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14 December 1918 | 17,835/27,369 | 65.16 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition | 10,043 | 56.31 | |
Liberal Party | 4,993 | 28.00 | |
Labour Party | 2,799 | 15.69 | |
Majority | 5,050 | 28.32 | |
15 November 1922 | 22,040/27,159 | 81.15 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,938 | 54.17 | |
Labour Party | 5,414 | 24.56 | |
Liberal Party | 4,688 | 21.27 | |
Majority | 6,524 | 29.60 | |
6 December 1923 | 21,970/27,947 | 78.61 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,985 | 45.45 | |
Liberal Party | 6,212 | 28.27 | |
Labour Party | 5,773 | 26.28 | |
Majority | 3,773 | 17.17 | |
29 October 1924 | 23,480/28,657 | 81.93 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,491 | 53.20 | |
Liberal Party | 5,538 | 23.59 | |
Labour Party | 5,451 | 23.22 | |
Majority | 6,953 | 29.61 | |
30 May 1929 | 32,592/39,590 | 82.32 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,454 | 41.28 | |
Liberal Party | 13,292 | 40.78 | |
Labour Party | 5,846 | 17.94 | |
Majority | 162 | 0.50 | |
27 October 1931 | 35,130/40,959 | 85.77 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,174 | 51.73 | |
Liberal Party | 11,770 | 33.50 | |
Labour Party | 5,186 | 14.76 | |
Majority | 6,404 | 18.23 | |
14 November 1935 | 33,515/43,044 | 77.86 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,882 | 50.37 | |
Liberal Party | 10,183 | 30.38 | |
Labour Party | 6,450 | 19.25 | |
Majority | 6,699 | 19.99 | |
18 February 1940 Death of Sir Charles Cayzer, Bt. | |||
7 March 1940 | |||
Conservative & Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
5 July 1945 | 37,878/52,590 | 72.03 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,064 | 50.33 | |
Labour Party | 13,585 | 35.87 | |
Liberal Party | 5,229 | 13.80 | |
Majority | 5,479 | 14.46 | |
Boundary Change | |||
23 February 1950 | 46,023/54,869 | 83.88 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,660 | 51.41 | |
Labour Party | 16,021 | 34.81 | |
Liberal Party | 6,342 | 13.78 | |
Majority | 7,639 | 16.60 | |
25 October 1951 | 45,701/55,348 | 82.57 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,743 | 58.52 | |
Labour Party | 18,958 | 41.48 | |
Majority | 7,785 | 17.03 | |
26 May 1955 | 43,953/56,452 | 77.86 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,905 | 56.66 | |
Labour Party | 13,903 | 31.63 | |
Liberal Party | 5,145 | 11.71 | |
Majority | 11,002 | 25.03 | |
1956 Resignation of Basil Nield on appointment as Judge of Crown Court and Recorder of Manchester. | |||
15 November 1956 | 40,868/57,137 | 71.53 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,137 | 51.72 | |
Labour Party | 14,789 | 36.19 | |
Liberal Party | 4,942 | 12.09 | |
Majority | 6,348 | 15.53 | |
8 October 1959 | 45,339/57,617 | 78.69 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,847 | 61.42 | |
Labour Party | 17,492 | 38.58 | |
Majority | 10,355 | 22.84 | |
15 October 1964 | 47,463/59,654 | 79.56 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,172 | 48.82 | |
Labour Party | 16,708 | 35.20 | |
Liberal Party | 7,583 | 15.98 | |
Majority | 6,464 | 13.62 | |
31 March 1966 | 47,059/60,295 | 78.05 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,673 | 46.05 | |
Labour Party | 18,870 | 40.10 | |
Liberal Party | 6,516 | 13.85 | |
Majority | 2,803 | 5.96 | |
18 June 1970 | 49,727/68,069 | 73.05 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,877 | 52.04 | |
Labour Party | 18,872 | 37.95 | |
Liberal Party | 4,978 | 10.01 | |
Majority | 7,005 | 14.09 | |
28 February 1974 | 55,384/68,993 | 80.27 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,527 | 44.29 | |
Labour Party | 17,759 | 32.07 | |
Liberal Party | 13,098 | 23.65 | |
Majority | 6,768 | 12.22 | |
10 October 1974 | 52,479/69,587 | 75.41 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,095 | 44.01 | |
Labour Party | 18,477 | 35.21 | |
Liberal Party | 10,907 | 20.78 | |
Majority | 4,618 | 8.80 | |
3 May 1979 | 55,925/72,027 | 77.64 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,764 | 51.43 | |
Labour Party | 19,450 | 34.78 | |
Liberal Party | 7,711 | 13.79 | |
Majority | 9,314 | 16.65 | |
Major Boundary Change | |||
9 June 1983 | 48,065/65,413 | 73.48 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,645 | 47.11 | |
Labour Party | 13,546 | 28.18 | |
Liberal Party in Alliance | 11,874 | 24.70 | |
Majority | 9,099 | 18.93 | |
11 June 1987 | 52,571/66,642 | 78.89 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,582 | 44.86 | |
Labour Party | 18,727 | 35.62 | |
Liberal Party in Alliance | 10,262 | 19.52 | |
Majority | 4,855 | 9.24 | |
9 April 1992 | 53,134/63,370 | 83.85 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,411 | 44.06 | |
Labour Party | 22,310 | 41.99 | |
Liberal Democrats | 6,867 | 12.92 | |
Green Party | 448 | 0.84 | |
Natural Law Party | 98 | 0.18 | |
Majority | 1,101 | 2.07 | |
1 May 1997 | 56,257/71,730 | 78.43 | |
Labour Party | 29,806 | 52.98 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,253 | 34.22 | |
Liberal Democrats | 5,353 | 9.52 | |
Referendum Party | 1,487 | 2.64 | |
Monster Raving Loony Party | 204 | 0.36 | |
Independent | 154 | 0.27 | |
Majority | 10,553 | 18.76 | |
Gerrard Johnson sought election for the "West Cheshire College in Crisis Party". | |||
7 June 2001 | 44,877/70,382 | 63.76 | |
Labour Party | 21,760 | 48.49 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,866 | 33.13 | |
Liberal Democrats | 6,589 | 14.68 | |
UK Independence Party | 899 | 2.00 | |
Independent | 763 | 1.70 | |
Majority | 6,894 | 15.36 | |
5 May 2005 | 44,903/69,785 | 64.34 | |
Labour Party | 17,458 | 38.88 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,543 | 36.84 | |
Liberal Democrats | 9,818 | 21.86 | |
UK Independence Party | 776 | 1.73 | |
English Democrats Party | 308 | 0.69 | |
Majority | 915 | 2.04 | |
Minor Boundary Change | |||
6 May 2010 | 46,790/69,153 | 67.66 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,995 | 40.60 | |
Labour Party | 16,412 | 35.08 | |
Liberal Democrats | 8,930 | 19.09 | |
UK Independence Party | 1,225 | 2.62 | |
English Democrats Party | 594 | 1.27 | |
Green Party | 535 | 1.14 | |
Independent | 99 | 0.21 | |
Majority | 2,583 | 5.52 | |
7 May 2015 | 51,161/72,269 | 70.79 | |
Labour Party | 22,118 | 43.23 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,025 | 43.05 | |
UK Independence Party | 4,148 | 8.11 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2,870 | 5.61 | |
Majority | 93 | 0.18 | |
8 June 2017 | 56,421/72,859 | 77.44 | |
Labour Party | 32,023 | 56.76 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,847 | 40.49 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1,551 | 2.75 | |
Majority | 9,176 | 16.26 | |
12 December 2019 | 54,560/76,057 | 71.74 | |
Labour Party | 27,082 | 49.64 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,918 | 38.34 | |
Liberal Democrats | 3,734 | 6.84 | |
Green Party | 1,438 | 2.64 | |
Brexit Party | 1,388 | 2.54 | |
Majority | 6,164 | 11.30 | |
21 October 2022 Resignation of Chris Matheson following allegations of sexual misconduct. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
1 December 2022 | 28,475/69,274 | 41.10 | |
Labour Party | 17,309 | 60.79 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,335 | 22.25 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2,368 | 8.32 | |
Green Party | 987 | 3.47 | |
Reform UK | 773 | 2.71 | |
Rejoin EU | 277 | 0.97 | |
UK Independence Party | 179 | 0.63 | |
Monster Raving Loony Party | 156 | 0.55 | |
Freedom Alliance | 91 | 0.32 | |
Majority | 10,974 | 38.54 | |