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10 December 1832		2,366
Thomas Henry Hastings Davies	Whig	Unopposed
George Richard Robinson	Whig	Unopposed

8 January 1835		2,217/2,400	92.38
George Richard Robinson	Whig	1,611	72.67
Joseph Bailey	Conservative Party	1,154	52.05
Thomas Henry Hastings Davies	Whig	1,137	51.29
Majority		17	0.77

1835 Petition - dismissed.

22 July 1837		3,238
Joseph Bailey	Conservative Party	Unopposed
George Richard Robinson	Whig	Unopposed

1837 Petition - withdrawn.

29 June 1841		2,114/3,037	69.61
Sir Thomas Wilde	Whig	1,187	56.15
Joseph Bailey	Conservative Party	1,173	55.49
Robert Hardy	Whig	875	41.39
Majority		298	14.10

July 1846 Resignation of Sir Thomas Wilde on appointment as Attorney-General. Within a few days he was appointed Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.

8 July 1846
Sir Denis le Marchant, Bt	Whig	Unopposed

30 July 1847		1,621/2,518	64.38
Osman Ricardo	Whig	1,168	72.05
Francis Rufford	Conservative Party	1,141	70.39
Robert Hardy	Whig	932	57.50
Majority		209	12.89

20 April 1852 Resignation of Francis Rufford. (Chiltern Hundreds)

28 April 1852
William Laslett	Radical	Unopposed

9 July 1852		1,849/2,290	80.74
William Laslett	Radical	1,212	65.55
Osman Ricardo	Whig	1,164	62.95
John Walter Huddleston	Conservative Party	661	35.75
Majority		503	27.20

28 March 1857		1,378/2,530	54.47
William Laslett	Radical	1,137	82.51
Osman Ricardo	Whig	1,003	72.79
Thomas Sidney	Peelite	615	44.63
Majority		388	28.16

29 April 1859		2,563
William Laslett	Liberal Party	Unopposed
Osman Ricardo	Liberal Party	Unopposed

6 March 1860 Resignation of William Laslett. (Chiltern Hundreds)

12 March 1860
Richard Padmore	Liberal Party	Unopposed

12 July 1865		2,122/2,309	91.90
Alexander Clunes Sheriff	Liberal Party	1,255	59.14
Richard Padmore	Liberal Party	1,033	48.68
James Levick	Conservative Party	978	46.09
Majority		55	2.59

Boundary Change
17 November 1868		4,898/5,542	88.38
William Laslett	Conservative Party	2,439	49.80
Alexander Clunes Sheriff	Liberal Party	2,063	42.12
Thomas Rowley Hill	Liberal Party	1,586	32.38
Sir Francis Lycett	Liberal Party	1,269	25.91
Majority		477	9.74

3 February 1874		4,039/5,578	72.41
Alexander Clunes Sheriff	Liberal Party	2,284	56.55
Thomas Rowley Hill	Liberal Party	2,164	53.58
John Derby Allcroft	Conservative Party	1,958	48.48
William Laslett	Conservative Party	1,672	41.40
Majority		206	5.10

17 March 1878 Death of Alexander Sheriff.

28 March 1878		4,764/6,290	75.74
John Derby Allcroft	Conservative Party	2,609	54.76
Sir Francis Lycett	Liberal Party	2,155	45.24
Majority		454	9.53

1 April 1880		5,218/6,422	81.25
Thomas Rowley Hill	Liberal Party	2,716	52.05
?neas John McIntyre	Liberal Party	2,511	48.12
John Derby Allcroft	Conservative Party	2,502	47.95
Majority		9	0.17

1880 Petition - dismissed.

25 November 1885		5,864/6,714	87.34
George Higginson Allsopp	Conservative Party	2,974	50.72
Thomas Rowley Hill	Liberal Party	2,890	49.28
Majority		84	1.43

2 July 1886		5,641/6,714	84.02
Hon George Higginson Allsopp	Conservative Party	2,892	51.27
Thomas Rowley Hill	Liberal Party	2,749	48.73
Majority		143	2.54

4 July 1892		5,972/6,999	85.33
Hon George Higginson Allsopp	Conservative Party	3,353	56.15
Esme William Howard	Liberal Party	2,540	42.53
Joseph Thomas Rushton	Independent	79	1.32
Majority		813	13.61

3 December 1892 Petition - dismissed.

15 July 1895		5,858/7,617	76.91
Hon George Higginson Allsopp	Conservative Party	3,530	60.26
James Thorpe Hincks	Liberal Party	2,328	39.74
Majority		1,202	20.52

29 September 1900		7,780
Hon George Higginson Allsopp	Conservative Party	Unopposed

17 January 1906		7,633/8,412	90.74
George Henry Williamson	Conservative Party	3,881	50.85
Henry Devenish Harben	Liberal Party	3,752	49.15
Majority		129	1.69

25 May 1906 Election declared void on petition. As a result of the election petition a Royal Commission was appointed to enquire into the corruption during the election. Their report, published in December 1906, found that corruption had extensively prevailed at the election.

17 December 1906 The issue of a writ for by-election was moved in the House of Commons but was defeated by 263 votes to 66.

14 February 1907 The issue of a writ for by-election was moved in the House of Commons but was defeated by 192 votes to 190.

31 January 1908 The issue of a writ for by-election was moved in the House of Commons and passed without a division.

7 February 1908		7,430/8,460	87.83
Edward Alfred Goulding	Conservative Party	4,361	58.69
Harold Elverston	Liberal Party	3,069	41.31
Majority		1,292	17.39

17 January 1910		7,966/8,701	91.55
Edward Alfred Goulding	Conservative Party	4,561	57.26
John Morgan	Liberal Party	3,405	42.74
Majority		1,156	14.51

5 December 1910		7,365/8,701	84.65
Edward Alfred Goulding	Conservative Party	4,193	56.93
Richard Robert Fairbairn	Liberal Party	3,172	43.07
Majority		1,021	13.86

14 December 1918		14,132/22,667	62.35
Rt Hon Sir Edward Alfred Goulding, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	9,243	65.40
Richard Robert Fairbairn	Liberal Party	4,889	34.60
Majority		4,354	30.81

15 November 1922		19,513/23,694	82.35
Richard Robert Fairbairn	Liberal Party	10,143	51.98
Hon Henry Lygon	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,370	48.02
Majority		773	3.96

6 December 1923		21,529/25,094	85.79
William Pomeroy Crawford Greene	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,971	50.96
Richard Robert Fairbairn	Liberal Party	9,743	45.26
Percy Williams	Labour Party	815	3.79
Majority		1,228	5.70

29 October 1924		21,367/25,617	83.41
William Pomeroy Crawford Greene	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,956	55.96
Richard Robert Fairbairn	Liberal Party	6,139	28.73
Percy Williams	Labour Party	3,272	15.31
Majority		5,817	27.22

30 May 1929		27,978/32,764	85.39
William Pomeroy Crawford Greene	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,182	47.12
Kenneth Martin Lindsay	Labour Party	8,208	29.34
Richard Robert Fairbairn	Liberal Party	6,588	23.55
Majority		4,974	17.78

27 October 1931		26,842/33,674	79.71
William Pomeroy Crawford Greene	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,357	60.94
Richard Robert Fairbairn	Liberal Party	6,611	24.63
Hubert Bolton	Labour Party	3,874	14.43
Majority		9,746	36.31

14 November 1935		26,435/34,441	76.75
William Pomeroy Crawford Greene	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,398	50.68
Richard Robert Fairbairn	Liberal Party	6,885	26.05
James Ferguson	Labour Party	6,152	23.27
Majority		6,513	24.64

5 July 1945		31,501/41,523	75.86
Hon George Reginald Ward	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,523	42.93
John Evans	Labour and Co-operative Party	13,519	42.92
Ronald James Bowker	Liberal Party	4,459	14.16
Majority		4	0.01

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		48,740/56,622	86.08
Hon George Reginald Ward	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,147	49.54
John Evans	Labour and Co-operative Party	19,807	40.64
William Henry Gardiner	Liberal Party	4,786	9.82
Majority		4,340	8.90

25 October 1951		46,969/57,192	82.13
Hon George Reginald Ward	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,060	55.48
Leonard Vincent Pike	Labour Party	20,909	44.52
Majority		5,151	10.97

Minor Boundary Change
26 May 1955		45,118/58,012	77.77
Hon George Reginald Ward	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,610	56.76
Leonard Vincent Pike	Labour Party	19,508	43.24
Majority		6,102	13.52

8 October 1959		46,856/59,117	79.26
Rt Hon George Reginald Ward	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,024	57.67
Bryan Capewell Stanley	Labour Party	19,832	42.33
Majority		7,192	15.35

11 November 1960 Elevation of Rt Hon George Ward to the Peerage - Viscount Ward of Whitley.

16 March 1961		38,012/59,219	64.19
Peter Edward Walker	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,087	39.69
Bryan Capewell Stanley	Labour Party	11,490	30.23
Robert Glenton	Liberal Party	11,435	30.08
Majority		3,597	9.46

15 October 1964		47,831/60,287	79.34
Peter Edward Walker	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,345	50.90
John Martin	Labour Party	17,038	35.62
John Gordon Parry	Liberal Party	6,448	13.48
Majority		7,307	15.28

31 March 1966		47,455/60,925	77.89
Peter Edward Walker	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,398	53.52
Frank Barrington-Ward	Labour Party	22,057	46.48
Majority		3,341	7.04

18 June 1970		50,992/69,895	72.96
Peter Edward Walker	Conservative & Unionist Party	29,717	58.28
Peter Jones	Labour Party	21,275	41.72
Majority		8,442	16.56

28 February 1974		60,011/74,167	80.91
Rt Hon Peter Edward Walker	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,377	45.62
Rev William Badham Morgan	Labour Party	19,910	33.18
David Clive Stuart Smith	Liberal Party	12,724	21.20
Majority		7,467	12.44

10 October 1974		55,265/74,824	73.86
Rt Hon Peter Edward Walker	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,183	45.57
Rev William Badham Morgan	Labour Party	20,194	36.54
Doreen Elliott	Liberal Party	9,888	17.89
Majority		4,989	9.03

3 May 1979		58,842/78,026	75.41
Rt Hon Peter Edward Walker	Conservative & Unionist Party	30,194	51.31
David Hunter Sparks	Labour Party	18,605	31.62
Doreen Elliott	Liberal Party	8,886	15.10
John Brook Davenport	Ecology Party	707	1.20
Keith Dudley Stevens	National Front	450	0.76
Majority		11,589	19.70

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		49,307/67,408	73.15
Rt Hon Peter Edward Walker	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,381	49.45
Dr Colin Barry Phipps	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	13,510	27.40
John Cooper Rudd	Labour Party	11,208	22.73
Keith Alan Axon	British National Party	208	0.42
Majority		10,871	22.05

11 June 1987		52,941/69,823	75.82
Rt Hon Peter Edward Walker	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,504	48.17
Michael John Webb	Labour Party	15,051	28.43
John Jeffrey Caiger	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	12,386	23.40
Majority		10,453	19.74

9 April 1992		60,060/74,211	80.93
Peter James Luff	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,833	46.34
Roger Edward Berry	Labour Party	21,731	36.18
John Jeffrey Caiger	Liberal Democrats	9,561	15.92
Michael John Foster	Green Party	592	0.99
Martin Christopher Soden	Brewer	343	0.57
Majority		6,102	10.16

Major Boundary Change
1 May 1997		51,619/69,234	74.56
Michael John Foster	Labour Party	25,848	50.07
Nicholas Henry Bourne	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,423	35.69
Paul Jonathan Chandler	Liberal Democrats	6,462	12.52
Patricia Anne Wood	UK Independence Party	886	1.72
Majority		7,425	14.38

7 June 2001		44,210/71,255	62.04
Michael John Foster	Labour Party	21,478	48.58
Richard Douglas Adams	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,712	35.54
Paul Jonathan Chandler	Liberal Democrats	5,578	12.62
Richard John Chamings	UK Independence Party	1,442	3.26
Majority		5,766	13.04

5 May 2005		46,388/72,384	64.09
Michael John Foster	Labour Party	19,421	41.87
Margaret Mary Harper	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,277	35.09
Mary Dhonau	Liberal Democrats	7,557	16.29
Richard John Chamings	UK Independence Party	1,113	2.40
Martin David Roberts	British National Party	980	2.11
Christopher John Lennard	Green Party	921	1.99
Prudence Clare Dowson	Independent	119	0.26
Majority		3,144	6.78

6 May 2010		48,974/72,835	67.24
Hon Robin Caspar Walker	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,358	39.53
Michael John Foster	Labour Party	16,376	33.44
Jackie Alserson	Liberal Democrats	9,525	19.45
Jack Bennett	UK Independence Party	1,360	2.78
Spencer Lee Kirby	British National Party	1,219	2.49
Louis Joseph Shay Stephen	Green Party	735	1.50
Andrew Robinson	Pirate	173	0.35
Peter Nielsen	Independent	129	0.26
Andrew James Christian-Brookes	Independent	99	0.20
Majority		2,982	6.09

7 May 2015		49,723/71,717	69.33
Robin Caspar Walker	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,534	45.32
Joy Squires	Labour Party	16,888	33.96
James Alexander Goad	UK Independence Party	6,378	12.83
Louis Joseph Shay Stephen	Green Party	2,024	4.07
Federica Roberta Diana Smith	Liberal Democrats	1,677	3.37
Peter McNally	Trades Union & Socialist Coalition	153	0.31
Mark Wayne William Shuker	Independent	69	0.14
Majority		5,646	11.35

8 June 2017		51,405/73,893	69.57
Robin Caspar Walker	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,713	48.08
Joy Squires	Labour Party	22,223	43.23
Stephen Andrew Kearney	Liberal Democrats	1,757	3.42
Paul Simon Hickling	UK Independence Party	1,354	2.63
Louis Joseph Shay Stephen	Green Party	1,211	2.36
Alex Rugg	Independent	109	0.21
Mark Wayne William Shuker	Compass	38	0.07
Majority		2,490	4.84

12 December 2019		50,898/73,485	69.26
Robin Caspar Walker	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,856	50.80
Lynn Denham	Labour Party	19,098	37.52
Stephen Andrew Kearney	Liberal Democrats	3,666	7.20
Louis Joseph Shay Stephen	Green Party	1,694	3.33
Martin Julian Keith Potter	Independent	584	1.15
Majority		6,758	13.28

4 July 2024		46,036/74,931	61.44
Thomas George Howard Collins	Labour Party	18,622	40.45
Marc Leslie Bayliss	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,506	24.99
Andrew David Peplow	Reform UK	6,723	14.60
Victoria Jane Pingree	Green Party	4,789	10.40
Melanie Jane Allcott	Liberal Democrats	3,986	8.66
Mark Patrick Davies	TUSC	280	0.61
Duncan Alexander Capenhurst Murray	Social Democratic Party	130	0.28
Majority		7,116	15.46