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28 November 1885 | 8,395/10,252 | 81.89 | |
Liberal Party | 4,801 | 57.19 | |
Conservative Party | 3,594 | 42.81 | |
Majority | 1,207 | 14.38 | |
5 July 1886 | 10,252 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
Francis Otter fell suddenly ill on nomination day. The local Liberal Association were unable to find another candidate before the close of nominations, meaning that Arthur Heath was returned unopposed. | |||
16 July 1892 | 7,729/9,829 | 78.63 | |
Liberal Party | 4,284 | 55.43 | |
Conservative Party | 3,445 | 44.57 | |
Majority | 839 | 10.86 | |
24 July 1895 | 7,970/10,863 | 73.37 | |
Liberal Party | 4,191 | 52.58 | |
Conservative Party | 3,779 | 47.42 | |
Majority | 412 | 5.17 | |
12 October 1900 | 7,474/9,621 | 77.68 | |
Liberal Party | 4,188 | 56.03 | |
Conservative Party | 3,286 | 43.97 | |
Majority | 902 | 12.07 | |
23 January 1906 | 8,123/10,075 | 80.63 | |
Liberal Party | 4,551 | 56.03 | |
Conservative Party | 3,572 | 43.97 | |
Majority | 979 | 12.05 | |
20 January 1910 | 8,708/10,315 | 84.42 | |
Conservative Party | 4,433 | 50.91 | |
Liberal Party | 4,275 | 49.09 | |
Majority | 158 | 1.81 | |
8 December 1910 | 8,448/10,315 | 81.90 | |
Liberal Party | 4,260 | 50.43 | |
Conservative Party | 4,188 | 49.57 | |
Majority | 72 | 0.85 | |
14 December 1918 | 16,614/27,572 | 60.26 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition | 9,055 | 54.50 | |
Liberal Party | 7,559 | 45.50 | |
Majority | 1,496 | 9.00 | |
28 April 1920 Death of Henry Brackenbury. | |||
3 June 1920 | 17,213/27,279 | 63.10 | |
Liberal Party | 9,859 | 57.28 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition | 7,354 | 42.72 | |
Majority | 2,505 | 14.55 | |
8 August 1921 Death of Tom Wintringham. | |||
22 September 1921 | 19,854/27,538 | 72.10 | |
Liberal Party | 8,386 | 42.24 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,595 | 38.25 | |
Labour Party | 3,873 | 19.51 | |
Majority | 791 | 3.98 | |
15 November 1922 | 22,335/28,468 | 78.46 | |
Liberal Party | 11,609 | 51.98 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,726 | 48.02 | |
Majority | 883 | 3.95 | |
6 December 1923 | 23,107/29,019 | 79.63 | |
Liberal Party | 12,104 | 52.38 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,003 | 47.62 | |
Majority | 1,101 | 4.76 | |
29 October 1924 | 24,004/29,659 | 80.93 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,674 | 52.80 | |
Liberal Party | 11,330 | 47.20 | |
Majority | 1,344 | 5.60 | |
30 May 1929 | 31,586/38,624 | 81.78 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,999 | 44.32 | |
Liberal Party | 13,560 | 42.93 | |
Labour Party | 4,027 | 12.75 | |
Majority | 439 | 1.39 | |
27 October 1931 | 32,873/40,307 | 81.56 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,434 | 56.08 | |
Liberal Party | 14,439 | 43.92 | |
Majority | 3,995 | 12.15 | |
14 November 1935 | 31,966/44,488 | 71.85 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,705 | 61.64 | |
Labour Party | 12,261 | 38.36 | |
Majority | 7,444 | 23.29 | |
5 July 1945 | 35,373/49,184 | 71.92 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,336 | 46.18 | |
Labour Party | 11,628 | 32.87 | |
Liberal Party | 7,176 | 20.29 | |
Independent | 233 | 0.66 | |
Majority | 4,708 | 13.31 | |
Boundary Change | |||
23 February 1950 | 40,507/49,207 | 82.32 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,627 | 48.45 | |
Labour Party | 15,063 | 37.19 | |
Liberal Party | 5,817 | 14.36 | |
Majority | 4,564 | 11.27 | |
25 October 1951 | 40,228/49,995 | 80.46 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,587 | 53.66 | |
Labour Party | 15,819 | 39.32 | |
Liberal Party | 2,822 | 7.02 | |
Majority | 5,768 | 14.34 | |
26 May 1955 | 37,072/50,329 | 73.66 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,796 | 58.79 | |
Labour Party | 15,276 | 41.21 | |
Majority | 6,520 | 17.59 | |
8 October 1959 | 39,619/51,773 | 76.52 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,211 | 61.11 | |
Labour Party | 15,408 | 38.89 | |
Majority | 8,803 | 22.22 | |
Minor Boundary Change | |||
15 October 1964 | 43,364/55,677 | 77.88 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,227 | 48.95 | |
Labour Party | 14,188 | 32.72 | |
Liberal Party | 7,949 | 18.33 | |
Majority | 7,039 | 16.23 | |
31 March 1966 | 43,084/57,430 | 75.02 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,977 | 46.37 | |
Labour Party | 15,885 | 36.87 | |
Liberal Party | 7,222 | 16.76 | |
Majority | 4,092 | 9.50 | |
31 August 1969 Death of Sir Cyril Osborne. | |||
4 December 1969 | 28,135/62,911 | 44.72 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,317 | 58.00 | |
Labour Party | 5,590 | 19.87 | |
Liberal Party | 5,003 | 17.78 | |
Democratic | 1,225 | 4.35 | |
Majority | 10,727 | 38.13 | |
18 June 1970 | 48,341/67,443 | 71.68 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,659 | 53.08 | |
Labour Party | 16,403 | 33.93 | |
Liberal Party | 6,279 | 12.99 | |
Majority | 9,256 | 19.15 | |
28 February 1974 | 55,746/69,976 | 79.66 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,158 | 45.13 | |
Liberal Party | 15,440 | 27.70 | |
Labour Party | 15,148 | 27.17 | |
Majority | 9,718 | 17.43 | |
10 October 1974 | 51,505/70,483 | 73.07 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,819 | 38.48 | |
Liberal Party | 16,939 | 32.89 | |
Labour Party | 14,747 | 28.63 | |
Majority | 2,880 | 5.59 | |
3 May 1979 | 57,419/73,264 | 78.37 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,771 | 44.88 | |
Liberal Party | 19,071 | 33.21 | |
Labour Party | 12,316 | 21.45 | |
National Front | 261 | 0.45 | |
Majority | 6,700 | 11.67 | |