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Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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11 December 1832		281/306	91.83
John Fort	Whig	157	55.87
John Irving	Tory	124	44.13
Majority		33	11.74

8 January 1835		351
John Fort	Whig	Unopposed

25 July 1837		319/368	86.68
John Fort	Whig	164	51.41
William Whalley	Conservative Party	155	48.59
Majority		9	2.82

2 July 1841		345/387	89.15
Mathew Wilson	Whig	175	50.72
Edward Cardwell	Conservative Party	170	49.28
Majority		5	1.45

21 March 1842 Petition - Mathew Wilson was unseated and Edward Cardwell declared elected.

29 July 1847		504
Mathew Wilson	Whig	Unopposed

7 July 1852		408/448	91.07
Mathew Wilson	Whig	221	54.17
John Thomas Walshman Aspinall	Conservative Party	187	45.83
Majority		34	8.33

28 February 1853 Petition - election declared void.

28 May 1853		423/456	92.76
John Thomas Walshman Aspinall	Conservative Party	215	50.83
Richard Fort	Whig	208	49.17
Majority		7	1.65

1 August 1853 Petition - John Aspinall was unseated.

23 August 1853		421/456	92.32
Le Gendre Nicholas Starkie	Peelite	216	51.31
Jonathan Peel	Conservative Party	205	48.69
Majority		11	2.61

27 March 1857		457
John Turner Hopwood	Whig	Unopposed

29 April 1859		469
John Turner Hopwood	Liberal Party	Unopposed

11 July 1865		438
Richard Fort	Liberal Party	Unopposed

2 July 1868 Death of Richard Fort.

13 July 1868
Ralph Assheton	Conservative Party	Unopposed

11 November 1868		1,453/1,595	91.10
Ralph Assheton	Conservative Party	760	52.31
Charles Savile Roundell	Liberal Party	693	47.69
Majority		67	4.61

3 February 1874		1,700/1,790	94.97
Ralph Assheton	Conservative Party	896	52.71
Edward Ebenezer Kay	Liberal Party	804	47.29
Majority		92	5.41

31 March 1880		1,960/2,068	94.78
Richard Fort	Liberal Party	1,078	55.00
Ralph Assheton	Conservative Party	882	45.00
Majority		196	10.00

5 December 1885		11,283/12,698	88.86
Sir Ughtred James Kay-Shuttleworth, Bt	Liberal Party	6,821	60.45
John Ormerod Scarlett Thursby	Conservative Party	4,462	39.55
Majority		2,359	20.91

16 April 1886 Resignation of Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth, Bt on appointment as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

19 April 1886		12,698
Rt Hon Sir Ughtred James Kay-Shuttleworth, Bt	Liberal Party	Unopposed

5 July 1886		12,698
Rt Hon Sir Ughtred James Kay-Shuttleworth, Bt	Liberal Party	Unopposed

9 July 1892		13,163/15,212	86.53
Rt Hon Sir Ughtred James Kay-Shuttleworth, Bt	Liberal Party	7,657	58.17
William Edward Briggs	Liberal Unionist Party	5,506	41.83
Majority		2,151	16.34

13 July 1895		16,163
Rt Hon Sir Ughtred James Kay-Shuttleworth, Bt	Liberal Party	Unopposed

4 October 1900		18,584
Rt Hon Sir Ughtred James Kay-Shuttleworth, Bt	Liberal Party	Unopposed

16 July 1902 Elevation of Rt Hon Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth, Bt to the Peerage - Baron Shuttleworth.

1 August 1902
David James Shackleton	Labour Party	Unopposed

24 January 1906		15,863/20,613	76.96
David James Shackleton	Labour Party	12,035	75.87
Bernard Joseph Belton	Independent Conservative	3,828	24.13
Majority		8,207	51.74

22 January 1910		20,600/22,368	92.10
David James Shackleton	Labour Party	13,873	67.34
Thomas Smith	Conservative Party	6,727	32.66
Majority		7,146	34.69

1910 Resignation of David Shackleton on appointment as Senior Labour Advisor to the Home Department.

9 December 1910		17,890/22,368	79.98
Albert Smith	Labour Party	12,107	67.67
J J Blayney	Conservative Party	5,783	32.33
Majority		6,324	35.35

14 December 1918		21,440/32,222	66.54
Alfred Davies	Labour Party	9,578	44.67
Edwin Leach Hartley	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,419	39.27
James Henley Batty	Liberal Party - Coalition	3,443	16.06
Majority		1,159	5.41

15 November 1922		28,497/33,393	85.34
William Brass	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,586	54.69
Alfred Davies	Labour Party	12,911	45.31
Majority		2,675	9.39

6 December 1923		30,277/34,329	88.20
William Brass	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,998	42.93
Alfred Davies	Labour Party	11,469	37.88
Harold Derbyshire	Liberal Party	5,810	19.19
Majority		1,529	5.05

29 October 1924		30,678/34,617	88.62
William Brass	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,637	54.23
Derwent Hall Caine	Labour Party	14,041	45.77
Majority		2,596	8.46

30 May 1929		39,453/43,113	91.51
William Brass	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,035	40.64
William Dobbie	Labour Party	15,592	39.52
Charles Norman Glidewell	Liberal Party	7,826	19.84
Majority		443	1.12

27 October 1931		39,281/44,002	89.27
Sir William Brass	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,361	62.02
Stanley Stephen Awbery	Labour Party	14,920	37.98
Majority		9,441	24.03

14 November 1935		38,574/43,993	87.68
Sir William Brass	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,163	54.86
Stanley Stephen Awbery	Labour Party	17,411	45.14
Majority		3,752	9.73

5 July 1945		36,239/43,534	83.24
Harry Enos Randall	Labour Party	19,443	53.65
Richard Fort	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,796	46.35
Majority		2,647	7.30

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		41,938/45,758	91.65
Richard Fort	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,814	49.63
Harry Enos Randall	Labour Party	18,359	43.78
James Willie Wyers	Liberal Party	2,765	6.59
Majority		2,455	5.85

25 October 1951		41,589/46,150	90.12
Richard Fort	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,007	55.32
Harold Bradley	Labour Party	18,582	44.68
Majority		4,425	10.64

26 May 1955		38,286/44,893	85.28
Richard Fort	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,615	56.46
William Rutter	Labour Party	16,671	43.54
Majority		4,944	12.91

19 May 1959 Death of Richard Fort.

8 October 1959		38,417/44,350	86.62
Francis Fenwick Pearson	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,314	58.08
William Rutter	Labour Party	16,103	41.92
Majority		6,211	16.17

15 October 1964		38,046/44,594	85.32
Francis Fenwick Pearson	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,559	48.78
Eric Douglas Harvey Hoyle	Labour Party	14,278	37.53
Martin Strange	Liberal Party	5,209	13.69
Majority		4,281	11.25

31 March 1966		37,426/44,822	83.50
Sir Francis Fenwick Pearson, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,244	46.07
Robert Hodge	Labour Party	15,014	40.12
Vera Ida MacMillan	Liberal Party	5,168	13.81
Majority		2,230	5.96

18 June 1970		39,553/49,753	79.50
Alan David Walder	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,430	51.65
Kenneth Charles Bodfish	Labour Party	14,158	35.80
Vera Ida MacMillan	Liberal Party	4,965	12.55
Majority		6,272	15.86

28 February 1974		43,136/51,592	83.61
Alan David Walder	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,613	47.79
Michael Walsh	Labour Party	12,085	28.02
Charles William Roberts	Liberal Party	10,438	24.20
Majority		8,528	19.77

10 October 1974		40,921/52,072	78.59
Alan David Walder	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,643	48.00
Barry William McColgan	Labour Party	12,775	31.22
Charles William Roberts	Liberal Party	8,503	20.78
Majority		6,868	16.78

26 October 1978 Death of David Walder.

1 March 1979		34,112/54,294	62.83
David Charles Waddington	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,185	65.04
Lindsay Robert Sutton	Labour Party	9,685	28.39
Francis Stowell Wilson	Liberal Party	2,242	6.57
Majority		12,500	36.64

3 May 1979		43,945/54,468	80.68
David Charles Waddington	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,081	57.07
Lindsay Robert Sutton	Labour Party	13,502	30.72
Francis Stowell Wilson	Liberal Party	5,362	12.20
Majority		11,579	26.35