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28 November 1885 | 11,278/12,992 | 86.81 | |
Liberal/Labour | 6,511 | 57.73 | |
Conservative Party | 4,767 | 42.27 | |
Majority | 1,744 | 15.46 | |
14 July 1886 | 10,929/12,992 | 84.12 | |
Conservative Party | 5,870 | 53.71 | |
Liberal/Labour | 5,059 | 46.29 | |
Majority | 811 | 7.42 | |
13 July 1892 | 11,893/13,716 | 86.71 | |
Liberal Party | 6,256 | 52.60 | |
Conservative Party | 4,823 | 40.55 | |
Independent Liberal | 814 | 6.84 | |
Majority | 1,433 | 12.05 | |
J Hargrove sought election as an "Independent Liberal and Direct Veto" candidate. He was a member of the United Kingdom Alliance, a temperance organisation. | |||
23 July 1895 | 12,303/13,987 | 87.96 | |
Liberal Party | 6,592 | 53.58 | |
Conservative Party | 5,711 | 46.42 | |
Majority | 881 | 7.16 | |
12 October 1900 | 11,782/14,317 | 82.29 | |
Liberal Party | 6,865 | 58.27 | |
Conservative Party | 4,917 | 41.73 | |
Majority | 1,948 | 16.53 | |
23 January 1906 | 13,068/15,711 | 83.18 | |
Liberal Party | 9,429 | 72.15 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 3,639 | 27.85 | |
Majority | 5,790 | 44.31 | |
26 January 1910 | 14,775/17,504 | 84.41 | |
Liberal Party | 10,393 | 70.34 | |
Conservative Party | 4,382 | 29.66 | |
Majority | 6,011 | 40.68 | |
3 December 1910 | 17,504 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
13 February 1913 Death of Robert Cameron. | |||
18 March 1913 | 15,902/19,032 | 83.55 | |
Liberal Party | 6,930 | 43.58 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,807 | 30.23 | |
Labour Party | 4,165 | 26.19 | |
Majority | 2,123 | 13.35 | |
14 December 1918 | 20,126/32,552 | 61.83 | |
Labour Party | 7,315 | 36.35 | |
Liberal Party | 6,626 | 32.92 | |
National Democratic Party - Coalition | 6,185 | 30.73 | |
Majority | 689 | 3.42 | |
15 November 1922 | 28,124/35,871 | 78.40 | |
Labour Party | 14,611 | 51.95 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,555 | 26.86 | |
Liberal Party | 5,958 | 21.18 | |
Majority | 7,056 | 25.09 | |
6 December 1923 | 25,670/37,224 | 68.96 | |
Labour Party | 15,225 | 59.31 | |
Liberal Party | 10,445 | 40.69 | |
Majority | 4,780 | 18.62 | |
29 October 1924 | 30,880/38,779 | 79.63 | |
Labour Party | 17,857 | 57.83 | |
Liberal Party | 13,023 | 42.17 | |
Majority | 4,834 | 15.65 | |
30 May 1929 | 43,868/54,615 | 80.32 | |
Labour Party | 25,056 | 57.12 | |
Liberal Party | 10,267 | 23.40 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,545 | 19.48 | |
Majority | 14,789 | 33.71 | |
27 October 1931 | 48,249/58,285 | 82.78 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,549 | 52.95 | |
Labour Party | 22,700 | 47.05 | |
Majority | 2,849 | 5.90 | |
14 November 1935 | 53,655/65,403 | 82.04 | |
Labour Party | 30,665 | 57.15 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,990 | 42.85 | |
Majority | 7,675 | 14.30 | |
5 July 1945 | 65,594/85,584 | 76.64 | |
Labour Party | 43,730 | 66.67 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,864 | 33.33 | |
Majority | 21,866 | 33.34 | |
Boundary Change | |||
23 February 1950 | 46,726/53,571 | 87.22 | |
Labour Party | 36,044 | 77.14 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,682 | 22.86 | |
Majority | 25,362 | 54.28 | |
25 October 1951 | 49,760/57,454 | 86.61 | |
Labour Party | 37,718 | 75.80 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,042 | 24.20 | |
Majority | 25,676 | 51.60 | |
Minor Boundary Change | |||
26 May 1955 | 43,851/55,166 | 79.49 | |
Labour Party | 33,375 | 76.11 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,476 | 23.89 | |
Majority | 22,899 | 52.22 | |
8 October 1959 | 47,358/56,780 | 83.41 | |
Labour Party | 35,960 | 75.93 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,398 | 24.07 | |
Majority | 24,562 | 51.86 | |
15 October 1964 | 43,990/55,897 | 78.70 | |
Labour Party | 32,914 | 74.82 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,076 | 25.18 | |
Majority | 21,838 | 49.64 | |
31 March 1966 | 41,371/56,001 | 73.88 | |
Labour Party | 32,067 | 77.51 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,304 | 22.49 | |
Majority | 22,763 | 55.02 | |
18 June 1970 | 44,802/62,501 | 71.68 | |
Labour Party | 32,888 | 73.41 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,914 | 26.59 | |
Majority | 20,974 | 46.81 | |
Major Boundary Change | |||
28 February 1974 | 44,563/59,347 | 75.09 | |
Labour Party | 34,263 | 76.89 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,300 | 23.11 | |
Majority | 23,963 | 53.77 | |
10 October 1974 | 43,396/59,889 | 72.46 | |
Labour Party | 29,699 | 68.44 | |
Liberal Party | 9,298 | 21.43 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,399 | 10.14 | |
Majority | 20,401 | 47.01 | |
3 May 1979 | 44,091/60,491 | 72.89 | |
Labour Party | 30,181 | 68.45 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,105 | 20.65 | |
Liberal Party | 4,479 | 10.16 | |
Workers Revolutionary Party | 326 | 0.74 | |
Majority | 21,076 | 47.80 | |