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Application Last Amended: 11 January 2024
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1 December 1885 | 8,525/10,083 | 84.55 | |
Conservative Party | 4,753 | 55.75 | |
Liberal Party | 3,772 | 44.25 | |
Majority | 981 | 11.51 | |
3 July 1886 | 10,083 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
6 July 1892 | 10,774 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
20 July 1895 | 8,203/9,958 | 82.38 | |
Conservative Party | 4,605 | 56.14 | |
Liberal Party | 3,598 | 43.86 | |
Majority | 1,007 | 12.28 | |
1 October 1900 | |||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
4 May 1901 Death of Stanley Leighton. | |||
24 May 1901 | 7,948/9,998 | 79.50 | |
Conservative Party | 4,518 | 56.84 | |
Liberal Party | 3,430 | 43.16 | |
Majority | 1,088 | 13.69 | |
26 June 1904 Succession of Hon George Ormsby-Gore to the Peerage - 3rd Baron Harlech. | |||
26 July 1904 | 8,699/10,075 | 86.34 | |
Liberal Party | 4,542 | 52.21 | |
Conservative Party | 4,157 | 47.79 | |
Majority | 385 | 4.43 | |
19 January 1906 | 9,519/10,490 | 90.74 | |
Conservative Party | 5,011 | 52.64 | |
Liberal Party | 4,508 | 47.36 | |
Majority | 503 | 5.28 | |
22 January 1910 | 9,382/10,151 | 92.42 | |
Conservative Party | 5,003 | 53.33 | |
Liberal Party | 4,379 | 46.67 | |
Majority | 624 | 6.65 | |
12 December 1910 | 8,988/10,151 | 88.54 | |
Conservative Party | 4,867 | 54.15 | |
Liberal Party | 4,121 | 45.85 | |
Majority | 746 | 8.30 | |
14 December 1918 | 20,743/31,977 | 64.87 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition | 12,276 | 59.18 | |
Labour Party | 8,467 | 40.82 | |
Majority | 3,809 | 18.36 | |
15 November 1922 | 25,602/31,923 | 80.20 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,837 | 50.14 | |
Liberal Party | 6,660 | 26.01 | |
Labour Party | 6,105 | 23.85 | |
Majority | 6,177 | 24.13 | |
6 December 1923 | 24,718/32,595 | 75.83 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,528 | 46.64 | |
Liberal Party | 9,713 | 39.30 | |
Labour Party | 3,477 | 14.07 | |
Majority | 1,815 | 7.34 | |
29 October 1924 | 25,962/32,913 | 78.88 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,316 | 55.14 | |
Liberal Party | 6,143 | 23.66 | |
Labour Party | 5,503 | 21.20 | |
Majority | 8,173 | 31.48 | |
30 May 1929 | 33,063/41,953 | 78.81 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,554 | 47.04 | |
Liberal Party | 10,565 | 31.95 | |
Labour Party | 6,944 | 21.00 | |
Majority | 4,989 | 15.09 | |
27 October 1931 | 32,083/42,928 | 74.74 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,740 | 74.00 | |
Labour Party | 8,343 | 26.00 | |
Majority | 15,397 | 47.99 | |
14 November 1935 | 43,874 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
5 July 1945 | 34,908/48,719 | 71.65 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,082 | 54.66 | |
Labour Party | 10,777 | 30.87 | |
Liberal Party | 5,049 | 14.46 | |
Majority | 8,305 | 23.79 | |
Boundary Change | |||
23 February 1950 | 38,118/48,700 | 78.27 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,562 | 61.81 | |
Labour Party | 14,556 | 38.19 | |
Majority | 9,006 | 23.63 | |
25 October 1951 | 38,314/49,830 | 76.89 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,843 | 62.23 | |
Labour Party | 14,471 | 37.77 | |
Majority | 9,372 | 24.46 | |
26 May 1955 | 35,293/50,289 | 70.18 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,859 | 64.77 | |
Labour Party | 12,434 | 35.23 | |
Majority | 10,425 | 29.54 | |
8 October 1959 | 37,654/50,772 | 74.16 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,055 | 55.92 | |
Labour Party | 10,531 | 27.97 | |
Liberal Party | 6,068 | 16.12 | |
Majority | 10,524 | 27.95 | |
1 June 1961 Resignation of Rt Hon David Ormsby-Gore on appointment as United Kingdom Ambassador to the United States of America. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
8 November 1961 | 30,433/50,057 | 60.80 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,428 | 40.84 | |
Liberal Party | 8,647 | 28.41 | |
Labour Party | 8,519 | 27.99 | |
Patriotic Front | 839 | 2.76 | |
Majority | 3,781 | 12.42 | |
John Dayton sought election for the "Patriotic Front for Political Action". | |||
15 October 1964 | 38,336/50,066 | 76.57 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,184 | 47.43 | |
Labour Party | 11,407 | 29.76 | |
Liberal Party | 8,745 | 22.81 | |
Majority | 6,777 | 17.68 | |
31 March 1966 | 36,748/50,102 | 73.35 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,727 | 48.24 | |
Labour Party | 13,011 | 35.41 | |
Liberal Party | 6,010 | 16.35 | |
Majority | 4,716 | 12.83 | |
18 June 1970 | 40,125/55,575 | 72.20 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,361 | 50.74 | |
Labour Party | 10,801 | 26.92 | |
Liberal Party | 8,963 | 22.34 | |
Majority | 9,560 | 23.83 | |
Minor Boundary Change | |||
28 February 1974 | 43,551/55,927 | 77.87 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,438 | 46.93 | |
Liberal Party | 13,428 | 30.83 | |
Labour Party | 9,685 | 22.24 | |
Majority | 7,010 | 16.10 | |
10 October 1974 | 40,539/56,414 | 71.86 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,165 | 47.28 | |
Labour Party | 10,751 | 26.52 | |
Liberal Party | 10,623 | 26.20 | |
Majority | 8,414 | 20.76 | |
3 May 1979 | 43,106/58,334 | 73.90 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,551 | 54.64 | |
Labour Party | 10,150 | 23.55 | |
Liberal Party | 9,405 | 21.82 | |
Majority | 13,401 | 31.09 | |