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Data Last Updated: 27 August 2024
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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| 11 December 1832 | 1,415 | ||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| 8 January 1835 | 1,290/1,571 | 82.11 | |
| Whig | 720 | 55.81 | |
| Whig | 687 | 53.26 | |
| Conservative Party | 667 | 51.71 | |
| Majority | 20 | 1.55 | |
| 28 July 1837 | 1,309/1,811 | 72.28 | |
| Whig | 780 | 59.59 | |
| Whig | 772 | 58.98 | |
| Conservative Party | 551 | 42.09 | |
| Conservative Party | 466 | 35.60 | |
| Majority | 221 | 16.88 | |
| 1 July 1841 | 1,256/1,903 | 66.00 | |
| Whig | 821 | 65.37 | |
| Whig | 787 | 62.66 | |
| Conservative Party | 552 | 43.95 | |
| Majority | 235 | 18.71 | |
| 6 July 1846 Resignation of Viscount Ebrington on appointment as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury. | |||
| 11 July 1846 | |||
| Whig | 716 | 79.20 | |
| Chartist | 188 | 20.80 | |
| Majority | 528 | 58.41 | |
| 29 July 1847 | 1,682/2,174 | 77.37 | |
| Whig | 921 | 54.76 | |
| Peelite | 837 | 49.76 | |
| Chartist | 769 | 45.72 | |
| Majority | 68 | 4.04 | |
| 9 July 1852 | 1,659/2,482 | 66.84 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,036 | 62.45 | |
| Whig | 1,004 | 60.52 | |
| Whig | 906 | 54.61 | |
| Radical | 372 | 22.42 | |
| Majority | 98 | 5.91 | |
| 10 May 1853 Petition - election of Charles Mare declared void. | |||
| 2 June 1853 | 1,820/2,508 | 72.57 | |
| Peelite | 944 | 51.87 | |
| Whig | 876 | 48.13 | |
| Majority | 68 | 3.74 | |
| 28 March 1857 | 2,895/2,604 | 111.18 | |
| Whig | 1,167 | 80.62 | |
| Whig | 1,106 | 76.41 | |
| Conservative Party | 622 | 42.97 | |
| Majority | 484 | 16.72 | |
| 30 April 1859 | 2,178/2,706 | 80.49 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,153 | 72.00 | |
| Liberal Party | 1,086 | 67.81 | |
| Liberal Party | 964 | 60.19 | |
| Majority | 122 | 5.60 | |
| 3 September 1861 Succession of Viscount Valletort to the Peerage - 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe. | |||
| 31 October 1861 | |||
| Liberal Party | 1,179 | 54.51 | |
| Conservative Party | 984 | 45.49 | |
| Majority | 195 | 9.02 | |
| 1863 Resignation of Robert Collier on appointment as Solicitor-General. | |||
| 17 October 1863 | |||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 12 July 1865 | 2,406/2,944 | 81.73 | |
| Liberal Party | 1,299 | 53.99 | |
| Liberal Party | 1,218 | 50.62 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,147 | 47.67 | |
| Majority | 71 | 2.95 | |
| Boundary Change | |||
| 17 November 1868 | 3,582/4,840 | 74.01 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,086 | 73.75 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,065 | 73.01 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,506 | 53.24 | |
| Majority | 559 | 15.61 | |
| 12 December 1868 Resignation of Sir Robert Collier on appointment as Attorney-General. | |||
| 21 December 1868 | 4,840 | ||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 1870 Resignation of Sir Robert Collier on appointment as Recorder of Bristol. | |||
| 15 August 1870 | |||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 1871 Resignation of Sir Robert Collier on appointment as a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. | |||
| 22 November 1871 | |||
| Conservative Party | 1,753 | 53.71 | |
| Liberal Party | 1,511 | 46.29 | |
| Majority | 242 | 7.41 | |
| 3 February 1874 | 3,730/4,728 | 78.89 | |
| Conservative Party | 2,045 | 54.83 | |
| Conservative Party | 2,000 | 53.63 | |
| Liberal Party | 1,714 | 45.96 | |
| Liberal Party | 1,700 | 45.58 | |
| Majority | 286 | 7.67 | |
| 31 March 1880 | 4,817/5,552 | 86.76 | |
| Conservative Party | 2,442 | 50.70 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,406 | 49.95 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,402 | 49.87 | |
| Conservative Party | 2,384 | 49.49 | |
| Majority | 4 | 0.08 | |
| 25 June 1880 Petition - election of Edward Bates declared void. | |||
| 10 July 1880 | 4,754/5,552 | 85.63 | |
| Conservative Party | 2,449 | 51.51 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,305 | 48.49 | |
| Majority | 144 | 3.03 | |
| 24 November 1885 | 8,389/10,130 | 82.81 | |
| Conservative Party | 4,354 | 51.90 | |
| Conservative Party | 4,240 | 50.54 | |
| Liberal Party | 4,132 | 49.25 | |
| Liberal Party | 3,968 | 47.30 | |
| Majority | 108 | 1.29 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 3 July 1886 | 7,400/10,130 | 73.05 | |
| Conservative Party | 4,157 | 56.18 | |
| Conservative Party | 4,133 | 55.85 | |
| Liberal Party | 3,255 | 43.99 | |
| Liberal Party | 3,175 | 42.91 | |
| Majority | 878 | 23.73 | |
| 1886 Resignation of Edward Clarke on appointment as Solicitor-General. | |||
| 11 August 1886 | 10,130 | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 6 July 1892 | 10,086/12,431 | 81.14 | |
| Conservative Party | 5,081 | 50.38 | |
| Conservative Party | 5,081 | 50.38 | |
| Liberal Party | 4,921 | 48.79 | |
| Liberal Party | 4,861 | 48.20 | |
| Majority | 160 | 3.17 | |
| 15 July 1895 | 11,006/13,460 | 81.77 | |
| Conservative Party | 5,575 | 50.65 | |
| Liberal Party | 5,482 | 49.81 | |
| Conservative Party | 5,456 | 49.57 | |
| Liberal Party | 5,298 | 48.14 | |
| Majority | 26 | 0.24 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 24 December 1897 Death of Charles Harrison. | |||
| 12 January 1898 | 11,768/13,223 | 89.00 | |
| Liberal Party | 5,966 | 50.70 | |
| Conservative Party | 5,802 | 49.30 | |
| Majority | 164 | 1.39 | |
| 10 February 1900 Resignation of Sir Edward Clarke. (Northstead) | |||
| 16 February 1900 | 13,566 | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 1 October 1900 | 11,502/13,566 | 84.79 | |
| Conservative Party | 6,009 | 52.24 | |
| Conservative Party | 6,005 | 52.21 | |
| Liberal Party | 5,460 | 47.47 | |
| Liberal Party | 5,264 | 45.77 | |
| Majority | 545 | 4.74 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 13 January 1906 | 15,528/18,196 | 85.34 | |
| Liberal Party | 9,021 | 58.10 | |
| Liberal Party | 8,914 | 57.41 | |
| Conservative Party | 6,547 | 42.16 | |
| Conservative Party | 6,234 | 40.15 | |
| Majority | 2,367 | 15.24 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 15 January 1910 | 15,893/18,085 | 87.88 | |
| Liberal Party | 8,091 | 50.91 | |
| Liberal Party | 7,961 | 50.09 | |
| Conservative Party | 7,650 | 48.13 | |
| Conservative Party | 7,556 | 47.54 | |
| Majority | 311 | 3.91 | |
| 7 December 1910 | 15,463/18,085 | 85.50 | |
| Conservative Party | 8,113 | 52.47 | |
| Conservative Party | 7,942 | 51.36 | |
| Liberal Party | 7,379 | 47.72 | |
| Liberal Party | 7,260 | 46.95 | |
| Majority | 563 | 3.64 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||