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South Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)

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South Worcestershire was a parliamentary constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

South Worcestershire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyWorcestershire
1950–1997
SeatsOne
Created fromEvesham and Bewdley
Replaced byWest Worcestershire, Mid Worcestershire

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.

History

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Boundaries

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1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Evesham, the Urban District of Malvern, and the Rural Districts of Evesham, Pershore, and Upton-on-Severn.

1974–1983: As prior but with redrawn boundaries.

1983–1997: The District of Wychavon wards of Badsey, Bredon, Bretforton and Offenham, Broadway, Eckington, Elmley Castle, Evesham East, Evesham Hampton, Evesham North, Evesham South, Evesham West, Fladbury, Harvington and Norton, Honeybourne and Pebworth, Pershore Holy Cross, Pershore St Andrew's, Somerville, South Bredon Hill, The Littletons, and Wickhamford, and the District of Malvern Hills wards of Chase, Kempsey, Langland, Link, Longdon, Morton, Powyke, Priory, Ripple, The Hanleys, Trinity, Upton-on-Severn, Wells, and West.

The main settlements in the seat were Great Malvern, Pershore, and the market town of Evesham. At the 1997 general election, Great Malvern and Pershore were transferred to the new seat of West Worcestershire and Evesham was transferred to the redrawn seat of Mid Worcestershire.

Members of Parliament

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ElectionMember[1]PartyNotes
1950Rupert de la BereConservativePreviously MP for Evesham from 1935
1955Peter AgnewConservative
1966Gerald NabarroConservativeDied November 1973; no by-election held
Feb 1974Michael SpicerConservativeSubsequently, MP for West Worcestershire
1997constituency abolished: see Mid Worcestershire & West Worcestershire

Election results

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Elections in the 1950s

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1950 general election: South Worcestershire[2][3][4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRupert de la Bère 26,948 63.23
LabourPatrick Tennyson-Hopwood15,66836.77
Majority11,28026.46
Turnout42,61680.18
Registered electors53,148
Conservative win (new seat)
1951 general election: South Worcestershire[5][6][4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRupert de la Bère 27,229 65.36 +2.13
LabourPatrick Tennyson-Hopwood14,43434.64−2.13
Majority12,79530.72+4.26
Turnout41,66375.91−4.27
Registered electors54,883
Conservative holdSwing+2.13
1955 general election: South Worcestershire[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativePeter Agnew 26,811 65.97 +0.61
LabourEric LJ Thorne13,83134.03−0.61
Majority12,98031.94+1.22
Turnout40,64272.93−2.98
Registered electors55,730
Conservative holdSwing+0.61
1959 general election: South Worcestershire[9][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativePeter Agnew 25,824 59.23 −6.74
LabourDavid Young10,88424.96−9.07
LiberalEmrys Hillary L Harries6,89015.80New
Majority14,94034.27+2.33
Turnout43,59875.62+2.59
Registered electors57,657
Conservative holdSwing−6.74

Elections in the 1960s

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1964 general election: South Worcestershire[11][12][13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativePeter Agnew 23,740 51.19 −8.04
LiberalAnthony Batchelor11,50324.80+9.00
LabourStephen Drewer11,13724.01−0.95
Majority12,23726.39−7.88
Turnout46,38077.26+1.64
Registered electors60,030
Conservative holdSwing−8.52
1966 general election: South Worcestershire[14][15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeGerald Nabarro 24,198 51.72 +0.53
LabourKenneth A Gulleford13,11428.03+4.02
LiberalRobin G Otter9,47620.25−4.55
Majority11,08423.69−2.70
Turnout46,78875.56−1.75
Registered electors61,918
Conservative holdSwing−8.52

Elections in the 1970s

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1970 general election: South Worcestershire[16][17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeGerald Nabarro 30,648 60.4 +8.7
LabourAdrian Bailey12,83925.3−2.7
LiberalJohn Hall7,26214.3−5.9
Majority17,80935.1+11.4
Turnout50,74972.1−3.47
Registered electors70,395
Conservative holdSwing+5.70
February 1974 general election: South Worcestershire[18][19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMichael Spicer 28,126 47.12 −13.27
LiberalJohn Percy Birch20,96135.11+20.80
LabourDavid Philip Pugsley9,75716.35−8.95
Ind. ConservativeGeoffrey Hunt8501.42New
Majority7,16511.99−23.10
Turnout59,69481.77+9.68
Registered electors72,998
Conservative holdSwing−14.19
October 1974 general election: South Worcestershire[18][20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMichael Spicer 26,790 48.39 +1.27
LiberalJohn Percy Birch17,73932.04−3.08
LabourStuart Randall10,83819.58+3.23
Majority9,05216.35+4.35
Turnout55,36675.15−6.62
Registered electors73,674
Conservative holdSwing+2.18
1979 general election: South Worcestershire[18][21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMichael Spicer 34,926 57.14 +8.75
LiberalIvor David Philips14,27223.35−8.69
LabourGareth Daniel10,20616.70−2.88
EcologyGuy Woodford1,7222.72New
Majority20,65433.79+17.24
Turnout61,12677.34+2.19
Registered electors79,036
Conservative holdSwing+8.72

Elections in the 1980s

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1983 general election: South Worcestershire[22][23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMichael Spicer 30,095 55.77 −1.37
LiberalIvor Philips18,70634.66+11.32
LabourPeter Sandland-Nielson4,1837.75−8.95
EcologyGuy Woodford8661.60−1.12
IndependentGraham Pass1130.21New
Majority11,38921.11−12.68
Turnout53,96373.64−3.70
Registered electors73,278
Conservative holdSwing-6.35
1987 general election: South Worcestershire[22][24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMichael Spicer 32,277 55.30 −0.47
LiberalPaul Chandler18,63231.92−2.75
LabourRobert Garnett6,37410.92+3.17
GreenGuy Woodford1,0891.87+0.26
Majority13,64523.38+2.27
Turnout58,37275.58+1.94
Registered electors77,237
Conservative holdSwing+1.14

Election in the 1990s

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1992 general election: South Worcestershire[22][25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMichael Spicer 34,792 54.09 −1.22
Liberal DemocratsPaul Chandler18,64128.97−2.95
LabourNigel Knowles9,72715.12+4.20
GreenGuy Woodford1,1781.83−0.03
Majority16,15125.12+1.74
Turnout64,33880.26+4.68
Registered electors80,157
Conservative holdSwing+0.87

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
  2. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1950". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  3. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1950.
  4. ^ a b Edward-Few, Nigel. "(John) Patrick Tennyson-Hopwood". Family Announcements. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  5. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1951". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  6. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
  7. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results May 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  8. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
  9. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1959". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  10. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1959.
  11. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1964". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  12. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1964.
  13. ^ "Echoes from the past". Malvern Gazette. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  14. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results March 1966". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  15. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
  16. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  17. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1970.
  18. ^ a b c "'Worcestershire South', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  19. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  20. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  21. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1979". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  22. ^ a b c "'Worcestershire South', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  23. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results June 1983". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  24. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results June 1987". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  25. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results April 1992". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
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