1983

Esmond Bulmer (Conservative) 24, 809

Anthony Batchelor (Lib-SDP Alliance) 16,632

Roger Williams (Labour) 9,850

TURNOUT: 75%

1987

Anthony Coombs (Conservative) 25,877

Anthony Batchelor (Lib-SDP Alliance) 18,653

Nigel Knowles (Labour) 10,365

TURNOUT: 77.56%

1992

Anthony Coombs (Conservative) 28,983

Ross Maden (Labour) 18,642

Mark Jones (Lib-Dems) 12,958

TURNOUT: 82%

1997

David Lock (Labour) 26,843

Anthony Coombs (Conservative) 19,897

David Cropp (Lib Dems) 4,377

William Till (Referendum) 1,956

Chris Harvey (Liberal) 1,670

James Millington (UKIP) 312

TURNOUT: 75.65%