East Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)

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East Worcestershire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1832–1918
Seats1832–1885: two;
1885–1918: one
Replaced by Kidderminster and Birmingham King's Norton

East Worcestershire was a county constituency in the county of Worcestershire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

It was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, and elected two Members of Parliament (MPs), by the bloc vote system. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, its representation was reduced to one MP for the 1885 general election, elected by the first past the post voting system. The constituency was abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

1832–1885: The Petty Sessional Divisions of Stourbridge, Dudley, Droitwich, Northfield, Blockley and Pershore, and the Borough of Evesham. [1]

Members of Parliament

MPs 1832–1885

Election1st Member1st Party2nd Member2nd Party
1832 William Congreve Russell Whig [2] Thomas Cookes Whig [2]
1835 Edward Holland Whig [3] [4] [2]
1837 Sir Horace St Paul, Bt Conservative [2] John Barneby Conservative [2]
1841 James Arthur Taylor Conservative [2]
Jan. 1847 by-election George Rushout-Bowles Conservative
Jul. 1847 John Hodgetts-Foley Whig [5] [6] [7]
Feb. 1859 Hon. Frederick Gough-Calthorpe Whig [8] [9] [10]
Apr. 1859 Liberal Liberal
1861 by-election Harry Vernon Liberal
Jun. 1868 by-election Hon. Charles Lyttelton Liberal
Nov 1868 Richard Amphlett Conservative
1874 Henry Allsopp Conservative Thomas Eades Walker Conservative
1880 William Henry Gladstone Liberal George Hastings Liberal
1885 representation reduced to one member

MPs 1885–1918

YearMemberParty
1885 George Hastings Liberal
1886 Liberal Unionist
1892 Austen Chamberlain Liberal Unionist
1912 Unionist
1914 Leverton Harris Unionist
1918 constituency abolished

Elections

Decades:

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: East Worcestershire (2 seats) [11] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig William Congreve Russell 2,576 36.8
Whig Thomas Cookes 2,517 35.9
Tory John Pakington 1,91627.3
Majority6018.6
Turnout 4,34884.2
Registered electors 5,161
Whig win (new seat)
Whig win (new seat)
General election 1835: East Worcestershire (2 seats) [11] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Edward Holland 2,254 34.2 −2.6
Whig Thomas Cookes 2,192 33.3 −2.6
Conservative Horace St Paul 2,14532.5+5.2
Majority470.7−7.9
Turnout c. 3,296c. 63.8c. −20.4
Registered electors 5,164
Whig hold Swing −2.6
Whig hold Swing −2.6
General election 1837: East Worcestershire (2 seats) [11] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Horace St Paul 2,595 27.4 +11.2
Conservative John Barneby 2,528 26.7 +10.5
Whig Edward Holland 2,17523.0−11.2
Whig John Hodgetts-Foley 2,16822.9−10.4
Majority3533.7N/A
Turnout 4,77179.6c. +15.8
Registered electors 5,995
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +11.0
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +10.7

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: East Worcestershire (2 seats) [11] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Arthur Taylor Unopposed
Conservative John Barneby Unopposed
Registered electors 6,367
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Barneby's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 11 January 1847: East Worcestershire (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Rushout Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1847: East Worcestershire (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Hodgetts-Foley Unopposed
Conservative George Rushout Unopposed
Registered electors 6,269
Whig hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: East Worcestershire (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Hodgetts-Foley Unopposed
Conservative George Rushout Unopposed
Registered electors 6,515
Whig hold
Conservative hold
General election 1857: East Worcestershire (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Hodgetts-Foley Unopposed
Conservative George Rushout Unopposed
Registered electors 6,065
Whig hold
Conservative hold

Rushout succeeded to the peerage, becoming 3rd Baron Northwick and causing a by-election.

By-election, 24 February 1859: East Worcestershire [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Frederick Gough-Calthorpe 2,304 54.0 N/A
Conservative Sir John Pakington, 2nd Baron Hampton1,96546.0N/A
Majority3398.0N/A
Turnout 4,26971.4N/A
Registered electors 5,983
Whig gain from Conservative Swing N/A
General election 1859: East Worcestershire (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Hodgetts-Foley Unopposed
Liberal Frederick Gough-Calthorpe Unopposed
Registered electors 5,983
Liberal hold
Liberal gain from Conservative

Elections in the 1860s

Hodgetts-Foley's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 20 December 1861: East Worcestershire [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Harry Vernon Unopposed
Liberal hold
General election 1865: East Worcestershire (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Harry Vernon Unopposed
Liberal Frederick Gough-Calthorpe Unopposed
Registered electors 6,875
Liberal hold
Liberal hold

Gough-Calthorpe succeeded to the peerage, becoming 5th Baron Calthorpe and causing a by-election.

By-election, 1 June 1868: East Worcestershire [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Lyttelton 2,688 52.5 N/A
Conservative William Laslett 2,42947.5New
Majority2595.0N/A
Turnout 5,11774.4N/A
Registered electors 6,875
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election 1868: East Worcestershire (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Amphlett 4,108 34.3 N/A
Liberal Charles Lyttelton 4,093 34.1 N/A
Liberal Richard Martin 3,78931.6N/A
Majority150.2N/A
Turnout 8,049 (est)78.0 (est)N/A
Registered electors 10,313
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: East Worcestershire (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Allsopp 4,421 29.5 +12.3
Conservative Thomas Eades Walker 4,159 27.8 +10.6
Liberal Charles Lyttelton 3,50823.4−10.7
Liberal Arthur Albright [12] 2,83118.9−12.7
Conservative William Laslett 550.4N/A
Majority6514.3+4.1
Turnout 7,487 (est)67.8 (est)−10.2
Registered electors 11,039
Conservative hold Swing +12.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +11.2

Elections in the 1880s

Hastings Portrait of George Hastings.jpg
Hastings
General election 1880: East Worcestershire (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Henry Gladstone 4,879 26.5 +3.2
Liberal George Hastings 4,833 26.3 +7.4
Conservative Richard Temple 4,41724.0−3.8
Conservative Henry Allsopp 4,25823.2−6.3
Majority4162.3N/A
Turnout 9,194 (est)76.6 (est)+8.8
Registered electors 12,000
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +3.5
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +6.9
General election 1885: East Worcestershire [14] [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Hastings 3,685 53.6 +0.8
Conservative Albert Bosanquet 3,19446.4−0.8
Majority4917.2+4.9
Turnout 6,87984.0+7.4 (est)
Registered electors 8,187
Liberal hold Swing +0.8
General election 1886: East Worcestershire [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist George Hastings Unopposed
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal

Elections in the 1890s

Hastings was expelled from the House of Commons, causing a by-election.

Chamberlain Portrait of Austen Chamberlain.jpg
Chamberlain
By-election, 30 Mar 1892: East Worcestershire [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Austen Chamberlain Unopposed
Liberal Unionist hold
General election 1892: East Worcestershire [14] [15] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Austen Chamberlain 5,111 67.0 N/A
Liberal Oscar Browning 2,51733.0New
Majority2,59434.0N/A
Turnout 7,62877.6N/A
Registered electors 9,827
Liberal Unionist hold
General election 1895: East Worcestershire [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Austen Chamberlain Unopposed
Liberal Unionist hold

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: East Worcestershire [14] [15] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Austen Chamberlain Unopposed
Liberal Unionist hold
1902 East Worcestershire by-election [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Austen Chamberlain Unopposed
Liberal Unionist hold
Chamberlain Sir (Joseph) Austen Chamberlain.jpg
Chamberlain
General election 1906: East Worcestershire [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Austen Chamberlain 10,129 63.7 N/A
Liberal John Morgan5,76336.3New
Majority4,36627.4N/A
Turnout 15,89284.7N/A
Registered electors 18,769
Liberal Unionist hold

Elections in the 1910s

Young Edward Hilton Young.jpg
Young
General election January 1910: East Worcestershire [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Austen Chamberlain 12,644 64.5 +0.8
Liberal Hilton Young 6,95535.5-0.8
Majority5,68929.0+1.6
Turnout 19,59984.2-0.5
Liberal Unionist hold Swing +0.8
General election December 1910: East Worcestershire [14] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Austen Chamberlain Unopposed
Liberal Unionist hold
1914 East Worcestershire by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Leverton Harris Unopposed
Unionist hold

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

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