# Aylesbury (UK Parliament constituency)

Aylesbury is a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, currently represented by Laura Kyrke-Smith, a member of the Labour Party.

## Constituency profile

Aylesbury expanded significantly after World War II, in a diverse way with a similar proportion of this recent development being social housing estates as private estates.
Workless claimants who were registered jobseekers were in November 2012 lower than the regional average of 2.4% and national average of 3.8%, at 2.2% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.
Whereas the average house price is higher than the national average, in the Aylesbury Vale authority (which largely overlaps) this in the first quarter of 2013 was £262,769, the lowest of the four authorities in Buckinghamshire and this compares to the highest county average of £549,046 in South Bucks District.

## History
### Early form

The Parliamentary Borough of Aylesbury sent two MPs to the House of Commons of England from 1553 to 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and finally to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801.
The seat was a much narrower, generally urban borough with two-member status at Westminster from its grant of a limited franchise in 1553 until the passing of the Great Reform Act 1832.
In 1804, following the voiding of the election of the sitting MP, Robert Bent, for corruption, the franchise was extended by the Parliamentary Elections, Aylesbury Act 1804 (44 Geo. 3. c. 60) to the forty-shilling freeholders of the Three Hundreds of Aylesbury (Aylesbury, Risborough, and Stone). Subsequently, the contents of the Parliamentary Borough were defined within the 1832 Reform Act itself as the Three Hundreds of Aylesbury. This extended the seat to include Wendover and Princes Risborough.
The borough continued to elect two MPs until its abolition by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 and transformation into a large county division, formally named the Mid or Aylesbury Division of Buckinghamshire. It was one of three divisions formed from the undivided three-member Parliamentary County of Buckinghamshire, the other two being the Northern or Buckingham Division and the Southern or Wycombe Division. As well as the areas previously represented by the abolished Borough, the reconstituted seat included Linslade to the north-east and Chesham to the south-east. Since then national boundary reviews have seen a gradual reduction in its physical size as its population has grown (see Boundaries Section below).

### Political history

The Conservative Party had held the seat from 1924 to 2024, and held it at the 2015 general election with a 50.7% share of the vote. The result made the seat the 133rd safest of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority. The closest result since 1929 but prior to 2024 was in 1966 when the Labour Party candidate fell 7.4% short of a majority. Labour gained the seat for the first time in its history in 2024, on a swing of over 15%.
In June 2016, an estimated 51.8% of local adults voting in the EU membership referendum chose to leave the European Union instead of to remain. This was matched in two January 2018 votes in Parliament by its MP.

### Frontbenchers

David Lidington, the constituency's MP from 1992 until 2019, was the Secretary of State for Justice in Theresa May's cabinet since succeeding Liz Truss in the 2017 cabinet reshuffle, before becoming the effective First Secretary of State in the place of Damian Green in 2018's new year's reshuffle. During the premiership of David Cameron he served as Minister for Europe, campaigning unsuccessfully (in the constituency as well as the whole country) to remain in the EU. From 2007 to 2010 he had been his party's Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

### MPs who have received honours

Stanley Reed edited The Times of India from 1907 until 1924 and received correspondence from the major figures of India such as Mahatma Gandhi. In all he lived in India for fifty years. He was respected in the United Kingdom as an expert on Indian current affairs. He devised the sobriquet for Jaipur, 'the Pink City of India'.

## Boundaries and boundary changes
### 1885–1918

* The Sessional Divisions of Aylesbury, Chesham, and Linslade; and
* Parts of the second Sessional Division of Desborough and the Sessional Division of Winslow.

### 1918–1945

* The Borough of Aylesbury;
* The Urban Districts of Beaconsfield and Chesham;
* The Rural District of Amersham;
* The part of the Rural District of Aylesbury not included in the Buckingham Division;
* The Rural District of Long Crendon parish of Towersey; and
* The Rural District of Wycombe parishes of Bledlow, Bradenham, Ellesborough, Great and Little Hampden, Great and Little Kimble, Horsenden, Hughenden, Ilmer, Monks Risborough, Princes Risborough, Radnage, Saunderton, and Wendover.
Linslade and Wing were transferred to the Buckingham Division and Amersham and Beaconsfield were transferred from the Wycombe Division.

### 1945–1950

The House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1944 set up Boundaries Commissions to carry out periodic reviews of the distribution of parliamentary constituencies. It also authorised an initial review to subdivide abnormally large constituencies in time for the 1945 election. This was implemented by the Redistribution of Seats Order 1945 under which Buckinghamshire was allocated an additional seat. As a consequence, the parts of the (revised) Rural District of Wycombe in the Aylesbury Division, including Hughenden and Princes Risborough (but not Wendover which had been moved from the Rural District of Wycombe to that of Aylesbury by the reorganisation of local authorities in Buckinghamshire), were transferred to Wycombe.
There were no further changes and the revised composition of the constituency, after taking account of changes to local authorities, was:
* The Borough of Aylesbury;
* The Urban Districts of Beaconsfield and Chesham;
* The Rural District of Amersham;
* Parts of the Rural Districts of Aylesbury and Wing; and
* The part of the Rural District of Bullingdon in Buckinghamshire.

### 1950–1974

* The Borough of Aylesbury;
* The Urban District of Chesham;
* The Rural District of Aylesbury; and
* The Rural District of Amersham parishes of Ashley Green, Chartridge, Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards, Great Missenden, Latimer, Lee, and Little Missenden.
Beaconsfield and southern parts of the Rural District of Amersham (including Amersham itself) were transferred to the new constituency of South Buckinghamshire. The boundary with Buckingham was redrawn to align with the northern boundary of the Rural District of Aylesbury.

### 1974–1983

* The Borough of Aylesbury;
* The Rural District of Aylesbury; and
* The Rural District of Wycombe parishes of Bledlow-cum-Saunderton, Bradenham, Ellesborough, Great and Little Hampden, Great and Little Kimble, Ibstone, Lacey Green, Longwick-cum-Ilmer, Princes Risborough, Radnage, and Stokenchurch.
Parts of the Rural District of Wycombe, including Princes Risborough (but excluding Hughenden), transferred back from Wycombe. Chesham and the northern part of the Rural District of Amersham included in the new constituency of Chesham and Amersham.

### 1983–1997

* The District of Aylesbury Vale wards of Aston Clinton, Aylesbury Central, Bedgrove, Elmhurst, Gatehouse, Grange, Mandeville, Meadowcroft, Oakfield, Southcourt, Wendover, and Weston Turville;
* The District of Chiltern wards of Ballinger and South Heath, Great Missenden, and Prestwood and Heath End; and
* The District of Wycombe wards of Bledlow-cum-Saunderton, Icknield, Lacey Green and Hampden, Naphill-cum-Bradenham, Princes Risborough, and Stokenchurch.
Great Missenden transferred from Chesham and Amersham. Rural areas to the north and west of the town of Aylesbury transferred to Buckingham.

### 1997–2010

* The District of Aylesbury Vale wards of Aylesbury Central, Bedgrove, Elmhurst, Gatehouse, Grange, Mandeville, Meadowcroft, Oakfield, Southcourt, Wendover, and Weston Turville;
* The District of Chiltern wards of Ballinger and South Heath, Great Missenden, and Prestwood and Heath End; and
* The District of Wycombe wards of Bledlow-cum-Saunderton, Icknield, Lacey Green and Hampden, Naphill-cum-Bradenham, Princes Risborough, and Stokenchurch.
Minor changes, including the transfer of the District of Aylesbury Vale ward of Aston Clinton to Buckingham.

### 2010–2024

* The District of Aylesbury Vale wards of Aston Clinton, Aylesbury Central, Bedgrove, Coldharbour, Elmhurst and Watermead, Gatehouse, Mandeville and Elm Farm, Oakfield, Quarrendon, Southcourt, Walton Court and Hawkslade, and Wendover; and
* The District of Wycombe wards of Bledlow and Bradenham, Greater Hughenden, Lacey Green, Speen and the Hampdens, Stokenchurch, and Radnage.
Hughenden transferred from Wycombe. Princes Risborough transferred to Buckingham, offset by return of Aston Clinton. Great Missenden returned to Chesham and Amersham.
In April 2020, the Districts of Aylesbury Vale and Wycombe, as well as those of South Bucks and Chiltern were merged into the new unitary authority of Buckinghamshire Council. Accordingly, the contents of the constituency were:
* The Buckinghamshire Council wards of Aston Clinton and Bierton (part), Aylesbury East, Aylesbury North, Aylesbury North West, Aylesbury South East, Aylesbury South West, Aylesbury West, Ridgeway East (part), Ridgeway West, Stone and Waddesdon (part), Wendover, Hatton & Stoke Mandeville, West Wycombe (part), and Wing (part).
The constituency is based on the large town of Aylesbury and its suburbs as well as a small swathe of villages broken up by woods and cultivated land in the centre of the Chilterns which cover most of Buckinghamshire and parts of three other counties.

### 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 District of Buckinghamshire wards of: Aston Clinton and Bierton; Aylesbury East; Aylesbury North; Aylesbury North West; Aylesbury South East; Aylesbury South West; Aylesbury West; Ivinghoe; Wing.
The constituency was subject to significant changes, with southern, largely rural parts, including the town of Wendover, being included in the newly created seat of Mid Buckinghamshire. To partly compensate, the boundaries were extended northwards to include the communities of Ivinghoe and Wing, together with surrounding rural areas, previously part of the abolished Buckingham constituency.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1553–1659

* Constituency created (1553)
| Year | First member | Second member |
| 1554 (Apr) | Thomas Smith | Humphrey Moseley |
| 1554 (Nov) | William Rice | John Walwyn |
| 1555 | William Rice | Anthony Restwold |
| 1558 | Names lost | Names lost |
| 1559 | Arthur Porter | Thomas Crawley |
| 1563 | Thomas Sackville | Thomas Coleshill |
| 1571 | Thomas Lichfield | Edmund Docwra |
| 1572 | Thomas Lichfield | George Burden |
| 1584 | Thomas Tasburgh | John Smith |
| 1586 | Thomas Tasburgh | Thomas Scott |
| 1589 | Thomas Pigott | Henry Fleetwood |
| 1593 | Sir Thomas West | John Lyly |
| 1597 | Thomas Tasburgh | Thomas Smythe |
| 1601 | John Lyly | Richard More |
| 1604 | Sir William Borlase | Sir William Smith |
| 1614 | Sir John Dormer | Samuel Backhouse |
| 1621 | Sir John Dormer | Henry Borlase |
| 1624 | Sir John Pakington, Bt | Sir Thomas Crewe |
| 1625 | Sir Robert Carr | Sir Thomas Crewe |
| May 1625 | Sir Robert Carr | Sir John Hare |
| 1626 | Clement Coke | Arthur Goodwin |
| 1628 | Clement Coke | Sir Edmund Verney |
| April 1640 | Sir John Pakington, Bt | Ralph Verney |
| 1640 | Thomas Fountaine | Ralph Verney |
| November 1640 | Sir John Pakington, Bt | Ralph Verney |
| 1645 | Thomas Scot | Simon Mayne |
* Returned one member to the First and Second Protectorate Parliaments
| Year | Member |
| 1654 | Henry Philips |
| 1656 | Thomas Scot |
* Returned two members to the Third Protectorate Parliament and thereafter
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### MPs 1659–1885

| Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party |
| 1659 | James Whitelocke | | Thomas Tyrrill | |
| 1660 | Sir Thomas Lee, 1st Bt. | | Sir Richard Ingoldsby | |
| 1685 | Sir William Egerton | | Richard Anderson | |
| 1689 | Sir Thomas Lee, 2nd Bt. | | Richard Beke | |
| 1690 | Sir Thomas Lee, 2nd Bt. | | Sir Thomas Lee, 1st Bt | |
| 1691 | Sir Thomas Lee, 2nd Bt. | | Simon Mayne | |
| 1695 | Sir Thomas Lee, 2nd Bt. | | James Herbert | |
| 1699 | Robert Dormer | | James Herbert | |
| 1701 | Sir Thomas Lee, 2nd Bt. | | James Herbert | |
| July 1702 | Sir John Pakington, 4th Bt. | Tory | James Herbert | |
| December 1702 | Simon Harcourt | | James Herbert | |
| 1704 | Simon Harcourt | | Sir Henry Parker, 2nd Bt. | |
| 1705 | Sir John Wittewrong, 3rd Bt. | | Simon Mayne | |
| 1710 | Simon Harcourt | | John Essington | |
| January 1715 | Nathaniel Meade | | John Deacle | |
| April 1715 | Nathaniel Meade | | Trevor Hill | |
| 1722 | Richard Abell | Whig | John Guise | Whig |
| 1727 | Sir William Stanhope | | Philip Lloyd | |
| 1728 by-election | Edward Rudge | | Philip Lloyd | |
| 1730 by-election | Edward Rudge | | Thomas Ingoldsby | |
| 1734 | George Champion | | Christopher Tower | Whig |
| 1741 | Charles Pilsworth | | Viscount Petersham | |
| 1747 | The Earl of Inchiquin | Whig | Edward Willes | |
| 1754 | Thomas Potter | | John Willes | |
| 1757 | John Wilkes | | John Willes | |
| 1761 | John Wilkes | | Welbore Ellis | |
| 1764 by-election | Anthony Bacon | Whig | Welbore Ellis | |
| 1768 | Anthony Bacon | Whig | John Durand | |
| 1774 | Anthony Bacon | Whig | John Aubrey | Tory |
| 1780 | Anthony Bacon | Whig | Thomas Orde | Tory |
| 1784 | Sir Thomas Hallifax | | William Wrightson | |
| 1789 by-election | Scrope Bernard | | William Wrightson | |
| 1790 | Scrope Bernard | | Gerard Lake | |
| 1802 | James Du Pre | Whig | Robert Bent | Whig |
| 1804 by-election | James Du Pre | Whig | William Cavendish | Whig |
| 1806 | George Nugent, 1st Bt. | Tory | George Cavendish | Whig |
| 1809 by-election | George Nugent, 1st Bt. | Tory | Thomas Hussey | Whig |
| 1812 | George Nugent-Grenville | Whig | Thomas Hussey | Whig |
| 1814 by-election | George Nugent-Grenville | Whig | Charles Cavendish | Whig |
| 1818 | George Nugent-Grenville | Whig | William Rickford | Tory |
| 1832 | Henry Hanmer | Tory | William Rickford | Tory |
| 1834 | Henry Hanmer | Conservative | William Rickford | Conservative |
| 1837 | Winthrop Mackworth Praed | Conservative | William Rickford | Conservative |
| 1839 by-election | Charles Baillie-Hamilton | Conservative | William Rickford | Conservative |
| 1841 | Charles Baillie-Hamilton | Conservative | Rice Richard Clayton | Conservative |
| 1847 | John Peter Deering | Conservative | The Lord Nugent | Whig |
| 1848 by-election | Quintin Dick | Conservative | The Lord Nugent | Whig |
| 1850 by-election | Quintin Dick | Conservative | Frederick Calvert | Whig |
| 1851 by-election | Quintin Dick | Conservative | Richard Bethell | Whig |
| 1852 | Austen Henry Layard | Radical | Richard Bethell | Whig |
| 1857 | Thomas Bernard | Conservative | Richard Bethell | Whig |
| 1859 | Thomas Bernard | Conservative | Samuel George Smith | Conservative |
| 1865 | Nathan Rothschild | Liberal | Samuel George Smith | Conservative |
| 1880 | Nathan Rothschild | Liberal | George W. E. Russell | Liberal |
| 1885 by-election | Ferdinand de Rothschild | Liberal | George W. E. Russell | Liberal |
| 1885 | Parliamentary borough abolished | Parliamentary borough abolished | Parliamentary borough abolished | Parliamentary borough abolished |
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### MPs 1885–present

Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the parliamentary borough of Aylesbury was abolished. The name was transferred to a new, larger, county division of Buckinghamshire, which elected one Member of Parliament (MP).
| Year | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Ferdinand de Rothschild | Liberal |
| 1886 | Ferdinand de Rothschild | Liberal Unionist |
| 1899 | Walter Rothschild | Liberal Unionist |
| 1910 | Lionel de Rothschild | Liberal Unionist |
| 1912 | Lionel de Rothschild | Unionist |
| 1918 | Lionel de Rothschild | Coalition Unionist |
| 1922 | Lionel de Rothschild | Unionist |
| 1923 | Thomas Keens | Liberal |
| 1924 | Sir Alan Burgoyne | Unionist |
| 1929 | Michael Beaumont | Conservative |
| 1938 | Sir Stanley Reed | Conservative |
| 1950 | Spencer Summers | Conservative |
| 1970 | Timothy Raison | Conservative |
| 1992 | Sir David Lidington | Conservative |
| 2019 | Rob Butler | Conservative |
| 2024 | Laura Kyrke-Smith | Labour |
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## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Laura Kyrke-Smith | 15,081 | 30.2 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | Rob Butler | 14,451 | 28.9 | −22.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Lambert | 10,440 | 20.9 | −1.0 |
| | Reform UK | Lesley Taylor | 6,746 | 13.5 | +13.0 |
| | Green | Julie Atkins | 2,590 | 5.2 | +2.3 |
| | Workers Party | Jan Gajdos | 516 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | SDP | Richard Wilding | 116 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 630 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,940 | 63.1 | −13.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 79,169 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.1 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Conservative | 29,924 | 51.7 |
| | Labour | 13,284 | 22.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 12,670 | 21.9 |
| | Green | 1,701 | 2.9 |
| | Brexit Party | 309 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 57,888 | 76.5 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 75,636 |
General election 2019: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rob Butler | 32,737 | 54.0 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Liz Hind | 15,364 | 25.4 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Lambert | 10,081 | 16.6 | +7.0 |
| | Green | Coral Simpson | 2,394 | 4.0 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,373 | 28.6 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,576 | 69.9 | −1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 86,665 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.8 | |
General election 2017: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Lidington | 32,313 | 55.0 | +4.3 |
| | Labour | Mark Bateman | 17,657 | 30.0 | +14.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Lambert | 5,660 | 9.6 | −1.0 |
| | UKIP | Vijay Singh Srao | 1,296 | 2.2 | −17.5 |
| | Green | Coral Simpson | 1,237 | 2.1 | −1.8 |
| | Independent | Kyle Michael | 620 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,656 | 25.0 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,743 | 71.4 | +2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 82,546 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −5.3 | |
General election 2015: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Lidington | 28,083 | 50.7 | −1.5 |
| | UKIP | Chris Adams | 10,925 | 19.7 | +12.9 |
| | Labour | William Cass | 8,391 | 15.1 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Lambert | 5,885 | 10.6 | −17.8 |
| | Green | David Lyons | 2,135 | 3.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,158 | 31.0 | +7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,419 | 69.0 | +0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 80,315 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −7.2 | |
General election 2010: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Lidington | 27,736 | 52.2 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Lambert | 15,118 | 28.4 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | Kathryn White | 6,695 | 12.6 | −5.9 |
| | UKIP | Chris Adams | 3,613 | 6.8 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,618 | 23.8 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,162 | 68.2 | +5.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,844 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.1 | |
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### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Lidington | 25,252 | 49.1 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Jones | 14,187 | 27.6 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Khaliel | 9,540 | 18.5 | −4.7 |
| | UKIP | Chris Adams | 2,479 | 4.8 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,066 | 21.5 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,458 | 62.4 | +1.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 81,320 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
General election 2001: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Lidington | 23,230 | 47.3 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter M. Jones | 13,221 | 26.9 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Keith M. White | 11,388 | 23.2 | +1.0 |
| | UKIP | Justin D. Harper | 1,248 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,009 | 20.4 | +5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,087 | 61.4 | −11.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 80,002 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.9 | |
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### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Lidington | 25,426 | 44.2 | −13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sharon Bowles | 17,007 | 29.5 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | Robert Langridge | 12,759 | 22.2 | +8.8 |
| | Referendum | Marc John | 2,196 | 3.8 | N/A |
| | Natural Law | Lawrence R. Sheaff | 166 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,419 | 14.7 | −15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,554 | 72.8 | −6.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 79,047 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −7.5 | |
General election 1992: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Lidington | 36,500 | 57.4 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sharon Bowles | 17,640 | 27.7 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | Roger Priest | 8,517 | 13.4 | −0.5 |
| | Green | Nigel A. Foster | 702 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | Natural Law | Bruno H.M. D'Arcy | 239 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,860 | 29.7 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,598 | 80.4 | +5.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 79,208 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 | |
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### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Timothy Raison | 32,970 | 57.5 | −0.4 |
| | SDP | Michael Soole | 16,412 | 28.6 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Julie Larner | 7,936 | 13.9 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,558 | 28.9 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,318 | 74.5 | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,919 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.1 | |
General election 1983: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Timothy Raison | 30,230 | 58.1 | −0.2 |
| | SDP | Michael Soole | 15,310 | 29.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Michael Moran | 6,364 | 12.2 | −12.0 |
| | Independent | T. Chapman | 166 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,920 | 28.7 | −5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,070 | 71.5 | −6.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,792 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Timothy Raison | 33,953 | 58.3 | +11.5 |
| | Labour | J.G. Power | 14,091 | 24.2 | −4.8 |
| | Liberal | M.J. Cook | 10,248 | 17.6 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,862 | 34.1 | +16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,292 | 78.0 | +3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,746 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Timothy Raison | 23,565 | 46.8 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | Reginald Groves | 14,592 | 29.0 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal | M.J. Cook | 12,219 | 24.4 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,973 | 17.8 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,376 | 74.4 | −16.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 67,729 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Timothy Raison | 25,764 | 47.0 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal | M.J. Cook | 14,581 | 26.6 | +14.6 |
| | Labour | Reginald Groves | 14,463 | 26.4 | −8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,183 | 20.4 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,808 | 91.2 | +15.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,070 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1970: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Timothy Raison | 31,084 | 53.3 | +8.4 |
| | Labour | James E. Mitchell | 20,441 | 35.0 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal | Philip S. Kinsey | 6,849 | 11.7 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,643 | 18.3 | +10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,374 | 75.5 | −4.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,358 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.5 | |
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### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Spencer Summers | 23,673 | 44.9 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | Peter Allison | 19,766 | 37.5 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal | Timothy Joyce | 9,272 | 17.6 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,907 | 7.41 | −7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,711 | 79.9 | −0.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 65,968 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1964: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Spencer Summers | 23,856 | 47.1 | −4.1 |
| | Labour | Gordon Western | 16,467 | 32.5 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | Timothy Joyce | 10,301 | 20.4 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,389 | 14.6 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,624 | 80.0 | −1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 63,262 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Spencer Summers | 22,504 | 51.2 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Hugh Gray | 13,549 | 30.8 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal | Howard Levett Fry | 7,897 | 18.0 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,955 | 20.4 | +6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,950 | 81.3 | −0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 54,089 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Spencer Summers | 20,330 | 49.9 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | Tony Harman | 14,569 | 35.7 | −8.3 |
| | Liberal | Howard Levett Fry | 5,869 | 14.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,761 | 14.1 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,768 | 81.8 | −1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 49,841 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Spencer Summers | 22,455 | 56.1 | +11.4 |
| | Labour | Tony Harman | 17,605 | 44.0 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,850 | 12.1 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,060 | 83.1 | −0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 48,181 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1950: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Spencer Summers | 17,623 | 44.7 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | Tony Harman | 14,262 | 36.2 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal | Guthrie Moir | 7,547 | 19.1 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,361 | 8.5 | −7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,432 | 83.4 | +13.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 47,261 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stanley Reed | 24,537 | 47.9 |
| | Labour | Reginald Groves | 16,445 | 32.1 |
| | Liberal | Guy Naylor | 10,302 | 20.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,092 | 15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,284 | 69.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 73,737 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General Election 1939–40:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
* Conservative:Stanley Reed
* Liberal: Atholl Robertson
* Labour: Reginald Groves
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### Elections in the 1930s

1938 Aylesbury by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stanley Reed | 21,695 | 54.1 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal | T. Atholl Robertson | 10,751 | 26.8 | −4.8 |
| | Labour | Reginald Groves | 7,666 | 19.1 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,994 | 27.3 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,112 | 63.1 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1935: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Beaumont | 24,728 | 57.4 | −10.9 |
| | Liberal | Margaret Wintringham | 13,622 | 31.6 | −10.8 |
| | Labour | Eric W. Shearer | 4,716 | 11.0 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,106 | 25.8 | −21.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,066 | 70.2 | −5.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 61,315 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1931: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Beaumont | 29,368 | 68.3 | +20.2 |
| | Liberal | Cyril Berkeley Dallow | 8,927 | 20.8 | −20.5 |
| | Labour | Dorothy Woodman | 4,677 | 10.9 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,441 | 47.6 | +40.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,972 | 75.6 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Michael Beaumont | 20,478 | 48.1 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Keens | 17,594 | 41.3 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | F G Temple | 4,509 | 10.6 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,884 | 6.8 | −13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,531 | 78.7 | −3.3 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −6.7 | |
General election 1924: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Alan Hughes Burgoyne | 18,132 | 56.0 | +8.4 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Keens | 11,574 | 35.8 | −12.1 |
| | Labour | Fred Watkins | 2,655 | 8.2 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,558 | 20.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,361 | 82.0 | +7.3 |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.2 | |
General election 1923: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Keens | 13,575 | 47.9 | −1.0 |
| | Unionist | Alan Hughes Burgoyne | 13,504 | 47.6 | −3.5 |
| | Labour | Fred Watkins | 1,275 | 4.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,354 | 74.7 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +1.3 | |
General election 1922: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Lionel de Rothschild | 13,406 | 51.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Thomas Keens | 12,835 | 48.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 571 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,241 | 71.4 | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
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### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Lionel de Rothschild | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
General election December 1910: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Lionel de Rothschild | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold |
General election January 1910: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Lionel de Rothschild | 6,037 | 56.9 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | A.R.W. Atkins | 4,574 | 43.1 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,463 | 13.8 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,611 | 86.8 | −0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,218 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +0.9 | |
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### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Walter Rothschild | 5,675 | 56.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Silas Hocking | 4,463 | 44.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,212 | 12.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,138 | 86.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,661 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1900: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Walter Rothschild | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold |
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### Elections in the 1890s

By-election, 1899: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Walter Rothschild | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold |
General election 1895: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Ferdinand de Rothschild | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold |
General election 1892: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Ferdinand de Rothschild | 5,515 | 64.8 | −9.0 |
| | Liberal | T.H. Dolbey | 2,992 | 35.2 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,523 | 29.6 | −18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,507 | 77.8 | +17.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,928 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | −9.0 | |
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### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Ferdinand de Rothschild | 4,723 | 73.8 | +42.5 |
| | Liberal | Charles Durant Hodgson | 1,680 | 26.2 | −39.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,043 | 47.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,403 | 60.8 | −18.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,535 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +40.8 | |
General election 1885: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ferdinand de Rothschild | 5,476 | 65.2 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Charsley | 2,624 | 31.3 | +4.0 |
| | Independent Liberal | Charles James Clarke | 296 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,852 | 33.9 | +26.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,396 | 79.7 | +14.1 (est) |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,535 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −5.8 | |
By-election, 18 Jul 1885: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ferdinand de Rothschild | 2,353 | 62.4 | −10.3 |
| | Conservative | William Graham | 1,416 | 37.6 | +10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 937 | 24.8 | +17.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,769 | 84.3 | +18.7 (est) |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,473 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −10.3 | |
* Caused by Rothschild's elevation to the peerage, becoming Lord Rothschild.
General election 1880: Aylesbury (Two seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Nathan Rothschild | 2,111 | 38.1 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal | George W. E. Russell | 1,919 | 34.6 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative | Samuel George Smith | 1,511 | 27.3 | −8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 408 | 7.3 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,771 (est) | 65.6 (est) | +9.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,228 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.8 | |
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### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Aylesbury (Two seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Nathan Rothschild | 1,761 | 38.9 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | Samuel George Smith | 1,624 | 35.9 | +0.8 |
| | Lib-Lab | George Howell | 1,144 | 25.3 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,265 (est) | 55.7 (est) | −2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,064 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 137 | 3.0 | −4.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 480 | 10.6 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.3 | |
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### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Aylesbury (Two seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Nathan Rothschild | 1,772 | 42.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Samuel George Smith | 1,468 | 35.1 | N/A |
| | Lib-Lab | George Howell | 942 | 22.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,091 (est) | 58.1 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,602 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 304 | 7.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 526 | 12.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1865: Aylesbury (Two seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Nathan Rothschild | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Samuel George Smith | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,225 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
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### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: Aylesbury (Two seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Bernard | 552 | 34.0 | +15.6 |
| | Conservative | Samuel George Smith | 535 | 33.0 | +14.6 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Wentworth | 534 | 33.0 | −30.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.0 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,079 (est) | 82.7 (est) | +24.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,304 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +15.4 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +14.9 | |
* On the original count, both Smith and Wentworth received 535 votes, meaning there were three MPs elected. However, after scrutiny, Wentworth lost one vote and was declared unduly elected on 2 August 1859.
General election 1857: Aylesbury (Two seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Bernard | 546 | 36.7 | −8.1 |
| | Whig | Richard Bethell | 501 | 33.7 | +7.0 |
| | Radical | Austen Henry Layard | 439 | 29.5 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 743 (est) | 58.7 (est) | −10.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,266 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 7.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Radical | Conservative gain from Radical | Swing | −2.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 4.2 | +0.2 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +5.5 | |
By-election, 9 February 1857: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Richard Bethell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
* Caused by Bethell's appointment as Attorney General for England and Wales
By-election, 6 January 1853: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Richard Bethell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
* Caused by Bethell's appointment as Solicitor General for England and Wales
General election 1852: Aylesbury (Two seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Austen Henry Layard | 558 | 28.4 | N/A |
| | Whig | Richard Bethell | 525 | 26.7 | −6.8 |
| | Conservative | Augustus Frederick Bayford | 447 | 22.7 | −14.4 |
| | Conservative | John Temple West | 435 | 22.1 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 983 (est) | 69.3 (est) | +8.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,417 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 1.7 | N/A |
| | Radical gain from Conservative | Radical gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | | |
By-election, 11 April 1851: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Richard Bethell | 544 | 51.2 | +17.7 |
| | Conservative | William Ferrand | 518 | 48.8 | −17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 2.4 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,062 | 70.2 | +9.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,512 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +17.8 | |
* Caused by the 1850 by-election being declared void on petition due to treating and bribery.
By-election, 27 December 1850: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Frederick Calvert | 499 | 77.2 | N/A |
| | Whig | John Houghton | 147 | 22.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 352 | 54.4 | +51.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 646 | 42.7 | −18.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,512 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Caused by Nugent-Grenville's death. Houghton retired before polling.
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### Elections in the 1840s

By-election, 29 March 1848: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Quintin Dick | 614 | 64.0 | −2.6 |
| | Whig | John Houghton | 345 | 36.0 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 269 | 28.0 | +24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 959 | 63.4 | +2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,513 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.6 | |
* Caused by Deering's election being declared void on petition due to treating by his agents.
General election 1847: Aylesbury (Two seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Peter Deering | 687 | 37.1 | N/A |
| | Whig | George Nugent-Grenville | 620 | 33.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Rice Richard Clayton | 546 | 29.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 927 (est) | 61.2 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,513 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 3.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 4.0 | N/A |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1841: Aylesbury (Two seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Baillie-Hamilton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Rice Richard Clayton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,624 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
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### Elections in the 1830s

By-election, 31 July 1839: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Baillie-Hamilton | 620 | 89.2 | +15.4 |
| | Radical | John Ingram Lockhart | 72 | 10.4 | N/A |
| | Whig | George Nugent-Grenville | 3 | 0.4 | −25.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 548 | 78.8 | +73.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 695 | 49.1 | −34.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,416 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +20.6 | |
* Caused by Praed's death
General election 1837: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Rickford | 865 | 41.9 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Winthrop Mackworth Praed | 657 | 31.9 | +5.5 |
| | Whig | George Nugent-Grenville | 540 | 26.2 | +14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | 5.7 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,188 | 84.0 | +5.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,414 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.8 | |
General election 1835: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Rickford | 855 | 38.5 | −7.6 |
| | Conservative | Henry Hanmer | 586 | 26.4 | −1.7 |
| | Radical | Thomas Hobhouse | 508 | 22.9 | −2.9 |
| | Whig | John Lee | 269 | 12.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 3.5 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,210 | 78.4 | +1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,544 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −3.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.1 | |
General election 1832: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | William Rickford | 1,076 | 46.1 | −0.7 |
| | Tory | Henry Hanmer | 657 | 28.1 | +3.9 |
| | Radical | Thomas Hobhouse | 602 | 25.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 2.3 | −15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,268 | 76.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,654 | | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1831: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | William Rickford | 986 | 46.8 | N/A |
| | Whig | George Nugent-Grenville | 606 | 28.8 | N/A |
| | Tory | Thomas FitzMaurice | 509 | 24.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,150 | | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 380 | 18.0 | N/A |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 4.6 | N/A |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
By-election, 3 December 1830: Aylesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | George Nugent-Grenville | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
* Caused by Nugent-Grenville's appointment as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
General election 1830: Aylesbury :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Tory | William Rickford | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Whig | George Nugent-Grenville | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
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