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10 December 1832		773
Sir Robert Heron, bt	Whig	Unopposed
John Nicholas Fazakerley	Whig	Unopposed

9 January 1835		591/685	86.28
John Nicholas Fazakerley	Whig	412	69.71
Sir Robert Heron, bt	Whig	358	60.58
Walker Ferrand	Conservative Party	281	47.55
Majority		77	13.03

26 July 1837		494/552	89.49
John Nicholas Fazakerley	Whig	311	62.96
Sir Robert Heron, bt	Whig	288	58.30
William Edward Surtees	Conservative Party	234	47.37
Majority		54	10.93

29 June 1841		495/576	85.94
Hon George Wentworth Fitzwilliam	Whig	317	64.04
Sir Robert Heron, bt	Whig	255	51.52
Thomas Gladstone	Conservative Party	244	49.29
Majority		11	2.22

30 July 1847		518
Hon George Wentworth Fitzwilliam	Whig	Unopposed
William George Cavendish	Whig	Unopposed

7 July 1852		455/518	87.84
Hon George Wentworth Fitzwilliam	Whig	260	57.14
Hon Richard Watson	Whig	229	50.33
John Talbot Clifton	Conservative Party	210	46.15
Majority		19	4.18

24 July 1852 Death of Hon Richard Watson.

6 December 1852		451/526	85.74
George Hammond Whalley	Radical	233	51.66
George Cornewall Lewis	Whig	218	48.34
Majority		15	3.33

8 June 1853 Petition - election declared void.

25 June 1853		451/526	85.74
George Hammond Whalley	Radical	236	52.33
Thomson Hankey	Liberal Party	215	47.67
Majority		21	4.66

15 August 1853 Petition - George Whalley unseated due to disqualification at the time of the election. Thomson Hankey declared elected.

28 March 1857		384/542	70.85
Hon George Wentworth Fitzwilliam	Whig	321	83.59
Thomson Hankey	Whig	266	69.27
George Hammond Whalley	Radical	181	47.14
Majority		85	22.14

1857 Petition - withdrawn.

30 April 1859		455/568	80.11
Thomson Hankey	Liberal Party	275	60.44
George Hammond Whalley	Liberal Party	253	55.60
John Harvey Lee Wingfield	Conservative Party	195	42.86
James Plaisted Wilde	Liberal Party	187	41.10
Majority		58	12.75

1859 Petition against George Whalley dismissed. Petition against Thomson Hankey withdrawn.

12 July 1865		482/641	75.20
George Hammond Whalley	Liberal Party	340	70.54
Thomson Hankey	Liberal Party	320	66.39
William Wells	Liberal Party	303	62.86
Majority		17	3.53

Boundary Change
18 November 1868		1,888/2,461	76.72
William Wells	Liberal Party	1,282	67.90
George Hammond Whalley	Liberal Party	1,122	59.43
Thomson Hankey	Liberal Party	834	44.17
William Green	Liberal Party	204	10.81
Henry Thomas Wrenfordsley	Conservative Party	167	8.85
Majority		288	15.25

3 February 1874		2,264/3,056	74.08
Thomson Hankey	Liberal Party	1,135	50.13
George Hammond Whalley	Liberal Party	1,105	48.81
Henry Thomas Wrenfordsley	Conservative Party	666	29.42
George Potter	Liberal/Labour	562	24.82
Neville Goodman	Liberal Party	323	14.27
Dr Robert Malcolm Kerr	Liberal Party	71	3.14
Majority		439	19.39

7 October 1878 Death of George Whalley.

29 October 1878		2,692/3,340	80.60
Hon William John Wentworth-Fitzwilliam	Independent Liberal	1,360	50.52
John Compton Lawrance	Conservative Party	671	24.93
James Hayes Raper	Liberal Party	653	24.26
George Potter	Liberal/Labour	8	0.30
Majority		689	25.59

31 March 1880		2,350/3,393	69.26
Hon William John Wentworth-Fitzwilliam	Independent Liberal	1,615	68.72
George Hampden Whalley	Liberal Party	1,257	53.49
Robert Tennant	Conservative Party	987	42.00
Thomson Hankey	Liberal Party	841	35.79
Majority		270	11.49

13 June 1883 Resignation of George Whalley. (Northstead)

23 June 1883		2,544/3,589	70.88
Sydney Charles Buxton	Liberal Party	1,438	56.53
John Adam Fergusson	Conservative Party	1,106	43.47
Majority		332	13.05

24 November 1885		3,448/3,882	88.82
Hon William John Wentworth-Fitzwilliam	Independent Liberal	1,853	53.74
Sydney Charles Buxton	Liberal Party	1,595	46.26
Majority		258	7.48

Hon William Fitzwilliam had the support of the local Conservative Association and the adopted Conservative candidate withdrew in his favour.

5 July 1886		3,271/3,882	84.26
Hon William John Wentworth-Fitzwilliam	Liberal Unionist Party	1,780	54.42
Granville George Greenwood	Liberal Party	1,491	45.58
Majority		289	8.84

11 September 1889 Death of Hon William Fitzwilliam.

7 October 1889		3,535/4,056	87.15
Alpheus Cleophas Morton	Liberal Party	1,893	53.55
Robert Purvis	Liberal Unionist Party	1,642	46.45
Majority		251	7.10

4 July 1892		3,916/4,559	85.90
Alpheus Cleophas Morton	Liberal Party	2,037	52.02
Robert Purvis	Liberal Unionist Party	1,879	47.98
Majority		158	4.03

15 July 1895		4,279/4,787	89.39
Robert Purvis	Liberal Unionist Party	2,259	52.79
Alpheus Cleophas Morton	Liberal Party	2,020	47.21
Majority		239	5.59

1 October 1900		4,470/5,300	84.34
Robert Purvis	Liberal Unionist Party	2,315	51.79
Halley Stewart	Liberal Party	2,155	48.21
Majority		160	3.58

15 January 1906		5,493/6,025	91.17
Granville George Greenwood	Liberal Party	3,326	60.55
Sir Robert Purvis	Liberal Unionist Party	2,167	39.45
Majority		1,159	21.10

17 January 1910		6,183/6,564	94.20
Granville George Greenwood	Liberal Party	3,308	53.50
Sir Robert Purvis	Liberal Unionist Party	2,875	46.50
Majority		433	7.00

5 December 1910		5,907/6,564	89.99
Granville George Greenwood	Liberal Party	3,105	52.56
Hon Henry Lygon	Conservative Party	2,802	47.44
Majority		303	5.13

14 December 1918		21,562/34,676	62.18
Henry Leonard Campbell Brassey	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	9,516	44.13
John Mansfield	Labour Party	8,832	40.96
Thomas Ivatt Slater	Liberal Party	3,214	14.91
Majority		684	3.17

15 November 1922		28,518/35,393	80.58
Sir Henry Leonard Campbell Brassey, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,560	47.55
John Mansfield	Labour Party	8,668	30.39
George Nicholls	Liberal Party	6,290	22.06
Majority		4,892	17.15

6 December 1923		26,592/36,049	73.77
Sir Henry Leonard Campbell Brassey, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,634	43.75
John Mansfield	Labour Party	8,668	32.60
Daniel Boyle	Liberal Party	6,290	23.65
Majority		2,966	11.15

29 October 1924		28,161/36,461	77.24
Sir Henry Leonard Campbell Brassey, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,195	50.41
John Mansfield	Labour Party	9,180	32.60
Daniel Boyle	Liberal Party	4,786	17.00
Majority		5,015	17.81

30 May 1929		37,665/46,704	80.65
James Francis Horrabin	Labour Party	14,743	39.14
Sir Henry Leonard Campbell Brassey, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,218	37.75
James William Francis Hill	Liberal Party	8,704	23.11
Majority		525	1.39

27 October 1931		40,846/47,947	85.19
David George Brownlow Cecil, Lord Burghley	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,640	65.22
James Francis Horrabin	Labour Party	14,206	34.78
Majority		12,434	30.44

14 November 1935		40,050/49,573	80.79
David George Brownlow Cecil, Lord Burghley	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,677	56.62
Ernest Albert John Davies	Labour Party	17,373	43.38
Majority		5,304	13.24

20 September 1943 Resignation of Lord Burghley on appointment as Governor of Bermuda. (Chiltern Hundreds)

15 October 1943		22,866/51,755	44.18
John Michael Henry Hely-Hutchinson, Viscount Suirdale	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,976	52.37
Samuel Bennett	Independent Labour	10,890	47.63
Majority		1,086	4.75

Samuel Bennett was supported by both the Common Wealth Movement and the Independent Labour Party.

5 July 1945		43,541/59,763	72.86
Stanley Tiffany	Labour and Co-operative Party	22,056	50.66
John Michael Henry Hely-Hutchinson, Viscount Suirdale	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,485	49.34
Majority		571	1.31

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		49,666/57,502	86.37
Harmar Nicholls	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,815	45.94
Stanley Tiffany	Labour and Co-operative Party	22,671	45.65
Wolf Isaac Akst	Liberal Party	4,180	8.42
Majority		144	0.29

25 October 1951		51,066/58,831	86.80
Harmar Nicholls	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,536	48.05
Albert Edward Victor Ainsworth Farrer	Labour Party	24,163	47.32
Wolf Isaac Akst	Liberal Party	2,367	4.64
Majority		373	0.73

26 May 1955		49,400/59,513	83.01
Harmar Nicholls	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,319	53.28
Albert Edward Victor Ainsworth Farrer	Labour Party	23,081	46.72
Majority		3,238	6.55

8 October 1959		50,244/60,545	82.99
Harmar Nicholls	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,414	54.56
Beatrice Boothroyd	Labour Party	22,830	45.44
Majority		4,584	9.12

15 October 1964		51,654/63,181	81.76
Sir Harmar Nicholls, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,045	46.55
David Arthur Saunders	Labour Party	21,428	41.48
Lawrence Young	Liberal Party	6,181	11.97
Majority		2,617	5.07

31 March 1966		51,978/63,839	81.42
Sir Harmar Nicholls, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,944	46.07
Michael John Ward	Labour Party	23,941	46.06
Basil Eric Goldstone	Liberal Party	4,093	7.87
Majority		3	0.01

18 June 1970		55,889/71,493	78.17
Sir Harmar Nicholls, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	30,227	54.08
Michael John Ward	Labour Party	25,662	45.92
Majority		4,565	8.17

Major Boundary Change
28 February 1974		51,456/62,533	82.29
Sir Harmar Nicholls, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,353	39.55
Michael John Ward	Labour Party	20,331	39.51
Peter James Boizot	Liberal Party	10,772	20.93
Majority		22	0.04

10 October 1974		49,094/63,028	77.89
Michael John Ward	Labour Party	21,820	44.45
Sir Harmar Nicholls, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,972	40.68
Peter James Boizot	Liberal Party	7,302	14.87
Majority		1,848	3.76

3 May 1979		56,829/72,912	77.94
Dr Brian Stanley Mawhinney	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,734	48.80
Michael John Ward	Labour Party	22,632	39.82
David William Green	Liberal Party	5,685	10.00
John Ulrich Wilhelmy	National Front	672	1.18
Michael John Bishop	Workers Revolutionary Party	106	0.19
Majority		5,102	8.98

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		57,909/79,915	72.46
Dr Brian Stanley Mawhinney	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,270	47.09
Brian William Fish	Labour Party	16,831	29.06
Lady Elizabeth Rosemary Walston	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	13,142	22.69
Nigel Andrew Callaghan	Ecology Party	511	0.88
David Edward Hyland	Workers Revolutionary Party	155	0.27
Majority		10,439	18.03

11 June 1987		61,954/85,242	72.68
Dr Brian Stanley Mawhinney	Conservative & Unionist Party	30,624	49.43
Andrew Stuart MacKinlay	Labour Party	20,840	33.64
David William Green	Liberal Party in Alliance	9,984	16.12
Nigel Andrew Callaghan	Green Party	506	0.82
Majority		9,784	15.79

9 April 1992		65,840/87,638	75.13
Dr Brian Stanley Mawhinney	Conservative & Unionist Party	31,827	48.34
Julie Owens	Labour Party	26,451	40.17
Amanda Joan Taylor	Liberal Democrats	5,208	7.91
Erbie Murat	Official Liberal Party	1,557	2.36
Richard Laurence Huntley Heaton	British National Party	311	0.47
Pamela Irene Beasley	PP	271	0.41
Charles Richard Brettell	Natural Law Party	215	0.33
Majority		5,376	8.17

Major Boundary Change
1 May 1997		48,427/65,926	73.46
Helen Rosemary Brinton	Labour Party	24,365	50.31
Jacqueline Foster	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,042	35.19
David Ross Howarth	Liberal Democrats	5,170	10.68
Philip Slater	Referendum Party	924	1.91
Charles Richard Brettell	Natural Law Party	334	0.69
John Stephen Linskey	UK Independence Party	317	0.65
Stephen Kenneth Savill Goldspink	Pro-Life Alliance	275	0.57
Majority		7,323	15.12

7 June 2001		39,812/64,918	61.33
Helen Rosemary Brinton	Labour Party	17,975	45.15
Stewart James Jackson	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,121	37.98
James Nicholas Sandford	Liberal Democrats	5,761	14.47
Julian Philip Fairweather	UK Independence Party	955	2.40
Majority		2,854	7.17

5 May 2005		41,204/67,499	61.04
Stewart James Jackson	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,364	42.14
Helen Rosemary Clark	Labour Party	14,624	35.49
James Nicholas Sandford	Liberal Democrats	6,876	16.69
Mary Herdman	UK Independence Party	1,242	3.01
Terence Steven Blackham	National Front	931	2.26
Marc Adrian Potter	Independent	167	0.41
Majority		2,740	6.65

Marc Potter sought election for the Motorcycle News Party.

Minor Boundary Change
6 May 2010		44,926/70,165	64.03
Stewart James Jackson	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,133	40.36
Ed Murphy	Labour Party	13,272	29.54
James Nicholas Sandford	Liberal Democrats	8,816	19.62
Frances Agnes Fox	UK Independence Party	3,007	6.69
Rob King	English Democrats Party	770	1.71
Fiona Jane Radic	Green Party	523	1.16
John Paul Swallow	Independent	405	0.90
Majority		4,861	10.82

7 May 2015		47,075/72,530	64.90
Stewart James Jackson	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,684	39.69
Lisa Jane Forbes	Labour Party	16,759	35.60
Mary Herdman	UK Independence Party	7,485	15.90
Darren Fower	Liberal Democrats	1,774	3.77
Darren Charles Bisby-Boyd	Green Party	1,218	2.59
Christopher David Ash	Official Liberal Party	639	1.36
John Raymond Fox	Independent	516	1.10
Majority		1,925	4.09

8 June 2017		47,738/71,522	66.75
Fiona Oluyinka Onasanya	Labour Party	22,950	48.07
Stewart James Jackson	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,343	46.80
Rebeka Louise Sellick	Liberal Democrats	1,597	3.35
Fiona Jane Radic	Green Party	848	1.78
Majority		607	1.27

19 December 2018 The Labour whip was removed from Fiona Onasanya after her conviction for perverting the course of justice.

1 May 2019 19,261 voters (27.64% of the electorate of 69,673) signed the petition to require Fiona Onasanya to vacate the seat.

6 June 2019
Lisa Jane Forbes	Labour Party	10,484	30.91
Michael Thomas Greene	Brexit Party	9,801	28.89
Paul Bristow	Conservative & Unionist Party	7,243	21.35
Rebeka Louise Sellick	Liberal Democrats	4,159	12.26
Joseph Hamylton Wells	Green Party	1,035	3.05
John William Stanley Whitby	UK Independence Party	400	1.18
Thomas Andrew Rogers	Christian Peoples Alliance	162	0.48
Stephen Kenneth Savill Goldspink	English Democrats Party	153	0.45
Patrick James O'Flynn	Social Democratic Party	135	0.40
Alan Hope	Monster Raving Loony Party	112	0.33
Andrew John Moore	Independent	101	0.30
Richard Thomas Boycott Rodgers	Common Good	60	0.18
Peter Mark Ward	Renew	45	0.13
Pierre Edmond Kirk	UK EU	25	0.07
Robert Junior Smith	Independent	5	0.01
Majority		683	2.01

12 December 2019		47,801/72,560	65.88
Paul Bristow	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,334	46.72
Lisa Jane Forbes	Labour Party	19,754	41.33
Rebeka Louise Sellick	Liberal Democrats	2,334	4.88
Michael Thomas Greene	Brexit Party	2,127	4.45
Joseph Hamylton Wells	Green Party	728	1.52
Luke Ferguson	Independent	260	0.54
Thomas Andrew Rogers	Christian Peoples Alliance	151	0.32
Martin John Parkinson	Monster Raving Loony Party	113	0.24
Majority		2,580	5.40

Minor Boundary Change
4 July 2024		41,872/73,378	57.06
Andrew Elliot Pakes	Labour and Co-operative Party	13,418	32.05
Paul Bristow	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,300	31.76
Susan Melancy Morris	Reform UK	5,379	12.85
Amjad Hussain	Workers Britain	5,051	12.06
Nicola Jane Day-Dempsey	Green Party	2,542	6.07
James Nicholas Sandford	Liberal Democrats	1,746	4.17
Thomas Andrew Rogers	Christian Peoples Alliance	225	0.54
Zahid Ejaz Khan	Independent	211	0.50
Majority		118	0.28