Wyre Forest (UK Parliament constituency)

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Wyre Forest
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Wyre Forest in Worcestershire
EnglandWorcestershire.svg
Location of Worcestershire within England
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 current MP is Mark Garnier of the Conservative Party who was re-elected in the 2019 general election.

Contents

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [2] Party
1983 Esmond Bulmer Conservative
1987 Anthony Coombs Conservative
1997 David Lock Labour
2001 Richard Taylor Health Concern
2010 Mark Garnier Conservative

Boundaries

Wyre Forest (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of current 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.

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be unchanged. [3]

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 the Conservatives in the 2010 general election. [4]

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.

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Wyre Forest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Garnier [5]
Reform UK Bill Hopkins [6]
Liberal Democrats Shazu Miah [7]
Labour Vicki Smith [8]
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Wyre Forest [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Garnier 32,960 65.2 Increase2.svg 6.8
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
Majority21,41342.4Increase2.svg 18.3
Turnout 50,56164.8Decrease2.svg 1.0
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg 8.2
General election 2017: Wyre Forest [10]
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
Majority13,33426.1Increase2.svg 0.1
Turnout 51,22365.8Increase2.svg 2.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election 2015: Wyre Forest [11]
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
Majority12,87126.0Increase2.svg20.8
Turnout 49,44063.8Decrease2.svg 3.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election 2010: Wyre Forest [12] [13]
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
Majority2,6435.2N/A
Turnout 50,89966.8Increase2.svg 2.9
Conservative gain from Health Concern Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Wyre Forest [14] [15]
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
Majority5,25011.2Decrease2.svg24.8
Turnout 46,98764.2Decrease2.svg 3.8
Health Concern hold Swing Decrease2.svg 13.9
General election 2001: Wyre Forest [16]
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
Majority17,63036.0N/A
Turnout 49,06268.0Decrease2.svg 7.4
Health Concern gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Wyre Forest [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Lock 26,843 48.8 +18.0
Conservative Anthony Coombs 19,89736.1-11.7
Liberal Democrats David Cropp4,3778.0-13.4
Referendum William Till1,9563.6New
Liberal Chris Harvey1,6703.0New
UKIP Jim Millington3120.6New
Majority6,94612.7N/A
Turnout 55,05575.4-8.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1992: Wyre Forest [18] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Coombs 28,983 47.8 Increase2.svg 0.7
Labour Ross Maden18,64230.8Increase2.svg 11.9
Liberal Democrats Mark D. Jones12,95821.4Decrease2.svg 12.6
Majority10,34117.0Increase2.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 [20]
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
Majority7,22413.1Decrease2.svg 2.9
Turnout 54,89577.6Increase2.svg 2.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 1.5
General election 1983: Wyre Forest [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Esmond Bulmer 24,809 48.4
Liberal Anthony Batchelor16,63232.4
Labour Roger Williams9,85019.2
Majority8,17716.0
Turnout 51,29175.1
Conservative win (new seat)

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