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Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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| 19 December 1832 | 5,632 | ||
| Tory | Unopposed | ||
| Tory | Unopposed | ||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| 13 January 1835 | 5,679 | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 2 August 1837 | 6,263 | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| 6 July 1841 | 6,870 | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| February 1846 Resignation of Henry Sturt. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
| February 1846 Resignation of Baron Ashley. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
| 19 February 1846 | |||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 4 August 1847 | 6,275 | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 28 February 1852 Resignation of George Bankes on appointment as Judge-Advocate-General. | |||
| 9 March 1852 | |||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 16 July 1852 | 5,690 | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 6 July 1856 Death of Rt Hon George Bankes. | |||
| 26 July 1856 | |||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 6 April 1857 | 4,608/5,621 | 81.98 | |
| Whig | 2,430 | 52.73 | |
| Conservative Party | 2,197 | 47.68 | |
| Conservative Party | 2,177 | 47.24 | |
| Conservative Party | 2,159 | 46.85 | |
| Majority | 18 | 0.39 | |
| 2 May 1859 | 6,639 | ||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 17 February 1864 Resignation of Henry Seymer. (Hempholme) | |||
| 27 February 1864 | |||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 14 July 1865 | 6,203 | ||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Boundary Change | |||
| 19 November 1868 | 7,443 | ||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 6 February 1874 | 7,293 | ||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| 15 January 1876 Elevation of Henry Sturt to the Peerage - Baron Alington. | |||
| 5 February 1876 | 4,926/7,142 | 68.97 | |
| Conservative Party | 3,060 | 62.12 | |
| Independent Conservative | 1,866 | 37.88 | |
| Majority | 1,194 | 24.24 | |
| April 1880 | 7,522 | ||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||