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| 10 December 1832 | 3,817/4,238 | 90.07 | |
| Tory | 2,016 | 52.82 | |
| Tory | 1,962 | 51.40 | |
| Whig | 1,809 | 47.39 | |
| Whig | 1,765 | 46.24 | |
| Majority | 153 | 4.01 | |
| 3 April 1833 Petition - dismissed. | |||
| 7 January 1835 | 3,483/4,102 | 84.91 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,892 | 54.32 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,878 | 53.92 | |
| Whig | 1,592 | 45.71 | |
| Whig | 1,582 | 45.42 | |
| Majority | 286 | 8.21 | |
| 26 July 1837 | 3,697/4,390 | 84.21 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,865 | 50.45 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,863 | 50.39 | |
| Whig | 1,843 | 49.85 | |
| Whig | 1,831 | 49.53 | |
| Majority | 20 | 0.54 | |
| 24 May 1838 Petition - Hon Robert Scarlett unseated and Benjamin Smith declared elected. | |||
| 28 June 1841 | 4,334 | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| 30 July 1847 | 2,874/4,976 | 57.76 | |
| Whig | 2,448 | 85.18 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,727 | 60.09 | |
| Radical | 1,572 | 54.70 | |
| Majority | 155 | 5.39 | |
| 9 July 1852 | 3,696/5,390 | 68.57 | |
| Whig | 2,190 | 59.25 | |
| Radical | 2,145 | 58.04 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,592 | 43.07 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,465 | 39.64 | |
| Majority | 553 | 14.96 | |
| 1852 Petition - withdrawn. | |||
| 20 October 1854 Resignation of Sir Samuel Peto. (Hempholme) | |||
| 29 December 1854 | |||
| Conservative Party | 1,899 | 53.83 | |
| Whig | 1,629 | 46.17 | |
| Majority | 270 | 7.65 | |
| 30 March 1857 | 3,879/6,175 | 62.82 | |
| Radical | 2,247 | 57.93 | |
| Whig | 2,238 | 57.70 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,636 | 42.18 | |
| Majority | 602 | 15.52 | |
| 29 April 1859 | 4,077/5,058 | 80.60 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,154 | 52.83 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,134 | 52.34 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,966 | 48.22 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,900 | 46.60 | |
| Majority | 168 | 4.12 | |
| 1859 Resignation of Viscount Bury on appointment as Treasurer of HM Household. | |||
| 28 June 1859 | 3,522/5,058 | 69.63 | |
| Liberal Party | 1,922 | 54.57 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,561 | 44.32 | |
| Conservative Party | 39 | 1.11 | |
| Majority | 361 | 10.25 | |
| 28 March 1860 | 3,698/5,381 | 68.72 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,081 | 56.27 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,045 | 55.30 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,636 | 44.24 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,631 | 44.10 | |
| Majority | 409 | 11.06 | |
| 1860 Petition - withdrawn. | |||
| 12 March 1860 Petition - election declared void. | |||
| 12 March 1860 Petition - Election of 29 April 1859 declared void. | |||
| 12 July 1865 | 3,256/4,817 | 67.59 | |
| Liberal Party | 1,845 | 56.66 | |
| Liberal Party | 1,838 | 56.45 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,466 | 45.02 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,363 | 41.86 | |
| Majority | 372 | 11.43 | |
| 18 November 1868 | 9,958/13,296 | 74.89 | |
| Conservative Party | 4,521 | 45.40 | |
| Liberal Party | 4,509 | 45.28 | |
| Liberal Party | 4,364 | 43.82 | |
| Majority | 145 | 1.46 | |
| 18 January 1869 Petition - Sir Henry Stracey, Bt unseated. The writ was then suspended until July 1870. | |||
| 13 July 1870 | |||
| Liberal Party | 4,236 | 52.23 | |
| Conservative Party | 3,874 | 47.77 | |
| Majority | 362 | 4.46 | |
| 11 January 1871 Petition - Jacob Tillett unseated. | |||
| 22 February 1871 | 8,026/12,338 | 65.05 | |
| Liberal Party | 4,637 | 57.77 | |
| Conservative Party | 3,389 | 42.23 | |
| Majority | 1,248 | 15.55 | |
| 5 February 1874 | 11,514/15,166 | 75.92 | |
| Liberal Party | 6,138 | 53.31 | |
| Conservative Party | 5,823 | 50.57 | |
| Liberal Party | 5,776 | 50.17 | |
| Conservative Party | 5,290 | 45.94 | |
| Majority | 47 | 0.41 | |
| 1875 Resignation of John Huddleston on appointment as a judge. | |||
| 6 March 1875 | 10,956/14,953 | 73.27 | |
| Liberal Party | 5,877 | 53.64 | |
| Conservative Party | 5,079 | 46.36 | |
| Majority | 798 | 7.28 | |
| 8 May 1875 Petition - election declared void and writ suspended. | |||
| 31 March 1880 | 11,668/15,349 | 76.02 | |
| Liberal Party | 6,549 | 56.13 | |
| Liberal Party | 6,512 | 55.81 | |
| Conservative Party | 5,242 | 44.93 | |
| Conservative Party | 5,032 | 43.13 | |
| Majority | 1,270 | 10.88 | |
| 25 November 1885 | 13,572/15,323 | 88.57 | |
| Conservative Party | 7,279 | 53.63 | |
| Liberal Party | 6,666 | 49.12 | |
| Liberal Party | 6,251 | 46.06 | |
| Majority | 415 | 3.06 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 27 March 1886 Petition - Harry Bullard unseated. | |||
| 7 April 1886 | 15,323 | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 2 July 1886 | 12,342/15,323 | 80.55 | |
| Liberal Party | 6,295 | 51.00 | |
| Conservative Party | 6,156 | 49.88 | |
| Liberal Party | 6,119 | 49.58 | |
| Conservative Party | 5,564 | 45.08 | |
| Majority | 37 | 0.30 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 6 July 1892 | 14,625/16,623 | 87.98 | |
| Conservative Party | 7,718 | 52.77 | |
| Liberal Party | 7,407 | 50.65 | |
| Liberal Party | 6,811 | 46.57 | |
| Majority | 596 | 4.08 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 16 July 1895 | 15,457/17,494 | 88.36 | |
| Conservative Party | 8,166 | 52.83 | |
| Conservative Party | 8,034 | 51.98 | |
| Liberal Party | 7,330 | 47.42 | |
| Liberal Party | 7,210 | 46.65 | |
| Majority | 704 | 4.55 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 29 September 1900 | 18,738 | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 26 December 1903 Death of Sir Harry Bullard. | |||
| 15 January 1904 | 17,772/19,728 | 90.09 | |
| Liberal Party | 8,576 | 48.26 | |
| Conservative Party | 6,756 | 38.01 | |
| Labour Party | 2,440 | 13.73 | |
| Majority | 1,820 | 10.24 | |
| 15 January 1906 | 18,674/20,390 | 91.58 | |
| Labour Party | 11,059 | 59.22 | |
| Liberal Party | 10,972 | 58.76 | |
| Conservative Party | 7,460 | 39.95 | |
| Majority | 3,512 | 18.81 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 17 January 1910 | 19,759/21,607 | 91.45 | |
| Liberal Party | 11,257 | 56.97 | |
| Labour Party | 11,119 | 56.27 | |
| Conservative Party | 8,410 | 42.56 | |
| Conservative Party | 7,981 | 40.39 | |
| Majority | 2,709 | 13.71 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 5 December 1910 | 18,207/21,607 | 84.26 | |
| Liberal Party | 10,149 | 55.74 | |
| Labour Party | 10,003 | 54.94 | |
| Conservative Party | 7,758 | 42.61 | |
| Majority | 2,245 | 12.33 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 1915 Resignation of Sir Frederick Low on appointment as a Judge of the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. | |||
| 6 February 1915 | |||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 17 August 1917 Resignation of Rt Hon George Roberts on appointment as Minister of Labour. | |||
| 25 August 1917 | |||
| Labour Party | Unopposed | ||
| Rt Hon George Roberts' acceptance of a ministerial office in the Coalition Government led to his repudiation by the local Labour Party and Trades Council but the National Executive of the Labour Party officially endorsed his candidature. | |||
| 14 December 1918 | 33,313/60,342 | 55.21 | |
| Labour Party - Coalition | 26,642 | 79.97 | |
| Liberal Party | 25,555 | 76.71 | |
| Independent Labour | 6,856 | 20.58 | |
| Majority | 18,699 | 56.13 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| Rt Hon George Roberts was not an official Coalition candidate and di not receive a "coupon". He did, however, fully support the coalition and sought election as a Coalition candidate. | |||
| 15 November 1922 | 47,230/60,159 | 78.51 | |
| Independent | 31,167 | 65.99 | |
| National Liberal Party | 31,151 | 65.96 | |
| Labour Party | 15,609 | 33.05 | |
| Labour Party | 14,490 | 30.68 | |
| Majority | 15,542 | 32.91 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 6 December 1923 | 48,785/61,168 | 79.76 | |
| Labour Party | 20,077 | 41.15 | |
| Labour Party | 19,304 | 39.57 | |
| Liberal Party | 16,222 | 33.25 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,749 | 30.23 | |
| Liberal Party | 13,180 | 27.02 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,713 | 26.06 | |
| Majority | 3,082 | 6.32 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 29 October 1924 | 53,147/61,995 | 85.73 | |
| Liberal Party | 28,842 | 54.27 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,529 | 53.68 | |
| Labour Party | 23,808 | 44.80 | |
| Labour Party | 22,931 | 43.15 | |
| Majority | 4,721 | 8.88 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 30 May 1929 | 67,971/82,143 | 82.75 | |
| Liberal Party | 33,974 | 49.98 | |
| Labour Party | 33,690 | 49.57 | |
| Labour Party | 31,040 | 45.67 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,793 | 45.30 | |
| Majority | 2,650 | 3.90 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 27 October 1931 | 68,691/83,755 | 82.01 | |
| National Liberal Party | 40,925 | 59.58 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 38,883 | 56.61 | |
| Labour Party | 28,295 | 41.19 | |
| Independent Labour Party | 26,537 | 38.63 | |
| Majority | 10,588 | 15.41 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 14 November 1935 | 63,813/84,275 | 75.72 | |
| National Liberal Party | 36,039 | 56.48 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 34,182 | 53.57 | |
| Labour Party | 24,670 | 38.66 | |
| Labour Party | 22,055 | 34.56 | |
| Independent Labour Party | 6,737 | 10.56 | |
| Majority | 9,512 | 14.91 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 5 July 1945 | 58,466/79,880 | 73.19 | |
| Labour Party | 31,553 | 53.97 | |
| Labour Party | 31,229 | 53.41 | |
| National Liberal Party | 25,945 | 44.38 | |
| Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,225 | 41.43 | |
| Majority | 5,284 | 9.04 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||