Gloucester_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Gloucester (/ˈɡlɒstər/ ⓘ GLOST-ər) is a constituency[n 1] centred on the cathedral city and county town of the same name, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament[n 2] by Richard Graham of the Conservative Party.
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| Gloucester | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Gloucester in Gloucestershire | |
Location of Gloucestershire within England | |
| County | Gloucestershire |
| Electorate | 80,788 (December 2010)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1885 |
| Member of Parliament | Richard Graham (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| 1295–1885 | |
| Seats | Two |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
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The seat covers most of Gloucester and its neighbouring suburbs of Quedgeley and Hucclecote. Residents' incomes and wealth are around average for the UK.[2]
Since 1979 Gloucester has been a bellwether constituency by passing between representatives of the two largest parties in the same way as the government. After nearly three decades as a Conservative seat, it was held by Labour from 1997 to 2010 before returning to a Conservative on a swing of 8.9%.
A borough of Gloucester was established by 1295 that returned two burgesses as Members of Parliament to the House of Commons. Its population meant this was a situation not leading to an outright rotten borough identified for abolition under the Reform Act 1832 however on more fair (far more equal representation) national changes in 1885, representation was reduced to one member under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Gloucester.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Gloucester, and in the Rural District of Gloucester the parishes of Barnwood, Brockworth, Hempsted, Hucclecote, and Wotton Vill.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Gloucester, and in the Rural District of Gloucester the parishes of Barnwood, Brockworth, Hempsted, and Hucclecote.
Wotton Vill parish had been absorbed by Gloucester CB in 1951. The constituency boundaries remained unchanged.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Gloucester.
1983–1997: The City of Gloucester, and the District of Stroud wards of Quedgeley and Hardwicke, and Upton St Leonards.
1997–2010: The City of Gloucester.
2010–present: The City of Gloucester wards of Abbey, Barnwood, Barton and Tredworth, Elmbridge, Grange, Hucclecote, Kingsholm and Wotton, Matson and Robinswood, Moreland, Podsmead, Quedgeley Fieldcourt, Quedgeley Severn Vale, Tuffley, and Westgate.
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The composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be reduced in order to bring the electorate within the permitted range by transferring the Elmbridge ward to Tewkesbury.[3]
MPs 1295–1640
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| Parliament | 1st member | 2nd member |
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| Parliament of 1295 | Henry le Chaunger | Roger le Heberer |
| Parliament of 1298 | Richard de Brythampton | Robert le Especer |
| Parliament of 1302 | Robert le Especer | John le Bole |
| Parliament of 1305 | William de Hertford | John de Combe |
| Parliament of 1306 | Richard le Clerk | Richard le Blekstere |
| Parliament of 1307 | Andrew de Penedok | Thomas de Hauneley |
| Parliament of 1309 | William de Hertford | John de Northwick |
| Parliament of Aug 1311 | Walter le Spicer | John Lucas |
| Parliament of Nov 1311 | Walter le Spicer | John King |
| Parliament of Mar 1313 | William de Hertford | John King |
| Parliament of Sep 1313 | Walter le Spicer | John King |
| Parliament of 1315 | John le Bury | Thomas Coperych |
| Parliament of 1318 | Walter le Spicer | Stephen de Maismore |
| Parliament of 1319 | John de Hereford | Andrew de Penedok |
| Parliament of 1320 | Andrew Pendok | John de Brugge (Bridge) |
| Parliament of 1321 | Andrew de Pendok | William de Russell |
| Parliament of May 1322 | Andrew de Pendok | Walter le Spicer |
| Parliament of Nov 1322 | John de Hereford | Richard Kyst |
| Parliament of Jan 1324 | Andrew de Pendok | Richard de Bradenestok |
| Parliament of 1325 | Andrew de Penedok | John de Coueleye |
| Parliament of 1326 | Andrew de Penedok | John de Coueleye |
| Parliament of 1327 | John Brayton | John in the Field |
| Parliament of Feb 1328 | Elias de Aylberton | John de Coggeshale |
| Parliament of Apr 1328 | Walter le Spicer | John de Brockworth |
| Parliament of Mar 1330 | Walter le Spicer | Richard le Fysshere |
| Parliament of Nov 1330 | Walter le Spicer | Edmund de Baverton |
| Parliament of Mar 1332 | Walter le Spicer | William de Hereford |
| Parliament of Sep 1332 | William de Tyderynton | William de Hereford |
| Parliament of Dec 1332 | Walter le Spicer | William de Coubrugg (Cowbridge) |
| Parliament of Feb 1334 | Robert de Goldhull | Walter Wawepol |
| Parliament of 1335 | Thomas de Gloucester | Walter le Spicer |
| Parliament of Mar 1336 | William de Tyderynton | John de Walsh |
| Parliament of Sep 1336 | Walter le Spicer | William de Coubrugg |
| Parliament of Jan 1337 | John de Couele | Robert Laurence |
| Parliament of Feb 1338 | John de Coueleye | Hugh de Aylbrighton |
| Parliament of Jul 1338 | Andrew de Penedok | John de Gloucester |
| Parliament of Jan 1339 | Hugh de Aylbrighton | John (?) |
| Parliament of Jan 1340 | William de Knygeshaw | Roger de Kyngesloue |
| Parliament of Mar 1340 | William de Kyngeshaw | Roger de Kyngesloue |
| Parliament of 1341 | William de Kyngeshaw | Robert le Walour |
| Parliament of 1344 | John de Wynston | Robert de Staverton |
| Parliament of 1346 | Adam de Hope | Hugh de Aylbrighton |
| Parliament of Jan. 1348 | Nicholas Buyrsy | John Wynston |
| Parliament of Mar. 1348 | William Brown | John Wynston |
| Parliament of Feb. 1351 | John Coles | John Hoorn |
| Parliament of 1353 | Robert Brown | William de Norfolk |
| Parliament of 1355 | Nicholas Crikkelade | Thomas Okynton |
| Parliament of 1358 | Robert Waler | Robert Brown |
| Parliament of 1360 | Thomas de Stoke | Thomas Steward |
| Parliament of 1361 | John de Haselton | William de Heyberare |
| Parliament of 1362 | William Heyberer | Hugh le Parkere |
| Parliament of 1365 | William Heyberer | John de Monmouth |
| Parliament of 1366 | John Butte | John Elemore |
| Parliament of 1368 | Thomas Steward | William le Veltare |
| Parliament of 1369 | William Croke | Thomas Steward |
| Parliament of Feb 1371 | William Heyberer | John de Compton |
| Parliament of Jun 1371 | William Heyberer | (One Member only returned) |
| Parliament of 1372 | William Heyberer | Thomas Styward |
| Parliament of 1373 | William Heyberer | Thomas Styward |
| Parliament of 1376 | Edward Taverner | Robert Pope |
| Parliament of Jan 1377 | John Anlep | Richard Baret |
| Parliament of Oct 1377 | William Heyberare | John Dulep |
| Parliament of Jan 1380 | William Heyberer | William Wightfield |
| Parliament of Oct 1382 | John Haseltone | John Biseley |
| Parliament of Feb 1383 | John Haselton | John Biseley |
| Parliament of Oct 1383 | John Biseley | William Baret |
| Parliament of Apr 1384 | John Head | Robert Pope |
| Parliament of Nov 1384 | John Compton | John Pope jnr |
| Parliament of 1385 | William Croke | Robert Sweynesey |
| Parliament of 1386 | William Croke | John Pope |
| Parliament of Feb 1388 | John Head | Robert Pope |
| Parliament of Sept 1388 | John Pope | Stephen Pope |
| Parliament of Jan 1390 | William Heyberer | John Banbury |
| Parliament of 1391 | Richard Asshewell | John Bisley |
| Parliament of 1393 | Thomas Pope | Simon Broke |
| Parliament of 1395 | Roger Ball | William Croke |
| Parliament of 1397 | John Pope | Richard Baret |
| Parliament of Sept 1397 | John Pope | Richard Baret |
| Parliament of 1399 | Richard Baret | Simon Broke |
| Parliament of 1402 | John Bisley | Simon Broke |
| Parliament of 1406 | Simon Broke | William Birdlip |
| Parliament of Sep 1407 | John Bisley | Roger Ball |
| Parliament of Oct 1411 | John Bisley | William Birdlip |
| Parliament for May 1413 | John Streyneshan | John Clopton |
| Parliament for Nov 1414 | Thomas Byseley snr | Thomas More |
| Parliament of Oct 1415 | Robert Gilbert | Thomas More |
| Parliament of Oct 1417 | William Birdlip | John Bisley |
| Parliament of Sep 1419 | John Bisley | Robert Gilbert |
| Parliament of Nov 1420 | Thomas More | Thomas Stevens |
| Parliament of Apr 1421 | John Biseley snr | Robert Gilbert |
| Parliament of Nov 1421 | Robert Gilbert | Richard Dalby |
| Parliament of Oct 1422 | Robert Gilbert | Thomas Stevens |
| Parliament of Oct 1432 | John Streynsham | Thomas Stevens |
| Parliament for Apr 1425 | John Streynsham | Thomas Stevens |
| Parliament for Jan 1426 | Thomas Hewes | John Bysley jnr |
| Parliament for Sept 1427 | Robert Gilbert | Thomas Stevens |
| Parliament for Dec 1430 | John Hamelyn | Thomas Stevens |
| Parliament for Apr 1432 | Robert Gilbert | Thomas Stevens |
| Parliament for Jun 1433 | John Hamelyn | Thomas Derehurst |
| Parliament for July 1435 | Thomas Hewes | Richard Dalby |
| Parliament for Dec 1436 | Thomas Derhurst | John Andrewe |
| Parliament for Jan 1442 | Thomas Stevens | William Olyver |
| Parliament for Jan 1447 | Thomas Derehurst | Walter Chaunterell |
| Parliament for 1449 | Thomas Derehurste | John Andreaux |
| Parliament for Oct 1449 | William Notyngham | Henry Dode |
| Parliament for Oct 1450 | John Andreaux | Thomas Bokeland |
| Parliament for Feb 1453 | Robert Bentham | William Eldesfeld |
| Parliament for Feb 1453 | Robert Bentham | William Eldesfeld |
| Parliament for July 1455 | John Andreaux | John Dodying |
| Parliament for Sep 1460 | Nicholas Hert | William Brockwood |
| Parliament for May 1467 | John Hylley | John Trye |
| Parliament for Sep 1472 | John Trye | Alexander Cely |
| Parliament for Jan 1478 | John Farley | Alexander Cely |
| Parliament of 1485–86 | Thomas Limrick | |
| Parliament of 1491 | Walter Ronde or Rende | William Marmion |
| Parliament of 1512 | William Goldsmith alias Smith | Robert Cole |
| Parliament of 1515 | John Pakington | Thomas Porter |
| Parliament of 1529 | John Rawlins | Adam Appwell |
| Parliament of 1545 | Richard Morgan | (Sir) Thomas Bell |
| Parliament of Sep 1547 | Sir Thomas Bell | Richard Morgan |
| Parliament of Jan 1553 | ||
| Parliament of Sep 1553 | Thomas Payne | Thomas Loveday |
| Parliament of Mar 1554 | ||
| Parliament of Oct 1554 | Sir Thomas Bell | William Massinger |
| Parliament of 1555 | Arthur Porter | |
| Parliament of 1558 | Richard Pates | Thomas Payne |
| Parliament of 1559 | Sir Nicholas Arnold | |
| Parliament of 1563–1567 | ||
| Parliament of 1571 | Thomas Atkins | William Massinger |
| Parliament of 1572–1583 | Thomas Semys | |
| Parliament of 1584–1585 | Luke Garnons | |
| Parliament of 1586–1587 | Richard Pates | |
| Parliament of 1588–1589 | Luke Garnons | |
| Parliament of 1593 | Richard Birde | |
| Parliament of 1597–1598 | William Oldsworth | Luke Garnons |
| Parliament of 1601 | ||
| Parliament of 1604–1611 | Nicholas Overbury | John Jones |
| Addled Parliament (1614) | Thomas Machen | John Browne |
| Parliament of 1621–1622 | Anthony Robinson | |
| Happy Parliament (1624–1625) | ||
| Useless Parliament (1625) | Christopher Caple | |
| Parliament of 1625–1626 | ||
| Parliament of 1628–1629 | John Hanbury | |
| No Parliament summoned 1629–1640 | ||
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MPs 1640–1885
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In 1881, Robinson's willingness to stand down faced with a popular petition and the unwillingness of the Conservatives to make allegations nor investigate matters further led to suspicions of collusion between the parties and a Royal Commission was set up to examine electoral practices. The Royal Commission concluded that Gloucester was among the most corrupt of the seven towns investigated and that bribery was endemic in all elections in the city. The Commission concluded that half of the electorate had taken bribes in 1880 and blamed local politicians for most of the corruption. Despite these findings and virtually halving the electorate eligible to vote Robinson was reelected for Gloucester in 1885 when representation had been reduced to one member under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.[21]
MPs since 1885
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Elections in the 2020s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Reform UK | Chris Farmer[22] | ||||
| Labour | Alex McIntyre[23] | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Trimnell[24] | ||||
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Elections in the 2010s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Richard Graham | 29,159 | 54.2 |  3.9 | |
| Labour Co-op | Fran Boait | 18,882 | 35.1 |  5.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Trimnell | 4,338 | 8.1 | 3.1 | |
| Green | Michael Byfield | 1,385 | 2.6 | 1.2 | |
| Majority | 10,277 | 19.1 | 8.9 | ||
| Turnout | 53,764 | 66.1 | 0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 81,332 | 1.97 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.5 |
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Note: The Brexit Party were due to field Richard Ford as a candidate, but the nomination was withdrawn.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Graham | 27,208 | 50.3 | 5.0 | |
| Labour | Barry Kirby | 21,688 | 40.1 | 8.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Hilton | 2,716 | 5.0 | 0.4 | |
| UKIP | Daniel Woolf | 1,495 | 2.8 | 11.5 | |
| Green | Gerald Hartley | 754 | 1.4 | 1.4 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | George Ridgeon | 210 | 0.4 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | 5,520 | 10.2 | 3.5 | ||
| Turnout | 54,154 | 65.2 | 1.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 82,963 |  0.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.8 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Richard Graham | 23,837 | 45.3 | 5.4 | |
| Labour | Sophy Gardner | 16,586 | 31.6 | 3.6 | |
| UKIP | Richard Ford | 7,497 | 14.3 | 10.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Hilton | 2,828 | 5.4 | 13.8 | |
| Green | Jonathan Ingleby | 1,485 | 2.8 | 1.8 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | George Ridgeon | 277 | 0.5 | New | |
| TUSC | Sue Powell | 58 | 0.1 | New | |
| Majority | 7,251 | 13.7 | 9.0 | ||
| Turnout | 52,565 | 63.4 | 0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 82,949 | 4.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.5 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Richard Graham | 20,267 | 39.9 | +5.3 | |
| Labour | Parmjit Dhanda | 17,847 | 35.2 | −12.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Hilton | 9,767 | 19.2 | +5.6 | |
| UKIP | Mike Smith | 1,808 | 3.6 | +1.2 | |
| English Democrat | Alan Platt | 564 | 1.1 | New | |
| Green | Bryan Meloy | 511 | 1.0 | −0.7 | |
| Majority | 2,420 | 4.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 50,764 | 64.0 | +1.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 79,322 | 0.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +8.9 | |||
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Elections in the 2000s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Parmjit Dhanda | 23,138 | 44.7 | −1.1 | |
| Conservative | Paul James | 18,867 | 36.4 | −1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Hilton | 7,825 | 15.1 | +0.8 | |
| UKIP | Gary Phipps | 1,116 | 2.2 | +0.5 | |
| Green | Bryan Meloy | 857 | 1.7 | 'New | |
| Majority | 4,271 | 8.3 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 51,803 | 62.8 | +3.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 82,500 | +1.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.1 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Parmjit Dhanda | 22,067 | 45.8 | −4.2 | |
| Conservative | Paul James | 18,187 | 37.7 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Bullamore | 6,875 | 14.3 | +3.8 | |
| UKIP | Terry Lines | 822 | 1.7 | +0.9 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Stewart Smyth | 272 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 3,880 | 8.1 | −6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 48,223 | 59.4 | −14.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 81,144 | +3.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | −3.1 | |||
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Elections in the 1990s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Tess Kingham | 28,943 | 50.0 | +13.2 | |
| Conservative | Douglas French | 20,684 | 35.7 | −9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Munisamy | 6,069 | 10.5 | −7.2 | |
| Referendum | Andrew Reid | 1,482 | 2.6 | New | |
| UKIP | A. L. Harris | 455 | 0.8 | New | |
| Natural Law | Moira Hamilton | 281 | 0.5 | New | |
| Majority | 8,259 | 14.3 | +5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 57,914 | 73.6 | −7.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 78,682 | +2.9 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.5 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Douglas French | 29,870 | 46.2 | −3.5 | |
| Labour | Kevin E. Stephens | 23,801 | 36.8 | +7.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John M. Sewell | 10,978 | 17.0 | −3.7 | |
| Majority | 6,069 | 9.4 | −10.7 | ||
| Turnout | 64,649 | 80.2 | +2.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 80,578 | +4.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −5.3 | |||
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Elections in the 1980s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Douglas French | 29,826 | 49.7 | −1.2 | |
| Labour | David Hulme | 17,791 | 29.6 | +3.4 | |
| Liberal | Jeremy Hilton | 12,417 | 20.7 | −3.3 | |
| Majority | 12,035 | 20.1 | −2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 60,034 | 78.1 | +2.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 76,910 | +3.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −1.1 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Sally Oppenheim | 27,235 | 48.5 | −0.3 | |
| Labour | Charles W. V. Hinds | 14,698 | 26.2 | −9.8 | |
| SDP | Michael D. Golder | 13,499 | 24.0 | +9.7 | |
| Ecology | J. Waters | 479 | 0.9 | New | |
| BNP | Richard Rhodes | 260 | 0.5 | New | |
| Majority | 12,537 | 22.3 | +9.5 | ||
| Turnout | 56,171 | 75.6 | −4.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 74,268 | +9.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.8 | |||
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Elections in the 1970s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Sally Oppenheim | 25,163 | 48.7 | +2.6 | |
| Labour | Michael Golder | 18,747 | 36.3 | −2.6 | |
| Liberal | D. G. Halford | 7,213 | 14.0 | −1.0 | |
| National Front | R. Morgan | 527 | 1.0 | New | |
| Majority | 6,416 | 12.4 | +5.2 | ||
| Turnout | 51,650 | 79.5 | +0.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 64,958 | +4.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.6 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Sally Oppenheim | 22,664 | 46.1 | +1.6 | |
| Labour | Ann Clwyd | 19,136 | 38.9 | +3.7 | |
| Liberal | D. G. Halford | 7,357 | 15.0 | −4.6 | |
| Majority | 3,528 | 7.2 | −2.1 | ||
| Turnout | 49,157 | 78.7 | −5.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 62,486 | +0.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −1.1 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Sally Oppenheim | 23,052 | 44.5 | −2.2 | |
| Labour | A. E. Pegler | 18,215 | 35.2 | −9.6 | |
| Liberal | D. G. Halford | 10,155 | 19.6 | +11.0 | |
| Powell Conservative | B. Gordon-Storkey | 366 | 0.7 | New | |
| Majority | 4,837 | 9.3 | +7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 51,788 | 83.7 | +7.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 61,910 | +0.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.7 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Sally Oppenheim | 21,838 | 46.9 | +10.6 | |
| Labour | Jack Diamond | 20,777 | 44.6 | −3.9 | |
| Liberal | James P. Heppell | 3,935 | 8.5 | −6.6 | |
| Majority | 1,061 | 2.3 | −9.9 | ||
| Turnout | 46,550 | 76.1 | −1.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 61,164 | +9.8 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.2 | |||
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Elections in the 1960s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Jack Diamond | 20,951 | 48.5 | +3.0 | |
| Conservative | Christopher J. J. Balfour | 15,678 | 36.3 | +0.3 | |
| Liberal | Inga-Stina Robson | 6,540 | 15.1 | −2.5 | |
| Majority | 5,273 | 12.2 | +2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 43,169 | 77.5 | −1.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 55,703 | +1.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.3 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Jack Diamond | 19,631 | 45.5 | +0.8 | |
| Conservative | John Stokes | 15,514 | 36.0 | −2.4 | |
| Liberal | Inga-Stina Robson | 7,581 | 17.6 | +0.7 | |
| Independent | Russell Eckley | 380 | 0.9 | New | |
| Majority | 4,117 | 9.5 | +3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 43,106 | 78.5 | −3.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 54,905 | +3.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.6 | |||
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Elections in the 1950s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Jack Diamond | 19,450 | 44.7 | -6.2 | |
| Conservative | H. D. Keith Scott | 16,679 | 38.4 | -10.7 | |
| Liberal | Patrick Herbert Lort-Phillips | 7,336 | 16.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,771 | 6.3 | +4.5 | ||
| Turnout | 43,465 | 82.3 | +1.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 52,836 | +2.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | −8.2 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Jack Diamond | 18,895 | 51.3 | +0.4 | |
| Conservative | F. J. V. H. Dashwood | 10,521 | 28.6 | −20.5 | |
| Liberal | Patrick Herbert Lort-Phillips | 7,393 | 20.1 | New | |
| Majority | 8,374 | 22.7 | +20.9 | ||
| Turnout | 36,809 | 71.0 | -9.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 51,815 | −0.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +10.5 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Moss Turner-Samuels | 21,354 | 50.9 | +2.1 | |
| Conservative | David Napley | 20,606 | 49.1 | +5.5 | |
| Majority | 748 | 1.8 | −3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 41,960 | 80.9 | −4.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 51,841 | +2.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | −1.7 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Moss Turner-Samuels | 21,097 | 48.8 | +1.1 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Kershaw | 18,836 | 43.6 | +6.5 | |
| Liberal | Gordon E Payne | 3,292 | 7.6 | −7.6 | |
| Majority | 2,261 | 5.2 | −5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 43,225 | 85.5 | −0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 50,554 | +3.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | −2.7 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Moss Turner-Samuels | 20,202 | 47.7 | ||
| National Liberal | Anthony Kershaw | 15,708 | 37.1 | ||
| Liberal | Harold Arthur Guy | 6,444 | 15.2 | ||
| Majority | 4,494 | 10.6 | |||
| Turnout | 42,354 | 86.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 49,005 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
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Election in the 1940s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Moss Turner-Samuels | 14,010 | 47.0 | +4.1 | |
| Conservative | Leslie Boyce | 10,466 | 35.1 | −22.0 | |
| Liberal | Harold Arthur Guy | 5,338 | 17.9 | New | |
| Majority | 3,544 | 11.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 29,814 | 74.8 | −4.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 39,884 | +14.7 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.0 | |||
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Elections in the 1930s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Leslie Boyce | 15,682 | 57.1 | −10.5 | |
| Labour | Moss Turner-Samuels | 11,803 | 42.9 | +10.5 | |
| Majority | 3,879 | 14.2 | −21.0 | ||
| Turnout | 27,485 | 79.0 | −3.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 34,786 | +0.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −10.5 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Leslie Boyce | 19,201 | 67.6 | +28.4 | |
| Labour | Charles Fox | 9,223 | 32.4 | −5.0 | |
| Majority | 9,978 | 35.2 | +33.4 | ||
| Turnout | 28424 | 82.5 | −1.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 34,473 | +2.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +16.7 | |||
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Elections in the 1920s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Leslie Boyce | 11,041 | 39.2 | −8.6 | |
| Labour | Henry Nixon | 10,548 | 37.4 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal | Thomas Worrall Casey | 6,589 | 23.4 | +7.3 | |
| Majority | 493 | 1.8 | −9.6 | ||
| Turnout | 28,178 | 83.6 | +0.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 33,716 | +26.8 | |||
| Unionist hold | Swing | −4.8 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | James Horlick | 10,525 | 47.6 | +9.7 | |
| Labour | M. Philips Price | 8,005 | 36.2 | +0.5 | |
| Liberal | Theobald Mathew | 3,566 | 16.1 | −10.3 | |
| Majority | 2,520 | 11.4 | +9.2 | ||
| Turnout | 22,096 | 83.1 | −3.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 26,600 | +1.0 | |||
| Unionist hold | Swing | +4.6 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | James Horlick | 8,630 | 37.9 | +1.6 | |
| Labour | M. Philips Price | 8,127 | 35.7 | −0.3 | |
| Liberal | Arthur Stanton | 6,011 | 26.4 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 503 | 2.2 | +1.9 | ||
| Turnout | 22,768 | 86.5 | +1.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 26,324 | +2.1 | |||
| Unionist hold | Swing | +1.0 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | James Bruton | 7,922 | 36.3 | −14.8 | |
| Labour | M. Philips Price | 7,871 | 36.0 | +18.7 | |
| Liberal | Arthur Stanton | 6,050 | 27.7 | −3.9 | |
| Majority | 51 | 0.3 | −19.2 | ||
| Turnout | 21,843 | 84.7 | +18.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 25,784 | +3.1 | |||
| Unionist hold | Swing | −16.8 | |||
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Elections in the 1910s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Unionist | James Bruton | 8,470 | 51.1 | |
| Liberal | Thomas Henry Mordey | 5,246 | 31.6 | ||
| Labour | William Levason Edwards | 2,860 | 17.3 | New | |
| Majority | 3,224 | 19.5 | |||
| Turnout | 16,576 | 66.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 25,006 | ||||
| Unionist hold | |||||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Terrell | 3,903 | 50.0 | −0.8 | |
| Liberal | H. F. B. Lynch[41] | 3,899 | 50.0 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 4 | 0.0 | −1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 7,802 | 92.1 | −3.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,475 | 0.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −0.8 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Terrell | 4,109 | 50.8 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal | Russell Rea | 3,983 | 49.2 | −2.8 | |
| Majority | 126 | 1.6 | −2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 8,092 | 95.5 | +1.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,475 | 0.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 | |||
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Elections in the 1900s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Russell Rea | 3,921 | 52.0 | +0.2 | |
| Conservative | Henry Terrell | 3,619 | 48.0 | −0.2 | |
| Majority | 302 | 4.0 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 7,540 | 93.7 | +9.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,043 | +7.3 | |||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Russell Rea | 3,267 | 51.8 | +5.7 | |
| Liberal Unionist | Pandeli Ralli[42] | 3,044 | 48.2 | −5.7 | |
| Majority | 223 | 3.6 | −4.2 | ||
| Turnout | 6,311 | 84.2 | −3.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,496 | +8.6 | |||
| Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +5.7 | |||
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Elections in the 1890s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Unionist | Charles James Monk | 3,264 | 53.9 | +4.6 | |
| Liberal | Arthur Wells[43] | 2,791 | 46.1 | −4.6 | |
| Majority | 473 | 7.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,055 | 87.8 | +1.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,900 | ||||
| Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.6 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Robinson | 2,885 | 50.7 | −2.0 | |
| Liberal Unionist | Charles James Monk | 2,800 | 49.3 | +2.0 | |
| Majority | 85 | 1.4 | −4.0 | ||
| Turnout | 5,685 | 86.3 | +6.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,588 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −2.0 | |||
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Elections in the 1880s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Robinson | 1,908 | 52.7 | −3.6 | |
| Conservative | John Ward[44] | 1,713 | 47.3 | +3.6 | |
| Majority | 195 | 5.4 | −7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,621 | 79.6 | −7.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,547 | 0.0 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −3.6 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Robinson | 2,222 | 56.3 | −0.3 | |
| Conservative | William Killigrew Wait | 1,726 | 43.7 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 496 | 12.6 | +8.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,948 | 86.8 | +0.1 (est) | ||
| Registered electors | 4,547 | 0.0 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −0.3 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Robinson | 2,797 | 28.9 | +4.2 | |
| Liberal | Charles James Monk | 2,680 | 27.7 | +2.0 | |
| Conservative | William Killigrew Wait | 2,304 | 23.8 | −2.7 | |
| Conservative | Benjamin St John Ackers | 1,898 | 19.6 | −3.5 | |
| Majority | 376 | 3.9 | +1.3 | ||
| Turnout | 4,840 (est) | 86.7 (est) | +3.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,583 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.8 | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.5 | |||
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- A petition was raised against the election of Robinson and Monk, leading to Robinson's election being made void. Although the petition against Monk was dismissed, the writ was suspended and Monk became the only MP for the constituency.
Elections in the 1870s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Killigrew Wait | 2,132 | 26.5 | +4.4 | |
| Liberal | Charles James Monk | 2,070 | 25.7 | −2.2 | |
| Liberal | John Joseph Powell | 1,990 | 24.7 | −3.4 | |
| Conservative | Trevor Lawrence | 1,865 | 23.1 | +1.2 | |
| Turnout | 4,029 (est) | 83.3 (est) | +5.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,838 | ||||
| Majority | 142 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.9 | |||
| Majority | 205 | 2.6 | −3.2 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −1.7 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Killigrew Wait | 1,850 | 51.1 | +7.1 | |
| Liberal | Thomas Robinson | 1,767 | 48.9 | −7.1 | |
| Majority | 83 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,617 | 76.4 | −1.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,737 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.1 | |||
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- Caused by Price's resignation after being appointed a railway commissioner.
Elections in the 1860s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Philip Price | 1,933 | 28.1 | −8.2 | |
| Liberal | Charles James Monk | 1,922 | 27.9 | −5.0 | |
| Conservative | William Nassau Lees | 1,520 | 22.1 | +6.7 | |
| Conservative | Edward John Brennan[47] | 1,504 | 21.9 | +6.5 | |
| Majority | 402 | 5.8 | +3.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,440 (est) | 77.5 (est) | −12.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,437 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −7.5 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −5.8 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Philip Price | 854 | 36.3 | −0.7 | |
| Liberal | Charles James Monk | 774 | 32.9 | −2.8 | |
| Conservative | Adam Steinmetz Kennard | 726 | 30.8 | +3.5 | |
| Majority | 48 | 2.1 | −6.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,540 (est) | 89.8 (est) | +9.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,715 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −1.2 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −2.3 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Joseph Powell | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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- Caused by Powell's appointment as Recorder of Wolverhampton.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles Berkeley | 761 | 35.2 | −1.8 | |
| Liberal | John Joseph Powell | 716 | 33.1 | −2.6 | |
| Conservative | Richard Potter | 687 | 31.7 | +4.4 | |
| Majority | 29 | 1.4 | −7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,426 (est) | 81.8 (est) | +1.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,742 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −2.0 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −2.4 | |||
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- Caused by the previous election being declared void on petition "by reason of extensive corruption".[48]
Elections in the 1850s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Philip Price | 807 | 37.0 | +3.9 | |
| Liberal | Charles James Monk | 779 | 35.7 | +3.0 | |
| Conservative | Robert Carden | 595 | 27.3 | −6.9 | |
| Majority | 184 | 8.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,388 (est) | 80.7 (est) | −2.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,721 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.7 | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.2 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Carden | 742 | 34.2 | +2.2 | |
| Radical | William Philip Price | 717 | 33.1 | −1.9 | |
| Whig | Maurice Berkeley | 710 | 32.7 | −0.4 | |
| Turnout | 1,456 (est) | 83.5 (est) | −13.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,743 | ||||
| Majority | 25 | 1.5 | N/A | ||
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +1.3 | |||
| Majority | 7 | 0.4 | −1.5 | ||
| Radical hold | Swing | −2.1 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | William Philip Price | Unopposed | |||
| Radical hold | |||||
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- Caused by Price seeking re-election after resigning to accept a contract for supplying huts to the army in the Crimea.[49]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Maurice Berkeley | 761 | 53.2 | +20.1 | |
| Conservative | Henry Thomas Hope | 670 | 46.8 | +14.8 | |
| Majority | 91 | 6.4 | +5.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,431 | 86.6 | −10.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,652 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | +2.7 | |||
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- Caused by Berkeley's appointment as a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | William Philip Price | 831 | 35.0 | N/A | |
| Whig | Maurice Berkeley | 786 | 33.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Henry Thomas Hope | 760 | 32.0 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,569 (est) | 96.8 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 1,621 | ||||
| Majority | 45 | 1.9 | N/A | ||
| Radical gain from Conservative | |||||
| Majority | 26 | 1.1 | N/A | ||
| Whig hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1840s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Maurice Berkeley | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Henry Thomas Hope | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,631 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Whig | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Maurice Berkeley | Unopposed | |||
| Whig hold | |||||
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- Appointment of Berkeley as a Naval Lord of the Admiralty
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John Phillpotts | 753 | 28.5 | −5.8 | |
| Whig | Maurice Berkeley | 732 | 27.7 | −2.8 | |
| Conservative | Henry Thomas Hope | 646 | 24.5 | +6.9 | |
| Conservative | John Loftus | 510 | 19.3 | +1.7 | |
| Majority | 86 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,336 | 71.2 | −5.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,876 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | −5.1 | |||
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | −3.6 | |||
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Elections in the 1830s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Thomas Hope | 685 | 54.2 | +19.0 | |
| Whig | Edward Webb | 579 | 45.8 | −19.0 | |
| Majority | 106 | 8.4 | +7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,264 | 75.5 | −0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,674 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +19.0 | |||
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- Hope seeks re-election after election petition against him had been dismissed.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Thomas Hope | 727 | 35.2 | −8.8 | |
| Whig | John Phillpotts | 710 | 34.3 | +8.6 | |
| Whig | Maurice Berkeley | 630 | 30.5 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 17 | 0.8 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,279 | 76.4 | −6.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,674 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −8.8 | |||
| Whig hold | Swing | +6.5 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Maurice Berkeley | 708 | 30.4 | −5.8 | |
| Conservative | Henry Thomas Hope | 621 | 26.7 | +12.2 | |
| Whig | John Phillpotts | 598 | 25.7 | −9.1 | |
| Conservative | William Cother | 402 | 17.3 | +2.8 | |
| Turnout | 1,257 | 82.5 | −1.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,523 | ||||
| Majority | 87 | 3.7 | −2.1 | ||
| Whig hold | Swing | −6.7 | |||
| Majority | 23 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +9.9 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Henry Thomas Hope | 566 | 55.3 | +26.3 | |
| Whig | Maurice Berkeley | 457 | 44.7 | −26.3 | |
| Majority | 109 | 10.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,023 | 71.7 | −12.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,427 | ||||
| Tory gain from Whig | Swing | +26.3 | |||
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- Appointment of Berkeley as a Naval Lord of the Admiralty
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Maurice Berkeley | 684 | 36.2 | −6.8 | |
| Whig | John Phillpotts | 658 | 34.8 | +18.9 | |
| Tory | Henry Thomas Hope | 549 | 29.0 | New | |
| Majority | 109 | 5.8 | −19.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,197 | 83.9 | c. +33.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,427 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Maurice Berkeley | 730 | 43.0 | N/A | |
| Whig | Edward Webb | 699 | 41.1 | +0.8 | |
| Whig | John Phillpotts | 270 | 15.9 | −23.6 | |
| Majority | 429 | 25.2 | +5.9 | ||
| Turnout | 964 | c. 50.7 | c. −33.5 | ||
| Registered electors | c. 1,900 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Edward Webb | 830 | 40.3 | ||
| Whig | John Phillpotts | 814 | 39.5 | ||
| Tory | Robert Bransby Cooper | 415 | 20.2 | ||
| Majority | 399 | 19.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,600 | c. 84.2 | |||
| Registered electors | c. 1,900 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Whig gain from Tory | |||||
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- A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
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- Major-General John Desborough elected but was also elected for Somerset. Chose Somerset and was replaced by James Stephens
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