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15 January 1833 | 212/272 | 77.94 | |
Whig | 107 | 50.47 | |
Tory | 96 | 45.28 | |
Whig | 9 | 4.25 | |
Majority | 11 | 5.19 | |
9 February 1835 | 198/298 | 66.44 | |
Conservative Party | 114 | 57.58 | |
Whig | 84 | 42.42 | |
Majority | 30 | 15.15 | |
4 August 1837 | 476 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
12 July 1841 | 526 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
1 September 1847 | 392/599 | 65.44 | |
Whig | 209 | 53.32 | |
Whig | 183 | 46.68 | |
Majority | 26 | 6.63 | |
3 August 1852 | 421/651 | 64.67 | |
Whig | 227 | 53.92 | |
Conservative Party | 194 | 46.08 | |
Majority | 33 | 7.84 | |
8 April 1857 | 615 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
10 May 1859 | 621 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
21 July 1865 | 685 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
7 December 1868 | 1,161/1,486 | 78.13 | |
Liberal Party | 715 | 61.58 | |
Conservative Party | 446 | 38.42 | |
Majority | 269 | 23.17 | |
26 October 1872 Death of Frederick Dundas. | |||
11 January 1873 | 1,267/1,537 | 82.43 | |
Liberal Party | 646 | 50.99 | |
Liberal Party | 621 | 49.01 | |
Majority | 25 | 1.97 | |
13 February 1874 | 1,618 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
28 April 1880 | 1,474/1,704 | 86.50 | |
Liberal Party | 896 | 60.79 | |
Conservative Party | 578 | 39.21 | |
Majority | 318 | 21.57 | |
18 December 1885 | 5,292/7,394 | 71.57 | |
Liberal Party | 3,352 | 63.34 | |
Conservative Party | 1,940 | 36.66 | |
Majority | 1,412 | 26.68 | |
30 July 1886 | 3,735/7,394 | 50.51 | |
Liberal Party | 2,353 | 63.00 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 1,382 | 37.00 | |
Majority | 971 | 26.00 | |
26 July 1892 | 4,241/7,075 | 59.94 | |
Liberal Party | 2,624 | 61.87 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 1,617 | 38.13 | |
Majority | 1,007 | 23.74 | |
9 August 1895 | 3,941/7,053 | 55.88 | |
Liberal Party | 2,361 | 59.91 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 1,580 | 40.09 | |
Majority | 781 | 19.82 | |
30 October 1900 | 4,074/7,420 | 54.91 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 2,057 | 50.49 | |
Liberal Party | 2,017 | 49.51 | |
Majority | 40 | 0.98 | |
7 October 1902 Resignation of John Wason upon his leaving the Liberal Unionist Party. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
19 November 1902 | 5,153/7,572 | 68.05 | |
Independent Liberal | 2,412 | 46.81 | |
Liberal Party | 2,001 | 38.83 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 740 | 14.36 | |
Majority | 411 | 7.98 | |
7 February 1906 | 4,858/7,680 | 63.26 | |
Liberal Party | 3,837 | 78.98 | |
Conservative Party | 1,021 | 21.02 | |
Majority | 2,816 | 57.97 | |
14 February 1910 | 5,111/7,115 | 71.83 | |
Liberal Party | 4,117 | 80.55 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 994 | 19.45 | |
Majority | 3,123 | 61.10 | |
14 December 1910 | 7,115 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
14 December 1918 | 19,963 | ||
Liberal Party - Coalition | Unopposed |   | |
19 April 1921 Death of Cathcart Wason. | |||
17 May 1921 | |||
Liberal Party - Coalition | Unopposed |   | |
15 November 1922 | 9,003/24,084 | 37.38 | |
Liberal Party | 4,814 | 53.47 | |
National Liberal Party | 4,189 | 46.53 | |
Majority | 625 | 6.94 | |
6 December 1923 | 9,447/24,167 | 39.09 | |
Liberal Party | 5,129 | 54.29 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,318 | 45.71 | |
Majority | 811 | 8.58 | |
29 October 1924 | 26,161 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
30 May 1929 | 13,660/31,683 | 43.11 | |
Liberal Party | 8,256 | 60.44 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,404 | 39.56 | |
Majority | 2,852 | 20.88 | |
27 October 1931 | 33,147 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
14 November 1935 | 14,586/31,480 | 46.33 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,406 | 57.63 | |
Liberal Party | 6,180 | 42.37 | |
Majority | 2,226 | 15.26 | |
5 July 1945 | 17,487/31,493 | 55.53 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,304 | 36.05 | |
Liberal Party | 5,975 | 34.17 | |
Labour Party | 5,208 | 29.78 | |
Majority | 329 | 1.88 | |
23 February 1950 | 19,716/29,131 | 67.68 | |
Liberal Party | 9,237 | 46.85 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,281 | 31.86 | |
Labour Party | 4,198 | 21.29 | |
Majority | 2,956 | 14.99 | |
25 October 1951 | 20,434/29,603 | 69.03 | |
Liberal Party | 11,745 | 57.48 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,354 | 26.20 | |
Labour Party | 3,335 | 16.32 | |
Majority | 6,391 | 31.28 | |
26 May 1955 | 18,427/27,868 | 66.12 | |
Liberal Party | 11,753 | 63.78 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 3,760 | 20.40 | |
Labour Party | 2,914 | 15.81 | |
Majority | 7,993 | 43.38 | |
5 November 1956 Jo Grimond elected Leader of the Liberal Party. | |||
8 October 1959 | 18,843/26,435 | 71.28 | |
Liberal Party | 12,099 | 64.21 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 3,487 | 18.51 | |
Labour Party | 3,257 | 17.28 | |
Majority | 8,612 | 45.70 | |
15 October 1964 | 18,540/25,481 | 72.76 | |
Liberal Party | 11,604 | 62.59 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 3,704 | 19.98 | |
Labour Party | 3,232 | 17.43 | |
Majority | 7,900 | 42.61 | |
31 March 1966 | 16,256/24,927 | 65.21 | |
Liberal Party | 9,605 | 59.09 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 3,630 | 22.33 | |
Labour Party | 3,021 | 18.58 | |
Majority | 5,975 | 36.76 | |
18 January 1967 Jo Grimond resigns as Leader of the Liberal Party. | |||
18 June 1970 | 16,812/24,707 | 68.05 | |
Liberal Party | 7,896 | 46.97 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,364 | 31.91 | |
Labour Party | 3,552 | 21.13 | |
Majority | 2,532 | 15.06 | |
28 February 1974 | 18,542/26,085 | 71.08 | |
Liberal Party | 11,491 | 61.97 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,186 | 22.58 | |
Labour Party | 2,865 | 15.45 | |
Majority | 7,305 | 39.40 | |
10 October 1974 | 17,572/26,289 | 66.84 | |
Liberal Party | 9,877 | 56.21 | |
Scottish National Party | 3,025 | 17.21 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,495 | 14.20 | |
Labour Party | 2,175 | 12.38 | |
Majority | 6,852 | 38.99 | |
9 May 1976 Rt Hon Jo Grimond appointed temporary Leader of the Liberal Party. | |||
7 July 1976 Rt Hon Jo Grimond steps down as Leader of the Liberal Party. | |||
3 May 1979 | 19,410/28,884 | 67.20 | |
Liberal Party | 10,950 | 56.41 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,140 | 21.33 | |
Labour Party | 3,385 | 17.44 | |
Scottish National Party | 935 | 4.82 | |
Majority | 6,810 | 35.09 | |
9 June 1983 | 20,410/30,399 | 67.14 | |
Liberal Party in Alliance | 9,374 | 45.93 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,224 | 25.60 | |
Scottish National Party | 3,147 | 15.42 | |
Labour Party | 2,665 | 13.06 | |
Majority | 4,150 | 20.33 | |
11 June 1987 | 21,319/31,332 | 68.04 | |
Liberal Party in Alliance | 8,881 | 41.66 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,959 | 23.26 | |
Labour Party | 3,995 | 18.74 | |
OSM | 3,095 | 14.52 | |
Green Party | 389 | 1.82 | |
Majority | 3,922 | 18.40 | |
9 April 1992 | 20,626/31,472 | 65.54 | |
Liberal Democrats | 9,575 | 46.42 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,542 | 22.02 | |
Labour Party | 4,093 | 19.84 | |
Scottish National Party | 2,301 | 11.16 | |
Natural Law Party | 115 | 0.56 | |
Majority | 5,033 | 24.40 | |
1 May 1997 | 20,665/32,291 | 64.00 | |
Liberal Democrats | 10,743 | 51.99 | |
Labour Party | 3,775 | 18.27 | |
Scottish National Party | 2,624 | 12.70 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,527 | 12.23 | |
Referendum Party | 820 | 3.97 | |
Natural Law Party | 116 | 0.56 | |
Independent | 60 | 0.29 | |
Majority | 6,968 | 33.72 | |
7 June 2001 | 16,733/31,909 | 52.44 | |
Liberal Democrats | 6,919 | 41.35 | |
Labour Party | 3,444 | 20.58 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 3,121 | 18.65 | |
Scottish National Party | 2,473 | 14.78 | |
Scottish Socialist | 776 | 4.64 | |
Majority | 3,475 | 20.77 | |
5 May 2005 | 17,742/33,048 | 53.69 | |
Liberal Democrats | 9,138 | 51.50 | |
Labour Party | 2,511 | 14.15 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,357 | 13.28 | |
Scottish National Party | 1,833 | 10.33 | |
Scottish Socialist | 992 | 5.59 | |
UK Independence Party | 424 | 2.39 | |
Legalise Cannabis Alliance | 311 | 1.75 | |
Free Scotland | 176 | 0.99 | |
Majority | 6,627 | 37.35 | |
6 May 2010 | 19,346/33,506 | 57.74 | |
Liberal Democrats | 11,989 | 61.97 | |
Labour Party | 2,061 | 10.65 | |
Scottish National Party | 2,042 | 10.56 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,032 | 10.50 | |
UK Independence Party | 1,222 | 6.32 | |
Majority | 9,928 | 51.32 | |
7 May 2015 | 22,728/34,551 | 65.78 | |
Liberal Democrats | 9,407 | 41.39 | |
Scottish National Party | 8,590 | 37.79 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,025 | 8.91 | |
Labour Party | 1,624 | 7.15 | |
UK Independence Party | 1,082 | 4.76 | |
Majority | 817 | 3.59 | |
9 December 2015 Petition - refused. | |||
8 June 2017 | 23,277/34,164 | 68.13 | |
Liberal Democrats | 11,312 | 48.60 | |
Scottish National Party | 6,749 | 28.99 | |
Labour Party | 2,664 | 11.44 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,024 | 8.70 | |
UK Independence Party | 283 | 1.22 | |
Independent | 245 | 1.05 | |
Majority | 4,563 | 19.60 | |
12 December 2019 | 23,160/34,211 | 67.70 | |
Liberal Democrats | 10,381 | 44.82 | |
Scottish National Party | 7,874 | 34.00 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,287 | 9.87 | |
Labour Party | 1,550 | 6.69 | |
Brexit Party | 900 | 3.89 | |
Independent | 168 | 0.73 | |
Majority | 2,507 | 10.82 | |