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14 December 1832		2,391/2,714	88.10
James Whitley Deans Dundas	Whig	1,633	68.30
Edward George Barnard	Radical	1,442	60.31
John Angerstein	Whig	1,033	43.20
Frederick George Hammond	Radical	15	0.63
Majority		409	17.11

10 January 1835		2,210/2,516	87.84
John Angerstein	Whig	1,826	82.62
Edward George Barnard	Radical	1,102	49.86
Matthias Wolverley Attwood	Conservative Party	1,063	48.10
Majority		39	1.76

27 July 1837		2,434/3,107	78.34
Matthias Wolverley Attwood	Conservative Party	1,368	56.20
Edward George Barnard	Radical	1,194	49.06
Charles Napier	Radical	1,158	47.58
Majority		36	1.48

1 July 1841		2,848/3,811	74.73
James Whitley Deans Dundas	Whig	1,747	61.34
Edward George Barnard	Radical	1,592	55.90
Sir George Cockburn	Conservative Party	1,274	44.73
Majority		318	11.17

July 1846 Resignation of James Dundas on appointment as Lord of the Admiralty.

13 July 1846
James Whitley Deans Dundas	Whig	Unopposed

31 July 1847		2,578/5,187	49.70
James Whitley Deans Dundas	Whig	2,409	93.44
Edward George Barnard	Radical	1,511	58.61
David Salomons	Radical	1,236	47.94
Majority		275	10.67

14 June 1851 Death of Edward Barnard.

28 June 1851		3,443/6,022	57.17
David Salomons	Radical	2,165	62.88
David William Wire	Radical	1,278	37.12
Majority		887	25.76

29 January 1852 Resignation of James Dundas on appointment as Head of the Meditteranean Fleet. (Hempholme)

11 February 1852		4,167/6,308	66.06
Houstoun Stewart	Whig	2,956	70.94
Montague Chambers	Radical	1,211	29.06
Majority		1,745	41.88

8 July 1852		5,159/6,308	81.79
Peter Rolt	Conservative Party	2,415	46.81
Montague Chambers	Radical	2,360	45.75
Houstoun Stewart	Whig	2,026	39.27
David Salomons	Radical	1,102	21.36
Majority		334	6.47

7 January 1857 Resignation of Peter Rolt. (Hempholme)

9 February 1857		4,518/7,888	57.28
Sir William John Codrington	Whig	2,975	65.85
Burrowes Willcocks Arthur Sleigh	Radical	1,543	34.15
Majority		1,432	31.70

27 March 1857		3,917/7,888	49.66
Sir William John Codrington	Whig	2,985	76.21
John Townsend	Radical	2,784	71.07
Montague Chambers	Radical	2,065	52.72
Majority		719	18.36

8 February 1859 Resignation of John Townsend after being declared bankrupt in March 1858. (Northstead)

16 February 1859		5,967/7,942	75.13
David Salomons	Radical	3,444	57.72
William Angerstein	Whig	2,523	42.28
Majority		921	15.43

2 May 1859		5,587/7,942	70.35
David Salomons	Liberal Party	3,873	69.32
William Angerstein	Liberal Party	3,520	63.00
Montague Chambers	Liberal Party	1,718	30.75
Sir John Heron-Maxwell, Bt	Conservative Party	1,031	18.45
Majority		1,802	32.25

11 July 1865		6,518/9,805	66.48
David Salomons	Liberal Party	4,499	69.02
Sir Charles Tilston Bright	Liberal Party	3,691	56.63
Sir John Heron-Maxwell, Bt	Conservative Party	2,328	35.72
John Baxter Langley	Liberal Party	190	2.92
Douglas Harris	Conservative Party	116	1.78
Majority		1,363	20.91

Boundary Change
18 November 1868		11,073/15,588	71.04
David Salomons	Liberal Party	6,684	60.36
Rt Hon William Ewart Gladstone	Liberal Party	6,386	57.67
Sir Henry Watson Parker	Conservative Party	4,704	42.48
Arthur Philip Stanhope, Viscount Mahon	Conservative Party	4,372	39.48
Majority		1,682	15.19

9 December 1868 Resignation of Rt Hon William Gladstone on appointment as First Lord of the Treasury.

21 December 1868		15,588
Rt Hon William Ewart Gladstone	Liberal Party	Unopposed

18 July 1873 Death of David Salomons.

4 August 1873		8,346/15,990	52.20
Thomas William Boord	Conservative Party	4,525	54.22
John Baxter Langley	Liberal Party	2,379	28.50
William Angerstein	Liberal Party	1,064	12.75
Sir John Bennett	Liberal Party	324	3.88
Robert Coningsby	Conservative Party	27	0.32
Henry Pook	Conservative Party	27	0.32
Majority		2,146	25.71

3 February 1874		11,489/17,599	65.28
Thomas William Boord	Conservative Party	6,193	53.90
Rt Hon William Ewart Gladstone	Liberal Party	5,968	51.95
John Evelyn Liardet	Conservative Party	5,561	48.40
John Baxter Langley	Liberal Party	5,255	45.74
Majority		407	3.54

1 April 1880		17,388/22,161	78.46
Thomas William Boord	Conservative Party	9,243	53.16
Henry de Worms, Baron de Worms	Conservative Party	9,240	53.14
James Ebenezer Saunders	Liberal Party	8,152	46.88
William Henry Stone	Liberal Party	8,141	46.82
Majority		1,088	6.26

26 November 1885		6,278/8,632	72.73
Thomas William Boord	Conservative Party	3,317	52.84
Dr Herbert Watney	Liberal Party	2,961	47.16
Majority		356	5.67

3 July 1886		5,791/8,632	67.09
Thomas William Boord	Conservative Party	3,240	55.95
George Crispe Whiteley	Liberal Party	2,551	44.05
Majority		689	11.90

5 July 1892		8,077/10,256	78.75
Thomas William Boord	Conservative Party	4,200	52.00
George Crispe Whiteley	Liberal Party	3,877	48.00
Majority		323	4.00

16 July 1895		8,366/10,899	76.76
Lord Hugh Richard Heathcote Cecil	Conservative Party	4,802	57.40
George Crispe Whiteley	Liberal Party	3,564	42.60
Majority		1,238	14.80

29 September 1900		8,938/12,247	72.98
Lord Hugh Richard Heathcote Cecil	Conservative Party	5,454	61.02
Richard Stephens Jackson	Liberal Party	3,484	38.98
Majority		1,970	22.04

15 January 1906		10,827/13,049	82.97
Richard Stephens Jackson	Liberal Party	4,906	45.31
Ion Hamilton Benn	Independent Conservative	3,565	32.93
Lord Hugh Richard Heathcote Cecil	Conservative Party	2,356	21.76
Majority		1,341	12.39

Lord Hugh Cecil supported free trade. Some members of the local Conservative Association resigned as a result and formed a new and unofficial Conservative organisation in the constituency. They subsequently adopted Ion Benn, a tariff reformer, as their candidate.

17 January 1910		11,367/13,153	86.42
Ion Hamilton Benn	Conservative Party	6,284	55.28
Richard Stephens Jackson	Liberal Party	5,083	44.72
Majority		1,201	10.57

5 December 1910		9,843/13,153	74.83
Ion Hamilton Benn	Conservative Party	5,697	57.88
Hon John William Harris	Liberal Party	4,146	42.12
Majority		1,551	15.76

14 December 1918		21,047/43,756	48.10
Ion Hamilton Benn	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	14,576	69.25
James Bermingham	Labour Party	6,471	30.75
Majority		8,105	38.51

15 November 1922		27,794/46,005	60.42
George Hopwood Hume	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,934	60.93
Edward Timothy Palmer	Labour Party	10,860	39.07
Majority		6,074	21.85

6 December 1923		28,866/46,741	61.76
Edward Timothy Palmer	Labour Party	12,314	42.66
George Hopwood Hume	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,746	37.23
Charles Garfield Lott du Cann	Liberal Party	5,806	20.11
Majority		1,568	5.43

29 October 1924		35,882/47,716	75.20
Sir George Hopwood Hume	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,473	51.48
Edward Timothy Palmer	Labour Party	17,409	48.52
Majority		1,064	2.97

30 May 1929		43,908/62,342	70.43
Edward Timothy Palmer	Labour Party	20,328	46.30
Sir George Hopwood Hume	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,710	38.06
William Primrose Campbell	Liberal Party	6,870	15.65
Majority		3,618	8.24

27 October 1931		45,024/63,385	71.03
Sir George Hopwood Hume	Conservative & Unionist Party	29,278	65.03
Edward Timothy Palmer	Labour Party	13,722	30.48
Katherine Sinclair Duncan	Communist Party	2,024	4.50
Majority		15,556	34.55

14 November 1935		42,962/63,292	67.88
Sir George Hopwood Hume	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,526	52.43
Joseph Reeves	Labour and Co-operative Party	20,436	47.57
Majority		2,090	4.86

5 July 1945		33,658/48,163	69.88
Joseph Reeves	Labour Party	22,078	65.60
Augustus Willington Shelton Agar	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,580	34.40
Majority		10,498	31.19

23 February 1950		50,782/61,198	82.98
Joseph Reeves	Labour Party	29,379	57.85
Alfred Ronald Dashwood Gilbey	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,255	35.95
Leslie Maurice Dale	Liberal Party	3,148	6.20
Majority		11,124	21.91

25 October 1951		50,224/62,041	80.95
Joseph Reeves	Labour Party	30,326	60.38
William Herbert Bishop	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,898	39.62
Majority		10,428	20.76

26 May 1955		44,907/61,314	73.24
Joseph Reeves	Labour Party	26,423	58.84
William Frederick Rhodes	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,484	41.16
Majority		7,939	17.68

8 October 1959		44,883/60,561	74.11
Richard William Marsh	Labour Party	25,204	56.15
John Rodney Reay Holmes	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,679	43.85
Majority		5,525	12.31

15 October 1964		40,711/56,741	71.75
Richard William Marsh	Labour Party	22,914	56.28
John Selwyn Gummer	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,592	30.93
Michael Peter David Ellman	Liberal Party	5,205	12.79
Majority		10,322	25.35

31 March 1966		37,559/55,477	67.70
Richard William Marsh	Labour Party	24,359	64.86
John Selwyn Gummer	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,200	35.14
Majority		11,159	29.71

18 June 1970		36,320/56,746	64.00
Rt Hon Richard William Marsh	Labour Party	20,804	57.28
James Stuart Thom	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,197	36.34
Pamela Margaret Wylam	Liberal Party	2,319	6.38
Majority		7,607	20.94

1971 Resignation of Rt Hon Richard Marsh on appointment as joint Deputy Chairman of the British Railways Board.

8 July 1971		21,987/56,062	39.22
Nicholas Guy Barnett	Labour Party	14,671	66.73
James Stuart Thom	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,150	27.97
Ronald Stephen Mallone	Fellowship	792	3.60
Reginald Ernest Garrick Simmerson	Independent Conservative	285	1.30
David J S Davies	Independent	89	0.40
Majority		8,521	38.75

Reginald Simmerson was opposed to Britain entering the Common Market.

Major Boundary Change
28 February 1974		39,313/52,412	75.01
Nicholas Guy Barnett	Labour Party	20,164	51.29
Suzette Mary Tremlett Harold	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,294	28.73
Alastair James Drysdale Wilson	Liberal Party	7,855	19.98
Majority		8,870	22.56

10 October 1974		34,496/52,834	65.29
Nicholas Guy Barnett	Labour Party	19,155	55.53
Suzette Mary Tremlett Harold	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,249	26.81
Alastair James Drysdale Wilson	Liberal Party	5,838	16.92
David Green	Independent	254	0.74
Majority		9,906	28.72

David Green sought election as a Mulberry Club - Abortion isn't Right candidate.

3 May 1979		36,389/51,519	70.63
Nicholas Guy Barnett	Labour Party	18,975	52.14
Narinder Singh Saroop	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,133	33.34
Graham Howard Knight	Liberal Party	3,870	10.64
Helena Mary Steven	National Front	951	2.61
Ronald Stephen Mallone	Fellowship	460	1.26
Majority		6,842	18.80

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		34,944/52,091	67.08
Nicholas Guy Barnett	Labour Party	13,361	38.24
Arthur James Rolfe	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,150	34.77
Timothy Graham Ford	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	8,783	25.13
Ian Bernard Dell	British National Party	259	0.74
Ronald Stephen Mallone	Fellowship	242	0.69
Frances Hook	Communist Party	149	0.43
Majority		1,211	3.47

24 December 1986 Death of Guy Barnett.

26 February 1987		34,513/52,091	66.26
Rosemary Susan Barnes	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	18,287	52.99
Deidre Frances Mary Wood	Labour Party	11,676	33.83
John Gordon Craven Antcliffe	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,852	11.16
Graham J E Bell	Green Party	264	0.76
Malcolm Gerald Hardee	Monster Raving Loony Party	124	0.36
Ian Bernard Dell	British National Party	116	0.34
Joseph Albert Pearce	National Front	103	0.30
Kate Marshall	Revolutionary Communist Party	91	0.26
Majority		6,611	19.16

11 June 1987		37,315/51,289	72.75
Rosemary Susan Barnes	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	15,149	40.60
Deidre Frances Mary Wood	Labour Party	13,008	34.86
John Gordon Craven Antcliffe	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,695	23.30
Jacqueline Thomas	Green Party	346	0.93
Ronald Stephen Mallone	Fellowship	59	0.16
Patricia Clinton	Communist Party	58	0.16
Majority		2,141	5.74

9 April 1992		35,666/47,789	74.63
Wyvill Richard Nicolls Raynsford	Labour Party	14,630	41.02
Rosemary Susan Barnes	Social Democratic Party	13,273	37.21
Alison McNair	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,960	19.51
Robert Henry Joy McCracken	Green Party	483	1.35
Ronald Stephen Mallone	Fellowship	147	0.41
Malcolm Gerald Hardee	UTCHAP	103	0.29
John Douglas Small	Natural Law Party	70	0.20
Majority		1,357	3.80