Wyre Forest (UK Parliament constituency)

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Wyre Forest
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Wyre Forest (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2010
West Midlands - Wyre Forest constituency.svg
Boundary of Wyre Forest in West Midlands region
County Worcestershire
Electorate 77,800 (December 2010) [1]
Major settlements Bewdley
Kidderminster
Stourport-on-Severn
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of Parliament Mark Garnier (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from Kidderminster

Wyre Forest is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The MP since 2010 is Mark Garnier of the Conservative Party who was re-elected in the 2024 general election.

Contents

Boundaries

1983–1997: The District of Wyre Forest.

1997–2010: All the wards of the District of Wyre Forest except the Rock and Ribbesford ward.

2010–present: The District of Wyre Forest.

The Wyre Forest constituency as it was drawn for the 1997 election was almost coterminous with the Wyre Forest district, with around 2,000 extra electors from the district in the neighbouring Leominster constituency. Following its review of parliamentary constituencies for the 2010 election, the Boundary Commission recommended that the portions of the district currently in Leominster move into this seat, making the constituency and district wholly coterminous. These changes were brought about in part by the consideration of Worcestershire and Herefordshire separately for the drawing of parliamentary constituency boundaries.

The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies left the boundaries unchanged. [2]

History

The Wyre Forest constituency was first fought under its present name in the 1983 general election, having succeeded the old Kidderminster seat, and was won for the Conservatives by Esmond Bulmer. Wyre Forest was held with relative ease by the Conservatives' Anthony Coombs in the 1987 and 1992 general elections; however the 1997 Labour landslide saw that party gain the seat with David Lock securing a majority of almost 7,000. Anger over the downgrading of Kidderminster Hospital reflected on Lock at the 2001 election, and Health Concern's Richard Taylor stormed to a decisive victory, then held the seat with a considerably reduced majority in 2005. Taylor lost to Mark Garnier of the Conservatives in the 2010 general election, [3] since when Garnier has retained the seat, albeit with a slim majority of 1.8% over Labour at the 2024 general election.

Turnout in the Wyre Forest at general elections has generally been around 2–3% above the national average, but in 2001 the constituency recorded a 68.0% turnout as against 59.4% nationally; this spike (not repeated in 2005) is widely attributed to the intense local feelings on the hospital issue.

Members of Parliament

Kidderminster prior to 1983

ElectionMember [4] Party
1983 Esmond Bulmer Conservative
1987 Anthony Coombs Conservative
1997 David Lock Labour
2001 Richard Taylor Health Concern
2010 Mark Garnier Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Wyre Forest [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Garnier 14,489 32.1 Decrease2.svg 33.1
Labour Vicki Smith13,67730.3Increase2.svg 7.5
Reform Bill Hopkins9,68221.4New
Liberal Democrats Shazu Miah2,8096.2Decrease2.svg 1.9
Green John Davis2,4435.4Increase2.svg 1.5
Independent Leigh Whitehouse1,5353.4new
Independent Nigel Geary5231.2new
Majority 8121.8Decrease2.svg 40.6
Turnout 45,15858.3Decrease2.svg 6.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 20.3

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Wyre Forest [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Garnier 32,960 65.2 Increase2.svg6.8
Labour Robin Lunn11,54722.8Decrease2.svg 9.5
Liberal Democrats Shazu Miah4,0818.1Increase2.svg 4.3
Green John Davis1,9733.9Increase2.svg 1.9
Majority 21,41342.4Increase2.svg 18.3
Turnout 50,56164.8Decrease2.svg 1.0
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg 8.2
General election 2017: Wyre Forest [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Garnier 29,859 58.4 Increase2.svg 13.1
Labour Matt Lamb16,52532.3Increase2.svg 13.0
Liberal Democrats Shazu Miah1,9433.8Increase2.svg 1.3
UKIP George Connolly1,7773.5Decrease2.svg 12.6
Green Brett Caulfield1,0252.0Decrease2.svg 0.3
Majority 13,33426.1Increase2.svg 0.1
Turnout 51,22365.8Increase2.svg 2.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election 2015: Wyre Forest [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Garnier 22,394 45.3 Increase2.svg 8.4
Labour Matt Lamb9,52319.3Increase2.svg 5.0
UKIP Michael Wrench7,96716.1Increase2.svg 13.2
NHA Richard Taylor 7,21114.6Decrease2.svg 17.1
Liberal Democrats Andy Crick1,2282.5Decrease2.svg 9.4
Green Natalie McVey1,1172.3New
Majority 12,87126.0Increase2.svg 20.8
Turnout 49,44063.8Decrease2.svg 3.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election 2010: Wyre Forest [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Garnier 18,793 36.9 Increase2.svg 7.8
Health Concern Richard Taylor 16,15031.7Decrease2.svg 6.9
Labour Nigel Knowles7,29814.3Decrease2.svg 8.2
Liberal Democrats Neville Farmer6,04011.9New
UKIP Michael Wrench1,4982.9Increase2.svg 0.6
BNP Gordon Howells1,1202.2New
Majority 2,6435.2N/A
Turnout 50,89966.8Increase2.svg 2.9
Conservative gain from Health Concern Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Wyre Forest [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Health Concern Richard Taylor 18,739 39.9 Decrease2.svg 18.2
Conservative Mark Garnier 13,48928.7Increase2.svg 9.6
Labour Marc Bayliss10,71622.8Increase2.svg 0.7
Liberal Frances Oborski2,6665.7New
UKIP Rustie Lee 1,0742.3Increase2.svg 1.5
Monster Raving Loony Bert Priest3030.6New
Majority 5,25011.2Decrease2.svg24.8
Turnout 46,98764.2Decrease2.svg 3.8
Health Concern hold Swing Decrease2.svg 13.9
General election 2001: Wyre Forest [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Health Concern Richard Taylor 28,487 58.1 New
Labour David Lock 10,85722.1Decrease2.svg 26.7
Conservative Mark Simpson9,35019.1Decrease2.svg 17.0
UKIP Jim Millington3680.8Increase2.svg 0.2
Majority 17,63036.0N/A
Turnout 49,06268.0Decrease2.svg 7.4
Health Concern gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Wyre Forest [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Lock 26,843 48.8 Increase2.svg 18.0
Conservative Anthony Coombs 19,89736.1Decrease2.svg 11.7
Liberal Democrats David Cropp4,3778.0Decrease2.svg 13.4
Referendum William Till1,9563.6New
Liberal Chris Harvey1,6703.0New
UKIP Jim Millington3120.6New
Majority 6,94612.7N/A
Turnout 55,05575.4Decrease2.svg 8.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg 12.3
General election 1992: Wyre Forest [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Coombs 28,983 47.8 Increase2.svg 0.7
Labour Ross Maden18,64230.8Increase2.svg 11.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Jones12,95821.4Decrease2.svg 12.6
Majority 10,34117.0Increase2.svg 3.8
Turnout 60,58382.3Increase2.svg 4.8
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 5.6

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Wyre Forest [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Coombs 25,877 47.1 Decrease2.svg 1.3
Liberal Anthony Batchelor18,65334.0Increase2.svg 1.6
Labour Nigel Knowles10,36518.9Decrease2.svg 0.3
Majority 7,22413.1Decrease2.svg 2.9
Turnout 54,89577.6Increase2.svg 2.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 1.5
General election 1983: Wyre Forest [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Esmond Bulmer 24,809 48.4
Liberal Anthony Batchelor16,63232.4
Labour Roger Williams9,85019.2
Majority 8,17716.0
Turnout 51,29175.1
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
  3. ↑ Tory hails 'fresh start' for Wyre Forest – Kidderminster Shuttle
  4. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
  5. ↑ "Wyre Forest". BBC News. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Wyre Forest Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Wyre Forest results". BBC News . Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Wyre Forest". BBC News Online . Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  11. ↑ "Result: Wyre Forest". BBC News. 6 May 2005.
  12. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  17. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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