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28 November 1885 | 9,752/10,625 | 91.78 | |
Conservative Party | 6,011 | 61.64 | |
Liberal Party | 3,741 | 38.36 | |
Majority | 2,270 | 23.28 | |
2 July 1886 | 10,625 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
8 July 1892 | 11,582/12,979 | 89.24 | |
Conservative Party | 6,711 | 57.94 | |
Liberal Party | 4,871 | 42.06 | |
Majority | 1,840 | 15.89 | |
13 July 1895 | 13,997 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
5 October 1900 | 12,938/15,827 | 81.75 | |
Conservative Party | 7,989 | 61.75 | |
Liberal Party | 4,949 | 38.25 | |
Majority | 3,040 | 23.50 | |
6 October 1903 Appointment of Rt Hon Lord Stanley as Postmaster-General. | |||
24 October 1903 | |||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
18 January 1906 | 15,396/17,984 | 85.61 | |
Labour Party | 9,262 | 60.16 | |
Conservative Party | 6,134 | 39.84 | |
Majority | 3,128 | 20.32 | |
20 January 1910 | 17,850/19,751 | 90.38 | |
Labour Party | 10,141 | 56.81 | |
Conservative Party | 7,709 | 43.19 | |
Majority | 2,432 | 13.62 | |
8 December 1910 | 17,038/19,751 | 86.26 | |
Labour Party | 9,064 | 53.20 | |
Conservative Party | 7,974 | 46.80 | |
Majority | 1,090 | 6.40 | |
14 December 1918 | 18,546/30,108 | 61.60 | |
Labour Party | 11,849 | 63.89 | |
Independent Liberal | 6,697 | 36.11 | |
Majority | 5,152 | 27.78 | |
14 August 1921 Death of William Wilson. | |||
5 October 1921 | 25,743/30,409 | 84.66 | |
Labour Party | 14,876 | 57.79 | |
Liberal Party - Coalition | 10,867 | 42.21 | |
Majority | 4,009 | 15.57 | |
15 November 1922 | 26,783/31,351 | 85.43 | |
Labour Party | 14,846 | 55.43 | |
National Liberal Party | 11,937 | 44.57 | |
Majority | 2,909 | 10.86 | |
6 December 1923 | 25,450/32,081 | 79.33 | |
Labour Party | 15,347 | 60.30 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,103 | 39.70 | |
Majority | 5,244 | 20.61 | |
29 October 1924 | 28,717/32,587 | 88.12 | |
Labour Party | 16,033 | 55.83 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,684 | 44.17 | |
Majority | 3,349 | 11.66 | |
30 May 1929 | 36,292/41,648 | 87.14 | |
Labour Party | 22,305 | 61.46 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,855 | 27.15 | |
Liberal Party | 4,132 | 11.39 | |
Majority | 12,450 | 34.31 | |
27 October 1931 | 36,102/42,230 | 85.49 | |
Labour Party | 19,301 | 53.46 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,801 | 46.54 | |
Majority | 2,500 | 6.92 | |
14 November 1935 | 34,944/41,980 | 83.24 | |
Labour Party | 21,093 | 60.36 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,851 | 39.64 | |
Majority | 7,242 | 20.72 | |
5 July 1945 | 32,336/41,851 | 77.26 | |
Labour Party | 20,990 | 64.91 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,346 | 35.09 | |
Majority | 9,644 | 29.82 | |
Boundary Change | |||
23 February 1950 | 48,376/54,833 | 88.22 | |
Labour Party | 30,117 | 62.26 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,259 | 37.74 | |
Majority | 11,858 | 24.51 | |
11 May 1951 Resignation of Rhys Davies. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
21 June 1951 | 41,982/54,909 | 76.46 | |
Labour Party | 25,368 | 60.43 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,614 | 39.57 | |
Majority | 8,754 | 20.85 | |
25 October 1951 | 47,963/55,375 | 86.61 | |
Labour Party | 29,319 | 61.13 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,644 | 38.87 | |
Majority | 10,675 | 22.26 | |
26 May 1955 | 45,748/55,151 | 82.95 | |
Labour Party | 27,900 | 60.99 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,848 | 39.01 | |
Majority | 10,052 | 21.97 | |
8 October 1959 | 47,993/56,948 | 84.28 | |
Labour Party | 29,359 | 61.17 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,634 | 38.83 | |
Majority | 10,725 | 22.35 | |
15 October 1964 | 48,987/59,797 | 81.92 | |
Labour Party | 30,249 | 61.75 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,738 | 38.25 | |
Majority | 11,511 | 23.50 | |
31 March 1966 | 48,314/61,349 | 78.75 | |
Labour Party | 31,387 | 64.96 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,927 | 35.04 | |
Majority | 14,460 | 29.93 | |
18 June 1970 | 53,521/69,564 | 76.94 | |
Labour Party | 29,674 | 55.44 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,847 | 44.56 | |
Majority | 5,827 | 10.89 | |
1 February 1973 Death of Thomas Price. | |||
24 May 1973 | 46,140/72,743 | 63.43 | |
Labour Party | 26,294 | 56.99 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,511 | 42.29 | |
Independent Labour | 335 | 0.73 | |
Majority | 6,783 | 14.70 | |
Minor Boundary Change | |||
28 February 1974 | 59,422/71,447 | 83.17 | |
Labour Party | 30,574 | 51.45 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,909 | 30.14 | |
Liberal Party | 10,939 | 18.41 | |
Majority | 12,665 | 21.31 | |
10 October 1974 | 56,097/72,037 | 77.87 | |
Labour Party | 30,373 | 54.14 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,798 | 29.94 | |
Liberal Party | 8,926 | 15.91 | |
Majority | 13,575 | 24.20 | |
3 May 1979 | 61,631/76,922 | 80.12 | |
Labour Party | 29,689 | 48.17 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,398 | 39.59 | |
Liberal Party | 7,544 | 12.24 | |
Majority | 5,291 | 8.58 | |