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2 December 1885		8,559/10,730	79.77
Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland	Liberal Party	6,301	73.62
William Wright Hoole	Conservative Party	2,258	26.38
Majority		4,043	47.24

7 July 1886		7,225/10,730	67.33
Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland	Liberal Party	5,155	71.35
Francis John Savile Foljambe	Liberal Unionist Party	2,070	28.65
Majority		3,085	42.70

14 July 1892		9,406/13,551	69.41
Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland	Liberal Party	6,567	69.82
George Savile Foljambe	Liberal Unionist Party	2,839	30.18
Majority		3,728	39.63

August 1892 Resignation of Rt Hon Arthur Dyke Acland on appointment as Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education.

25 August 1892		13,551
Rt Hon Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland	Liberal Party	Unopposed

15 July 1895		14,227
Rt Hon Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland	Liberal Party	Unopposed

1 February 1899 Resignation of Rt Hon Arthur Dyke Acland. (Northstead)

23 February 1899		11,385/14,763	77.12
William Henry Holland	Liberal Party	6,671	58.59
Robert Horton Vernon Wragge	Conservative Party	4,714	41.41
Majority		1,957	17.19

11 October 1900		11,947/15,325	77.96
William Henry Holland	Liberal Party	6,926	57.97
Robert Horton Vernon Wragge	Conservative Party	5,021	42.03
Majority		1,905	15.95

15 January 1906		18,482
Sir William Henry Holland	Liberal Party	Unopposed

20 January 1910		16,892/20,487	82.45
Sir William Henry Holland, Bt	Liberal Party	12,225	72.37
James Harrop Dransfield	Conservative Party	4,667	27.63
Majority		7,558	44.74

22 February 1910 Resignation of Sir William Holland, Bt. (Chiltern Hundreds)

1 March 1910		20,487
Rt Hon Joseph Albert Pease	Liberal Party	Unopposed

13 December 1910		13,896/20,487	67.83
Rt Hon Joseph Albert Pease	Liberal Party	9,385	67.54
James Harrop Dransfield	Conservative Party	4,511	32.46
Majority		4,874	35.07

18 January 1916 Resignation of Rt Hon Joseph Pease on appointment as Postmaster-General.

21 January 1916
Rt Hon Joseph Albert Pease	Liberal Party	Unopposed

3 January 1917 Elevation of Rt Hon Joseph Pease to the Peerage - Baron Rotherham.

5 February 1917
Arthur Richardson	Liberal/Labour	Unopposed

14 December 1918		25,599/40,523	63.17
Frederic Arthur Kelley	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,473	44.82
James Walker	Labour Party	9,757	38.11
Hon Joseph Montague Kenworthy	Liberal Party	3,805	14.86
Edmund Smith Bardsley	National Democratic Party	564	2.20
Majority		1,716	6.70

Frederic Kelley sought election as an Independent despite the fact that he was adopted by the local Conservative Association and was included in the official list of Conservative candidates.

15 November 1922		33,542/41,103	81.60
Frederic Arthur Kelley	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,093	50.96
James Walker	Labour Party	16,449	49.04
Majority		644	1.92

Frederic Kelley sought election as an Independent despite the fact that he was adopted by the local Conservative Association and was included in the official list of Conservative candidates.

6 December 1923		31,518/41,873	75.27
Frederic William Lindley	Labour Party	16,983	53.88
Sir Frederic Arthur Kelley	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,535	46.12
Majority		2,448	7.77

Sir Frederic Kelley sought election as an Independent despite the fact that he was adopted by the local Conservative Association and was included in the official list of Conservative candidates.

29 October 1924		34,572/42,251	81.83
Frederic William Lindley	Labour Party	18,860	54.55
Henry John Temple	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,712	45.45
Majority		3,148	9.11

30 May 1929		44,572/54,752	81.41
Frederic William Lindley	Labour Party	26,937	60.43
Herbert Paul Latham	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,101	22.66
Reeves Charlesworth	Liberal Party	7,534	16.90
Majority		16,836	37.77

27 October 1931		46,430/56,216	82.59
George Herbert	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,596	50.82
Frederic William Lindley	Labour Party	22,834	49.18
Majority		762	1.64

6 February 1933 Resignation of George Herbert. (Chiltern Hundreds)

27 February 1933		41,660/56,682	73.50
William Dobbie	Labour Party	28,767	69.05
Henry Maxence Cavendish Drummond-Wolff	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,893	30.95
Majority		15,874	38.10

14 November 1935		44,023/57,382	76.72
William Dobbie	Labour Party	29,725	67.52
Thomas Worrall Casey	National Liberal Party	14,298	32.48
Majority		15,427	35.04

5 July 1945		48,074/62,949	76.37
William Dobbie	Labour Party	35,654	74.16
Edgar Hereward Phillips	National Liberal Party	12,420	25.84
Majority		23,234	48.33

19 January 1950 Death of William Dobbie.

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		48,413/55,469	87.28
John Henry Jones	Labour Party	31,211	64.47
Richard Bernard Frank Stewart Body	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,744	30.45
May Foster	Liberal Party	2,458	5.08
Majority		16,467	34.01

25 October 1951		47,441/56,337	84.21
John Henry Jones	Labour Party	31,124	65.61
William Greaves Blake	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,317	34.39
Majority		14,807	31.21

26 May 1955		43,305/55,971	77.37
John Henry Jones	Labour Party	27,423	63.33
William Greaves Blake	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,882	36.67
Majority		11,541	26.65

8 October 1959		45,057/57,080	78.94
John Henry Jones	Labour Party	28,298	62.80
Ronald Hall	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,759	37.20
Majority		11,539	25.61

31 October 1962 Death of John Jones.

28 March 1963		32,392/57,541	56.29
Brian Kevin O'Malley	Labour Party	22,441	69.28
John Michael Barrass	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,209	28.43
Russell Ernest Eckley	Independent	742	2.29
Majority		13,232	40.85

15 October 1964		41,492/57,937	71.62
Brian Kevin O'Malley	Labour Party	27,585	66.48
John Michael Barrass	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,907	33.52
Majority		13,678	32.97

31 March 1966		39,327/57,229	68.72
Brian Kevin O'Malley	Labour Party	27,402	69.68
Eric Raymond Cooke	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,925	30.32
Majority		15,477	39.35

18 June 1970		38,016/60,460	62.88
Brian Kevin O'Malley	Labour Party	25,246	66.41
Eric Raymond Cooke	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,770	33.59
Majority		12,476	32.82

28 February 1974		45,168/60,791	74.30
Brian Kevin O'Malley	Labour Party	27,088	59.97
David Harold Christopher Benedict Lewis	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,354	22.92
John Graham Hughes	Liberal Party	7,726	17.11
Majority		16,734	37.05

10 October 1974		40,064/61,197	65.47
Brian Kevin O'Malley	Labour Party	25,874	64.58
Richard Alexander Hambro	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,840	22.06
Vaughan Bottomley	Liberal Party	5,350	13.35
Majority		17,034	42.52

6 April 1976 Death of Rt Hon Brian O'Malley.

24 June 1976		28,313/60,554	46.76
Joseph Stanley Crowther	Labour Party	14,351	50.69
Douglas Neville Hinckley	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,824	34.70
Elizabeth May Graham	Liberal Party	2,214	7.82
George Kay Wright	National Front	1,696	5.99
Peter Harold Howard Bishop	Independent	129	0.46
Robin L Atkinson	Eng Nat	99	0.35
Majority		4,527	15.99

Peter Bishop sought election for the "World Grid Sunshine Room Party".

3 May 1979		43,901/60,871	72.12
Joseph Stanley Crowther	Labour Party	26,580	60.55
Douglas Neville Hinckley	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,145	29.94
Ingrid Mary Frances House	Liberal Party	3,686	8.40
Keith Alfred Davis	National Front	490	1.12
Majority		13,435	30.60

9 June 1983		40,951/61,973	66.08
Joseph Stanley Crowther	Labour Party	22,236	54.30
Christopher Norman Middleton	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,523	25.70
Peter James Bowler	Liberal Party in Alliance	8,192	20.00
Majority		11,713	28.60

11 June 1987		42,598/62,229	68.45
Joseph Stanley Crowther	Labour Party	25,422	59.68
John Christopher Courteney Stevens	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,410	22.09
Peter James Bowler	Liberal Party in Alliance	7,766	18.23
Majority		16,012	37.59

9 April 1992		43,680/60,937	71.68
James Boyce	Labour Party	27,933	63.95
Stephen Justin David Yorke	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,372	23.75
David Basil Wildgoose	Liberal Democrats	5,375	12.31
Majority		17,561	40.20

25 January 1994 Death of James Boyce.

5 May 1994		26,806/61,327	43.71
Dr Denis MacShane	Labour Party	14,912	55.63
David Basil Wildgoose	Liberal Democrats	7,958	29.69
Nicolas John Gibb	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,649	9.88
David Edward Sutch	Monster Raving Loony Party	1,114	4.16
Keith Laycock	Natural Law Party	173	0.65
Majority		6,954	25.94

1 May 1997		39,650/59,895	66.20
Dr Denis MacShane	Labour Party	28,852	72.77
Simon John Michael Gordon	Conservative & Unionist Party	5,383	13.58
David Basil Wildgoose	Liberal Democrats	3,919	9.88
Raymond Thomas Hollebone	Referendum Party	1,132	2.85
Francis Andrew Neal	Pro-Life Alliance	364	0.92
Majority		23,469	59.19

7 June 2001		29,354/57,931	50.67
Dr Denis MacShane	Labour Party	18,759	63.91
Richard Powell	Conservative & Unionist Party	5,682	19.36
Alan Charles Hall	Liberal Democrats	3,117	10.62
Peter Crichton Griffith	UK Independence Party	730	2.49
Richard William Penycate	Green Party	577	1.97
Freda Smith	Socialist Alliance	352	1.20
Geoffrey Charles Bartholomew	JLDP	137	0.47
Majority		13,077	44.55

5 May 2005		29,978/54,410	55.10
Dr Denis MacShane	Labour Party	15,840	52.84
Timothy Alan Gordon	Liberal Democrats	5,159	17.21
Lee Stuart Rotherham	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,966	16.57
Marlene Guest	British National Party	1,986	6.62
David Cutts	UK Independence Party	1,122	3.74
Richard William Penycate	Green Party	905	3.02
Majority		10,681	35.63

Major Boundary Change
6 May 2010		37,506/63,253	59.30
Rt Hon Dr Denis MacShane	Labour Party	16,741	44.64
Jackie Whiteley	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,279	16.74
Rebecca Elisabeth Taylor	Liberal Democrats	5,994	15.98
Marlene Guest	British National Party	3,906	10.41
Peter Thirlwall	Independent	2,366	6.31
Caven Vines	UK Independence Party	2,220	5.92
Majority		10,462	27.89

5 November 2012 Resignation of Rt Hon Dr Denis MacShane.

29 November 2012		21,440/63,420	33.81
Sarah Deborah Champion	Labour Party	9,966	46.48
Jane Maria Collins	UK Independence Party	4,648	21.68
Marlene Guest	British National Party	1,804	8.41
Yvonne Anne Ridley	Respect the Unity Coalition	1,788	8.34
Simon Francis Wilson	Conservative & Unionist Party	1,157	5.40
David Basil Wildgoose	English Democrats Party	703	3.28
Simon Keith Copley	Independent	582	2.71
Michael Beckett	Liberal Democrats	451	2.10
Ralph Dyson	Trades Union & Socialist Coalition	261	1.22
Paul Dickson	Independent	51	0.24
Brian Clint Bristow	Independent	29	0.14
Majority		5,318	24.80

7 May 2015		37,823/63,698	59.38
Sarah Deborah Champion	Labour Party	19,860	52.51
Jane Maria Collins	UK Independence Party	11,414	30.18
Sebastian Michael Lowe	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,656	12.31
Janice Middleton	Liberal Democrats	1,093	2.89
Patrick Anthony McLaughlin	Trades Union & Socialist Coalition	409	1.08
Adam Walker	British National Party	225	0.59
Dean Walker	English Democrats Party	166	0.44
Majority		8,446	22.33

8 June 2017		37,923/63,237	59.97
Sarah Deborah Champion	Labour Party	21,404	56.44
James Howard Bellis	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,017	26.41
Allen Cowles	UK Independence Party	3,316	8.74
Adam Jonathan Carter	Liberal Democrats	1,754	4.63
Michael Andrew Bower	Yorkshire	1,432	3.78
Majority		11,387	30.03

12 December 2019		35,651/61,688	57.79
Sarah Deborah Champion	Labour Party	14,736	41.33
Geraldine Rae Hickton	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,615	32.58
Paul Hague	Brexit Party	6,125	17.18
Adam Jonathan Carter	Liberal Democrats	2,090	5.86
Dennis Bannan	Yorkshire	1,085	3.04
Majority		3,121	8.75

Major Boundary Change
4 July 2024		36,932/75,929	48.64
Sarah Deborah Champion	Labour Party	16,671	45.14
John Cronly	Reform UK	11,181	30.27
Adam Jonathan Carter	Liberal Democrats	2,824	7.65
Antony Paul Mabbott	Green Party	2,632	7.13
Taukir Iqbal	Workers Britain	1,714	4.64
David Michael Atkinson	Yorkshire	1,363	3.69
Ishtiaq Ahmad	Independent	547	1.48
Majority		5,490	14.87