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12 December 1832		1,203/1,511	79.62
Hon Richard Watson	Whig	834	69.33
George Augustus Frederick Cowper, Viscount Fordwich	Whig	802	66.67
Sir William Percy Honeywood Courtenay		375	31.17
Majority		427	35.49

10 January 1835		1,307/1,467	89.09
Lord Albert Denison Conyngham	Whig	755	57.77
Frederick Villiers	Whig	660	50.50
Stephen Rumbold Lushington	Conservative Party	658	50.34
Majority		2	0.15

26 March 1835 Petition - Frederick Villiers unseated and Stephen Lushington declared elected.

1836 Petition - dismissed.

26 July 1837		1,507/1,835	82.13
James Bradshaw	Conservative Party	761	50.50
Lord Albert Denison Conyngham	Whig	753	49.97
Henry Plumptre Gipps	Conservative Party	751	49.83
Frederick Villiers	Whig	697	46.25
Majority		2	0.13

1837 Petition - withdrawn.

1841 Resignation of Lord Albert Conyngham.

3 February 1841		1,417/1,918	73.88
Hon George Augustus Frederick Percy Sydney Smythe	Conservative Party	772	54.48
John Wright Henniker Wilson	Whig	628	44.32
Thomas Twisden Hodges	Whig	17	1.20
Majority		144	10.16

1841 Petition - dismissed.

1 July 1841		1,451/1,918	75.65
Hon George Augustus Frederick Percy Sydney Smythe	Conservative Party	823	56.72
James Bradshaw	Conservative Party	729	50.24
Thomas Twisden Hodges	Whig	720	49.62
Majority		9	0.62

4 March 1847 Death of James Bradshaw.

15 March 1847		2,010
Lord Albert Denison Conyngham	Whig	Unopposed

30 July 1847		1,437/2,010	71.49
Lord Albert Denison Conyngham	Whig	808	56.23
Hon George Augustus Frederick Percy Sydney Smythe	Conservative Party	782	54.42
John Vance	Conservative Party	643	44.75
Lord Thomas Charles Pelham Clinton	Conservative Party	641	44.61
Majority		139	9.67

February 1850 Resignation of Lord Albert Conyngham. (Chiltern Hundreds)

4 March 1850
Frederick Romilly	Radical	Unopposed

8 July 1852		1,317/1,874	70.28
Henry Plumptre Gipps	Conservative Party	766	58.16
Hon Henry Butler-Johnstone	Conservative Party	758	57.56
Rt Hon Sir William Meredyth Somerville, Bt	Whig	570	43.28
Frederick Romilly	Radical	533	40.47
Hon George Augustus Frederick Percy Sydney Smythe	Conservative Party	7	0.53
Majority		188	14.27

21 February 1853 Petition - election declared void.

18 August 1854		1,272/1,973	64.47
Charles Manners Lushington	Peelite	727	57.15
Rt Hon Sir William Meredyth Somerville, Bt	Whig	699	54.95
Hon Charles Lennox Butler	Conservative Party	671	52.75
Charles Purton Cooper	Whig	406	31.92
Edward Auchmuty Glover	Radical	41	3.22
Majority		28	2.20

28 March 1857		1,026/1,876	54.69
Hon Henry Butler-Johnstone	Conservative Party	815	79.43
Rt Hon Sir William Meredyth Somerville, Bt	Whig	759	73.98
Charles Purton Cooper	Whig	477	46.49
Majority		282	27.49

April 1859		1,831
Hon Henry Butler-Johnstone	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Rt Hon Sir William Meredyth Somerville, Bt	Liberal Party	Unopposed

27 January 1862 Resignation of Hon Henry Butler-Johnstone. (Northstead)

6 March 1862		1,385/1,850	74.86
Henry Alexander Munro Butler-Johnstone	Conservative Party	694	50.11
William Lyon	Liberal Party	691	49.89
Majority		3	0.22

12 July 1865		1,381/1,603	86.15
Henry Alexander Munro Butler-Johnstone	Conservative Party	767	55.54
John Walter Huddleston	Conservative Party	737	53.37
William Lyon	Liberal Party	643	46.56
Robert Alexander Shafto Adair	Liberal Party	614	44.46
Majority		94	6.81

1865 Petition - withdrawn.

18 November 1868		2,896/3,001	96.50
Henry Alexander Munro Butler-Johnstone	Independent Conservative	1,453	50.17
Theodore Henry Brinckman	Liberal Party	1,236	42.68
John Walter Huddleston	Conservative Party	1,157	39.95
Henry James Lee Warner	Conservative Party	709	24.48
Majority		79	2.73

4 February 1874		2,351/3,103	75.77
Henry Alexander Munro Butler-Johnstone	Conservative Party	1,488	63.29
Lewis Ashurst Majendie	Conservative Party	1,406	59.80
Theodore Henry Brinckman	Liberal Party	934	39.73
Robert John Biron	Liberal Party	873	37.13
Majority		472	20.08

25 February 1878 Resignation of Henry Butler-Johnstone. (Northstead)

2 March 1878
Hon Alfred Erskine Gathorne-Hardy	Conservative Party	Unopposed

1 May 1879 Resignation of Lewis Majendie. (Chiltern Hundreds)

8 May 1879		2,262/3,089	73.23
Robert Peter Laurie	Conservative Party	1,159	51.24
Charles Edwards	Liberal Party	1,103	48.76
Majority		56	2.48

1 April 1880		2,702/3,671	73.60
Hon Alfred Erskine Gathorne-Hardy	Conservative Party	1,467	54.29
Robert Peter Laurie	Conservative Party	1,425	52.74
Charles Edwards	Liberal Party	1,294	47.89
Henry Alexander Munro Butler-Johnstone	Liberal Party	1,218	45.08
Majority		131	4.85

16 June 1880 Petition - election declared void.

25 November 1885		2,629/3,107	84.62
John Henniker Heaton	Conservative Party	1,804	68.62
Dr William Hickman Smith Aubrey	Liberal Party	825	31.38
Majority		979	37.24

1 July 1886		3,107
John Henniker Heaton	Conservative Party	Unopposed

3 July 1892		3,721
John Henniker Heaton	Conservative Party	Unopposed

12 July 1895		3,754
John Henniker Heaton	Conservative Party	Unopposed

29 September 1900		3,955
John Henniker Heaton	Conservative Party	Unopposed

17 January 1906		3,472/3,868	89.76
John Henniker Heaton	Conservative Party	2,210	63.65
William James Fisher	Liberal Party	1,262	36.35
Majority		948	27.30

20 January 1910		3,536/3,836	92.18
John Henniker Heaton	Conservative Party	1,371	38.77
Francis Bennett-Goldney	Independent Conservative	1,350	38.18
Hubert Bailey Drysdale Woodcock	Liberal Party	815	23.05
Majority		21	0.59

6 December 1910		3,421/3,836	89.18
Francis Bennett-Goldney	Independent Conservative	1,635	47.79
Joseph Howard	Conservative Party	1,163	34.00
William James Fisher	Liberal Party	623	18.21
Majority		472	13.80

27 July 1918 Death of Francis Bennett-Goldney.

9 August 1918
George Knox Anderson	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

14 December 1918		14,127/31,453	44.91
Ronald John McNeill	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	11,408	80.75
Edward Timothy Palmer	Labour Party	2,719	19.25
Majority		8,689	61.51

15 November 1922		19,593/34,488	56.81
Ronald John McNeill	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,954	71.22
John Henry Lang Sims	Labour Party	5,639	28.78
Majority		8,315	42.44

6 December 1923		20,578/34,715	59.28
Ronald John McNeill	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,017	58.40
William Robertson Heatley	Liberal Party	8,561	41.60
Majority		3,456	16.79

29 October 1924		23,754/36,045	65.90
Rt Hon Ronald John McNeill	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,693	70.27
David Carnegie	Liberal Party	7,061	29.73
Majority		9,632	40.55

3 November 1927 Resignation of Rt Hon Ronald McNeill prior to his elevation to the Peerage as Baron Cushendun. (Northstead)

24 November 1927		23,832/39,229	60.75
Sir William Abraham Wayland	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,657	57.31
David Carnegie	Liberal Party	10,175	42.69
Majority		3,482	14.61

30 May 1929		33,824/49,499	68.33
Sir William Abraham Wayland	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,181	56.71
David Carnegie	Liberal Party	9,937	29.38
Philip Sidney Eastman	Labour Party	4,706	13.91
Majority		9,244	27.33

27 October 1931		36,249/54,740	66.22
Sir William Abraham Wayland	Conservative & Unionist Party	30,328	83.67
Paul Winterton	Labour Party	5,921	16.33
Majority		24,407	67.33

14 November 1935		35,716/55,417	64.45
Sir William Abraham Wayland	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,552	74.34
Harold Richard Adams	Labour Party	9,164	25.66
Majority		17,388	48.68

5 July 1945		39,414/57,388	68.68
John Baker White	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,282	61.61
Joseph Dennis Milburn Bell	Labour Party	14,115	35.81
Catherine Ellis Williamson	Common Wealth Movement	1,017	2.58
Majority		10,167	25.80

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		47,350/57,407	82.48
John Baker White	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,491	55.95
Jackson Newman	Labour Party	14,563	30.76
Kenneth Graham Jupp	Liberal Party	6,296	13.30
Majority		11,928	25.19

25 October 1951		46,870/58,546	80.06
John Baker White	Conservative & Unionist Party	28,632	61.09
John Albert Evan Jones	Labour Party	14,543	31.03
Thomas Henry Payne	Liberal Party	3,695	7.88
Majority		14,089	30.06

12 January 1953 Resignation of John White. (Northstead)

12 February 1953		29,050/59,009	49.23
Leslie Montagu Thomas	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,490	67.09
John Albert Evan Jones	Labour Party	9,560	32.91
Majority		9,930	34.18

26 May 1955		43,183/59,431	72.66
Leslie Montagu Thomas	Conservative & Unionist Party	28,739	66.55
Reginald George Ward	Labour Party	14,444	33.45
Majority		14,295	33.10

8 October 1959		46,592/62,011	75.14
Leslie Montagu Thomas	Conservative & Unionist Party	30,846	66.20
George Edward Peters	Labour Party	15,746	33.80
Majority		15,100	32.41

15 October 1964		51,620/67,639	76.32
Sir Leslie Montagu Thomas	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,827	51.97
George Selous Cobbett	Labour Party	15,211	29.47
Edwin William Moss	Liberal Party	9,582	18.56
Majority		11,616	22.50

31 March 1966		54,494/71,604	76.10
David Lance Crouch	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,160	49.84
Ben Sawbridge	Labour Party	15,372	28.21
Edwin William Moss	Liberal Party	11,962	21.95
Majority		11,788	21.63

18 June 1970		59,947/80,373	74.59
David Lance Crouch	Conservative & Unionist Party	33,222	55.42
Henry Gordon Nansen Clother	Labour Party	15,172	25.31
David Campbell Paterson Gracie	Liberal Party	11,553	19.27
Majority		18,050	30.11

28 February 1974		68,223/85,055	80.21
David Lance Crouch	Conservative & Unionist Party	34,341	50.34
Sarah Elizabeth Goulden	Liberal Party	17,300	25.36
Michael Frederick Fuller	Labour Party	15,751	23.09
Kenneth Roderick McKilliam	National Front	831	1.22
Majority		17,041	24.98

10 October 1974		62,243/85,699	72.63
David Lance Crouch	Conservative & Unionist Party	31,002	49.81
Michael Frederick Fuller	Labour Party	16,247	26.10
Sarah Elizabeth Goulden	Liberal Party	13,898	22.33
Kenneth Roderick McKilliam	National Front	1,096	1.76
Majority		14,755	23.71

3 May 1979		66,579/89,104	74.72
David Lance Crouch	Conservative & Unionist Party	38,805	58.28
Robin Paul Spencer	Labour Party	16,168	24.28
John Purchese	Liberal Party	10,665	16.02
Joan Marjorie White	National Front	941	1.41
Majority		22,637	34.00

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		51,410/74,402	69.10
David Lance Crouch	Conservative & Unionist Party	29,029	56.47
John Purchese	Liberal Party in Alliance	13,287	25.85
Jeannette Rochelle Gould	Labour Party	7,906	15.38
David Reynolds Conder	Ecology Party	962	1.87
Joan Marjorie White	Independent	226	0.44
Majority		15,742	30.62

11 June 1987		56,253/76,842	73.21
Julian William Henry Brazier	Conservative & Unionist Party	30,273	53.82
John Purchese	Liberal Party in Alliance	15,382	27.34
Linda Anne Keen	Labour Party	9,494	16.88
Stephen Mark Dawe	Green Party	947	1.68
Joan Marjorie White	Ind CN	157	0.28
Majority		14,891	26.47

9 April 1992		58,735/75,181	78.12
Julian William Henry Brazier	Conservative & Unionist Party	29,827	50.78
Martin John Vye	Liberal Democrats	19,022	32.39
Malcolm Frederick Whitemore	Labour Party	8,936	15.21
Wendy Jocelyn Arnall	Green Party	747	1.27
Sally Eileen Curphey	Natural Law Party	203	0.35
Majority		10,805	18.40

1 May 1997		54,109/74,548	72.58
Julian William Henry Brazier	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,913	38.65
Cheryl Georgette Hall	Labour Party	16,949	31.32
Martin John Vye	Liberal Democrats	12,854	23.76
James Francis Osborne	Referendum Party	2,460	4.55
Geoffrey Jasper Meaden	Green Party	588	1.09
John David Moore	UK Independence Party	281	0.52
Andrew James Pringle	Natural Law Party	64	0.12
Majority		3,964	7.33

7 June 2001		45,132/74,159	60.86
Julian William Henry Brazier	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,711	41.46
Emily Anne Thornberry	Labour Party	16,642	36.87
Peter Richard Wales	Liberal Democrats	8,056	17.85
Hazel Frances Dawe	Green Party	920	2.04
Lisa Diane Moore	UK Independence Party	803	1.78
Majority		2,069	4.58

5 May 2005		47,587/72,046	66.05
Julian William Henry Brazier	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,113	44.37
Alexander Joseph Pravesh Hilton	Labour Party	13,642	28.67
Jennifer Mary Barnard-Langston	Liberal Democrats	10,059	21.14
Geoffrey Jasper Meaden	Green Party	1,521	3.20
John David Moore	UK Independence Party	926	1.95
Rocky Paul Lau van de Benderskum	Legalise Cannabis Alliance	326	0.69
Majority		7,471	15.70

Minor Boundary Change
6 May 2010		49,209/74,019	66.48
Julian William Henry Brazier	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,050	44.81
Guy Stuart Bennett Voizey	Liberal Democrats	16,002	32.52
Jean Samuel	Labour Party	7,940	16.14
Howard Farmer	UK Independence Party	1,907	3.88
Geoffrey Jasper Meaden	Green Party	1,137	2.31
Anne Emily Jane Belsey	Money Reform	173	0.35
Majority		6,048	12.29

7 May 2015		53,465/81,341	65.73
Julian William Henry Brazier	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,918	42.87
Hugh Lanning	Labour Party	13,120	24.54
James Campbell Gascoyne	UK Independence Party	7,289	13.63
James Derek Flanagan	Liberal Democrats	6,227	11.65
Stuart Robert Jeffery	Green Party	3,746	7.01
Robert Alexander Cox	Socialist Party of Great Britain	165	0.31
Majority		9,798	18.33

8 June 2017		56,800/78,182	72.65
Rosemary Clare Duffield	Labour Party	25,572	45.02
Sir Julian William Henry Brazier	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,385	44.69
James Derek Flanagan	Liberal Democrats	4,561	8.03
Henry John Arthur Stanton	Green Party	1,282	2.26
Majority		187	0.33

12 December 2019		60,113/80,203	74.95
Rosemary Clare Duffield	Labour Party	29,018	48.27
Annalissa Firth	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,182	45.22
Claire Philomena Malcomson	Liberal Democrats	3,408	5.67
Michael James Gould	Independent	505	0.84
Majority		1,836	3.05

Minor Boundary Change
4 July 2024		47,231/71,171	66.36
Rosemary Clare Duffield	Labour Party	19,531	41.35
Louise Nicole Harvey-Quirke	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,878	23.03
Bridget Anne Porter	Reform UK	6,805	14.41
Henry John Arthur Stanton	Green Party	5,920	12.53
Russell James Timpson	Liberal Democrats	3,812	8.07
Luke Angus Buchanan-Hodgman	Social Democratic Party	285	0.60
Majority		8,653	18.32