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25 November 1885		7,147/8,754	81.64
Sir George Harrison	Independent Liberal	4,273	59.79
Thomas Raleigh	Liberal Party	2,874	40.21
Majority		1,399	19.57

23 December 1885 Death of Sir George Harrison.

29 January 1886		5,759/8,754	65.79
Rt Hon Hugh Culling Eardley Childers	Liberal Party	4,029	69.96
Hon Walter George Hepburne-Scott, Master of Polwarth	Conservative Party	1,730	30.04
Majority		2,299	39.92

3 February 1886 Appointment of Rt Hon Hugh Childers as Home Secretary.

9 February 1886		8,754
Rt Hon Hugh Culling Eardley Childers	Liberal Party	Unopposed

6 July 1886		5,969/8,754	68.19
Rt Hon Hugh Culling Eardley Childers	Liberal Party	3,778	63.29
Robert Purves	Liberal Unionist Party	2,191	36.71
Majority		1,587	26.59

6 July 1892		8,953/10,799	82.91
Herbert Woodfield Paul	Liberal Party	4,692	52.41
Lewis McIver	Liberal Unionist Party	4,261	47.59
Majority		431	4.81

17 July 1895		9,510/12,053	78.90
Robert Cox	Liberal Unionist Party	4,802	50.49
Herbert Woodfield Paul	Liberal Party	4,708	49.51
Majority		94	0.99

31 October 1895 Petition - withdrawn after a recount resulted in an increased majority for Cox. The original figures were Cox - 4,802; Paul - 4,708.

2 June 1899 Death of Robert Cox.

19 June 1899		10,809/13,891	77.81
Arthur Dewar	Liberal Party	5,820	53.84
Andrew Gilbert Wauchope	Conservative Party	4,989	46.16
Majority		831	7.69

4 October 1900		11,421/14,794	77.20
Sir Andrew Noel Agnew, Bt	Liberal Unionist Party	5,766	50.49
Arthur Dewar	Liberal Party	5,655	49.51
Majority		111	0.97

16 January 1906		14,030/16,832	83.35
Arthur Dewar	Liberal Party	8,945	63.76
William Charles Smith	Liberal Unionist Party	5,085	36.24
Majority		3,860	27.51

February 1909 Resignation of Arthur Dewar on appointment as Solicitor-General for Scotland.

4 March 1909		15,149/18,789	80.63
Arthur Dewar	Liberal Party	8,185	54.03
Harold Bennett Cox	Liberal Unionist Party	6,964	45.97
Majority		1,221	8.06

18 January 1910		18,136/20,433	88.76
Arthur Dewar	Liberal Party	10,235	56.43
Harold Bennett Cox	Liberal Unionist Party	7,901	43.57
Majority		2,334	12.87

April 1910 Resignation of Arthur Dewar on appointment as a Senator of the College of Justice and elevation to the Peerage - Lord Dewar.

29 April 1910		15,061/20,433	73.71
Charles Henry Lyell	Liberal Party	8,694	57.73
Ralph George Campbell Glyn	Conservative Party	6,367	42.27
Majority		2,327	15.45

6 December 1910		17,562/20,868	84.16
Charles Henry Lyell	Liberal Party	9,576	54.53
Charles de Bois Murray	Conservative Party	7,986	45.47
Majority		1,590	9.05

7 May 1917 Resignation of Charles Lyell. (Chiltern Hundreds)

12 May 1917
Sir James Edward Parrott	Liberal Party	Unopposed

14 December 1918		19,840/32,087	61.83
Charles David Murray	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	14,874	74.97
David Caird	Liberal Party	4,966	25.03
Majority		9,908	49.94

March 1920 Resignation of Charles Murray on appointment as Solicitor-General for Scotland.

9 April 1920		19,353/32,656	59.26
Charles David Murray	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	11,176	57.75
Daniel Turner Holmes	Liberal Party	8,177	42.25
Majority		2,999	15.50

15 November 1922		22,251/32,152	69.21
Sir Samuel Chapman	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,843	66.71
Catherine Buchanan Alderton	Liberal Party	7,408	33.29
Majority		7,435	33.41

6 December 1923		22,998/32,745	70.23
Sir Samuel Chapman	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,804	55.67
William Hope	Liberal Party	10,194	44.33
Majority		2,610	11.35

29 October 1924		24,631/33,447	73.64
Sir Samuel Chapman	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,854	64.37
David Cleghorn Thomson	Liberal Party	8,777	35.63
Majority		7,077	28.73

30 May 1929		34,440/45,794	75.21
Sir Samuel Chapman	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,541	56.74
Prof Arthur Pillans Laurie	Liberal Party	9,849	28.60
Arthur Woodburn	Labour Party	5,050	14.66
Majority		9,692	28.14

27 October 1931		46,769
Sir Samuel Chapman	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

14 November 1935		32,619/48,284	67.56
Sir Samuel Chapman	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,254	83.55
Barbara Woodburn	Labour Party	5,365	16.45
Majority		21,889	67.11

5 July 1945		33,419/50,348	66.38
Sir William Young Darling	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,652	70.77
William Paisley Earsman	Labour Party	9,767	29.23
Majority		13,885	41.55

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		35,505/43,224	82.14
Sir William Young Darling	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,081	65.01
William Paisley Earsman	Labour Party	8,725	24.57
Lionel Henry Daiches	Liberal Party	3,699	10.42
Majority		14,356	40.43

25 October 1951		36,575/44,914	81.43
Sir William Young Darling	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,545	72.58
James Alexander Forsyth	Labour Party	10,030	27.42
Majority		16,515	45.15

26 May 1955		36,785/47,626	77.24
Sir William Young Darling	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,836	67.52
James Alexander Forsyth	Labour Party	11,949	32.48
Majority		12,887	35.03

2 May 1957 Resignation of Sir William Darling. (Chiltern Hundreds)

29 May 1957		31,641/48,071	65.82
Alan Michael Clark Hutchison	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,421	45.58
James Alexander Forsyth	Labour Party	9,781	30.91
Hon William Douglas-Home	Liberal Party	7,439	23.51
Majority		4,640	14.66

8 October 1959		39,589/48,767	81.18
Alan Michael Clark Hutchison	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,799	57.59
Alexander Donald Reid	Labour Party	11,285	28.51
Hon William Douglas-Home	Liberal Party	5,505	13.91
Majority		11,514	29.08

15 October 1964		40,202/50,055	80.32
Alan Michael Clark Hutchison	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,375	53.17
James Wright Kerr	Labour Party	13,555	33.72
Ronald Harrower Guild	Liberal Party	5,272	13.11
Majority		7,820	19.45

31 March 1966		39,163/50,450	77.63
Alan Michael Clark Hutchison	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,820	53.16
James Wright Kerr	Labour Party	15,487	39.54
Harrison McLean Robertson	Scottish National Party	2,856	7.29
Majority		5,333	13.62

18 June 1970		41,252/55,675	74.09
Alan Michael Clark Hutchison	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,851	48.12
John Thomas Henderson	Labour Party	15,071	36.53
Ronald Harrower Guild	Liberal Party	3,469	8.41
Dr David John Douglas Stevenson	Scottish National Party	2,861	6.94
Majority		4,780	11.59

28 February 1974		45,030/55,709	80.83
Alan Michael Clark Hutchison	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,784	41.71
Trevor John Davis	Labour Party	12,403	27.54
Nathaniel Louis Gordon	Liberal Party	8,073	17.93
Robert J Shirley	Scottish National Party	5,770	12.81
Majority		6,381	14.17

10 October 1974		41,653/56,154	74.18
Alan Michael Clark Hutchison	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,962	35.92
Charlotte Haddow	Labour Party	11,736	28.18
Robert J Shirley	Scottish National Party	9,034	21.69
Nathaniel Louis Gordon	Liberal Party	5,921	14.22
Majority		3,226	7.74

3 May 1979		45,264/58,556	77.30
Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr Ancram, Earl of Ancram	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,986	39.74
James Gordon Brown	Labour Party	15,526	34.30
Julian Patrick Bryan Lovell	Liberal Party	7,400	16.35
Robert J Shirley	Scottish National Party	3,800	8.40
Stewart Malcolm Biggar	Ecology Party	552	1.22
Majority		2,460	5.43

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		44,845/63,003	71.18
Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr Ancram, Earl of Ancram	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,485	36.76
John Godfrey	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	12,830	28.61
Robert Anderson McCreadie	Labour Party	12,824	28.60
Neil Robb MacCallum	Scottish National Party	2,256	5.03
Linda Margaret Hendry	Ecology Party	450	1.00
Majority		3,655	8.15

11 June 1987		48,358/64,213	75.31
Nigel Griffiths	Labour Party	18,211	37.66
Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr Ancram, Earl of Ancram	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,352	33.81
David Allan Graham	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	10,900	22.54
Catherina McMillan Moore	Scottish National Party	2,455	5.08
Ruth Vera Clark	Green Party	440	0.91
Majority		1,859	3.84

9 April 1992		44,590/61,355	72.68
Nigel Griffiths	Labour Party	18,485	41.46
Struan John Stirton Stevenson	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,309	32.09
Robert Anderson McCreadie	Liberal Democrats	5,961	13.37
Roger Thompson Knox	Scottish National Party	5,727	12.84
George Finlay Manclark	Natural Law Party	108	0.24
Majority		4,176	9.37

1 May 1997		44,838/62,467	71.78
Nigel Griffiths	Labour Party	20,993	46.82
Elizabeth Jane Smith	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,541	21.28
Michael Stanley Robert Pringle	Liberal Democrats	7,911	17.64
Dr John Hargreaves	Scottish National Party	5,791	12.92
Ian Robert McLean	Referendum Party	504	1.12
Bradley Roy Dunn	Natural Law Party	98	0.22
Majority		11,452	25.54

7 June 2001		37,166/64,012	58.06
Nigel Griffiths	Labour Party	15,671	42.16
Marilyne Angela MacLaren	Liberal Democrats	10,172	27.37
Geoffrey Gordon Craufurd Buchan	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,172	16.61
Heather Williams	Scottish National Party	3,683	9.91
Colin Anthony Fox	Scottish Socialist	933	2.51
Linda Margaret Hendry	Legalise Cannabis Alliance	535	1.44
Majority		5,499	14.80

Major Boundary Change
5 May 2005		42,698/60,993	70.00
Nigel Griffiths	Labour Party	14,188	33.23
Marilyne Angela MacLaren	Liberal Democrats	13,783	32.28
Gavin Lindberg Brown	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,291	24.10
Graham Donald Sutherland	Scottish National Party	2,635	6.17
Dr Stephen Alexander Mackay Burgess	Green Party	1,387	3.25
Morag Robertson	Scottish Socialist	414	0.97
Majority		405	0.95

6 May 2010		43,801/59,013	74.22
Ian Murray	Labour Party	15,215	34.74
Hugh Frederick Dundas Mackintosh	Liberal Democrats	14,899	34.02
Neil Peter Hammerton Hudson	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,452	21.58
Sandy Howat	Scottish National Party	3,354	7.66
Dr Stephen Alexander Mackay Burgess	Green Party	881	2.01
Majority		316	0.72

7 May 2015		49,286/65,801	74.90
Ian Murray	Labour Party	19,293	39.14
Neil William Hay	Scottish National Party	16,656	33.79
Miles Edward Frank Briggs	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,626	17.50
Phyl Stuart Meyer	Green Party	2,090	4.24
Pramod Subbaraman	Liberal Democrats	1,823	3.70
Paul Marshall	UK Independence Party	601	1.22
Colin Anthony Fox	Scottish Socialist	197	0.40
Majority		2,637	5.35

8 June 2017		47,840/64,553	74.11
Ian Murray	Labour Party	26,269	54.91
James Eadie	Scottish National Party	10,755	22.48
Stephanie Jane Harley Smith	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,428	19.71
Alan Christopher Beal	Liberal Democrats	1,388	2.90
Majority		15,514	32.43

12 December 2019		49,732/66,188	75.14
Ian Murray	Labour Party	23,745	47.75
Catriona Mary Elizabeth Macdonald	Scottish National Party	12,650	25.44
Nick Cook	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,161	16.41
Alan Christopher Beal	Liberal Democrats	3,819	7.68
Kate Nevens	Green Party	1,357	2.73
Majority		11,095	22.31

Minor Boundary Change
4 July 2024		46,826/70,839	66.10
Ian Murray	Labour Party	24,976	53.34
Simita Kumar	Scottish National Party	7,725	16.50
Jo Phillips	Green Party	4,270	9.12
Christopher Cowdy	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,001	8.54
Andy Williamson	Liberal Democrats	2,746	5.86
Cameron Rose	Reform UK	1,845	3.94
Alex Martin	Independent	466	1.00
Lynne Lyon	Alba	454	0.97
Phil Holden	Scottish Family	267	0.57
Mark Rowbotham	Independent	76	0.16
Majority		17,251	36.84