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10 December 1832		270/300	90.00
Sir Harry Verney, bt	Whig	175	64.81
Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle, bt	Tory	156	57.78
George Morgan	Whig	138	51.11
Majority		18	6.67

5 January 1835		351
Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle, bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Sir Harry Verney, bt	Whig	Unopposed

26 July 1837		299/341	87.68
Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle, bt	Conservative Party	236	78.93
Sir Harry Verney, bt	Whig	157	52.51
Sir John Chetwode, bt	Conservative Party	138	46.15
Majority		19	6.35

28 June 1841		396
Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle, bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Sir John Chetwode, bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

1844 Resignation of Sir Thomas Fremantle, bt on appointment as Secretary at War.

25 May 1844
Rt Hon Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle, bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

1845 Resignation of Rt Hon Sir Thomas Fremantle, bt on appointment as Chief Secretary for Ireland.

10 February 1845
Rt Hon Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle, bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

17 December 1845 Death of Sir John Chetwode, bt.

20 January 1846
John Hall	Conservative Party	Unopposed

3 February 1846 Resignation of Rt Hon Sir Thomas Fremantle, bt. (Chiltern Hundreds)

11 February 1846
Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Marquis of Chandos	Conservative Party	Unopposed

30 July 1847		388
Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Marquis of Chandos	Conservative Party	Unopposed
John Hall	Conservative Party	Unopposed

28 February 1852 Resignation of the Marquis of Chandos on appointment as a Lord of the Treasury.

5 March 1852		349
Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Marquis of Chandos	Conservative Party	Unopposed

12 July 1852		349
Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Marquis of Chandos	Conservative Party	Unopposed
John Hall	Conservative Party	Unopposed

28 March 1857		280/354	79.10
Sir Harry Verney, Bt	Whig	198	70.71
John Hall	Conservative Party	151	53.93
Hon Richard Cavendish	Whig	134	47.86
Philip Box	Conservative Party	82	29.29
Majority		17	6.07

30 April 1859		271/364	74.45
Sir Harry Verney, Bt	Liberal Party	198	73.06
John Gellibrand Hubbard	Conservative Party	196	72.32
Hon George William Barrington	Conservative Party	147	54.24
Majority		49	18.08

12 July 1865		391
Sir Harry Verney, Bt	Liberal Party	Unopposed
John Gellibrand Hubbard	Conservative Party	Unopposed

17 November 1868		801/948	84.49
Sir Harry Verney, Bt	Liberal Party	463	57.80
John Gellibrand Hubbard	Conservative Party	338	42.20
Majority		125	15.61

5 February 1874		980/1,118	87.66
Egerton Hubbard	Conservative Party	589	60.10
Sir Harry Verney, Bt	Liberal Party	391	39.90
Majority		198	20.20

31 March 1880		1,048/1,149	91.21
Sir Harry Verney, Bt	Liberal Party	528	50.38
Egerton Hubbard	Conservative Party	520	49.62
Majority		8	0.76

5 December 1885		9,468/11,307	83.74
Edmund Hope Verney	Liberal Party	5,462	57.69
Sir Samuel Wilson	Conservative Party	4,006	42.31
Majority		1,456	15.38

14 July 1886		8,849/11,307	78.26
Egerton Hubbard	Conservative Party	4,460	50.40
Edmund Hope Verney	Liberal Party	4,389	49.60
Majority		71	0.80

28 August 1889 Succession of Hon Egerton Hubbard to the Peerage - 2nd Baron Addington.

11 October 1889		9,502/12,565	75.62
Edmund Hope Verney	Liberal Party	4,855	51.09
Hon Evelyn Hubbard	Conservative Party	4,647	48.91
Majority		208	2.19

6 May 1891 Edward Verney was convicted at the Central Criminal Court of conspiring to procure a girl under 21 years of age for an immoral purpose. He was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment.

12 May 1891 Edward Verney was expelled from the House of Commons.

28 May 1891		9,645/11,407	84.55
Herbert Samuel Leon	Liberal Party	5,013	51.98
Hon Evelyn Hubbard	Conservative Party	4,632	48.02
Majority		381	3.95

13 July 1892		9,857/11,518	85.58
Herbert Samuel Leon	Liberal Party	5,153	52.28
William Walter Carlile	Conservative Party	4,704	47.72
Majority		449	4.56

20 July 1895		10,096/11,395	88.60
William Walter Carlile	Conservative Party	5,266	52.16
Herbert Samuel Leon	Liberal Party	4,830	47.84
Majority		436	4.32

10 October 1900		9,785/11,685	83.74
William Walter Carlile	Conservative Party	5,101	52.13
Hubert George Beaumont	Liberal Party	4,684	47.87
Majority		417	4.26

19 January 1906		10,926/12,334	88.58
Frederick William Verney	Liberal Party	6,253	57.23
Hon Thomas Francis Fremantle	Conservative Party	4,673	42.77
Majority		1,580	14.46

19 January 1910		11,999/13,081	91.73
Frederick William Verney	Liberal Party	6,055	50.46
Hon Thomas Francis Fremantle	Conservative Party	5,944	49.54
Majority		111	0.93

15 December 1910		11,731/13,081	89.68
Sir Harry Calvert William Verney, Bt	Liberal Party	6,029	51.39
Francis Tyringham Higgins Bernard	Liberal Unionist Party	5,702	48.61
Majority		327	2.79

14 December 1918		23,172/36,434	63.60
George Edward Wentworth Bowyer	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	12,441	53.69
John Scurr	Labour Party	7,481	32.28
Sir Harry Calvert William Verney, Bt	Liberal Party	3,250	14.03
Majority		4,960	21.41

15 November 1922		27,883/36,262	76.89
George Edward Wentworth Bowyer	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,751	49.32
Owen Connellan	Labour Party	7,343	26.34
Rt Hon Sir Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse, Bt	Liberal Party	6,789	24.35
Majority		6,408	22.98

6 December 1923		25,175/36,785	68.44
George Edward Wentworth Bowyer	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,351	53.03
Edward John Pay	Labour Party	11,824	46.97
Majority		1,527	6.07

29 October 1924		29,212/37,394	78.12
George Edward Wentworth Bowyer	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,129	51.79
Edward John Pay	Labour Party	8,939	30.60
Richard Kingesley-Johnson	Liberal Party	5,144	17.61
Majority		6,190	21.19

30 May 1929		35,806/44,974	79.61
George Edward Wentworth Bowyer	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,375	45.73
James Lieusley George	Labour Party	11,718	32.73
Norman Easedale Crump	Liberal Party	7,713	21.54
Majority		4,657	13.01

27 October 1931		35,519/45,693	77.73
Sir George Edward Wentworth Bowyer	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,783	66.96
James Lieusley George	Labour Party	11,736	33.04
Majority		12,047	33.92

14 November 1935		35,544/47,312	75.13
Sir George Edward Wentworth Bowyer, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,616	58.00
Joseph Alfred Sparks	Labour Party	14,928	42.00
Majority		5,688	16.00

24 May 1937 Elevation of Sir George Bowyer, Bt to the Peerage - Baron Denham.

11 June 1937		34,087/47,738	71.40
John Percival Whiteley	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,919	52.57
James Viner Delahaye	Labour Party	12,820	37.61
E J Boyce	Liberal Party	3,348	9.82
Majority		5,099	14.96

4 July 1943 Death of John Whiteley.

4 August 1943
Hon Geoffrey Lionel Berry	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

5 July 1945		40,759/56,908	71.62
Aidan Merivale Crawley	Labour Party	22,302	54.72
Hon Geoffrey Lionel Berry	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,457	45.28
Majority		3,845	9.43

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		44,106/51,181	86.18
Aidan Merivale Crawley	Labour Party	20,782	47.12
Sydney Frank Markham	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,128	43.37
John Dennis Gilbert Kellock	Liberal Party	4,196	9.51
Majority		1,654	3.75

3 July 1951 Aidan Crawley resigns the Labour whip.

25 October 1951		45,322/52,310	86.64
Sydney Frank Markham	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,688	50.06
Aidan Merivale Crawley	Labour Party	22,634	49.94
Majority		54	0.12

26 May 1955		45,360/53,298	85.11
Sir Sydney Frank Markham	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,250	51.26
Dr David Gordon Evans	Labour Party	22,110	48.74
Majority		1,140	2.51

8 October 1959		47,439/54,905	86.40
Sir Sydney Frank Markham	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,304	47.02
Ian Robert Maxwell	Labour Party	20,558	43.34
Evan Laurence Frederick Richards	Liberal Party	4,577	9.65
Majority		1,746	3.68

15 October 1964		50,267/58,109	86.50
Ian Robert Maxwell	Labour Party	23,085	45.92
Mary Elaine Kellett	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,604	42.98
Jack Raphael Wallis	Liberal Party	5,578	11.10
Majority		1,481	2.95

31 March 1966		52,368/60,966	85.90
Ian Robert Maxwell	Labour Party	24,854	47.46
Mary Elaine Kellett	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,600	43.16
John Martin Cornwall	Liberal Party	4,914	9.38
Majority		2,254	4.30

18 June 1970		59,130/72,248	81.84
William Richard Benyon	Conservative & Unionist Party	28,088	47.50
Ian Robert Maxwell	Labour Party	25,567	43.24
John Martin Cornwall	Liberal Party	5,475	9.26
Majority		2,521	4.26

28 February 1974		66,754/78,308	85.25
William Richard Benyon	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,179	40.72
Ian Robert Maxwell	Labour Party	24,056	36.04
Samuel Bennett Crooks	Liberal Party	15,519	23.25
Majority		3,123	4.68

10 October 1974		62,983/79,055	79.67
William Richard Benyon	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,597	42.23
Ian Robert Maxwell	Labour Party	23,679	37.60
Samuel Bennett Crooks	Liberal Party	12,707	20.18
Majority		2,918	4.63

3 May 1979		81,319/103,511	78.56
William Richard Benyon	Conservative & Unionist Party	41,719	51.30
John Beresford Fryer	Labour Party	27,752	34.13
Samuel Bennett Crooks	Liberal Party	11,045	13.58
Michael Paul Smith	National Front	803	0.99
Majority		13,967	17.18

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		48,408/63,701	75.99
George Gordon Harvey Walden	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,552	56.92
Richard Hood Jack Dudley Ryder	Liberal Party in Alliance	13,584	28.06
Martyn Groucutt	Labour Party	7,272	15.02
Majority		13,968	28.85

11 June 1987		54,851/71,046	77.20
George Gordon Harvey Walden	Conservative & Unionist Party	32,162	58.64
Charles Martin Burke	Liberal Party in Alliance	13,636	24.86
Martyn Groucutt	Labour Party	9,053	16.50
Majority		18,526	33.78

Boundary Change
9 April 1992		47,216/56,063	84.22
George Gordon Harvey Walden	Conservative & Unionist Party	29,496	62.47
Hywel Tudor Jones	Liberal Democrats	9,705	20.55
Keith Michael White	Labour Party	7,662	16.23
Lawrence Richard Sheaff	Natural Law Party	353	0.75
Majority		19,791	41.92

1 May 1997		49,398/62,945	78.48
John Simon Bercow	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,594	49.79
Robert Charles Lehmann	Labour Party	12,208	24.71
Neil Stuart	Liberal Democrats	12,175	24.65
Dr Geoffrey Clements	Natural Law Party	421	0.85
Majority		12,386	25.07

7 June 2001		45,272/65,270	69.36
John Simon Bercow	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,296	53.67
Mark Anthony Paul Seddon	Labour Party	10,971	24.23
Isobel Rosemary Wilson	Liberal Democrats	9,037	19.96
Christopher Robin Silcock	UK Independence Party	968	2.14
Majority		13,325	29.43

5 May 2005		48,307/70,265	68.75
John Simon Bercow	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,748	57.44
David Michael Greene	Labour Party	9,619	19.91
Luke James Croydon	Liberal Democrats	9,508	19.68
David John Williams	UK Independence Party	1,432	2.96
Majority		18,129	37.53

22 June 2009 John Bercow elected Speaker of the House of Commons.

Major Boundary Change
6 May 2010		48,344/74,989	64.47
Rt Hon John Simon Bercow	Speaker of the House of Commons	22,860	47.29
John Christopher Courtenay Stevens	Independent	10,331	21.37
Nigel Paul Farage	UK Independence Party	8,410	17.40
Francis Patrick Strain Phillips	Independent	2,394	4.95
Deborah Vivien Martin	Independent	1,270	2.63
Lynne Mozar	British National Party	980	2.03
Colin Dale-Mills	Monster Raving Loony Party	856	1.77
William Geoffrey Howard	Independent	435	0.90
David Peter Rodney Hews	Christian	369	0.76
Anthony Watts	Independent	332	0.69
Simon John Strutt	Independent	107	0.22
Majority		12,529	25.92

7 May 2015		53,692/77,572	69.22
Rt Hon John Simon Bercow	Speaker of the House of Commons	34,617	64.47
David Fowler	UK Independence Party	11,675	21.74
Alan Herbert Francis	Green Party	7,400	13.78
Majority		22,942	42.73

8 June 2017		52,679/79,615	66.17
Rt Hon John Simon Bercow	Speaker of the House of Commons	34,299	65.11
Michael Sheppard	Green Party	8,574	16.28
Scott Raven	Independent	5,638	10.70
Brian James Mapletoft	UK Independence Party	4,168	7.91
Majority		25,725	48.83

4 November 2019 Resignation of Rt Hon John Bercow. (Northstead)

12 December 2019		63,458/83,146	76.32
Gregory David Smith	Conservative & Unionist Party	37,035	58.36
Rt Hon Stephen James Dorrell	Liberal Democrats	16,624	26.20
John David Morgan	Labour Party	7,638	12.04
Andrew Ronald McMillan Bell	Brexit Party	1,286	2.03
Ned Stephen Thompson	Independent	681	1.07
Antonio Daniel Vitiello	English Democrats Party	194	0.31
Majority		20,411	32.16