Members of Parliament
John Leech is the current Liberal Democrat MP for the constituency. He was elected at the 2005 general election, defeating the Labour incumbent Keith Bradley who had held the seat since 1987.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Alfred Deakin Carter | Conservative | |
| 1922 | Dr. Thomas Watts | Conservative | |
| 1923 | Ernest Darwin Simon | Liberal | |
| 1924 | Sir Thomas Watts | Conservative | |
| 1929 | Ernest Darwin Simon | Liberal | |
| 1931 | Edward Fleming | Conservative | |
| 1950 | Frederick Cundiff | Conservative | |
| 1951 | Sir Robert Cary, Bt | Conservative | |
| Feb 1974 | Fred Silvester | Conservative | |
| 1987 | Keith Bradley | Labour | |
| 2005 | John Leech | Liberal Democrat | |
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