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Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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| 17 December 1832 | 6,593 | ||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| Tory | Unopposed | ||
| 3 April 1833 Resignation of Rt Hon Edward Smith Stanley on appointment as Secretary of State for the Colonies. | |||
| 12 April 1833 | |||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| 21 October 1834 Rt Hon Edward Smith Stanley assumes the courtesy title Baron Stanley on his father's succession as the 13th Earl of Derby. | |||
| 12 January 1835 | 6,581 | ||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 31 July 1837 | 9,691 | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 6 July 1841 | 10,031 | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 3 September 1841 Resignation of Rt Hon Baron Stanley on appointment as Secretary of State for the Colonies. | |||
| 21 September 1841 | 10,031 | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| September 1844 Resignation of Rt Hon Baron Stanley in anticipation of a writ of accelaration to the House of Lords. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
| 20 September 1844 | |||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 3 August 1847 | 11,846 | ||
| Peelite | Unopposed | ||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| 13 July 1852 | 12,297 | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| 31 March 1857 | 12,352 | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| 3 May 1859 | 12,183 | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| March 1863 Resignation of Marquess of Hartington on appointment as Lord of the Admiralty. | |||
| 24 March 1863 | |||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 14 July 1865 | 13,006 | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 16 February 1866 Resignation of Marquess of Hartington on appointment as Secretary of State for War. | |||
| 28 February 1866 | |||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 26 June 1867 Resignation of John Wilson Patten on appointment as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. | |||
| 1 July 1867 | |||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Boundary Change | |||
| 17 November 1868 | 12,053/14,399 | 83.71 | |
| Conservative Party | 6,832 | 56.68 | |
| Conservative Party | 6,681 | 55.43 | |
| Liberal Party | 5,296 | 43.94 | |
| Majority | 1,385 | 11.49 | |
| 13 February 1874 | 14,690 | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 16 March 1874 Elevation of Rt Hon John Wilson Patten to the Peerage - Baron Winmarleigh. | |||
| 26 March 1874 | 14,690 | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 2 April 1878 Resignation of Hon Frederick Stanley on appointment as Secretary of State for War. | |||
| 8 April 1878 | |||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 12 April 1880 | 14,672/17,057 | 86.02 | |
| Conservative Party | 8,172 | 55.70 | |
| Conservative Party | 7,505 | 51.15 | |
| Liberal Party | 6,500 | 44.30 | |
| Majority | 1,005 | 6.85 | |
| 24 June 1885 Resignation of Rt Hon Frederick Stanley on appointment as Secretary of State for the Colonies. | |||
| 1 July 1885 | |||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||