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12 December 1832		2,055/2,952	69.61
James Wentworth Buller	Whig	1,615	78.59
Edward Divett	Radical	1,121	54.55
William Webb Follett	Tory	985	47.93
Majority		136	6.62

8 January 1835		2,242/3,239	69.22
Sir William Webb Follett	Conservative Party	1,425	63.56
Edward Divett	Radical	1,176	52.45
James Wentworth Buller	Whig	1,029	45.90
Majority		147	6.56

22 July 1837		3,488
Sir William Webb Follett	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Edward Divett	Radical	Unopposed

28 June 1841		3,613/3,698	97.70
Sir William Webb Follett	Conservative Party	1,302	72.07
Edward Divett	Radical	1,192	65.98
Algernon Percy, Baron Lovaine	Conservative Party	1,119	61.94
Majority		73	2.02

1841 Resignation of Sir William Follett on appointment as Solicitor-General.

13 September 1841		3,698
Sir William Webb Follett	Conservative Party	Unopposed

15 April 1844 Resignation of Sir William Follett on appointment as Attorney-General.

20 April 1844
Sir William Webb Follett	Conservative Party	1,293	70.97
J Briggs	Whig	529	29.03
Majority		764	41.93

28 June 1845 Death of Sir William Follett.

7 July 1845
Sir John Thomas Buller Duckworth, Bt	Conservative Party	1,258	68.15
J Briggs	Whig	588	31.85
Majority		670	36.29

28 July 1847		3,798
Sir John Thomas Buller Duckworth, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Edward Divett	Radical	Unopposed

7 July 1852		2,352/2,501	94.04
Sir John Thomas Buller Duckworth, Bt	Conservative Party	1,210	51.45
Edward Divett	Radical	1,191	50.64
George Stanley Buck	Conservative Party	1,111	47.24
Majority		80	3.40

27 March 1857		3,162
Edward Divett	Radical	Unopposed
Richard Sommers Gard	Conservative Party	Unopposed

29 April 1859		3,216
Edward Divett	Liberal Party	Unopposed
Richard Sommers Gard	Conservative Party	Unopposed

25 July 1864 Death of Edward Divett.

4 August 1864		2,166/2,564	84.48
Edward Baldwin Courtenay, Viscount Courtenay	Conservative Party	1,096	50.60
John Duke Coleridge	Liberal Party	1,070	49.40
Majority		26	1.20

11 July 1865		3,088
Edward Baldwin Courtenay, Viscount Courtenay	Conservative Party	Unopposed
John Duke Coleridge	Liberal Party	Unopposed

Boundary Change
16 November 1868		4,494/6,156	73.00
John Duke Coleridge	Liberal Party	2,317	51.56
Edgar Alfred Bowring	Liberal Party	2,247	50.00
Sir John Burgess Karslake	Conservative Party	2,218	49.35
Arthur Mills	Conservative Party	2,026	45.08
Majority		29	0.65

December 1868 Resignation of John Coleridge on appointment as Solicitor-General.

21 December 1868		6,156
Sir John Duke Coleridge	Liberal Party	Unopposed

20 November 1873 Resignation of Sir John Coleridge on appointment as Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas - Lord Coleridge.

11 December 1873		4,371/6,206	70.43
Arthur Mills	Conservative Party	2,346	53.67
Sir Edward William Watkin	Liberal Party	2,025	46.33
Majority		321	7.34

January 1874 Petition - lapsed.

5 February 1874		4,585/6,337	72.35
Arthur Mills	Conservative Party	2,523	55.03
John George Johnson	Conservative Party	2,330	50.82
Edgar Alfred Bowring	Liberal Party	2,264	49.38
Edward Johnson	Liberal Party	2,053	44.78
Majority		66	1.44

31 March 1880		5,628/7,361	76.46
Edward Johnson	Liberal Party	3,038	53.98
Henry Stafford Northcote	Conservative Party	2,590	46.02
Arthur Mills	Conservative Party	2,545	45.22
Majority		45	0.80

24 November 1885		6,389/6,963	91.76
Hon Henry Stafford Northcote	Conservative Party	3,315	51.89
Edward Johnson	Liberal Party	3,074	48.11
Majority		241	3.77

2 July 1886		6,101/6,963	87.62
Hon Henry Stafford Northcote	Conservative Party	3,222	52.81
Edward Johnson	Liberal Party	2,879	47.19
Majority		343	5.62

4 July 1892		7,213/7,972	90.48
Hon Sir Henry Stafford Northcote, Bt	Conservative Party	3,884	53.85
Albert Edward Dunn	Liberal Party	3,329	46.15
Majority		555	7.69

13 July 1895		7,220/8,198	88.07
Hon Sir Henry Stafford Northcote, Bt	Conservative Party	3,857	53.42
Adam Spencer Hogg	Liberal Party	3,363	46.58
Majority		494	6.84

26 October 1899 Resignation of Hon Sir Henry Northcote, Bt on appointment as Governor of Bombay. (Chiltern Hundreds)

6 November 1899		7,401/8,595	86.11
Sir Edgar Vincent	Conservative Party	4,030	54.45
Allan Heywood Bright	Liberal Party	3,371	45.55
Majority		659	8.90

1 October 1900		7,389/8,708	84.85
Sir Edgar Vincent	Conservative Party	4,001	54.15
Allan Heywood Bright	Liberal Party	3,388	45.85
Majority		613	8.30

17 January 1906		8,853/9,567	92.54
Sir George William Kekewich	Liberal Party	4,469	50.48
Sir Edgar Vincent	Conservative Party	4,384	49.52
Majority		85	0.96

17 January 1910		9,778/10,383	94.17
Henry Edward Duke	Conservative Party	4,902	50.13
Richard Harold St Maur	Liberal Party	4,876	49.87
Majority		26	0.27

3 December 1910		9,568/10,383	92.15
Richard Harold St Maur	Liberal Party	4,786	50.02
Henry Edward Duke	Conservative Party	4,782	49.98
Majority		4	0.04

11 April 1911 Petition - Harold St Maur unseated and Henry Duke declared elected after a scrutiny of ballot papers. After a recount, the figures were St Maur 4782; Duke 4778. After the scrutiny the result was Duke 4777; St Maur 4776.

31 July 1916 Resignation of Rt Hon Henry Duke on appointment as Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

7 August 1916
Rt Hon Henry Edward Duke	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

1918 Resignation of Rt Hon Henry Duke on appointment as a Lord Justice of Appeal.

7 May 1918
Sir Robert Hunt Stapylton Dudley Lydston Newman, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

14 December 1918		21,330/31,267	68.22
Sir Robert Hunt Stapylton Dudley Lydston Newman, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	12,524	58.72
Leonard Wilfred James Costello	Liberal Party	8,806	41.28
Majority		3,718	17.43

15 November 1922		25,246/29,480	85.64
Sir Robert Hunt Stapylton Dudley Lydston Newman, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,326	56.75
Leonard Wilfred James Costello	Liberal Party	10,920	43.25
Majority		3,406	13.49

6 December 1923		22,031/30,354	72.58
Sir Robert Hunt Stapylton Dudley Lydston Newman, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,908	67.67
Gladstone Lothian Rosebery Small	Labour Party	7,123	32.33
Majority		7,785	35.34

29 October 1924		25,240/30,729	82.14
Sir Robert Hunt Stapylton Dudley Lydston Newman, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,522	57.54
Arthur John Penny	Labour Party	6,359	25.19
Thomas Fairchild Day	Liberal Party	4,359	17.27
Majority		8,163	32.34

1927 Sir Robert Newman, Bt's attitude and voting record on various issues failed to satisfy the local Conservative Association who decided, in 1927, to adopt another candidate at the next election. Sir Robert Newman, Bt then announced that he would seek re-election as an Independent and the Conservative whip was withdrawn from him.

30 May 1929		33,625/41,056	81.90
Sir Robert Hunt Stapylton Dudley Lydston Newman, Bt	Independent	16,642	49.49
John Lloyd Jones	Labour Party	9,361	27.84
Geoffrey Dorling Roberts	Conservative & Unionist Party	7,622	22.67
Majority		7,281	21.65

27 October 1931		36,889/43,517	84.77
Arthur Conrad Reed	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,360	55.19
Lady Eleanor Margaret Acland	Liberal Party	8,571	23.23
James Viner Delahaye	Labour Party	7,958	21.57
Majority		11,789	31.96

14 November 1935		34,866/45,964	75.86
Arthur Conrad Reed	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,192	60.78
John Stafford Cripps	Labour Party	13,674	39.22
Majority		7,518	21.56

5 July 1945		37,885/50,971	74.33
John Cyril Maude	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,420	43.34
Reginald James Travess	Labour Party	15,245	40.24
Freda Evelyn Griffith Morgan	Liberal Party	6,220	16.42
Majority		1,175	3.10

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		45,474/52,874	86.00
John Cyril Maude	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,339	53.52
Thomas Lewis Horabin	Labour Party	21,135	46.48
Majority		3,204	7.05

25 October 1951		45,702/54,325	84.13
Rolf Dudley Williams	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,218	50.80
Edward Stanley Bishop	Labour Party	18,576	40.65
Ellen Edith Tinkham	Liberal Party	3,908	8.55
Majority		4,642	10.16

26 May 1955		42,906/54,101	79.31
Rolf Dudley Williams	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,147	56.28
Leslie Charles Merrion	Labour Party	18,759	43.72
Majority		5,388	12.56

8 October 1959		44,349/54,084	82.00
Rolf Dudley Williams	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,579	48.66
Albert John Rogers	Labour Party	15,918	35.89
Gordon Cowling Taylor	Liberal Party	6,852	15.45
Majority		5,661	12.76

1964 Rolf Williams changes his name by deed poll to Rolf Dudley-Williams.

15 October 1964		43,523/54,176	80.34
Sir Rolf Dudley Dudley-Williams, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,035	41.44
Gwyneth Patricia Dunwoody	Labour Party	16,673	38.31
Ronald Cuthbert Thompson	Liberal Party	8,815	20.25
Majority		1,362	3.13

31 March 1966		45,681/54,624	83.63
Hon Gwyneth Patricia Dunwoody	Labour Party	22,199	48.60
Sir Rolf Dudley Dudley-Williams, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,613	40.75
Ronald Cuthbert Thompson	Liberal Party	4,869	10.66
Majority		3,586	7.85

18 June 1970		48,161/59,367	81.12
John Gordon Hannam	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,680	45.02
Hon Gwyneth Patricia Dunwoody	Labour Party	20,409	42.38
David John Morrish	Liberal Party	6,072	12.61
Majority		1,271	2.64

Major Boundary Change
28 February 1974		56,770/66,600	85.24
John Gordon Hannam	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,762	40.10
Graham Powell	Labour Party	17,686	31.15
David John Morrish	Liberal Party	16,322	28.75
Majority		5,076	8.94

10 October 1974		53,934/67,167	80.30
John Gordon Hannam	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,970	40.73
Frederick Keith Taylor	Labour Party	19,622	36.38
David John Morrish	Liberal Party	12,342	22.88
Majority		2,348	4.35

3 May 1979		56,128/68,825	81.55
John Gordon Hannam	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,173	48.41
Garfield William Hobbs	Labour Party	19,146	34.11
Howard Iain Marsh	Liberal Party	8,756	15.60
Peter Robert Frings	Ecology Party	1,053	1.88
Majority		8,027	14.30

9 June 1983		57,304/74,331	77.09
John Gordon Hannam	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,660	46.52
Stephen John Mennell	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	16,780	29.28
Richard John Evans	Labour Party	13,085	22.83
Peter Robert Frings	Ecology Party	779	1.36
Majority		9,880	17.24

11 June 1987		60,637/76,053	79.73
John Gordon Hannam	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,922	44.40
Michael Stuart Thomas	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	19,266	31.77
John Albert Vincent	Labour Party	13,643	22.50
Raymond John Vail	Green Party	597	0.98
Nigel Douglas Byles	LAPP	209	0.34
Majority		7,656	12.63

9 April 1992		63,081/76,723	82.22
Sir John Gordon Hannam	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,543	42.08
John Nesbitt Lloyd	Labour Party	22,498	35.67
Graham John Oakes	Liberal Democrats	12,059	19.12
Alison Curwen Micklem	Official Liberal Party	1,119	1.77
Timothy John Richard Brenan	Green Party	764	1.21
Michael John Turnbull	Natural Law Party	98	0.16
Majority		4,045	6.41

1 May 1997		61,864/79,154	78.16
Benjamin Peter James Bradshaw	Labour Party	29,398	47.52
Dr Adrian Rod Rogers	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,693	28.60
Dennis Brewer	Liberal Democrats	11,148	18.02
David John Morrish	Official Liberal Party	2,062	3.33
Paul Anthony Edwards	Green Party	643	1.04
Coreen Patricia Haynes	UK Independence Party	638	1.03
James Kenneth Meakin	UK Pensioners Party	282	0.46
Majority		11,705	18.92

7 June 2001		52,616/81,942	64.21
Benjamin Peter James Bradshaw	Labour Party	26,194	49.78
Anne Margaret Jobson	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,435	27.43
Richard Anthony Argent Copus	Liberal Democrats	6,512	12.38
David John Morrish	Official Liberal Party	2,596	4.93
Paul Anthony Edwards	Green Party	1,240	2.36
John Smeaton Stuart	UK Independence Party	1,109	2.11
Francis David Choules	Socialist Alliance	530	1.01
Majority		11,759	22.35

5 May 2005		55,068/84,964	64.81
Benjamin Peter James Bradshaw	Labour Party	22,619	41.07
Peter Jonathan Cox	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,954	27.16
Jonathan William Rowland Underwood	Liberal Democrats	11,340	20.59
Margaret Eleanor Danks	Official Liberal Party	2,214	4.02
Timothy John Richard Brenan	Green Party	1,896	3.44
Mark Fitzgeorge-Parker	UK Independence Party	1,854	3.37
John Smeaton Stuart	Independent	191	0.35
Majority		7,665	13.92

Minor Boundary Change
6 May 2010		52,247/76,225	68.54
Rt Hon Benjamin Peter James Bradshaw	Labour Party	19,942	38.17
Hannah Foster	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,221	32.96
Graham John Oakes	Liberal Democrats	10,581	20.25
Keith Montgomery Crawford	UK Independence Party	1,930	3.69
Chris Gale	Official Liberal Party	1,108	2.12
Paula Joan Black	Green Party	792	1.52
Robert Farmer	British National Party	673	1.29
Majority		2,721	5.21

7 May 2015		54,018/76,964	70.19
Rt Hon Benjamin Peter James Bradshaw	Labour Party	25,062	46.40
Dominic James Morris	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,879	33.10
Keith Montgomery Crawford	UK Independence Party	5,075	9.40
Diana Frances Moore	Green Party	3,491	6.46
Joel Mason	Liberal Democrats	2,321	4.30
Edmund James Matthew Potts	Trades Union & Socialist Coalition	190	0.35
Majority		7,183	13.30

8 June 2017		55,423/77,330	71.67
Rt Hon Benjamin Peter James Bradshaw	Labour Party	34,336	61.95
James Ali Taghdissian	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,219	32.87
Vanessa Newcombe	Liberal Democrats	1,562	2.82
Joe Levy	Green Party	1,027	1.85
Jonathan West	Independent	212	0.38
Jonathan Bishop	Independent	67	0.12
Majority		16,117	29.08

12 December 2019		56,192/82,054	68.48
Rt Hon Benjamin Peter James Bradshaw	Labour Party	29,882	53.18
John Nicholas Gray	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,479	34.67
Joe Levy	Green Party	4,838	8.61
Leslie David Willis	Brexit Party	1,428	2.54
Daniel Jon Page	Independent	306	0.54
Duncan Charles Odgers	UK Independence Party	259	0.46
Majority		10,403	18.51

Major Boundary Change
4 July 2024		40,195/67,840	59.25
Stephen Race	Labour Party	18,225	45.34
Tessa Dorothy Tucker	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,288	15.64
Andrew Wallace Bell	Green Party	5,907	14.70
Lee Bunker	Reform UK	4,914	12.23
William Theodore Harley Aczel	Liberal Democrats	4,201	10.45
William Oliver Poulter	Independent	466	1.16
Robert Michael Spain	Independent	194	0.48
Majority		11,937	29.70