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Data Last Updated: 11 January 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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12 December 1832		430/531	80.98
Paulet St John-Mildmay	Whig	351	81.63
William Bingham Baring	Whig	263	61.16
James Buller East	Tory	151	35.12
Majority		112	26.05

10 January 1835		408/515	79.22
James Buller East	Conservative Party	254	62.25
William Bingham Baring	Whig	176	43.14
Paulet St John-Mildmay	Whig	123	30.15
Majority		53	12.99

26 July 1837		458/585	78.29
James Buller East	Conservative Party	258	56.33
Paulet St John-Mildmay	Whig	242	52.84
Bickham Escott	Conservative Party	216	47.16
Majority		26	5.68

29 June 1841		485/567	85.54
James Buller East	Conservative Party	320	65.98
Bickham Escott	Conservative Party	292	60.21
Richard Budden Crowder	Whig	191	39.38
Francis Pigott	Whig	166	34.23
Majority		101	20.82

3 August 1847		461/684	67.40
John Bonham Carter	Whig	363	78.74
Sir James Buller East, Bt	Conservative Party	315	68.33
Bickham Escott	Radical	243	52.71
Majority		72	15.62

9 July 1852		524/768	68.23
John Bonham Carter	Whig	376	71.76
Sir James Buller East, Bt	Conservative Party	369	70.42
William Whitear Bulpett	Independent Liberal	288	54.96
Majority		81	15.46

28 March 1857		518/842	61.52
John Bonham Carter	Whig	398	76.83
Sir James Buller East, Bt	Conservative Party	384	74.13
Wyndham Spencer Portal	Whig	253	48.84
Majority		131	25.29

30 April 1859		662/866	76.44
Sir James Buller East, Bt	Conservative Party	402	60.73
John Bonham Carter	Liberal Party	349	52.72
Thomas Willis Fleming	Conservative Party	341	51.51
George John Shaw-Lefevre	Liberal Party	231	34.89
Majority		8	1.21

4 February 1864 Resignation of Sir James Buller East, Bt. (Chiltern Hundreds)

10 February 1864
Thomas Willis Fleming	Conservative Party	Unopposed

12 July 1865		811/963	84.22
John Bonham Carter	Liberal Party	459	56.60
William Barrow Simonds	Conservative Party	367	45.25
Thomas Willis Fleming	Conservative Party	336	41.43
Majority		31	3.82

2 June 1866 Resignation of John Bonham Carter on appointment as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury.

4 June 1866		407/963	42.26
John Bonham Carter	Liberal Party	361	88.70
Charles Lempriere	Conservative Party	46	11.30
Majority		315	77.40

17 November 1868		1,440/1,621	88.83
William Barrow Simonds	Conservative Party	830	57.64
John Bonham Carter	Liberal Party	690	47.92
Arthur Jervoise Scott	Liberal Party	529	36.74
Majority		161	11.18

3 February 1874		1,528/1,793	85.22
William Barrow Simonds	Conservative Party	949	62.11
Arthur Robert Naghten	Conservative Party	793	51.90
John Bonham Carter	Liberal Party	657	43.00
Majority		136	8.90

31 March 1880		1,787/2,011	88.86
Francis George Baring, Viscount Baring	Liberal Party	979	54.78
Richard Moss	Conservative Party	808	45.22
William Barrow Simonds	Conservative Party	773	43.26
Majority		35	1.96

25 November 1885		2,135/2,326	91.79
Arthur Loftus Tottenham	Conservative Party	1,153	54.00
Francis George Baring, Viscount Baring	Liberal Party	982	46.00
Majority		171	8.01

3 July 1886		1,902/2,326	81.77
Arthur Loftus Tottenham	Conservative Party	1,119	58.83
Thomas Newcomen Archibald Grove	Liberal Party	783	41.17
Majority		336	17.67

4 December 1887 Death of Arthur Tottenham.

5 January 1888		2,213/2,455	90.14
Richard Moss	Conservative Party	1,364	61.64
Philip Vanderbyl	Liberal Party	849	38.36
Majority		515	23.27

4 July 1892		2,072/2,393	86.59
William Henry Myers	Conservative Party	1,213	58.54
Charles Willie Mathews	Liberal Party	859	41.46
Majority		354	17.08

12 July 1895		2,449
William Henry Myers	Conservative Party	Unopposed

3 October 1900		2,188/2,681	81.61
William Henry Myers	Conservative Party	1,342	61.33
Edward George Hemmerde	Liberal Party	846	38.67
Majority		496	22.67

13 January 1906		2,594/2,982	86.99
Hon Guy Victor Baring	Conservative Party	1,322	50.96
Charles Albert McCurdy	Liberal Party	1,272	49.04
Majority		50	1.93

15 January 1910		2,997/3,200	93.66
Hon Guy Victor Baring	Conservative Party	1,729	57.69
George William Ricketts	Liberal Party	1,268	42.31
Majority		461	15.38

3 December 1910		2,840/3,200	88.75
Hon Guy Victor Baring	Conservative Party	1,719	60.53
George William Ricketts	Liberal Party	1,121	39.47
Majority		598	21.06

15 September 1916 Death of Hon Guy Baring - killed in action.

19 October 1916		1,691/3,254	51.97
Hon Douglas George Carnegie	Conservative & Unionist Party	1,218	72.03
Henry Charles Woods	Independent	473	27.97
Majority		745	44.06

H Woods opposed the controls which had been imposed by the Central Control Board (Liquor Traffic).

1917 Hon Douglas Carnegie resigns the Conservative whip and joins the National Party.

14 December 1918		15,735/32,747	48.05
George Richard James Hennessy	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	10,166	64.61
William James West	Liberal Party	5,569	35.39
Majority		4,597	29.22

15 November 1922		21,708/34,045	63.76
George Richard James Hennessy	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,173	65.29
Alexander Wilkinson Frederick Haycock	Labour Party	7,535	34.71
Majority		6,638	30.58

6 December 1923		23,987/35,324	67.91
George Richard James Hennessy	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,240	46.86
Albert Reginald Stamp	Labour Party	6,495	27.08
William James West	Liberal Party	6,252	26.06
Majority		4,745	19.78

29 October 1924		26,254/36,583	71.77
George Richard James Hennessy	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,026	57.23
Albert Reginald Stamp	Labour Party	8,216	31.29
William James West	Liberal Party	3,012	11.47
Majority		6,810	25.94

30 May 1929		39,164/52,522	74.57
Sir George Richard James Hennessy, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,560	44.84
Dr Robert Arthur Lyster	Labour Party	14,326	36.58
Frances Louise Josephy	Liberal Party	7,278	18.58
Majority		3,234	8.26

27 October 1931		44,660/57,895	77.14
Robert Geoffrey Ellis	Conservative & Unionist Party	31,131	69.71
Dr Robert Arthur Lyster	Labour Party	13,529	30.29
Majority		17,602	39.41

14 November 1935		44,245/62,188	71.15
Gerald Eustace Howell Palmer	Conservative & Unionist Party	28,506	64.43
Arthur Leonard Williams	Labour Party	15,739	35.57
Majority		12,767	28.86

5 July 1945		57,549/80,265	71.70
George Jeger	Labour Party	30,290	52.63
Gerald Eustace Howell Palmer	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,259	47.37
Majority		3,031	5.27

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		55,417/65,960	84.02
Peter Henry Berry Otway Smithers	Conservative & Unionist Party	31,462	56.77
Louis Frederick Symons Cornillie	Labour and Co-operative Party	23,955	43.23
Majority		7,507	13.55

25 October 1951		56,118/67,080	83.66
Peter Henry Berry Otway Smithers	Conservative & Unionist Party	31,700	56.49
Eric Charles Neate	Labour Party	24,418	43.51
Majority		7,282	12.98

Major Boundary Change
26 May 1955		36,418/47,464	76.73
Peter Henry Berry Otway Smithers	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,827	65.43
Jasper Godwin Ridley	Labour Party	12,591	34.57
Majority		11,236	30.85

8 October 1959		37,056/48,321	76.69
Peter Henry Berry Otway Smithers	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,924	67.26
Margaret Johnson Manning	Labour Party	12,132	32.74
Majority		12,792	34.52

9 March 1964 Resignation of Peter Smithers on appointment as Secretary-General of the Council of Europe. (Chiltern Hundreds)

14 May 1964		34,567/50,313	68.70
Morgan Charles Morgan-Giles	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,032	52.17
Charles Patrick Seyd	Labour Party	11,968	34.62
J B S Edwards	Liberal Party	4,567	13.21
Majority		6,064	17.54

15 October 1964		40,507/50,786	79.76
Morgan Charles Morgan-Giles	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,502	53.08
Charles Patrick Seyd	Labour Party	12,495	30.85
Euan Terence Stafford Read	Liberal Party	6,510	16.07
Majority		9,007	22.24

31 March 1966		41,037/52,695	77.88
Morgan Charles Morgan-Giles	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,162	51.57
Stanley Earle Spicer	Labour Party	12,485	30.42
Euan Terence Stafford Read	Liberal Party	7,390	18.01
Majority		8,677	21.14

18 June 1970		45,889/61,476	74.65
Morgan Charles Morgan-Giles	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,249	55.02
Christopher Perry	Labour Party	11,773	25.66
John Walter Matthew	Liberal Party	8,867	19.32
Majority		13,476	29.37

Major Boundary Change
28 February 1974		66,837/82,059	81.45
Morgan Charles Morgan-Giles	Conservative & Unionist Party	30,843	46.15
John Walter Matthew	Liberal Party	20,339	30.43
Dr William Henry Allchin	Labour Party	15,655	23.42
Majority		10,504	15.72

10 October 1974		62,275/82,768	75.24
Morgan Charles Morgan-Giles	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,671	44.43
John Walter Matthew	Liberal Party	18,451	29.63
Dr William Henry Allchin	Labour Party	16,153	25.94
Majority		9,220	14.81

3 May 1979		68,199/87,412	78.02
John Ernest Douglas de la Valette Browne	Conservative & Unionist Party	38,198	56.01
Dr William Henry Allchin	Labour Party	15,378	22.55
John Harold Morgan	Liberal Party	14,228	20.86
Michael Cormac Mahoney	Wessex Regiment	395	0.58
Majority		22,820	33.46

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		55,436/73,829	75.09
John Ernest Douglas de la Valette Browne	Conservative & Unionist Party	31,908	57.56
John Lang MacDonald	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	18,861	34.02
Dr William Henry Allchin	Labour Party	4,512	8.14
Stephen Winkworth	Wessex Regiment	155	0.28
Majority		13,047	23.54

Minor Boundary Change
11 June 1987		61,504/77,527	79.33
John Ernest Douglas de la Valette Browne	Conservative & Unionist Party	32,195	52.35
John Lang MacDonald	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	24,716	40.19
Frederick Charles Inglis	Labour Party	4,028	6.55
Julie Patricia Walker	Green Party	565	0.92
Majority		7,479	12.16

13 March 1992 The Conservative whip is withdrawn from John Browne.

9 April 1992		66,117/79,218	83.46
Peter Gerald Malone	Conservative & Unionist Party	33,113	50.08
Anthony David Barron	Liberal Democrats	24,992	37.80
Peter John Jenks	Labour Party	4,917	7.44
John Ernest Douglas de la Valette Browne	Independent Conservative	3,095	4.68
Majority		8,121	12.28

1 May 1997		62,054/78,884	78.66
Mark Oaten	Liberal Democrats	26,100	42.06
Peter Gerald Malone	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,098	42.06
Patrick Davies	Labour Party	6,528	10.52
Peter John Strand	Referendum Party	1,598	2.58
Richard John Huggett	Top	640	1.03
Derek Leonard Rumsey	UK Independence Party	476	0.77
John Ernest Douglas de la Valette Browne	Ind AFE	307	0.49
Peter Forsyth Stockton	Monster Raving Loony Party	307	0.49
Majority		2	0.00

6 October 1997 Election declared void on petition. The general election result was contested in the High Court by Gerry Malone, who successfully argued that 55 votes had wrongly been excluded from the count for want of the official stamp. Of these 55 votes, 22 were identified as for Gerry Malone and 18 for Mark Oaten, implying a Conservative majority of 2.

20 November 1997		54,384/79,116	68.74
Mark Oaten	Liberal Democrats	37,006	68.05
Peter Gerald Malone	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,450	28.41
Patrick Davies	Labour Party	944	1.74
Robin L Page	Referendum/UKIP All	521	0.96
Lord David Sutch	Off MRLP	316	0.58
Richard John Huggett	Literal Democrat	59	0.11
Rosemary Jane Barry	Natural Law Party	48	0.09
Roger Joseph Everest	Euro CON	40	0.07
Majority		21,556	39.64

7 June 2001		59,158/81,852	72.27
Mark Oaten	Liberal Democrats	32,282	54.57
Andrew Robert Hayes	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,648	38.28
Stephen Michael Wyeth	Labour Party	3,498	5.91
Joan Martin	UK Independence Party	664	1.12
Lady Henrietta Elizabeth Rous	Wessex Regiment	66	0.11
Majority		9,634	16.29

5 May 2005		61,658/85,810	71.85
Mark Oaten	Liberal Democrats	31,225	50.64
George Michael Edward Hollingbery	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,749	38.52
Patrick Davies	Labour Party	4,782	7.76
Dr David Frederick Abbott	UK Independence Party	1,321	2.14
Arthur Uther Pendragon	Independent	581	0.94
Majority		7,476	12.12

Major Boundary Change
6 May 2010		55,955/73,825	75.79
Stephen Charles Brine	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,155	48.53
Martin Paul Neibuhr Tod	Liberal Democrats	24,107	43.08
Patrick Davies	Labour Party	3,051	5.45
Jocelyn Fortnum Derry Penn-Bull	UK Independence Party	1,139	2.04
Mark Lancaster	English Democrats Party	503	0.90
Majority		3,048	5.45

7 May 2015		55,316/74,119	74.63
Stephen Charles Brine	Conservative & Unionist Party	30,425	55.00
Jacqueline Anne Porter	Liberal Democrats	13,511	24.43
Mark Chaloner	Labour Party	4,613	8.34
Martin Edward Lyon	UK Independence Party	4,122	7.45
David Michael Worsley Wilks	Green Party	2,645	4.78
Majority		16,914	30.58

8 June 2017		57,156/72,497	78.84
Stephen Charles Brine	Conservative & Unionist Party	29,729	52.01
Jacqueline Anne Porter	Liberal Democrats	19,730	34.52
Mark Chaloner	Labour Party	6,007	10.51
Andrew Wainwright	Green Party	846	1.48
Martin Edward Lyon	UK Independence Party	695	1.22
Teresa Skelton	Justice & Anti-Corruption	149	0.26
Majority		9,999	17.49

3 September 2019 The Conservative whip was removed from Stephen Brine.

29 October 2019 The Conservative whip is restored to Steve Brine.

12 December 2019		58,890/75,582	77.92
Stephen Charles Brine	Conservative & Unionist Party	28,430	48.28
Paula Ferguson	Liberal Democrats	27,445	46.60
George Baker	Labour Party	2,723	4.62
Teresa Skelton	Justice & Anti-Corruption	292	0.50
Majority		985	1.67

Major Boundary Change
4 July 2024		57,076/78,289	72.90
Danny Seiorse Chambers	Liberal Democrats	29,939	52.45
Felicia Jane Drummond	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,118	28.24
Sean Whelan	Reform UK	4,797	8.40
Hannah Louise Dawson	Labour Party	3,023	5.30
Lorraine Estelle Abraham	Green Party	2,740	4.80
Andrew Courtney Davis	Social Democratic Party	146	0.26
Christopher John Barfoot	Independent	142	0.25
Kevin Maxwell D'Cruze	Independent	127	0.22
Andrew Liming	Hampshire Ind	44	0.08
Majority		13,821	24.22