UK Elections Info

Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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30 November 1885		9,805
Richard William Blackwood Ker	Conservative Party	Unopposed

10 July 1886		7,654/9,805	78.06
Richard William Blackwood Ker	Unionist	5,093	66.54
Henry McGrath	Nationalist	2,561	33.46
Majority		2,532	33.08

17 March 1890 Resignation of Richard Ker. (Chiltern Hundreds)

25 March 1890		9,303
James Alexander Rentoul	Unionist	Unopposed

11 July 1892		8,757
James Alexander Rentoul	Unionist	Unopposed

15 July 1895		8,804
James Alexander Rentoul	Unionist	Unopposed

3 October 1900		8,489
James Alexander Rentoul	Unionist	Unopposed

January 1902 Resignation of James Rentoul on appointment as an assistant judge in the City of London court.

5 February 1902		7,005/8,184	85.59
James Wood	Independent Unionist	3,576	51.05
Robert Hugh Wallace	Unionist	3,429	48.95
Majority		147	2.10

20 January 1906		7,352/8,072	91.08
James Craig	Unionist	4,011	54.56
James Wood	Independent Unionist	3,341	45.44
Majority		670	9.11

24 January 1910		7,082/7,895	89.70
James Craig	Unionist	4,028	56.88
James Wood	Liberal Party	3,054	43.12
Majority		974	13.75

10 December 1910		6,522/7,895	82.61
James Craig	Unionist	4,110	63.02
James Williamson	Liberal Party	2,412	36.98
Majority		1,698	26.03

14 December 1918		14,245/17,846	79.82
David Douglas Reid	Unionist	6,007	42.17
Michael J Johnston	Nationalist	4,362	30.62
Dr Russell McNabb	Sinn Féin	3,876	27.21
Majority		1,645	11.55