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Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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21 December 1832		5,923/6,435	92.04
Charles Philip Yorke	Tory	3,693	62.35
Richard Greaves Townley	Whig	3,261	55.06
John Walbanke Childers	Whig	2,862	48.32
Henry John Adeane	Whig	2,850	48.12
Majority		12	0.20

18 November 1834 Succession of Charles Yorke to the Peerage - 4th Earl of Hardwicke.

19 January 1835		6,469/6,710	96.41
Hon Eliot Thomas Yorke	Conservative Party	3,871	59.84
Richard Jefferson Eaton	Conservative Party	3,261	50.41
Richard Greaves Townley	Whig	3,070	47.46
John Walbanke Childers	Whig	2,979	46.05
Majority		91	1.41

29 July 1837		7,100
Hon Eliot Thomas Yorke	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Richard Jefferson Eaton	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Richard Greaves Townley	Whig	Unopposed

5 July 1841		7,400
Hon Eliot Thomas Yorke	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Richard Jefferson Eaton	Conservative Party	Unopposed
John Peter Allix	Conservative Party	Unopposed

9 August 1847		7,175
Hon Eliot Thomas Yorke	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Richard Greaves Townley	Whig	Unopposed
Lord George John Manners	Conservative Party	Unopposed

15 July 1852		6,989
Hon Eliot Thomas Yorke	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Lord George John Manners	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Edward Ball	Conservative Party	Unopposed

6 April 1857		5,079/6,298	80.64
Edward Ball	Conservative Party	2,780	54.74
Henry John Adeane	Whig	2,616	51.51
Hon Eliot Thomas Yorke	Conservative Party	2,483	48.89
Lord George John Manners	Conservative Party	2,127	41.88
Majority		356	7.01

3 May 1859		7,157
Edward Ball	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Henry John Adeane	Liberal Party	Unopposed
Hon Eliot Thomas Yorke	Conservative Party	Unopposed

7 January 1863 Resignation of Edward Ball. (Chiltern Hundreds)

14 February 1863
Lord George John Manners	Conservative Party	Unopposed

18 July 1865		7,060
Lord George John Manners	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Charles Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Richard Young	Liberal Party	Unopposed

1866 Resignation of Viscount Royston on appointment as Comptroller of HM Household.

17 July 1866
Charles Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston	Conservative Party	Unopposed

Boundary Change
26 November 1868		7,231/9,512	76.02
Lord George John Manners	Conservative Party	3,998	55.29
Charles Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston	Conservative Party	3,874	53.57
Rt Hon Henry Bouverie William Brand	Liberal Party	3,300	45.64
Richard Young	Liberal Party	3,290	45.50
Majority		10	0.14

17 September 1873 Succession of Viscount Royston to the Peerage - 5th Earl of Hardwicke.

3 January 1874
Hon Eliot Constantine Yorke	Conservative Party	Unopposed

7 February 1874		10,104
Lord George John Manners	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Rt Hon Henry Bouverie William Brand	Liberal Party	Unopposed
Hon Eliot Constantine Yorke	Conservative Party	Unopposed

8 September 1874 Death of Lord George Manners.

5 October 1874
Benjamin Bridges Hunter Rodwell	Conservative Party	Unopposed

21 December 1878 Death of Hon Eliot Yorke.

30 January 1879
Edward Hicks	Conservative Party	Unopposed

April 1880		10,023
Benjamin Bridges Hunter Rodwell	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Rt Hon Henry Bouverie William Brand	Liberal Party	Unopposed
Edward Hicks	Conservative Party	Unopposed

24 August 1881 Resignation of Benjamin Rodwell. (Northstead)

7 September 1881
James Redfoord Bulwer	Conservative Party	Unopposed

4 March 1884 Elevation of Rt Hon Sir Henry Brand to the Peerage - Viscount Hampden.

21 March 1884		6,727/10,003	67.25
Arthur John Thornhill	Conservative Party	3,815	56.71
Thomas Coote	Liberal Party	2,912	43.29
Majority		903	13.42

New
14 December 1918		19,183/37,410	51.28
Rt Hon Edwin Samuel Montagu	Liberal Party - Coalition	12,497	65.15
Albert Ernest Stubbs	Independent Labour	6,686	34.85
Majority		5,811	30.29

15 November 1922		25,955/36,636	70.85
Harold William Stannus Gray	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,846	37.93
Albert Ernest Stubbs	Labour Party	9,167	35.32
Rt Hon Edwin Samuel Montagu	National Liberal Party	6,942	26.75
Majority		679	2.62

6 December 1923		26,883/37,078	72.50
Richard George Briscoe	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,710	43.56
Albert Ernest Stubbs	Labour Party	8,554	31.82
Elsbeth Dimsdale	Liberal Party	6,619	24.62
Majority		3,156	11.74

29 October 1924		26,311/37,626	69.93
Richard George Briscoe	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,530	59.02
Geoffrey Theodore Garratt	Labour Party	10,781	40.98
Majority		4,749	18.05

30 May 1929		35,466/47,475	74.70
Richard George Briscoe	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,306	37.52
Geoffrey Theodore Garratt	Labour Party	11,256	31.74
John William Payne	Liberal Party	10,904	30.74
Majority		2,050	5.78

27 October 1931		34,755/49,300	70.50
Richard George Briscoe	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,742	68.31
Geoffrey Theodore Garratt	Labour Party	11,013	31.69
Majority		12,729	36.62

14 November 1935		35,747/52,736	67.78
Richard George Briscoe	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,087	53.39
John Rotherford Bellerby	Labour Party	11,437	31.99
John William Payne	Liberal Party	5,223	14.61
Majority		7,650	21.40

5 July 1945		44,251/63,302	69.90
Albert Ernest Stubbs	Labour Party	18,714	42.29
Stephen Gerald Howard	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,670	42.19
Lionel Edward Goodman	Liberal Party	6,867	15.52
Majority		44	0.10

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		47,240/56,622	83.43
Stephen Gerald Howard	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,846	46.24
Albert Ernest Stubbs	Labour Party	19,046	40.32
Richard Thomas Howlett	Liberal Party	6,348	13.44
Majority		2,800	5.93

25 October 1951		46,653/57,439	81.22
Stephen Gerald Howard	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,095	53.79
Henry David Leonard George Walston	Labour Party	21,558	46.21
Majority		3,537	7.58

26 May 1955		46,076/58,425	78.86
Stephen Gerald Howard	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,025	54.31
Henry David Leonard George Walston	Labour Party	21,051	45.69
Majority		3,974	8.62

8 October 1959		47,335/60,698	77.98
Stephen Gerald Howard	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,407	57.90
William Royle	Labour Party	19,928	42.10
Majority		7,479	15.80

1961 Resignation of Stephen Howard on appointment as a High Court Judge.

16 March 1961		38,428/61,593	62.39
Francis Leslie Pym	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,643	45.91
Robert Malcolm Deryck Davies	Labour Party	11,566	30.10
Richard Gillachrist Moore	Liberal Party	9,219	23.99
Majority		6,077	15.81

15 October 1964		51,866/65,015	79.78
Francis Leslie Pym	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,883	47.98
Evan Lionel Rutherford	Labour Party	17,636	34.00
Richard Gillachrist Moore	Liberal Party	9,347	18.02
Majority		7,247	13.97

31 March 1966		53,731/67,869	79.17
Francis Leslie Pym	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,600	47.64
John Noel Hughes	Labour Party	20,433	38.03
John Roderic Charles Beale	Liberal Party	7,698	14.33
Majority		5,167	9.62

18 June 1970		59,118/78,271	75.53
Francis Leslie Pym	Conservative & Unionist Party	32,264	54.58
John Noel Hughes	Labour Party	19,993	33.82
Morag McFarlane Brown	Liberal Party	6,861	11.61
Majority		12,271	20.76

28 February 1974		69,394/83,829	82.78
Rt Hon Francis Leslie Pym	Conservative & Unionist Party	32,638	47.03
Stephen Ronald Jakobi	Liberal Party	18,826	27.13
Michael Peter Farley	Labour Party	17,930	25.84
Majority		13,812	19.90

10 October 1974		64,202/84,416	76.05
Rt Hon Francis Leslie Pym	Conservative & Unionist Party	30,508	47.52
Michael Peter Farley	Labour Party	17,853	27.81
Stephen Ronald Jakobi	Liberal Party	15,841	24.67
Majority		12,655	19.71

3 May 1979		72,927/93,179	78.27
Rt Hon Francis Leslie Pym	Conservative & Unionist Party	41,218	56.52
Robert Collins	Labour Party	17,929	24.58
Stephen Ronald Jakobi	Liberal Party	13,780	18.90
Majority		23,289	31.93