Worcester (UK Parliament constituency)
Worcester | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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![]() Boundary of Worcester in Worcestershire.
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![]() Location of Worcestershire within England.
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County | Worcestershire |
Electorate | 73,960 (December 2010)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1295 |
Member of parliament | Robin Walker (Conservative) |
Number of members | 1885–present: One 1295–1885: Two |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | West Midlands |
Worcester is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1885 it has elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election; from 1295 to 1885 it elected two MPs.
Contents
Boundaries
1918-1950: The County Borough of Worcester.
1950-1983: The County Borough of Worcester, the Municipal Borough of Droitwich, and the Rural District of Droitwich.
1983-1997: The City of Worcester, and the District of Wychavon wards of Drakes Broughton, Inkberrow, Lenches, Pinvin, Spetchley, and Upton Snodsbury.
1997-present: The City of Worcester.
The constituency covers the city of Worcester, with exactly the same boundaries as the city. It borders the Mid Worcestershire constituency to the east, and West Worcestershire to the west.
History
A Conservative seat for many years, Worcester was represented by the high-profile Conservative cabinet minister Peter Walker for three decades, from a by-election in 1961 until he stood down in 1992. Peter Luff (also Conservative) held the seat until 1997, when he moved to the redrawn Mid Worcestershire constituency.
Michael Foster of the Labour Party took the seat in the 1997 general election. This can be put down to a combination of Labour's landslide victory nationally, but also to the fact that boundary changes meant the constituency was now solely an urban area, rather than also containing much of the surrounding countryside.
Peter Walker's son, Robin Walker, was elected as the Conservative MP in 2010.
The constituency is marginal and was selected as a "target" by the Labour Party in 1997 and by the Conservative Party in 2010.
Many political commentators and journalists look on Worcester as having the demographic statistics which most closely mirror those in the United Kingdom as a whole. As such the term "Worcester woman" has come into use as a description for a typical swing voter.[citation needed]
Members of Parliament
- Constituency created in 1295
MPs 1660–1885
MPs since 1885
Election | Member[6] | Party | Notes | |
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1885 | George Higginson Allsopp | Conservative | Brewer, of Samuel Allsopp & Sons | |
1906 | George Henry Williamson | Conservative | Election overturned on petition in 1906, writ suspended until 1908 | |
1908 by-election | Edward Alfred Goulding | Conservative | Made a baronet in 1915. Later ennobled as Baron Wargrave | |
1922 | Richard Robert Fairbairn | Liberal | contested the seat 8 times, but won only once | |
1923 | Crawford Greene | Conservative | ||
1945 | George Ward | Conservative | ennobled in 1960 as Viscount Ward of Witley | |
1961 by-election | Peter Walker | Conservative | Cabinet minister 1970–1974, 1979–1990 | |
1992 | Peter Luff | Conservative | MP for Mid Worcestershire for 1997 | |
1997 | Michael Foster | Labour | Under-Secretary of State for International Development 2008–2010 | |
2010 | Robin Walker | Conservative | son of Peter Walker, MP for Worcester 1961–1992 |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robin Walker | 22,534 | 45.3 | +5.8 | |
Labour | Joy Squires[9] | 16,888 | 34.0 | +0.5 | |
UKIP | James Goad[10] | 6,378 | 12.8 | +10.1 | |
Green | Louis Stephen | 2,024 | 4.1 | +2.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Federica Smith[11] | 1,677 | 3.4 | -16.1 | |
TUSC | Pete McNally[12] | 153 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Independent | Mark Shuker[13] | 69 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 5,646 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 70.0 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robin Walker | 19,358 | 39.5 | +4.4 | |
Labour | Michael Foster | 16,376 | 33.4 | -8.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jackie Alderson[15] | 9,525 | 19.4 | +3.1 | |
UKIP | Jack Bennett[16] | 1,360 | 2.8 | +0.4 | |
BNP | Spencer Kirby[17] | 1,219 | 2.5 | +0.4 | |
Green | Louis Stephen | 735 | 1.5 | -0.5 | |
Pirate | Andrew Robinson | 173 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Independent | Peter Nielsen[18][19] | 129 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Independent | Andrew Christian-Brookes | 99 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,982 | 6.1 | |||
Turnout | 48,974 | 67.2 | +2.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.4 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michael Foster | 19,421 | 41.9 | −6.7 | |
Conservative | Margaret Harper | 16,277 | 35.1 | −0.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mary Dhonau | 7,557 | 16.3 | +3.7 | |
UKIP | Richard Chamings | 1,113 | 2.4 | −0.9 | |
BNP | Martin Roberts | 980 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Green | Chris Lennard | 921 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Prudence Dowson | 119 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,144 | 6.8 | |||
Turnout | 46,388 | 64.1 | +2.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michael Foster | 21,478 | 48.6 | -1.5 | |
Conservative | Richard Adams | 15,712 | 35.5 | -0.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Paul Chandler | 5,578 | 12.6 | +0.1 | |
UKIP | Richard Chamings | 1,442 | 3.3 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 5,766 | 13.1 | |||
Turnout | 44,210 | 62.0 | -12.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michael Foster | 25,848 | 50.1 | ||
Conservative | Nicholas Bourne | 18,423 | 35.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Paul Chandler | 6,462 | 12.5 | ||
UKIP | P. Wood | 886 | 1.7 | ||
Majority | 7,452 | ||||
Turnout | 74.6 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Luff | 27,883 | 46.4 | −1.8 | |
Labour | Roger E. Berry | 21,731 | 36.2 | +7.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | John J. Caiger | 9,561 | 15.9 | −7.5 | |
Green | Mike J. Foster | 592 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Martin C. Soden | 343 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,152 | 10.2 | −9.5 | ||
Turnout | 60,110 | 81.0 | +4.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.8 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Walker | 25,504 | 48.17 | ||
Labour | M.J. Webb | 15,051 | 28.43 | ||
Social Democratic | J.J. Craiger | 12,386 | 23.40 | ||
Majority | 10,453 | 19.74 | |||
Turnout | 76.75 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Walker | 24,381 | 49.45 | ||
Social Democratic | Colin Phipps | 13,510 | 27.40 | ||
Labour | J. Rudd | 11,208 | 22.73 | ||
BNP | K.A. Axon | 208 | 0.42 | ||
Majority | 10,871 | 22.05 | |||
Turnout | 74.11 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Walker | 30,194 | 51.31 | ||
Labour | D. Sparks | 18,605 | 31.62 | ||
Liberal | D. Elliott | 8,886 | 15.10 | ||
Ecology | J. Davenport | 707 | 1.20 | ||
National Front | K. Stevens | 450 | 0.76 | ||
Majority | 11,589 | 19.70 | |||
Turnout | 75.41 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Walker | 25,183 | 45.57 | ||
Labour | W.B. Morgan | 20,194 | 36.54 | ||
Liberal | D. Elliott | 9,888 | 17.89 | ||
Majority | 4,989 | 9.03 | |||
Turnout | 73.84 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Walker | 27,377 | 45.62 | ||
Labour | W.B. Morgan | 19,910 | 33.18 | ||
Liberal | D.S. Smith | 12,724 | 21.20 | ||
Majority | 7,467 | 12.44 | |||
Turnout | 80.95 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Walker | 29,717 | 58.28 | ||
Labour | P. Jones | 21,275 | 41.72 | ||
Majority | 8,442 | 16.56 | |||
Turnout | 72.84 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Walker | 25,398 | 53.52 | ||
Labour | F. Barrington-Ward | 22,057 | 46.48 | ||
Majority | 3,341 | 7.04 | |||
Turnout | 77.89 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Walker | 24,345 | 50.90 | ||
Labour | J. Martin | 17,038 | 35.62 | ||
Liberal | John G. Parry | 6,448 | 13.48 | ||
Majority | 7,307 | 15.28 | |||
Turnout | 47,831 | 79.34 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Walker | 15,087 | 39.7 | ||
Labour | Bryan Stanley | 11,490 | 30.2 | ||
Liberal | Robert Glenton | 11,435 | 30.1 | n/a | |
Majority | 3,597 | 9.5 | |||
Turnout | 38,012 | 64.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Ward | 27,024 | 57.67 | ||
Labour | Bryan Stanley | 19,832 | 42.33 | ||
Majority | 7,192 | 15.35 | |||
Turnout | 79.26 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Ward | 25,610 | 56.76 | ||
Labour | L.V. Pike | 19,508 | 43.24 | ||
Majority | 6,102 | 13.52 | |||
Turnout | 77.77 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Ward | 26,060 | 55.48 | ||
Labour | L.V. Pike | 20,909 | 44.52 | ||
Majority | 5,151 | 10.97 | |||
Turnout | 82.13 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Ward | 24,147 | 49.54 | ||
Labour | J. Evans | 19,807 | 40.64 | ||
Liberal | Maj. W.H.P. Gardiner | 4,786 | 9.82 | ||
Majority | 4,340 | 8.90 | |||
Turnout | 86.08 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Ward | 13,523 | 42.93 | ||
Labour | J. Evans | 13,519 | 42.92 | ||
Liberal | Ronald James Bowker | 4,459 | 14.16 | ||
Majority | 4 | 0.01 | |||
Turnout | 75.86 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
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: Crawford Greene
- Liberal: Richard Fairbairn[27]
- Labour: James Ferguson[28]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Pomeroy Crawford Greene | 13,398 | 50.68 | ||
Liberal | Richard Robert Fairbairn | 6,885 | 26.05 | ||
Labour | James Ferguson | 6,152 | 23.27 | ||
Majority | 6,513 | 24.64 | |||
Turnout | 76.75 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Pomeroy Crawford Greene | 16,357 | 60.94 | ||
Liberal | Richard Robert Fairbairn | 6,611 | 24,63 | ||
Labour | H Bolton | 3,874 | 14.43 | ||
Majority | 9,746 | 36.31 | |||
Turnout | 79.71 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | William Pomeroy Crawford Greene | 13,181 | 47.2 | -8.8 | |
Labour | Kenneth Martin Lindsay | 8,208 | 29.3 | +14.0 | |
Liberal | Richard Robert Fairbairn | 6,588 | 23.5 | -5.2 | |
Majority | 4,974 | 17.9 | -9.4 | ||
Turnout | 65.4 | -18.0 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | -11.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | William Pomeroy Crawford Greene | 11,956 | 56.0 | ||
Liberal | Richard Robert Fairbairn | 6,139 | 28.7 | ||
Labour | Percy Williams | 3,272 | 15.3 | ||
Majority | 5,817 | 27.3 | |||
Turnout | 83.4 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | William Pomeroy Crawford Greene | 10,971 | 50.9 | +2.9 | |
Liberal | Richard Robert Fairbairn | 9,743 | 45.3 | -6.7 | |
Labour | Percy Williams | 815 | 3.8 | n/a | |
Majority | 1,228 | 5.6 | 9.6 | ||
Turnout | 85.8 | ||||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Richard Robert Fairbairn | 10,143 | 52.0 | +17.4 | |
Unionist | Hon. Henry Lygon | 9,370 | 48.0 | -17.4 | |
Majority | 773 | 4.0 | 34.8 | ||
Turnout | 82.4 | +20.1 | |||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +17.4 |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | 9,243 | 65.4 | |||
Liberal | Richard Robert Fairbairn | 4,889 | 34.6 | ||
Majority | 4,364 | 30.8 | |||
Turnout | 62.3 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
- Denotes candidate who was endorsed by the Coalition Government.
See also
Notes and references
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Driver, J. T. Worcestershire Knights of the Shire 1377-1421 Transactions of the Worcestershire Archaelogical Society. Third Series Vol 4 1974 p20
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)[self-published source][better source needed]
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The election of Winford in 1747 was overturned on petition, and Tracy was declared elected in his place
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- ↑ https://www.labour.org.uk/worcester-joy-squires
- ↑ http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/11510349.UKIP_reveals_its_Worcester_General_Election_candidate/?ref=rss
- ↑ http://worcesterlibdems.co.uk/2015/04/18/q-and-a-with-federica-smith-liberal-democrat-ppc-for-worcester/
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- ↑ https://www.mark-shuker.co.uk
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- ↑ http://www.libdems.org.uk/people_detail.aspx?name=Jackie_Alderson&pPK=9a78970e-ba56-451b-a8cb-b4172fcc9e09
- ↑ http://candidates.ukip.org/index.php?pg=show&eid=625
- ↑ http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/local/8099450.Who_put_BNP_logo_on_Tory_election_posters_/
- ↑ http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/4726191.Ex_Tory_to_stand_as_an_independent_in_election/?ref=rss
- ↑ http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/4739535.Former_councillor_to_stand_as_independent/
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- ↑ The Liberal Magazine, 1939
- ↑ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
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