 | 55.03 | |
14 November 1935 | 31,549/43,367 | 72.75 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,939 | 56.86 | |
Liberal Party | 7,370 | 23.36 | |
Labour Party | 6,240 | 19.78 | |
Majority | 10,569 | 33.50 | |
1938 Resignation of Reginald Croom-Johnson on appointment as a High Court Judge. | |||
17 November 1938 | 36,748/44,653 | 82.30 | |
Independent Progressive Party | 19,540 | 53.17 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,208 | 46.83 | |
Majority | 2,332 | 6.35 | |
Charles Bartlett was supported by the local Labour Party and stood on a Popular Front programme. He also recieved support from the local Liberal Association. | |||
26 June 1942 Charles Bartlett joins the Common Wealth Movement on its formation. | |||
August 1942 Charles Bartlett leaves the Common Wealth Movement. | |||
5 July 1945 | 39,175/53,896 | 72.69 | |
Independent Progressive Party | 17,937 | 45.79 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,625 | 39.89 | |
Labour Party | 5,613 | 14.33 | |
Majority | 2,312 | 5.90 | |
23 February 1950 | 44,493/51,884 | 85.75 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,732 | 48.84 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 16,053 | 36.08 | |
Independent | 6,708 | 15.08 | |
Majority | 5,679 | 12.76 | |
25 October 1951 | 45,021/53,198 | 84.63 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,365 | 56.34 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 19,656 | 43.66 | |
Majority | 5,709 | 12.68 | |
26 May 1955 | 42,057/53,920 | 78.00 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,887 | 59.17 | |
Labour Party | 17,170 | 40.83 | |
Majority | 7,717 | 18.35 | |
8 October 1959 | 45,601/55,770 | 81.77 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,002 | 50.44 | |
Labour Party | 14,706 | 32.25 | |
Liberal Party | 7,893 | 17.31 | |
Majority | 8,296 | 18.19 | |
15 October 1964 | 46,514/57,941 | 80.28 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,822 | 44.77 | |
Labour Party | 14,645 | 31.49 | |
Liberal Party | 9,009 | 19.37 | |
Independent | 2,038 | 4.38 | |
Majority | 6,177 | 13.28 | |
Michael Hart was opposed to Britain entering the Common Market and was a nominee of the Bridgwater Independent Parliamentary Association. | |||
31 March 1966 | 46,919/58,515 | 80.18 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,850 | 44.44 | |
Labour Party | 17,864 | 38.07 | |
Liberal Party | 8,205 | 17.49 | |
Majority | 2,986 | 6.36 | |
31 October 1969 Death of Sir Gerald Wills. | |||
12 March 1970 | 46,291/65,836 | 70.31 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,687 | 55.49 | |
Labour Party | 14,772 | 31.91 | |
Liberal Party | 5,832 | 12.60 | |
Majority | 10,915 | 23.58 | |
18 June 1970 | 50,975/66,067 | 77.16 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,685 | 52.35 | |
Labour Party | 18,224 | 35.75 | |
Liberal Party | 6,066 | 11.90 | |
Majority | 8,461 | 16.60 | |
28 February 1974 | 56,885/69,190 | 82.22 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,830 | 43.65 | |
Labour Party | 16,786 | 29.51 | |
Liberal Party | 15,269 | 26.84 | |
Majority | 8,044 | 14.14 | |
10 October 1974 | 53,878/69,738 | 77.26 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,850 | 44.27 | |
Labour Party | 17,663 | 32.78 | |
Liberal Party | 12,077 | 22.42 | |
United Democratic Party | 288 | 0.53 | |
Majority | 6,187 | 11.48 | |
3 May 1979 | 57,861/73,040 | 79.22 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 31,259 | 54.02 | |
Labour Party | 16,809 | 29.05 | |
Liberal Party | 9,793 | 16.93 | |
Majority | 14,450 | 24.97 | |
Major Boundary Change | |||
9 June 1983 | 48,041/65,067 | 73.83 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,107 | 52.26 | |
Social Democratic Party in Alliance | 14,410 | 30.00 | |
Labour Party | 8,524 | 17.74 | |
Majority | 10,697 | 22.27 | |
11 June 1987 | 52,753/68,236 | 77.31 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,177 | 51.52 | |
Social Democratic Party in Alliance | 15,982 | 30.30 | |
Labour Party | 9,594 | 18.19 | |
Majority | 11,195 | 21.22 | |
9 April 1992 | 56,910/71,567 | 79.52 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,610 | 46.76 | |
Liberal Democrats | 16,894 | 29.69 | |
Labour Party | 12,365 | 21.73 | |
Green Party | 746 | 1.31 | |
Independent | 183 | 0.32 | |
Natural Law Party | 112 | 0.20 | |
Majority | 9,716 | 17.07 | |
1 May 1997 | 54,622/73,038 | 74.79 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,174 | 36.93 | |
Liberal Democrats | 18,378 | 33.65 | |
Labour Party | 13,519 | 24.75 | |
Referendum Party | 2,551 | 4.67 | |
Majority | 1,796 | 3.29 | |
7 June 2001 | 47,847/74,079 | 64.59 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,354 | 40.45 | |
Liberal Democrats | 14,367 | 30.03 | |
Labour Party | 12,803 | 26.76 | |
UK Independence Party | 1,323 | 2.77 | |
Majority | 4,987 | 10.42 | |
5 May 2005 | 48,109/75,790 | 63.48 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,240 | 44.15 | |
Labour Party | 12,771 | 26.55 | |
Liberal Democrats | 10,940 | 22.74 | |
UK Independence Party | 1,767 | 3.67 | |
Green Party | 1,391 | 2.89 | |
Majority | 8,469 | 17.60 | |