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Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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11 December 1832		586
Sir Robert Peel, bt	Tory	Unopposed
Lord Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend	Whig	Unopposed

5 January 1835		505
Sir Robert Peel, bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed
William Yates Peel	Conservative Party	Unopposed

25 August 1837		444/497	89.34
Sir Robert Peel, bt	Conservative Party	387	87.16
Edward Henry A'Court	Conservative Party	245	55.18
John Townshend	Whig	185	41.67
Majority		60	13.51

1837 Petition - dismissed.

29 June 1841		377/485	77.73
Sir Robert Peel, bt	Conservative Party	365	96.82
Edward Henry A'Court	Conservative Party	241	63.93
John Townshend	Whig	147	38.99
Majority		94	24.93

6 September 1841 Resignation of Sir Robert Peel, bt on appointment as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury.

13 September 1841
Sir Robert Peel, bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

28 July 1847		393
Sir Robert Peel, bt	Peelite	Unopposed
William Yates Peel	Conservative Party	Unopposed

December 1847 Resignation of William Peel. (Chiltern Hundreds)

18 December 1847
John Townshend	Whig	Unopposed

2 July 1850 Death of Sir Robert Peel, bt.

19 July 1850
Sir Robert Peel, bt	Peelite	Unopposed

6 July 1852		382
Sir Robert Peel, bt	Peelite	Unopposed
John Townshend	Whig	Unopposed

March 1855 Resignation of Sir Robert Peel, bt as a Civil Lord of the Admiralty.

14 March 1855
Sir Robert Peel, bt	Peelite	Unopposed

31 December 1855 Succession of John Townshend to the Peerage - 4th Marquess Townshend.

7 February 1856
John Villiers Stuart Townshend, Viscount Raynham	Whig	Unopposed

27 March 1857		419
Sir Robert Peel, bt	Peelite	Unopposed
John Villiers Stuart Townshend, Viscount Raynham	Whig	Unopposed

30 April 1859		393/465	84.52
Sir Robert Peel, bt	Liberal Party	341	86.77
John Villiers Stuart Townshend, Viscount Raynham	Liberal Party	285	72.52
William Thomas Shave Daniel	Conservative Party	80	20.36
Majority		205	52.16

29 July 1861 Resignation of Sir Robert Peel, bt on appointment as Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

31 July 1861
Sir Robert Peel, bt	Liberal Party	Unopposed

10 September 1863 Succession of Viscount Raynham to the Peerage - 5th Marquess Townshend.

12 December 1863		391/463	84.45
John Peel	Liberal Party	224	57.29
Hon Henry Frederick Cowper	Liberal Party	167	42.71
Majority		57	14.58

13 July 1865		455/532	85.53
Sir Robert Peel, bt	Liberal Party	416	91.43
John Peel	Liberal Party	287	63.08
William Thomas Shave Daniel	Conservative Party	103	22.64
Majority		184	40.44

17 November 1868		1,381/1,753	78.78
Sir Robert Peel, bt	Liberal Party	1,136	82.26
Sir William Henry Lytton Earle Bulwer	Liberal Party	827	59.88
John Peel	Liberal Party	798	57.78
Majority		29	2.10

9 February 1869 Petition - dismissed.

23 March 1871 Elevation of Sir Henry Earle Bulwer to the Peerage - Baron Dalling and Bulwer.

28 March 1871
John Peel	Liberal Party	Unopposed

2 April 1872 Death of John Peel.

16 April 1872		1,269/1,747	72.64
Robert William Hanbury	Conservative Party	946	74.55
Sir Robert Spencer Robinson	Liberal Party	323	25.45
Majority		623	49.09

3 February 1874		1,416/1,850	76.54
Sir Robert Peel, bt	Liberal Party	1,089	76.91
Robert William Hanbury	Conservative Party	1,086	76.69
Henry Hawkes	Liberal/Labour	448	31.64
Charles Parker Butt	Liberal Party	209	14.76
Majority		638	45.06

16 April 1878 Resignation of Robert Hanbury in order to contest Northern Staffordshire. (Chiltern Hundreds)

25 April 1878		1,793/2,096	85.54
Hamar Alfred Bass	Liberal Party	1,186	66.15
Hon Francis Charles Bridgeman	Conservative Party	607	33.85
Majority		579	32.29

1 April 1880		2,329/2,368	98.35
Hamar Alfred Bass	Liberal Party	1,409	60.50
Jabez Spencer Balfour	Liberal Party	1,074	46.11
William Henry Worthington	Conservative Party	920	39.50
Majority		154	6.61

3 December 1885		8,196/10,048	81.57
Philip Albert Muntz	Conservative Party	4,338	52.93
William Phipson Beale	Liberal Party	3,858	47.07
Majority		480	5.86

3 July 1886		10,048
Philip Albert Muntz	Conservative Party	Unopposed

8 July 1892		7,830/9,968	78.55
Philip Albert Muntz	Conservative Party	5,128	65.49
William Johnson	Liberal/Labour	2,702	34.51
Majority		2,426	30.98

13 July 1895		10,618
Philip Albert Muntz	Conservative Party	Unopposed

1 October 1900
Philip Albert Muntz	Conservative Party	Unopposed

19 January 1906		12,403/15,491	80.07
Sir Philip Albert Muntz, Bt	Conservative Party	7,561	60.96
John Seymour Keay	Liberal Party	4,842	39.04
Majority		2,719	21.92

21 December 1908 Death of Sir Philip Muntz, Bt.

16 January 1909
Francis Alexander Newdigate-Newdegate	Conservative Party	Unopposed

22 January 1910		15,112/18,228	82.91
Francis Alexander Newdigate-Newdegate	Conservative Party	10,313	68.24
Charles Henry Brampton	Liberal Party	4,799	31.76
Majority		5,514	36.49

5 December 1910		18,228
Francis Alexander Newdigate-Newdegate	Conservative Party	Unopposed

14 February 1917 Resignation of Francis Newdigate-Newdegate on appointment as Governor of Tasmania. (Northstead)

23 February 1917
Henry Wilson-Fox	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

14 December 1918		32,908
Henry Wilson-Fox	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	Unopposed

22 November 1921 Death of Henry Wilson-Fox.

17 January 1922		21,403/35,692	59.97
Sir Percy Wilson Newson, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	14,732	68.83
George Henry Jones	Labour Party	6,671	31.17
Majority		8,061	37.66

15 November 1922		36,864
Sir Percy Wilson Newson, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

6 December 1923
Sir Edward Maugar Iliffe, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

29 October 1924		38,741
Sir Edward Maugar Iliffe, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

30 May 1929		44,209/60,087	73.57
Sir Edward Maugar Iliffe, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	29,807	67.42
George Horwill	Labour Party	14,402	32.58
Majority		15,405	34.85

8 November 1929 Resignation of Sir Edgar Iliffe, Bt. (Northstead)

2 December 1929		36,254/60,087	60.34
Rt Hon Sir Arthur Herbert Drummond Ramsay Steel-Maitland, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,495	64.81
George Horwill	Labour Party	12,759	35.19
Majority		10,736	29.61

27 October 1931		49,096/66,421	73.92
Rt Hon Sir Arthur Herbert Drummond Ramsay Steel-Maitland, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	41,571	84.67
Joseph Willbery	Labour Party	7,525	15.33
Majority		34,046	69.35

30 March 1935 Death of Rt Hon Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Bt.

10 May 1935
Sir John Serocold Paget Mellor, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

14 November 1935		53,701/83,139	64.59
Sir John Serocold Paget Mellor, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	42,675	79.47
John Alexander Yates	Labour Party	11,026	20.53
Majority		31,649	58.94

New
1 May 1997		49,854/67,205	74.18
Brian David Jenkins	Labour Party	25,808	51.77
Lady Margaret Ann Lightbown	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,312	36.73
Jennifer Pinkett	Liberal Democrats	4,025	8.07
Dianne Joy Livesey	Referendum Party	1,163	2.33
Christopher Adrian Lamb	UK Independence Party	369	0.74
Catherine Twelvetrees	Official Liberal Party	177	0.36
Majority		7,496	15.04

7 June 2001		40,250/69,596	57.83
Brian David Jenkins	Labour Party	19,722	49.00
Luise Victoria Margaretta Gunter	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,124	37.58
Jennifer Pinkett	Liberal Democrats	4,721	11.73
Paul Balderson Sootheran	UK Independence Party	683	1.70
Majority		4,598	11.42

5 May 2005		43,740/71,675	61.03
Brian David Jenkins	Labour Party	18,801	42.98
Christopher John Pincher	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,232	37.11
Dr Roger Phillip Bennion	Liberal Democrats	6,175	14.12
Patrick James Eston	Veritas	1,320	3.02
Thomas Herbert George Simpson	UK Independence Party	1,212	2.77
Majority		2,569	5.87

6 May 2010		46,390/72,298	64.16
Christopher John Pincher	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,238	45.78
Brian David Jenkins	Labour Party	15,148	32.65
Jennifer Pinkett	Liberal Democrats	7,516	16.20
Paul Smith	UK Independence Party	2,253	4.86
Charlene Detheridge	Christian	235	0.51
Majority		6,090	13.13

7 May 2015		47,174/71,912	65.60
Christopher John Pincher	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,606	50.04
Carol Ann Dean	Labour Party	12,304	26.08
Jan Higgins	UK Independence Party	8,727	18.50
Jennifer Pinkett	Liberal Democrats	1,427	3.02
Nicola Holmes	Green Party	1,110	2.35
Majority		11,302	23.96

8 June 2017		47,110/71,308	66.07
Christopher John Pincher	Conservative & Unionist Party	28,748	61.02
Andrew James Hammond	Labour Party	16,401	34.81
Jennifer Pinkett	Liberal Democrats	1,961	4.16
Majority		12,347	26.21

12 December 2019		46,056/72,544	63.49
Rt Hon Christopher John Pincher	Conservative & Unionist Party	30,542	66.31
Christopher David Bain	Labour and Co-operative Party	10,908	23.68
Robert Wheway	Liberal Democrats	2,426	5.27
Andrew Graham Tilley	Green Party	935	2.03
Robert Bilcliff	UK Independence Party	814	1.77
John Barry Wright	Independent	431	0.94
Majority		19,634	42.63

1 July 2022 The Conservative whip is withdrawn from Rt Hon Christopher Pincher following allegations of sexual abuse.

7 September 2023 Resignation of Rt Hon Chris Pincher. (Northstead)

19 October 2023		25,586/71,302	35.88
Sarah Siena Edwards	Labour Party	11,719	45.80
Andrew Cooper	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,403	40.66
Ian Stuart Cooper	Reform UK	1,373	5.37
Ashlea Simon	Britain First	580	2.27
Robert Bilcliff	UK Independence Party	436	1.70
Susan Gail Howarth	Green Party	417	1.63
Sundeep Singh Virk	Liberal Democrats	417	1.63
Alan Hope	Monster Raving Loony Party	155	0.61
Peter George Longman	Independent	86	0.34
Majority		1,316	5.14

Minor Boundary Change
4 July 2024		43,788/75,059	58.34
Sarah Siena Edwards	Labour Party	15,338	35.03
Edmund Francis Hughes	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,956	31.87
Ian Stuart Cooper	Reform UK	11,004	25.13
Susan Gail Howarth	Green Party	1,579	3.61
John Edward Marson	Liberal Democrats	1,451	3.31
Robert Bilcliff	UK Independence Party	290	0.66
Adam James Goodfellow	Workers Britain	170	0.39
Majority		1,382	3.16