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Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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5 December 1885		8,439/9,479	89.03
William Beckett Denison	Conservative Party	4,367	51.75
Francis John Savile Foljambe	Liberal Party	4,072	48.25
Majority		295	3.50

April 1886 William Beckett Denison changes his name to William Beckett Beckett.

2 July 1886		9,479
William Beckett Beckett	Conservative Party	Unopposed

23 November 1890 Death of William Beckett Beckett.

15 December 1890		8,034/10,268	78.24
Sir Frederick George Milner, Bt	Conservative Party	4,381	54.53
Rt Hon John William Mellor	Liberal Party	3,653	45.47
Majority		728	9.06

11 July 1892		8,490/9,606	88.38
Sir Frederick George Milner, Bt	Conservative Party	4,446	52.37
James Henry Yoxall	Liberal Party	4,044	47.63
Majority		402	4.73

17 July 1895		8,495/9,990	85.04
Sir Frederick George Milner, Bt	Conservative Party	4,874	57.37
Robert Eadon Leader	Liberal Party	3,621	42.63
Majority		1,253	14.75

4 October 1900		10,423
Rt Hon Sir Frederick George Milner, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

19 January 1906		10,199/11,320	90.10
Frank Hillyard Newnes	Liberal Party	5,365	52.60
Rt Hon Sir Frederick George Milner, Bt	Conservative Party	4,834	47.40
Majority		531	5.21

24 January 1910		10,921/12,012	90.92
William Ellis Hume-Williams	Conservative Party	5,631	51.56
Frank Hillyard Newnes	Liberal Party	5,290	48.44
Majority		341	3.12

16 December 1910		10,657/12,012	88.72
William Ellis Hume-Williams	Conservative Party	5,436	51.01
Stopford William Wentworth Brooke	Liberal Party	5,221	48.99
Majority		215	2.02

14 December 1918		30,919
Sir William Ellis Hume-Williams	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	Unopposed

15 November 1922		23,446/31,505	74.42
Sir William Ellis Hume-Williams, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,944	55.21
Henry Joseph Odell	Labour Party	10,502	44.79
Majority		2,442	10.42

6 December 1923		24,639/32,161	76.61
Sir William Ellis Hume-Williams, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,419	42.29
Arthur Neal	Liberal Party	7,247	29.41
Malcolm John Macdonald	Labour Party	6,973	28.30
Majority		3,172	12.87

29 October 1924		27,520/33,651	81.78
Sir William Ellis Hume-Williams, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,732	46.26
Malcolm John Macdonald	Labour Party	11,283	41.00
Arthur Neal	Liberal Party	3,505	12.74
Majority		1,449	5.27

30 May 1929		40,351/49,184	82.04
Malcolm John Macdonald	Labour Party	23,681	58.69
Sir William Ellis Hume-Williams, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,670	41.31
Majority		7,011	17.38

27 October 1931		40,718/51,185	79.55
Malcolm John Macdonald	National Labour	27,136	66.64
Harold Mostyn Watkins	Labour Party	13,582	33.36
Majority		13,554	33.29

14 November 1935		42,667/53,422	79.87
Frederick John Bellenger	Labour Party	21,903	51.33
Rt Hon Malcolm John Macdonald	National Labour	20,764	48.67
Majority		1,139	2.67

5 July 1945		48,387/61,573	78.58
Frederick John Bellenger	Labour Party	30,382	62.79
Robert Edward Laycock	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,005	37.21
Majority		12,377	25.58

23 February 1950		54,801/62,879	87.15
Rt Hon Frederick John Bellenger	Labour Party	31,589	57.64
John James Cawdell Irving	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,622	32.16
William George Ernest Dyer	Liberal Party	5,590	10.20
Majority		13,967	25.49

25 October 1951		54,107/64,139	84.36
Rt Hon Frederick John Bellenger	Labour Party	32,850	60.71
William Arnold Sime	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,257	39.29
Majority		11,593	21.43

Major Boundary Change
26 May 1955		46,248/58,203	79.46
Rt Hon Frederick John Bellenger	Labour Party	26,873	58.11
Kathleen Veronica Maiden	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,375	41.89
Majority		7,498	16.21

8 October 1959		48,037/59,907	80.19
Rt Hon Frederick John Bellenger	Labour Party	27,875	58.03
Maurice John Cowling	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,162	41.97
Majority		7,713	16.06

15 October 1964		46,779/60,752	77.00
Rt Hon Frederick John Bellenger	Labour Party	27,612	59.03
Robert William Martin Orme	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,167	40.97
Majority		8,445	18.05

31 March 1966		44,818/61,047	73.42
Rt Hon Frederick John Bellenger	Labour Party	27,623	61.63
Robert William Martin Orme	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,195	38.37
Majority		10,428	23.27

11 May 1968 Death of Rt Hon Frederick Bellenger.

31 October 1968		43,101/63,364	68.02
Joseph William Ashton	Labour Party	21,394	49.64
James Theodore Lester	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,654	47.92
Thomas Lynch	National Union of Small Shopkeepers	1,053	2.44
Majority		740	1.72

T Lynch sought election for the National Union of Small Shopkeepers.

18 June 1970		52,782/68,942	76.56
Joseph William Ashton	Labour Party	28,959	54.87
James Theodore Lester	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,698	39.21
Malcolm Hayden-Baillie	Liberal Party	3,125	5.92
Majority		8,261	15.65

28 February 1974		56,214/71,144	79.01
Joseph William Ashton	Labour Party	33,724	59.99
Roger Charles Heading	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,490	40.01
Majority		11,234	19.98

10 October 1974		53,386/71,707	74.45
Joseph William Ashton	Labour Party	28,663	53.69
David Keith Harris	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,494	30.90
Anthony Harwick Wilkinson	Liberal Party	7,821	14.65
Alan James Storkey	Christian	408	0.76
Majority		12,169	22.79

3 May 1979		58,586/73,763	79.42
Joseph William Ashton	Labour Party	29,426	50.23
David Keith Harris	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,247	37.97
Anthony Harwick Wilkinson	Liberal Party	6,913	11.80
Majority		7,179	12.25

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		48,755/66,590	73.22
Joseph William Ashton	Labour Party	22,231	45.60
Martyn Anthony Cleasby	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,400	37.74
Brian Withnall	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	8,124	16.66
Majority		3,831	7.86

11 June 1987		52,773/68,821	76.68
Joseph William Ashton	Labour Party	25,385	48.10
David Robert John Selves	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,772	37.47
William George Smith	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	7,616	14.43
Majority		5,613	10.64

9 April 1992		54,465/58,583	92.97
Joseph William Ashton	Labour Party	29,061	53.36
Caroline Alice Spelman	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,064	35.00
Michael Joseph Reynolds	Liberal Democrats	6,340	11.64
Majority		9,997	18.35

1 May 1997		47,924/68,101	70.37
Joseph William Ashton	Labour Party	29,298	61.13
Martyn Anthony Cleasby	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,838	24.70
Sean Desmond Michael Kerrigan	Liberal Democrats	4,950	10.33
Roy Graham	Referendum Party	1,838	3.84
Majority		17,460	36.43

7 June 2001		38,895/68,302	56.95
John Mann	Labour Party	21,506	55.29
Alison Shirley Holley	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,758	30.23
Neil Taylor	Liberal Democrats	4,942	12.71
Kevin John Meloy	Socialist Labour	689	1.77
Majority		9,748	25.06

5 May 2005		40,342/69,389	58.14
John Mann	Labour Party	22,847	56.63
Jonathan Neil Sheppard	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,010	29.77
David Paul Dobbie	Liberal Democrats	5,485	13.60
Majority		10,837	26.86

Major Boundary Change
6 May 2010		49,577/76,513	64.80
John Mann	Labour Party	25,018	50.46
Keith Frank Girling	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,803	33.89
David Paul Dobbie	Liberal Democrats	5,570	11.24
Andrea Hamilton	UK Independence Party	1,779	3.59
Grahame Whitehurst	Independent	407	0.82
Majority		8,215	16.57

7 May 2015		49,289/77,480	63.62
John Mann	Labour Party	23,965	48.62
Sarah Catherine Downes	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,122	30.68
David John Scott	UK Independence Party	7,865	15.96
Leon Maurice Duveen	Liberal Democrats	1,331	2.70
Kris Wragg	Green Party	1,006	2.04
Majority		8,843	17.94

8 June 2017		52,250/78,540	66.53
John Mann	Labour Party	27,467	52.57
Annette Simpson	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,615	43.28
Leon Maurice Duveen	Liberal Democrats	1,154	2.21
Nigel Turner	Independent	1,014	1.94
Majority		4,852	9.29

12 December 2019		50,841/80,024	63.53
Brendan Clarke-Smith	Conservative & Unionist Party	28,078	55.23
Kier Alexander Morrison	Labour Party	14,065	27.66
Deborah Rosanna Soloman	Brexit Party	5,366	10.55
Helen Louise Tamblyn-Saville	Liberal Democrats	3,332	6.55
Majority		14,013	27.56

Minor Boundary Change
4 July 2024		44,878/78,173	57.41
Joanna Ruth White	Labour Party	18,476	41.17
Brendan Clarke-Smith	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,708	28.32
Francis Ward	Reform UK	9,751	21.73
Helen Louise Tamblyn-Saville	Liberal Democrats	1,996	4.45
Rachel Sara Reeves	Green Party	1,947	4.34
Majority		5,768	12.85