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27 November 1885 | 10,288/11,450 | 89.85 | |
Liberal Party | 6,060 | 58.90 | |
Conservative Party | 4,228 | 41.10 | |
Majority | 1,832 | 17.81 | |
10 July 1886 | 9,348/11,450 | 81.64 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 5,399 | 57.76 | |
Liberal Party | 3,949 | 42.24 | |
Majority | 1,450 | 15.51 | |
21 December 1891 Succession of the Rt Hon Marquess of Hartington to the Peerage - 8th Duke of Devonshire. | |||
23 January 1892 | 10,907/11,679 | 93.39 | |
Liberal Party | 6,066 | 55.62 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 4,841 | 44.38 | |
Majority | 1,225 | 11.23 | |
14 July 1892 | 10,392/11,679 | 88.98 | |
Liberal Party | 6,058 | 58.29 | |
Conservative Party | 4,334 | 41.71 | |
Majority | 1,724 | 16.59 | |
17 July 1895 | 11,618 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
26 January 1900 Resignation of John Maden. (Northstead) | |||
13 February 1900 | 10,500/12,148 | 86.43 | |
Liberal Party | 5,936 | 56.53 | |
Conservative Party | 4,564 | 43.47 | |
Majority | 1,372 | 13.07 | |
2 October 1900 | 12,148 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
8 March 1904 Resignation of Sir William Mather. (Northstead) | |||
15 March 1904 | |||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
20 January 1906 | 11,543/12,765 | 90.43 | |
Liberal Party | 6,881 | 59.61 | |
Conservative Party | 4,662 | 40.39 | |
Majority | 2,219 | 19.22 | |
21 January 1910 | 12,519/13,217 | 94.72 | |
Liberal Party | 7,185 | 57.39 | |
Conservative Party | 4,695 | 37.50 | |
Independent Labour | 639 | 5.10 | |
Majority | 2,490 | 19.89 | |
Arthur Bulley was the nominee of the Lancashire and Cheshire Women's Textile and Other Workers Representation Committee. He advocated the extension of the franchise to women and was supported by local women's suffrage associations. | |||
12 December 1910 | 11,825/13,217 | 89.47 | |
Liberal Party | 6,619 | 55.97 | |
Conservative Party | 5,206 | 44.03 | |
Majority | 1,413 | 11.95 | |
3 January 1917 Elevation of Rt Hon Lewis Harcourt to the Peerage - Viscount Harcourt. | |||
13 February 1917 | 7,823/13,682 | 57.18 | |
Liberal Party | 6,019 | 76.94 | |
Independent Labour | 1,804 | 23.06 | |
Majority | 4,215 | 53.88 | |
Albert Taylor sought election as an Independent and Peace by Negotiation candidate. | |||
14 December 1918 | 22,728/35,717 | 63.63 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition | 8,907 | 39.19 | |
Labour Party | 7,984 | 35.13 | |
Liberal Party | 5,837 | 25.68 | |
Majority | 923 | 4.06 | |
15 November 1922 | 30,237/35,553 | 85.05 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,881 | 42.60 | |
Labour Party | 11,029 | 36.48 | |
Liberal Party | 6,327 | 20.92 | |
Majority | 1,852 | 6.12 | |
6 December 1923 | 30,184/36,016 | 83.81 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,362 | 37.64 | |
Liberal Party | 9,592 | 31.78 | |
Labour Party | 9,230 | 30.58 | |
Majority | 1,770 | 5.86 | |
29 October 1924 | 30,745/36,394 | 84.48 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,836 | 41.75 | |
Labour Party | 9,951 | 32.37 | |
Liberal Party | 7,958 | 25.88 | |
Majority | 2,885 | 9.38 | |
30 May 1929 | 40,596/46,280 | 87.72 | |
Labour Party | 14,624 | 36.02 | |
Liberal Party | 13,747 | 33.86 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,225 | 30.11 | |
Majority | 877 | 2.16 | |
27 October 1931 | 40,430/46,163 | 87.58 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,206 | 40.08 | |
Liberal Party | 13,089 | 32.37 | |
Labour Party | 11,135 | 27.54 | |
Majority | 3,117 | 7.71 | |
14 November 1935 | 39,762/46,200 | 86.06 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,650 | 39.36 | |
Labour Party | 14,769 | 37.14 | |
Liberal Party | 9,343 | 23.50 | |
Majority | 881 | 2.22 | |
5 July 1945 | 36,099/43,297 | 83.38 | |
Labour Party | 15,741 | 43.61 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,153 | 28.13 | |
Liberal Party | 8,542 | 23.66 | |
Communist Party | 1,663 | 4.61 | |
Majority | 5,588 | 15.48 | |
Boundary Change | |||
23 February 1950 | 47,836/53,785 | 88.94 | |
Labour Party | 21,596 | 45.15 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,483 | 40.73 | |
Liberal Party | 6,757 | 14.13 | |
Majority | 2,113 | 4.42 | |
25 October 1951 | 47,958/54,134 | 88.59 | |
Labour Party | 24,814 | 51.74 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,144 | 48.26 | |
Majority | 1,670 | 3.48 | |
26 May 1955 | 44,033/52,288 | 84.21 | |
Labour Party | 23,472 | 53.31 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,561 | 46.69 | |
Majority | 2,911 | 6.61 | |
8 October 1959 | 43,647/50,577 | 86.30 | |
Labour Party | 20,743 | 47.52 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,152 | 41.59 | |
Liberal Party | 4,752 | 10.89 | |
Majority | 2,591 | 5.94 | |
15 October 1964 | 39,601/48,392 | 81.83 | |
Labour Party | 21,371 | 53.97 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,230 | 46.03 | |
Majority | 3,141 | 7.93 | |
31 March 1966 | 38,077/47,357 | 80.40 | |
Labour Party | 21,093 | 55.40 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,984 | 44.60 | |
Majority | 4,109 | 10.79 | |
18 June 1970 | 39,016/49,900 | 78.19 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,448 | 52.41 | |
Labour Party | 18,568 | 47.59 | |
Majority | 1,880 | 4.82 | |
28 February 1974 | 41,761/50,036 | 83.46 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,040 | 38.41 | |
Labour Party | 15,243 | 36.50 | |
Liberal Party | 10,478 | 25.09 | |
Majority | 797 | 1.91 | |
10 October 1974 | 40,802/50,450 | 80.88 | |
Labour Party | 16,156 | 39.60 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,953 | 39.10 | |
Liberal Party | 8,693 | 21.31 | |
Majority | 203 | 0.50 | |
3 May 1979 | 42,401/51,504 | 82.33 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,370 | 48.04 | |
Labour Party | 18,497 | 43.62 | |
Liberal Party | 3,534 | 8.33 | |
Majority | 1,873 | 4.42 | |