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Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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14 December 1832		611/677	90.25
William Leader Maberly	Whig	363	59.41
Thomas Erskine Perry	Radical	248	40.59
Majority		115	18.82

1834 Resignation of William Maberly on appointment as Commissioner of Customs.

26 June 1834		454/676	67.16
George Stevens Byng	Whig	262	57.71
William Ching	Tory	192	42.29
Majority		70	15.42

8 January 1835		621/672	92.41
Sir John Poo Beresford, bt	Conservative Party	323	52.01
George Stevens Byng	Whig	298	47.99
Majority		25	4.03

25 July 1837		785
Hon George Stevens Byng	Whig	Unopposed

2 July 1841		691/862	80.16
Rt Hon George Stevens Byng	Whig	457	66.14
Price Blackwood, Baron Dufferin and Clandeboye	Conservative Party	234	33.86
Majority		223	32.27

29 July 1847		1,145
Rt Hon George Stevens Byng	Whig	Unopposed

9 July 1852		1,118/1,371	81.55
Sir John Mark Frederick Smith	Conservative Party	636	56.89
Sir James Stirling	Whig	482	43.11
Majority		154	13.77

23 June 1853		1,208/1,339	90.22
Leicester Viney Vernon	Conservative Party	610	50.50
Sir James Stirling	Whig	598	49.50
Majority		12	0.99

1853 Petition - withdrawn.

7 March 1853 Petition - election void due to bribery.

30 March 1857		1,315/1,463	89.88
Sir John Mark Frederick Smith	Conservative Party	672	51.10
William Govett Romaine	Whig	643	48.90
Majority		29	2.21

13 July 1857 Petition - withdrawn.

2 May 1859		1,365/1,544	88.41
Sir John Mark Frederick Smith	Conservative Party	713	52.23
Arthur John Otway	Liberal Party	652	47.77
Majority		61	4.47

1859 Petition - withdrawn.

12 July 1865		1,690/2,104	80.32
Arthur John Otway	Liberal Party	986	58.34
George Elliot	Conservative Party	704	41.66
Majority		282	16.69

Boundary Change
17 November 1868		3,900/4,518	86.32
Arthur John Otway	Liberal Party	2,042	52.36
George Elliot	Conservative Party	1,858	47.64
Majority		184	4.72

31 January 1874		3,608/4,468	80.75
George Elliot	Conservative Party	2,132	59.09
Arthur John Otway	Liberal Party	1,476	40.91
Majority		656	18.18

5 February 1875 Resignation of Sir George Elliot on appointment as Commissioner in Chief at Portsmouth. (Northstead)

16 February 1875		4,131/4,935	83.71
John Eldon Gorst	Conservative Party	2,173	52.60
William Henry Stone	Liberal Party	1,958	47.40
Majority		215	5.20

31 March 1880		4,897/5,548	88.27
John Eldon Gorst	Conservative Party	2,499	51.03
Hon Henry Carr Glyn	Liberal Party	2,398	48.97
Majority		101	2.06

2 July 1885 Resignation of John Gorst on appointment as Solicitor-General.

11 July 1885
John Eldon Gorst	Conservative Party	Unopposed

24 November 1885		6,006/6,988	85.95
Sir John Eldon Gorst	Conservative Party	3,396	56.54
Hon Robert Collier	Liberal Party	2,610	43.46
Majority		786	13.09

2 July 1886		5,609/6,988	80.27
Sir John Eldon Gorst	Conservative Party	3,187	56.82
Sir Andrew Clarke	Liberal Party	2,422	43.18
Majority		765	13.64

4 July 1892		7,177/8,629	83.17
Lewis Vivian Loyd	Conservative Party	3,777	52.63
Sir Andrew Clarke	Liberal Party	3,400	47.37
Majority		377	5.25

13 July 1895		7,581/9,199	82.41
Horatio David Davies	Conservative Party	4,082	53.85
Robert Hippisley Cox	Liberal Party	3,499	46.15
Majority		583	7.69

29 September 1900		10,730
Sir Horatio David Davies	Conservative Party	Unopposed

15 January 1906		10,712/13,432	79.75
John Hogan Jenkins	Labour Party	6,692	62.47
John Eustace Jameson	Conservative Party	4,020	37.53
Majority		2,672	24.94

17 January 1910		13,541/15,799	85.71
Gerald Fitzroy Hohler	Conservative Party	7,411	54.73
John Hogan Jenkins	Labour Party	6,130	45.27
Majority		1,281	9.46

5 December 1910		12,394/15,799	78.45
Gerald Fitzroy Hohler	Conservative Party	6,989	56.39
Louis Charles Bernacchi	Liberal Party	4,302	34.71
Francis Samuel Smith	Labour Party	1,103	8.90
Majority		2,687	21.68