List of Parliamentary constituencies in Herefordshire and Worcestershire

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There are 8 Parliamentary constituencies in the ceremonial counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire . From 1974 to 1998 the two counties were administratively and ceremonially one, called Hereford and Worcester, and the constituencies crossed the traditional county boundaries. This continued to be the case up to and including the 2005 general election, but since the 2010 general election two constituencies fall entirely within Herefordshire and six within Worcestershire. There are 2 Borough constituencies and 6 County constituencies.

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Constituencies

   Conservative   Labour   Liberal Democrat ¤

Name [nb 1] Electorate [1] Majority [2] [nb 2] Member of Parliament [2] Nearest opposition [2] Map
Bromsgrove CC 75,07823,106  Sajid Javid Rory Shannon ‡
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Hereford and South Herefordshire CC 72,08519,686 Jesse NormanAnna-Maria Coda ‡
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North Herefordshire CC 70,25224,856 Bill WigginPhilip Howells ¤
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Mid Worcestershire CC 78,22028,018 Nigel HuddlestonHelen Russell ‡
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Redditch BC 65,39116,036 Rachel MacleanRebecca Jenkins ‡
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West Worcestershire CC 76,24124,499 Harriett Baldwin Beverley Nielsen ¤
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Worcester BC 73,4856,758 Robin WalkerLynn Denham ‡
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Wyre Forest CC 78,07721,413 Mark GarnierRobin Lunn ‡
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2010 boundary changes

Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to retain 8 constituencies covering the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire for the 2010 election, making minor changes to take account of the separation of the two counties, to realign constituency boundaries with the boundaries of current local government wards, and to reduce the electoral disparity between constituencies. The constituencies of Hereford and Leominster were renamed Hereford and South Herefordshire, and North Herefordshire respectively.

Former nameBoundaries 1997-2010Current nameBoundaries 2010–present

Wholly or mainly in Herefordshire

  1. Hereford CC
  2. Leominster CC

Wholly in Worcestershire

  1. Bromsgrove CC
  2. Mid Worcestershire CC
  3. Redditch BC
  4. West Worcestershire CC
  5. Worcester BC
  6. Wyre Forest CC
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Parliamentary constituencies in Herefordshire and Worcestershire

Herefordshire

  1. Hereford and South Herefordshire CC
  2. North Herefordshire CC

Worcestershire

  1. Bromsgrove CC
  2. Mid Worcestershire CC
  3. Redditch BC
  4. West Worcestershire CC
  5. Worcester BC
  6. Wyre Forest CC
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Proposed Revision

Proposed boundary changes

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021 and published their initial proposals on 8 June 2021. [3]

The commission has proposed retaining the current two constituencies in Herefordshire, with minor boundary changes to reflect changes to ward boundaries. In Worcestershire, it is proposed to make a small transfer from Mid Worcestershire to Redditch to bring these two constituencies within the statutory range. It is proposed that Mid Worcestershire is renamed Droitwich and Evesham. The other four constituencies would be unchanged, although it is proposed that Wyre Forest reverts to its prior name of Kidderminster. [4]

Revised proposals will be published in late 2022 and the final report will be submitted in June 2023.

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019 [5]

2019

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Herefordshire and Worcestershire in the 2019 general election were as follows:

PartyVotes%Change from 2017SeatsChange from 2017
Conservative 256,01461.8%Increase2.svg3.7%80
Labour 90,23021.8%Decrease2.svg7.1%00
Liberal Democrats 47,79811.5%Increase2.svg5.3%00
Greens 18,8664.6%Increase2.svg2.0%00
Others1,2220.3%Decrease2.svg3.9%00
Total414,130100.08

Percentage votes

Election year1983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative 52.351.850.841.041.142.945.951.758.161.8
Labour 15.317.924.632.627.424.516.719.728.921.8
Liberal Democrat 131.429.723.121.919.421.825.36.76.211.5
Green Party -*****1.04.52.64.6
UKIP ---***4.215.42.1*
Other1.00.61.54.512.110.86.81.92.10.3

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats

Election year1983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative 7774448888
Labour 0003220000
Liberal Democrat 10001110000
Independent2----110---
Total7778888888

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

2 Dr Richard Taylor, standing as the Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern candidate

Maps


199720012005
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2010201520172019
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Timeline

Green represents former constituencies, pink is for current ones.

Worcestershire

Constituency1295-15541554-16041604-16051605-18321832-18851885-19181918-19501950-19741974-19831983-19971997–present
Bewdley 1605-1950
Bromsgrove 1950-19741983–present
Bromsgrove and Redditch 1974-1983
Droitwich 1554-1918
Dudley 1832-1974
East Worcestershire 1832-1918
Evesham 1604-1950
Kidderminster 1832-1983
Mid Worcestershire 1983–present
North Worcestershire 1885-1918
Oldbury and Halesowen 1950-1974
Redditch 1983–present
South Worcestershire 1950-1997
Stourbridge 1918-1974In West Midlands
West Worcestershire 1832-18851997–present
Worcester 1295–present
Worcestershire 1295-1832
Wyre Forest 1983–present

Herefordshire

Constituency1295-16281628-18321832-18851885-19181918-20102010–present
Hereford 1295-2010
Hereford and South Herefordshire 2010–present
Herefordshire 1295-1832
Leominster 1295-2010
North Herefordshire 2010–present
Ross 1885-1918
Weobley 1628-1832

Historical representation by party

A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918

   Conservative    Liberal    Liberal Unionist

Constituency1885188692189293951895190003190608Jan 1910Dec 191012141618
Hereford J. Pulley Bailey Grenfell Cooke Arkwright Hewins
Leominster Duckham Rankin Lamb Rankin Wright
Ross Biddulph Clive Gardner Clive C. Pulley
Bewdley Lechmere A. Baldwin S. Baldwin
Droitwich Corbett Martin Harmsworth Lyttelton Whiteley
Dudley Sheridan Robinson Hooper Griffith-Boscawen
Evesham Temple Lechmere Long Eyres-Monsell
Kidderminster Brinton Godson Barnard Knight
Worcester Allsopp Williamson Goulding
Worcestershire East Hastings Chamberlain Harris
Worcestershire North Hingley Wilson

1918 to 1950

   Conservative    Independent    Labour    Liberal

Constituency191821192219231924271929311931193537411945
Hereford Pulley Roberts Owen Thomas
Leominster Ward-Jackson Shepperson A. E. Baldwin
Bewdley S. Baldwin Conant
Dudley Griffith-Boscawen J. Wilson Lloyd O. Baldwin Joel Lloyd Wigg
Evesham Eyres-Monsell de la Bere
Kidderminster Knight Wardlaw-Milne Tolley
Stourbridge J. W. Wilson Pielou Wellock Morgan Moyle
Worcester Goulding Fairbairn Greene Ward

1950 to 1983

The West Midlands Order 1965 transferred the Dudley area from Worcestershire to Staffordshire and part of the Warley area from Staffordshire to Worcestershire. These changes were incorporated into the new constituency boundaries for the February 1974 general election.

   Conservative    Labour

Constituency195019511955561959611964196668197071Feb 1974Oct 19741979
Hereford Thomas Gibson-Watt Shepherd
Leominster Baldwin Bossom Temple-Morris
Bromsgrove / Bromsgrove and Redditch (1974) Higgs Dance Davis Miller
Kidderminster Nabarro Brinton Bulmer
Oldbury and Halesowen / Halesowen and Stourbridge (1974) Moyle Horner Stokes
Worcester Ward Walker
Worcestershire South de la Bere Agnew Nabarro Spicer
Dudley Wigg Williams Gilbert
Warley West Archer
Warley East Faulds

1983 to present

   Conservative    Health Concern    Independent Conservative    Labour    Liberal Democrats

Constituency19831987199219979798200120052010201520172019
Hereford / Hereford and South Herefordshire (2010) Shepherd Keetch Norman
Leominster / North Herefordshire (2010) Temple-Morris Wiggin
Bromsgrove Miller Thomason Kirkbride Javid
Mid Worcestershire Forth Luff Huddleston
South Worcestershire / West Worcestershire (1997) Spicer Baldwin
Worcester P. Walker Luff Foster R. Walker
Wyre Forest Bulmer Coombs Lock Taylor Garnier
Redditch Smith Lumley Maclean

See also

Footnotes

  1. BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References

  1. Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. 1 2 3 "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. "2023 Review | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  4. "West Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)