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Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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11 December 1832		273
Hon John Charles Dundas	Whig	Unopposed
Sir Robert Lawrence Dundas	Whig	Unopposed

6 January 1835		278
Hon Thomas Dundas	Whig	Unopposed
Alexander Speirs	Whig	Unopposed

25 August 1837		272
Hon Thomas Dundas	Whig	Unopposed
Alexander Speirs	Whig	Unopposed

2 July 1838 Hon Thomas Dundas assumes the courtesy title of Baron Dundas upon his father's elevation to the Peerage as the 1st Earl of Zetland.

19 February 1839 Succession of Baron Dundas to the Peerage - 2nd Earl of Zetland.

12 March 1839		242/284	85.21
Hon Sir Robert Lawrence Dundas	Whig	162	66.94
Miles Thomas Stapleton	Conservative Party	80	33.06
Majority		82	33.88

February 1841 Resignation of Alexander Speirs. (Chiltern Hundreds)

16 February 1841
Hon George Wentworth Fitzwilliam	Whig	Unopposed

30 June 1841
William Nicholas Ridley Colborne	Whig	Unopposed
Hon John Charles Dundas	Whig	Unopposed

13 March 1846
Henry Rich	Whig	Unopposed

23 March 1846 Death of William Colborne.

6 July 1846 Resignation of Henry Rich on appointment as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury.

13 July 1846
Henry Rich	Whig	Unopposed

29 July 1847		283
Henry Rich	Whig	Unopposed
Marmaduke Wyvill	Whig	Unopposed

6 July 1852		243
Henry Rich	Whig	Unopposed
Marmaduke Wyvill	Whig	Unopposed

27 March 1857		342
Henry Rich	Whig	Unopposed
Marmaduke Wyvill	Whig	Unopposed

29 April 1859		329
Henry Rich	Liberal Party	Unopposed
Marmaduke Wyvill	Liberal Party	Unopposed

3 July 1861 Resignation of Henry Rich. (Hempholme)

9 July 1861
Roundell Palmer	Liberal Party	Unopposed

2 August 1863 Resignation of Roundell Palmer on appointment as Attorney-General.

17 October 1863
Sir Roundell Palmer	Liberal Party	Unopposed

11 July 1865		316
Sir Roundell Palmer	Liberal Party	Unopposed
Hon John Charles Dundas	Liberal Party	Unopposed

14 February 1866 Death of Hon John Dundas.

6 March 1866		226/316	71.52
Marmaduke Wyvill	Liberal Party	213	94.25
William Henry Roberts	Liberal Party	13	5.75
Majority		200	88.50

Boundary Change
17 November 1868		462/650	71.08
Sir Roundell Palmer	Liberal Party	375	81.17
William Henry Roberts	Liberal Party	87	18.83
Majority		288	62.34

15 October 1872 Resignation of Sir Roundell Palmer on appointment as Lord Chancellor and elevation to the Peerage - Baron Selborne.

7 November 1872		542/682	79.47
Lawrence Dundas	Liberal Party	314	57.93
Charles Edward Brunskill Cooke	Independent Liberal	228	42.07
Majority		86	15.87

6 May 1873 Succession of Lawrence Dundas to the Peerage - 3rd Earl of Zetland.

27 May 1873
Hon John Charles Dundas	Liberal Party	Unopposed

2 February 1874		572/706	81.02
Hon John Charles Dundas	Liberal Party	313	54.72
Charles Edward Brunskill Cooke	Independent Liberal	259	45.28
Majority		54	9.44

31 March 1880		590/696	84.77
Hon John Charles Dundas	Liberal Party	447	75.76
George Swinburne-King	Conservative Party	143	24.24
Majority		304	51.53

5 December 1885		9,189/11,237	81.77
Sir Frederick Acclom Milbank, Bt	Liberal Party	4,869	52.99
George William Elliot	Conservative Party	4,320	47.01
Majority		549	5.97

15 July 1886		8,669/11,237	77.15
George William Elliot	Conservative Party	4,810	55.49
Edmund Russborough Turton	Liberal Party	3,859	44.51
Majority		951	10.97

14 July 1892		8,521/10,669	79.87
George William Elliot	Conservative Party	4,340	50.93
Edmund Russborough Turton	Liberal Party	4,181	49.07
Majority		159	1.87

24 July 1895		8,526/10,669	79.91
John Hutton	Conservative Party	4,555	53.42
Edmund Russborough Turton	Liberal Party	3,971	46.58
Majority		584	6.85

6 October 1900		7,690/10,369	74.16
John Hutton	Conservative Party	4,573	59.47
Hon Geoffrey William Algernon Howard	Liberal Party	3,117	40.53
Majority		1,456	18.93

25 January 1906		8,838/10,112	87.40
Francis Dyke Acland	Liberal Party	4,470	50.58
Lawrence John Lumley Dundas, Earl of Ronaldshay	Conservative Party	4,368	49.42
Majority		102	1.15

22 January 1910		9,409/10,485	89.74
Hon William George Algar Orde-Powlett	Conservative Party	5,246	55.76
Francis Dyke Acland	Liberal Party	4,163	44.24
Majority		1,083	11.51

5 December 1910		10,485
Hon William George Algar Orde-Powlett	Conservative Party	Unopposed

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		51,677/76,174	67.84
Rt Hon Leon Brittan	Conservative & Unionist Party	32,373	62.64
John David Raw	Liberal Party in Alliance	14,307	27.69
Barbara Louise Moira Hawkins	Labour and Co-operative Party	4,997	9.67
Majority		18,066	34.96

11 June 1987		57,151/80,255	71.21
Rt Hon Leon Brittan	Conservative & Unionist Party	34,995	61.23
David Lloyd-Williams	Liberal Party in Alliance	15,419	26.98
Frank Robson	Labour Party	6,737	11.79
Majority		19,576	34.25

31 December 1988 Resignation of Leon Brittan on appointment as European Commissioner. (Northstead)

23 February 1989		52,561/80,255	65.49
William Jefferson Hague	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,543	37.18
Michael Potter	Social Democratic Party	16,909	32.17
Barbara Ann Pearce	Liberal Democrats	11,589	22.05
Frank Robson	Labour Party	2,591	4.93
Dr Robert Upsall	Green Party	1,473	2.80
David Edward Sutch	Monster Raving Loony Party	167	0.32
Antony Mills	CAMRA	113	0.21
Lindi St Claire	Corrective	106	0.20
Nicholas Watkins	Official Liberal Party	70	0.13
Majority		2,634	5.01

9 April 1992		64,993/82,879	78.42
William Jefferson Hague	Conservative & Unionist Party	40,202	61.86
George Irwin	Liberal Democrats	16,698	25.69
Ross Frederick Cranston	Labour Party	7,523	11.58
Alexander Michael Barr	Independent	570	0.88
Majority		23,504	36.16

New
1 May 1997		47,741/65,058	73.38
Rt Hon William Jefferson Hague	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,326	48.86
Stephen Lewis Merritt	Labour Party	13,275	27.81
Jane Harvey	Liberal Democrats	8,773	18.38
Alexander Mawson Bentley	Referendum Party	2,367	4.96
Majority		10,051	21.05

19 June 1997 Rt Hon William Hague is elected leader of the Conservative Party by 92 votes to Kenneth Clarke's 70.The results of the first round (10 June 1997):Kenneth Clarke 46, William Hague 41, John Redwood 27, Peter Lilley 24, Michael Howard 23. The results of the second round (17 June 1997):Kenneth Clarke 64, William Hague 62, John Redwood 38.

7 June 2001		44,034/65,360	67.37
Rt Hon William Jefferson Hague	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,951	58.93
Fay Tinnion	Labour Party	9,632	21.87
Edward Forth	Liberal Democrats	7,890	17.92
Melodie Elizabeth Staniforth	Monster Raving Loony Party	561	1.27
Majority		16,319	37.06

5 May 2005		45,200/69,521	65.02
Rt Hon William Jefferson Hague	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,722	59.12
Neil Robert Foster	Labour Party	8,915	19.72
Jacqueline Dianne Bell	Liberal Democrats	7,982	17.66
Leslie Anthony Rowe	Green Party	1,581	3.50
Majority		17,807	39.40

Major Boundary Change
6 May 2010		53,412/81,710	65.37
Rt Hon William Jefferson Hague	Conservative & Unionist Party	33,541	62.80
Lawrence Meredith	Liberal Democrats	10,205	19.11
Eileen Driver	Labour Party	8,150	15.26
Leslie Anthony Rowe	Green Party	1,516	2.84
Majority		23,336	43.69

7 May 2015		53,999/79,062	68.30
Rishi Sunak	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,744	51.38
Matthew James Cooke	UK Independence Party	8,194	15.17
Michael Robert Hill	Labour Party	7,124	13.19
John Philip Roger Harris	Liberal Democrats	3,465	6.42
John Blackie	Independent	3,348	6.20
Leslie Anthony Rowe	Green Party	2,313	4.28
Robin Joseph Elliot Scott	Independent	1,811	3.35
Majority		19,550	36.20

8 June 2017		57,013/80,905	70.47
Rishi Sunak	Conservative & Unionist Party	36,458	63.95
Daniel Perry	Labour Party	13,350	23.42
Tobie James Abel	Liberal Democrats	3,360	5.89
Christopher John Pearson	Yorkshire	2,106	3.69
Fiona Elizabeth Yorke	Green Party	1,739	3.05
Majority		23,108	40.53

12 December 2019		57,703/82,569	69.88
Rt Hon Rishi Sunak	Conservative & Unionist Party	36,693	63.59
Thomas James Kirkwood	Labour Party	9,483	16.43
Philip Michael Knowles	Liberal Democrats	6,989	12.11
John Yorke	Green Party	2,500	4.33
Laurence Warwick Waterhouse	Yorkshire	1,077	1.87
Nicholas John Jardine	Independent	961	1.67
Majority		27,210	47.16

24 October 2022 Rt Hon Rishi Sunak becomes leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister.