Elections
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General election, December 1918 Electorate 34,132 |
Coalition Liberal win | Capt. Colin Reith Coote DSO | Coalition Liberal | unopposed | |||
| General election, November 1922 Electorate 36,966 Turnout 72.0% |
Conservative gain Majority 6,193 (23.2%) |
Lt.-Col. Norman Coates MC | Conservative | 13,552 | 50.9 | ||
| Colin Reith Coote DSO | National Liberal | 7,359 | 27.7 | ||||
| Capt. William George Hall | Labour | 5,688 | 21.4 | ||||
| General election, December 1923 Electorate 37,656 Turnout 68.1% |
Liberal gain Majority 467 (1.8%) |
Henry Ludwig Mond | Liberal | 11,476 | 44.7 | ||
| Maximilian Gowran Townley | Conservative | 11,009 | 42.9 | ||||
| Lt.-Cmdr. Richard Henry Kennard Hope | Labour | 3,172 | 12.4 | ||||
| General election, October 1924 Electorate 38,281 Turnout 75.7% |
Conservative gain Majority 1,963 (6.8%) |
Sir Hugh Vere Huntley Duff Lucas-Tooth, Bt. | Conservative | 13,344 | 46.1 | ||
| Henry Ludwig Mond | Liberal | 11,381 | 39.3 | ||||
| Maj. Dermot Johnston Freyer | Labour | 4,235 | 14.6 | ||||
| General election, May 1929 Electorate 48,924 Turnout 75.0% |
Liberal gain Majority 2,483 (6.8%) |
James Armand Edmond de Rothschild DCM | Liberal | 16,111 | 43.9 | ||
| Sir Hugh Vere Huntley Duff Lucas-Tooth, Bt. | Conservative | 13,628 | 37.1 | ||||
| Maj. Dermot Johnston Freyer | Labour | 6,967 | 19.0 | ||||
| General election, October 1931 Electorate 50,849 Turnout 63.2% |
Liberal hold Majority 13,849 (43.0%) |
James Armand Edmond de Rothschild DCM | Liberal | 20,842 | 64.8 | ||
| John Alexander Whitehead | Agricultural | 6,993 | 21.8 | ||||
| Francis Joseph Knowles | Labour | 4,302 | 13.4 | ||||
| General election, November 1935 Electorate 52,515 Turnout 66.0% |
Liberal hold Majority 699 (2.0%) |
James Armand Edmond de Rothschild DCM | Liberal | 17,671 | 51.0 | ||
| William Francis Cuthbert Garthwaite | Conservative | 16,972 | 49.0 | ||||
| General election, July 1945 Electorate 56,661 Turnout 67.8% |
Conservative gain Majority 2,321 (6.1%) |
Major Edward Alexander Henry Legge-Bourke | Conservative | 15,592 | 40.6 | ||
| Lt.-Cmdr. Alfred Francis Colenso Gray, RNVR | Labour | 13,271 | 34.5 | ||||
| James Armand Edmond de Rothschild DCM | Liberal | 9,564 | 24.9 | ||||
| General election, February 1950 Electorate 60,070 Turnout 79.6% |
Conservative hold Majority 4,963 (10.4%) |
Major Edward Alexander Henry Legge-Bourke | Conservative | 21,528 | 45.0 | ||
| Lt.-Cmdr. Alfred Francis Colenso Gray, RNVR | Labour | 16,565 | 34.6 | ||||
| Thomas Grenville Jones | Liberal | 9,733 | 20.4 | ||||
| General election, October 1951 Electorate 60,918 Turnout 75.9% |
Conservative hold Majority 6,404 (13.8%) |
Major Edward Alexander Henry Legge-Bourke | Conservative | 26,319 | 56.9 | ||
| Lt.-Cmdr. Alfred Francis Colenso Gray, RNVR | Labour | 19,915 | 43.1 | ||||
| General election, May 1955 Electorate 61,188 Turnout 70.7% |
Conservative hold Majority 6,446 (14.8%) |
Major Edward Alexander Henry Legge-Bourke | Conservative | 24,862 | 57.4 | ||
| Lt.-Cmdr. Alfred Francis Colenso Gray, RNVR | Labour | 18,416 | 42.6 | ||||
| General election, October 1959 Electorate 61,387 Turnout 74.7% |
Conservative hold Majority 6,468 (14.0%) |
Major Edward Alexander Henry Legge-Bourke | Conservative | 26,173 | 57.0 | ||
| John Derek Page | Labour | 19,705 | 43.0 | ||||
| General election, October 1964 Electorate 61,004 Turnout 73.8% |
Conservative hold Majority 5,625 (12.4%) |
Major Edward Alexander Henry Legge-Bourke | Conservative | 25,317 | 56.2 | ||
| Cyril Shaw | Labour | 19,692 | 43.8 | ||||
| General election, March 1966 Electorate 60,758 Turnout 75.9% |
Conservative hold Majority 1,754 (3.8%) |
Major Edward Alexander Henry Legge-Bourke | Conservative | 21,320 | 46.2 | ||
| Graham Nurse | Labour | 19,566 | 42.4 | ||||
| Derek Malcolm Rigby | Liberal | 5,250 | 11.4 | ||||
| General election, June 1970 Electorate 67,226 Turnout 71.9% |
Conservative hold Majority 9,606 (19.8%) |
Major Edward Alexander Henry Legge-Bourke | Conservative | 28,972 | 59.9 | ||
| Rex Edgar O'Hare | Labour | 19,366 | 40.1 | ||||
| By-election, 26 July 1973 Electorate 69,069 Turnout 65.8% |
Liberal gain Majority 2,483 (6.8%) |
Clement Raphael Freud | Liberal | 17,390 | 38.3 | ||
| John Burdett Stevens | Conservative | 15,920 | 35.0 | ||||
| Barry A. Young | Labour | 12,153 | 26.7 | ||||
| General election, February 1974 Electorate 67,913* Turnout 83.1% |
Liberal gain Majority 8,347 (14.8%) |
Clement Raphael Freud | Liberal | 27,647 | 49.0 | ||
| John Burdett Stevens | Conservative | 19,300 | 34.2 | ||||
| Michael Brendon Ferris | Labour | 9,478 | 16.8 | ||||
| General election, October 1974 Electorate 68,473 Turnout 77.1% |
Liberal hold Majority 2,685 (5.0%) |
Clement Raphael Freud | Liberal | 22,040 | 41.7 | ||
| Dr Irving Thomas Stuttaford | Conservative | 19,355 | 36.7 | ||||
| Michael Brendon Ferris | Labour | 11,420 | 21.6 | ||||
| General election, May 1979 Electorate 69,954 Turnout 80.8% |
Liberal hold Majority 3,330 (5.9%) |
Clement Raphael Freud | Liberal | 26,397 | 46.7 | ||
| Dr Irving Thomas Stuttaford | Conservative | 23,067 | 40.8 | ||||
| Colin Harry Saunders | Labour | 7,067 | 12.5 | ||||
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