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Data Last Updated: 16 February 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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5 July 1945		40,294/56,784	70.96
James Ranger	Labour Party	19,339	47.99
Edward John Boulton	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,633	36.32
Edward Arthur George Holloway	Liberal Party	6,322	15.69
Majority		4,706	11.68

23 February 1950		56,728/66,450	85.37
Albert Edward Cooper	Conservative & Unionist Party	28,087	49.51
James Ranger	Labour Party	23,558	41.53
Ronald Acott Hall	Liberal Party	4,170	7.35
David Kelly	Communist Party	913	1.61
Majority		4,529	7.98

25 October 1951		55,115/66,678	82.66
Albert Edward Cooper	Conservative & Unionist Party	30,177	54.75
James Ranger	Labour Party	24,938	45.25
Majority		5,239	9.51

26 May 1955		48,106/63,866	75.32
Albert Edward Cooper	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,292	56.73
James Ranger	Labour Party	20,814	43.27
Majority		6,478	13.47

8 October 1959		47,277/60,678	77.91
Albert Edward Cooper	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,876	50.50
Gordon Johnson Borrie	Labour Party	16,569	35.05
Raymond Victor Netherclift	Liberal Party	6,832	14.45
Majority		7,307	15.46

Minor Boundary Change
15 October 1964		43,359/58,066	74.67
Albert Edward Cooper	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,152	41.86
Arnold John Shaw	Labour Party	16,660	38.42
Peter McGregor	Liberal Party	8,547	19.71
Majority		1,492	3.44

31 March 1966		43,312/56,302	76.93
Arnold John Shaw	Labour Party	20,613	47.59
Albert Edward Cooper	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,093	41.77
Irene Watson	Liberal Party	4,606	10.63
Majority		2,520	5.82

18 June 1970		39,714/58,243	68.19
Albert Edward Cooper	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,369	46.25
Arnold John Shaw	Labour Party	17,087	43.03
Gerald Leslie Wilson	Liberal Party	3,341	8.41
Malcolm Eric Leslie Skeggs	National Front	727	1.83
Michael Joseph Marks	Independent	190	0.48
Majority		1,282	3.23

28 February 1974		42,925/55,821	76.90
Arnold John Shaw	Labour Party	17,201	40.07
Albert Edward Cooper	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,058	37.41
Gerald Leslie Wilson	Liberal Party	9,666	22.52
Majority		1,143	2.66

10 October 1974		39,230/56,244	69.75
Arnold John Shaw	Labour Party	17,538	44.71
Neil Gordon Thorne	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,789	40.25
Eunice Yates	Liberal Party	5,734	14.62
Thomas Leslie Keen	Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain	169	0.43
Majority		1,749	4.46

3 May 1979		41,192/54,295	75.87
Neil Gordon Thorne	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,290	46.83
Arnold John Shaw	Labour Party	17,602	42.73
Ralph John R Scott	Liberal Party	3,664	8.89
Terrence Cavin Fitz-Gerald	National Front	636	1.54
Majority		1,688	4.10

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		41,093/58,725	69.98
Neil Gordon Thorne	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,672	45.44
John Herbert Hogben	Labour Party	14,106	34.33
Ralph John R Scott	Liberal Party in Alliance	7,999	19.47
Robert Alfred Martin	British National Party	316	0.77
Majority		4,566	11.11

11 June 1987		42,058/59,057	71.22
Neil Gordon Thorne	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,351	48.39
Kenneth Harry Jones	Labour Party	15,779	37.52
Ralph John R Scott	Liberal Party in Alliance	5,928	14.09
Majority		4,572	10.87

9 April 1992		42,829/55,741	76.84
Michael John Gapes	Labour and Co-operative Party	19,418	45.34
Neil Gordon Thorne	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,016	44.40
George Graham Hogarth	Liberal Democrats	4,126	9.63
Nandkishore Bramachari	Natural Law Party	269	0.63
Majority		402	0.94

Major Boundary Change
1 May 1997		50,019/72,104	69.37
Michael John Gapes	Labour and Co-operative Party	29,273	58.52
Sir Neil Gordon Thorne	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,073	30.13
Aina Khan	Liberal Democrats	3,152	6.30
David Hodges	Referendum Party	1,073	2.15
Bruce Garth Ramsay	Socialist Labour	868	1.74
Aron Owens	British National Party	580	1.16
Majority		14,200	28.39

7 June 2001		41,295/76,025	54.32
Michael John Gapes	Labour and Co-operative Party	24,619	59.62
Suresh Kuma	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,622	25.72
Ralph John R Scott	Liberal Democrats	4,647	11.25
Harun Khan	UK Independence Party	1,407	3.41
Majority		13,997	33.90

5 May 2005		42,693/79,639	53.61
Michael John Gapes	Labour and Co-operative Party	20,856	48.85
Stephen James Metcalfe	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,628	27.24
Matthew Eldon Lake	Liberal Democrats	8,761	20.52
Kashif Rana	Independent	763	1.79
Colin Hugh Taylor	UK Independence Party	685	1.60
Majority		9,228	21.61

Kashif Rana was the candidate of the British Public Party which he had formed.

6 May 2010		51,201/85,438	59.93
Michael John Gapes	Labour and Co-operative Party	25,311	49.43
Toby Jefferson Boutle	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,014	27.37
Anood Al-Samerai	Liberal Democrats	8,679	16.95
Wilson Chowdry	Green Party	1,319	2.58
Terry Patrick Murray	UK Independence Party	1,132	2.21
John Victor Jestico	Independent	746	1.46
Majority		11,297	22.06

7 May 2015		51,912/91,987	56.43
Michael John Gapes	Labour and Co-operative Party	33,232	64.02
Christopher James Chapman	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,455	25.92
Amjad Khan	UK Independence Party	2,705	5.21
Anne Rosemary Warrington	Green Party	1,506	2.90
Ashburn Holder	Liberal Democrats	1,014	1.95
Majority		19,777	38.10

8 June 2017		57,657/82,487	69.90
Michael John Gapes	Labour and Co-operative Party	43,724	75.83
Christopher James Chapman	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,077	20.95
Farid Ahmed	Liberal Democrats	772	1.34
Anne Rosemary Warrington	Green Party	542	0.94
Tariq Saeed	UK Independence Party	477	0.83
Kane Khan	Friends	65	0.11
Majority		31,647	54.89

18 February 2019 Michael Gapes resigns the Labour whip and joins The Independent Group.

4 June 2019 Michael Gapes resigns from Change UK.

12 December 2019		53,477/84,972	62.93
Samuel Peter Tarry	Labour Party	35,085	65.61
Ali Azeem	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,984	20.54
Michael John Gapes	Ind Group for Change	3,891	7.28
Ashburn Holder	Liberal Democrats	1,795	3.36
Munish Sharma	Brexit Party	1,008	1.88
Anne Rosemary Warrington	Green Party	714	1.34
Majority		24,101	45.07

Major Boundary Change
4 July 2024		41,170/80,993	50.83
Jasbir Singh Athwal	Labour Party	16,537	40.17
Noor Jahan Begum	Independent	9,643	23.42
Sayeed Syduzzaman	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,142	14.92
Syed Eyamen Siddiqi	Green Party	3,437	8.35
Raj Masud Forhad	Reform UK	2,329	5.66
Golam Maula Tipu	Workers Britain	1,366	3.32
Richard Clare	Liberal Democrats	1,340	3.25
Andrew John Walker	TUSC	376	0.91
Majority		6,894	16.75