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12 December 1832		941/973	96.71
William Henry Miller	Tory	607	64.51
Sir Henry Pollard Willoughby, bt	Tory	587	62.38
Edmund Peel	Tory	478	50.80
Majority		109	11.58

5 January 1835		922/987	93.41
Edmund Peel	Conservative Party	689	74.73
William Henry Miller	Conservative Party	494	53.58
Sir Henry Pollard Willoughby, bt	Conservative Party	397	43.06
Majority		97	10.52

24 July 1837		881/991	88.90
William Henry Miller	Conservative Party	669	75.94
Spencer Horsey de Horsey	Conservative Party	635	72.08
Richard Badnall	Whig	292	33.14
Majority		343	38.93

1837 Petition - dismissed.

29 June 1841		977/1,038	94.12
Edmund Buckley	Conservative Party	721	73.80
John Quincey Harris	Whig	565	57.83
William Henry Miller	Conservative Party	417	42.68
Majority		148	15.15

11 May 1842 Petition - John Harris unseated.

14 June 1842		978/1,075	90.98
John Quincey Harris	Whig	499	51.02
John Campbell Colquhoun	Conservative Party	479	48.98
Majority		20	2.04

23 July 1842 Petition - John Harris unseated and John Colquhoun declared elected.

23 July 1842
John Campbell Colquhoun	Conservative Party	Unopposed

28 July 1847		880/1,074	81.94
Samuel Christy	Peelite	571	64.89
William Jackson	Whig	565	64.20
George Granville Francis Egerton, Viscount Brackley	Conservative Party	522	59.32
William Grieg	Whig	101	11.48
Majority		43	4.89

At the time of the election Samuel Christy held a Government contract which was a disqualification from being elected.

November 1847 Petition - withdrawn.

November 1847 Resignation of Samuel Christy in order to forestall the forthcoming petition. (Chiltern Hundreds)

15 December 1847		913/1,074	85.01
Samuel Christy	Peelite	546	59.80
Thomas Ross	Liberal Party	367	40.20
Majority		179	19.61

7 July 1852		730/1,090	66.97
William Jackson	Whig	622	85.21
Samuel Christy	Peelite	585	80.14
Thomas Ross	Whig	252	34.52
Majority		333	45.62

30 March 1857		680/997	68.20
Samuel Christy	Peelite	654	96.18
William Jackson	Whig	413	60.74
John Riley	Independent Liberal	113	16.62
Majority		300	44.12

1857 Petition - withdrawn.

29 April 1859		994
William Jackson	Liberal Party	Unopposed
William Murray	Conservative Party	Unopposed

12 July 1865		590/1,077	54.78
William Shepherd Allen	Liberal Party	520	88.14
Edmund Buckley	Conservative Party	494	83.73
John Ayshford Wise	Liberal Party	166	28.14
Majority		328	55.59

17 November 1868		2,340/2,849	82.13
Edmund Buckley	Conservative Party	1,423	60.81
William Shepherd Allen	Liberal Party	1,081	46.20
Henry Thomas Salmon	Liberal Party	744	31.79
Majority		337	14.40

4 February 1874		2,221/2,999	74.06
Sir Edmund Buckley, Bt	Conservative Party	1,173	52.81
William Shepherd Allen	Liberal Party	1,116	50.25
Harry Tichborne Davenport	Conservative Party	1,037	46.69
Majority		79	3.56

15 August 1878 Resignation of Sir Edmund Buckley, Bt. (Chiltern Hundreds)

26 August 1878		2,320/3,396	68.32
Samuel Rathbone Edge	Liberal Party	1,330	57.33
Charles Donaldson-Hudson	Conservative Party	990	42.67
Majority		340	14.66

1 April 1880		2,736/3,235	84.57
Charles Donaldson-Hudson	Conservative Party	1,484	54.24
William Shepherd Allen	Liberal Party	1,252	45.76
Samuel Rathbone Edge	Liberal Party	1,175	42.95
Majority		77	2.81

24 November 1885		6,879/7,837	87.78
William Shepherd Allen	Liberal Party	4,031	58.60
Andrew Richard Scoble	Conservative Party	2,848	41.40
Majority		1,183	17.20

2 July 1886		5,648/7,837	72.07
Douglas Harry Coghill	Liberal Unionist Party	2,896	51.27
John Beavis Brindley	Liberal Party	2,752	48.73
Majority		144	2.55

5 July 1892		6,960/8,862	78.54
William Allen	Liberal Party	4,024	57.82
Douglas Harry Coghill	Liberal Unionist Party	2,936	42.18
Majority		1,088	15.63

16 July 1895		6,909/8,281	83.43
William Allen	Liberal Party	3,510	50.80
Arthur Morrier Lee	Liberal Unionist Party	3,399	49.20
Majority		111	1.61

4 October 1900		7,318/9,095	80.46
Sir Alfred Seale Haslam	Liberal Unionist Party	3,750	51.24
William Allen	Liberal Party	3,568	48.76
Majority		182	2.49

16 January 1906		8,103/9,650	83.97
Josiah Clement Wedgwood	Liberal Party	5,155	63.62
Sir Alfred Seale Haslam	Liberal Unionist Party	2,948	36.38
Majority		2,207	27.24

17 January 1910		9,858/10,512	93.78
Josiah Clement Wedgwood	Liberal Party	5,613	56.94
Ewart Scott Grogan	Liberal Unionist Party	4,245	43.06
Majority		1,368	13.88

5 December 1910		9,368/10,512	89.12
Josiah Clement Wedgwood	Liberal Party	5,281	56.37
Ewart Scott Grogan	Conservative Party	4,087	43.63
Majority		1,194	12.75

14 December 1918		29,657
Josiah Clement Wedgwood	Independent Liberal	Unopposed

Josiah Wedgwood was issued with the Coalition "coupon" but repudiated it. Although adopted by the local Liberal Association, he considered himself to be an Independent Liberal.

1919 Josiah Wedgwood joins the Labour Party.

15 November 1922		24,076/30,300	79.46
Josiah Clement Wedgwood	Labour Party	14,503	60.24
Albert Shaw	National Liberal Party	9,573	39.76
Majority		4,930	20.48

6 December 1923		19,627/30,565	64.21
Josiah Clement Wedgwood	Labour Party	12,881	65.63
John Ravenshaw	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,746	34.37
Majority		6,135	31.26

29 October 1924		24,651/30,816	79.99
Rt Hon Josiah Clement Wedgwood	Labour Party	14,226	57.71
Arthur Hassam	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,425	42.29
Majority		3,801	15.42

30 May 1929		29,942/39,482	75.84
Rt Hon Josiah Clement Wedgwood	Labour Party	20,931	69.91
Christopher Kemplay Tatham	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,011	30.09
Majority		11,920	39.81

27 October 1931		41,560
Rt Hon Josiah Clement Wedgwood	Independent Labour	Unopposed

14 November 1935		45,891
Rt Hon Josiah Clement Wedgwood	Labour Party	Unopposed

21 January 1942 Elevation of Rt Hon Josiah Wedgwood to the Peerage - Baron Wedgwood.

11 March 1942
John David Mack	Labour Party	Unopposed

5 July 1945		39,121/50,741	77.10
John David Mack	Labour Party	25,903	66.21
George Albert Wade	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,380	21.42
Norman Walter Elliott	Liberal Party	4,838	12.37
Majority		17,523	44.79

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		52,381/59,776	87.63
John David Mack	Labour Party	30,249	57.75
James Arthur Friend	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,132	42.25
Majority		8,117	15.50

25 October 1951		53,092/60,649	87.54
Stephen Thomas Swingler	Labour Party	30,814	58.04
James Arthur Friend	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,278	41.96
Majority		8,536	16.08

26 May 1955		49,883/61,776	80.75
Stephen Thomas Swingler	Labour Party	28,314	56.76
Frank Henry Taylor	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,569	43.24
Majority		6,745	13.52

8 October 1959		53,678/63,623	84.37
Stephen Thomas Swingler	Labour Party	29,840	55.59
Thomas Prendergast	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,838	44.41
Majority		6,002	11.18

15 October 1964		52,543/63,934	82.18
Stephen Thomas Swingler	Labour Party	30,470	57.99
John Lovering	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,073	42.01
Majority		8,397	15.98

31 March 1966		51,045/63,872	79.92
Stephen Thomas Swingler	Labour Party	31,548	61.80
Peggy Edith Fenner	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,497	38.20
Majority		12,051	23.61

19 February 1969 Death of Rt Hon Stephen Swingler.

30 October 1969		47,228/65,344	72.28
John Golding	Labour Party	21,786	46.13
Nicholas Raymond Winterton	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,744	43.92
David Ralph Antony Spreckley	Liberal Party	2,999	6.35
D Parker	Democratic Party	1,699	3.60
Majority		1,042	2.21

18 June 1970		45,710/69,811	65.48
John Golding	Labour Party	22,329	48.85
Nicholas Raymond Winterton	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,233	44.26
Frank Derek Wright	Liberal Party	1,954	4.27
Dr Peter Harry Boyle	Democratic Party	1,194	2.61
Majority		2,096	4.59

Minor Boundary Change
28 February 1974		60,647/72,137	84.07
John Golding	Labour Party	28,603	47.16
Nicholas Cosmo Bonsor	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,955	37.85
Robert Charles Madocks Fyson	Liberal Party	8,861	14.61
Sydney Samuel Theodore Rowe	UKP	228	0.38
Majority		5,648	9.31

Sydney Rowe sought election for the United Kingdom Party.

10 October 1974		56,798/72,762	78.06
John Golding	Labour Party	28,154	49.57
Nicholas Cosmo Bonsor	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,784	36.59
Robert Charles Madocks Fyson	Liberal Party	7,604	13.39
Sydney Samuel Theodore Rowe	UK Front	256	0.45
Majority		7,370	12.98

Sydney Rowe sought election for the United Kingdom Front.

3 May 1979		59,104/72,442	81.59
John Golding	Labour Party	28,649	48.47
Elsie Ashley	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,421	41.32
Gwyn Evans	Liberal Party	5,878	9.95
Sydney Samuel Theodore Rowe	British Empire Society	156	0.26
Majority		4,228	7.15

Sydney Rowe sought election as a British Empire Socialist.

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		50,532/66,223	76.31
John Golding	Labour Party	21,210	41.97
Leslie Lawrence	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,406	36.42
Alan Lindley Thomas	Liberal Party in Alliance	10,916	21.60
Majority		2,804	5.55

24 June 1986 Resignation of John Golding. (Chiltern Hundreds)

17 July 1986		41,247/66,223	62.29
Llinos Golding	Labour Party	16,819	40.78
Alan Lindley Thomas	Liberal Party in Alliance	16,020	38.84
James Nock	Conservative & Unionist Party	7,863	19.06
David Edward Sutch	Monster Raving Loony Party	277	0.67
John Gaskell	Monster Raving Loony Party	115	0.28
James Parker	Independent	83	0.20
David Brewster	Monster Raving Loony Party	70	0.17
Majority		799	1.94

11 June 1987		53,364/66,831	79.85
Llinos Golding	Labour Party	21,618	40.51
Alan Lindley Thomas	Liberal Party in Alliance	16,486	30.89
Peter Cyril James Ridgway	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,863	27.85
Michael John Nicklin	Independent Labour	397	0.74
Majority		5,132	9.62

Michael Nicklin sought election as an Ex-Labour Moderate.

9 April 1992		53,506/66,595	80.35
Llinos Golding	Labour Party	25,652	47.94
Andrew Duncan Brierley	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,813	29.55
Alan Lindley Thomas	Liberal Democrats	11,727	21.92
Richard John Myatt Lines	Natural Law Party	314	0.59
Majority		9,839	18.39

1 May 1997		49,129/66,686	73.67
Llinos Golding	Labour Party	27,743	56.47
Marcus David Hayes	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,537	21.45
Dr John Robert Studd	Liberal Democrats	6,858	13.96
Kim Suttle	Referendum Party	1,510	3.07
Steven Joseph Mountford	Official Liberal Party	1,399	2.85
Bridget Bell	Socialist Labour	1,082	2.20
Majority		17,206	35.02

7 June 2001		38,674/65,739	58.83
Christopher Paul Farrelly	Labour Party	20,650	53.40
Michael John Flynn	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,664	27.57
Jeremy Mark Roodhouse	Liberal Democrats	5,993	15.50
Robert Charles Madocks Fyson	Independent	773	2.00
Thomas Paul Hicks Godfrey	UK Independence Party	594	1.54
Majority		9,986	25.82

5 May 2005		39,788/68,414	58.16
Christopher Paul Farrelly	Labour Party	18,053	45.37
Jeremy John Elton Lefroy	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,945	24.99
Trevor George Johnson	Liberal Democrats	7,528	18.92
David Ernest Nixon	UK Independence Party	1,436	3.61
John Lindsay Dawson	British National Party	1,390	3.49
Prof Andrew Nicholas Howard Dobson	Green Party	918	2.31
Marian Jean Harvey-Lover	Veritas	518	1.30
Majority		8,108	20.38

6 May 2010		43,191/69,062	62.54
Christopher Paul Farrelly	Labour Party	16,393	37.95
Robert Edward Jenrick	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,841	34.36
William Nigel Jones	Liberal Democrats	8,466	19.60
David Ernest Nixon	UK Independence Party	3,491	8.08
Majority		1,552	3.59

7 May 2015		42,997/66,752	64.41
Christopher Paul Farrelly	Labour Party	16,520	38.42
Tony Cox	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,870	36.91
Phil Wood	UK Independence Party	7,252	16.87
Ian Wilkes	Liberal Democrats	1,826	4.25
Sam Gibbons	Green Party	1,246	2.90
David Ernest Nixon	Independent	283	0.66
Majority		650	1.51

8 June 2017		43,842/65,596	66.84
Christopher Paul Farrelly	Labour Party	21,124	48.18
Owen Meredith	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,094	48.11
William Nigel Jones	Liberal Democrats	1,624	3.70
Majority		30	0.07

12 December 2019		44,739/68,211	65.59
Aaron Stuart Bell	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,485	52.49
Carl Joseph Greatbatch	Labour Party	16,039	35.85
William Nigel Jones	Liberal Democrats	2,361	5.28
Jason Crawford Cooper	Brexit Party	1,921	4.29
Carl Richard Johnson	Green Party	933	2.09
Majority		7,446	16.64

Major Boundary Change
4 July 2024		39,618/67,839	58.40
Adam Habib Jogee	Labour Party	15,992	40.37
Simon John Tagg	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,923	27.57
Neill Walker	Reform UK	8,865	22.38
William Nigel Jones	Liberal Democrats	1,987	5.02
Jennifer Leigh Hibell	Green Party	1,851	4.67
Majority		5,069	12.79