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Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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10 December 1832		183/208	87.98
Joseph Neeld	Tory	139	75.96
William Henry Fox Talbot	Whig	132	72.13
John Thomas Mayne	Whig	40	21.86
Majority		92	50.27

5 January 1835		217
Joseph Neeld	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Henry George Boldero	Conservative Party	Unopposed

24 July 1837		239
Joseph Neeld	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Henry George Boldero	Conservative Party	Unopposed

29 June 1841		228/267	85.39
Joseph Neeld	Conservative Party	165	72.37
Henry George Boldero	Conservative Party	128	56.14
William John Lysley	Whig	96	42.11
Majority		32	14.04

13 September 1841 Resignation of Henry Boldero on appointment as Clerk of Ordnance.

14 September 1841		267
Henry George Boldero	Conservative Party	Unopposed

28 July 1847		303
Joseph Neeld	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Henry George Boldero	Conservative Party	Unopposed

6 July 1852		300
Joseph Neeld	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Henry George Boldero	Conservative Party	Unopposed

24 March 1856 Death of Joseph Neeld.

9 April 1856
Robert Parry Nisbet	Conservative Party	Unopposed

28 March 1857		294/334	88.02
Henry George Boldero	Conservative Party	174	59.18
Robert Parry Nisbet	Conservative Party	150	51.02
William John Lysley	Whig	132	44.90
Majority		18	6.12

29 April 1859		387
Richard Penruddocke Long	Conservative Party	Unopposed
William John Lysley	Liberal Party	Unopposed

12 July 1865		377/392	96.17
Sir John Neeld, Bt	Conservative Party	208	55.17
Gabriel Goldney	Conservative Party	201	53.32
William John Lysley	Liberal Party	172	45.62
Majority		29	7.69

17 November 1868		777/972	79.94
Gabriel Goldney	Conservative Party	418	53.80
Sir George Young, Bt	Liberal Party	359	46.20
Majority		59	7.59

2 February 1874		834/979	85.19
Gabriel Goldney	Conservative Party	530	63.55
Handel Cossham	Liberal Party	304	36.45
Majority		226	27.10

31 March 1880		933/1,031	90.49
Gabriel Goldney	Conservative Party	478	51.23
Samuel Butler	Liberal Party	455	48.77
Majority		23	2.47

4 December 1885		7,454/8,853	84.20
Bannister Fletcher	Liberal Party	3,880	52.05
Lord Arthur Somerset	Conservative Party	3,574	47.95
Majority		306	4.11

9 July 1886		6,777/8,853	76.55
Lord Henry Augustus Brudenell-Bruce	Conservative Party	3,657	53.96
Bannister Fletcher	Liberal Party	3,120	46.04
Majority		537	7.92

11 July 1892		7,139/9,089	78.55
Sir John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Bt	Conservative Party	3,684	51.60
John Michael Fleetwood Fuller	Liberal Party	3,455	48.40
Majority		229	3.21

19 July 1895		7,288/8,291	87.90
Sir John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Bt	Conservative Party	3,898	53.49
John Thornton	Liberal Party	3,390	46.51
Majority		508	6.97

12 October 1900		7,141/8,446	84.55
Sir John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Bt	Conservative Party	3,863	54.10
John Thornton	Liberal Party	3,278	45.90
Majority		585	8.19

20 January 1906		7,908/8,446	93.63
Sir John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Bt	Liberal Party	4,937	62.43
Joseph Randolph Randolph	Conservative Party	2,971	37.57
Majority		1,966	24.86

19 January 1910		8,528/9,175	92.95
George Terrell	Conservative Party	4,408	51.69
Arthur Cecil Tyrrell Beck	Liberal Party	4,120	48.31
Majority		288	3.38

7 December 1910		8,258/9,175	90.01
George Terrell	Conservative Party	4,141	50.15
Bryan H Freeman	Liberal Party	4,117	49.85
Majority		24	0.29

December 1910 Petition - withdrawn after a recount resulted in only minor changes to the number of votes polled by each candidate. The original figures were Terrell - 4,139; Freeman - 4,113.

14 December 1918		16,564/27,013	61.32
George Terrell	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	8,786	53.04
Albert James Bennett	Liberal Party	4,839	29.21
Reuben George	Labour Party	2,939	17.74
Majority		3,947	23.83

15 November 1922		21,598/27,682	78.02
Alfred James Bonwick	Liberal Party	10,494	48.59
George Terrell	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,006	46.33
William Robert Roberts	Labour Party	1,098	5.08
Majority		488	2.26

6 December 1923		23,109/28,315	81.61
Alfred James Bonwick	Liberal Party	11,953	51.72
Victor Alexander Cazalet	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,156	48.28
Majority		797	3.45

29 October 1924		24,242/29,135	83.21
Victor Alexander Cazalet	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,227	54.56
Alfred James Bonwick	Liberal Party	11,015	45.44
Majority		2,212	9.12

30 May 1929		29,086/35,404	82.15
Victor Alexander Cazalet	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,550	46.59
Sir Felix John Morgan Brunner, Bt	Liberal Party	11,819	40.63
William Robert Robins	Labour Party	3,717	12.78
Majority		1,731	5.95

27 October 1931		30,354/36,282	83.66
Victor Alexander Cazalet	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,232	56.77
Harold Walter Seymour Howard	Liberal Party	10,928	36.00
William Robert Robins	Labour Party	2,194	7.23
Majority		6,304	20.77

14 November 1935		28,846/37,210	77.52
Victor Alexander Cazalet	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,370	53.28
Arthur William Stanton	Liberal Party	9,949	34.49
William Robert Robins	Labour Party	3,527	12.23
Majority		5,421	18.79

4 July 1943 Death of Victor Cazalet in an air accident in Gibraltar.

24 August 1943		16,425/39,648	41.43
David McAdam Eccles	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,310	50.59
Dr Donald McIntosh Johnson	Independent Liberal	8,115	49.41
Majority		195	1.19

5 July 1945		37,302/53,524	69.69
David McAdam Eccles	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,889	42.60
Andrew Tomlinson	Labour Party	11,866	31.81
Dr Donald McIntosh Johnson	Liberal Party	9,547	25.59
Majority		4,023	10.78

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		40,254/48,497	83.00
David McAdam Eccles	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,845	44.33
Geoffrey Ayrton Drain	Labour Party	13,748	34.15
Wilfred Greville Collins	Liberal Party	8,661	21.52
Majority		4,097	10.18

25 October 1951		40,324/49,494	81.47
David McAdam Eccles	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,601	56.05
Dengar Robinson Evans	Labour Party	17,723	43.95
Majority		4,878	12.10

26 May 1955		40,207/50,278	79.97
Sir David McAdam Eccles	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,847	51.85
William John Smith	Labour Party	14,152	35.20
Arthur Rossi Braybrooke	Liberal Party	5,208	12.95
Majority		6,695	16.65

8 October 1959		41,666/51,923	80.25
Rt Hon Sir David McAdam Eccles	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,696	52.07
Robert William Portus	Labour Party	12,911	30.99
John Clifford Hall	Liberal Party	7,059	16.94
Majority		8,785	21.08

1 August 1962 Elevation of Rt Hon Sir David Eccles to the Peerage - Viscount Eccles.

22 November 1962		36,508/53,657	68.04
Daniel Edmund Awdry	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,439	36.81
Hon Christopher Walter Layton	Liberal Party	11,851	32.46
Robert William Portus	Labour Party	10,633	29.13
K Jerrome	Ind Serviceman	260	0.71
J P Naylor	Ind Serviceman	237	0.65
M J A Smith	Ind Serviceman	88	0.24
Majority		1,588	4.35

15 October 1964		44,721/55,071	81.21
Daniel Edmund Awdry	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,089	40.45
Hon Christopher Walter Layton	Liberal Party	16,546	37.00
Giles Heneage Radice	Labour Party	10,086	22.55
Majority		1,543	3.45

31 March 1966		46,113/55,717	82.76
Daniel Edmund Awdry	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,275	39.63
Hon Christopher Walter Layton	Liberal Party	17,581	38.13
Giles Heneage Radice	Labour Party	10,257	22.24
Majority		694	1.50

18 June 1970		49,011/63,055	77.73
Daniel Edmund Awdry	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,371	49.73
Margaret Elizabeth Wingfield	Liberal Party	13,833	28.22
John Eddie	Labour Party	10,807	22.05
Majority		10,538	21.50

28 February 1974		55,593/67,303	82.60
Daniel Edmund Awdry	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,645	44.33
Ronald Edward James Banks	Liberal Party	21,553	38.77
John Whiles	Labour Party	9,395	16.90
Majority		3,092	5.56

10 October 1974		53,187/67,836	78.41
Daniel Edmund Awdry	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,721	42.72
Ronald Edward James Banks	Liberal Party	20,792	39.09
John Whiles	Labour Party	9,396	17.67
Edward John Johns	United Democratic Party	278	0.52
Majority		1,929	3.63

3 May 1979		59,586/74,519	79.96
Richard Francis Needham, Earl of Kilmorey	Conservative & Unionist Party	29,308	49.19
Ronald Edward James Banks	Liberal Party	24,611	41.30
Catharine Lucy Braithwaite Inchley	Labour Party	5,146	8.64
Herbert William Pettit	Ecology Party	521	0.87
Majority		4,697	7.88

New
6 May 2010		52,385/72,212	72.54
Duncan John Hames	Liberal Democrats	23,970	45.76
Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,500	41.04
Greg Lovell	Labour Party	3,620	6.91
Julia Reid	UK Independence Party	1,783	3.40
Michael Simpkins	British National Party	641	1.22
Samantha Fletcher	Green Party	446	0.85
Jon Maguire	English Democrats Party	307	0.59
Richard Graham Sexton	Christian	118	0.23
Majority		2,470	4.72

7 May 2015		55,407/74,225	74.65
Michelle Emma May Elizabeth Donelan	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,354	47.56
Duncan John Hames	Liberal Democrats	16,278	29.38
Julia Reid	UK Independence Party	5,884	10.62
Andrew David Newman	Labour Party	4,561	8.23
Tina Maria Johnston	Green Party	2,330	4.21
Majority		10,076	18.19

8 June 2017		57,140/76,432	74.76
Michelle Emma May Elizabeth Donelan	Conservative & Unionist Party	31,267	54.72
Helen Clare Belcher	Liberal Democrats	14,637	25.62
Andrew David Newman	Labour Party	11,236	19.66
Majority		16,630	29.10

12 December 2019		57,099/77,225	73.94
Michelle Emma May Elizabeth Donelan	Conservative & Unionist Party	30,994	54.28
Helen Clare Belcher	Liberal Democrats	19,706	34.51
Martha Anachury	Labour Party	6,399	11.21
Majority		11,288	19.77

Major Boundary Change
4 July 2024		49,512/72,492	68.30
Sarah Gibson	Liberal Democrats	22,552	45.55
Nicolas Francis Puntis	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,414	29.11
Benjamin David Ginsburg	Reform UK	6,127	12.37
Ravikumar Kuduregere Venkatesh	Labour Party	3,925	7.93
Declan Baseley	Green Party	1,954	3.95
Edward Patrick Deedigan	Independent	540	1.09
Majority		8,138	16.44