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Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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2 December 1885		10,648/14,663	72.62
Thomas Myles Sandys	Conservative Party	6,715	63.06
Samuel Howard Whitbread	Liberal Party	3,933	36.94
Majority		2,782	26.13

5 July 1886		14,663
Thomas Myles Sandys	Conservative Party	Unopposed

8 July 1892		10,992/15,772	69.69
Thomas Myles Sandys	Conservative Party	6,532	59.43
Alexander McDougall	Liberal Party	4,460	40.57
Majority		2,072	18.85

16 July 1895		16,237
Thomas Myles Sandys	Conservative Party	Unopposed

3 October 1900
Thomas Myles Sandys	Conservative Party	Unopposed

24 January 1906		15,302/20,721	73.85
Thomas Myles Sandys	Conservative Party	7,821	51.11
Dr Alfred Patten Thomas	Liberal Party	7,481	48.89
Majority		340	2.22

25 January 1910		18,823/23,903	78.75
Thomas Myles Sandys	Conservative Party	9,954	52.88
Dr William Permewan	Liberal Party	8,869	47.12
Majority		1,085	5.76

5 December 1910		23,903
Thomas Myles Sandys	Conservative Party	Unopposed

13 March 1911 Resignation of Myles Sandys. (Northstead)

27 March 1911		17,758/25,470	69.72
Andrew Bonar Law	Conservative Party	9,976	56.18
Max Muspratt	Liberal Party	7,782	43.82
Majority		2,194	12.35

14 December 1918		19,547/33,419	58.49
Sir Thomas Royden, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	12,312	62.99
Edmund Cathery	Sailors' Union	7,235	37.01
Majority		5,077	25.97

Edmund Cathery was supported by the National Sailors' and Firemen's Union.

15 November 1922		23,568/33,148	71.10
James Burnie	Liberal Party	13,276	56.33
Sir Alexander Bicket	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,867	41.87
John Ernest Burke	Independent	425	1.80
Majority		3,409	14.46

6 December 1923		23,707/34,837	68.05
James Burnie	Liberal Party	10,444	44.05
Vivian Leonard Henderson	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,991	42.14
John Kinley	Labour Party	3,272	13.80
Majority		453	1.91

29 October 1924		27,174/35,305	76.97
Vivian Leonard Henderson	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,361	45.49
John Kinley	Labour Party	9,427	34.69
James Burnie	Liberal Party	5,386	19.82
Majority		2,934	10.80

30 May 1929		35,080/45,008	77.94
John Kinley	Labour Party	15,294	43.60
Sir Vivian Leonard Henderson	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,263	40.66
Ernest Eric Edwards	Liberal Party	5,523	15.74
Majority		1,031	2.94

27 October 1931		37,126/47,040	78.92
Chichester de Windt Crookshank	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,966	61.86
John Kinley	Labour Party	14,160	38.14
Majority		8,806	23.72

14 November 1935		34,257/48,031	71.32
Eric Errington	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,653	48.61
John Kinley	Labour Party	13,285	38.78
James Burnie	Liberal Party	4,319	12.61
Majority		3,368	9.83

5 July 1945		27,003/38,720	69.74
John Kinley	Labour Party	15,823	58.60
Eric Errington	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,180	41.40
Majority		4,643	17.19

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		48,237/58,723	82.14
John Kinley	Labour Party	25,472	52.81
William Hill	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,673	44.93
Bernard McGinnity	Anti-Partition GB	1,092	2.26
Majority		3,799	7.88

Minor Boundary Change
25 October 1951		50,472/62,151	81.21
John Kinley	Labour Party	26,597	52.70
Archibald Owen Hughes	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,535	44.65
Henry John McHugh	Anti-Partition GB	1,340	2.65
Majority		4,062	8.05

Major Boundary Change
26 May 1955		36,602/48,381	75.65
Simon Mahon	Labour Party	19,020	51.96
Herbert Walter Jones	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,582	48.04
Majority		1,438	3.93

8 October 1959		39,673/50,647	78.33
Simon Mahon	Labour Party	21,294	53.67
Harry Oswald Cullen	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,379	46.33
Majority		2,915	7.35

15 October 1964		34,962/49,284	70.94
Simon Mahon	Labour Party	21,677	62.00
George Halliwell	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,285	38.00
Majority		8,392	24.00

31 March 1966		32,156/47,130	68.23
Simon Mahon	Labour Party	19,412	60.37
George Halliwell	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,813	33.63
William Peter Grant	Independent Labour	1,931	6.01
Majority		8,599	26.74

18 June 1970		31,606/48,415	65.28
Simon Mahon	Labour Party	20,110	63.63
George Halliwell	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,496	36.37
Majority		8,614	27.25

Major Boundary Change
28 February 1974		46,511/63,478	73.27
Simon Mahon	Labour Party	27,301	58.70
James Francis Borrows	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,366	26.59
Helen Isobel Fj?rtoft	Liberal Party	6,258	13.45
Ronald Morris	Communist Party	586	1.26
Majority		14,935	32.11

10 October 1974		43,158/64,213	67.21
Simon Mahon	Labour Party	27,633	64.03
James Francis Borrows	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,743	24.89
Helen Isobel Fj?rtoft	Liberal Party	4,266	9.88
Ronald Morris	Communist Party	516	1.20
Majority		16,890	39.14

3 May 1979		44,083/62,578	70.44
Allan Roberts	Labour Party	26,900	61.02
Ronald Matthew Watson	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,741	26.63
David Loughlin Mahon	Liberal Party	4,531	10.28
Helen Isobel Fj?rtoft	Independent Liberal	911	2.07
Majority		15,159	34.39

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		51,493/76,346	67.45
Allan Roberts	Labour Party	27,282	52.98
Ronald Matthew Watson	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,143	23.58
John Frederick Wall	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	12,068	23.44
Majority		15,139	29.40

11 June 1987		52,293/72,659	71.97
Allan Roberts	Labour Party	34,975	66.88
Peter Robert Papworth	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,498	20.08
Paul Victor Denham	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	6,820	13.04
Majority		24,477	46.81

21 February 1990 Death of Allan Roberts.

24 May 1990		35,477/72,659	48.83
Michael Carr	Labour Party	26,737	75.36
William James Clappison	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,220	9.08
John James Cunningham	Liberal Democrats	3,179	8.96
Francis Patrick Sean Brady	Green Party	1,267	3.57
Kevin Joseph White	Official Liberal Party	474	1.34
David Edward Sutch	Monster Raving Loony Party	418	1.18
Jack Holmes	Social Democratic Party	155	0.44
Timothy John Schofield	Independent	27	0.08
Majority		23,517	66.29

20 July 1990 Death of Michael Carr.

8 November 1990		28,145/72,659	38.74
Joseph Edward Benton	Labour Party	22,052	78.35
William James Clappison	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,587	9.19
John James Cunningham	Liberal Democrats	2,216	7.87
Francis Patrick Sean Brady	Green Party	557	1.98
David Edward Sutch	Monster Raving Loony Party	310	1.10
Kevin Joseph White	Official Liberal Party	291	1.03
David Michael Black	Christian All	132	0.47
Majority		19,465	69.16

9 April 1992		50,225/69,308	72.47
Joseph Edward Benton	Labour Party	37,464	74.59
Christopher John Varley	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,022	15.97
John James Cunningham	Liberal Democrats	3,301	6.57
Medina Gay Hall	Official Liberal Party	1,174	2.34
Thomas Paul Haynes	Natural Law Party	264	0.53
Majority		29,442	58.62

Major Boundary Change
1 May 1997		38,223/57,284	66.73
Joseph Edward Benton	Labour Party	31,668	82.85
Rupert Oliver Mathews	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,247	8.49
Kiron John Cuchulain Reid	Liberal Democrats	2,191	5.73
James Elliott	Referendum Party	571	1.49
Peter Glover	Socialist	420	1.10
Simon John Cohen	Natural Law Party	126	0.33
Majority		28,421	74.36

7 June 2001		27,594/56,320	49.00
Joseph Edward Benton	Labour Party	21,400	77.55
James Peter Murray	Liberal Democrats	2,357	8.54
Judith Rosemary Symes	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,194	7.95
David Flynn	Socialist Labour	971	3.52
Peter Glover	Socialist Alliance	672	2.44
Majority		19,043	69.01

5 May 2005		25,622/53,700	47.71
Joseph Edward Benton	Labour Party	19,345	75.50
Christopher Newby	Liberal Democrats	2,988	11.66
Dr Wafik Moustafa	Conservative & Unionist Party	1,580	6.17
Paul Andrew Nuttall	UK Independence Party	1,054	4.11
Peter Glover	Socialist Alternative	655	2.56
Majority		16,357	63.84

Major Boundary Change
6 May 2010		41,277/71,422	57.79
Joseph Edward Benton	Labour Party	27,426	66.44
James Peter Murray	Liberal Democrats	6,245	15.13
Sohail Qureshi	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,678	8.91
Paul Andrew Nuttall	UK Independence Party	2,514	6.09
Charles Stewart	British National Party	942	2.28
Peter Glover	Trades Union & Socialist Coalition	472	1.14
Majority		21,181	51.31

7 May 2015		45,152/70,145	64.37
Peter Christopher Dowd	Labour Party	33,619	74.46
Paul Andrew Nuttall	UK Independence Party	4,915	10.89
Jade Louise Marsden	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,639	8.06
Lisa Michele Tallis	Green Party	1,501	3.32
David Ian Newman	Liberal Democrats	978	2.17
Peter Glover	Trades Union & Socialist Coalition	500	1.11
Majority		28,704	63.57

8 June 2017		50,288/72,872	69.01
Peter Christopher Dowd	Labour Party	42,259	84.03
Charles Fifield	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,059	12.05
David Ian Newman	Liberal Democrats	837	1.66
Alison Moira Gibbon	Green Party	709	1.41
Kim Bryan	Socialist Labour	424	0.84
Majority		36,200	71.99

12 December 2019		49,174/74,832	65.71
Peter Christopher Dowd	Labour Party	39,066	79.44
Tarsilo Ugarte-Onuluk	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,510	9.17
Kim Sherrie Knight	Brexit Party	2,610	5.31
Rebecca Charlotte Hanson	Liberal Democrats	1,822	3.71
Michael Leslie Carter	Green Party	1,166	2.37
Majority		34,556	70.27

4 July 2024		38,880/73,037	53.23
Peter Christopher Dowd	Labour Party	26,729	68.75
Darren Burns	Reform UK	4,746	12.21
Neil Anthony Doolin	Green Party	3,904	10.04
Rowena Ann Cordelia Bass	Conservative & Unionist Party	1,674	4.31
John Philip Robson Gibson	Liberal Democrats	1,301	3.35
Ian Edward Smith	Workers Britain	526	1.35
Majority		21,983	56.54