Total Votes Cast
| Year | Total Votes Cast |
|---|---|
| 07 Dec 1868 |
2,664
|
| 17 Feb 1874 |
3,537
|
| 27 Apr 1880 |
4,103
|
| 18 Dec 1885 |
5,398
|
| 27 Jul 1886 |
5,183
|
| 26 Jul 1892 |
5,676
|
| 07 Aug 1895 |
6,051
|
| 17 Sep 1898 |
6,306
|
| 24 Oct 1900 |
-1
|
| 08 Feb 1906 |
8,462
|
| 10 Feb 1910 |
9,601
|
| 19 Dec 1910 |
9,356
|
| 14 Dec 1918 |
19,445
|
| 15 Nov 1922 |
26,753
|
| 28 Feb 1923 |
25,955
|
| 06 Dec 1923 |
27,619
|
| 29 Oct 1924 |
28,182
|
| 17 Feb 1926 |
29,174
|
| 30 May 1929 |
38,806
|
| 27 Oct 1931 |
40,214
|
| 14 Nov 1935 |
40,425
|
| 05 Jul 1945 |
43,810
|
| 23 Feb 1950 |
52,537
|
| 25 Oct 1951 |
52,903
|
| 26 May 1955 |
48,949
|
| 08 Oct 1959 |
50,082
|
| 15 Oct 1964 |
48,170
|
| 31 Mar 1966 |
47,346
|
| 18 Jun 1970 |
47,877
|
| 28 Feb 1974 |
50,421
|
| 10 Oct 1974 |
46,836
|
| 03 May 1979 |
49,576
|
| 24 Mar 1983 |
52,001
|
| 09 Jun 1983 |
50,275
|
| 11 Jun 1987 |
53,290
|
| 09 Apr 1992 |
55,255
|
| 01 May 1997 |
48,173
|
| 07 Jun 2001 |
39,899
|
| 05 May 2005 |
39,388
|
| 06 May 2010 |
42,896
|
| 07 May 2015 |
41,141
|
| Date | Source |
|---|---|
| 1868 - 1880 | F.W.S. Craig (ed.), British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (London: The Macmillan Press Ltd, 1977) Within copyright. Permission granted to project. |
| 1885 - 1910 | F.W.S. Craig (ed.), British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918 (London: The Macmillan Press Ltd, 1974) Within copyright. Permission granted to project. |
| 1918 - 1945 | F.W.S. Craig (ed.), British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949 (Glasgow: Political Reference Publications, 1969) Within copyright. Permission granted to project. |
| 1950 - 1970 | F.W.S. Craig (ed.), British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1970 (Chichester: Political Reference Publications, 1971) Within copyright. Permission granted to project. |
| 1974 - 1992 | Kimber, Political Science Resources |
| 1983 - 2015 | House of Commons Library, House of Commons Library Research Papers , |
| 2010 | The Electoral Commission, The Electoral Commission |
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