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Data Last Updated: 9 April 2024
Application Last Amended: 11 January 2024
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9 December 1885 | 9,158/10,310 | 88.83 | |
Liberal Party | 5,020 | 54.82 | |
Conservative Party | 4,138 | 45.18 | |
Majority | 882 | 9.63 | |
2 July 1886 | 10,310 | ||
Liberal Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
18 May 1891 Death of Lord Edward Cavendish. | |||
2 June 1891 | |||
Liberal Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
14 July 1892 | 8,729/11,956 | 73.01 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 5,961 | 68.29 | |
Liberal Party | 2,768 | 31.71 | |
Majority | 3,193 | 36.58 | |
17 July 1895 | 10,706 | ||
Liberal Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
2 October 1900 | |||
Liberal Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
1900 Resignation of Victor Cavendish on appointment as Treasurer of HM Household. | |||
11 December 1900 | |||
Liberal Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
17 January 1906 | 10,007/11,443 | 87.45 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 5,283 | 52.79 | |
Liberal Party | 4,724 | 47.21 | |
Majority | 559 | 5.59 | |
24 March 1908 Succession of Rt Hon Victor Cavendish to the Peerage - 9th Duke of Devonshire. | |||
15 April 1908 | |||
Liberal Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
28 January 1910 | 10,899/11,962 | 91.11 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 5,974 | 54.81 | |
Liberal Party | 4,925 | 45.19 | |
Majority | 1,049 | 9.62 | |
7 December 1910 | 10,188/11,962 | 85.17 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 5,624 | 55.20 | |
Liberal Party | 4,564 | 44.80 | |
Majority | 1,060 | 10.40 | |
14 December 1918 | 19,344/29,323 | 65.97 | |
Liberal Party | 10,752 | 55.58 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition | 8,592 | 44.42 | |
Majority | 2,160 | 11.17 | |
15 November 1922 | 26,033/30,231 | 86.11 | |
Liberal Party | 13,060 | 50.17 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,973 | 49.83 | |
Majority | 87 | 0.33 | |
20 December 1923 | 26,385/31,067 | 84.93 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,419 | 50.86 | |
Liberal Party | 12,966 | 49.14 | |
Majority | 453 | 1.72 | |
Polling was delayed until 20 December owing to the death on 4 December after nomination of the Liberal candidate, Charles Frederick White. | |||
29 October 1924 | 26,936/31,757 | 84.82 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,324 | 56.89 | |
Liberal Party | 11,612 | 43.11 | |
Majority | 3,712 | 13.78 | |
30 May 1929 | 33,697/40,487 | 83.23 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,760 | 49.74 | |
Liberal Party | 13,277 | 39.40 | |
Labour Party | 3,660 | 10.86 | |
Majority | 3,483 | 10.34 | |
27 October 1931 | |||
Conservative & Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
14 November 1935 | 42,965 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
6 May 1938 Succession of the Marquess of Hartington to the Peerage - 10th Duke of Devonshire. | |||
2 June 1938 | 34,471/43,410 | 79.41 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,740 | 48.56 | |
Labour Party | 11,216 | 32.54 | |
Liberal Party | 6,515 | 18.90 | |
Majority | 5,524 | 16.03 | |
24 January 1944 Resignation of Henry Hunloke. (Northstead) | |||
17 February 1944 | 28,344/43,371 | 65.35 | |
Independent Labour | 16,336 | 57.63 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,775 | 41.54 | |
Agriculturalist | 233 | 0.82 | |
Majority | 4,561 | 16.09 | |
Charles White was the prospective Labour candidate for the constituency but resigned from the Labour Party (who were committed to the electoral truce) in order to fight the election. He received unofficial support from the local Labour Party and was also supported by the Common Wealth Movement. | |||
5 July 1945 | 37,574/45,981 | 81.72 | |
Labour Party | 18,331 | 48.79 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,175 | 48.37 | |
Agriculturalist | 1,068 | 2.84 | |
Majority | 156 | 0.42 | |