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9 December 1885		8,699/9,919	87.70
James Ellis	Liberal Party	5,648	64.93
Sackville George Stopford-Sackville	Conservative Party	3,051	35.07
Majority		2,597	29.85

16 July 1886		8,172/9,919	82.39
James Ellis	Liberal Party	4,732	57.91
Harrington Arthur Harrop Hutton	Conservative Party	3,440	42.09
Majority		1,292	15.81

15 July 1892		9,216/10,586	87.06
Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren	Liberal Party	5,370	58.27
Harrington Arthur Harrop Hutton	Conservative Party	3,846	41.73
Majority		1,524	16.54

27 July 1895		9,534/10,854	87.84
Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren	Liberal Party	5,327	55.87
Thomas Cope	Conservative Party	4,207	44.13
Majority		1,120	11.75

5 October 1900		11,721
Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren	Liberal Party	Unopposed

17 January 1906		11,305/13,114	86.21
Sir Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren, Bt	Liberal Party	7,678	67.92
Allen Henry Philip Stoneham	Liberal Unionist Party	3,627	32.08
Majority		4,051	35.83

27 January 1910		12,136/13,681	88.71
Rt Hon Sir Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren, Bt	Liberal Party	7,709	63.52
Sir Keith Alexander Fraser, Bt	Conservative Party	4,427	36.48
Majority		3,282	27.04

13 December 1910		11,620/13,681	84.94
Henry Duncan McLaren	Liberal Party	7,500	64.54
Dudley Beaumont Melchior Gurowski, Count Gurowski	Conservative Party	4,120	35.46
Majority		3,380	29.09

14 December 1918		18,889/32,242	58.59
Hon Henry Duncan McLaren	Liberal Party - Coalition	12,545	66.41
Thomas Richardson	Labour Party	6,344	33.59
Majority		6,201	32.83

15 November 1922		27,504/33,937	81.04
Thomas Guy Frederick Paget	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,251	40.91
Clement James Bundock	Labour Party	8,740	31.78
Hon Henry Duncan McLaren	Liberal Party	7,513	27.32
Majority		2,511	9.13

6 December 1923		28,178/35,090	80.30
George Ward	Liberal Party	11,596	41.15
Thomas Guy Frederick Paget	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,430	29.92
Emrys Hughes	Labour Party	8,152	28.93
Majority		3,166	11.24

29 October 1924		29,013/35,925	80.76
Robert Gee	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,114	34.86
George Ward	Liberal Party	9,756	33.63
John Minto	Labour Party	9,143	31.51
Majority		358	1.23

9 May 1927 Resignation of Robert Gee. (Northstead)

31 May 1927		31,376/37,092	84.59
Sir William Edge	Liberal Party	11,981	38.19
John Minto	Labour Party	11,710	37.32
Edward Louis Spears	Conservative & Unionist Party	7,685	24.49
Majority		271	0.86

30 May 1929		41,149/47,912	85.88
Sir William Edge	Liberal Party	17,044	41.42
John Minto	Labour Party	15,244	37.05
Sydney Lipscomb Elborne	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,861	21.53
Majority		1,800	4.37

27 October 1931		39,596/49,666	79.72
Sir William Edge	National Liberal Party	26,926	68.00
John Morgan	Labour Party	12,670	32.00
Majority		14,256	36.00

14 November 1935		38,785/52,893	73.33
Sir William Edge	National Liberal Party	22,969	59.22
Charles Rothwell	Labour Party	15,816	40.78
Majority		7,153	18.44

Minor Boundary Change
5 July 1945		47,005/60,588	77.58
Arthur Cecil Allen	Labour Party	26,151	55.63
James Millard Tucker	National Liberal Party	20,854	44.37
Majority		5,297	11.27

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		54,585/61,979	88.07
Arthur Cecil Allen	Labour Party	29,282	53.64
Matthew Anthony Leonard Cripps	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,988	29.29
Leonard Wright Harvey	Liberal Party	9,315	17.07
Majority		13,294	24.35

25 October 1951		53,889/63,084	85.42
Arthur Cecil Allen	Labour Party	30,767	57.09
Donald Charles Bray	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,122	42.91
Majority		7,645	14.19

Minor Boundary Change
26 May 1955		51,152/63,360	80.73
Arthur Cecil Allen	Labour Party	27,626	54.01
Donald Charles Bray	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,526	45.99
Majority		4,100	8.02

8 October 1959		54,075/65,115	83.05
Woodrow Lyle Wyatt	Labour Party	27,734	51.29
Percy Lawrence Braithwaite	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,341	48.71
Majority		1,393	2.58

15 October 1964		55,569/67,114	82.80
Woodrow Lyle Wyatt	Labour Party	25,334	45.59
Percy Lawrence Braithwaite	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,583	35.24
John David	Liberal Party	10,652	19.17
Majority		5,751	10.35

31 March 1966		54,607/68,462	79.76
Woodrow Lyle Wyatt	Labour Party	27,427	50.23
Cecil John Philip Wood	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,654	35.99
Anthony Harry Extance	Liberal Party	7,526	13.78
Majority		7,773	14.23

18 June 1970		60,409/78,192	77.26
Hon Adam Courtauld Butler	Conservative & Unionist Party	30,732	50.87
Woodrow Lyle Wyatt	Labour Party	29,677	49.13
Majority		1,055	1.75

28 February 1974		71,474/83,154	85.95
Hon Adam Courtauld Butler	Conservative & Unionist Party	28,151	39.39
Martyn George Morgan Sloman	Labour Party	26,464	37.03
Maurice James Galton	Liberal Party	16,859	23.59
Majority		1,687	2.36

10 October 1974		68,760/83,800	82.05
Hon Adam Courtauld Butler	Conservative & Unionist Party	28,490	41.43
Martyn George Morgan Sloman	Labour Party	28,188	40.99
Maurice James Galton	Liberal Party	12,082	17.57
Majority		302	0.44

3 May 1979		76,339/90,290	84.55
Hon Adam Courtauld Butler	Conservative & Unionist Party	37,030	48.51
Derek John Fatchett	Labour Party	28,595	37.46
Thomas Edward Brown	Liberal Party	10,032	13.14
David Henry Dunn	National Front	682	0.89
Majority		8,435	11.05

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		57,152/74,009	77.22
Rt Hon Adam Courtauld Butler	Conservative & Unionist Party	31,663	55.40
Malcolm Francis Fox	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	14,369	25.14
Daniel Joseph Mitchell Janner	Labour Party	11,120	19.46
Majority		17,294	30.26

11 June 1987		62,721/78,151	80.26
David Arthur Stephen Tredinnick	Conservative & Unionist Party	34,145	54.44
David Christopher Bill	Liberal Party in Alliance	17,129	27.31
Richard Sidney Hall	Labour Party	10,787	17.20
Dinah Gillian Freer	Green Party	660	1.05
Majority		17,016	27.13

9 April 1992		67,501/80,234	84.13
David Arthur Stephen Tredinnick	Conservative & Unionist Party	36,618	54.25
David Burton Everitt	Labour Party	17,524	25.96
Gregory Matthew Drozdz	Liberal Democrats	12,643	18.73
Brian Fewster	Green Party	716	1.06
Majority		19,094	28.29

Major Boundary Change
1 May 1997		52,153/68,113	76.57
David Arthur Stephen Tredinnick	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,189	40.63
Andrew Charles Furlong	Labour Party	20,162	38.66
Jonathan Mark Henry Ellis	Liberal Democrats	9,281	17.80
Soctt Halborg	Referendum Party	1,521	2.92
Majority		1,027	1.97

7 June 2001		45,106/69,992	64.44
David Arthur Stephen Tredinnick	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,030	44.41
Andrew Charles Furlong	Labour Party	17,750	39.35
Jonathan Mark Henry Ellis	Liberal Democrats	7,326	16.24
Majority		2,280	5.05

5 May 2005		47,499/71,596	66.34
David Arthur Stephen Tredinnick	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,212	42.55
Charles Alister Herd	Labour Party	14,893	31.35
James Robert Moore	Liberal Democrats	10,528	22.16
Denis Alastair Walker	UK Independence Party	1,866	3.93
Majority		5,319	11.20

Minor Boundary Change
6 May 2010		54,274/77,296	70.22
David Arthur Stephen Tredinnick	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,132	42.62
Michael Timothy Mullaney	Liberal Democrats	18,100	33.35
Rory Palmer	Labour Party	8,674	15.98
John Edward Ryde	British National Party	2,458	4.53
Dutch Veldhuizen	UK Independence Party	1,098	2.02
James Austin Lampitt	English Democrats Party	615	1.13
Michael Edward Brooks	Science	197	0.36
Majority		5,032	9.27

7 May 2015		53,582/79,742	67.19
David Arthur Stephen Tredinnick	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,939	42.81
Michael Timothy Mullaney	Liberal Democrats	11,951	22.30
Chris Kealey	Labour Party	9,354	17.46
David Sprason	UK Independence Party	9,338	17.43
Majority		10,988	20.51

8 June 2017		56,168/81,661	68.78
David Arthur Stephen Tredinnick	Conservative & Unionist Party	31,864	56.73
Chris Kealey	Labour Party	13,513	24.06
Michael Timothy Mullaney	Liberal Democrats	9,744	17.35
Michael Roy Gregg	Green Party	1,047	1.86
Majority		18,351	32.67

12 December 2019		56,432/81,542	69.21
Dr Luke Morgan Evans	Conservative & Unionist Party	36,056	63.89
Ricky James Middleton	Labour Party	9,778	17.33
Michael Timothy Mullaney	Liberal Democrats	9,096	16.12
Michael Roy Gregg	Green Party	1,502	2.66
Majority		26,278	46.57