Mid Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Mid Worcestershire in Worcestershire.
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Location of Worcestershire within England.
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County | Worcestershire |
Electorate | 71,660 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Droitwich Spa and Evesham |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of parliament | Nigel Huddleston (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | West Midlands |
Mid Worcestershire is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Nigel Huddleston, a Conservative.[n 2]
Contents
Boundaries
1983-1997: 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, and the Borough of Redditch.
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-present: 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.
The present Mid Worcestershire constituency, has existed almost intact since 1997,[n 3] covers central and south-eastern parts of the county of Worcestershire. It covers 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.
History
Eric 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.
Constituency profile
Income levels are on average considerably higher than the national average[2] and levels of rented[3] and social housing[2] are below the national average, particularly levels seen in cities.
The constituency, which has 72,317 people aged 18 and over[4] according to the 2001 census, plus 39,645 households[5] includes the towns of Droitwich Spa and Evesham and the many semi-rural villages around the cathedral city of Worcester, sits across an undulating part of the West Midlands with good access to its central commercial, service sector and industrial areas.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[6] | Party | |
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1983 | Eric Forth | Conservative | |
1997 | Peter Luff | Conservative | |
2015 | Nigel Huddleston | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nigel Huddleston | 29,763 | 57.0 | +2.5 | |
UKIP | Richard Keel[8] | 9,213 | 17.7 | +11.7 | |
Labour | Robin Lunn | 7,548 | 14.5 | -0.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Margaret Rowley[9] | 3,750 | 7.2 | -16.2 | |
Green | Neil Franks[10] | 1,933 | 3.7 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 20,532 | 39.3 | |||
Turnout | 52,225 | 71.5 | +0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Luff | 27,770 | 54.5 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 15,864 | 31.1 | |||
Turnout | 50,931 | 70.6 | +4.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0.0 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Luff | 24,783 | 51.5 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Matthew Gregson | 11,456 | 23.8 | −3.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Margaret Rowley | 9,796 | 20.4 | +1.6 | |
UKIP | Anthony Eaves | 2,092 | 4.3 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 13,327 | 27.7 | |||
Turnout | 48,127 | 67.3 | +5.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Luff | 22,937 | 51.1 | ||
Labour | David Bannister | 12,310 | 27.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Robert Browne | 8,420 | 18.8 | ||
UKIP | Anthony Eaves | 1,230 | 2.7 | ||
Majority | 10,627 | 23.7 | |||
Turnout | 62.4 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Luff | 24,092 | 47.41 | ||
Labour | Diane Smith | 14,680 | 28.89 | ||
Liberal Democrat | David J. Barwick | 9,458 | 18.61 | ||
Referendum | T Watson | 1,780 | 3.50 | ||
UKIP | D Ingles | 646 | 1.27 | ||
Natural Law | A Dyer | 163 | 0.32 | ||
Majority | 9,412 | 18.52 | |||
Turnout | 74.29 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Eric Forth | 33,964 | 49.7 | −1.9 | |
Labour | Jacqui Smith | 24,094 | 35.3 | +7.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | David J. Barwick | 9,745 | 14.3 | −6.7 | |
Natural Law | P Davis | 520 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 9,870 | 14.4 | −9.7 | ||
Turnout | 68,323 | 81.1 | +4.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.9 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Eric Forth | 31,854 | 51.58 | ||
Labour | P Pinfield | 16,943 | 27.44 | ||
Social Democratic | E Harwood | 12,954 | 20.98 | ||
Majority | 14,911 | 24.15 | |||
Turnout | 76.62 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Eric Forth | 28,159 | 50.86 | ||
Labour | RE Maher | 14,954 | 25.20 | ||
Social Democratic | M Fairhead | 12,866 | 23.24 | ||
Nobody Party | DW Fletcher | 386 | 0.70 | ||
Majority | 14,205 | 25.66 | |||
Turnout | 74.56 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- ↑ 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 where in the constituency, now instead all of Fladbury is and Inkberrow is not.
- References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2001 Census
- ↑ 2011 census interactive maps
- ↑ http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6508011&c=mid+worcestershire&d=27&e=14&g=6477888&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1423912222224&enc=1&dsFamilyId=65
- ↑ http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6508011&c=mid+worcestershire&d=27&e=14&g=6477888&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1423912222224&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2549
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)[self-published source][better source needed]
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- ↑ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/worcestershiremid/
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