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Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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14 December 1918		18,845/32,831	57.40
Walter Waring	Liberal Party - Coalition	9,937	52.73
William Whiteley	Labour Party	7,844	41.62
Thomas George Graham	Liberal Party	1,064	5.65
Majority		2,093	11.11

15 November 1922		27,291/35,434	77.02
William Whiteley	Labour Party	14,722	53.94
Frank Robert Simpson	Conservative & Unionist Party	7,963	29.18
Frederick William Cook	National Liberal Party	4,606	16.88
Majority		6,759	24.77

6 December 1923		22,197/35,764	62.07
William Whiteley	Labour Party	15,073	67.91
George Denson	Conservative & Unionist Party	7,124	32.09
Majority		7,949	35.81

29 October 1924		28,219/36,646	77.00
William Whiteley	Labour Party	17,670	62.62
George Denson	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,549	37.38
Majority		7,121	25.23

30 May 1929		35,946/45,204	79.52
William Whiteley	Labour Party	21,221	59.04
Robert Charles White	Conservative & Unionist Party	7,847	21.83
Thomas Magnay	Liberal Party	6,878	19.13
Majority		13,374	37.21

27 October 1931		37,358/46,151	80.95
Thomas Ballantyne Martin	National Conservative	18,927	50.66
William Whiteley	Labour Party	18,431	49.34
Majority		496	1.33

14 November 1935		38,770/48,006	80.76
William Whiteley	Labour Party	24,148	62.29
Charles Edwin Vickery	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,622	37.71
Majority		9,526	24.57

5 July 1945		41,773/52,619	79.39
Rt Hon William Whiteley	Labour Party	29,931	71.65
Edward Charles Peake	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,842	28.35
Majority		18,089	43.30

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		41,115/47,010	87.46
Rt Hon William Whiteley	Labour Party	28,343	68.94
Leslie Francis Lawson	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,772	31.06
Majority		15,571	37.87

25 October 1951		41,560/47,445	87.60
Rt Hon William Whiteley	Labour Party	28,337	68.18
Charles Percy Lawler Satchwell	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,223	31.82
Majority		15,114	36.37

26 May 1955		38,023/47,138	80.66
Rt Hon William Whiteley	Labour Party	25,273	66.47
Johne Morley Reay-Smith	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,750	33.53
Majority		12,523	32.94

3 November 1955 Death of Rt Hon William Whiteley.

2 February 1956		26,868/47,581	56.47
Robert Edward Woof	Labour Party	18,791	69.94
Johne Morley Reay-Smith	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,077	30.06
Majority		10,714	39.88

8 October 1959		39,688/47,854	82.94
Robert Edward Woof	Labour Party	25,969	65.43
Godfrey William Iredell	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,719	34.57
Majority		12,250	30.87

15 October 1964		38,858/48,566	80.01
Robert Edward Woof	Labour Party	25,926	66.72
Neville Cooper Bailey	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,932	33.28
Majority		12,994	33.44

31 March 1966		38,478/49,682	77.45
Robert Edward Woof	Labour Party	26,629	69.21
Bernard Bligh	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,849	30.79
Majority		14,780	38.41

18 June 1970		39,650/54,804	72.35
Robert Edward Woof	Labour Party	25,724	64.88
Norman Howard D'Aguiar	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,926	35.12
Majority		11,798	29.76

28 February 1974		42,984/56,505	76.07
Robert Edward Woof	Labour Party	27,279	63.46
Alexander Alan Craig	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,705	36.54
Majority		11,574	26.93

10 October 1974		41,459/56,896	72.87
Robert Edward Woof	Labour Party	23,743	57.27
Alexander Alan Craig	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,277	24.79
Paul Macdonald Barker	Liberal Party	7,439	17.94
Majority		13,466	32.48

3 May 1979		46,229/58,463	79.07
John David McWilliam	Labour Party	24,687	53.40
John Terence Middleton	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,178	35.00
David Michael Hutton	Liberal Party	5,364	11.60
Majority		8,509	18.41

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		47,955/66,227	72.41
John David McWilliam	Labour Party	21,285	44.39
Andrew Christopher Williams	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,063	29.33
Maurice Chapman Carr	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	12,607	26.29
Majority		7,222	15.06

11 June 1987		50,213/67,094	74.84
John David McWilliam	Labour Party	25,277	50.34
Vernon Paul Nunn	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	12,789	25.47
Peter Richard Pescod	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,147	24.19
Majority		12,488	24.87

9 April 1992		51,315/66,044	77.70
John David McWilliam	Labour Party	27,028	52.67
Peter Richard Pescod	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,685	26.67
Vernon Paul Nunn	Liberal Democrats	10,602	20.66
Majority		13,343	26.00

1 May 1997		45,925/64,699	70.98
John David McWilliam	Labour Party	27,535	59.96
Peter James Maughan	Liberal Democrats	10,930	23.80
Mark Anthony Watson	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,048	13.17
Richard John Rook	Independent Labour	1,412	3.07
Majority		16,605	36.16

7 June 2001		37,086/64,574	57.43
John David McWilliam	Labour Party	20,340	54.85
Peter James Maughan	Liberal Democrats	12,531	33.79
Mark Anthony Watson	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,215	11.37
Majority		7,809	21.06

5 May 2005		39,053/62,413	62.57
David Anderson	Labour Party	20,120	51.52
Peter James Maughan	Liberal Democrats	14,785	37.86
Dorothy Ann Luckhurst	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,129	8.01
Norman Robert Endacott	UK Independence Party	1,019	2.61
Majority		5,335	13.66

Minor Boundary Change
6 May 2010		44,913/67,808	66.24
David Anderson	Labour Party	22,297	49.64
Neil Bradbury	Liberal Democrats	13,180	29.35
Glenn Anthony Hall	Conservative & Unionist Party	7,159	15.94
Keith McFarlane	British National Party	2,277	5.07
Majority		9,117	20.30

7 May 2015		44,936/6,799	660.92
David Anderson	Labour Party	22,090	49.16
Mark Ronald Bell	UK Independence Party	7,863	17.50
Alison Louise Griffiths	Conservative & Unionist Party	7,838	17.44
Jonathan Christopher Wallace	Liberal Democrats	5,497	12.23
Paul Martin McNally	Green Party	1,648	3.67
Majority		14,227	31.66

8 June 2017		48,084/68,459	70.24
Mary Elizabeth Twist	Labour Party	26,979	56.11
Thomas Roger Smith	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,502	28.08
Jonathan Charles Wallace	Liberal Democrats	4,366	9.08
Ray Tolley	UK Independence Party	2,459	5.11
Paul Martin McNally	Green Party	583	1.21
Michael David Marchetti	Libertarian	114	0.24
Lisabela Zxywhiddm Marschild	Space Navies	81	0.17
Majority		13,477	28.03

12 December 2019		45,681/67,853	67.32
Mary Elizabeth Twist	Labour Party	19,794	43.33
Adrian Norman Spencer Pepper	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,263	31.22
Michael Robinson	Brexit Party	5,833	12.77
Victoria Louise Anderson	Liberal Democrats	3,703	8.11
Diane Cadman	Green Party	1,279	2.80
Kathy King	Official Liberal Party	615	1.35
Lisabela Zxywhiddim Marschild	Space Navies	118	0.26
Lee Shaun Garrett	Independent	76	0.17
Majority		5,531	12.11