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Data Last Updated: 16 February 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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23 February 1950		53,278/62,485	85.27
Ellis Smith	Labour Party	34,339	64.45
Leslie Orridge	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,637	27.47
William Herbert Kemp	Liberal Party	4,302	8.07
Majority		19,702	36.98

25 October 1951		53,616/63,667	84.21
Ellis Smith	Labour Party	35,261	65.77
Basil Graham Conrade Webb	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,355	34.23
Majority		16,906	31.53

Minor Boundary Change
26 May 1955		48,742/66,212	73.62
Ellis Smith	Labour Party	31,003	63.61
Basil Graham Conrade Webb	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,739	36.39
Majority		13,264	27.21

8 October 1959		49,896/63,777	78.24
Ellis Smith	Labour Party	29,578	59.28
Geoffrey Swinfen Tucker	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,318	40.72
Majority		9,260	18.56

15 October 1964		47,767/63,138	75.65
Ellis Smith	Labour Party	28,928	60.56
Clive Howson	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,839	39.44
Majority		10,089	21.12

31 March 1966		44,411/62,530	71.02
John Ashley	Labour Party	27,380	61.65
Frederick William Thornton	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,769	33.26
Samuel James Lomas	Communist Party	2,262	5.09
Majority		12,611	28.40

18 June 1970		34,475/67,953	50.73
John Ashley	Labour Party	20,770	60.25
Robert Jameson Apps	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,341	38.70
Samuel James Lomas	Communist Party	364	1.06
Majority		7,429	21.55

Major Boundary Change
28 February 1974		55,694/72,002	77.35
John Ashley	Labour Party	31,650	56.83
Simon David Newall	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,985	28.70
Martyn George Smith	Liberal Party	7,578	13.61
Samuel James Lomas	Communist Party	481	0.86
Majority		15,665	28.13

10 October 1974		50,181/72,610	69.11
John Ashley	Labour Party	30,699	61.18
John Stanley Heath	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,204	28.31
Elisabeth Maria Johnson	Liberal Party	5,278	10.52
Majority		16,495	32.87

3 May 1979		53,803/74,193	72.52
John Ashley	Labour Party	31,610	58.75
Raymond John Rayner	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,364	32.27
Dr David Frank Chantrey	Liberal Party	4,829	8.98
Majority		14,246	26.48

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		49,167/71,347	68.91
Rt Hon John Ashley	Labour Party	23,611	48.02
Peter George Constable Maxwell	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,506	33.57
William John Walley	Liberal Party in Alliance	9,050	18.41
Majority		7,105	14.45

11 June 1987		52,204/71,585	72.93
Rt Hon John Ashley	Labour Party	24,794	47.49
Dennis Hartshorne	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,741	37.82
Peter Wild	Liberal Party in Alliance	7,669	14.69
Majority		5,053	9.68

9 April 1992		52,942/71,316	74.24
George William Stevenson	Labour Party	26,310	49.70
Roger Michael Ibbs	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,471	36.78
Frederick Alan Jones	Liberal Democrats	6,870	12.98
Elizabeth Ann Lines	Natural Law Party	291	0.55
Majority		6,839	12.92

1 May 1997		46,236/69,968	66.08
George William Stevenson	Labour Party	28,645	61.95
Sheila Margaret Scott	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,342	22.37
Peter John Barnett	Liberal Democrats	4,710	10.19
Richard William Adams	Referendum Party	1,103	2.39
Alison Curwen Micklem	Official Liberal Party	580	1.25
Steven Reginald Batkin	British National Party	568	1.23
Brian Clifford Lawrence	Nat Dem	288	0.62
Majority		18,303	39.59

7 June 2001		36,028/70,032	51.45
George William Stevenson	Labour Party	19,366	53.75
Philip Duncan Bastiman	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,877	24.64
Christopher Francis Coleman	Liberal Democrats	4,724	13.11
Adrian Mark Knapper	Independent	1,703	4.73
Steven Reginald Batkin	British National Party	1,358	3.77
Majority		10,489	29.11

5 May 2005		37,820/70,612	53.56
Robert Charles Douglas Flello	Labour Party	17,727	46.87
Mark Anthony Deaville	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,046	23.92
Andrew Philip Martin	Liberal Democrats	5,894	15.58
Mark Leat	British National Party	3,305	8.74
Neville Benson	UK Independence Party	1,043	2.76
Grant Michael Allen	Veritas	805	2.13
Majority		8,681	22.95

Minor Boundary Change
6 May 2010		39,852/68,618	58.08
Robert Charles Douglas Flello	Labour Party	15,446	38.76
James Stuart Rushton	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,316	28.40
Zulfiqar Ali	Liberal Democrats	6,323	15.87
Michael Coleman	British National Party	3,762	9.44
Mark Harry Barlow	UK Independence Party	1,363	3.42
Terry Follows	Independent	1,208	3.03
Mark Breeze	Independent	434	1.09
Majority		4,130	10.36

7 May 2015		39,107/68,788	56.85
Robert Charles Douglas Flello	Labour Party	15,319	39.17
Joe Rich	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,780	32.68
Tariq Mahmood	UK Independence Party	8,298	21.22
Peter Emil Andras	Liberal Democrats	1,309	3.35
Luke Gavin Paul Bellamy	Green Party	1,029	2.63
Matt Wright	Trades Union & Socialist Coalition	372	0.95
Majority		2,539	6.49

8 June 2017		41,690/66,057	63.11
Jack Edgar Brereton	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,451	49.05
Robert Charles Douglas Flello	Labour Party	19,788	47.46
Ian Wilkes	Liberal Democrats	808	1.94
Jan Zablocki	Green Party	643	1.54
Majority		663	1.59

12 December 2019		39,604/64,499	61.40
Jack Edgar Brereton	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,632	62.20
Mark Paul McDonald	Labour Party	13,361	33.74
Rosalyn Jane Gordon	Liberal Democrats	1,611	4.07
Majority		11,271	28.46

Major Boundary Change
4 July 2024		40,942/68,263	59.98
Dr Allison Clare Elizabeth Gardner	Labour Party	14,221	34.73
Jack Edgar Brereton	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,594	33.20
Michael Bailey	Reform UK	8,851	21.62
Aleczander John Sandiford	Liberal Democrats	1,577	3.85
Asif Mehmood	Independent	1,372	3.35
Peggy Wiseman	Green Party	1,207	2.95
Carla Elizabeth Parrish	Independent	120	0.29
Majority		627	1.53