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Data Last Updated: 1 March 2024
Application Last Amended: 11 January 2024
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20 December 1832 | 2,647 | ||
Tory | Unopposed |   | |
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
14 January 1835 | 2,653 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
10 August 1837 | 2,284/2,805 | 81.43 | |
Conservative Party | 1,392 | 60.95 | |
Conservative Party | 1,332 | 58.32 | |
Whig | 990 | 43.35 | |
Majority | 342 | 14.97 | |
1837 Petition - withdrawn. | |||
10 July 1841 | 3,054 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
10 August 1847 | 3,074 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
19 May 1852 Death of George Thornhill. | |||
11 June 1852 | |||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
13 July 1852 | 2,852 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
18 August 1855 Succession of Viscount Mandeville to the Peerage - 7th Duke of Manchester. | |||
2 October 1855 | |||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
4 April 1857 | 2,255/2,918 | 77.28 | |
Conservative Party | 1,192 | 52.86 | |
Conservative Party | 1,106 | 49.05 | |
Whig | 1,106 | 49.05 | |
Treble return. | |||
3 August 1857 John Heathcote was unseated and Edward Fellowes was declared elected after a scrutiny of the votes. The revised figures were Rust 1,191; Fellowes 1,105; Heathcote 1,104. | |||
7 May 1859 | 3,786/3,024 | 125.20 | |
Conservative Party | 1,404 | 74.17 | |
Conservative Party | 1,314 | 69.41 | |
Liberal Party | 1,068 | 56.42 | |
Majority | 246 | 6.50 | |
14 July 1865 | 2,999 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
19 March 1867 Resignation of Lord Robert Montagu on appointment as Vice President of the Council for Education. | |||
25 March 1867 | |||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
20 November 1868 | 3,748 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
13 February 1874 | 2,757/3,592 | 76.75 | |
Conservative Party | 1,648 | 59.78 | |
Conservative Party | 1,482 | 53.75 | |
Liberal Party | 1,192 | 43.24 | |
Majority | 290 | 10.52 | |
4 June 1877 Death of Sir Henry Pelly, Bt. | |||
30 June 1877 | 2,878/3,748 | 76.79 | |
Conservative Party | 1,468 | 51.01 | |
Liberal Party | 1,410 | 48.99 | |
Majority | 58 | 2.02 | |
8 April 1880 | 3,403/3,955 | 86.04 | |
Conservative Party | 1,786 | 52.48 | |
Liberal Party | 1,617 | 47.52 | |
Conservative Party | 1,596 | 46.90 | |
Majority | 21 | 0.62 | |
New | |||
14 December 1918 | 17,176/27,347 | 62.81 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition | 10,760 | 62.65 | |
Liberal Party | 6,416 | 37.35 | |
Majority | 4,344 | 25.29 | |
15 November 1922 | 19,899/28,143 | 70.71 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,079 | 50.65 | |
Liberal Party | 5,123 | 25.75 | |
Labour Party | 4,697 | 23.60 | |
Majority | 4,956 | 24.91 | |
6 December 1923 | 19,869/28,554 | 69.58 | |
Liberal Party | 10,465 | 52.67 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,404 | 47.33 | |
Majority | 1,061 | 5.34 | |
29 October 1924 | 22,530/28,957 | 77.81 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,827 | 56.93 | |
Liberal Party | 9,703 | 43.07 | |
Majority | 3,124 | 13.87 | |
30 May 1929 | 28,317/36,691 | 77.18 | |
Liberal Party | 12,889 | 45.52 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,935 | 42.15 | |
Labour Party | 3,493 | 12.34 | |
Majority | 954 | 3.37 | |
27 October 1931 | 27,726/37,384 | 74.17 | |
National Liberal Party | 23,102 | 83.32 | |
Labour Party | 4,624 | 16.68 | |
Majority | 18,478 | 66.65 | |
14 November 1935 | 25,148/38,005 | 66.17 | |
National Liberal Party | 17,287 | 68.74 | |
Labour Party | 7,861 | 31.26 | |
Majority | 9,426 | 37.48 | |
5 July 1945 | 30,716/46,754 | 65.70 | |
National Liberal Party | 15,389 | 50.10 | |
Labour Party | 9,458 | 30.79 | |
Liberal Party | 5,869 | 19.11 | |
Majority | 5,931 | 19.31 | |
23 February 1950 | 36,089/43,699 | 82.59 | |
National Liberal and Conservative Party | 18,551 | 51.40 | |
Labour Party | 13,096 | 36.29 | |
Liberal Party | 4,442 | 12.31 | |
Majority | 5,455 | 15.12 | |
25 October 1951 | 36,332/44,982 | 80.77 | |
National Liberal and Conservative Party | 20,845 | 57.37 | |
Labour Party | 15,487 | 42.63 | |
Majority | 5,358 | 14.75 | |
26 May 1955 | 35,279/45,757 | 77.10 | |
National Liberal and Conservative Party | 20,609 | 58.42 | |
Labour Party | 14,670 | 41.58 | |
Majority | 5,939 | 16.83 | |
8 October 1959 | 37,626/46,794 | 80.41 | |
National Liberal and Conservative Party | 20,254 | 53.83 | |
Labour Party | 11,983 | 31.85 | |
Liberal Party | 5,389 | 14.32 | |
Majority | 8,271 | 21.98 | |
15 October 1964 | 39,768/50,483 | 78.78 | |
National Liberal and Conservative Party | 20,320 | 51.10 | |
Labour Party | 12,456 | 31.32 | |
Liberal Party | 6,992 | 17.58 | |
Majority | 7,864 | 19.77 | |
31 March 1966 | 41,680/53,745 | 77.55 | |
National Liberal and Conservative Party | 20,504 | 49.19 | |
Labour Party | 15,276 | 36.65 | |
Liberal Party | 5,900 | 14.16 | |
Majority | 5,228 | 12.54 | |
1968 Rt Hon Sir David Renton joins the Conservative party on the dissolution of the National Liberal party. | |||
18 June 1970 | 50,068/66,505 | 75.28 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,398 | 54.72 | |
Labour Party | 17,588 | 35.13 | |
Liberal Party | 5,082 | 10.15 | |
Majority | 9,810 | 19.59 | |