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15 December 1832		521/620	84.03
Lord Charles Augustus Fitzroy	Whig	344	66.03
Frederick William Hervey, Earl Jermyn	Tory	272	52.21
Frederick King Eagle	Whig	238	45.68
Majority		34	6.53

1833 Petition - withdrawn.

10 January 1835		582/633	91.94
Frederick William Hervey, Earl Jermyn	Conservative Party	317	54.47
Lord Charles Augustus Fitzroy	Whig	312	53.61
Charles James Fox Bunbury	Whig	287	49.31
Majority		25	4.30

1835 Resignation of Lord Charles Fitzroy on appointment as Vice-Chamberlain.

26 June 1835		633
Lord Charles Augustus Fitzroy	Whig	Unopposed

25 July 1837		552/640	86.25
Lord Charles Augustus Fitzroy	Whig	289	52.36
Frederick William Hervey, Earl Jermyn	Conservative Party	277	50.18
Charles James Fox Bunbury	Whig	275	49.82
Hon Frederick Gough-Calthorpe	Conservative Party	248	44.93
Majority		2	0.36

1837 Petition - withdrawn.

29 June 1841		612/713	85.83
Frederick William Hervey, Earl Jermyn	Conservative Party	341	55.72
Lord Charles Augustus Fitzroy	Whig	310	50.65
Horace Twiss	Conservative Party	298	48.69
Rowland Gardner Alston	Whig	256	41.83
Majority		12	1.96

1841 Resignation of Earl Jermyn on appointment as Treasurer of the Household.

14 September 1841		713
Frederick William Hervey, Earl Jermyn	Conservative Party	Unopposed

31 August 1847		491/751	65.38
Frederick William Hervey, Earl Jermyn	Conservative Party	390	79.43
Edward Herbert Bunbury	Whig	327	66.60
Horace Twiss	Conservative Party	264	53.77
Majority		63	12.83

9 July 1852		570/741	76.92
Frederick William Hervey, Earl Jermyn	Conservative Party	493	86.49
John Stuart	Conservative Party	328	57.54
Edward Herbert Bunbury	Whig	319	55.96
Majority		9	1.58

1852 Resignation of John Stuart on appointment as Vice-Chancellor.

4 December 1852		640/713	89.76
James Henry Porteous Oakes	Conservative Party	324	50.62
Joseph Alfred Hardcastle	Whig	316	49.38
Majority		8	1.25

1853 Petition - dismissed.

28 March 1857		465/702	66.24
Frederick William Hervey, Earl Jermyn	Conservative Party	344	73.98
Joseph Alfred Hardcastle	Whig	320	68.82
James Henry Porteous Oakes	Conservative Party	266	57.20
Majority		54	11.61

1857 Petition - dismissed.

15 February 1859 Succession of Earl Jermyn to the Peerage - 2nd Marquis of Bristol.

7 March 1859		695
Lord Alfred Hervey	Peelite	Unopposed

30 April 1859		505/695	72.66
Lord Alfred Hervey	Peelite	418	82.77
Joseph Alfred Hardcastle	Liberal Party	307	60.79
Sir Robert Jacob Buxton, Bt	Conservative Party	284	56.24
Majority		23	4.55

13 July 1865		582/676	86.09
Joseph Alfred Hardcastle	Liberal Party	331	56.87
Edward Greene	Liberal Party	300	51.55
Lord Alfred Hervey	Liberal/Conservative	266	45.70
Majority		34	5.84

17 November 1868		1,362/1,505	90.50
Edward Greene	Conservative Party	714	52.42
Joseph Alfred Hardcastle	Liberal Party	703	51.62
Edward Herbert Bunbury	Liberal Party	593	43.54
Majority		110	8.08

3 February 1874		1,627/1,919	84.78
Edward Greene	Conservative Party	1,004	61.71
Lord Francis Hervey	Conservative Party	914	56.18
Joseph Alfred Hardcastle	Liberal Party	707	43.45
Charles Lamport	Liberal Party	628	38.60
Majority		207	12.72

1 April 1880		1,960/2,122	92.37
Joseph Alfred Hardcastle	Liberal Party	1,110	56.63
Edward Greene	Conservative Party	850	43.37
Lord Francis Hervey	Conservative Party	803	40.97
Majority		47	2.40

1880 Petition - withdrawn.

24 November 1885		2,078/2,292	90.66
Lord Francis Hervey	Conservative Party	1,122	53.99
Joseph Alfred Hardcastle	Liberal Party	956	46.01
Majority		166	7.99

2 July 1886		1,935/2,292	84.42
Lord Francis Hervey	Conservative Party	1,135	58.66
Dr Frederick Goodwin	Liberal Party	800	41.34
Majority		335	17.31

4 July 1892		2,130/2,515	84.69
Lord Francis Hervey	Conservative Party	1,267	59.48
John Eustace Jameson	Liberal Party	863	40.52
Majority		404	18.97

1892 Resignation of Lord Frances Hervey on appointment as a Civil Service Commissioner.

23 August 1892		2,515
Henry Arthur Cadogan, Viscount Chelsea	Conservative Party	Unopposed

12 July 1895		2,539
Henry Arthur Cadogan, Viscount Chelsea	Conservative Party	Unopposed

29 September 1900		2,581
Sir Edward Walter Greene, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

15 January 1906		2,528/2,788	90.67
Frederick William Fane Hervey	Conservative Party	1,481	58.58
Walter Baldwin Yates	Liberal Party	1,047	41.42
Majority		434	17.17

7 August 1907 Succession of Frederick Hervey to the Peerage - 4th Marquess of Bristol.

24 August 1907		2,372/2,740	86.57
Hon Walter Edward Guinness	Conservative Party	1,631	68.76
Walter Baldwin Yates	Liberal Party	741	31.24
Majority		890	37.52

14 January 1910		2,817
Hon Walter Edward Guinness	Conservative Party	Unopposed

2 December 1910		2,817
Hon Walter Edward Guinness	Conservative Party	Unopposed

14 December 1918		30,767
Hon Walter Edward Guinness	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	Unopposed

15 November 1922		30,585
Hon Walter Edward Guinness	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

6 December 1923		30,768
Hon Walter Edward Guinness	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

29 October 1924		25,465/31,138	81.78
Rt Hon Walter Edward Guinness	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,073	63.12
John Adam Day	Liberal Party	9,392	36.88
Majority		6,681	26.24

4 November 1925 Resignation of Rt Hon Walter Guinness on appointment as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.

1 December 1925		23,403/31,648	73.95
Rt Hon Walter Edward Guinness	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,700	62.81
George Nicholls	Liberal Party	8,703	37.19
Majority		5,997	25.62

30 May 1929		30,296/38,938	77.81
Rt Hon Walter Edward Guinness	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,462	54.34
Malcolm Douglas Lyon	Liberal Party	11,344	37.44
Percy Astins	Labour Party	2,490	8.22
Majority		5,118	16.89

27 October 1931		39,112
Frank Frederick Alexander Heilgers	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

14 November 1935		40,399
Frank Frederick Alexander Heilgers	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

16 January 1944 Death of Frank Heilgers.

29 February 1944		20,826/40,971	50.83
Edgar Mayne Keatinge	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,705	56.20
Margery Irene Corbett Ashby	Independent Liberal	9,121	43.80
Majority		2,584	12.41

Margery Ashby was supported by the Common Wealth Movement.

5 July 1945		30,821/45,882	67.17
Geoffrey Benedict Clifton-Brown	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,013	48.71
Cecily Alicia Winifred McCall	Labour Party	9,195	29.83
Harold Charles Drayton	Liberal Party	5,863	19.02
Eric Cecil Gordon England	Common Wealth Movement	750	2.43
Majority		5,818	18.88

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		45,769/55,495	82.47
William Traven Aitken	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,559	49.29
Cecily Alicia Winifred McCall	Labour Party	18,430	40.27
Henry William Sparham	Liberal Party	4,780	10.44
Majority		4,129	9.02

25 October 1951		45,369/56,851	79.80
William Traven Aitken	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,679	54.40
Neville Stanley	Labour Party	20,690	45.60
Majority		3,989	8.79

26 May 1955		44,494/56,854	78.26
William Traven Aitken	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,532	55.14
Neville Stanley	Labour Party	19,962	44.86
Majority		4,570	10.27

8 October 1959		45,498/57,908	78.57
William Traven Aitken	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,730	58.75
Alison Margaret Ann Walter	Labour Party	18,768	41.25
Majority		7,962	17.50

19 January 1964 Death of Sir William Aitken.

14 May 1964		45,210/60,587	74.62
Eldon Wylie Griffiths	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,141	48.97
Noel James Insley	Labour Party	19,682	43.53
Richard Lord Afton	Liberal Party	3,387	7.49
Majority		2,459	5.44

15 October 1964		50,262/61,143	82.20
Eldon Wylie Griffiths	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,206	50.15
Noel James Insley	Labour Party	20,216	40.22
Richard Lord Afton	Liberal Party	4,840	9.63
Majority		4,990	9.93

31 March 1966		50,922/64,549	78.89
Eldon Wylie Griffiths	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,782	54.56
Colin John Vincent Seager	Labour Party	23,140	45.44
Majority		4,642	9.12

18 June 1970		59,974/77,579	77.31
Eldon Wylie Griffiths	Conservative & Unionist Party	36,688	61.17
Colin John Vincent Seager	Labour Party	23,286	38.83
Majority		13,402	22.35

28 February 1974		70,367/86,637	81.22
Eldon Wylie Griffiths	Conservative & Unionist Party	33,424	47.50
John Kent Stephenson	Labour Party	20,171	28.67
Randolph Barry Boulton	Liberal Party	16,772	23.84
Majority		13,253	18.83

10 October 1974		63,907/87,300	73.20
Eldon Wylie Griffiths	Conservative & Unionist Party	32,179	50.35
John Kent Stephenson	Labour Party	21,097	33.01
Sheilagh Mary Hobday	Liberal Party	10,631	16.64
Majority		11,082	17.34

3 May 1979		72,979/95,621	76.32
Eldon Wylie Griffiths	Conservative & Unionist Party	41,426	56.76
Anne Gibson	Labour Party	21,167	29.00
Graham Robert Jones	Liberal Party	10,386	14.23
Majority		20,259	27.76

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		52,706/73,818	71.40
Eldon Wylie Griffiths	Conservative & Unionist Party	31,081	58.97
Sir Reginald Edward Wynyard Harland	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	14,959	28.38
Wiktor Moszczynski	Labour Party	6,666	12.65
Majority		16,122	30.59

11 June 1987		56,784/77,615	73.16
Sir Eldon Wylie Griffiths	Conservative & Unionist Party	33,672	59.30
Sir Reginald Edward Wynyard Harland	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	12,214	21.51
Christopher Louis Greene	Labour Party	9,841	17.33
Ida Mary Julia Wakelam	Green Party	1,057	1.86
Majority		21,458	37.79

9 April 1992		62,685/79,967	78.39
Richard John Greville Spring	Conservative & Unionist Party	33,554	53.53
Thomas Sheppard	Labour Party	14,767	23.56
John Brian Williams	Liberal Democrats	13,814	22.04
Joanna Beatrice Lillis	Natural Law Party	550	0.88
Majority		18,787	29.97

Major Boundary Change
1 May 1997		55,525/74,017	75.02
David Laurie Ruffley	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,290	38.34
Mark Laurie Ereira	Labour Party	20,922	37.68
David Alan Cooper	Liberal Democrats	10,102	18.19
Iain Charles Hamilton McWhirter	Referendum Party	2,939	5.29
Joanna Beatrice Lillis	Natural Law Party	272	0.49
Majority		368	0.66

7 June 2001		50,257/76,146	66.00
David Laurie Ruffley	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,850	43.48
Mark Alan Ereira	Labour Party	19,347	38.50
Alan Richard Williams	Liberal Democrats	6,998	13.92
John Edward Howlett	UK Independence Party	831	1.65
Michael Frederick Brundle	Independent	651	1.30
Michael Charles Benwell	Socialist Labour	580	1.15
Majority		2,503	4.98

5 May 2005		52,619/79,658	66.06
David Laurie Ruffley	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,332	46.24
David Francis Monaghan	Labour Party	14,402	27.37
David Edward Chappell	Liberal Democrats	10,423	19.81
Dr John Edward Howlett	UK Independence Party	1,859	3.53
Graham Edward Manning	Green Party	1,603	3.05
Majority		9,930	18.87

Minor Boundary Change
6 May 2010		58,718/84,716	69.31
David Laurie Ruffley	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,899	47.51
David Edward Chappell	Liberal Democrats	15,519	26.43
Kevin Hind	Labour Party	9,776	16.65
Dr John Edward Howlett	UK Independence Party	3,003	5.11
Mark Laurie Ereira-Guyer	Green Party	2,521	4.29
Majority		12,380	21.08

7 May 2015		59,341/85,982	69.02
Johanna Peta Churchill	Conservative & Unionist Party	31,815	53.61
William Paul Edwards	Labour Party	10,514	17.72
Dr John Edward Howlett	UK Independence Party	8,739	14.73
Helen Mary Geake	Green Party	4,692	7.91
David Edward Chappell	Liberal Democrats	3,581	6.03
Majority		21,301	35.90

8 June 2017		62,160/86,071	72.22
Johanna Peta Churchill	Conservative & Unionist Party	36,794	59.19
William Paul Edwards	Labour Party	18,353	29.53
Helen Wanda Korfanty	Liberal Democrats	3,565	5.74
Helen Mary Geake	Green Party	2,596	4.18
Liam Byrne	Independent	852	1.37
Majority		18,441	29.67

12 December 2019		61,957/89,644	69.11
Johanna Peta Churchill	Conservative & Unionist Party	37,770	60.96
Clifford Andrew Waterman	Labour Party	12,782	20.63
Helen Mary Geake	Green Party	9,711	15.67
Paul Johann Hopfensperger	Independent	1,694	2.73
Majority		24,988	40.33