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4 December 1885		8,494/11,173	76.02
Rt Hon Sir William Hart Dyke, Bt	Conservative Party	4,488	52.84
James Ebenezer Saunders	Liberal Party	4,006	47.16
Majority		482	5.67

7 July 1886		7,163/11,173	64.11
Rt Hon Sir William Hart Dyke, Bt	Conservative Party	4,198	58.61
James Ebenezer Saunders	Liberal Party	2,965	41.39
Majority		1,233	17.21

25 January 1887 Resignation of Rt Hon Sir William Dyke, Bt on appointment as Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education.

2 February 1887
Rt Hon Sir William Hart Dyke, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

8 July 1892		10,016/14,227	70.40
Rt Hon Sir William Hart Dyke, Bt	Conservative Party	5,294	52.86
Jeremiah Lyon	Liberal Party	4,722	47.14
Majority		572	5.71

18 July 1895		10,256/13,888	73.85
Rt Hon Sir William Hart Dyke, Bt	Conservative Party	5,699	55.57
Sir Patteson Nickalls	Liberal Party	4,557	44.43
Majority		1,142	11.13

2 October 1900
Rt Hon Sir William Hart Dyke, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

19 January 1906		16,260/19,741	82.37
James Rowlands	Liberal/Labour	9,532	58.62
Rt Hon Sir William Hart Dyke, Bt	Conservative Party	6,728	41.38
Majority		2,804	17.24

26 January 1910		18,797/21,398	87.84
William Foot Mitchell	Conservative Party	9,807	52.17
James Rowlands	Liberal/Labour	8,990	47.83
Majority		817	4.35

14 December 1910		18,070/21,398	84.45
James Rowlands	Liberal/Labour	9,152	50.65
William Foot Mitchell	Conservative Party	8,918	49.35
Majority		234	1.29

14 December 1918		21,882/45,666	47.92
James Rowlands	Liberal Party - Coalition	15,626	71.41
William Ling	Labour Party	6,256	28.59
Majority		9,370	42.82

1 March 1920 Death of James Rowlands.

27 March 1920		27,147/44,281	61.31
John Edmund Mills	Labour Party	13,610	50.13
Thomas Edward Wing	Liberal Party	4,562	16.80
Richard James Meller	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	4,221	15.55
Reginald Vincent Kempenfelt Applin	National Party	2,952	10.87
Frank Emil Fehr	Independent Conservative	1,802	6.64
Majority		9,048	33.33

Reginald Applin was supported by Horatio Bottomley.

15 November 1922		33,581/47,132	71.25
George William Symonds Jarrett	Constitutionalist	16,662	49.62
John Edmund Mills	Labour Party	14,744	43.91
Alison Vickers Garland	Liberal Party	2,175	6.48
Majority		1,918	5.71

George Jarrett was the nominee of both the National Liberal and Conservative associations. He described himself as a Constitutionalist in a letter to The Times.

6 December 1923		33,829/48,320	70.01
John Edmund Mills	Labour Party	18,329	54.18
George William Symonds Jarrett	Constitutionalist	15,500	45.82
Majority		2,829	8.36

George Jarrett appeared on the official list of candidates of both the Liberal and Conservative parties.

29 October 1924		39,460/49,804	79.23
Hon Angus McDonnell	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,108	50.96
John Edmund Mills	Labour Party	19,352	49.04
Majority		756	1.92

30 May 1929		53,128/69,070	76.92
John Edmund Mills	Labour Party	26,871	50.58
Ashley Edwards	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,568	31.19
John Woolfenden Williamson	Liberal Party	9,689	18.24
Majority		10,303	19.39

27 October 1931		61,444/77,767	79.01
Frank Edward Clarke	Conservative & Unionist Party	34,095	55.49
John Edmund Mills	Labour Party	27,349	44.51
Majority		6,746	10.98

14 November 1935		73,838/106,043	69.63
Frank Edward Clarke	Conservative & Unionist Party	38,242	51.79
Janet Laurel Adamson	Labour Party	35,596	48.21
Majority		2,646	3.58

12 July 1938 Death of Frank Clarke.

7 November 1938		88,790/129,543	68.54
Janet Laurel Adamson	Labour Party	46,514	52.39
Godfrey W Mitchell	Conservative & Unionist Party	42,276	47.61
Majority		4,238	4.77

Major Boundary Change
5 July 1945		53,617/71,591	74.89
Norman Noel Dodds	Labour and Co-operative Party	36,666	68.39
Ralph Ernest Watkins Grubb	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,951	31.61
Majority		19,715	36.77

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		67,629/79,087	85.51
Norman Noel Dodds	Labour and Co-operative Party	38,128	56.38
Margaret Hilda Roberts	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,490	36.21
Herbert Harry Giles	Liberal Party	5,011	7.41
Majority		13,638	20.17

25 October 1951		67,854/79,620	85.22
Norman Noel Dodds	Labour and Co-operative Party	40,094	59.09
Margaret Hilda Roberts	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,760	40.91
Majority		12,334	18.18

26 May 1955		47,658/58,854	80.98
Sydney Irving	Labour and Co-operative Party	25,928	54.40
Peter Edward Walker	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,730	45.60
Majority		4,198	8.81

8 October 1959		55,251/66,599	82.96
Sydney Irving	Labour and Co-operative Party	25,323	45.83
Peter Edward Walker	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,047	43.52
Barry Charles Davis	Liberal Party	5,881	10.64
Majority		1,276	2.31

15 October 1964		58,914/72,305	81.48
Sydney Irving	Labour and Co-operative Party	27,371	46.46
James Joseph Davis	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,496	38.18
Morris Janis	Liberal Party	9,047	15.36
Majority		4,875	8.27

31 March 1966		59,279/73,359	80.81
Sydney Irving	Labour and Co-operative Party	29,547	49.84
Peter John Edward Trew	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,638	38.19
Peter Loftus	Liberal Party	7,094	11.97
Majority		6,909	11.66

18 June 1970		60,537/81,704	74.09
Peter John Edward Trew	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,822	45.96
Rt Hon Sydney Irving	Labour and Co-operative Party	27,262	45.03
John Paul Johnson	Liberal Party	5,453	9.01
Majority		560	0.93

Major Boundary Change
28 February 1974		47,170/56,554	83.41
Rt Hon Sydney Irving	Labour and Co-operative Party	19,803	41.98
Peter John Edward Trew	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,149	34.24
Ian Richard Philip Josephs	Liberal Party	10,273	21.78
Roy Herbert Aldous	National Front	945	2.00
Majority		3,654	7.75

10 October 1974		43,693/57,038	76.60
Rt Hon Sydney Irving	Labour and Co-operative Party	20,817	47.64
Graham Frank James Bright	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,331	35.09
George Henry Dunk	Liberal Party	6,606	15.12
Roy Herbert Aldous	National Front	939	2.15
Majority		5,486	12.56

3 May 1979		46,292/57,507	80.50
Robert John Dunn	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,195	45.79
Rt Hon Sydney Irving	Labour and Co-operative Party	19,874	42.93
Ian Richard Philip Josephs	Liberal Party	4,417	9.54
Irene May Nobbs	National Front	478	1.03
John Philip Beddowes	Fancy Dress	328	0.71
Majority		1,321	2.85

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		54,689/72,571	75.36
Robert John Dunn	Conservative & Unionist Party	28,199	51.56
David Arthur Townsend	Labour Party	14,630	26.75
John Mills	Liberal Party in Alliance	11,204	20.49
Adrian Howard Crockford	Fancy Dress	374	0.68
George Edwin Nye	National Front	282	0.52
Majority		13,569	24.81

11 June 1987		57,371/73,520	78.03
Robert John Dunn	Conservative & Unionist Party	30,685	53.49
Barrie James Clarke	Labour Party	15,756	27.46
Michael George Bruce	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	10,439	18.20
Keith John Davenport	Fancy Dress	491	0.86
Majority		14,929	26.02

9 April 1992		60,161/72,366	83.13
Robert John Dunn	Conservative & Unionist Party	31,194	51.85
Dr Howard Geoffrey Alvan Stoate	Labour Party	20,880	34.71
Peter James Bryden	Liberal Democrats	7,584	12.61
Alan Munro	Fancy Dress	262	0.44
Angela Holland	Natural Law Party	241	0.40
Majority		10,314	17.14

1 May 1997		51,998/69,726	74.57
Dr Howard Geoffrey Alvan Stoate	Labour Party	25,278	48.61
Robert John Dunn	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,950	40.29
Dorothy Jane Webb	Liberal Democrats	4,827	9.28
Paul McHale	British National Party	428	0.82
Peter Andrew Hornden	Fancy Dress	287	0.55
James Wallace Pollitt	Christian Democrat	228	0.44
Majority		4,328	8.32

7 June 2001		44,740/72,258	61.92
Dr Howard Geoffrey Alvan Stoate	Labour Party	21,466	47.98
Robert John Dunn	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,160	40.59
Graham David Morgan	Liberal Democrats	3,781	8.45
Mark Christopher Croucher	UK Independence Party	989	2.21
Keith John Davenport	Fancy Dress	344	0.77
Majority		3,306	7.39

5 May 2005		46,779/74,028	63.19
Dr Howard Geoffrey Alvan Stoate	Labour Party	19,909	42.56
Gareth Alan Johnson	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,203	41.05
Peter James Bucklitsch	Liberal Democrats	5,036	10.77
Mark Christopher Croucher	UK Independence Party	1,407	3.01
Michael Terrence Tibby	New England	1,224	2.62
Majority		706	1.51

Minor Boundary Change
6 May 2010		50,080/75,548	66.29
Gareth Alan Johnson	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,428	48.78
John Paul Adams	Labour Party	13,800	27.56
James Martin Willis	Liberal Democrats	7,361	14.70
Gary Rogers	English Democrats Party	2,178	4.35
Richard Frank Palmer	UK Independence Party	1,842	3.68
Stephane Tindame	Independent	264	0.53
John Ernie Crockford	Fancy Dress	207	0.41
Majority		10,628	21.22

7 May 2015		52,418/75,209	69.70
Gareth Alan Johnson	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,670	48.97
Simon Tobias Thomson	Labour Party	13,325	25.42
Elizabeth Eirwen Jones	UK Independence Party	10,434	19.91
Simon James Beard	Liberal Democrats	1,454	2.77
Andrew Danny Blatchford	Green Party	1,324	2.53
Stephen Thomas Uncles	English Democrats Party	211	0.40
Majority		12,345	23.55

8 June 2017		54,224/78,506	69.07
Gareth Alan Johnson	Conservative & Unionist Party	31,210	57.56
Bachchu Kaini	Labour Party	18,024	33.24
Ben Robert Fryer	UK Independence Party	2,544	4.69
Simon James Beard	Liberal Democrats	1,428	2.63
Andrew Danny Blatchford	Green Party	807	1.49
Ola Adewunmi	Independent	211	0.39
Majority		13,186	24.32

12 December 2019		54,023/82,209	65.71
Gareth Alan Johnson	Conservative & Unionist Party	34,006	62.95
Sacha Navindra Gosine	Labour Party	14,846	27.48
Kyle Grenville Albert Marsh	Liberal Democrats	3,736	6.92
Mark Richard Lindop	Green Party	1,435	2.66
Majority		19,160	35.47

Major Boundary Change
4 July 2024		44,488/75,426	58.98
James Rowan Chatterton Dickson	Labour Party	15,392	34.60
Gareth Alan Johnson	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,200	31.92
Lee Stranders	Reform UK	9,523	21.41
Laura Helen Ker Edie	Green Party	3,189	7.17
Kyle Grenville Albert Marsh	Liberal Democrats	2,184	4.91
Majority		1,192	2.68