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12 December 1832		2,522
Thomas Grimston Bucknall Estcourt	Tory	Unopposed
Sir Robert Harry Inglis, bt	Tory	Unopposed

8 January 1835
Thomas Grimston Bucknall Estcourt	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Sir Robert Harry Inglis, bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

25 July 1837
Thomas Grimston Bucknall Estcourt	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Sir Robert Harry Inglis, bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

29 June 1841
Thomas Grimston Bucknall Estcourt	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Sir Robert Harry Inglis, bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

3 August 1847		1,851/3,300	56.09
Sir Robert Harry Inglis, bt	Conservative Party	1,700	91.84
William Ewart Gladstone	Peelite	997	53.86
Charles Gray Round	Conservative Party	824	44.52
Majority		173	9.35

July 1852		1,618/3,474	46.57
Sir Robert Harry Inglis, bt	Conservative Party	1,369	84.61
William Ewart Gladstone	Peelite	1,108	68.48
Robert Bullock Marsham	Conservative Party	758	46.85
Majority		350	21.63

28 December 1852 Resignation of William Gladstone on appointment as Chancellor of the Exchequer.

20 January 1853		1,919/3,357	57.16
Rt Hon William Ewart Gladstone	Peelite	1,034	53.88
Dudley Montagu Perceval	Conservative Party	885	46.12
Majority		149	7.76

27 January 1854 Resignation of Sir Robert Inglis, bt. (Northstead)

7 February 1854
Sir William Heathcote, bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

27 March 1857		3,538
Rt Hon William Ewart Gladstone	Peelite	Unopposed
Sir William Heathcote, bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

1859 Resignation of Rt Hon William Gladstone on appointment as High Commissioner to the Ionian Islands.

12 February 1859
Rt Hon William Ewart Gladstone	Peelite	Unopposed

29 April 1859		3,623
Rt Hon William Ewart Gladstone	Liberal Party	Unopposed
Sir William Heathcote, bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

18 June 1859 Resignation of Rt Hon William Gladstone on appointment as Chancellor of the Exchequer.

1 July 1859		1,909/3,623	52.69
Rt Hon William Ewart Gladstone	Liberal Party	1,050	55.00
Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Marquess of Chandos	Conservative Party	859	45.00
Majority		191	10.01

18 July 1865		3,432/3,755	91.40
Sir William Heathcote, bt	Conservative Party	3,236	94.29
Gathorne Hardy	Conservative Party	1,904	55.48
Rt Hon William Ewart Gladstone	Liberal Party	1,724	50.23
Majority		180	5.24

July 1866 Resignation of Gathorne Hardy on appointment as a President of the Poor Law Board.

12 July 1866
Rt Hon Gathorne Hardy	Conservative Party	Unopposed

17 May 1867 Resignation of Rt Hon Gathorne Hardy on appointment as Home Secretary.

20 May 1867
Rt Hon Gathorne Hardy	Conservative Party	Unopposed

18 November 1868		4,214
Rt Hon Gathorne Hardy	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Rt Hon John Robert Mowbray	Conservative Party	Unopposed

31 January 1874		4,571
Rt Hon Gathorne Hardy	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Rt Hon John Robert Mowbray	Conservative Party	Unopposed

21 February 1874 Resignation of Rt Hon Gathorne Hardy on appointment as Secretary of State for War.

14 March 1874		4,571
Rt Hon Gathorne Hardy	Conservative Party	Unopposed

4 May 1878 Elevation of Rt Hon Gathorne Hardy to the Peerage - Viscount Cranbrook.

17 May 1878		3,676/5,026	73.14
John Gilbert Talbot	Conservative Party	2,687	73.10
Prof Henry John Stephen Smith	Liberal Party	989	26.90
Majority		1,698	46.19

April 1880		5,033
Rt Hon John Robert Mowbray	Conservative Party	Unopposed
John Gilbert Talbot	Conservative Party	Unopposed

24 November 1885		5,575
Rt Hon Sir John Robert Mowbray, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed
John Gilbert Talbot	Conservative Party	Unopposed

2 July 1886		5,575
Rt Hon Sir John Robert Mowbray, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed
John Gilbert Talbot	Conservative Party	Unopposed

4 July 1892		6,011
Rt Hon Sir John Robert Mowbray, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed
John Gilbert Talbot	Conservative Party	Unopposed

13 July 1895
Rt Hon Sir John Robert Mowbray, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed
John Gilbert Talbot	Conservative Party	Unopposed

22 April 1899 Death of Rt Hon Sir John Mowbray, Bt.

11 May 1899		6,186
Sir William Reynell Anson, Bt	Liberal Unionist Party	Unopposed

1 October 1900
Sir William Reynell Anson, Bt	Liberal Unionist Party	Unopposed
Rt Hon John Gilbert Talbot	Conservative Party	Unopposed

13 January 1906		6,528
Sir William Reynell Anson, Bt	Liberal Unionist Party	Unopposed
Rt Hon John Gilbert Talbot	Conservative Party	Unopposed

15 January 1910		6,895
Sir William Reynell Anson, Bt	Liberal Unionist Party	Unopposed
Lord Hugh Richard Heathcote Cecil	Conservative Party	Unopposed

3 December 1910		6,895
Sir William Reynell Anson, Bt	Liberal Unionist Party	Unopposed
Lord Hugh Richard Heathcote Cecil	Conservative Party	Unopposed

4 June 1914 Death of Rt Hon Sir William Anson, Bt.

30 June 1914
Rowland Edmund Prothero	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

14 December 1918		5,564/7,907	70.37
Rt Hon Lord Hugh Richard Heathcote Cecil	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	2,771	49.80
Rt Hon Rowland Edmund Prothero	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	1,716	30.84
Prof George Gilbert Aim? Murray	Liberal Party	742	13.34
Henry Sanderson Furniss	Labour Party	335	6.02

4 February 1919 Elevation of Rt Hon Rowland Prothero to the Peerage - 1st Baron Ernle.

24 March 1919		4,975/7,907	62.92
Prof Charles William Chadwick Oman	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	2,613	52.52
Prof George Gilbert Aimé Murray	Liberal Party	1,330	26.73
J A L Riley	Independent	1,032	20.74
Majority		1,283	25.79

15 November 1922		5,647/9,374	60.24
Rt Hon Lord Hugh Richard Heathcote Cecil	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,185	56.40
Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman	Conservative & Unionist Party	1,018	18.03
Prof George Gilbert Aim? Murray	Liberal Party	1,444	25.57

6 December 1923		8,134/10,814	75.22
Rt Hon Lord Hugh Richard Heathcote Cecil	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,560	43.77
Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,206	27.12
Prof George Gilbert Aim? Murray	Liberal Party	2,368	29.11

29 October 1924		8,701/10,773	80.77
Rt Hon Lord Hugh Richard Heathcote Cecil	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,320	49.65
Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman	Conservative & Unionist Party	1,738	19.97
Prof George Gilbert Aim? Murray	Liberal Party	2,643	30.38

30 May 1929		11,463/15,770	72.69
Rt Hon Lord Hugh Richard Heathcote Cecil	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,012	52.45
Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,174	18.97
Prof George Gilbert Aim? Murray	Liberal Party	3,277	28.59

27 October 1931		18,261
Rt Hon Lord Hugh Richard Heathcote Cecil	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed
Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

14 November 1935		15,241/22,413	68.00
Rt Hon Lord Hugh Richard Heathcote Cecil	Conservative & Unionist Party	7,365	48.32
Alan Patrick Herbert	Independent	3,390	22.24
Dr Charles Robert Mowbray Fraser Cruttwell	Conservative & Unionist Party	1,803	11.83
Prof John Leofric Stocks	Labour Party	2,683	17.60

29 January 1937 Resignation of Rt Hon Lord Hugh Cecil on appointment as Provost of Eton College. (Northstead)

27 February 1937		15,105/24,021	62.88
Sir James Arthur Salter	Independent	7,580	50.18
Prof Sir Edward Farquhar Buzzard, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,917	25.93
Prof Frederick Alexander Lindemann	Independent Conservative	3,608	23.89
Majority		3,663	24.25

5 July 1945		15,321/28,865	53.08
Rt Hon Sir James Arthur Salter	Independent	6,771	44.19
Alan Patrick Herbert	Independent	5,136	33.52
Prof George Douglas Howard Cole	Labour Party	3,414	22.28