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Data Last Updated: 9 April 2024
Application Last Amended: 11 January 2024
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3 December 1885 | 6,873/7,914 | 86.85 | |
Conservative Party | 3,507 | 51.03 | |
Liberal Party | 3,366 | 48.97 | |
Majority | 141 | 2.05 | |
10 July 1886 | 6,139/7,914 | 77.57 | |
Conservative Party | 3,672 | 59.81 | |
Liberal Party | 2,467 | 40.19 | |
Majority | 1,205 | 19.63 | |
13 July 1892 | 6,584/7,747 | 84.99 | |
Conservative Party | 3,691 | 56.06 | |
Liberal Party | 2,893 | 43.94 | |
Majority | 798 | 12.12 | |
19 April 1895 Death of Henry Farquharson. | |||
14 May 1895 | 5,863/7,713 | 76.01 | |
Conservative Party | 3,538 | 60.34 | |
Independent Liberal | 2,325 | 39.66 | |
Majority | 1,213 | 20.69 | |
G Homer sought election as an "Independent Farmers" candidate and received the support of the local Liberal Association. | |||
16 July 1895 | 7,713 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
2 October 1900 | |||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
23 January 1906 | 6,505/7,413 | 87.75 | |
Conservative Party | 3,671 | 56.43 | |
Liberal Party | 2,834 | 43.57 | |
Majority | 837 | 12.87 | |
25 January 1910 | 6,770/7,576 | 89.36 | |
Conservative Party | 4,011 | 59.25 | |
Liberal Party | 2,759 | 40.75 | |
Majority | 1,252 | 18.49 | |
9 December 1910 | 7,576 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
14 December 1918 | 23,621 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition | Unopposed |   | |
15 November 1922 | 18,750/23,885 | 78.50 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,649 | 62.13 | |
Labour Party | 7,101 | 37.87 | |
Majority | 4,548 | 24.26 | |
6 December 1923 | 17,187/24,242 | 70.90 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,100 | 58.77 | |
Labour Party | 7,087 | 41.23 | |
Majority | 3,013 | 17.53 | |
29 October 1924 | 18,190/24,852 | 73.19 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,426 | 68.31 | |
Labour Party | 5,764 | 31.69 | |
Majority | 6,662 | 36.62 | |
30 May 1929 | 24,938/30,946 | 80.59 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,247 | 49.11 | |
Liberal Party | 7,921 | 31.76 | |
Labour Party | 4,770 | 19.13 | |
Majority | 4,326 | 17.35 | |
27 October 1931 | 25,781/31,590 | 81.61 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,510 | 60.16 | |
Liberal Party | 10,271 | 39.84 | |
Majority | 5,239 | 20.32 | |
14 November 1935 | 25,560/32,817 | 77.89 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,825 | 54.09 | |
Liberal Party | 11,735 | 45.91 | |
Majority | 2,090 | 8.18 | |
9 June 1941 Resignation of William Colfox. (Northstead) | |||
21 June 1941 | |||
Conservative & Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
5 July 1945 | 26,712/35,780 | 74.66 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,399 | 50.16 | |
Labour Party | 8,215 | 30.75 | |
Liberal Party | 5,098 | 19.09 | |
Majority | 5,184 | 19.41 | |