Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Oxfordshire |
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Major settlements | Oxford |
1295–1983 | |
Seats | 1295–1885: Two 1885–1983: One |
Replaced by | Oxford East and Oxford West and Abingdon[1] |
Oxford was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, comprising the city of Oxford in the county of Oxfordshire.
History
The parliamentary borough of Oxford elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from its creation in 1295 to 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801. In 1885, its representation was reduced to one member by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 and it was abolished in 1983 as a result of the Third Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Oxford was a marginal seat.
Boundaries and boundary changes
1918–1950
The County Borough of Oxford.[2]
The boundaries were expanded to coincide with the County Borough.
1950–1983
As above, with redrawn boundaries.[2]
Areas which had been absorbed by the County Borough of Oxford, including Cowley and Headington, transferred from the Henley constituency. Small area in the north also transferred from Banbury.
In the 1983 redistribution, this constituency was abolished and was split into two new, separate constituencies: Oxford East, and Oxford West and Abingdon. The City of Oxford local government district had replaced the County Borough of Oxford on 1 April 1974, under the terms of the Local Government Act 1972, and the redistribution reflected this. Despite Oxford West and Abingdon at the time including Oxford city centre, Oxford East included the majority of the new district. The city centre has been in the redrawn Oxford East since 2010.
Members of Parliament
1295–1640
Parliament | First member | Second member |
---|---|---|
1379 | Edmund Kenyan[3] | Thomas Somerset[4] |
1380 (Nov) | Edmund Kenyan[3] | |
1381 | Edmund Kenyan[3] | |
1382 (May) | Edmund Kenyan[3] | |
1385 | Edmund Kenyan[3] | |
1386 | Edmund Kenyan | Thomas Houkyn[5] |
1388 (Feb) | John Hickes | Thomas Somerset[5] |
1388 (Sep) | John Shawe | Thomas Baret[5] |
1390 (Jan) | Richard Garston | Alan Lekensfeld[5] |
1390 (Nov) | Edmund Kenyan | Adam de la River[5] |
1391 | Edmund Kenyan | John Ottworth[5] |
1393 | Richard Garston | John Merston[5] |
1394 | Edmund Kenyan | John Forster[5] |
1395 | John Ludlow | Adam de la River[5] |
1397 (Jan) | Walter Benham | Adam de la River[5] |
1397 (Sep) | John Ottworth | Adam de la River[5] |
1399 | John Spicer | John Burbridge[5] |
1401 | Thomas Forsthull | Adam de la River[5] |
1402 | Walter Benham | John Spicer[5] |
1404 (Jan) | Thomas Coventre | John Spicer[5] |
1404 (Oct) | John Merston | Michael Salisbury[5] |
1406 | John Ottworth | Thomas Cowley[5] |
1407 | Thomas Coventre | Hugh Benet[5] |
1410 | Thomas Coventre | Hugh Benet[5] |
1411 | ||
1413 (Feb) | ||
1413 (May) | Thomas Coventre | Hugh Benet[5] |
1414 (Apr) | John Shawe II | Walter Colet[5] |
1414 (Nov) | Thomas Coventre | John Merston[5] |
1415 | ||
1416 (Mar) | Thomas Coventre | William Brampton[5] |
1416 (Oct) | ||
1417 | Thomas Coventre | Hugh Benet[5] |
1419 | Thomas Coventre | William Brampton[5] |
1420 | Thomas Coventre | William Offord[5] |
1421 (May) | Thomas Coventre | William Brampton[5] |
1421 (Dec) | John Quarane | William Offord[5] |
1491 | Robert Caxton[6] | |
1510–1523 | No names known[7] | |
1529 | John Latton | William Fleming[7] |
1536 | ?John Latton | ?William Fleming[7] |
1539 | Thomas Denton | Richard Gunter[7] |
1542 | ? | |
1545 | ? | |
1547 | Ralph Flaxney | Edward Frere[7] |
1553 (Mar) | Christopher Edmonds | Edward Glynton[7] |
1553 (Oct) | John Wayte | Thomas Williams[7] |
1554 (Apr) | Thomas Mallinson | Edward Glynton[7] |
1554 (Nov) | John Wayte | William Tylcock[7] |
1555 | John Wayte | William Pantre[7] |
1558 | John Barton | Richard Williams[7] |
1559 (Jan) | Thomas Wood | Roger Taylor[8] |
1562 (Dec) | William Page | Thomas Wood[8] |
1571 | Edward Knollys | William Frere[8] |
1572 (Apr) | Edward Knollys, died and replaced 1576 by Francis Knollys | William Owen, died and replaced Jan 1581 by Edward Norris[8] |
1584 (Oct) | Francis Knollys | William Noble[8] |
1586 (Sep) | Francis Knollys | George Calfield[8] |
1588 (Oct) | Francis Knollys | George Calfield[8] |
1593 | Sir Edmund Carey | George Calfield[8] |
1597 (Aug) | Anthony Bacon | George Calfield[8] |
1601 (Sep) | Sir Francis Leigh | George Calfield[8] |
1604 | Francis Leigh | Thomas Wentworth |
1614 | Sir John Astley | Thomas Wentworth |
1621–1622 | Sir John Brooke | Thomas Wentworth[9] |
1624 | John Whistler | Thomas Wentworth |
1625 | John Whistler | Thomas Wentworth |
1626 | John Whistler | Thomas Wentworth |
1628–1629 | John Whistler | Thomas Wentworth |
1629–1640 | No Parliaments convened |
1640–1885
1885–1983
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Langston | 1,108 | 38.1 | ||
Whig | William Hughes Hughes | 1,054 | 36.2 | ||
Nonpartisan | John Ingram Lockhart | 750 | 25.8 | ||
Majority | 304 | 10.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,779 | c. 80.9 | |||
Registered electors | c. 2,200 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Whig gain from Nonpartisan | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Langston | Unopposed | |||
Whig | William Hughes Hughes | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 2,200 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Langston | 1,260 | 34.5 | ||
Whig | Thomas Stonor | 953 | 26.1 | ||
Whig | William Hughes Hughes | 919 | 25.1 | ||
Tory | Charles Wetherell | 523 | 14.3 | ||
Majority | 430 | 11.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,139 | 92.5 | |||
Registered electors | 2,312 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Stonor's election was declared void on petition, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Hughes Hughes | 803 | 40.8 | +15.7 | |
Whig | Charles Towneley | 702 | 35.7 | N/A | |
Tory | Donald Maclean | 462 | 23.5 | +9.2 | |
Majority | 101 | 5.1 | −6.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,967 | 85.1 | −7.4 | ||
Registered electors | 2,312 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | +3.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Hughes Hughes | 1,394 | 38.4 | +13.3 | |
Conservative | Donald Maclean | 1,217 | 33.5 | +19.2 | |
Whig | Thomas Stonor | 1,022 | 28.1 | −32.5 | |
Majority | 195 | 5.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,200 | 90.3 | −2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 2,436 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +14.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +17.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Donald Maclean | 1,348 | 38.9 | +5.4 | |
Whig | William Erle | 1,217 | 35.2 | +7.1 | |
Conservative | William Hughes Hughes | 897 | 25.9 | −12.5 | |
Turnout | 2,115 | 87.3 | −3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 2,424 | ||||
Majority | 131 | 3.7 | −1.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.9 | |||
Majority | 320 | 9.3 | N/A | ||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.1 | |||
Elections in the 1840s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Langston | 1,349 | 37.2 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | Donald Maclean | 1,238 | 34.1 | −4.8 | |
Conservative | Neil Malcolm | 1,041 | 28.7 | +2.8 | |
Turnout | 2,374 | 85.2 | −2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 2,786 | ||||
Majority | 111 | 3.1 | −6.2 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
Majority | 197 | 5.4 | +1.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Langston | Unopposed | |||
Radical | William Wood | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,819 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Radical gain from Conservative |
Elections in the 1850s
Wood was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | William Wood | Unopposed | |||
Radical hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | William Wood | Unopposed | |||
Whig | James Langston | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,818 | ||||
Radical hold | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Wood resigned after being appointed Vice-Chancellor, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | Edward Cardwell | Unopposed | |||
Peelite gain from Radical |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Langston | 1,671 | 41.9 | N/A | |
Whig | Charles Neate | 1,057 | 26.5 | N/A | |
Peelite | Edward Cardwell | 1,016 | 25.5 | N/A | |
Radical | Stephen Gaselee[34][35] | 245 | 6.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 41 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,995 (est) | 75.1 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,656 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Whig gain from Radical | Swing | N/A | |||
Neate's election was declared void on petition due to bribery, causing a by-election.[36]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | Edward Cardwell | 1,085 | 51.6 | +26.1 | |
Independent Liberal | William Makepeace Thackeray[37][38][39] | 1,108 | 52.7 | New | |
Majority | 67 | 3.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,103 | 79.2 | +4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 2,656 | ||||
Peelite gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Langston | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Edward Cardwell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,731 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Cardwell was appointed Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Cardwell | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | |||||
Elections in the 1860s
Cardwell was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Cardwell | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | |||||
Langston's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Neate | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | |||||
Cardwell was appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Cardwell | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Cardwell | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Charles Neate | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,594 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Cardwell | 2,765 | 41.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | William Vernon Harcourt | 2,636 | 39.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | James Parker Deane | 1,225 | 18.5 | New | |
Majority | 1,411 | 21.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,926 (est) | 73.7 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 5,328 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Cardwell was appointed Secretary of State for War, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Cardwell | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | |||||
Elections in the 1870s
Harcourt was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Vernon Harcourt | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Vernon Harcourt | 2,332 | 34.2 | −5.6 | |
Liberal | Edward Cardwell | 2,281 | 33.5 | −8.2 | |
Conservative | Alexander William Hall | 2,198 | 32.3 | +13.8 | |
Majority | 83 | 1.2 | −20.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,505 (est) | 79.3 (est) | +5.6 | ||
Registered electors | 5,680 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −6.3 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | −7.6 | |||
Cardwell was elevated to the peerage, becoming Viscount Cardwell and causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alexander William Hall | 2,554 | 55.0 | +22.7 | |
Liberal | John Delaware Lewis[40] | 2,092 | 45.0 | -22.7 | |
Majority | 462 | 10.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,646 | 81.8 | +2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 5,680 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +22.7 | |||
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Vernon Harcourt | 2,771 | 34.2 | 0.0 | |
Liberal | Joseph William Chitty | 2,669 | 33.0 | −0.5 | |
Conservative | Alexander William Hall | 2,659 | 32.8 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 10 | 0.2 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,430 (est) | 88.1 (est) | +8.8 | ||
Registered electors | 6,163 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.3 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.4 | |||
Harcourt was appointed Home Secretary, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alexander William Hall | 2,735 | 50.5 | +17.7 | |
Liberal | William Vernon Harcourt | 2,681 | 49.5 | −17.7 | |
Majority | 54 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,416 | 87.9 | −0.2 (est) | ||
Registered electors | 6,163 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +17.7 | |||
Hall's election was declared void, on account of bribery, and the writ was suspended.[41]
In 1881, Chitty was appointed a judge and resigned the seat. However, as the writ was suspended, no by-election was held and the seat was left without an MP until 1885, when representation was also reduced to one member.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alexander William Hall | 3,212 | 52.6 | +19.8 | |
Liberal | Charles Alan Fyffe[43] | 2,894 | 47.4 | −19.8 | |
Majority | 318 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,106 | 90.3 | +2.2 (est) | ||
Registered electors | 6,764 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +19.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alexander William Hall | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Tomkyns Chesney | 3,276 | 50.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Robinson Souttar | 3,156 | 49.1 | New | |
Majority | 120 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,432 | 86.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 7,476 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Chesney's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Annesley | 3,745 | 54.4 | +3.5 | |
Liberal | John Fletcher Little[44] | 3,143 | 45.6 | −3.5 | |
Majority | 602 | 8.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,888 | 90.2 | +4.2 | ||
Registered electors | 7,637 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Annesley | 3,623 | 54.9 | +4.0 | |
Liberal | Thomas Henry Kingerlee[45] | 2,975 | 45.1 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 648 | 9.8 | +8.0 | ||
Turnout | 6,598 | 86.4 | +0.4 | ||
Registered electors | 7,637 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.0 | |||
Annesley's appointment as Comptroller of the Household, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Annesley | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Annesley | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Annesley | 3,910 | 50.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | George Whale | 3,810 | 49.4 | New | |
Majority | 100 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,720 | 89.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,615 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Annesley | 4,918 | 57.0 | +6.4 | |
Liberal | G. Whale | 3,707 | 43.0 | −6.4 | |
Majority | 1,211 | 14.0 | +12.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,625 | 93.5 | +3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,227 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Annesley | 4,664 | 58.4 | +1.4 | |
Liberal | J.F. Williams | 3,318 | 41.6 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 1,346 | 16.8 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,982 | 86.5 | −7.0 | ||
Registered electors | 9,227 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Marriott | Unopposed | |||
Unionist hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | John Marriott | 9,805 | 70.7 | +12.3 |
Liberal | George Herbert Higgins [47] | 4,057 | 29.3 | −12.3 | |
Majority | 5,748 | 41.4 | +24.6 | ||
Turnout | 13,862 | 55.2 | −31.3 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | +12.3 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frank Gray | 12,489 | 59.0 | +29.7 | |
Unionist | John Marriott | 8,683 | 41.0 | -29.7 | |
Majority | 3,806 | 18.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 21,172 | 83.8 | +28.6 | ||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +29.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frank Gray | 12,311 | 56.1 | -2.9 | |
Unionist | Robert Bourne | 9,618 | 43.9 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 2,693 | 12.2 | -5.8 | ||
Turnout | 21,929 | 83.5 | -0.3 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Robert Bourne | 10,079 | 47.8 | +3.9 | |
Liberal | C.B. Fry | 8,237 | 39.1 | -17.0 | |
Labour | Kenneth Lindsay | 2,769 | 13.1 | New | |
Majority | 1,842 | 8.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 21,085 | 80.3 | -3.2 | ||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Robert Bourne | 12,196 | 57.3 | +9.5 | |
Liberal | Robert Moon | 6,836 | 32.1 | -7.0 | |
Labour | Frederic Ludlow | 2,260 | 10.6 | -2.5 | |
Majority | 5,360 | 25.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 21,292 | 78.5 | -1.8 | ||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Robert Bourne | 14,638 | 52.5 | -4.8 | |
Liberal | Robert Moon | 8,581 | 30.7 | -1.4 | |
Labour | John Lyttelton Etty | 4,694 | 16.8 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 6,057 | 21.8 | -3.4 | ||
Turnout | 27,913 | 72.2 | -6.3 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -1.7 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Bourne | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Bourne | 16,306 | 62.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Patrick Gordon-Walker | 9,661 | 37.2 | New | |
Majority | 6,645 | 25.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 25,967 | 67.3 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Quintin Hogg | 15,797 | 56.1 | -6.7 | |
Independent Progressive | Sandie Lindsay | 12,363 | 43.9 | New | |
Majority | 3,434 | 12.2 | -13.4 | ||
Turnout | 28,160 | 76.3 | +9.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -6.7 | |||
Elections in the 1940s
General Election 1939–40:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by Autumn 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
- Conservative: Quintin Hogg
- Labour: Patrick Gordon-Walker
- Liberal: William Brown
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Quintin Hogg | 14,314 | 45.3 | -17.5 | |
Labour | Frank Pakenham | 11,451 | 36.2 | -1.0 | |
Liberal | Antony Charles Wynyard Norman | 5,860 | 18.5 | New | |
Majority | 2,863 | 9.1 | -16.5 | ||
Turnout | 31,625 | 66.3 | -1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -8.3 | |||
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Quintin Hogg | 27,508 | 46.85 | +1.55 | |
Labour | Elizabeth Pakenham | 23,902 | 40.71 | +4.51 | |
Liberal | Donald William Tweddle | 6,807 | 11.59 | -6.91 | |
Communist | Ernest Keeling | 494 | 0.84 | New | |
Majority | 3,606 | 6.14 | -2.96 | ||
Turnout | 58,711 | 84.89 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.48 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lawrence Turner | 27,583 | 57.50 | +10.65 | |
Labour | Sydney Kersland Lewis | 20,385 | 42.50 | +1.79 | |
Majority | 7,198 | 15.00 | +8.86 | ||
Turnout | 47,968 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.33 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lawrence Turner | 32,367 | 56.00 | -1.50 | |
Labour | George Elvin | 25,427 | 44.00 | +1.50 | |
Majority | 6,940 | 12.00 | +5.86 | ||
Turnout | 57,794 | 81.98 | -2.91 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.50 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lawrence Turner | 27,708 | 52.30 | -3.70 | |
Labour | George Elvin | 19,930 | 37.62 | -6.38 | |
Liberal | Ivor Davies | 5,336 | 10.07 | New | |
Majority | 7,778 | 14.68 | +2.68 | ||
Turnout | 52,974 | 78.22 | -3.76 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.34 | |||
+0.69%
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Montague Woodhouse | 26,798 | 50.95 | -1.35 | |
Labour | Leslie N Anderton | 18,310 | 34.81 | -2.81 | |
Liberal | Ivor Davies | 7,491 | 14.24 | +4.14 | |
Majority | 8,488 | 16.14 | +1.46 | ||
Turnout | 52,599 | 78.91 | +0.69 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.73 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Montague Woodhouse | 22,212 | 42.89 | -8.06 | |
Labour | Evan Luard | 20,783 | 40.13 | +5.32 | |
Liberal | Ivor Davies | 8,797 | 16.99 | +2.75 | |
Majority | 1,429 | 2.76 | -13.38 | ||
Turnout | 51,792 | 77.29 | -1.63 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -6.69 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Evan Luard | 24,412 | 46.45 | +6.32 | |
Conservative | Montague Woodhouse | 21,987 | 41.84 | -1.05 | |
Liberal | Alexander Duncan Campbell Peterson | 6,152 | 11.71 | -5.28 | |
Majority | 2,425 | 4.61 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 52,551 | 79.26 | +1.97 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.67 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Montague Woodhouse | 24,873 | 46.96 | +5.12 | |
Labour | Evan Luard | 22,989 | 43.40 | -3.05 | |
Liberal | Peter H Reeves | 5,103 | 9.63 | -2.08 | |
Majority | 1,884 | 3.56 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 52,965 | 74.54 | -4.72 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +4.08 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Montague Woodhouse | 23,967 | 39.81 | -7.15 | |
Labour | Evan Luard | 23,146 | 38.44 | -4.96 | |
Liberal | MS Butler | 13,094 | 21.75 | +12.12 | |
Majority | 821 | 1.37 | -2.19 | ||
Turnout | 60,204 | 78.55 | +4.01 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.10 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Evan Luard | 23,359 | 42.71 | +4.29 | |
Conservative | Montague Woodhouse | 22,323 | 40.82 | +1.01 | |
Liberal | MS Butler | 8,374 | 15.31 | -6.44 | |
National Front | Ian Anderson | 572 | 1.05 | New | |
Independent | Bernice Olive Smith | 64 | 0.12 | New | |
Majority | 1,036 | 1.89 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 54,691 | 70.78 | -7.77 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.64 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Patten | 27,459 | 45.30 | +4.48 | |
Labour | Evan Luard | 25,962 | 42.83 | +0.12 | |
Liberal | Dermot Roaf | 6,234 | 10.28 | -4.03 | |
Oxford Ecological Movement | Anthony Cheke | 887 | 1.46 | New | |
Independent | Bernice Olive Smith | 72 | 0.12 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 1,497 | 2.47 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 60,610 | 74.18 | +3.40 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +2.18 | |||
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