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12 December 1832		650/698	93.12
Hon Algernon Gray Tollemache	Tory	388	59.69
Glynne Earle Welby	Tory	303	46.62
Sir Montague John Cholmeley, bt	Whig	241	37.08
Majority		62	9.54

8 January 1835		559/667	83.81
Hon Algernon Gray Tollemache	Conservative Party	351	62.79
Glynne Earle Welby	Conservative Party	351	62.79
George Frederick Holt	Whig	149	26.65
Majority		202	36.14

24 July 1837		582/669	87.00
Glynne Earle Welby	Conservative Party	398	68.38
Hon Frederick James Tollemache	Conservative Party	308	52.92
Robert Turner	Whig	291	50.00
Majority		17	2.92

29 June 1841		691
Glynne Earle Welby	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Hon Frederick James Tollemache	Conservative Party	Unopposed

30 July 1847		760
Glynne Earle Welby	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Hon Frederick James Tollemache	Conservative Party	Unopposed

8 July 1852		594/774	76.74
Sir Glynne Earle Welby, Bt	Conservative Party	483	81.31
Lord Montagu William Graham	Conservative Party	375	63.13
Hon Frederick James Tollemache	Peelite	329	55.39
Majority		46	7.74

28 March 1857		587/740	79.32
William Earle Welby	Conservative Party	472	80.41
Hon Frederick James Tollemache	Peelite	393	66.95
Lord Montagu William Graham	Conservative Party	308	52.47
Majority		85	14.48

29 April 1859		743
William Earle Welby	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Hon Frederick James Tollemache	Liberal Party	Unopposed

12 July 1865		733/755	97.09
John Henry Thorold	Conservative Party	432	58.94
William Earle Welby	Conservative Party	404	55.12
Hon Frederick James Tollemache	Liberal Party	315	42.97
Majority		89	12.14

14 April 1868 Resignation of William Earle Welby in order to contest South Lincolnshire. (Chiltern Hundreds)

27 April 1868
Edmund Turnor	Conservative Party	374	57.27
Hugh Arthur Henry Cholmeley	Liberal Party	279	42.73
Majority		95	14.55

17 November 1868		2,018
Hon Frederick James Tollemache	Liberal Party	Unopposed
Hugh Arthur Henry Cholmeley	Liberal Party	Unopposed

3 February 1874		1,942/2,199	88.31
Sir Hugh Arthur Henry Cholmeley, Bt	Liberal Party	1,055	54.33
Henry Francis Cockayne Cust	Conservative Party	965	49.69
John William Mellor	Liberal Party	899	46.29
Majority		66	3.40

31 March 1880		2,192/2,390	91.72
John William Mellor	Liberal Party	1,329	60.63
Charles Savile Roundell	Liberal Party	1,304	59.49
Henry Francis Cockayne Cust	Conservative Party	915	41.74
Charles Brinsley Marlay	Conservative Party	835	38.09
Majority		389	17.75

24 November 1885		2,508/2,883	86.99
John William Mellor	Liberal Party	1,377	54.90
Alfred Cholmeley Earle-Welby	Conservative Party	1,131	45.10
Majority		246	9.81

22 February 1886 Resignation of John Mellor on appointment as Judge-Advocate-General.

24 February 1886		2,883
Rt Hon John William Mellor	Liberal Party	Unopposed

3 July 1886		2,358/2,883	81.79
William Malcolm Low	Conservative Party	1,197	50.76
Rt Hon John William Mellor	Liberal Party	1,161	49.24
Majority		36	1.53

5 July 1892		2,559/2,693	95.02
Henry Yarde Buller Lopes	Conservative Party	1,296	50.64
Thomas Chatfield Clarke	Liberal Party	1,263	49.36
Majority		33	1.29

13 July 1895		2,674/2,896	92.33
Henry Yarde Buller Lopes	Conservative Party	1,507	56.36
Samuel Danks Waddy	Liberal Party	1,167	43.64
Majority		340	12.72

2 October 1900		2,656/3,046	87.20
Arthur Alexander Priestley	Liberal Party	1,347	50.72
Henry Yarde Buller Lopes	Conservative Party	1,309	49.28
Majority		38	1.43

16 January 1906		3,217/3,383	95.09
Arthur Alexander Priestley	Liberal Party	1,663	51.69
Henry Leonard Campbell Brassey	Conservative Party	1,554	48.31
Majority		109	3.39

20 January 1910		3,551/3,647	97.37
Arthur Alexander Priestley	Liberal Party	1,848	52.04
Geoffrey Henry Julian Skeffington Smyth	Conservative Party	1,703	47.96
Majority		145	4.08

5 December 1910		3,427/3,647	93.97
Arthur Alexander Priestley	Liberal Party	1,730	50.48
Herbert Guy Snowden	Conservative Party	1,697	49.52
Majority		33	0.96

14 December 1918		20,600/35,462	58.09
Edmund Royds	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	9,972	48.41
Robert Pattinson	Liberal Party	8,701	42.24
William Bilton Harris	Ind LAB & Agric	1,927	9.35
Majority		1,271	6.17

15 November 1922		28,350/35,655	79.51
Robert Pattinson	Liberal Party	11,723	41.35
Edmund Royds	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,295	39.84
John Henry Tones	Labour Party	5,332	18.81
Majority		428	1.51

6 December 1923		28,811/36,444	79.06
Sir Victor Alexander George Anthony Warrender, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,552	43.57
Robert Pattinson	Liberal Party	10,819	37.55
Montague William Moore	Labour Party	5,440	18.88
Majority		1,733	6.02

29 October 1924		29,755/37,021	80.37
Sir Victor Alexander George Anthony Warrender, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,746	49.56
Alexander Lyle-Samuel	Liberal Party	7,730	25.98
Montague William Moore	Labour Party	7,279	24.46
Majority		7,016	23.58

30 May 1929		39,484/48,216	81.89
Sir Victor Alexander George Anthony Warrender, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,121	40.83
Robert Hamilton Brown	Liberal Party	12,023	30.45
Montague William Moore	Labour Party	11,340	28.72
Majority		4,098	10.38

27 October 1931		39,279/49,432	79.46
Sir Victor Alexander George Anthony Warrender, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,164	69.16
Montague William Moore	Labour Party	12,115	30.84
Majority		15,049	38.31

14 November 1935		38,203/51,494	74.19
Sir Victor Alexander George Anthony Warrender, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,194	58.09
Montague William Moore	Labour Party	16,009	41.91
Majority		6,185	16.19

25 February 1942 Resignation of Sir Victor Warrender, Bt. (Chiltern Hundreds)

25 March 1942		23,149/54,317	42.62
William Denis Kendall	Independent	11,758	50.79
Sir Arthur Murray Longmore	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,391	49.21
Majority		367	1.59

William Kendall claimed membership of the Labour Party and was assisted by the local Labour Party in the early part of the campaign, defying the war-time electoral truce. After Labour Party Central Office had intervened, the local Labour Party withdrew from the campaign.

Sir Arthur Longmore had just retired from being the Inspector General of the RAF.

5 July 1945		47,653/62,783	75.90
William Denis Kendall	Independent	27,719	58.17
George Arthur Worth	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,206	25.61
Thomas Sansby Bavin	Labour Party	7,728	16.22
Majority		15,513	32.55

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		46,444/54,877	84.63
Eric Martin Smith	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,195	41.33
Albert Edward Millett	Labour Party	14,457	31.13
William Denis Kendall	Independent	12,792	27.54
Majority		4,738	10.20

13 August 1951 Death of Eric Smith.

25 October 1951		47,648/56,671	84.08
Joseph Bradshaw Godber	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,712	43.47
Albert Edward Millett	Labour Party	18,540	38.91
William Denis Kendall	Liberal Party	8,396	17.62
Majority		2,172	4.56

26 May 1955		47,625/57,546	82.76
Joseph Bradshaw Godber	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,188	50.79
Woodrow Lyle Wyatt	Labour Party	21,813	45.80
Rev Reginald Clifford Gaul	Liberal Party	1,624	3.41
Majority		2,375	4.99

8 October 1959		48,349/59,026	81.91
Joseph Bradshaw Godber	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,482	56.84
Thomas Cecil Skeffington-Lodge	Labour Party	20,867	43.16
Majority		6,615	13.68

Minor Boundary Change
15 October 1964		49,404/62,677	78.82
Rt Hon Joseph Bradshaw Godber	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,634	55.93
Peter Horton	Labour Party	21,770	44.07
Majority		5,864	11.87

31 March 1966		51,841/64,323	80.59
Rt Hon Joseph Bradshaw Godber	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,748	47.74
Mary Large	Labour Party	22,590	43.58
David Coulson Howie	Liberal Party	4,503	8.69
Majority		2,158	4.16

18 June 1970		56,366/73,626	76.56
Rt Hon Joseph Bradshaw Godber	Conservative & Unionist Party	33,070	58.67
Wilfred Frank Higgins	Labour Party	23,296	41.33
Majority		9,774	17.34

28 February 1974		63,258/77,776	81.33
Rt Hon Joseph Bradshaw Godber	Conservative & Unionist Party	31,910	50.44
Stella Marie Smedley	Labour Party	20,567	32.51
Winston Thomas Bailey	Independent	10,781	17.04
Majority		11,343	17.93

10 October 1974		58,198/78,385	74.25
Rt Hon Joseph Bradshaw Godber	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,738	47.66
Stella Marie Smedley	Labour Party	19,708	33.86
Winston Thomas Bailey	Liberal Party	10,752	18.47
Majority		8,030	13.80

3 May 1979		66,096/84,479	78.24
Hon Douglas Martin Hogg	Conservative & Unionist Party	36,697	55.52
Vivienne Bell	Labour Party	18,547	28.06
Winston Thomas Bailey	Liberal Party	10,852	16.42
Majority		18,150	27.46

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		55,150/76,014	72.55
Hon Douglas Martin Hogg	Conservative & Unionist Party	31,692	57.47
Simon Philip Titley	Liberal Party in Alliance	12,781	23.17
Terence Eugene Savage	Labour Party	10,677	19.36
Majority		18,911	34.29

11 June 1987		59,570/80,366	74.12
Hon Douglas Martin Hogg	Conservative & Unionist Party	33,988	57.06
James Philip Heppell	Liberal Party in Alliance	12,685	21.29
Maurice Benjamin Gent	Labour Party	12,197	20.48
Patricia Ann Hewis	Green Party	700	1.18
Majority		21,303	35.76

9 April 1992		66,182/83,463	79.30
Hon Douglas Martin Hogg	Conservative & Unionist Party	37,194	56.20
Steven Taggart	Labour Party	17,606	26.60
James Philip Heppell	Liberal Democrats	9,882	14.93
John Donald Hiley	Official Liberal Party	1,500	2.27
Majority		19,588	29.60