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24 November 1885		7,005/8,693	80.58
George Dixon	Liberal Party	4,098	58.50
Sir John Eardley Eardley-Wilmot, Bt	Conservative Party	2,907	41.50
Majority		1,191	17.00

1 July 1886		8,693
George Dixon	Liberal Unionist Party	Unopposed

3 July 1892		10,224
George Dixon	Liberal Unionist Party	Unopposed

12 July 1895		10,791
George Dixon	Liberal Unionist Party	Unopposed

24 January 1898 Death of George Dixon.

15 February 1898		11,658
Francis William Lowe	Conservative Party	Unopposed

29 September 1900		12,015
Francis William Lowe	Conservative Party	Unopposed

17 January 1906		10,366/13,230	78.35
Sir Francis William Lowe	Conservative Party	7,263	70.07
Hon Lionel Raleigh Holland	Liberal Party	3,103	29.93
Majority		4,160	40.13

15 January 1910		10,801/13,383	80.71
Sir Francis William Lowe	Conservative Party	7,951	73.61
Prof John Hartman Morgan	Liberal Party	2,850	26.39
Majority		5,101	47.23

2 December 1910		13,383
Sir Francis William Lowe	Conservative Party	Unopposed

14 December 1918		17,749/37,013	47.95
Sir Francis William Lowe, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	13,565	76.43
Sir John Barnsley	Liberal Party	4,184	23.57
Majority		9,381	52.85

15 November 1922		37,281
Sir Francis William Lowe, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

6 December 1923		21,421/37,779	56.70
Sir Francis William Lowe, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,459	72.17
Alfred William Bowkett	Liberal Party	5,962	27.83
Majority		9,497	44.33

29 October 1924		24,566/37,874	64.86
Sir Francis William Lowe, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,822	76.62
Francis Richard Sharkey	Labour Party	5,744	23.38
Majority		13,078	53.24

30 May 1929		36,660/52,366	70.01
Rt Hon Arthur Neville Chamberlain	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,350	63.69
William Henry Dashwood Caple	Labour Party	8,590	23.43
Percy Reginald Coombs Young	Liberal Party	4,720	12.88
Majority		14,760	40.26

27 October 1931		38,242/53,955	70.88
Rt Hon Arthur Neville Chamberlain	Conservative & Unionist Party	33,085	86.51
William Waugh Blaylock	Labour Party	5,157	13.49
Majority		27,928	73.03

14 November 1935		34,624/55,474	62.41
Rt Hon Arthur Neville Chamberlain	Conservative & Unionist Party	28,243	81.57
Jerrold Adshead	Labour Party	6,381	18.43
Majority		21,862	63.14

28 May 1937 Rt Hon Neville Chamberlain appointed Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury.

9 November 1940 Death of Rt Hon Neville Chamberlain.

18 December 1940
Peter Frederick Blaker Bennett	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

5 July 1945		40,208/58,199	69.09
Sir Peter Frederick Blaker Bennett	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,497	53.46
George Corbyn Barrow	Labour Party	12,879	32.03
Arthur Asher Shenfield	Liberal Party	5,832	14.50
Majority		8,618	21.43

23 February 1950		46,916/59,571	78.76
Sir Peter Frederick Blaker Bennett	Conservative & Unionist Party	29,404	62.67
James Arthur Hobson	Labour Party	17,512	37.33
Majority		11,892	25.35

25 October 1951		45,850/60,278	76.06
Sir Peter Frederick Blaker Bennett	Conservative & Unionist Party	29,477	64.29
William Joseph Somerville Pringle	Labour Party	16,373	35.71
Majority		13,104	28.58

3 June 1953 Resignation of Sir Peter Bennett. (Chiltern Hundreds)

2 July 1953		29,777/59,326	50.19
Edith Maud Pitt	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,142	67.64
F B Watson	Labour Party	9,635	32.36
Majority		10,507	35.29

26 May 1955		39,888/58,469	68.22
Edith Maud Pitt	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,991	67.67
Kenneth Victor Russell	Labour Party	12,897	32.33
Majority		14,094	35.33

8 October 1959		37,874/55,719	67.97
Edith Maud Pitt	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,401	69.71
Nora Frances Hinks	Labour Party	11,473	30.29
Majority		14,928	39.41

15 October 1964		33,877/50,966	66.47
Dame Edith Maud Pitt	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,818	67.36
Alexander John Kazantzis	Labour Party	11,059	32.64
Majority		11,759	34.71

27 January 1966 Death of Dame Edith Pitt.

31 March 1966		35,033/51,654	67.82
Joan Christabel Jill Knight	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,869	53.86
Eric Owen Smith	Labour Party	11,335	32.36
David John Badger	Liberal Party	4,829	13.78
Majority		7,534	21.51

18 June 1970		37,462/58,832	63.68
Joan Christabel Jill Knight	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,690	63.24
Eric John Sever	Labour Party	13,047	34.83
Daphne Constance Howlett	Jesus & His Cross	725	1.94
Majority		10,643	28.41

Daphne Howlett was opposed to any reduction in religious education in schools.

Major Boundary Change
28 February 1974		48,299/69,653	69.34
Joan Christabel Jill Knight	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,914	53.65
John Gregory Hannah	Labour Party	19,994	41.40
Leonard William Marshall	Independent Liberal	2,391	4.95
Majority		5,920	12.26

10 October 1974		44,326/70,066	63.26
Joan Christabel Jill Knight	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,483	43.95
John Gregory Hannah	Labour Party	17,073	38.52
Peter John Davis	Liberal Party	7,770	17.53
Majority		2,410	5.44

3 May 1979		46,564/68,645	67.83
Joan Christabel Jill Knight	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,192	54.10
Andrew George Hudson	Labour Party	15,605	33.51
James Ian Duguid	Liberal Party	4,377	9.40
Jonathan Radley Tyler	Ecology Party	852	1.83
Daphne Constance Howlett	Jesus & His Cross	297	0.64
Barry Dore	Independent	129	0.28
Leonard William Marshall	Independent Liberal	112	0.24
Majority		9,587	20.59

Barry Dore was president of the Birmingham Polytechnic Students' Union and campaigned for more resources for the Polytechnic.

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		36,474/55,503	65.72
Joan Christabel Jill Knight	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,585	53.70
Joseph Christopher Binns	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	8,167	22.39
Peter Alan Bilson	Labour Party	7,647	20.97
John Hurdley	Ecology Party	516	1.41
Stephen Thomas Hardwick	Independent Conservative	293	0.80
Patricia Ann Davis	Communist Party	169	0.46
Daphne Constance Howlett	Independent	97	0.27
Majority		11,418	31.30

11 June 1987		37,318/54,797	68.10
Dame Joan Christabel Jill Knight	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,595	49.83
John Frederick Wilton	Labour Party	10,014	26.83
Joseph Christopher Binns	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	7,843	21.02
Philip McDonald Simpson	Green Party	559	1.50
Stephen Thomas Hardwick	Independent Conservative	307	0.82
Majority		8,581	22.99

9 April 1992		37,813/53,041	71.29
Dame Joan Christabel Jill Knight	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,529	49.00
John Frederick Wilton	Labour Party	14,222	37.61
Ian Robertson-Steel	Liberal Democrats	4,419	11.69
Philip McDonald Simpson	Green Party	643	1.70
Majority		4,307	11.39

Major Boundary Change
1 May 1997		48,465/70,204	69.03
Gisela Gschaider Stuart	Labour Party	23,554	48.60
Andrew Marshall	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,712	38.61
James Young Gallagher	Liberal Democrats	4,691	9.68
Jonathan Paul Oakton	Referendum Party	1,065	2.20
Derek Lawrence Campbell	British National Party	443	0.91
Majority		4,842	9.99

7 June 2001		37,749/67,405	56.00
Gisela Gschaider Stuart	Labour Party	18,517	49.05
Nigel Graham Hastilow	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,819	36.61
Nicola Sian Davies	Liberal Democrats	4,528	12.00
John Collis Gretton	Independent Conservative	454	1.20
Samuel Brackenbury	Socialist Labour	431	1.14
Majority		4,698	12.45

5 May 2005		37,631/64,893	57.99
Gisela Gschaider Stuart	Labour Party	16,465	43.75
Deirdre Caroline Alden	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,116	37.51
Michael David Dixon	Liberal Democrats	5,185	13.78
Peter Charles Beck	Green Party	1,116	2.97
Stephen White	UK Independence Party	749	1.99
Majority		2,349	6.24

Major Boundary Change
6 May 2010		41,571/68,573	60.62
Gisela Gschaider Stuart	Labour Party	16,894	40.64
Deidre Caroline Alden	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,620	37.57
Roger Kingdon Harmer	Liberal Democrats	6,387	15.36
Trevor Sidney Lloyd	British National Party	1,196	2.88
Greville James Guy Warwick	UK Independence Party	732	1.76
Philip McDonald Simpson	Green Party	469	1.13
Harry Takhar	Impact	146	0.35
Charith Harsha Fernando	Christian	127	0.31
Majority		1,274	3.06

7 May 2015		41,293/65,591	62.96
Gisela Gschaider Stuart	Labour Party	18,518	44.85
Dr Luke Morgan Evans	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,812	38.29
Graham George Short	UK Independence Party	4,154	10.06
Philip McDonald Simpson	Green Party	1,371	3.32
Lee James Dargue	Liberal Democrats	1,184	2.87
Gabriel Ikechukwu Ukandu	Christian	163	0.39
Henna Rai	Independent	91	0.22
Majority		2,706	6.55

8 June 2017		43,612/68,091	64.05
Preet Kaur Gill	Labour and Co-operative Party	24,124	55.32
Caroline Squire	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,207	39.45
Colin Green	Liberal Democrats	1,564	3.59
Alice Kiff	Green Party	562	1.29
Rev Dr Richard Thomas Boycott Rodgers	Common Good	155	0.36
Majority		6,917	15.86

12 December 2019		42,328/68,828	61.50
Preet Kaur Gill	Labour and Co-operative Party	21,217	50.13
Alex Yip	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,603	36.86
Colin Francis Green	Liberal Democrats	3,349	7.91
Philip McDonald Simpson	Green Party	1,112	2.63
David Jonathon Wilks	Brexit Party	1,047	2.47
Majority		5,614	13.26

Major Boundary Change
4 July 2024		37,428/71,787	52.14
Preet Kaur Gill	Labour and Co-operative Party	16,599	44.35
Ashvir Sangha	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,231	21.99
Joshua Matthews	Reform UK	4,363	11.66
Ammar Waraich	Independent	3,336	8.91
Nicola Payne	Green Party	2,797	7.47
Colin Francis Green	Liberal Democrats	2,102	5.62
Majority		8,368	22.36