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Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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12 December 1832		2,810/4,775	58.85
Hon William Brougham	Whig	2,264	80.57
John Humphery	Whig	1,708	60.78
Lancelot Baugh Allen	Whig	1,040	37.01
Thomas Lamie Murray	Radical
Majority		668	23.77

5 January 1835		5,249
John Humphery	Whig	Unopposed
Daniel Whittle Harvey	Radical	Unopposed

25 July 1837		2,898/5,477	52.91
John Humphery	Whig	1,941	66.98
Daniel Whittle Harvey	Radical	1,927	66.49
John Richards	Conservative Party	847	29.23
Benjamin Harrison	Conservative Party	2	0.07
Majority		1,080	37.27

1839 Resignation of Daniel Harvey on appointment as Registrar of Metropolitan Public Carriages.

27 February 1839
Daniel Whittle Harvey	Radical	Unopposed

1840 Resignation of Daniel Harvey on appointment as Commissioner of Police for the City of London.

24 January 1840		3,594/5,047	71.21
Benjamin Wood	Whig	2,059	57.29
John Walter	Conservative Party	1,535	42.71
Majority		524	14.58

June 1841		5,124
John Humphery	Whig	Unopposed
Benjamin Wood	Whig	Unopposed

13 August 1845 Death of Benjamin Wood.

12 September 1845		3,477/5,353	64.95
Sir William Molesworth, Bt	Radical	1,943	55.88
Jeremiah Pilcher	Conservative Party	1,182	33.99
Edward Miall	Radical	352	10.12
Majority		761	21.89

30 July 1847		7,989
John Humphery	Whig	Unopposed
Sir William Molesworth, Bt	Radical	Unopposed

9 July 1852		5,369/9,458	56.77
Sir William Molesworth, Bt	Radical	3,941	73.40
Apsley Pellatt	Radical	3,887	72.40
George Scovell	Radical	2,909	54.18
Majority		978	18.22

December 1852 Resignation of Sir William Molesworth, Bt on appointment as First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings.

1 January 1853
Rt Hon Sir William Molesworth, Bt	Radical	Unopposed

21 July 1855 Resignation of Rt Hon Sir William Molesworth, Bt on appointment as Secretary of State for the Colonies.

27 July 1855
Rt Hon Sir William Molesworth, Bt	Radical	Unopposed

22 October 1855 Death of Rt Hon Sir William Molesworth, Bt.

20 November 1855
Sir Charles Napier	Radical	Unopposed

31 March 1857		5,069/10,170	49.84
Sir Charles Napier	Radical	3,991	78.73
John Locke	Radical	3,647	71.95
Apsley Pellatt	Radical	2,499	49.30
Majority		1,148	22.65

2 May 1859		5,716/10,606	53.89
Sir Charles Napier	Liberal Party	4,446	77.78
John Locke	Liberal Party	4,255	74.44
Apsley Pellatt	Liberal Party	2,730	47.76
Majority		1,525	26.68

6 November 1860 Death of Sir Charles Napier.

12 December 1860		7,949/11,278	70.48
Austen Henry Layard	Liberal Party	4,572	57.52
George Scovell	Liberal Party	3,377	42.48
Majority		1,195	15.03

1861 Resignation of John Locke on appointment as Recorder of Brighton.

24 April 1861
John Locke	Liberal Party	Unopposed

12 July 1865		11,631
John Locke	Liberal Party	Unopposed
Austen Henry Layard	Liberal Party	Unopposed

17 November 1868		8,463/17,703	47.81
John Locke	Liberal Party	6,027	71.22
Austen Henry Layard	Liberal Party	5,908	69.81
William James Richmond Cotton	Conservative Party	2,495	29.48
Majority		3,413	40.33

9 December 1868 Resignation of Austen Layard on appointment as First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings.

21 December 1868		17,703
Austen Henry Layard	Liberal Party	Unopposed

7 February 1870 Resignation of Austen Layard on appointment as United Kingdom Ambassador to Spain. (Chiltern Hundreds)

17 February 1870
Marcus Beresford	Conservative Party	4,686	38.94
George Odger	Liberal/Labour	4,382	36.41
Sir Sidney Hedley Waterlow	Liberal Party	2,966	24.65
Majority		304	2.53

6 February 1874		11,975/20,419	58.65
John Locke	Liberal Party	5,901	49.28
Marcus Beresford	Conservative Party	5,716	47.73
George Odger	Liberal/Labour	3,496	29.19
Andrew Dunn	Liberal Party	3,121	26.06
Majority		2,220	18.54

28 January 1880 Death of John Locke.

14 February 1880		15,312/23,472	65.24
Edward George Clarke	Conservative Party	7,683	50.18
Andrew Dunn	Liberal Party	6,830	44.61
George Shipton	Liberal/Labour	799	5.22
Majority		853	5.57

2 April 1880		17,526/23,472	74.67
Arthur Cohen	Liberal Party	9,693	55.31
Prof James Edwin Thorold Rogers	Liberal Party	9,521	54.33
Edward George Clarke	Conservative Party	8,163	46.58
Mark Cattley	Conservative Party	7,674	43.79
Majority		1,358	7.75

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23 February 1950		51,338/69,384	73.99
Rt Hon George Alfred Isaacs	Labour Party	35,049	68.27
James Mantle Greenwood	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,671	24.68
Lionel Victor Fowler	Liberal Party	2,950	5.75
Spencer John Bent	Communist Party	668	1.30
Majority		22,378	43.59

25 October 1951		50,618/69,991	72.32
Rt Hon George Alfred Isaacs	Labour Party	36,586	72.28
James Mantle Greenwood	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,032	27.72
Majority		22,554	44.56

26 May 1955		40,077/66,592	60.18
Rt Hon George Alfred Isaacs	Labour Party	28,174	70.30
James Mantle Greenwood	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,944	27.31
Spencer Powell Bent	Communist Party	959	2.39
Majority		17,230	42.99

8 October 1959		39,127/61,747	63.37
Raymond Jones Gunter	Labour Party	25,036	63.99
James Mantle Greenwood	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,696	32.45
Spencer John Bent	Communist Party	1,395	3.57
Majority		12,340	31.54

15 October 1964		32,588/58,334	55.86
Raymond Jones Gunter	Labour Party	22,426	68.82
Anthony Paul Reames Noble	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,563	26.28
Spencer John Bent	Communist Party	1,599	4.91
Majority		13,863	42.54

31 March 1966		29,713/54,997	54.03
Rt Hon Raymond Jones Gunter	Labour Party	21,855	73.55
Anthony Paul Reames Noble	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,454	21.72
Spencer John Bent	Communist Party	1,404	4.73
Majority		15,401	51.83

18 June 1970		25,002/51,845	48.22
Rt Hon Raymond Jones Gunter	Labour Party	16,834	67.33
Jeffrey Gordon	Conservative & Unionist Party	7,040	28.16
Earle Hume	Communist Party	1,128	4.51
Majority		9,794	39.17

30 March 1972 Resignation of Rt Hon Ray Gunter. (Chiltern Hundreds)

4 May 1972		15,262/47,600	32.06
Harry George Lamborn	Labour Party	12,108	79.33
Jeffrey Gordon	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,756	18.06
Brian McDermott	Independent	398	2.61
Majority		9,352	61.28