:Winchester (UK Parliament constituency)

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1918–1950: The Borough of Winchester, the Urban District of Eastleigh and Bishopstoke, the Rural Districts of Hursley and Winchester, and the Rural District of South Stoneham except the parish of Bittern.

1950–1955: The Boroughs of Eastleigh, Romsey, and Winchester, in the Rural District of Romsey and Stockbridge the parishes of Ampfield, Chilworth, East Dean, Lockerley, Melchet Park and Plaitford, Michelmersh, Mottisfont, North Baddesley, Nursling and Rownhams, Romsey Extra, Sherfield English, and Wellow, and part of the Rural District of Winchester.

1955–1974: The Boroughs of Romsey and Winchester, and parts of the Rural Districts of Romsey and Stockbridge, and Winchester.

1974–1983: The Municipal Boroughs of Andover and Winchester, the Rural District of Andover, and parts of the Rural Districts of Romsey and Stockbridge, and Winchester.

1983–1997: The City of Winchester wards of Bishop's Sutton, Bishop's Waltham, Cheriton, Compton, Durley and Upham, Itchen Valley, Littleton, Micheldever, New Alresford, Olivers Battery, Otterbourne and Hursley, Owlesbury and Colden Common, St Barnabas, St Bartholomew, St John and All Saints, St Luke, St Michael, St Paul, Sparsholt, The Worthys, Twyford, Upper Meon Valley, and Wonston, and the District of East Hampshire wards of Alton Holybourne, Alton North East, Alton North West, Alton South East, Alton South West and Beech, Farringdon, Four Marks, Medstead, North Downland and Ropley, and West Tisted.

1997–2010: The City of Winchester.

2010–2024: The City of Winchester wards of Colden Common and Twyford, Compton and Otterbourne, Itchen Valley, Kings Worthy, Littleton and Harestock, Olivers Battery and Badger Farm, St Barnabas, St Bartholomew, St John and All Saints, St Luke, St Michael, St Paul, Sparsholt, The Alresfords, and Wonston and Micheldever, and the Borough of Eastleigh wards of Chandler's Ford East, Chandler's Ford West, Hiltingbury East, and Hiltingbury West.

Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies by making slight changes to this constituency for the 2010 general election, removing 11 mostly rural wards in and around Bishops Waltham to a new seat, Meon Valley. In return, Winchester gained four suburban and partially urban wards at the northern edge of Eastleigh.[http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm70/7032/7032_iv.pdf 2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England]

2024–present: Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which became effective for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The City of Winchester wards of: Alresford & Itchen Valley; Badger Farm & Oliver’s Battery; Bishop’s Waltham; Central Meon Valley; Colden Common & Twyford; St. Barnabas; St. Bartholomew; St. Luke; St. Michael; St. Paul; The Worthys; Upper Meon Valley; Wonston & Micheldever.{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region}}

The constituency again solely comprises areas within the City of Winchester local authority with the transfer of Chandler's Ford and Hitlingbury back to Eastleigh. Bishop's Waltham and the Meon valley area was transferred back from the abolished Meon Valley seat.

The chartered city sent burgesses (equivalent to advisory MPs) to the Model Parliament of 1295 and then to most Parliaments convened by the monarch in the medieval period and thereafter; its representation being fixed at two in number during this long period of English history. As is common, major disruption in representation caused by both infrequency of Parliaments convened and allegiance of the incumbents (whether a Royalist or a Parliamentarian) led to sporadic representation during the Protectorate of England and its Commonwealth which followed the end of most fighting during the English Civil War, in this case the stripping of wealth and status from Sir William Ogle followed his being supportive of the wrong faction at the wrong time.

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 reduced the narrow borough constituency that elected two MPs to only one, permitting the creation of new broader replacement seats in surrounding Hampshire countryside for two abolished boroughs: Andover and Fareham (also known as West and South Hampshire respectively).

The seat was a Conservative safe seat in terms of majority and length of time held from 1950 until 1997.

At the 1997 general election the incumbent MP Gerry Malone of the Conservative Party was defeated by Mark Oaten of the Liberal Democrats by just two votes. This was the closest result in any of the 659 constituencies contested at the 1997 general election, followed by the Liberal Democrats 12 vote majority (also over the Conservatives) in Torbay.{{cite book |title=The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1997 |date=1997 |publisher=Times Books |location=London |isbn=0-7230-0956-2 |page=299}} Malone petitioned the result and it was declared void by the High Court on the grounds of mis-stamped ballots having altered the outcome, necessitating a by-election. This was won definitively by Oaten with a very large majority of 21,556, in an election that saw the Labour vote collapse to 1.7% hence the candidate, Patrick Davies, losing his deposit.

The events of 1997 swung the constituency strongly away from its usual status as a fairly safe Conservative seat.

;Avoidance of confusion in party names

The candidacy of Richard Huggett in both 1997 elections as a "Literal Democrat" candidate led in part to the creation of the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998.

Oaten stood down at the 2010 general election and was replaced as Liberal Democrat candidate by Martin Tod. Following significant boundary changes, Tod was defeated by Conservative candidate Steve Brine, who took the seat with a majority of 3,048 votes. Brine held the seat in 2015, 2017 and 2019, although in 2019 his majority was reduced to just 985 votes over Paula Ferguson of the Liberal Democrats, making Winchester one of the most marginal seats in the UK.

Brine stood down for the 2024 election and Flick Drummond, the incumbent MP for the now abolished seat of Meon Valley, was selected for the Conservatives, having failed to be selected for the new seat of Fareham and Waterlooville. However, despite boundary changes favouring the Conservative Party, she was easily defeated by the Liberal Democrats' Danny Chambers after a notional swing of 19.2%.

;Prominent frontbenchers

• Sir George Hennessy was a senior whip (Vice-Chamberlain of the Household then Treasurer of the Household) from 1925 to 1929, being given the style 'sir' through a baronetcy in 1927.
• Peter Smithers resigned the seat in 1964 to serve as Secretary General of the Council of Europe until 1969.
• Gerry Malone became a Health Minister in 1994.
• Mark Oaten became Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesman from 2003 until January 2006.

The constituency is in mid-Hampshire and comprises the bulk of the large City of Winchester District. The largest settlements after Winchester itself are Bishop's Waltham, New Alresford and Kings Worthy.

The ancient capital of Wessex, Winchester is a cathedral city with the arts and humanities-oriented University and an affluent population. Poverty is very low, and the population is a mixture of students, academics, London and Southampton commuters, and those employed locally in high-tech and creative industries.[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk 2011 Census] - Key Statistics - Industries

Workless claimants who were registered jobseekers were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 1.4% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/nov/17/unemployment-and-employment-statistics-economics Unemployment claimants by constituency] The Guardian

• Constituency created (1295)

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Danny Chambers|votes=29,939|percentage=52.5|change=+12.6}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Flick Drummond|votes=16,118|percentage=28.2|change=-25.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=Sean Whelan|votes=4,797|percentage=8.4|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Hannah Dawson|votes=3,023|percentage=5.3|change=+0.5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Lorraine Estelle|votes=2,740|percentage=4.8|change=+3.9}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990-present)|candidate=Andrew Davis|votes=146|percentage=0.3|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Chris Barfoot|votes=142|percentage=0.3|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Kevin D'Cruze|votes=127|percentage=0.2|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party = Hampshire Independents |candidate = Andy Liming |votes=44 |percentage=0.1 |change=N/A}}

{{Election box majority|votes=13,821|percentage=24.2|change=N/A}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=57,261|percentage=73.1|change=-10.4}}

{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors =78,289

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = {{increase}}19.2

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Steve Brine

|votes = 28,430

|percentage = 48.3

|change = –3.7

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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Paula Ferguson|votes=27,445|percentage=46.6|change=+12.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=George Baker|votes=2,723|percentage=4.6|change=–5.9}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=The Justice & Anti-Corruption Party|candidate=Teresa Skelton|votes=292|percentage=0.5|change=+0.2}}

{{Election box majority|votes=985|percentage=1.7|change=–15.8}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=58,890|percentage=77.9|change=–1.1}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = –7.9

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Steve Brine

|votes = 29,729

|percentage = 52.0

|change = –3.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Jackie Porter

|votes = 19,730

|percentage = 34.5

|change = +10.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Mark Chaloner

|votes = 6,007

|percentage = 10.5

|change = +2.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Andrew Wainwright

|votes = 846

|percentage = 1.5

|change = –3.3

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Martin Lyon

|votes = 695

|percentage = 1.2

|change = –6.3

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = The Justice & Anti-Corruption Party

|candidate = Teresa Skelton

|votes = 149

|percentage = 0.3

|change = New

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{{Election box majority

|votes = 9,999

|percentage = 17.5

|change = –13.1

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{{Election box turnout

|votes = 57,156

|percentage = 79.0

|change = +4.4

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{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = –6.5

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=General election 2015: Winchester{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Steve Brine

|votes = 30,425

|percentage = 55.0

|change = +6.5

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Jackie Porter

|votes = 13,511

|percentage = 24.4

|change = –18.7

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Mark Chaloner

|votes = 4,613

|percentage = 8.3

|change = +2.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Martin Lyon

|votes = 4,122

|percentage = 7.5

|change = +5.5

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Michael Wilks

|votes = 2,645

|percentage = 4.8

|change = New

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{{Election box majority

|votes = 16,914

|percentage = 30.6

|change = +25.2

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{{Election box turnout

|votes = 53,316

|percentage = 74.6

|change = –1.2

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{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +12.6

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{{Election box end}}

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|title=General election 2010: Winchester{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013 }}{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/f17.stm | work=BBC News | title=BBC NEWS – Election 2010 – Winchester}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Steve Brine

|votes = 27,155

|percentage = 48.5

|change = +11.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Martin Tod

|votes = 24,107

|percentage = 43.1

|change = –7.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Patrick Davies

|votes = 3,051

|percentage = 5.5

|change = –3.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Jocelyn Penn-Bull

|votes = 1,139

|percentage = 2.0

|change = –0.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = English Democrats

|candidate = Mark Lancaster

|votes = 503

|percentage = 0.9

|change = New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,048

|percentage = 5.4

|change = N/A

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 55,955

|percentage = 75.8

|change = +3.9

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|swing = +9.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

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|title=General election 2005: Winchester{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Mark Oaten

|votes = 31,225

|percentage = 50.6

|change = −4.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = George Hollingbery

|votes = 23,749

|percentage = 38.5

|change = +0.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Patrick Davies

|votes = 4,782

|percentage = 7.8

|change = +1.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = David Abbott

|votes = 1,321

|percentage = 2.1

|change = +1.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Arthur Uther Pendragon

|votes = 581

|percentage = 0.9

|change = New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,473

|percentage = 12.1

|change = -4.2

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 61,655

|percentage = 71.9

|change = −0.4

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|swing = −2.1

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{{Election box end}}

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|title=General election 2001: Winchester{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Mark Oaten

|votes = 32,282

|percentage = 54.6

|change = +12.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Andrew Hayes

|votes = 22,648

|percentage = 38.3

|change = -3.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Stephen Wyeth

|votes = 3,498

|percentage = 5.9

|change = -4.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Joan Martin

|votes = 664

|percentage = 1.1

|change = +0.3

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Wessex Regionalist Party

|candidate = Henrietta Rous

|votes = 66

|percentage = 0.1

|change = New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,634

|percentage = 16.3

|change = +16.3

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 59,158

|percentage = 72.3

|change = -6.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

Note: The percentage differences are compared to the previous general election poll, not the by-election.

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|title=1997 Winchester by-election{{Cite web|url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1997.html|title=United Kingdom Parliamentary Byelection results 1997-2001|website=www.election.demon.co.uk}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Mark Oaten

|votes = 37,006

|percentage = 68.0

|change = +25.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Gerry Malone

|votes = 15,450

|percentage = 28.4

|change = −13.7

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Patrick Davies

|votes = 944

|percentage = 1.7

|change = −8.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Robin Page

|votes = 521

|percentage = 1.0

|change = +0.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party

|candidate = Screaming Lord Sutch

|votes = 316

|percentage = 0.6

|change = +0.1

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{{Election box candidate|

|party = Literal Democrat Mark Here To Win

|candidate = Richard Huggett

|votes = 59

|percentage = 0.1

|change = −0.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Natural Law Party

|candidate = Rosemary Barry

|votes = 48

|percentage = 0.1

|change = New

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Conservative

|candidate = Roger Everest

|votes = 40

|percentage = 0.1

|change = New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 21,556

|percentage = 39.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 54,384

|percentage = 68.7

|change = -9.9

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +19.8

}}

{{Election box end}}

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|title=General election 1997: Winchester{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Mark Oaten

|votes = 26,100

|percentage = 42.1

|change = +4.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Gerry Malone

|votes = 26,098

|percentage = 42.1

|change = −8.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Patrick Davies

|votes = 6,528

|percentage = 10.5

|change = +3.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Referendum Party

|candidate = Peter Strand

|votes = 1,598

|percentage = 2.6

|change = New

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{{Election box candidate|

|party = "Liberal Democrat Top Choice for Parliament"

|candidate = Richard Huggett

|votes = 640

|percentage = 1.0

|change = New

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Derek Rumsey

|votes = 476

|percentage = 0.8

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = John Browne

|votes = 307

|percentage = 0.5

|change = −4.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party

|candidate = Peter Stockton

|votes = 307

|percentage = 0.5

|change = New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2

|percentage = 0.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 62,054

|percentage = 78.6

|change = -4.6

}}

{{Election box void

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

Note: The result reflects the official return made at the time. It was subsequently declared void upon petition.

Because of the presence on the ballot paper of Richard Huggett as "Liberal Democrat Top Choice for Parliament", Oaten used the description "Liberal Democrat: Leader: Paddy Ashdown" to identify himself as the official Liberal Democrat candidate.

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|title=General election 1992: Winchester{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|

url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=2010-12-06}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Gerry Malone

|votes = 33,113

|percentage = 50.1

|change = −2.3

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Tony Barron

|votes = 24,992

|percentage = 37.8

|change = −2.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = PJ Jenks

|votes = 4,917

|percentage = 7.4

|change = +0.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Conservative

|candidate = John Browne

|votes = 3,095

|percentage = 4.7

|change = New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,121

|percentage = 12.3

|change = +0.1

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 66,117

|percentage = 83.2

|change = +2.8

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +0.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

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|title=General election 1987: Winchester{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Browne

|votes = 32,195

|percentage = 52.4

|change = −5.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)

|candidate = John MacDonald

|votes = 24,716

|percentage = 40.2

|change = +6.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Fred Inglis

|votes = 4,028

|percentage = 6.6

|change = −1.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party (UK)

|candidate = Julie Walker

|votes = 565

|percentage = 0.9

|change = New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,479

|percentage = 12.2

|change = −11.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 76,507

|percentage = 80.4

|change = +4.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −5.7

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1983: Winchester{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Browne

|votes = 31,908

|percentage = 57.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)

|candidate = John MacDonald

|votes = 18,861

|percentage = 34.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = William Allchin

|votes = 4,512

|percentage = 8.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Wessex Regionalist Party

|candidate = S. Winkworth

|votes = 155

|percentage = 0.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 13,047

|percentage = 23.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 55,436

|percentage = 76.2

|change = -1.8

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1979: Winchester}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Browne

|votes = 38,198

|percentage = 56.01

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = W.H. Allchin

|votes = 15,378

|percentage = 22.55

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = J. Morgan

|votes = 14,228

|percentage = 20.86

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Wessex Regionalist Party

|candidate = M. Mahoney

|votes = 395

|percentage = 0.58

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 22,820

|percentage = 33.46

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 68,199

|percentage = 78.02

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election October 1974: Winchester

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Morgan Morgan-Giles

|votes = 27,671

|percentage = 44.43

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = J.W. Matthew

|votes = 18,451

|percentage = 29.63

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = W.H. Allchin

|votes = 16,153

|percentage = 25.94

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,220

|percentage = 14.80

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 62,275

|percentage = 75.22

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election February 1974: Winchester

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Morgan Morgan-Giles

|votes = 30,843

|percentage = 46.15

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = J.W. Matthew

|votes = 20,339

|percentage = 30.43

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = W.H. Allchin

|votes = 15,655

|percentage = 23.42

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 10,504

|percentage = 15.72

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 66,837

|percentage = 81.49

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1970: Winchester

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Morgan Morgan-Giles

|votes = 25,249

|percentage = 55.02

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Christopher Perry

|votes = 11,773

|percentage = 25.66

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = John W. Matthew

|votes = 8,867

|percentage = 19.32

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 13,476

|percentage = 29.36

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 45,889

|percentage = 74.56

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1966: Winchester

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Morgan Morgan-Giles

|votes = 21,162

|percentage = 51.57

|change = -

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Stanley E. Spicer

|votes = 12,485

|percentage = 30.42

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = E Terence S. Read

|votes = 7,390

|percentage = 18.01

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,677

|percentage = 21.15

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 41,037

|percentage = 77.87

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1964: Winchester

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Morgan Morgan-Giles

|votes = 21,502

|percentage = 53.08

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = C Patrick Seyd

|votes = 12,495

|percentage = 30.85

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = E Terence S. Read

|votes = 6,510

|percentage = 16.07

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,007

|percentage = 22.23

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 40,507

|percentage = 79.79

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1964 Winchester by-election{{cite web|url=http://geocities.com/by_elections/64.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831055341/http://geocities.com/by_elections/64.html|title=1964 By Election Results|archive-date=2009-08-31 |url-status=dead|access-date=2015-09-19}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Morgan Morgan-Giles

|votes = 18,032

|percentage = 52.17

|change = 15.09

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = C Patrick Seyd

|votes = 11,968

|percentage = 34.62

|change = +1.88

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = J. Edwards

|votes = 4,567

|percentage = 13.21

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,064

|percentage = 17.55

|change = -26.98

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 34,567

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1959: Winchester

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Peter Smithers

|votes = 24,924

|percentage = 67.26

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Margaret J. Manning

|votes = 12,132

|percentage = 32.74

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 12,792

|percentage = 44.52

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 37,056

|percentage = 76.69

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1955: Winchester

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Peter Smithers

|votes = 23,827

|percentage = 65.43

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Jasper Ridley

|votes = 12,591

|percentage = 34.57

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 11,236

|percentage = 30.86

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 36,418

|percentage = 76.73

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1951: Winchester

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Peter Smithers

|votes = 31,700

|percentage = 56.49

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Eric Charles Neate

|votes = 24,418

|percentage = 43.51

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,282

|percentage = 12.98

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 56,118

|percentage = 83.66

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1950: Winchester

{{Cite book|title=The Times' Guide to the House of Commons|year=1950}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Peter Smithers

|votes = 31,462

|percentage = 56.77

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour and Co-operative

|candidate = L.F. Cornillie

|votes = 23,955

|percentage = 43.23

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,507

|percentage = 13.54

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 55,417

|percentage = 84.02

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1945: Winchester

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = George Jeger

|votes = 30,290

|percentage = 52.63

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Gerald Palmer

|votes = 27,259

|percentage = 47.37

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,031

|percentage = 5.26

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 57,819

|percentage = 71.70

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1935: Winchester

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Gerald Palmer

|votes = 28,506

|percentage = 64.43

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Leonard Williams

|votes = 15,739

|percentage = 35.57

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 12,767

|percentage = 28.86

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 44,245

|percentage = 71.15

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1931: Winchester

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Ellis

|votes = 31,131

|percentage = 69.71

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Arthur Lyster

|votes = 13,529

|percentage = 30.29

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 17,602

|percentage = 39.42

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 44,660

|percentage = 77.14

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1929: Winchester British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = George Hennessy

|votes = 17,560

|percentage = 44.8

|change = −12.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Arthur Lyster

|votes = 14,326

|percentage = 36.6

|change = +5.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Frances Josephy

|votes = 7,278

|percentage = 18.6

|change = +7.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,234

|percentage = 8.2

|change = −17.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 39,164

|percentage = 74.6

|change = +2.8

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 52,522

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = −8.9

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1924: Winchester

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = George Hennessy

|votes = 15,026

|percentage = 57.2

|change = +10.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Reginald Stamp

|votes = 8,216

|percentage = 31.3

|change = +4.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = William West

|votes = 3,012

|percentage = 11.5

|change = −14.6

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,810

|percentage = 25.9

|change = +6.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 26,254

|percentage = 71.8

|change = +3.9

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 36,583

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = +3.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

File:William_James_West.jpg

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1923: Winchester

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = George Hennessy

|votes = 11,240

|percentage = 46.8

|change = −18.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Reginald Stamp

|votes = 6,495

|percentage = 27.1

|change = −7.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = William West

|votes = 6,252

|percentage = 26.1

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,745

|percentage = 19.7

|change = −10.9

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 23,987

|percentage = 67.9

|change = +4.1

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 35,324

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = −5.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1922: Winchester

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = George Hennessy

|votes = 14,173

|percentage = 65.3

|change = +0.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Alexander Haycock

|votes = 7,535

|percentage = 34.7

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,638

|percentage = 30.6

|change = +1.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 21,708

|percentage = 63.8

|change = +15.7

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 34,045

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = +0.7

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1885: Winchester {{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=F. W. S.|editor-link=F. W. S. Craig|title=British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918|date=1974|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=9781349022984|page=210}}The Liberal Year Book, 1907Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate =Arthur Loftus Tottenham

|votes =1,153

|percentage =54.0

|change = −7.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =Francis Baring

|votes =982

|percentage =46.0

|change = +7.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =171

|percentage =8.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =2,135

|percentage =91.8

|change =+2.9 (est)

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 2,326

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −7.8

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1886: Winchester

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate =Arthur Loftus Tottenham

|votes =1,119

|percentage =58.8

|change =+4.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =Archibald Grove

|votes =783

|percentage =41.2

|change =-4.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =336

|percentage =17.6

|change =+9.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =1,902

|percentage =81.8

|change =-10.0

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 2,326

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +4.8

}}

{{Election box end}}

Tottenham's death caused a by-election.

{{Election box begin| title=By-election, 5 Jan 1888: Winchester

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate =Richard Moss

|votes =1,364

|percentage =61.6

|change = +2.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =Philip Vanderbyl

|votes =849

|percentage =38.4

|change = −2.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =515

|percentage =23.2

|change = +5.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =2,213

|percentage =90.1

|change =+8.3

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 2,455

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +2.8

}}

{{Election box end}}

File:William Myers.jpg

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1892: Winchester

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate =William Myers

|votes =1,213

|percentage =58.5

|change = −0.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =Willie Mathews

|votes =859

|percentage =41.5

|change =+0.3

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =354

|percentage =17.0

|change =-0.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =2,072

|percentage =86.6

|change = +4.8

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 2,393

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = -0.3

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1895: Winchester Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = William Myers

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

File:Edward_Hemmerde.jpg

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1900: Winchester

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate =William Myers

|votes =1,342

|percentage =61.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =Edward Hemmerde

|votes =846

|percentage =38.7

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =496

|percentage =22.6

|change =N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =2,188

|percentage =81.6

|change =N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 2,681

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

File:1903_Charles_McCurdy.jpg

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1906: Winchester

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate =Guy Baring

|votes =1,322

|percentage =51.0

|change =-10.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =Charles McCurdy

|votes =1,272

|percentage =49.0

|change =+10.3

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =50

|percentage =2.0

|change =-20.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =2,594

|percentage =87.0

|change =+5.4

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 2,982

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = -10.3

}}

{{Election box end}}

File:Guy Victor Baring.png

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election January 1910: Winchester Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate =Guy Baring

|votes =1,729

|percentage =57.7

|change =+6.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =George William Ricketts

|votes =1,268

|percentage =42.3

|change =-6.7

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =461

|percentage =15.4

|change =+13.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 2,997

|percentage =93.7

|change =+6.7

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner =Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =+6.7

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election December 1910: Winchester

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate =Guy Baring

|votes =1,719

|percentage =60.5

|change = +2.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =George William Ricketts

|votes =1,121

|percentage =39.5

|change = -2.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =598

|percentage =21.0

|change = +5.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 2,840

|percentage =88.7

|change = -5.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

General Election 1914/15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

• Unionist: Guy Baring
• Liberal:

{{Election box begin|

|title=1916 Winchester by-election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate =Douglas Carnegie

|votes =1,218

|percentage =72.0

|change = +11.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Independent politician

|candidate =Henry Charles Woods

|votes =473

|percentage =28.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =745

|percentage =44.0

|change =+23.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,691

|percentage =52.0

|change =-35.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1918: Winchester

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = George Hennessy

|votes =10,166

|percentage = 64.6

|change = +4.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = William J. West

|votes = 5,569

|percentage = 35.4

|change = −4.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,597

|percentage = 29.2

|change = +8.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 15,735

|percentage = 48.1

|change = −40.6

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 32,747

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = +4.1

}}

{{Election box end 1918}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1832: Winchester (2 seats)

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Paulet St John-Mildmay

|votes = 351

|percentage = 45.9

|change = −2.7

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Bingham Baring

|votes = 263

|percentage = 34.4

|change = +10.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Tories (British political party)

|candidate = James Buller East

|votes = 151

|percentage = 19.7

|change = −7.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 112

|percentage = 14.7

|change = −6.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 430

|percentage = 81.0

|change = {{circa|+22.1}}

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 531

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

|swing = +0.6

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

|loser = Tories (British political party)

|swing = +7.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1835: Winchester (2 seats)

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = James Buller East

|votes = 254

|percentage = 45.9

|change = +26.2

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Bingham Baring

|votes = 176

|percentage = 31.8

|change = −2.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Paulet St John-Mildmay

|votes = 123

|percentage = 22.2

|change = −23.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 408

|percentage = 79.2

|change = −1.8

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 531

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 78

|percentage = 14.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Whigs (British political party)

|swing = +26.3

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 52

|percentage = 9.6

|change = −5.1

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

|swing = −7.9

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1837: Winchester (2 seats)

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = James Buller East

|votes = 258

|percentage = 36.0

|change = +13.1

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Paulet St John-Mildmay

|votes = 242

|percentage = 33.8

|change = −20.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Bickham Escott

|votes = 216

|percentage = 30.2

|change = +7.3

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 458

|percentage = 78.3

|change = −0.9

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 585

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 16

|percentage = 2.2

|change = −11.9

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +11.6

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 26

|percentage = 3.6

|change = −6.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

|swing = −20.3

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1841: Winchester (2 seats)

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = James Buller East

|votes = 320

|percentage = 33.0

|change = −3.0

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Bickham Escott

|votes = 292

|percentage = 30.1

|change = −0.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Richard Crowder{{cite news |title=Coventry Standard |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000683/18410702/030/0003 |access-date=6 January 2019 |date=2 July 1841 |pages=2–3 |via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}

|votes = 191

|percentage = 19.7

|change = +2.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Francis Pigott

|votes = 166

|percentage = 17.1

|change = +0.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 101

|percentage = 10.4

|change = +8.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 485

|percentage = 85.5

|change =+7.2

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 567

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −2.3

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner =Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Whigs (British political party)

|swing = −0.8

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1847: Winchester (2 seats)

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate =John Bonham-Carter

|votes = 363

|percentage = 39.4

|change = +2.6

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = James Buller East

|votes = 315

|percentage = 34.2

|change = +1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Radicals (UK)

|candidate = Bickham Escott{{cite news |title=The General Election |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000187/18470805/035/0003 |access-date=6 January 2019 |work=Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette |date=5 August 1847 |pages=3–4 |via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}

|votes = 243

|percentage = 26.4

|change = −3.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 461 (est)

|percentage = 67.3 (est)

|change = −18.2

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 684

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 48

|percentage = 5.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +2.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 72

|percentage = 7.8

|change = −2.6

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +1.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1852: Winchester (2 seats){{cite news |title=Winchester Election |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000069/18520710/011/0004 |access-date=22 July 2018 |work=Hampshire Telegraph |date=10 July 1852 |page=4 |via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = John Bonham-Carter

|votes = 381

|percentage = 36.4

|change = −3.0

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = James Buller East

|votes = 379

|percentage = 36.2

|change = +2.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Liberal

|candidate = William Whitear Bulpett{{cite news |title=Winchester Election |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000494/18520710/038/0007 |access-date=22 July 2018 |work=Hampshire Advertiser |date=10 July 1852 |page=7 |via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}{{cite news |title=Shipping and Mercantile Gazette |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001702/18520708/055/0004 |access-date=22 July 2018 |date=8 July 1852 |page=4 |via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}

|votes = 288

|percentage = 27.5

|change = New

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 524 (est)

|percentage = 66.5 (est)

|change = −0.8

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 788

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2

|percentage = 0.2

|change = −5.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

|swing = −2.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 91

|percentage = 8.7

|change = +0.9

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner =Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +1.8

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1857: Winchester (2 seats)

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate =John Bonham-Carter

|votes = 398

|percentage = 38.5

|change = +2.1

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = James Buller East

|votes = 384

|percentage = 37.1

|change = +0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Sir Wyndham Portal, 1st Baronet|Wyndham Spencer Portal {{cite news |title=To the Electors of the City of Winchester |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000231/18570404/028/0004 |access-date=22 July 2018 |work=Hampshire Chronicle |date=4 April 1857 |page=4 |via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}{{cite news |title=Hampshire Chronicle |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000231/18570328/055/0004 |access-date=22 July 2018 |date=28 March 1857 |page=4 |via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}

|votes = 253

|percentage = 24.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 518 (est)

|percentage = 61.5 (est)

|change = −5.0

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 842

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 14

|percentage = 1.4

|change = +1.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

|swing = +0.6

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 131

|percentage = 12.7

|change = +4.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner =Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −0.6

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1859: Winchester (2 seats)

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = James Buller East

|votes = 402

|percentage = 30.4

|change = +11.8

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =John Bonham-Carter

|votes = 349

|percentage = 26.4

|change = −12.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Thomas Willis Fleming

|votes = 341

|percentage = 25.8

|change = +7.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = George Shaw-Lefevre

|votes = 231

|percentage = 17.5

|change = −6.9

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 662 (est)

|percentage = 76.4 (est)

|change = +14.9

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 866

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 53

|percentage = 4.0

|change = −8.7

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +10.7

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8

|percentage = 0.6

|change = −0.8

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = −10.8

}}

{{Election box end}}

East's resignation caused a by-election.

{{Election box begin| title=By-election, 10 February 1864: Winchester

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Thomas Willis Fleming

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1865: Winchester (2 seats)

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =John Bonham-Carter

|votes = 459

|percentage = 39.5

|change = −4.4

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = William Barrow Simonds

|votes = 367

|percentage = 31.6

|change = +1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Thomas Willis Fleming

|votes = 336

|percentage = 28.9

|change = +3.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 92

|percentage = 7.9

|change = +7.3

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 811 (est)

|percentage = 84.2 (est)

|change = +7.8

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 963

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = −4.4

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +1.7

}}

{{Election box end}}

Carter was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

{{Election box begin| title=By-election, 4 June 1866: Winchester

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =John Bonham-Carter

|votes = 361

|percentage = 88.7

|change = +49.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Charles Lempriere{{cite news|title=Winchester Election|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000218/18660602/017/0009|access-date=23 March 2018|work=Alnwick Mercury|date=2 June 1866|page=9|via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}

|votes = 46

|percentage = 11.3

|change = −49.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 315

|percentage = 77.4

|change = +69.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 407

|percentage = 42.3

|change = −41.9

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 963

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = +49.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1868: Winchester (2 seats)

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = William Barrow Simonds

|votes = 830

|percentage = 40.5

|change = −20.0

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = John Bonham-Carter

|votes = 690

|percentage = 33.7

|change = +13.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Jervoise Scott{{cite news|title=Winchester Liberal Committee|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000231/18681024/071/0008|access-date=23 March 2018|work=Hampshire Chronicle|date=24 October 1868|page=8|via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}

|votes = 529

|percentage = 25.8

|change = +6.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 140

|percentage = 6.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,440 (est)

|percentage = 88.8 (est)

|change = +4.6

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 1,621

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −20.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = +12.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1874: Winchester (2 seats)

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = William Barrow Simonds

|votes = 949

|percentage = 39.6

|change = +19.3

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Robert Naghten

|votes = 793

|percentage = 33.1

|change = +12.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =John Bonham-Carter

|votes = 657

|percentage = 27.4

|change = −32.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =136

|percentage = 5.7

|change = −1.1

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,528 (est)

|percentage = 85.2 (est)

|change = −3.6

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 1,793

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +17.7

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner =Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = +14.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1880: Winchester (2 seats){{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=F. W. S.|editor-link=F. W. S. Craig|title=British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885|date=1977|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=978-1-349-02349-3|edition=1st|type=e-book|pages=334–335}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Francis Baring

|votes = 979

|percentage = 38.2

|change = +10.8

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Richard Moss

|votes = 808

|percentage = 31.6

|change = −1.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = William Barrow Simonds

|votes = 773

|percentage = 30.2

|change = −9.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,787 (est)

|percentage = 88.9 (est)

|change =+3.7

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 2,011

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 171

|percentage = 6.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +5.1

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −3.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General election 1830: Winchester (2 seats){{cite web |author1=Salmon, Philip |author2=Spencer, Howard |title=Winchester |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/constituencies/winchester |website=The History of Parliament |access-date=30 April 2020}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Paulet St John-Mildmay

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Tories (British political party)

|candidate = Edward East

}}

{{Election box registered electors no change|

|reg. electors = {{circa|129}}

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Tories (British political party)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General election 1831: Winchester (2 seats)

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Paulet St John-Mildmay

|votes = 69

|percentage = 48.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Tories (British political party)

|candidate = James Buller East

|votes = 39

|percentage = 27.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Bingham Baring

|votes = 34

|percentage = 23.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout no change|

|votes = 76

|percentage = {{circa|58.9}}

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors no change|

|reg. electors = {{circa|129}}

}}

{{Election box majority no change|

|votes = 30

|percentage = 21.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box majority no change|

|votes = 5

|percentage = 3.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Tories (British political party)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

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