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10 December 1832		878
Thomas Read Kemp	Whig	Unopposed
Sir Charles Richard Blunt, bt	Whig	Unopposed

8 January 1835		715/761	93.96
Sir Charles Richard Blunt, bt	Whig	511	71.47
Thomas Read Kemp	Whig	382	53.43
Hon Henry FitzRoy	Conservative Party	359	50.21
Majority		23	3.22

April 1837 Resignation of Thomas Kemp. (Chiltern Hundreds)

21 April 1837		768/842	91.21
Hon Henry FitzRoy	Conservative Party	397	51.69
John Easthope	Whig	371	48.31
Majority		26	3.39

26 July 1837		788/842	93.59
Sir Charles Richard Blunt, bt	Whig	413	52.41
Hon Henry FitzRoy	Conservative Party	401	50.89
Hon Thomas Brand	Whig	398	50.51
William Lyon	Conservative Party	343	43.53
Majority		3	0.38

29 February 1840 Death of Sir Charles Blunt, bt.

9 March 1840
George John Frederick Sackville, Viscount Cantelupe	Conservative Party	Unopposed

30 June 1841		810/853	94.96
Summers Harford	Radical	411	50.74
Howard Elphinstone	Radical	409	50.49
Hon Henry FitzRoy	Conservative Party	407	50.25
George John Frederick Sackville, Viscount Cantelupe	Conservative Party	388	47.90
Majority		2	0.25

21 March 1842 Petition - Summers Harford unseated. Hon Henry FitzRoy declared elected.

12 February 1845 Resignation of Hon Henry FitzRoy on appointment as a Lord of the Admiralty.

17 February 1845
Hon Henry FitzRoy	Conservative Party	Unopposed

March 1847 Resignation of Howard Elphinstone. (Chiltern Hundreds)

17 March 1847		866
Robert Perfect	Whig	Unopposed

28 July 1847		605/866	69.86
Hon Henry FitzRoy	Peelite	457	75.54
Robert Perfect	Whig	402	66.45
John Godfrey Bellingham Hudson	Conservative Party	207	34.21
Lord Henry Loftus	Conservative Party	143	23.64
Majority		195	32.23

6 July 1852		713
Hon Henry FitzRoy	Peelite	Unopposed
Hon Henry Bouverie William Brand	Whig	Unopposed

April 1855 Resignation of Hon Henry Bland on appointment as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury.

5 April 1855
Hon Henry Bouverie William Brand	Whig	Unopposed

27 March 1857		724
Rt Hon Henry FitzRoy	Peelite	Unopposed
Hon Henry Bouverie William Brand	Whig	Unopposed

29 April 1859		533/697	76.47
Rt Hon Henry FitzRoy	Liberal Party	339	63.60
Hon Henry Bouverie William Brand	Liberal Party	338	63.41
Richard Paul Amphlett	Conservative Party	200	37.52
Sir Charles William Blunt, Bt	Conservative Party	189	35.46
Majority		138	25.89

18 June 1859 Resignation of Rt Hon Henry FitzRoy on appointment as First Commissioner of Works.

27 June 1859		697
Rt Hon Henry FitzRoy	Liberal Party	Unopposed

22 December 1859 Death of Rt Hon Henry FitzRoy.

16 January 1860
John George Blencowe	Liberal Party	Unopposed

13 July 1865		587/676	86.83
Hon Henry Bouverie William Brand	Liberal Party	325	55.37
Walter John Pelham, Baron Pelham	Liberal Party	324	55.20
William Langham Christie	Conservative Party	292	49.74
Sir Alfred Frederic Adolphus Slade, Bt	Conservative Party	232	39.52
Majority		32	5.45

1865 Petition - withdrawn.

Boundary Change
18 November 1868		1,188/1,350	88.00
Walter John Pelham, Baron Pelham	Liberal Party	601	50.59
William Langham Christie	Conservative Party	587	49.41
Majority		14	1.18

4 February 1874		1,272/1,430	88.95
William Langham Christie	Conservative Party	772	60.69
Arthur Cohen	Liberal Party	500	39.31
Majority		272	21.38

1 April 1880		1,297/1,459	88.90
William Langham Christie	Conservative Party	717	55.28
Sir William Mary Joseph Codrington, Bt	Liberal Party	580	44.72
Majority		137	10.56

5 December 1885		8,493/10,586	80.23
Sir Henry Fletcher, Bt	Conservative Party	5,312	62.55
William Egerton Hubbard	Liberal Party	3,181	37.45
Majority		2,131	25.09

3 July 1886		10,586
Sir Henry Fletcher, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

14 July 1892		7,943/11,832	67.13
Sir Henry Fletcher, Bt	Conservative Party	5,621	70.77
Henry Prince	Liberal Party	2,322	29.23
Majority		3,299	41.53

17 July 1895		12,283
Sir Henry Fletcher, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

2 October 1900
Sir Henry Fletcher, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

1903 Sir Henry Fletcher, Bt changes his name by Royal Licence to Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, Bt.

22 January 1906		12,630/15,560	81.17
Rt Hon Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, Bt	Conservative Party	7,172	56.79
Hector Morison	Liberal Party	5,458	43.21
Majority		1,714	13.57

29 January 1910		13,740/17,277	79.53
Rt Hon Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, Bt	Conservative Party	9,168	66.72
Arthur Frederic Basil Williams	Liberal Party	4,572	33.28
Majority		4,596	33.45

19 May 1910 Death of Rt Hon Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, Bt.

17 June 1910		17,277
William Robert Campion	Conservative Party	Unopposed

6 December 1910		17,277
William Robert Campion	Conservative Party	Unopposed

14 December 1918		12,408/22,500	55.15
William Robert Campion	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	7,792	62.80
Tom Pargeter	Labour Party	4,164	33.56
Albert Edward Gardiner	Independent	452	3.64
Majority		3,628	29.24

Albert Gardiner sought election as an "Independent and Silver Badge" candidate, but there is no information available as to whether or not he was supported by any of the local ex-servicemens' organisations.

15 November 1922		16,673/25,801	64.62
William Robert Campion	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,345	68.04
Hugh Millier Black	Labour Party	5,328	31.96
Majority		6,017	36.09

6 December 1923		15,896/27,361	58.10
William Robert Campion	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,474	59.60
Basil William Reid Hall	Labour Party	6,422	40.40
Majority		3,052	19.20

18 June 1924 Resignation of Sir William Campion on appointment as Governor of Western Australia. (Northstead)

9 July 1924		18,414/27,361	67.30
Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,584	52.05
Basil William Reid Hall	Labour Party	6,112	33.19
Howard Williams	Liberal Party	2,718	14.76
Majority		3,472	18.86

29 October 1924		18,442/28,517	64.67
Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,399	72.65
Basil William Reid Hall	Labour Party	5,043	27.35
Majority		8,356	45.31

30 May 1929		28,380/40,291	70.44
Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,230	53.66
Alban Godwin Gordon	Labour Party	7,698	27.12
Henry Plunket Woodgate	Liberal Party	5,452	19.21
Majority		7,532	26.54

27 October 1931		30,976/43,711	70.87
John de Vere Loder	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,181	81.29
Frank Rivers Hancock	Labour Party	5,795	18.71
Majority		19,386	62.58

14 November 1935		35,203/54,658	64.41
Hon John de Vere Loder	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,644	70.01
Frank Rivers Hancock	Labour Party	10,559	29.99
Majority		14,085	40.01

30 April 1936 Succession of Hon John Loder to the Peerage - 2nd Baron Wakehurst.

18 June 1936		22,203/54,658	40.62
Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,646	65.96
Alban Godwin Gordon	Labour Party	7,557	34.04
Majority		7,089	31.93

5 July 1945		51,055/71,144	71.76
Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,170	51.26
Albert Edward Oram	Labour and Co-operative Party	18,511	36.26
Peter Cadogan	Liberal Party	6,374	12.48
Majority		7,659	15.00

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		52,018/64,231	80.99
Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish	Conservative & Unionist Party	30,430	58.50
Albert William Briggs	Labour Party	15,023	28.88
Florinda Kingdon-Ward	Liberal Party	6,565	12.62
Majority		15,407	29.62

25 October 1951		51,427/65,712	78.26
Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish	Conservative & Unionist Party	34,345	66.78
Albert William Briggs	Labour Party	17,082	33.22
Majority		17,263	33.57

Major Boundary Change
26 May 1955		37,330/49,885	74.83
Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,938	66.80
John Lloyd-Eley	Labour Party	12,392	33.20
Majority		12,546	33.61

8 October 1959		42,707/56,338	75.80
Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish	Conservative & Unionist Party	29,642	69.41
William Reay	Labour Party	13,065	30.59
Majority		16,577	38.82

15 October 1964		48,499/63,452	76.43
Sir Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,818	55.30
Reginald Edgar Fitch	Labour Party	12,757	26.30
Gerald Arthur Dowden	Liberal Party	8,924	18.40
Majority		14,061	28.99

31 March 1966		51,418/67,413	76.27
Sir Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,529	53.54
Roy Ellison Manley	Labour Party	14,561	28.32
Gerald Arthur Dowden	Liberal Party	9,328	18.14
Majority		12,968	25.22

18 June 1970		57,579/79,154	72.74
Sir Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish	Conservative & Unionist Party	33,592	58.34
Quintin Barry	Labour Party	14,904	25.88
Malcolm John Holt	Liberal Party	9,083	15.77
Majority		18,688	32.46

Major Boundary Change
28 February 1974		57,464/71,584	80.27
John Rankin Rathbone	Conservative & Unionist Party	30,423	52.94
Malcolm John Holt	Liberal Party	16,166	28.13
James Frederick Little	Labour and Co-operative Party	10,875	18.92
Majority		14,257	24.81

10 October 1974		53,186/72,046	73.82
John Rankin Rathbone	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,588	51.87
Gordon Nicholas Hook	Liberal Party	13,741	25.84
James Frederick Little	Labour and Co-operative Party	11,857	22.29
Majority		13,847	26.04

3 May 1979		58,187/76,290	76.27
John Rankin Rathbone	Conservative & Unionist Party	33,992	58.42
Gordon Nicholas Hook	Liberal Party	12,279	21.10
Thomas Forrester	Labour Party	11,152	19.17
Barbara Elizabeth Nancy Webb	National Front	764	1.31
Majority		21,713	37.32

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		50,083/68,142	73.50
John Rankin Rathbone	Conservative & Unionist Party	29,261	58.43
David Frank Bellotti	Liberal Party in Alliance	15,357	30.66
Susan Deborah Sander	Labour Party	4,244	8.47
Reginald Patrick Charles Mutter	Ecology Party	1,221	2.44
Majority		13,904	27.76

11 June 1987		56,355/73,941	76.22
John Rankin Rathbone	Conservative & Unionist Party	32,016	56.81
David Frank Bellotti	Liberal Party in Alliance	18,396	32.64
Ralph Philip Taylor	Labour Party	4,973	8.82
Andrew Godfrey Purvis Sherwood	Green Party	970	1.72
Majority		13,620	24.17

9 April 1992		60,473/73,918	81.81
John Rankin Rathbone	Conservative & Unionist Party	33,042	54.64
Norman John Baker	Liberal Democrats	20,867	34.51
Alison Elizabeth Chapman	Labour Party	5,758	9.52
Anthony Edward Beaumont	Green Party	719	1.19
Norman Frederick Clinch	Natural Law Party	87	0.14
Majority		12,175	20.13

Major Boundary Change
1 May 1997		49,169/64,340	76.42
Norman John Baker	Liberal Democrats	21,250	43.22
John Rankin Rathbone	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,950	40.57
Dr Mark Andrew Patton	Labour Party	5,232	10.64
Lucille Diana Butler	Referendum Party	2,481	5.05
John Stuart Harvey	UK Independence Party	256	0.52
Majority		1,300	2.64

7 June 2001		45,433/66,332	68.49
Norman John Baker	Liberal Democrats	25,588	56.32
Simon Peter Randall Sinnatt	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,878	34.95
Paul Adrian Richards	Labour Party	3,317	7.30
John Stuart Harvey	UK Independence Party	650	1.43
Majority		9,710	21.37

5 May 2005		46,552/67,073	69.40
Norman John Baker	Liberal Democrats	24,376	52.36
Rory Cassian Love	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,902	34.16
Richard Black	Labour Party	4,169	8.96
Susan Jean Murray	Green Party	1,071	2.30
John Simon Petley	UK Independence Party	1,034	2.22
Majority		8,474	18.20

Minor Boundary Change
6 May 2010		50,088/68,424	73.20
Norman John Baker	Liberal Democrats	26,048	52.00
Jason Ashley Sugarman	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,401	36.74
Hratche Koundarjian	Labour Party	2,508	5.01
Peter Albert Charlton	UK Independence Party	1,728	3.45
Susan Jean Murray	Green Party	729	1.46
David Ronald Lloyd	British National Party	594	1.19
Ondrej Soucek	Independent	80	0.16
Majority		7,647	15.27

7 May 2015		50,540/69,481	72.74
Maria Colette Caulfield	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,206	38.00
Rt Hon Norman John Baker	Liberal Democrats	18,123	35.86
Raymond Terence Finch	UK Independence Party	5,427	10.74
Lloyd Russell-Moyle	Labour Party	5,000	9.89
Alfie Stirling	Green Party	2,784	5.51
Majority		1,083	2.14

8 June 2017		54,192/70,941	76.39
Maria Colette Caulfield	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,820	49.49
Kelly-Marie Blundell	Liberal Democrats	21,312	39.33
Daniel Chapman	Labour Party	6,060	11.18
Majority		5,508	10.16

12 December 2019		54,851/71,503	76.71
Maria Colette Caulfield	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,268	47.89
Oliver James Henman	Liberal Democrats	23,811	43.41
Katherine Louise Chappell	Labour Party	3,206	5.84
Johnny Denis	Green Party	1,453	2.65
Nicholas Paul Cragg	Independent	113	0.21
Majority		2,457	4.48

Major Boundary Change
4 July 2024		53,173/76,166	69.81
James Neville MacCleary	Liberal Democrats	26,895	50.58
Maria Colette Caulfield	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,271	26.84
Bernard Peter Brown	Reform UK	6,335	11.91
Danny Sweeney	Labour Party	3,574	6.72
Paul Keene	Green Party	1,869	3.51
Rowena Mary Easton	Social Democratic Party	229	0.43
Majority		12,624	23.74