Levenshulme (ward)
Ward in England
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Levenshulme is an electoral division of Manchester City Council which has been represented since 1919. It covers the South Manchester suburb of Levenshulme.
Levenshulme | |
|---|---|
Levenshulme ward (2018) within Manchester | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North West England |
| County | Greater Manchester |
| Metropolitan borough | Manchester |
| Created | November 1919 |
| Named after | Levenshulme |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unicameral |
| • Body | Manchester City Council |
| UK Parliamentary Constituency | Gorton and Denton |
Overview
Levenshulme ward was created in 1919,[1] from the area of the former Levenshulme North and Levenshulme South wards. The ward was unaffected by city-wide boundary revisions in 1950,[2] however, further revisions in 1971,[3] transferred a part of the Gorton South ward near Crowcroft Park to the ward. In 1982,[4] a large section of the north of the ward was transferred to the Gorton South ward. In 2004,[5] the ward's western boundary was extended to Wilmslow Road. At the latest revision in 2018[6], that part of the former Gorton South ward to the south of the Nico Ditch was transferred to the ward, while that part of the ward to the west of the Styal Line was transferred to the Fallowfield ward.
From its creation until 1950, the ward formed part of the Manchester Rusholme Parliamentary constituency.[7] From 1950 until 1955, it was part of the Manchester Gorton Parliamentary constituency. From 1955 until 1974, it was part of the Manchester Withington Parliamentary constituency. From 1974 until 1983, it was part of the Manchester Ardwick Parliamentary constituency. In 1983, it returned to the Manchester Gorton Parliamentary constituency. Since 2024, it has formed part of the Gorton and Denton Parliamentary constituency.
Councillors
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | M. E. Mitchell (Lib) | R. S. Harper (Lib) | J. Harrison (Ind) | |||
| 1920 | M. E. Mitchell (Lib) | R. S. Harper (Lib) | J. Harrison (Ind) | |||
| 1921 | M. E. Mitchell (Lib) | R. S. Harper (Ind) | J. Harrison (Ind) | |||
| 1922 | M. E. Mitchell (Lib) | R. S. Harper (Ind) | J. Harrison (Ind) | |||
| 1923 | M. E. Mitchell (Lib) | R. S. Harper (Ind) | J. Harrison (Ind) | |||
| 1924 | M. E. Mitchell (Lib) | R. S. Harper (Ind) | J. Harrison (Ind) | |||
| 1925 | M. E. Mitchell (Lib) | R. S. Harper (Ind) | J. Harrison (Ind) | |||
| 1926 | M. E. Mitchell (Lib) | R. S. Harper (Con) | J. Harrison (Ind) | |||
| July 1927 | C. R. de la Wyche (Lib) | R. S. Harper (Con) | J. Harrison (Ind) | |||
| 1927 | C. R. de la Wyche (Lib) | R. S. Harper (Con) | J. Harrison (Ind | |||
| May 1928 | C. R. de la Wyche (Lib) | R. S. Harper (Con) | H. M. Emery (Con) | |||
| June 1928 | C. R. de la Wyche (Lib) | S. R. Fairfoull (Con) | H. M. Emery (Con) | |||
| 1928 | C. R. de la Wyche (Lib) | S. R. Fairfoull (Con) | H. M. Emery (Con) | |||
| 1929 | C. R. de la Wyche (Lib) | S. R. Fairfoull (Con) | H. M. Emery (Con) | |||
| 1930 | C. R. de la Wyche (Lib) | S. R. Fairfoull (Con) | H. M. Emery (Con) | |||
| 1931 | C. R. de la Wyche (Lib) | S. R. Fairfoull (Con) | H. M. Emery (Con) | |||
| 1932 | C. R. de la Wyche (Lib) | S. R. Fairfoull (Con) | H. M. Emery (Con) | |||
| 1933 | C. R. de la Wyche (Lib) | S. R. Fairfoull (Con) | H. M. Emery (Con) | |||
| 1934 | C. R. de la Wyche (Lib) | S. R. Fairfoull (Con) | H. M. Emery (Con) | |||
| 1935 | C. R. de la Wyche (Lib) | S. R. Fairfoull (Con) | H. M. Emery (Con) | |||
| 1936 | C. R. de la Wyche (Lib) | S. R. Fairfoull (Con) | H. M. Emery (Con) | |||
| 1937 | C. R. de la Wyche (Lib) | S. R. Fairfoull (Con) | H. M. Emery (Con) | |||
| 1938 | C. R. de la Wyche (Lib) | S. R. Fairfoull (Con) | H. M. Emery (Con) | |||
| 1945 | C. R. de la Wyche (Lib) | J. Bowes (Con) | O. Lodge (Con) | |||
| 1946 | R. A. Fieldhouse (Con) | J. Bowes (Con) | O. Lodge (Con) | |||
| 1947 | R. A. Fieldhouse (Con) | J. Bowes (Con) | O. Lodge (Con) | |||
| 1949 | R. A. Fieldhouse (Con) | J. Bowes (Con) | O. Lodge (Con) | |||
| 1950 | R. A. Fieldhouse (Con) | J. Bowes (Con) | O. Lodge (Con) | |||
| 1951 | R. A. Fieldhouse (Con) | J. Bowes (Con) | O. Lodge (Con) | |||
| 1952 | R. A. Fieldhouse (Con) | J. Bowes (Con) | O. Lodge (Con) | |||
| 1953 | R. A. Fieldhouse (Con) | J. Bowes (Con) | O. Lodge (Con) | |||
| 1954 | R. A. Fieldhouse (Con) | J. Bowes (Con) | O. Lodge (Con) | |||
| 1955 | R. A. Fieldhouse (Con) | J. Bowes (Con) | O. Lodge (Con) | |||
| 1956 | R. A. Fieldhouse (Con) | J. Bowes (Con) | O. Lodge (Con) | |||
| 1957 | R. A. Fieldhouse (Con) | J. Bowes (Con) | O. Lodge (Con) | |||
| 1958 | R. A. Fieldhouse (Con) | J. Bowes (Con) | O. Lodge (Con) | |||
| 1959 | R. A. Fieldhouse (Con) | J. Bowes (Con) | O. Lodge (Con) | |||
| 1960 | R. A. Fieldhouse (Con) | J. Bowes (Con) | O. Lodge (Con) | |||
| 1961 | R. A. Fieldhouse (Con) | J. Bowes (Con) | O. Lodge (Con) | |||
| 1962 | R. A. Fieldhouse (Con) | J. Bowes (Con) | O. Lodge (Con) | |||
| 1963 | R. A. Fieldhouse (Con) | J. Bowes (Con) | O. Lodge (Con) | |||
| 1964 | R. A. Fieldhouse (Con) | A. Williamson (Con) | O. Lodge (Con) | |||
| 1965 | R. A. Fieldhouse (Con) | A. Williamson (Con) | O. Lodge (Con) | |||
| September 1965 | R. A. Fieldhouse (Con) | A. Williamson (Con) | C. S. Robb (Con) | |||
| 1966 | R. A. Fieldhouse (Con) | A. Williamson (Con) | C. S. Robb (Con) | |||
| June 1966 | J. K. Barber (Con) | A. Williamson (Con) | C. S. Robb (Con) | |||
| 1967 | J. K. Barber (Con) | A. Williamson (Con) | C. S. Robb (Con) | |||
| 1968 | J. K. Barber (Con) | A. Williamson (Con) | C. S. Robb (Con) | |||
| 1969 | J. K. Barber (Con) | A. Williamson (Con) | C. S. Robb (Con) | |||
| 1970 | J. K. Barber (Con) | A. Williamson (Con) | C. S. Robb (Con) | |||
| 1971 | C. Brierley (Lab) | N. I. Finley (Lab) | A. E. Jones (Lab) | |||
| 1972 | C. Brierley (Lab) | N. I. Finley (Lab) | J. K. Barber (Con) | |||
| 1973 | J. K. Barber (Con) | W. Carlton (Con) | S. D. Alexander (Con) | |||
| 1975 | J. K. Barber (Con) | W. Carlton (Con) | S. D. Alexander (Con) | |||
| 1976 | J. K. Barber (Con) | W. Carlton (Con) | S. D. Alexander (Con) | |||
| 1978 | J. K. Barber (Con) | W. Carlton (Con) | S. D. Alexander (Con) | |||
| 1979 | J. K. Barber (Con) | W. Carlton (Con) | K. Whitmore (Lib) | |||
| 1980 | J. K. Barber (Con) | H. Smith (Lib) | K. Whitmore (Lib) | |||
| 1982 | K. Whitmore (Lib) | J. Blessing (Lib) | H. Smith (Lib) | |||
| 1983 | K. Whitmore (Lib) | J. Blessing (Lib) | A. Greaves (Lib) | |||
| 1984 | K. Whitmore (Lib) | J. Blessing (Lib) | A. Greaves (Lib) | |||
| 1986 | K. Whitmore (Lib) | J. Blessing (Lib) | A. Greaves (Lib) | |||
| 1987 | K. Whitmore (Lib) | J. Blessing (Lib) | A. Greaves (Lib) | |||
| 1988 | K. Whitmore (SLD) | J. Commons (SLD) | A. Greaves (Lib) | |||
| 1990 | K. Whitmore (Lib Dem) | J. Commons (Lib Dem) | A. Greaves (Lib) | |||
| 1991 | K. Whitmore (Lib Dem) | J. Commons (Lib Dem) | M. T. Rowles (Lib Dem) | |||
| 1992 | K. Whitmore (Lib Dem) | J. Commons (Lib Dem) | M. T. Rowles (Lib Dem) | |||
| 1994 | K. Whitmore (Lib Dem) | J. Commons (Lib Dem) | M. T. Rowles (Lib Dem) | |||
| 1995 | K. Whitmore (Lib Dem) | J. Commons (Lib Dem) | M. T. Rowles (Lib Dem) | |||
| 1996 | K. Whitmore (Lib Dem) | J. Commons (Lib Dem) | M. T. Rowles (Lib Dem) | |||
| 1998 | K. Whitmore (Lib Dem) | J. Commons (Lib Dem) | M. T. Rowles (Lib Dem) | |||
| 1999 | K. Whitmore (Lib Dem) | J. Commons (Lib Dem) | D. Hennigan (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2000 | K. Whitmore (Lib Dem) | J. Commons (Lib Dem) | D. Hennigan (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2002 | K. Whitmore (Lib Dem) | J. Commons (Lib Dem) | D. Hennigan (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2003 | K. Whitmore (Lib Dem) | J. Commons (Lib Dem) | D. Hennigan (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2004 | Keith Whitmore (Lib Dem) | John Commons (Lib Dem) | Alexander Cowan (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2006 | Keith Whitmore (Lib Dem) | John Commons (Lib Dem) | Alexander Cowan (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2007 | Keith Whitmore (Lib Dem) | John Commons (Lib Dem) | Alexander Cowan (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2008 | Keith Whitmore (Lib Dem) | John Commons (Lib Dem) | Alexander Cowan (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2010 | Keith Whitmore (Lib Dem) | John Commons (Lib Dem) | James Hennigan (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2011 | Keith Whitmore (Lib Dem) | Aftab Ahmed (Lab) | James Hennigan (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2012 | Nasrin Ali (Lab) | Aftab Ahmed (Lab) | James Hennigan (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2014 | Nasrin Ali (Lab) | Aftab Ahmed (Lab) | Dzidra Noor (Lab) | |||
| 2015 | Nasrin Ali (Lab) | Basat Sheikh (Lab) | Dzidra Noor (Lab) | |||
| 2016 | Nasrin Ali (Lab) | Basat Sheikh (Lab) | Dzidra Noor (Lab) | |||
| 2018 | Dzidra Noor (Lab) | Bernard Stone (Lab) | Basat Sheikh (Lab) | |||
| 2019 | Dzidra Noor (Lab) | Bernard Stone (Lab) | Basat Sheikh (Lab) | |||
| 2021 | Dzidra Noor (Lab) | Zahid Hussain (Lab) | Basat Sheikh (Lab) | |||
| 2022 | Dzidra Noor (Lab) | Zahid Hussain (Lab) | Basat Sheikh (Lab) | |||
| 2023 | Dzidra Noor (Lab) | Zahid Hussain (Lab) | Basat Sheikh (Lab) | |||
| 2024 | Dzidra Noor (Lab) | Zahid Hussain (Lab) | Basat Sheikh (Lab) | |||
| 2026 | Fesl Reza-Khan (Grn) | Zahid Hussain (Lab) | Basat Sheikh (Lab) | |||
Elections
Elections in 2020s
May 2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Fesl Reza-Khan | 3,073 | 55.5 | +42.3 | |
| Labour | Dzidra Noor* | 1,052 | 19.0 | −45.0 | |
| Workers Party | Muhammad Iqbal | 649 | 11.7 | N/A | |
| Reform | Christian Sky | 378 | 6.8 | N/A | |
| Independent | Jeremy Hoad | 286 | 5.2 | −7.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Liaquat Ali | 68 | 1.2 | −4.3 | |
| TUSC | Emma Woods | 33 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,021 | 36.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,539 | 38.1 | +8.0 | ||
| Green gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
May 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Zahid Hussain* | 1,958 | 37.8 | 28.5  | |
| Workers Party | Muhammad Iqbal | 1,200 | 23.2 | New | |
| Green | Amanda Gardner | 863 | 16.7 | 4.0  | |
| Independent | Jeremy Edward Hoad | 761 | 14.7 | 3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Bridges | 224 | 4.3 | 0.9 | |
| Conservative | Chan Ben Kin | 120 | 2.3 | 20 | |
| Majority | 758 | 14.6 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 57 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 5,183 | 37.30 | |||
| Registered electors | 13,895 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 25.8 |
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May 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Basat Sheikh* | 2,425 | 59.5 | 4.7 | |
| Green | Amanda Gardner | 762 | 18.7 | 0.2 | |
| Independent | Jeremy Hoad | 484 | 11.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Bridges | 265 | 6.5 | 6.8 | |
| Conservative | Patience Assam | 108 | 2.6 | 1.8 | |
| Northern Heart | Alim Haider | 34 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,663 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 24 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,078 | 30.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 13,284 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dzidra Noor* | 2,543 | 64.0 | 7.9 | |
| Green | Brian Candeland | 525 | 13.2 | 5.3 | |
| Independent | Jeremy Hoad | 492 | 12.4 | n/a | |
| Liberal Democrats | Greg Sammons | 217 | 5.5 | 7.7 | |
| Conservative | Jason McLeod | 175 | 4.4 |  | |
| Majority | 2,018 | 50.8 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 23 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,975 | 30.1 | 3.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,206 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.3 |
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May 2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Zareen Hussain | 3,136 | 66.3 | 11.6 | |
| Green | Dick Venes | 599 | 12.7 | 5.8 | |
| Independent | Jeremy Hoad | 540 | 11.4 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Greg Sammons | 248 | 5.2 | 4.7 | |
| Conservative | Alexandru Stancu | 205 | 4.3 | 0.5 | |
| Majority | 2,537 | 53.6 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 46 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 4,774 | 36.4 | 2.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,125 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 9.7 |
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Elections in 2010s
May 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Basat Mahmood Sheikh* | 2,524 | 65.9 | 0.8 | |
| Green | Dick Venes | 604 | 15.8 | 2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hickey | 370 | 9.7 | 0.9 | |
| UKIP | Bob Catterall | 218 | 5.7 | 1.9 | |
| Conservative | James Smith | 88 | 2.3 | 1.0 | |
| Majority | 1,920 | 50.2 | 3.6 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 24 | 0.63 | |||
| Turnout | 3,828 | 31.02 | 2.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,344 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.75 |
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May 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dzidra Noor* | 3,031 | 71.9 | ||
| Labour | Bernard Stone* | 2,995 | 71.1 | ||
| Labour | Basat Sheikh* | 2,745 | 65.1 | ||
| Green | Ieuan Hall | 779 | 18.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Glover | 558 | 13.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Saunders | 319 | 7.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Saunders | 239 | 5.7 | ||
| Conservative | Lawrence Rosenberg | 187 | 4.4 | ||
| UKIP | Bob Catterall | 161 | 3.8 | ||
| Conservative | James Smith | 138 | 3.3 | ||
| Conservative | Elisheva Walker | 106 | 2.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 4,213 | 34 | |||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
May 2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nasrin Bibi Ali* | 2,066 | 54.5 | +4.2 | |
| Green | Dick Venes | 764 | 20.2 | +0.5 | |
| Independent | Mark Breeze | 470 | 12.4 | n/a | |
| Liberal Democrats | Liaqat Ali | 285 | 7.5 | −20.4 | |
| Conservative | Calum Tudur James Davies | 164 | 4.3 | +2.2 | |
| TUSC | Joe McArdle | 40 | 1.1 | n/a | |
| Majority | 1,302 | 34.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,789 | 35.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Basat Mahmood Sheikh | 3,194 | 49.1 | −3.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Patrick Bryans Commons | 1,298 | 20.0 | −8.4 | |
| Green | Dick Venes | 1,290 | 19.9 | +5.1 | |
| Conservative | Khawar Iqbal | 515 | 7.9 | +3.3 | |
| TUSC | Fiona Penelope Higgins | 202 | 3.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,896 | 29.1 | |||
| Turnout | 6,499 | 60.7 | +22.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dzidra Noor | 1,885 | 43.83 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | James Hennigan* | 1,551 | 36.06 | ||
| Green | Dick Venes | 718 | 16.69 | ||
| Conservative | Shaden Jaradat | 147 | 3.42 | ||
| Majority | 334 | 7.8 | |||
| Turnout | 4,301 | 38.4 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
May 2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nasrin Ali | 1,722 | 50.3 | +24.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Commons | 955 | 27.9 | −27.8 | |
| Green | David Mottram | 674 | 19.7 | +7.8 | |
| Conservative | Ryan El-Idrissi | 73 | 2.1 | −9.8 | |
| Majority | 767 | 22 | |||
| Turnout | 3,424 | 30.6 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
May 2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Aftab Ahmed | 2,210 | 52.2 | +24.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Commons* | 1,204 | 28.4 | −22.8 | |
| Green | David Mottram | 627 | 14.8 | +2.5 | |
| Conservative | Ryan El-Idrissi | 194 | 4.6 | −4.5 | |
| Majority | 1,006 | 23.8 | |||
| Turnout | 4,235 | 37.9 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
May 2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | James Hennigan | 2,546 | 41.7 | −14.0 | |
| Labour | Aftab Ahmed | 2,340 | 38.3 | +12.3 | |
| Green | David William Mottram | 664 | 10.9 | −1.0 | |
| Conservative | Rob Manning | 556 | 9.1 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 206 | 3.4 | −26.3 | ||
| Turnout | 6,106 | 56.7 | +30.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -13.1 | |||
Elections in 2000s
May 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Whitmore* | 1,530 | 55.7 | +4.5 | |
| Labour | Quammer Ahmad | 715 | 26.0 | −1.4 | |
| Green | Justine Hall | 327 | 11.9 | −0.4 | |
| Conservative | Abbas Khurshid | 175 | 6.4 | −2.7 | |
| Majority | 815 | 29.7 | +5.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,747 | 26.7 | −0.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
May 2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Commons* | 1,388 | 51.2 | +1.1 | |
| Labour | Dermot Zafar | 742 | 27.4 | −0.5 | |
| Green | Peter Thompson | 334 | 12.3 | −2.0 | |
| Conservative | Anne Carroll | 248 | 9.1 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 646 | 23.8 | +1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,712 | 27.0 | −1.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.8 | |||
May 2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander Cowan* | 1,402 | 50.1 | −3.1 | |
| Labour | Dermot Sean Zafar | 779 | 27.9 | +3.8 | |
| Green | Peter Norman Thompson | 399 | 14.3 | −2.1 | |
| Conservative | William Moore | 217 | 7.8 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 623 | 22.3 | −6.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,797 | 28.4 | −4.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -3.4 | |||
June 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Whitmore* | 2,026 | 57.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Commons* | 1,906 | 54.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander Cowan | 1,865 | 52.9 | ||
| Labour | Patrick McGuinness | 918 | 26.1 | ||
| Green | Peter Thompson | 623 | 17.7 | ||
| Labour | Patrick Perry | 608 | 17.3 | ||
| Labour | Nicholas Macgregor | 524 | 14.9 | ||
| Conservative | Julie Gilbody | 239 | 6.8 | ||
| Conservative | David Gilbody | 227 | 6.4 | ||
| Conservative | William Moore | 225 | 6.4 | ||
| Majority | 947 | 26.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3,523 | 32.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
May 2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Hennigan* | 1,625 | 60.8 | +5.8 | |
| Labour | Michael Amesbury | 667 | 25.0 | −5.4 | |
| Green | Sean Hughes | 153 | 5.7 | −0.1 | |
| Conservative | Ann Hodkinson | 128 | 4.8 | +0.6 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Sabrina Nutter | 100 | 3.7 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 958 | 35.8 | +11.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,673 | 26.1 | −1.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +5.6 | |||
May 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Whitmore* | 1,557 | 55.0 | −3.6 | |
| Labour | Michael Amesbury | 861 | 30.4 | +1.8 | |
| Green | Michael Brennan | 163 | 5.8 | +0.1 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Sabrina Nutter | 130 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
| Conservative | Raymond Wattenbach | 118 | 4.2 | −2.0 | |
| Majority | 696 | 24.6 | −5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,829 | 27.2 | +2.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -2.7 | |||
May 2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Commons* | 1,419 | 58.6 | +1.4 | |
| Labour | Nicholas Macgregor | 693 | 28.6 | −2.0 | |
| Conservative | Richard West | 150 | 6.2 | +2.5 | |
| Green | Philip Maile | 139 | 5.7 | +2.7 | |
| Communist League | Paul Galloway | 22 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 726 | 30.0 | +3.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,423 | 24.9 | −1.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.7 | |||
Elections in 1990s
May 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Hennigan | 1,504 | 57.2 | −0.5 | |
| Labour | Nicholas Macgregor | 803 | 30.6 | +1.9 | |
| Independent | John Howard | 125 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
| Conservative | Paul Kierman | 98 | 3.7 | −1.8 | |
| Green | Michael Daw | 79 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Communist League | Paul Galloway | 19 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 701 | 26.7 | −2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,628 | 25.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -1.2 | |||
May 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Whitmore* | 1,550 | 57.7 | +0.5 | |
| Labour | Nicholas Macgregor | 771 | 28.7 | −5.7 | |
| Conservative | Paul Davies | 148 | 5.5 | +1.2 | |
| Socialist Labour | John Garratt | 104 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
| Green | Simon Chislett | 81 | 3.0 | −0.2 | |
| Socialist | Andrew Pitts | 32 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 779 | 29.0 | +6.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,686 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +3.1 | |||
May 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Commons* | 1,908 | 57.2 | −0.7 | |
| Labour | Zafar Mir | 1,149 | 34.4 | −0.5 | |
| Conservative | Paul Mostyn | 142 | 4.3 | +0.5 | |
| Green | A. Mohamood | 107 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
| Communist League | A. Howie | 32 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 759 | 22.7 | −0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,338 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -0.1 | |||
May 1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Maria Rowles* | 2,050 | 57.9 | −3.3 | |
| Labour | Christopher Lowe | 1,236 | 34.9 | +4.4 | |
| Conservative | S. Peel | 135 | 3.8 | −0.7 | |
| Independent | K. Harkavy | 87 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Natural Law | P. Mitchell | 19 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Independent | D. Delange | 16 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 814 | 23.0 | −7.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,543 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -3.8 | |||
May 1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Whitmore* | 2,529 | 61.2 | +4.6 | |
| Labour | H. Pare | 1,261 | 30.5 | +3.0 | |
| Conservative | R. West | 188 | 4.5 | −6.5 | |
| Green | P. Thompson | 154 | 3.7 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 1,268 | 30.7 | +1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 4,132 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.8 | |||
May 1992
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | J. Commons* | 2,105 | 56.6 | −5.0 | |
| Labour | J. Brown | 1,024 | 27.5 | +1.4 | |
| Conservative | A. Soane | 408 | 11.0 | +3.3 | |
| Green | L. Crookes | 185 | 5.0 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 1,081 | 29.0 | −6.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,722 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -3.2 | |||
May 1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | M. T. Rowles | 2,911 | 61.6 | +6.6 | |
| Labour | H. Smith | 1,235 | 26.1 | −7.7 | |
| Conservative | A. Malpas | 366 | 7.7 | +2.2 | |
| Green | P. N. Thompson | 211 | 4.5 | −1.2 | |
| Majority | 1,676 | 35.5 | +14.3 | ||
| Turnout | 4,723 | 46.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Liberal | Swing | -7.1 | |||
May 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Whitmore* | 2,918 | 55.0 | +13.8 | |
| Labour | C. M. R. Rogers | 1,794 | 33.8 | −3.0 | |
| Green | P. N. Thompson | 303 | 5.7 | +2.2 | |
| Conservative | R. Colledge | 293 | 5.5 | −13.1 | |
| Majority | 1,124 | 21.2 | +16.8 | ||
| Turnout | 5,308 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +8.4 | |||
Elections in 1980s
May 1988
May 1987
May 1986
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Keith Whitmore* | 2,637 | 53.3 | +7.2 | |
| Labour | G. Sharpe | 1,576 | 31.8 | −4.5 | |
| Conservative | V. Colledge | 621 | 12.5 | −5.1 | |
| Green | C. Shearman | 116 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 1,061 | 21.4 | +11.7 | ||
| Turnout | 4,950 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5.8 | |||
May 1984
May 1983
May 1982
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Keith Whitmore* | 2,029 | 41.8 | ||
| Liberal | Janet Blessing | 1,792 | 36.9 | ||
| Liberal | Howard Smith* | 1,743 | 35.9 | ||
| Conservative | John Barber* | 1,573 | 32.4 | ||
| Conservative | Winifrede Carlton | 1,484 | 30.6 | ||
| Conservative | John Monks | 1,394 | 28.7 | ||
| Labour | Alison Jones | 1,200 | 24.7 | ||
| Labour | John Rimington | 1,189 | 24.5 | ||
| Labour | Rachel Pollard | 1,177 | 24.3 | ||
| Majority | 170 | 3.5 | |||
| Turnout | 4,851 | 47.5 | |||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
May 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | H. Smith | 2,105 | 40.2 | +3.6 | |
| Labour | R. M. Pilkington | 1,962 | 37.5 | +3.4 | |
| Conservative | W. Carlton* | 1,171 | 22.4 | −6.9 | |
| Majority | 143 | 2.7 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 5,238 | 42.2 | −30.0 | ||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.1 | |||
Elections in 1970s
May 1979
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Keith Whitmore | 3,180 | 36.6 | +14.5 | |
| Labour | R. A. Reddington | 2,959 | 34.1 | −3.1 | |
| Conservative | S. Alexander* | 2,544 | 29.3 | −11.4 | |
| Majority | 221 | 2.5 | −1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 8,683 | 72.2 | +33.8 | ||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.8 | |||
May 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. K. Barber* | 2,001 | 40.7 | −10.9 | |
| Labour | S. Loughlin | 1,827 | 37.2 | −1.0 | |
| Liberal | K. Whitmore | 1,085 | 22.1 | +13.7 | |
| Majority | 174 | 3.5 | −9.9 | ||
| Turnout | 4,913 | 38.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -4.9 | |||
May 1976
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. Carlton* | 2,506 | 51.6 | −4.7 | |
| Labour | P. Hildrew | 1,856 | 38.2 | +4.7 | |
| Liberal | K. Whitmore | 408 | 8.4 | −1.8 | |
| Independent | P. J. Cassidy | 86 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 650 | 13.4 | −9.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,856 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -4.7 | |||
May 1975
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Alexander* | 2,406 | 56.3 | −2.9 | |
| Labour | P. Hildrew | 1,432 | 33.5 | −7.3 | |
| Liberal | K. Osbourne | 437 | 10.2 | +10.2 | |
| Majority | 974 | 22.8 | +4.3 | ||
| Turnout | 4,275 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.2 | |||
May 1973
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. K. Barber* | 2,414 | 58.3 | +4.0 | |
| Conservative | W. Carlton | 2,253 | 54.4 | +0.1 | |
| Conservative | S. D. Alexander | 2,239 | 54.0 | −0.3 | |
| Labour | E. H. Spencer | 1,663 | 40.1 | −5.6 | |
| Labour | F. Done | 1,646 | 39.7 | −6.0 | |
| Labour | J. Flanagan | 1,597 | 38.5 | −7.2 | |
| Majority | 576 | 13.9 | +5.3 | ||
| Turnout | 4,144 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
May 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. K. Barber | 2,531 | 54.3 | +10.0 | |
| Labour | A. E. Jones* | 2,132 | 45.7 | −9.9 | |
| Majority | 399 | 8.6 | |||
| Turnout | 4,663 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
May 1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. Brierley | 3,049 | 55.6 | ||
| Labour | N. I. Finley | 3,047 | 55.8 | ||
| Labour | A. E. Jones | 2,945 | 53.9 | ||
| Conservative | M. M. Hart* | 2,420 | 44.3 | ||
| Conservative | J. K. Barber* | 2,404 | 44.0 | ||
| Conservative | A. Williamson | 2,307 | 42.3 | ||
| Communist | M. T. Worrall | 214 | 3.9 | ||
| Majority | 525 | 9.6 | |||
| Turnout | 5,459 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
May 1970
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Williamson* | 2,251 | 64.7 | −11.8 | |
| Labour | A. E. Jones | 1,170 | 44.6 | +10.1 | |
| Residents | F. F. Kienzler | 56 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,081 | 31.1 | −21.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,477 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1960s
May 1969
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. R. Robb* | 2,755 | 76.5 | +2.3 | |
| Labour | A. E. Jones | 844 | 23.5 | +6.4 | |
| Majority | 1,911 | 53.0 | −4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,599 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1968
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. K. Barber* | 2,997 | 74.2 | −0.5 | |
| Labour | S. Rimmer | 691 | 17.1 | −8.2 | |
| Liberal | R. P. Shippen | 350 | 8.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,306 | 57.1 | +7.7 | ||
| Turnout | 4,038 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Williamson* | 2,621 | 74.7 | +12.8 | |
| Labour | H. N. Ebrey | 889 | 25.3 | −12.8 | |
| Majority | 1,732 | 49.4 | +25.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,510 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
June 1966 (by-election)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. K. Barber | 1,901 | 67.8 | +5.9 | |
| Labour | H. N. Ebrey | 904 | 32.2 | −5.9 | |
| Majority | 997 | 35.6 | +11.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,805 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1966
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. R. Robb* | 2,478 | 61.9 | +1.4 | |
| Labour | H. N. Ebrey | 1,526 | 38.1 | +10.8 | |
| Majority | 952 | 23.8 | −9.3 | ||
| Turnout | 4,004 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
September 1965 (by-election)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. S. Robb | 1,996 | 55.6 | −4.9 | |
| Labour | H. N. Ebrey | 1,037 | 28.9 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal | R. P. Shippen | 554 | 15.5 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 959 | 26.7 | −6.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,587 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1965
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. A. Fieldhouse* | 2,917 | 60.5 | +15.5 | |
| Labour | H. N. Ebrey | 1,319 | 27.3 | −9.7 | |
| Liberal | R. P. Shippen | 587 | 12.2 | −5.8 | |
| Majority | 1,598 | 33.1 | +25.1 | ||
| Turnout | 4,823 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1964
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Williamson | 2,204 | 45.0 | +0.8 | |
| Labour | J. T. Morgan | 1,815 | 37.0 | −2.6 | |
| Liberal | G. S. Norris | 883 | 18.0 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 389 | 8.0 | +3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,902 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1963
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | O. Lodge* | 2,347 | 44.2 | +6.0 | |
| Labour | R. Hardisty | 2,101 | 39.6 | +15.5 | |
| Liberal | S. W. Chinn | 863 | 16.2 | −2.4 | |
| Majority | 246 | 4.6 | −9.5 | ||
| Turnout | 5,311 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. A. Fieldhouse* | 2,139 | 38.2 | +0.9 | |
| Labour | A. Hardisty | 1,349 | 24.1 | +6.0 | |
| Ratepayers | J. A. Gannon | 1,057 | 18.9 | −10.2 | |
| Liberal | S. W. Chinn | 1,043 | 18.6 | +3.1 | |
| Union Movement | W. Hesketh | 51 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 790 | 14.1 | +5.9 | ||
| Turnout | 5,593 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1961
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Bowes* | 2,095 | 37.3 | −3.0 | |
| Ratepayers | J. A. Gannon | 1,632 | 29.1 | −4.1 | |
| Labour | A. Hardisty | 1,017 | 18.1 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal | J. Berisford | 867 | 15.5 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 463 | 8.2 | +1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 5,611 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1960
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | O. Lodge* | 1,980 | 40.3 | −7.3 | |
| Ratepayers | J. A. Gannon | 1,633 | 33.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | A. E. Bowden | 656 | 13.3 | −14.3 | |
| Liberal | J. Berisford | 646 | 13.1 | −11.7 | |
| Majority | 347 | 7.1 | −12.9 | ||
| Turnout | 4,915 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1950s
May 1959
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. A. Fieldhouse* | 2,602 | 47.6 | +2.7 | |
| Labour | A. E. Bowden | 1,508 | 27.6 | −4.5 | |
| Liberal | G. E. Sharp | 1,357 | 24.8 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 1,094 | 20.0 | +7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 5,467 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1958
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Bowes* | 2,341 | 44.9 | −19.2 | |
| Labour | A. E. Bowden | 1,672 | 32.1 | −3.8 | |
| Liberal | G. W. Oliver | 1,198 | 23.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,143 | 12.8 | −15.4 | ||
| Turnout | 5,211 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | O. Lodge* | 2,748 | 64.1 | −1.2 | |
| Labour | D. Barker | 1,536 | 35.9 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 1,212 | 28.2 | −2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,284 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1956
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. A. Fieldhouse* | 2,597 | 65.3 | −7.4 | |
| Labour | W. Pearlman | 1,380 | 34.7 | +7.4 | |
| Majority | 1,217 | 30.6 | −14.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,977 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1955
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Bowes* | 3,578 | 72.7 | +19.5 | |
| Labour | S. Carter | 1,346 | 27.3 | −5.1 | |
| Majority | 2,232 | 45.4 | +24.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,924 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1954
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | O. Lodge* | 3,134 | 53.2 | +5.2 | |
| Labour | H. J. Wimbury | 1,908 | 32.4 | −4.2 | |
| Liberal | E. Quiligotti | 852 | 14.4 | −1.0 | |
| Majority | 1,226 | 20.8 | +9.4 | ||
| Turnout | 5,894 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1953
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. A. Fieldhouse* | 3,115 | 48.0 | −9.1 | |
| Labour | F. Hatton | 2,371 | 36.6 | −6.3 | |
| Liberal | G. P. Robinson | 1,001 | 15.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 744 | 11.4 | −2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 6,487 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Bowes* | 4,384 | 57.1 | −13.9 | |
| Labour | F. Hatton | 3,298 | 42.9 | +13.9 | |
| Majority | 1,086 | 14.2 | −27.8 | ||
| Turnout | 7,682 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1951
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | O. Lodge* | 4,638 | 71.0 | +6.8 | |
| Labour | B. Coulan | 1,890 | 29.0 | −5.6 | |
| Majority | 2,748 | 42.0 | +12.4 | ||
| Turnout | 6,528 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1950
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. A. Fieldhouse* | 4,500 | 64.2 | ||
| Labour | F. Hatton | 2,422 | 34.6 | ||
| Communist | M. J. Farrington | 85 | 1.2 | ||
| Majority | 2,078 | 29.6 | |||
| Turnout | 7,007 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1940s
May 1949
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Bowes* | 4,747 | 55.1 | +4.5 | |
| Labour | F. Hatton | 2,829 | 32.9 | +0.2 | |
| Liberal | W. Fleetwood | 1,032 | 12.0 | −4.7 | |
| Majority | 1,918 | 22.2 | +4.3 | ||
| Turnout | 8,608 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1947
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | O. Lodge* | 4,979 | 50.6 | +13.6 | |
| Labour | S. Freeman | 3,214 | 32.7 | +3.8 | |
| Liberal | C. R. de la Wyche | 1,642 | 16.7 | −11.3 | |
| Majority | 1,765 | 17.9 | +9.8 | ||
| Turnout | 9,835 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1946
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. A. Fieldhouse | 2,895 | 37.0 | +1.8 | |
| Labour | C. Madden | 2,262 | 28.9 | +3.1 | |
| Liberal | C. R. de la Wyche* | 2,194 | 28.0 | −6.3 | |
| Ind. Labour Party | F. Hatton | 473 | 6.1 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 633 | 8.1 | |||
| Turnout | 7,824 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
November 1945
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Bowes* | 3,821 | 35.2 | −27.0 | |
| Conservative | O. Lodge* | 3,786 | 34.9 | −27.3 | |
| Liberal | C. R. de la Wyche* | 3,721 | 34.3 | N/A | |
| Labour | C. Bamber | 2,801 | 25.8 | −12.0 | |
| Labour | M. Geliher | 2,754 | 25.4 | −12.4 | |
| Labour | V. Wilson | 2,613 | 24.1 | −13.7 | |
| Ind. Labour Party | F. Hatton | 499 | 4.6 | N/A | |
| Ind. Labour Party | W. Kelly | 323 | 3.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 920 | 8.5 | |||
| Turnout | 10,842 | 72.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1930s
November 1938
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. M. Emery* | 2,640 | 62.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | B. de Courcey Ireland | 1,602 | 37.8 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 1,038 | 24.4 | |||
| Turnout | 4,242 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1937
November 1936
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. R. Fairfoull* | 2,832 | 66.0 | N/A | |
| Labour | M. Knight | 1,456 | 34.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,376 | 32.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,288 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1935
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. M. Emery* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1934
November 1933
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. R. Fairfoull* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1932
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. M. Emery* | 2,881 | 69.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | J. Moohan | 1,280 | 30.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,601 | 38.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,161 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1931
November 1930
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. R. Fairfoull* | 2,819 | 71.7 | +5.5 | |
| Labour | W. N. Bayes | 1,110 | 28.3 | −5.5 | |
| Majority | 1,709 | 43.4 | +11.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,929 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1920s
November 1929
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. M. Emery* | 2,510 | 66.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | W. N. Bayes | 1,281 | 33.8 | +5.9 | |
| Majority | 1,229 | 32.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,791 | 36.5 | −10.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1928
June 1928 (by-election)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. R. Fairfoull | 1,919 | 44.1 | −7.5 | |
| Liberal | A. Heywood | 1,685 | 38.7 | +10.6 | |
| Labour | W. H. Holding | 745 | 17.1 | −3.0 | |
| Majority | 234 | 5.4 | −18.1 | ||
| Turnout | 4,349 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1928 (by-election)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. M. Emery | 2,530 | 51.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal | A. Heywood | 1,380 | 28.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | W. H. Holding | 984 | 20.1 | N/A | |
| Residents | A. R. Edwards | 12 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,150 | 23.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,906 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
November 1927
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. S. Harper* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
July 1927 (by-election)
November 1926
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Harrison* | uncontested | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
November 1925
November 1924
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | R. S. Harper* | uncontested | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
November 1923
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Harrison* | 3,384 | 64.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | W. Davis | 1,899 | 35.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,485 | 28.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,457 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
November 1922
November 1921
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | R. S. Harper* | 3,728 | 84.6 | +21.4 | |
| Labour | W. H. Depledge | 678 | 15.4 | −21.4 | |
| Majority | 3,050 | 69.2 | +42.9 | ||
| Turnout | 4,406 | 48.8 | −5.4 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
November 1920
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Harrison* | 3,277 | 63.2 | +12.8 | |
| Labour | L. B. Cox | 1,911 | 36.8 | −7.4 | |
| Majority | 1,366 | 26.3 | +20.3 | ||
| Turnout | 5,188 | 54.2 | +10.6 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1910s
November 1919
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | M. E. Mitchell* | 2,221 | 53.2 | ||
| Liberal | R. S. Harper* | 2,191 | 52.5 | ||
| Independent | J. Harrison* | 2,104 | 50.4 | ||
| Labour | L. B. Cox | 1,854 | 44.4 | ||
| Co-operative Party | E. C. Arundale | 1,432 | 34.3 | ||
| Conservative | L. Dobson* | 1,381 | 33.1 | ||
| Conservative | F. Fenn* | 1,333 | 32.0 | ||
| Majority | 250 | 6.0 | |||
| Turnout | 4,172 | 43.6 | |||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||