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| Boundary Change | |||
| 14 December 1832 | 2,329/2,853 | 81.63 | |
| Whig | 1,492 | 64.06 | |
| Radical | 1,138 | 48.86 | |
| Whig | 1,040 | 44.65 | |
| Majority | 98 | 4.21 | |
| 2 March 1833 Petition - dismissed. | |||
| 9 January 1835 | 1,776/2,764 | 64.25 | |
| Whig | 1,097 | 61.77 | |
| Radical | 1,042 | 58.67 | |
| Conservative Party | 706 | 39.75 | |
| Majority | 336 | 18.92 | |
| 26 July 1837 | 2,051/2,994 | 68.50 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,087 | 53.00 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,024 | 49.93 | |
| Whig | 962 | 46.90 | |
| Radical | 910 | 44.37 | |
| Majority | 62 | 3.02 | |
| 30 June 1841 | 2,189/2,985 | 73.33 | |
| Whig | 1,223 | 55.87 | |
| Radical | 1,157 | 52.86 | |
| Conservative Party | 930 | 42.49 | |
| Conservative Party | 926 | 42.30 | |
| Majority | 227 | 10.37 | |
| 30 July 1847 | 2,439/2,825 | 86.34 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,278 | 52.40 | |
| Whig | 1,228 | 50.35 | |
| Radical | 1,093 | 44.81 | |
| Majority | 135 | 5.54 | |
| 2 June 1851 Succession of Lord Ashley to the Peerage - 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. | |||
| 25 June 1851 | 2,151/3,130 | 68.72 | |
| Whig | 1,110 | 51.60 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,041 | 48.40 | |
| Majority | 69 | 3.21 | |
| 10 July 1852 | 2,564/3,278 | 78.22 | |
| Whig | 1,332 | 51.95 | |
| Whig | 1,290 | 50.31 | |
| Peelite | 1,253 | 48.87 | |
| Majority | 37 | 1.44 | |
| 25 May 1855 Resignation of Thomas Phinn on appointment as Assistant Secretary to the Admiralty. | |||
| 5 June 1855 | 2,305/3,155 | 73.06 | |
| Whig | 1,176 | 51.02 | |
| Peelite | 1,129 | 48.98 | |
| Majority | 47 | 2.04 | |
| 28 March 1857 | 2,419/3,144 | 76.94 | |
| Whig | 1,243 | 51.38 | |
| Whig | 1,200 | 49.61 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,197 | 49.48 | |
| Majority | 3 | 0.12 | |
| 17 July 1857 Petition - dismissed. | |||
| 2 May 1859 | 2,613/3,185 | 82.04 | |
| Liberal Party | 1,349 | 51.63 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,339 | 51.24 | |
| Liberal Party | 1,198 | 45.85 | |
| Majority | 141 | 5.40 | |
| 11 July 1865 | 2,960 | ||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Boundary Change | |||
| 18 November 1868 | 4,357/5,024 | 86.72 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,478 | 56.87 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,187 | 50.20 | |
| Conservative Party | 2,024 | 46.45 | |
| Majority | 163 | 3.74 | |
| 20 April 1873 Death of Sir William Tite. | |||
| 7 May 1873 | 4,242/5,182 | 81.86 | |
| Conservative Party | 2,251 | 53.06 | |
| Liberal Party | 1,991 | 46.94 | |
| Majority | 260 | 6.13 | |
| 8 June 1873 Succession of Viscount Chelsea to the Peerage - 5th Earl Cadogan. | |||
| 28 June 1873 | 4,350/5,182 | 83.94 | |
| Conservative Party | 2,194 | 50.44 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,143 | 49.26 | |
| Independent Liberal | 13 | 0.30 | |
| Majority | 51 | 1.17 | |
| September 1873 Death of Dr Donald Dalrymple. | |||
| 9 October 1873 | 4,338/5,182 | 83.71 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,210 | 50.95 | |
| Conservative Party | 2,071 | 47.74 | |
| Liberal Party | 57 | 1.31 | |
| Majority | 139 | 3.20 | |
| 3 February 1874 | 4,828/5,454 | 88.52 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,520 | 52.20 | |
| Conservative Party | 2,397 | 49.65 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,391 | 49.52 | |
| Conservative Party | 2,348 | 48.63 | |
| Majority | 6 | 0.12 | |
| 1 April 1880 | 5,006/5,534 | 90.46 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,712 | 54.17 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,700 | 53.94 | |
| Conservative Party | 2,359 | 47.12 | |
| Conservative Party | 2,241 | 44.77 | |
| Majority | 341 | 6.81 | |
| 5 May 1880 Resignation of Sir Arthur Hayter, Bt on appointment as a Lord of the Treasury. | |||
| 7 May 1880 | 5,534 | ||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 24 November 1885 | 6,099/6,637 | 91.89 | |
| Conservative Party | 3,208 | 52.60 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,990 | 49.02 | |
| Conservative Party | 2,971 | 48.71 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,953 | 48.42 | |
| Majority | 19 | 0.31 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 2 July 1886 | 5,870/6,637 | 88.44 | |
| Liberal Unionist Party | 3,309 | 56.37 | |
| Conservative Party | 3,244 | 55.26 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,588 | 44.09 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,529 | 43.08 | |
| Majority | 656 | 11.18 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 6 July 1892 | 6,181/6,922 | 89.30 | |
| Conservative Party | 3,198 | 51.74 | |
| Liberal Unionist Party | 3,177 | 51.40 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,981 | 48.23 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,941 | 47.58 | |
| Majority | 196 | 3.17 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 15 July 1895 | 6,332/7,059 | 89.70 | |
| Conservative Party | 3,445 | 54.41 | |
| Liberal Unionist Party | 3,358 | 53.03 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,917 | 46.07 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,865 | 45.25 | |
| Majority | 441 | 6.96 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 3 October 1900 | 6,093/7,300 | 83.47 | |
| Conservative Party | 3,486 | 57.21 | |
| Liberal Unionist Party | 3,439 | 56.44 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,605 | 42.75 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,549 | 41.83 | |
| Majority | 834 | 13.69 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 15 January 1906 | 7,231/7,968 | 90.75 | |
| Liberal Party | 4,102 | 56.73 | |
| Liberal Party | 4,069 | 56.27 | |
| Conservative Party | 3,123 | 43.19 | |
| Conservative Party | 3,088 | 42.71 | |
| Majority | 946 | 13.08 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 15 January 1910 | 7,711/8,144 | 94.68 | |
| Conservative Party | 3,961 | 51.37 | |
| Conservative Party | 3,889 | 50.43 | |
| Liberal Party | 3,771 | 48.90 | |
| Liberal Party | 3,757 | 48.72 | |
| Majority | 118 | 1.53 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 5 December 1910 | 7,492/8,144 | 91.99 | |
| Conservative Party | 3,875 | 51.72 | |
| Conservative Party | 3,841 | 51.27 | |
| Liberal Party | 3,631 | 48.47 | |
| Liberal Party | 3,585 | 47.85 | |
| Majority | 210 | 2.80 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 16 September 1918 Death of Lord Alexander Thynne. | |||
| 15 October 1918 | |||
| Conservative & Unionist Party | Unopposed | ||
| 14 December 1918 | 20,849/31,512 | 66.16 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition | 15,605 | 74.85 | |
| Labour Party | 5,244 | 25.15 | |
| Majority | 10,361 | 49.70 | |
| 15 November 1922 | 27,214/33,023 | 82.41 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,666 | 50.22 | |
| Liberal Party | 8,699 | 31.97 | |
| Labour Party | 4,849 | 17.82 | |
| Majority | 4,967 | 18.25 | |
| 6 December 1923 | 26,524/33,520 | 79.13 | |
| Liberal Party | 13,694 | 51.63 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,830 | 48.37 | |
| Majority | 864 | 3.26 | |
| 29 October 1924 | 28,781/34,042 | 84.55 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,067 | 55.83 | |
| Liberal Party | 8,800 | 30.58 | |
| Labour Party | 3,914 | 13.60 | |
| Majority | 7,267 | 25.25 | |
| 11 February 1929 Death of Charles Foxcroft. | |||
| 21 March 1929 | 24,785/35,373 | 70.07 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,171 | 45.07 | |
| Liberal Party | 7,255 | 29.27 | |
| Labour Party | 6,359 | 25.66 | |
| Majority | 3,916 | 15.80 | |
| 30 May 1929 | 38,099/46,877 | 81.27 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,845 | 46.84 | |
| Liberal Party | 11,485 | 30.15 | |
| Labour Party | 8,769 | 23.02 | |
| Majority | 6,360 | 16.69 | |
| 27 October 1931 | 38,617/47,932 | 80.57 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,696 | 63.95 | |
| Liberal Party | 8,241 | 21.34 | |
| Labour Party | 5,680 | 14.71 | |
| Majority | 16,455 | 42.61 | |
| 14 November 1935 | 36,505/49,022 | 74.47 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,670 | 56.62 | |
| Liberal Party | 8,650 | 23.70 | |
| Labour Party | 7,185 | 19.68 | |
| Majority | 12,020 | 32.93 | |
| 5 July 1945 | 46,268/59,681 | 77.53 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,196 | 43.65 | |
| Labour Party | 18,120 | 39.16 | |
| Liberal Party | 7,952 | 17.19 | |
| Majority | 2,076 | 4.49 | |
| 23 February 1950 | 48,918/56,045 | 87.28 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,070 | 47.16 | |
| Labour Party | 19,340 | 39.54 | |
| Liberal Party | 6,508 | 13.30 | |
| Majority | 3,730 | 7.63 | |
| Boundary Change | |||
| 25 October 1951 | 50,356/58,799 | 85.64 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,826 | 55.26 | |
| Labour Party | 22,530 | 44.74 | |
| Majority | 5,296 | 10.52 | |
| 26 May 1955 | 47,146/57,175 | 82.46 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,489 | 51.94 | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 17,646 | 37.43 | |
| Liberal Party | 5,011 | 10.63 | |
| Majority | 6,843 | 14.51 | |
| 8 October 1959 | 47,777/57,150 | 83.60 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,048 | 50.33 | |
| Labour Party | 17,515 | 36.66 | |
| Liberal Party | 6,214 | 13.01 | |
| Majority | 6,533 | 13.67 | |
| 15 October 1964 | 45,832/56,806 | 80.68 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,255 | 44.19 | |
| Labour Party | 16,464 | 35.92 | |
| Liberal Party | 8,795 | 19.19 | |
| World Government | 318 | 0.69 | |
| Majority | 3,791 | 8.27 | |
| 31 March 1966 | 44,983/55,891 | 80.48 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,344 | 43.00 | |
| Labour Party | 18,544 | 41.22 | |
| Liberal Party | 7,095 | 15.77 | |
| Majority | 800 | 1.78 | |
| 18 June 1970 | 45,634/59,141 | 77.16 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,344 | 48.96 | |
| Labour Party | 16,493 | 36.14 | |
| Liberal Party | 5,957 | 13.05 | |
| World Government | 840 | 1.84 | |
| Majority | 5,851 | 12.82 | |
| Boundary Change | |||
| 28 February 1974 | 51,276/61,788 | 82.99 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,920 | 40.80 | |
| Liberal Party | 15,738 | 30.69 | |
| Labour Party | 14,296 | 27.88 | |
| Independent Conservative | 204 | 0.40 | |
| World Government | 118 | 0.23 | |
| Majority | 5,182 | 10.11 | |
| 10 October 1974 | 48,979/62,289 | 78.63 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,470 | 37.71 | |
| Liberal Party | 16,348 | 33.38 | |
| Labour Party | 14,011 | 28.61 | |
| United Democratic Party | 150 | 0.31 | |
| Majority | 2,122 | 4.33 | |
| 3 May 1979 | 49,633/63,575 | 78.07 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,025 | 46.39 | |
| Liberal Party | 13,913 | 28.03 | |
| Labour Party | 11,407 | 22.98 | |
| Ecology Party | 1,082 | 2.18 | |
| National Front | 206 | 0.42 | |
| Majority | 9,112 | 18.36 | |
| 9 June 1983 | 47,870/65,085 | 73.55 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,544 | 47.09 | |
| Social Democratic Party in Alliance | 17,240 | 36.01 | |
| Labour Party | 7,259 | 15.16 | |
| Ecology Party | 441 | 0.92 | |
| Progressive Liberal | 319 | 0.67 | |
| Independent | 67 | 0.14 | |
| Majority | 5,304 | 11.08 | |
| 11 June 1987 | 51,812/65,872 | 78.66 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,515 | 45.39 | |
| Social Democratic Party in Alliance | 22,103 | 42.66 | |
| Labour Party | 5,507 | 10.63 | |
| Green Party | 687 | 1.33 | |
| Majority | 1,412 | 2.73 | |
| 9 April 1992 | 52,571/63,689 | 82.54 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 25,718 | 48.92 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,950 | 41.75 | |
| Labour Party | 4,102 | 7.80 | |
| Green Party | 433 | 0.82 | |
| Official Liberal Party | 172 | 0.33 | |
| Anti-Fed | 117 | 0.22 | |
| Independent | 79 | 0.15 | |
| Majority | 3,768 | 7.17 | |
| Major Boundary Change | |||
| 1 May 1997 | 53,989/70,815 | 76.24 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 26,169 | 48.47 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,850 | 31.21 | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 8,828 | 16.35 | |
| Referendum Party | 1,192 | 2.21 | |
| Green Party | 580 | 1.07 | |
| UK Independence Party | 315 | 0.58 | |
| Natural Law Party | 55 | 0.10 | |
| Majority | 9,319 | 17.26 | |
| 7 June 2001 | 46,296/71,372 | 64.87 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 23,372 | 50.48 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,478 | 29.11 | |
| Labour Party | 7,269 | 15.70 | |
| Green Party | 1,469 | 3.17 | |
| UK Independence Party | 708 | 1.53 | |
| Majority | 9,894 | 21.37 | |
| 5 May 2005 | 45,836/66,824 | 68.59 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 20,101 | 43.85 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,463 | 33.74 | |
| Labour Party | 6,773 | 14.78 | |
| Green Party | 2,494 | 5.44 | |
| UK Independence Party | 770 | 1.68 | |
| Independent | 177 | 0.39 | |
| Independent | 58 | 0.13 | |
| Majority | 4,638 | 10.12 | |
| Minor Boundary Change | |||
| 6 May 2010 | 47,086/66,686 | 70.61 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 26,651 | 56.60 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,768 | 31.36 | |
| Labour Party | 3,251 | 6.90 | |
| Green Party | 1,120 | 2.38 | |
| UK Independence Party | 890 | 1.89 | |
| Christian | 250 | 0.53 | |
| Independent | 69 | 0.15 | |
| Independent | 56 | 0.12 | |
| Independent | 31 | 0.07 | |
| Majority | 11,883 | 25.24 | |
| 7 May 2015 | 47,167/60,869 | 77.49 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,833 | 37.81 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 14,000 | 29.68 | |
| Labour Party | 6,216 | 13.18 | |
| Green Party | 5,634 | 11.94 | |
| UK Independence Party | 2,922 | 6.20 | |
| Independent | 499 | 1.06 | |
| English Democrats Party | 63 | 0.13 | |
| Majority | 3,833 | 8.13 | |
| 8 June 2017 | 49,582/66,778 | 74.25 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 23,436 | 47.27 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,742 | 35.78 | |
| Labour Party | 7,279 | 14.68 | |
| Green Party | 1,125 | 2.27 | |
| Majority | 5,694 | 11.48 | |
| 12 December 2019 | 52,138/67,725 | 76.98 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 28,419 | 54.51 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,097 | 30.87 | |
| Labour Party | 6,639 | 12.73 | |
| Brexit Party | 642 | 1.23 | |
| Independent | 341 | 0.65 | |
| Majority | 12,322 | 23.63 | |
| Minor Boundary Change | |||
| 4 July 2024 | 48,130/69,655 | 69.10 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 19,883 | 41.31 | |
| Labour Party | 8,665 | 18.00 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,659 | 15.91 | |
| Green Party | 5,952 | 12.37 | |
| Reform UK | 3,798 | 7.89 | |
| Independent | 1,749 | 3.63 | |
| Workers Britain | 230 | 0.48 | |
| Independent | 169 | 0.35 | |
| Independent | 25 | 0.05 | |
| Majority | 11,218 | 23.31 | |