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Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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1 May 1997		49,082/68,638	71.51
Richard John Greville Spring	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,081	40.91
Michael John Jefferys	Labour Party	18,214	37.11
Adrian Paul Graves	Liberal Democrats	6,892	14.04
James Jeremy Thomas Carver	Referendum Party	3,724	7.59
Alistair John Hamilton Shearer	Natural Law Party	171	0.35
Majority		1,867	3.80

7 June 2001		42,445/71,220	59.60
Richard John Granville Spring	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,201	47.59
Michael John Jeffreys	Labour Party	15,906	37.47
Robin Barry Martlew	Liberal Democrats	5,017	11.82
William Jessemy Spencer Burrows	UK Independence Party	1,321	3.11
Majority		4,295	10.12

5 May 2005		44,205/72,856	60.67
Richard John Greville Spring	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,682	49.05
Michael John Jefferys	Labour Party	12,773	28.89
Adrian Paul Graves	Liberal Democrats	7,573	17.13
Ian Jonathan Smith	UK Independence Party	2,177	4.92
Majority		8,909	20.15

Minor Boundary Change
6 May 2010		48,089/74,493	64.56
Matthew John David Hancock	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,312	50.56
Dr Belinda Margaret Brooks-Gordon	Liberal Democrats	11,262	23.42
Abdul Monsur Ohid Ahmed	Labour Party	7,089	14.74
Ian Jonathan Smith	UK Independence Party	3,085	6.42
Ramon Paul Johns	British National Party	1,428	2.97
Andrew Jeffery Appleby	Independent	540	1.12
Colin Young	Christian Alliance	373	0.78
Majority		13,050	27.14

7 May 2015		49,232/76,198	64.61
Rt Hon Matthew John David Hancock	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,684	52.17
Julian Flood	UK Independence Party	10,700	21.73
Michael John Jefferys	Labour Party	8,604	17.48
Elfreda Drusilla Sarah Tealby-Watson	Liberal Democrats	2,465	5.01
Niall L'Estrange Pettitt	Green Party	1,779	3.61
Majority		14,984	30.44

8 June 2017		51,746/77,348	66.90
Rt Hon Matthew John David Hancock	Conservative & Unionist Party	31,649	61.16
Michael John Jefferys	Labour Party	14,586	28.19
Julian Flood	UK Independence Party	2,396	4.63
Elfreda Drusilla Sarah Tealby-Watson	Liberal Democrats	2,180	4.21
Donald Francis John Allwright	Green Party	935	1.81
Majority		17,063	32.97

12 December 2019		51,437/80,193	64.14
Rt Hon Matthew John David Hancock	Conservative & Unionist Party	33,842	65.79
Claire Elizabeth Unwin	Labour Party	10,648	20.70
Elfreda Drusilla Sarah Tealby-Watson	Liberal Democrats	4,685	9.11
Donald Francis John Allwright	Green Party	2,262	4.40
Majority		23,194	45.09

1 November 2022 The Conservative whip is removed from Rt Hon Matt Hancock following his decision to appear on a television competition.

23 May 2024 The Conservative whip was restored to Rt Hon Matt Hancock.

Major Boundary Change
4 July 2024		46,161/77,149	59.83
Nicholas James Timothy	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,814	34.26
Rebecca Anne Denness	Labour Party	12,567	27.22
David Richard Bull	Reform UK	9,623	20.85
Henry Alexander Frederick Batchelor	Liberal Democrats	4,284	9.28
Mark Ereira-Guyer	Green Party	2,910	6.30
Katie-Jane Parker	Independent	485	1.05
Luke Thomas O'Brien	Independent	345	0.75
Ivan Kinsman	Social Democratic Party	133	0.29
Majority		3,247	7.03