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12 December 1832		276/315	87.62
Wadham Locke	Whig	216	78.26
Montague Gore	Whig	166	60.14
Sir Philip Charles Henderson Calderwood Durham	Tory	94	34.06
Majority		72	26.09

February 1834 Resignation of Montague Gore on joining the Tories. (Chiltern Hundreds)

17 February 1834
Sir Philip Charles Henderson Calderwood Durham	Tory	Unopposed

6 January 1835		260/311	83.60
Wadham Locke	Whig	240	92.31
Sir Philip Charles Henderson Calderwood Durham	Conservative Party	154	59.23
Hon Philip Pleydell-Bouverie	Whig	96	36.92
Majority		58	22.31

October 1835 Death of Wadham Locke.

25 November 1835		302/343	88.05
Thomas Henry Sutton Sotheron	Conservative Party	157	51.99
James Whitley Deans Dundas	Whig	145	48.01
Majority		12	3.97

February 1836 Resignation of Sir Philip Durham. (Chiltern Hundreds)

10 February 1836		343
James Whitley Deans Dundas	Whig	Unopposed

24 July 1837		341
Thomas Henry Sutton Sotheron	Conservative Party	Unopposed
James Whitley Deans Dundas	Whig	Unopposed

21 March 1838 Resignation of James Dundas on appointment as Clerk of the Ordinance.

26 March 1838		211/266	79.32
James Whitley Deans Dundas	Whig	109	51.66
George Heneage Walker Heneage	Conservative Party	102	48.34
Majority		7	3.32

25 May 1838 Petition - James Dundas unseated and George Heneage declared elected.

30 June 1841		375
Thomas Henry Sutton Sotheron	Conservative Party	Unopposed
George Heneage Walker Heneage	Conservative Party	Unopposed

7 February 1844		269/385	69.87
William Heald Ludlow Bruges	Conservative Party	202	75.09
Christopher Temple	Whig	67	24.91
Majority		135	50.19

1844 Petition - withdrawn.

February 1844 Resignation of Thomas Sotheron. (Chiltern Hundreds)

28 July 1847		389
George Heneage Walker Heneage	Conservative Party	Unopposed
William Heald Ludlow Bruges	Conservative Party	Unopposed

February 1848 Resignation of William Bruges. (Chiltern Hundreds)

25 February 1848
James Bucknall Estcourt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

6 July 1852		373
George Heneage Walker Heneage	Conservative Party	Unopposed
John Neilson Gladstone	Conservative Party	Unopposed

30 March 1857		254/319	79.62
Simon Watson Taylor	Peelite	230	90.55
Christopher Darby Griffith	Conservative Party	159	62.60
John Neilson Gladstone	Conservative Party	118	46.46
Majority		41	16.14

30 April 1859		243/314	77.39
John Neilson Gladstone	Conservative Party	171	70.37
Christopher Darby Griffith	Conservative Party	167	68.72
Simon Watson Taylor	Liberal Party	148	60.91
Majority		19	7.82

7 February 1863 Death of John Gladstone.

18 February 1863		264/331	79.76
Hon William Wells Addington	Conservative Party	170	64.39
John Webb Probyn	Liberal Party	88	33.33
Israel Abrahams	Liberal Party	6	2.27
Majority		82	31.06

25 March 1864 Succession of Hon William Addington to the Peerage - 3rd Viscount Sidmouth.

18 April 1864
Sir Thomas Bateson, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

12 July 1865		181/359	50.42
Sir Thomas Bateson, Bt	Conservative Party	181	100.00
Christopher Darby Griffith	Conservative Party	152	83.98
John Curling	Liberal Party
Majority		152	83.98

17 November 1868		740/858	86.25
Sir Thomas Bateson, Bt	Conservative Party	385	52.03
John William Probyn	Liberal Party	321	43.38
Chistopher Darby Griffith	Conservative Party	34	4.59
Majority		64	8.65

3 February 1874		762/902	84.48
Sir Thomas Bateson, Bt	Conservative Party	396	51.97
Christopher Darby Griffith	Conservative Party	364	47.77
Sidney Fitzroy Kelly Sloper	Independent Conservative	2	0.26
Majority		32	4.20

31 March 1880		834/913	91.35
Sir Thomas Bateson, Bt	Conservative Party	446	53.48
Albert Childers Meysey Thompson	Liberal Party	388	46.52
Majority		58	6.95

28 November 1885		7,601/9,387	80.97
Walter Hume Long	Conservative Party	3,849	50.64
William Barber	Liberal Party	3,752	49.36
Majority		97	1.28

7 July 1886		6,520/9,357	69.68
Walter Hume Long	Conservative Party	4,123	63.24
John Wynford Philipps	Liberal Party	2,397	36.76
Majority		1,726	26.47

9 July 1892		7,654/9,987	76.64
Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse	Liberal Party	3,896	50.90
Walter Hume Long	Conservative Party	3,758	49.10
Majority		138	1.80

27 July 1895		7,751/9,156	84.65
Edward Alfred Goulding	Conservative Party	4,114	53.08
Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse	Liberal Party	3,637	46.92
Majority		477	6.15

6 October 1900		6,849/8,807	77.77
Edward Alfred Goulding	Conservative Party	3,738	54.58
Francis Edward Newman Rogers	Liberal Party	3,111	45.42
Majority		627	9.15

17 January 1906		7,880/8,988	87.67
Francis Edward Newman Rogers	Liberal Party	4,247	53.90
Godfrey Dalrymple-White	Conservative Party	3,633	46.10
Majority		614	7.79

26 January 1910		8,451/9,277	91.10
Basil Edward Peto	Conservative Party	4,709	55.72
Francis Edward Newman Rogers	Liberal Party	3,742	44.28
Majority		967	11.44

13 December 1910		8,078/9,277	87.08
Basil Edward Peto	Conservative Party	4,408	54.57
Sidney Job Pocock	Liberal Party	3,670	45.43
Majority		738	9.14

14 December 1918		13,335/25,091	53.15
William Cory Heward Bell	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	8,512	63.83
James Currie	Liberal Party	4,823	36.17
Majority		3,689	27.66

15 November 1922		16,176/24,937	64.87
William Cory Heward Bell	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,598	59.33
Hilda Beatrice Currie, Lady Currie	Liberal Party	6,578	40.67
Majority		3,020	18.67

6 December 1923		17,776/25,588	69.47
Eric Macfadyen	Liberal Party	9,202	51.77
William Cory Heward Bell	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,574	48.23
Majority		628	3.53

29 October 1924		19,964/26,195	76.21
Percy Angier Hurd	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,157	60.89
Eric Macfadyen	Liberal Party	7,807	39.11
Majority		4,350	21.79

30 May 1929		25,098/32,371	77.53
Percy Angier Hurd	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,979	47.73
Eric Macfadyen	Liberal Party	10,728	42.74
Reginald Pollington Sheppard	Labour Party	2,391	9.53
Majority		1,251	4.98

27 October 1931		25,203/33,075	76.20
Percy Angier Hurd	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,702	66.27
Joseph William Molden	Liberal Party	8,501	33.73
Majority		8,201	32.54

14 November 1935		24,341/33,715	72.20
Sir Percy Angier Hurd	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,438	59.32
Frances Louise Josephy	Liberal Party	9,903	40.68
Majority		4,535	18.63

5 July 1945		27,194/38,911	69.89
Maurice Christopher Hollis	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,796	47.05
Wilfrid Edward Cave	Labour Party	8,120	29.86
Frances Louise Josephy	Liberal Party	6,278	23.09
Majority		4,676	17.19

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		38,449/46,833	82.10
Maurice Christopher Hollis	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,401	45.26
Wilfrid Edward Cave	Labour Party	16,216	42.18
Richard William Thomas Aston	Liberal Party	4,832	12.57
Majority		1,185	3.08

25 October 1951		39,061/47,981	81.41
Maurice Christopher Hollis	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,319	52.02
Wilfrid Edward Cave	Labour Party	18,742	47.98
Majority		1,577	4.04

Minor Boundary Change
26 May 1955		38,559/49,047	78.62
Henry Percivall Pott	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,317	52.69
Wilfrid Edward Cave	Labour Party	18,242	47.31
Majority		2,075	5.38

8 October 1959		40,233/50,779	79.23
Henry Percivall Pott	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,682	51.41
Wilfrid Edward Cave	Labour Party	16,844	41.87
Jack Norton	Independent Liberal	2,707	6.73
Majority		3,838	9.54

7 January 1964 Death of Percivall Pott.

14 May 1964		41,719/55,019	75.83
Charles Andrew Morrison	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,554	46.87
Irving Herbert Harvey Rogers	Labour Party	17,884	42.87
Prof Michael Patrick Fogarty	Liberal Party	4,281	10.26
Majority		1,670	4.00

15 October 1964		45,169/55,514	81.37
Charles Andrew Morrison	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,118	46.75
Irving Herbert Harvey Rogers	Labour Party	17,170	38.01
Prof Michael Patrick Fogarty	Liberal Party	6,881	15.23
Majority		3,948	8.74

31 March 1966		47,991/59,237	81.02
Hon Charles Andrew Morrison	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,429	44.65
Ian Hamilton	Labour Party	18,832	39.24
Prof Michael Patrick Fogarty	Liberal Party	7,730	16.11
Majority		2,597	5.41

18 June 1970		55,127/72,116	76.44
Hon Charles Andrew Morrison	Conservative & Unionist Party	28,475	51.65
Roger Oliver Faulkner	Labour Party	20,442	37.08
John Denis Haydn Jones	Liberal Party	6,210	11.26
Majority		8,033	14.57

28 February 1974		62,611/77,060	81.25
Hon Charles Andrew Morrison	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,878	44.53
Roger Oliver Faulkner	Labour Party	17,980	28.72
John Owen Knox Crawford	Liberal Party	16,753	26.76
Majority		9,898	15.81

10 October 1974		58,514/77,771	75.24
Hon Charles Andrew Morrison	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,842	42.45
Victor Edgar Finlayson	Labour Party	17,821	30.46
John Bernard Ainslie	Liberal Party	15,851	27.09
Majority		7,021	12.00

3 May 1979		63,704/80,028	79.60
Hon Charles Andrew Morrison	Conservative & Unionist Party	32,439	50.92
Victor Edgar Finlayson	Labour Party	16,351	25.67
John Bernard Ainslie	Liberal Party	14,059	22.07
Raymond John Burcham	Ecology Party	713	1.12
Anthony Patrick Barrett Mockler	Wessex Regiment	142	0.22
Majority		16,088	25.25

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		62,366/84,409	73.89
Hon Charles Andrew Morrison	Conservative & Unionist Party	33,644	53.95
Francis Elizabeth Palmer	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	18,020	28.89
David Kwabena Hulme	Labour Party	10,468	16.78
Gwendoline Mary Ewen	Wessex Regiment	234	0.38
Majority		15,624	25.05

11 June 1987		66,401/87,145	76.20
Hon Charles Andrew Morrison	Conservative & Unionist Party	36,372	54.78
Linda Elizabeth Siegle	Liberal Party in Alliance	18,542	27.92
Richard William Buxton	Labour Party	11,487	17.30
Majority		17,830	26.85

9 April 1992		73,298/89,745	81.67
Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr Ancram, Earl of Ancram	Conservative & Unionist Party	39,090	53.33
Jane Lindsay Mactaggart	Liberal Democrats	19,378	26.44
Rosemary Jean Berry	Labour Party	13,060	17.82
Stuart Charles Coles	Official Liberal Party	962	1.31
John David Ripley	Green Party	808	1.10
Majority		19,712	26.89

Major Boundary Change
1 May 1997		60,036/80,383	74.69
Rt Hon Michael Andrew Jude Foster Kerr Ancram, Earl of Ancram	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,710	42.82
Anthony James Muschamp Vickers	Liberal Democrats	15,928	26.53
Frank Jeffrey	Labour Party	14,551	24.24
John Oliver Goldsmith	Referendum Party	3,021	5.03
Stanley Oram	UK Independence Party	622	1.04
Stephen Anthony Haysom	Natural Law Party	204	0.34
Majority		9,782	16.29

7 June 2001		53,249/83,655	63.65
Rt Hon Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr Ancram, Earl of Ancram	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,159	47.25
James John Thorpe	Labour Party	13,263	24.91
Helen Frances	Liberal Democrats	11,756	22.08
Alan Stephen Wood	UK Independence Party	1,521	2.86
Sir Ludovic Henry Coverley Kennedy	Independent	1,078	2.02
Vanessa Ann Potter	Monster Raving Loony Party	472	0.89
Majority		11,896	22.34

5 May 2005		56,146/86,168	65.16
Rt Hon Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr Ancram, Marquess of Lothian	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,253	48.54
Fiona Clare Hornby	Liberal Democrats	14,059	25.04
Sharon Gloria Joy Charity	Labour Party	12,519	22.30
Alan Stephen Wood	UK Independence Party	2,315	4.12
Majority		13,194	23.50

Major Boundary Change
6 May 2010		46,340/67,275	68.88
Claire Louise Perry	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,519	55.07
Fiona Clare Hornby	Liberal Democrats	12,514	27.00
Junab Ali	Labour Party	4,711	10.17
Patricia Anne Bryant	UK Independence Party	2,076	4.48
Mark Fletcher	Green Party	813	1.75
Martin James Houlden	Independent	566	1.22
Nic Coome	Libertarian	141	0.30
Majority		13,005	28.06

7 May 2015		49,006/69,211	70.81
Claire Louise Perry	Conservative & Unionist Party	28,295	57.74
David Martin Pollitt	UK Independence Party	7,544	15.39
Christopher William John Watts	Labour Party	6,360	12.98
Amanda Rigby	Liberal Democrats	3,954	8.07
Emma Jane Clarissa Dawnay	Green Party	2,853	5.82
Majority		20,751	42.34

8 June 2017		50,593/72,184	70.09
Claire Louise Perry	Conservative & Unionist Party	31,744	62.74
Imtiyaz Shaikh	Labour Party	10,608	20.97
Christopher Francis Coleman	Liberal Democrats	4,706	9.30
Timothy Algernon Clement Page	UK Independence Party	1,706	3.37
Emma Jane Clarissa Dawnay	Green Party	1,606	3.17
James Arthur Gunter	Wessex Regionalist	223	0.44
Majority		21,136	41.78

12 December 2019		50,954/73,379	69.44
Daniel Rayne Kruger	Conservative & Unionist Party	32,150	63.10
Jo Waltham	Liberal Democrats	8,157	16.01
Rachel Katharine Schneider	Labour Party	7,838	15.38
Emma Dawnay	Green Party	2,809	5.51
Majority		23,993	47.09