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Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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1 May 1997		44,448/62,904	70.66
George Iain Duncan Smith	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,109	47.49
Thomas John Hutchinson	Labour Party	15,395	34.64
Geoffrey Michael Seeff	Liberal Democrats	6,885	15.49
Alan Gould	British National Party	1,059	2.38
Majority		5,714	12.86

7 June 2001		36,982/63,252	58.47
George Iain Duncan Smith	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,834	48.22
Jessica Lilias Webb	Labour Party	12,347	33.39
John Derek Beanse	Liberal Democrats	5,739	15.52
Jean Griffin	British National Party	1,062	2.87
Majority		5,487	14.84

13 September 2001 Iain Duncan Smith elected Leader of the Conservative Party.

29 October 2003 Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith loses a vote of confidence in him as Leader of the Conservative Party by 90 votes to 75.

5 May 2005		38,648/61,386	62.96
Rt Hon George Iain Duncan Smith	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,555	53.19
Simon Jonathan Wright	Labour Party	9,914	25.65
John Derek Beanse	Liberal Democrats	6,832	17.68
Michael Jack McGough	UK Independence Party	1,078	2.79
Barry Jack White	Independent	269	0.70
Majority		10,641	27.53

Minor Boundary Change
6 May 2010		43,106/65,527	65.78
Rt Hon George Iain Duncan Smith	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,743	52.76
Cath Arakelian	Labour Party	9,780	22.69
Geoffrey Michael Seeff	Liberal Democrats	7,242	16.80
Julian Peter Leppert	British National Party	1,288	2.99
Nicholas William Jones	UK Independence Party	1,133	2.63
Lucy Craig	Green Party	650	1.51
Adam Osen	Independent	202	0.47
Barry Jack White	Independent	68	0.16
Majority		12,963	30.07

Adam Osen had changed his name to "None of the Above" in order to contest the election.

7 May 2015		43,804/66,691	65.68
Rt Hon George Iain Duncan Smith	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,999	47.94
Bilal Mahmood	Labour Party	12,613	28.79
Freddy Vachha	UK Independence Party	5,644	12.88
Anne Marjorie Crook	Liberal Democrats	2,400	5.48
Rebecca Siobhan Tully	Green Party	1,854	4.23
Len Hockey	Trades Union & Socialist Coalition	241	0.55
Lisa Louise McKenzie	Class War	53	0.12
Majority		8,386	19.14

8 June 2017		46,961/65,958	71.20
Rt Hon George Iain Duncan Smith	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,076	49.14
Bilal Mahmood	Labour Party	20,638	43.95
Deborah Clare Unger	Liberal Democrats	2,043	4.35
Sinead King	Green Party	1,204	2.56
Majority		2,438	5.19

12 December 2019		48,444/65,393	74.08
Rt Hon George Iain Duncan Smith	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,481	48.47
Faiza Shaheen	Labour Party	22,219	45.87
Geoffrey Michael Seeff	Liberal Democrats	2,744	5.66
Majority		1,262	2.61

Major Boundary Change
4 July 2024		48,512/75,178	64.53
Rt Hon Sir George Iain Duncan Smith	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,281	35.62
Shama Tatler	Labour Party	12,524	25.82
Faiza Shaheen	Independent	12,445	25.65
Paul Luggeri	Reform UK	3,653	7.53
Chris Brody	Green Party	1,334	2.75
Josh Hadley	Liberal Democrats	1,275	2.63
Majority		4,757	9.81