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Data Last Updated: 27 August 2024
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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19 December 1832 | 1,123 | ||
Tory | Unopposed |   | |
14 January 1835 | 1,374 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
2 August 1837 | 1,461 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
7 July 1841 | 1,912 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
4 August 1847 | 2,485 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
14 July 1852 | 2,520 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
4 January 1853 Resignation of Viscount Drumlanrig on appointment as Comptroller of HM Household. | |||
12 January 1853 | |||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
19 December 1856 Succession of Rt Hon Viscount Drumlanrig to the Peerage - 8th Marquess of Queensberry. | |||
12 February 1857 | |||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
1 April 1857 | 2,702 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
4 May 1859 | 3,192 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
17 July 1865 | 2,097 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
23 November 1868 | 2,156/2,989 | 72.13 | |
Liberal Party | 1,100 | 51.02 | |
Conservative Party | 1,056 | 48.98 | |
Majority | 44 | 2.04 | |
1869 Petition - withdrawn. | |||
15 March 1869 Disqualification of Sir Sydney Waterlow who, at the time of his election, held a Government contract. | |||
31 March 1869 | 2,198/2,989 | 73.54 | |
Conservative Party | 1,117 | 50.82 | |
Liberal Party | 1,081 | 49.18 | |
Majority | 36 | 1.64 | |
10 February 1874 | 2,768/3,130 | 88.43 | |
Conservative Party | 1,453 | 52.49 | |
Liberal Party | 1,315 | 47.51 | |
Majority | 138 | 4.99 | |
3 April 1880 | 3,082/3,379 | 91.21 | |
Liberal Party | 1,577 | 51.17 | |
Conservative Party | 1,505 | 48.83 | |
Majority | 72 | 2.34 | |
2 December 1885 | 8,423/9,489 | 88.77 | |
Liberal Party | 4,857 | 57.66 | |
Conservative Party | 3,566 | 42.34 | |
Majority | 1,291 | 15.33 | |
1886 Sir Robert Jardine, Bt joins the Liberal Unionists. | |||
10 July 1886 | 7,358/9,489 | 77.54 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 4,106 | 55.80 | |
Liberal Party | 3,252 | 44.20 | |
Majority | 854 | 11.61 | |
13 July 1892 | 7,972/9,229 | 86.38 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 4,123 | 51.72 | |
Liberal Party | 3,849 | 48.28 | |
Majority | 274 | 3.44 | |
19 July 1895 | 7,917/9,134 | 86.68 | |
Liberal Party | 3,965 | 50.08 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 3,952 | 49.92 | |
Majority | 13 | 0.16 | |
10 October 1900 | 7,799/9,178 | 84.97 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 4,124 | 52.88 | |
Liberal Party | 3,675 | 47.12 | |
Majority | 449 | 5.76 | |
19 January 1906 | 8,245/9,394 | 87.77 | |
Liberal Party | 4,814 | 58.39 | |
Conservative Party | 3,431 | 41.61 | |
Majority | 1,383 | 16.77 | |
20 January 1910 | 8,757/9,651 | 90.74 | |
Liberal Party | 4,666 | 53.28 | |
Conservative Party | 4,091 | 46.72 | |
Majority | 575 | 6.57 | |
15 December 1910 | 8,854/9,757 | 90.75 | |
Liberal Party | 4,708 | 53.17 | |
Conservative Party | 4,146 | 46.83 | |
Majority | 562 | 6.35 | |
14 December 1918 | 20,907/36,394 | 57.45 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition | 13,345 | 63.83 | |
Liberal Party | 7,562 | 36.17 | |
Majority | 5,783 | 27.66 | |
15 November 1922 | 24,351/33,113 | 73.54 | |
Liberal Party | 13,296 | 54.60 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,055 | 45.40 | |
Majority | 2,241 | 9.20 | |
6 December 1923 | 24,487/33,728 | 72.60 | |
Liberal Party | 13,107 | 53.53 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,380 | 46.47 | |
Majority | 1,727 | 7.05 | |
29 October 1924 | 27,532/34,079 | 80.79 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,718 | 46.19 | |
Liberal Party | 8,472 | 30.77 | |
Labour Party | 6,342 | 23.04 | |
Majority | 4,246 | 15.42 | |
30 May 1929 | 35,845/44,050 | 81.37 | |
Liberal Party | 16,174 | 45.12 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,984 | 36.22 | |
Labour Party | 6,687 | 18.66 | |
Majority | 3,190 | 8.90 | |
27 October 1931 | 34,566/44,564 | 77.56 | |
Liberal Party | 26,873 | 77.74 | |
Labour Party | 7,693 | 22.26 | |
Majority | 19,180 | 55.49 | |
24 July 1935 Death of Dr Joseph Hunter. | |||
12 September 1935 | 26,968/45,904 | 58.75 | |
National Liberal Party | 16,271 | 60.33 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 10,697 | 39.67 | |
Majority | 5,574 | 20.67 | |
14 November 1935 | 33,738/45,847 | 73.59 | |
National Liberal Party | 22,053 | 65.37 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 11,685 | 34.63 | |
Majority | 10,368 | 30.73 | |
5 July 1945 | 34,703/48,092 | 72.16 | |
National Liberal Party | 16,465 | 47.45 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 12,388 | 35.70 | |
Liberal Party | 5,850 | 16.86 | |
Majority | 4,077 | 11.75 | |
23 February 1950 | 44,293/56,346 | 78.61 | |
National Liberal and Conservative Party | 26,268 | 59.31 | |
Labour Party | 18,025 | 40.69 | |
Majority | 8,243 | 18.61 | |
25 October 1951 | 43,055/53,706 | 80.17 | |
National Liberal and Conservative Party | 26,386 | 61.28 | |
Labour Party | 16,669 | 38.72 | |
Majority | 9,717 | 22.57 | |
26 May 1955 | 40,022/54,285 | 73.73 | |
National Liberal and Conservative Party | 24,550 | 61.34 | |
Labour Party | 15,472 | 38.66 | |
Majority | 9,078 | 22.68 | |
8 October 1959 | |||
National Liberal and Conservative Party | 25,867 | 58.39 | |
Labour Party | 18,437 | 41.61 | |
Majority | 7,430 | 16.77 | |
9 October 1963 Elevation of Rt Hon Niall Macpherson to the Peerage - Baron Drumalbyn. | |||
12 December 1963 | 41,045/57,288 | 71.65 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,762 | 40.84 | |
Labour Party | 15,791 | 38.47 | |
Liberal Party | 4,491 | 10.94 | |
Scottish National Party | 4,001 | 9.75 | |
Majority | 971 | 2.37 | |
March 1964 Resignation of David Anderson. | |||
15 October 1964 | 46,902/57,502 | 81.57 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,816 | 48.65 | |
Labour Party | 18,360 | 39.15 | |
Scottish National Party | 5,726 | 12.21 | |
Majority | 4,456 | 9.50 | |
31 March 1966 | 45,543/56,797 | 80.19 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,779 | 45.63 | |
Labour Party | 16,358 | 35.92 | |
Scottish National Party | 5,727 | 12.57 | |
Liberal Party | 2,679 | 5.88 | |
Majority | 4,421 | 9.71 | |
18 June 1970 | 46,427/60,939 | 76.19 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,661 | 53.12 | |
Labour Party | 15,555 | 33.50 | |
Scottish National Party | 6,211 | 13.38 | |
Majority | 9,106 | 19.61 | |