Mid Worcestershire was a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.[n 2]
Mid Worcestershire | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
2010–2024 boundary of Mid Worcestershire in Worcestershire | |
Location of Worcestershire within England | |
County | Worcestershire |
Electorate | 71,660 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Droitwich Spa and Evesham |
1983–2024 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Bromsgrove and Redditch and Worcester[2] |
Replaced by | Droitwich and Evesham |
Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was abolished. Subject to minor boundary changes, it will be reformed as Droitwich and Evesham, to be first contested at the 2024 general election.[3]
Constituency profile
editIncome levels are on average considerably higher than the national average[4] and levels of rented[5] and social housing[4] are below the national average, particularly levels seen in cities.
The constituency, which had 72,317 people aged 18 and over[4] according to the 2001 census, plus 39,645 households[4] included the towns of Droitwich Spa and Evesham and the many semi-rural villages around the cathedral city of Worcester, sat across an undulating part of the West Midlands with good access to its central commercial, service sector and industrial areas.
Boundaries
editThe Mid Worcestershire constituency existed almost intact since 1997,[n 3] covers central and south-eastern parts of the county of Worcestershire. It covered most of the Wychavon district, including Broadway, Droitwich and Evesham, but excluding the areas around Pershore (which is in the Worcestershire West constituency) and ward of Inkberrow (in the Redditch constituency).
The original constituency, which was created in 1983, covered a much different area. Situated to the north of Worcester, it included the towns of Droitwich and Redditch.
1983–1997: The Borough of Redditch, and the District of Wychavon wards of Bowbrook, Claines Central and West, Claines East, Dodderhill, Droitwich Central, Droitwich South, Droitwich West, Hanbury, Hartlebury, Lovett, and Ombersley.
1997–2010: The District of Wychavon wards of Badsey, Bowbrook, Bretforton and Offenham, Broadway, Dodderhill, Drakes Broughton, Droitwich Central, Droitwich South, Droitwich West, Evesham East, Evesham Hampton, Evesham North, Evesham South, Evesham West, Fladbury, Hanbury, Hartlebury, Harvington and Norton, Honeybourne and Pebworth, Lenches, Lovett, North Claines, Ombersley, Pinvin, Spetchley, The Littletons, Upton Snodsbury, and Wickhamford.
2010–2024: The District of Wychavon wards of Badsey, Bengeworth, Bowbrook, Bretforton and Offenham, Broadway and Wickhamford, Dodderhill, Drakes Broughton, Droitwich Central, Droitwich East, Droitwich South East, Droitwich South West, Droitwich West, Evesham North, Evesham South, Fladbury, Great Hampton, Hartlebury, Harvington and Norton, Honeybourne and Pebworth, Little Hampton, Lovett and North Claines, Norton and Whittington, Ombersley, Pinvin, The Littletons, and Upton Snodsbury.
History
editEric Forth of the Conservative Party represented the original Mid Worcestershire constituency from 1983 until 1997. Following the considerable boundary changes (described above) that took effect at the 1997 general election, Peter Luff (whose Worcester constituency considerably overlapped the new seat) was selected as the Conservative candidate, and remained as MP until 2015 when he stood down following his term (Eric Forth was at the same election instead elected for Bromley and Chislehurst, which seat he held until his death in 2006). Following the 2015 general election, Nigel Huddleston was elected as the new Conservative MP for the constituency.
Members of Parliament
editElection | Member[6] | Party | |
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1983 | Eric Forth | Conservative | |
1997 | Peter Luff | Conservative | |
2015 | Nigel Huddleston | Conservative | |
2024 | Constituency abolished |
Election results 1983-2024
editElections in the 1980s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eric Forth | 28,159 | 50.9 | ||
Labour | Richard Maher | 14,954 | 25.2 | ||
SDP | Margaret Fairhead | 12,866 | 23.2 | ||
Nobody Party | DW Fletcher | 386 | 0.7 | ||
Majority | 14,205 | 25.7 | |||
Turnout | 56,365 | 74.6 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Eric Forth | 31,854 | 51.6 | +0.7 | |
Labour | Peter Pinfield | 16,943 | 27.4 | +2.2 | |
SDP | Edgar Harwood | 12,954 | 21.0 | –2.2 | |
Majority | 14,911 | 24.2 | –1.5 | ||
Turnout | 61,751 | 76.6 | +2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Eric Forth | 33,964 | 49.7 | –1.9 | |
Labour | Jacqui Smith | 24,094 | 35.3 | +7.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | David J. Barwick | 9,745 | 14.3 | –6.7 | |
Natural Law | Paul Davis | 520 | 0.8 | New | |
Majority | 9,870 | 14.4 | –9.8 | ||
Turnout | 68,323 | 81.1 | +4.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Luff | 24,092 | 47.4 | ||
Labour | Diane Smith | 14,680 | 28.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Barwick | 9,458 | 18.6 | ||
Referendum | Terence Watson | 1,780 | 3.5 | New | |
UKIP | David Ingles | 646 | 1.3 | New | |
Natural Law | Alan Dyer | 163 | 0.3 | ||
Majority | 9,412 | 18.5 | |||
Turnout | 50,819 | 74.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 2000s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Luff | 22,937 | 51.1 | +3.7 | |
Labour | David Bannister | 12,310 | 27.4 | –1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Browne | 8,420 | 18.8 | +0.2 | |
UKIP | Anthony Eaves | 1,230 | 2.7 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 10,627 | 23.7 | +5.2 | ||
Turnout | 44,897 | 62.4 | –11.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Luff | 24,783 | 51.5 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Matthew Gregson | 11,456 | 23.8 | –3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Rowley | 9,796 | 20.4 | +1.6 | |
UKIP | Anthony Eaves | 2,092 | 4.3 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 13,327 | 27.7 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 48,127 | 67.3 | +4.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 |
Elections in the 2010s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Luff | 27,770 | 54.5 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Rowley | 11,906 | 23.4 | +3.1 | |
Labour | Robin Lunn | 7,613 | 14.9 | –9.1 | |
UKIP | John White | 3,049 | 6.0 | +1.6 | |
Green | Gordon Matthews | 593 | 1.2 | New | |
Majority | 15,864 | 31.1 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 50,931 | 70.6 | +4.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Huddleston | 29,763 | 57.0 | +2.5 | |
UKIP | Richard Keel[16] | 9,213 | 17.7 | +11.7 | |
Labour | Robin Lunn | 7,548 | 14.5 | –0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Rowley[17] | 3,750 | 7.2 | –16.2 | |
Green | Neil Franks[18] | 1,933 | 3.7 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 20,532 | 39.3 | +8.2 | ||
Turnout | 52,225 | 71.5 | +0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nigel Huddleston | 35,967 | 65.3 | +8.3 | |
Labour | Fred Grindrod | 12,641 | 22.9 | +8.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Rowley | 3,450 | 6.3 | –0.9 | |
UKIP | David Greenwood | 1,660 | 3.0 | –14.7 | |
Green | Fay Whitfield | 1,371 | 2.5 | –1.2 | |
Majority | 23,326 | 42.4 | +3.1 | ||
Turnout | 55,191 | 72.6 | +1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Huddleston | 37,426 | 66.7 | +1.4 | |
Labour | Helen Russell | 9,408 | 16.8 | –6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Rowley | 6,474 | 11.5 | +5.2 | |
Green | Sue Howarth | 2,177 | 3.9 | +1.4 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Barmy Brockman | 638 | 1.1 | New | |
Majority | 28,018 | 49.9 | +7.5 | ||
Turnout | 56,123 | 71.7 | –0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | –3.8 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- ^ Before the 2010 change, only a share of the polling districts of Fladbury and Inkberrow were in the constituency, now instead all of Fladbury is and Inkberrow is not.
References
edit- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "'Worcestershire Mid', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – West Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk.
- ^ "2011 census interactive maps". Archived from the original on 29 January 2016.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "UK Polling Report".
- ^ "Liberal Democrats adopt Margaret Rowley as their Parliamentary Candidate". Mid Worcestershire Liberal Democrats. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "Member of Parliament for Mid Worcestershire". YourNextMP. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Candidates confirmed for General Election". Stratford-upon-Avon Herald. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Worcestershire Mid Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
External links
edit- Mid Worcestershire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK