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Data Last Updated: 27 August 2024
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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| 14 December 1832 | 983/1,295 | 75.91 | |
| Whig | 826 | 84.03 | |
| Whig | 707 | 71.92 | |
| Radical | 258 | 26.25 | |
| Majority | 449 | 45.68 | |
| 8 January 1835 | 1,143/1,340 | 85.30 | |
| Whig | 643 | 56.26 | |
| Whig | 571 | 49.96 | |
| Conservative Party | 557 | 48.73 | |
| Radical | 335 | 29.31 | |
| Majority | 14 | 1.22 | |
| 26 July 1837 | 1,118/1,561 | 71.62 | |
| Whig | 635 | 56.80 | |
| Whig | 630 | 56.35 | |
| Conservative Party | 518 | 46.33 | |
| Conservative Party | 438 | 39.18 | |
| Majority | 112 | 10.02 | |
| 17 February 1838 Death of John Bonham Carter. | |||
| 26 February 1838 | |||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| 26 August 1839 Resignation of Francis Baring on appointment as Chancellor of the Exchequer. | |||
| 30 September 1839 | |||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| 28 June 1841 | 1,834 | ||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| 28 July 1847 | 2,068 | ||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| 18 January 1849 Resignation of Rt Hon Francis Baring on appointment as First Lord of the Admiralty. | |||
| 6 February 1849 | |||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| 6 July 1852 | 3,332 | ||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| 7 March 1855 Resignation of Viscount Monck on appointment as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury. | |||
| 14 March 1855 | 1,951/3,439 | 56.73 | |
| Whig | 1,478 | 75.76 | |
| Radical | 473 | 24.24 | |
| Majority | 1,005 | 51.51 | |
| 30 March 1857 | 2,247/3,671 | 61.21 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,522 | 67.73 | |
| Whig | 1,496 | 66.58 | |
| Whig | 1,476 | 65.69 | |
| Majority | 20 | 0.89 | |
| 1857 Petition - withdrawn. | |||
| 30 April 1859 | 3,024/3,821 | 79.14 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,640 | 54.23 | |
| Liberal Party | 1,574 | 52.05 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,447 | 47.85 | |
| Liberal Party | 1,386 | 45.83 | |
| Majority | 127 | 4.20 | |
| 13 July 1865 | 3,752/4,670 | 80.34 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,164 | 57.68 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,103 | 56.05 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,447 | 38.57 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,386 | 36.94 | |
| Majority | 656 | 17.48 | |
| 1865 Petition - withdrawn. | |||
| 18 November 1868 | 9,042/11,597 | 77.97 | |
| Conservative Party | 5,306 | 58.68 | |
| Liberal Party | 3,785 | 41.86 | |
| Liberal Party | 3,687 | 40.78 | |
| Majority | 98 | 1.08 | |
| 4 February 1874 | 21,038/14,931 | 140.90 | |
| Conservative Party | 5,927 | 56.35 | |
| Conservative Party | 5,879 | 55.89 | |
| Liberal Party | 4,644 | 44.15 | |
| Liberal Party | 4,588 | 43.62 | |
| Majority | 1,235 | 5.87 | |
| 4 March 1874 Resignation of Sir James Dalrymple Horn Elphinstone, bt on appointment as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury. | |||
| 16 March 1874 | 14,931 | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 1 April 1880 | 12,670/16,463 | 76.96 | |
| Conservative Party | 6,683 | 52.75 | |
| Conservative Party | 6,593 | 52.04 | |
| Liberal Party | 6,040 | 47.67 | |
| Liberal Party | 6,023 | 47.54 | |
| Majority | 553 | 4.36 | |
| 26 November 1885 | 16,068/20,279 | 79.23 | |
| Liberal Party | 8,367 | 52.07 | |
| Liberal Party | 8,214 | 51.12 | |
| Conservative Party | 7,650 | 47.61 | |
| Conservative Party | 7,595 | 47.27 | |
| Majority | 564 | 3.51 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 6 July 1886 | 15,722/20,279 | 77.53 | |
| Liberal Unionist Party | 8,482 | 53.95 | |
| Conservative Party | 8,325 | 52.95 | |
| Liberal Party | 7,196 | 45.77 | |
| Liberal Party | 7,069 | 44.96 | |
| Majority | 1,129 | 7.18 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 6 July 1892 | 18,731/23,237 | 80.61 | |
| Liberal Party | 9,643 | 51.48 | |
| Liberal Party | 9,448 | 50.44 | |
| Conservative Party | 9,135 | 48.77 | |
| Liberal Unionist Party | 9,000 | 48.05 | |
| Majority | 313 | 1.67 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 16 July 1895 | 20,129/24,057 | 83.67 | |
| Liberal Party | 10,451 | 51.92 | |
| Liberal Party | 10,255 | 50.95 | |
| Conservative Party | 9,717 | 48.27 | |
| Liberal Unionist Party | 9,567 | 47.53 | |
| Majority | 538 | 2.67 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 23 April 1900 Resignation of Walter Clough. (Northstead) | |||
| 3 May 1900 | 19,995/26,698 | 74.89 | |
| Liberal Party | 10,287 | 51.45 | |
| Conservative Party | 9,708 | 48.55 | |
| Majority | 579 | 2.90 | |
| 4 October 1900 | 21,072/26,698 | 78.93 | |
| Conservative Party | 10,818 | 51.34 | |
| Conservative Party | 10,383 | 49.27 | |
| Liberal Party | 10,214 | 48.47 | |
| Liberal Party | 10,031 | 47.60 | |
| Majority | 169 | 0.80 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 17 January 1906 | 25,478/30,754 | 82.84 | |
| Liberal Party | 10,500 | 41.21 | |
| Liberal Party | 10,236 | 40.18 | |
| Labour Party | 8,172 | 32.07 | |
| Conservative Party | 7,970 | 31.28 | |
| Conservative Party | 7,752 | 30.43 | |
| Independent | 1,859 | 7.30 | |
| Majority | 2,064 | 8.10 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| Fred Jane claimed a special interest in naval and dockyard affairs. | |||
| 9 November 1909 Death of Sir John Baker. | |||
| 17 January 1910 | 30,100/33,666 | 89.41 | |
| Conservative Party | 16,777 | 55.74 | |
| Liberal Unionist Party | 15,592 | 51.80 | |
| Liberal Party | 12,397 | 41.19 | |
| Liberal Party | 9,965 | 33.11 | |
| Labour Party | 3,529 | 11.72 | |
| Majority | 3,195 | 10.61 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 7 December 1910 | 28,236/33,666 | 83.87 | |
| Conservative Party | 15,125 | 53.57 | |
| Liberal Unionist Party | 14,856 | 52.61 | |
| Liberal Party | 13,146 | 46.56 | |
| Liberal Party | 13,013 | 46.09 | |
| Majority | 1,710 | 6.06 | |
| Breakdown of Votes | |||
| 8 January 1916 Resignation of Lord Charles Beresford prior to his elevation to the Peerage as Baron Beresford. (Northstead) | |||
| 15 January 1916 | |||
| Conservative & Unionist Party | Unopposed | ||