Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1997
South Worcestershire |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons |
County | Worcestershire |
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1950–1997 |
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Seats | One |
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Created from | Evesham and Bewdley |
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Replaced by | West Worcestershire, Mid Worcestershire |
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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.
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.
History
Boundaries
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
Election results
Elections in the 1950s
1959 general election: South Worcestershire[9][10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Agnew | 25,824 | 59.23 | −6.74 |
| Labour | David Young | 10,884 | 24.96 | −9.07 |
| Liberal | Emrys Hillary L Harries | 6,890 | 15.80 | New |
Majority | 14,940 | 34.27 | +2.33 |
Turnout | 43,598 | 75.62 | +2.59 |
Registered electors | 57,657 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −6.74 | |
Elections in the 1960s
1964 general election: South Worcestershire[11][12][13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Agnew | 23,740 | 51.19 | −8.04 |
| Liberal | Anthony Batchelor | 11,503 | 24.80 | +9.00 |
| Labour | Stephen Drewer | 11,137 | 24.01 | −0.95 |
Majority | 12,237 | 26.39 | −7.88 |
Turnout | 46,380 | 77.26 | +1.64 |
Registered electors | 60,030 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −8.52 | |
1966 general election: South Worcestershire[14][15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Gerald Nabarro | 24,198 | 51.72 | +0.53 |
| Labour | Kenneth A Gulleford | 13,114 | 28.03 | +4.02 |
| Liberal | Robin G Otter | 9,476 | 20.25 | −4.55 |
Majority | 11,084 | 23.69 | −2.70 |
Turnout | 46,788 | 75.56 | −1.75 |
Registered electors | 61,918 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −8.52 | |
Elections in the 1970s
1979 general election: South Worcestershire[18][21] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Spicer | 34,926 | 57.14 | +8.75 |
| Liberal | Ivor David Philips | 14,272 | 23.35 | −8.69 |
| Labour | Gareth Daniel | 10,206 | 16.70 | −2.88 |
| Ecology | Guy Woodford | 1,722 | 2.72 | New |
Majority | 20,654 | 33.79 | +17.24 |
Turnout | 61,126 | 77.34 | +2.19 |
Registered electors | 79,036 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.72 | |
Elections in the 1980s
1983 general election: South Worcestershire[22][23] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Spicer | 30,095 | 55.77 | −1.37 |
| Liberal | Ivor Philips | 18,706 | 34.66 | +11.32 |
| Labour | Peter Sandland-Nielson | 4,183 | 7.75 | −8.95 |
| Ecology | Guy Woodford | 866 | 1.60 | −1.12 |
| Independent | Graham Pass | 113 | 0.21 | New |
Majority | 11,389 | 21.11 | −12.68 |
Turnout | 53,963 | 73.64 | −3.70 |
Registered electors | 73,278 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -6.35 | |
1987 general election: South Worcestershire[22][24] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Spicer | 32,277 | 55.30 | −0.47 |
| Liberal | Paul Chandler | 18,632 | 31.92 | −2.75 |
| Labour | Robert Garnett | 6,374 | 10.92 | +3.17 |
| Green | Guy Woodford | 1,089 | 1.87 | +0.26 |
Majority | 13,645 | 23.38 | +2.27 |
Turnout | 58,372 | 75.58 | +1.94 |
Registered electors | 77,237 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.14 | |
Election in the 1990s
1992 general election: South Worcestershire[22][25] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Spicer | 34,792 | 54.1 | −1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Chandler | 18,641 | 29.0 | −3.0 |
| Labour | Nigel Knowles | 9,727 | 15.1 | +4.2 |
| Green | Guy Woodford | 1,178 | 1.8 | −0.0 |
Majority | 16,151 | 25.1 | +1.7 |
Turnout | 64,338 | 80.3 | +4.7 |
Registered electors | 80,157 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.9 | |
Notes and references
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1950". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1950.
- ^ a b Edward-Few, Nigel. "(John) Patrick Tennyson-Hopwood". Family Announcements. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1951". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results May 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1959". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1959.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1964". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1964.
- ^ "Echoes from the past". Malvern Gazette. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results March 1966". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1970.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1979". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results June 1983". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results June 1987". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results April 1992". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.