Under the provisions of Section 2(3) of the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act, 1949, subsequent boundary alterations were made.

However, following boundary alterations that year, it was moved into the neighbouring constituency of Rutland and Melton, whose MP since 1992 has been Alan Duncan.

In 2004, the ward boundary was changed as part of city-wide boundary alterations overseen by the Boundary Commission.

The boundary alterations proposed between Basildon, Rochford and Brentwood were never implemented.

As across the country, the largely neglected four-word name was officially abolished in 1983 on boundary alterations and replaced by the more commonplace shorthand, Putney.

They were limited in scope and proposed boundary alterations in county boroughs and county districts only.

The final boundary alteration leading to the modern boundary resulted from the establishment of the town of Middlebury on October 8, 1807.

Each council was to make proposals on boundary alterations in view of the report and forward them to the Local Government Board.

The council underwent boundary alterations in 1989 and the council now encompasses the following main towns:

Further additions were made in 1962, 1975 and 1979, with smaller acquisitions and boundary alterations in the intervening period.