Gloucestershire Forest of Dean Constituency (PDivCon) : Political Parties

Election of 24th Nov 1885 to 18th Dec, 1885
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 5143 Elected
Conservative 2421

More information about the 1885 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 1st Jul 1886 to 27th Jul, 1886
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 3822 Elected
Liberal Unionist 2415

More information about the 1886 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 29th Jul, 1887
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 4286 Elected
Conservative 2736

This was a by-election.



Election of 4th Jul 1892 to 26th Jul, 1892
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 5360 Elected
Conservative 2942

More information about the 1892 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 13th Jul 1895 to 7th Aug, 1895
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

More information about the 1895 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 1st Oct 1900 to 24th Oct, 1900
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 4972 Elected
Conservative 2520

More information about the 1900 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 12th Jan 1906 to 8th Feb, 1906
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

More information about the 1906 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 15th Jan 1910 to 10th Feb, 1910
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 6141 Elected
Conservative 3279

More information about the 1910 Feb General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 3rd Dec 1910 to 19th Dec, 1910
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 5544 Elected
Conservative 2820

More information about the 1910 Dec General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 24th Feb, 1911
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 6174 Elected
Conservative 3106

This was a by-election.



Election of 30th Apr, 1912
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 14th Dec, 1918
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 9731 Elected
Coalition Liberal 5765

More information about the 1918 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 15th Nov, 1922
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 10820 Elected
Independent Conservative 5976
National Liberal 3861

More information about the 1922 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 6th Dec, 1923
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 11486 Elected
Conservative 7383

More information about the 1923 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 29th Oct, 1924
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 11048 Elected
Conservative 9739

More information about the 1924 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 14th Jul, 1925
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 11629 Elected
Conservative 8607
Liberal 3774

This was a by-election.



Election of 30th May, 1929
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 13976 Elected
Conservative 7092
Liberal 5738

More information about the 1929 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 27th Oct, 1931
Party Votes Outcome
National Labour Organisation 14815 Elected
Labour 13291

More information about the 1931 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 14th Nov, 1935
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 16768 Elected
National Labour Organisation 12337

More information about the 1935 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 5th Jul, 1945
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 19721 Elected
National Independent 10529

More information about the 1945 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election




Here we present how the economic foundations of each locality have changed over time, identifying the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but also breaking down Services into those which, broadly, sell directly to consumers; those which deal mainly with other buinesses, including financial services; and public services, including education and health.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Gloucestershire Forest of Dean Constituency (PDivCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12738559/cube/POL_PARTY

Date accessed: 10th April 2026