Worcester (UK Parliament constituency)
Worcester | |
---|---|
Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Worcestershire |
Electorate | 73,960 (December 2010)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1295 |
Member of Parliament | Tom Collins (Labour) |
Seats | 1885–present: One 1295–1885: Two |
Worcester is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1885 it has elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election; from 1295 to 1885 it elected two MPs.
Boundaries
[edit]1918–1950: The County Borough of Worcester.
1950–1983: The County Borough of Worcester, the Borough of Droitwich, and the Rural District of Droitwich.
1983–1997: The City of Worcester, and the District of Wychavon wards of Drakes Broughton, Inkberrow, Lenches, Pinvin, Spetchley, and Upton Snodsbury.
1997–present: The City of Worcester.
The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies left the boundaries unchanged.[2]
The constituency covers the city of Worcester, with (since the 1997 redistribution) exactly the same boundaries as the city. It borders the Mid Worcestershire constituency to the east, and West Worcestershire to the west.
History
[edit]A safe Conservative seat for many years (the Conservatives even narrowly held the seat in the 1945 Labour landslide), Worcester was represented by the high-profile Conservative cabinet minister Peter Walker for three decades, from a by-election in 1961 until he stood down in 1992. Peter Luff held the seat for the Conservatives until 1997, when he moved to the redrawn Mid Worcestershire constituency.
Michael Foster of the Labour Party gained the seat at the 1997 general election. This can be put down to a combination of Labour's landslide victory nationally, but also to the fact that boundary changes meant the constituency was now solely an urban area, rather than also containing much of the surrounding countryside.
Peter Walker's son, Robin Walker, was elected as the Conservative MP at the 2010 general election. The constituency is marginal and was selected as a "target" by the Labour Party in 1997, and by the Conservative Party in 2010. Robin Walker announced in March 2023 that he would not seek reelection and stood down from parliament at the dissolution in advance of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, when it was gained by Labour's Tom Collins.
Many political commentators and journalists look on Worcester as having the demographic statistics which most closely mirror those in the United Kingdom as a whole. As such the term "Worcester woman" has come into use as a description for a typical swing voter.[citation needed]
Members of Parliament
[edit]- Constituency created in 1295
MPs 1660–1885
[edit]MPs since 1885
[edit]Election | Member[7] | Party | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1885 | George Allsopp | Conservative | Brewer, of Samuel Allsopp & Sons | |
1906 | George Henry Williamson | Conservative | Election overturned on petition in 1906, writ suspended until 1908 | |
1908 by-election | Edward Goulding | Conservative | Made a baronet in 1915, later ennobled as Baron Wargrave | |
1922 | Richard Robert Fairbairn | Liberal | contested the seat 8 times, but won only once | |
1923 | Crawford Greene | Conservative | ||
1945 | George Ward | Conservative | Ennobled in 1960 as Viscount Ward of Witley | |
1961 by-election | Peter Walker | Conservative | Cabinet minister 1970–1974, 1979–1990 | |
1992 | Peter Luff | Conservative | MP for Mid Worcestershire 1997-2015 | |
1997 | Mike Foster | Labour | Under-Secretary of State for International Development 2008–2010 | |
2010 | Robin Walker | Conservative | son of Peter Walker, MP for Worcester 1961–1992 | |
2024 | Tom Collins | Labour |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tom Collins | 18,622 | 40.5 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | Marc Bayliss | 11,506 | 25.0 | −25.8 | |
Reform UK | Andy Peplow | 6,723 | 14.6 | N/A | |
Green | Tor Pingree | 4,789 | 10.4 | +7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mel Allcott | 3,986 | 8.7 | +1.5 | |
TUSC | Mark Davies | 280 | 0.6 | N/A | |
SDP | Duncan Murray | 130 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,116 | 15.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 46,036 | 61.4 | −7.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.4 |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robin Walker | 25,856 | 50.8 | +2.7 | |
Labour | Lynn Denham | 19,098 | 37.5 | –5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Kearney | 3,666 | 7.2 | +3.8 | |
Green | Louis Stephen | 1,694 | 3.3 | +0.9 | |
Independent | Martin Potter | 584 | 1.1 | New | |
Majority | 6,758 | 13.3 | +8.4 | ||
Turnout | 50,898 | 69.3 | –1.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robin Walker | 24,731 | 48.1 | +2.8 | |
Labour | Joy Squires | 22,223 | 43.2 | +9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Kearney | 1,757 | 3.4 | 0.0 | |
UKIP | Paul Hickling | 1,354 | 2.6 | –10.2 | |
Green | Louis Stephen | 1,211 | 2.4 | –1.7 | |
Independent | Alex Rugg | 109 | 0.2 | New | |
Compass Party | Mark Shuker | 38 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 2,508 | 4.9 | –6.4 | ||
Turnout | 51,529 | 70.6 | +0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | –3.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robin Walker | 22,534 | 45.3 | +5.8 | |
Labour | Joy Squires | 16,888 | 34.0 | +0.6 | |
UKIP | James Goad | 6,378 | 12.8 | +10.0 | |
Green | Louis Stephen | 2,024 | 4.1 | +2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Federica Smith | 1,677 | 3.4 | –16.0 | |
TUSC | Pete McNally | 153 | 0.3 | New | |
Independent | Mark Shuker | 69 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 5,646 | 11.3 | +5.2 | ||
Turnout | 49,723 | 70.0 | +2.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robin Walker | 19,358 | 39.5 | +4.4 | |
Labour | Michael Foster | 16,376 | 33.4 | –8.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jackie Alderson | 9,525 | 19.4 | +3.1 | |
UKIP | Jack Bennett | 1,360 | 2.8 | +0.4 | |
BNP | Spencer Kirby | 1,219 | 2.5 | +0.4 | |
Green | Louis Stephen | 735 | 1.5 | –0.5 | |
Pirate | Andrew Robinson | 173 | 0.3 | New | |
Independent | Peter Nielsen | 129 | 0.2 | New | |
Independent | Andrew Christian-Brookes | 99 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 2,982 | 6.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48,974 | 67.2 | +3.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.4 |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Foster | 19,421 | 41.9 | –6.7 | |
Conservative | Margaret Harper | 16,277 | 35.1 | –0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mary Dhonau | 7,557 | 16.3 | +3.7 | |
UKIP | Richard Chamings | 1,113 | 2.4 | –0.9 | |
BNP | Martin Roberts | 980 | 2.1 | New | |
Green | Chris Lennard | 921 | 2.0 | New | |
Independent | Prudence Dowson | 119 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 3,144 | 6.8 | –6.3 | ||
Turnout | 46,388 | 64.1 | +2.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | –3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Foster | 21,478 | 48.6 | –1.5 | |
Conservative | Richard Adams | 15,712 | 35.5 | –0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Chandler | 5,578 | 12.6 | +0.1 | |
UKIP | Richard Chamings | 1,442 | 3.3 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 5,766 | 13.1 | –1.3 | ||
Turnout | 44,210 | 62.0 | –12.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | –0.7 |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Foster | 25,848 | 50.1 | +13.9 | |
Conservative | Nick Bourne | 18,423 | 35.7 | –10.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Chandler | 6,462 | 12.5 | –3.4 | |
UKIP | P. Wood | 886 | 1.7 | New | |
Majority | 7,452 | 14.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 51,619 | 74.6 | –6.7 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Luff | 27,883 | 46.4 | –1.8 | |
Labour | Roger Berry | 21,731 | 36.2 | +7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Caiger | 9,561 | 15.9 | –7.5 | |
Green | Mike Foster | 592 | 1.0 | New | |
Independent | Martin Soden | 343 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 6,152 | 10.2 | –9.6 | ||
Turnout | 60,110 | 81.0 | +4.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | –4.8 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Walker | 25,504 | 48.2 | –1.3 | |
Labour | Michael Webb | 15,051 | 28.4 | +5.7 | |
SDP | John Caiger | 12,386 | 23.4 | –4.0 | |
Majority | 10,453 | 19.8 | –2.3 | ||
Turnout | 52,941 | 76.7 | +2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | –3.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Walker | 24,381 | 49.5 | −1.8 | |
SDP | Colin Phipps | 13,510 | 27.4 | +12.3 | |
Labour | John Rudd | 11,208 | 22.7 | −8.9 | |
BNP | K.A. Axon | 208 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 10,871 | 22.1 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 49,307 | 74.1 | −1.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Walker | 30,194 | 51.31 | +5.74 | |
Labour | D. Sparks | 18,605 | 31.62 | −4.92 | |
Liberal | D. Elliott | 8,886 | 15.10 | −2.79 | |
Ecology | J. Davenport | 707 | 1.20 | New | |
National Front | K. Stevens | 450 | 0.76 | New | |
Majority | 11,589 | 19.69 | +10.66 | ||
Turnout | 58,842 | 75.41 | +1.57 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Walker | 25,183 | 45.57 | ||
Labour | W.B. Morgan | 20,194 | 36.54 | ||
Liberal | D. Elliott | 9,888 | 17.89 | ||
Majority | 4,989 | 9.03 | |||
Turnout | 55,265 | 73.84 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Walker | 27,377 | 45.62 | ||
Labour | W.B. Morgan | 19,910 | 33.18 | ||
Liberal | D.S. Smith | 12,724 | 21.20 | New | |
Majority | 7,467 | 12.44 | |||
Turnout | 60,011 | 80.95 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Walker | 29,717 | 58.28 | ||
Labour | Peter Jones | 21,275 | 41.72 | ||
Majority | 8,442 | 16.56 | |||
Turnout | 50,992 | 72.84 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Walker | 25,398 | 53.52 | ||
Labour | Frank Barrington-Ward | 22,057 | 46.48 | ||
Majority | 3,341 | 7.04 | |||
Turnout | 47,455 | 77.89 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Walker | 24,345 | 50.90 | ||
Labour | John Martin | 17,038 | 35.62 | ||
Liberal | John G. Parry | 6,448 | 13.48 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,307 | 15.28 | |||
Turnout | 47,831 | 79.34 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Walker | 15,087 | 39.7 | –18.0 | |
Labour | Bryan Stanley | 11,490 | 30.2 | –12.1 | |
Liberal | Robert Glenton | 11,435 | 30.1 | New | |
Majority | 3,597 | 9.5 | –5.8 | ||
Turnout | 38,012 | 64.2 | –15.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | –3.0 |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Ward | 27,024 | 57.67 | ||
Labour | Bryan Stanley | 19,832 | 42.33 | ||
Majority | 7,192 | 15.34 | |||
Turnout | 46,856 | 79.26 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Ward | 25,610 | 56.76 | ||
Labour | Leonard V Pike | 19,508 | 43.24 | ||
Majority | 6,102 | 13.52 | |||
Turnout | 45,118 | 77.77 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Ward | 26,060 | 55.48 | ||
Labour | Leonard V Pike | 20,909 | 44.52 | ||
Majority | 5,151 | 10.96 | |||
Turnout | 46,969 | 82.13 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Ward | 24,147 | 49.54 | ||
Labour Co-op | J. Evans | 19,807 | 40.64 | ||
Liberal | William Henry P. Gardiner | 4,786 | 9.82 | ||
Majority | 4,340 | 8.90 | |||
Turnout | 48,740 | 86.08 | |||
Registered electors | 56,622 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Ward | 13,523 | 42.93 | ||
Labour Co-op | J. Evans | 13,519 | 42.92 | ||
Liberal | Ronald James Bowker | 4,459 | 14.16 | ||
Majority | 4 | 0.01 | |||
Turnout | 81,501 | 75.86 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]General Election 1939–40: Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
- Conservative: Crawford Greene
- Liberal: Richard Fairbairn[37]
- Labour: James Ferguson[38]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Crawford Greene | 13,398 | 50.68 | ||
Liberal | Richard Fairbairn | 6,885 | 26.05 | ||
Labour | James Ferguson | 6,152 | 23.27 | ||
Majority | 6,513 | 24.63 | |||
Turnout | 26,435 | 76.75 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Crawford Greene | 16,357 | 60.9 | +13.7 | |
Liberal | Richard Fairbairn | 6,611 | 24.6 | +1.1 | |
Labour | Hubert Bolton | 3,874 | 14.4 | −14.9 | |
Majority | 9,746 | 36.3 | +16.4 | ||
Turnout | 26,842 | 79.7 | +14.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Crawford Greene | 13,182 | 47.2 | 8.8 | |
Labour | Kenneth Lindsay | 8,208 | 29.3 | 14.0 | |
Liberal | Richard Fairbairn | 6,588 | 23.5 | 5.2 | |
Majority | 4,974 | 17.9 | 9.4 | ||
Turnout | 27,977 | 65.4 | 18.0 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | 11.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Crawford Greene | 11,956 | 56.0 | +5.1 | |
Liberal | Richard Fairbairn | 6,139 | 28.7 | −16.6 | |
Labour | Percy Williams | 3,272 | 15.3 | +11.5 | |
Majority | 5,817 | 27.3 | +21.7 | ||
Turnout | 21,367 | 83.4 | −2.4 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Crawford Greene | 10,971 | 50.9 | 2.9 | |
Liberal | Richard Fairbairn | 9,743 | 45.3 | 6.7 | |
Labour | Percy Williams | 815 | 3.8 | New | |
Majority | 1,228 | 5.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 21,529 | 85.8 | 3.4 | ||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | 4.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard Fairbairn | 10,143 | 52.0 | 17.4 | |
Unionist | Henry Lygon | 9,370 | 48.0 | 17.4 | |
Majority | 773 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 19,513 | 82.4 | 20.1 | ||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | 17.4 |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Edward Goulding | 9,243 | 65.4 | +8.5 |
Liberal | Richard Fairbairn | 4,889 | 34.6 | −8.5 | |
Majority | 4,364 | 30.8 | +17.0 | ||
Turnout | 14,132 | 62.3 | −22.3 | ||
Registered electors | 22,667 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +8.5 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Goulding | 4,193 | 56.9 | −0.4 | |
Liberal | Richard Fairbairn | 3,172 | 43.1 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 1,021 | 13.8 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,365 | 84.6 | −7.0 | ||
Registered electors | 8,701 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Goulding | 4,561 | 57.3 | +6.5 | |
Liberal | J. Morgan | 3,405 | 42.7 | −6.5 | |
Majority | 1,156 | 14.6 | +13.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,966 | 91.6 | +0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 8,701 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.5 |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Goulding | 4,361 | 58.7 | +7.9 | |
Liberal | Harold Elverston | 3,069 | 41.3 | −7.9 | |
Majority | 1,292 | 17.4 | +15.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,430 | 87.8 | −2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 8,460 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Henry Williamson | 3,881 | 50.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | Henry Devenish Harben | 3,752 | 49.2 | New | |
Majority | 129 | 1.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,633 | 90.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,412 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Allsopp | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Allsopp | 3,530 | 60.3 | +4.1 | |
Liberal | James Thorpe Hincks[41] | 2,328 | 39.7 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 1,202 | 20.6 | +6.9 | ||
Turnout | 5,858 | 76.9 | −8.4 | ||
Registered electors | 7,617 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Allsopp | 3,353 | 56.2 | +4.9 | |
Liberal | Esme William Howard[42] | 2,540 | 42.5 | −6.2 | |
Independent | Joseph Thomas Rushton | 79 | 1.3 | New | |
Majority | 813 | 13.7 | +11.1 | ||
Turnout | 5,972 | 85.3 | +1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 6,999 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.6 |
Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Allsopp | 2,892 | 51.3 | +0.6 | |
Liberal | Thomas Rowley Hill | 2,749 | 48.7 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 143 | 2.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,641 | 84.0 | −3.3 | ||
Registered electors | 6,714 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Allsopp | 2,974 | 50.7 | +18.3 | |
Liberal | Thomas Rowley Hill | 2,890 | 49.3 | −18.3 | |
Majority | 84 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,864 | 87.3 | +6.0 (est) | ||
Registered electors | 6,714 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +18.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Rowley Hill | 2,716 | 35.1 | +8.3 | |
Liberal | Æneas John McIntyre | 2,511 | 32.5 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | John Derby Allcroft | 2,502 | 32.4 | −12.5 | |
Majority | 9 | 0.1 | −6.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,218 (est) | 81.3 (est) | +8.9 | ||
Registered electors | 6,422 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +7.3 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +5.2 |
Elections in the 1870s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Derby Allcroft | 2,609 | 54.8 | +9.9 | |
Liberal | Francis Lycett | 2,155 | 45.2 | −9.9 | |
Majority | 454 | 9.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,764 | 75.7 | +3.3 | ||
Registered electors | 6,290 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.9 |
- Caused by Sheriff's death.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alexander Clunes Sheriff | 2,284 | 28.3 | +0.3 | |
Liberal | Thomas Rowley Hill | 2,164 | 26.8 | +5.2 | |
Conservative | John Derby Allcroft | 1,958 | 24.2 | +7.6 | |
Conservative | William Laslett | 1,672 | 20.7 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 492 | 6.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,039 (est) | 72.4 (est) | −16.0 | ||
Registered electors | 5,578 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.8 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | −0.3 |
Elections in the 1860s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Laslett | 2,439 | 33.2 | +3.3 | |
Liberal | Alexander Clunes Sheriff | 2,063 | 28.0 | −10.4 | |
Liberal | Thomas Rowley Hill | 1,586 | 21.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | Francis Lycett | 1,269 | 17.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 853 | 11.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,898 (est) | 88.4 (est) | −3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 5,542 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.9 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | −6.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alexander Clunes Sheriff | 1,255 | 38.4 | N/A | |
Liberal | Richard Padmore | 1,033 | 31.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | James Levick[44] | 978 | 29.9 | New | |
Majority | 55 | 1.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,122 (est) | 91.9 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,309 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard Padmore | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
- Caused by Laslett's resignation
Elections in the 1850s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Laslett | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Osman Ricardo | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,563 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | William Laslett | 1,137 | 41.3 | +1.4 | |
Whig | Osman Ricardo | 1,003 | 36.4 | −1.9 | |
Peelite | Thomas Sidney[45] | 615 | 22.3 | +0.5 | |
Turnout | 1,378 (est) | 54.4 (est) | −26.3 | ||
Registered electors | 2,530 | ||||
Majority | 134 | 4.9 | −13.2 | ||
Radical hold | Swing | +1.7 | |||
Majority | 388 | 14.1 | −2.5 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | −1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | William Laslett | 1,212 | 39.9 | N/A | |
Whig | Osman Ricardo | 1,164 | 38.3 | −26.5 | |
Conservative | John Walter Huddleston | 661 | 21.8 | −13.4 | |
Turnout | 1,849 (est) | 80.7 (est) | +16.3 | ||
Registered electors | 2,290 | ||||
Majority | 551 | 18.1 | N/A | ||
Radical gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 503 | 16.5 | +15.7 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | −6.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | William Laslett | Unopposed | |||
Radical gain from Conservative |
- Caused by Rufford's resignation.
Elections of the 1840s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Osman Ricardo | 1,168 | 36.0 | −0.7 | |
Conservative | Francis Rufford | 1,141 | 35.2 | −1.1 | |
Whig | Robert Hardy | 932 | 28.8 | +1.8 | |
Turnout | 1,621 (est) | 64.4 (est) | −5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 2,518 | ||||
Majority | 27 | 0.8 | +0.4 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | −0.1 | |||
Majority | 209 | 6.4 | −2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Denis Le Marchant | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
- Caused by Wilde's appointment as Attorney-General for England and Wales
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Wilde | 1,187 | 36.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Joseph Bailey | 1,173 | 36.3 | N/A | |
Whig | Robert Hardy | 875 | 27.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,114 | 69.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,307 | ||||
Majority | 14 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 298 | 9.3 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections of the 1830s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Henry Hastings Davies | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Joseph Bailey | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,238 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | George Richard Robinson | 1,611 | 41.3 | ||
Conservative | Joseph Bailey | 1,154 | 29.6 | ||
Whig | Thomas Henry Hastings Davies | 1,137 | 29.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,217 | 92.4 | |||
Registered electors | 2,400 | ||||
Majority | 457 | 11.7 | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Majority | 17 | 0.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | George Richard Robinson | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Thomas Henry Hastings Davies | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,366 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | George Richard Robinson | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Thomas Henry Hastings Davies | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 3,000 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | George Richard Robinson | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Thomas Henry Hastings Davies | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
See also
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in Herefordshire and Worcestershire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in West Midlands (region)
- Worcester woman
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b The election of Thomas Geers Winford in 1747 was overturned on petition, and Robert Tracy was declared elected in his place.
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External links
[edit]- Worcester UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Worcester UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Worcester UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK