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Data Last Updated: 9 April 2024
Application Last Amended: 11 January 2024
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27 November 1885 | 6,740/8,859 | 76.08 | |
Conservative Party | 4,602 | 68.28 | |
Liberal Party | 2,138 | 31.72 | |
Majority | 2,464 | 36.56 | |
6 July 1886 | 5,178/8,859 | 58.45 | |
Conservative Party | 4,156 | 80.26 | |
Liberal Party | 1,022 | 19.74 | |
Majority | 3,134 | 60.53 | |
3 July 1892 | 8,871 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
12 July 1895 | 8,801 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
16 November 1895 Elevation of Sir Algernon Borthwick, Bt to the Peerage - 1st Baron Glenesk. | |||
28 November 1895 | 8,914 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
2 January 1899 Lord Warkworth assumes the courtesy title of Earl Percy following his father's succession as the 7th Duke of Northumberland. | |||
29 September 1900 | 8,830 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
17 January 1906 | 6,459/9,223 | 70.03 | |
Conservative Party | 4,835 | 74.86 | |
Liberal Party | 1,624 | 25.14 | |
Majority | 3,211 | 49.71 | |
30 December 1909 Death of Earl Percy. | |||
17 January 1910 | 7,072/9,159 | 77.21 | |
Conservative Party | 5,771 | 81.60 | |
Liberal Party | 1,301 | 18.40 | |
Majority | 4,470 | 63.21 | |
5 December 1910 | 6,126/9,159 | 66.89 | |
Conservative Party | 5,093 | 83.14 | |
Liberal Party | 1,033 | 16.86 | |
Majority | 4,060 | 66.27 | |
14 December 1918 | 15,999/30,888 | 51.80 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition | 10,693 | 66.84 | |
National Party | 5,306 | 33.16 | |
Majority | 5,387 | 33.67 | |
15 November 1922 | 20,724/35,684 | 58.08 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,760 | 76.05 | |
Independent | 4,964 | 23.95 | |
Majority | 10,796 | 52.09 | |
Ferdinand Cavendish-Bentinck was incorrectly designated by the press as a National Liberal. He stated in his election address that he was anti-Conservative but was free of all party ties. | |||
6 December 1923 | 37,531 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
29 October 1924 | 38,545 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
30 May 1929 | 41,973/70,593 | 59.46 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,049 | 66.83 | |
Liberal Party | 7,570 | 18.04 | |
Independent Conservative | 6,354 | 15.14 | |
Majority | 20,479 | 48.79 | |
Rayner Goddard was the nominee of the South Kensington Conservative Emergency Association which was formed by a number of former members of the official Conservative Association who had resigned in protest over the re-adoption of Sir William Davison as the Conservative candidate. | |||
27 October 1931 | 69,341 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
14 November 1935 | 43,076/69,520 | 61.96 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 38,297 | 88.91 | |
Labour Party | 4,779 | 11.09 | |
Majority | 33,518 | 77.81 | |
5 July 1945 | 31,766/46,797 | 67.88 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,166 | 69.78 | |
Labour Party | 6,014 | 18.93 | |
Liberal Party | 3,586 | 11.29 | |
Majority | 16,152 | 50.85 | |
19 September 1945 Elevation of Sir William Davison to the Peerage - Baron Broughshane. | |||
20 November 1945 | 19,405/52,750 | 36.79 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,846 | 81.66 | |
Liberal Party | 3,559 | 18.34 | |
Majority | 12,287 | 63.32 | |
Boundary Change | |||
23 February 1950 | 44,951/63,319 | 70.99 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 32,870 | 73.12 | |
Labour Party | 8,002 | 17.80 | |
Liberal Party | 4,079 | 9.07 | |
Majority | 24,868 | 55.32 | |
25 October 1951 | 43,486/63,419 | 68.57 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 34,592 | 79.55 | |
Labour Party | 8,894 | 20.45 | |
Majority | 25,698 | 59.09 | |
26 May 1955 | 38,855/62,724 | 61.95 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 32,051 | 82.49 | |
Labour Party | 6,804 | 17.51 | |
Majority | 25,247 | 64.98 | |
20 August 1959 Elevation of Rt Hon Sir Patrick Spens to the Peerage - Baron Spens. | |||
8 October 1959 | 35,797/58,023 | 61.69 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,606 | 74.32 | |
Liberal Party | 4,666 | 13.03 | |
Labour Party | 4,525 | 12.64 | |
Majority | 21,940 | 61.29 | |
15 October 1964 | 31,884/56,157 | 56.78 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,668 | 67.96 | |
Labour Party | 5,300 | 16.62 | |
Liberal Party | 4,916 | 15.42 | |
Majority | 16,368 | 51.34 | |
31 March 1966 | 32,340/55,660 | 58.10 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,050 | 65.09 | |
Labour Party | 6,419 | 19.85 | |
Liberal Party | 4,871 | 15.06 | |
Majority | 14,631 | 45.24 | |
29 September 1967 Resignation of William Roots. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
14 March 1968 | 21,839/54,555 | 40.03 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,489 | 75.50 | |
Liberal Party | 2,742 | 12.56 | |
Labour Party | 1,874 | 8.58 | |
Independent | 675 | 3.09 | |
Independent | 59 | 0.27 | |
Majority | 13,747 | 62.95 | |
18 June 1970 | 28,519/57,130 | 49.92 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,591 | 75.71 | |
Labour Party | 6,928 | 24.29 | |
Majority | 14,663 | 51.41 | |