Bromsgrove (UK Parliament constituency)
Bromsgrove | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Worcestershire |
Population | 93,637 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 75,305 (2023)[2] |
Major settlements | Bromsgrove, Hagley, Alvechurch |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Bradley Thomas |
Seats | One |
Created from | Bromsgrove & Redditch |
1950–1974 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | Kidderminster |
Replaced by | Bromsgrove & Redditch |
Bromsgrove is a constituency[n 1] in Worcestershire, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Bradley Thomas of the Conservative Party.[n 2]
Boundaries
1950–1974: The Urban Districts of Bromsgrove and Redditch, and the Rural District of Bromsgrove. The constituency was renamed Bromsgrove and Redditch in 1974, but the boundaries remained unchanged until 1983.
1983–present: The District of Bromsgrove.
The 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies left the boundaries unchanged.[3]
The constituency covers the same area as Bromsgrove District Council in north Worcestershire, with twenty civil parishes, although the town of Bromsgrove itself is unparished. It includes the villages of Alvechurch, Barnt Green, Belbroughton, Blackwell, Clent, Cofton Hackett, Hagley, Hollywood, Lickey, Marlbrook, Rubery, Tardebigge, and Wythall.
History
The borough of Bromsgrove returned two members (Thomas Rassall and Thomas Barneford) to the original Model Parliament in 1295. However, borough status appeared lost when no other member was sent to any subsequent parliament under that status.[4]
Since its split from the neighbouring Redditch Constituency in 1983, it has returned a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP).
The MP from 1997 to 2010, Julie Kirkbride, announced on 28 May 2009 that she would be standing down as an MP at the next General Election in light of the expenses scandal.[5] Her resignation was confirmed in December 2009, after an attempt to withdraw it.[6]
The winner of the 2010 election, Sajid Javid (formerly the youngest Vice President of Chase Manhattan Bank and a Deutsche Bank board director) held ministerial roles in Treasury as Economic Secretary and Financial Secretary,as well as Cabinet posts as Culture Secretary, Business Secretary, Communities Secretary, Home Secretary, Chancellor of the Exchequer and most recently as Health Secretary. He stood down from Parliament at the 2024 dissolution having announced this intent in December 2022. His place was taken by fellow Conservative Bradley Thomas.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1950–1974
Election | Member[7][8] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | Michael Higgs | Conservative | |
1955 | James Dance | Conservative | |
1971 by-election | Terry Davis | Labour | |
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished: see Bromsgrove & Redditch |
MPs since 1983
Election | Member[7][8] | Party | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | Hal Miller | Conservative | ||
1992 | Roy Thomason | Conservative | ||
1997 | Julie Kirkbride | Conservative | Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (2003–2004) | |
2010 | Sajid Javid | Conservative | Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (2014–2015) Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (2015–2016) Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (2016–2018) Home Secretary (2018–2019) Chancellor of the Exchequer (2019–2020) Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (2021–2022) | |
2024 | Bradley Thomas | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bradley Thomas | 16,533 | 32.8 | −30.6 | |
Labour | Neena Gill | 13,517 | 26.8 | +6.0 | |
Reform UK | Glen Brampton | 9,584 | 19.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | David Nicholl | 7,391 | 14.7 | +2.2 | |
Green | Talia Ellis | 1,675 | 3.3 | ±0.0 | |
Independent | Sam Ammar | 1,561 | 3.1 | N/A | |
Workers Party | Aheesha Zahir | 144 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,016 | 6.0 | −36.6 | ||
Turnout | 50,405 | 66.1 | –6.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -18.5 |
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sajid Javid | 34,408 | 63.4 | +1.4 | |
Labour | Rory Shannon | 11,302 | 20.8 | –10.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Nicholl | 6,779 | 12.5 | +7.9 | |
Green | Kevin White | 1,783 | 3.3 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 23,106 | 42.6 | +11.9 | ||
Turnout | 54,272 | 72.6 | –1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sajid Javid | 33,493 | 62.0 | +8.2 | |
Labour | Michael Thompson | 16,920 | 31.3 | +9.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil Lewis | 2,488 | 4.6 | –0.4 | |
Green | Giovanni Esposito | 1,139 | 2.1 | –1.2 | |
Majority | 16,573 | 30.7 | –0.9 | ||
Turnout | 54,040 | 73.7 | +2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | –0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sajid Javid | 28,133 | 53.8 | +10.1 | |
Labour | Tom Ebbutt | 11,604 | 22.2 | +0.4 | |
UKIP | Stuart Cross | 8,163 | 15.6 | +9.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bart Ricketts | 2,616 | 5.0 | –14.6 | |
Green | Giovanni Esposito | 1,729 | 3.3 | New | |
Majority | 16,529 | 31.6 | +9.7 | ||
Turnout | 52,245 | 71.2 | +0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sajid Javid | 22,558 | 43.7 | –7.3 | |
Labour | Sam Burden | 11,250 | 21.8 | –8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Ling | 10,124 | 19.6 | +4.5 | |
UKIP | Steven Morson | 2,950 | 5.7 | +1.7 | |
Bromsgrove Independent Conservative | Adrian Kriss | 2,182 | 4.2 | New | |
BNP | Elizabeth Wainwright | 1,923 | 3.7 | New | |
Independent | Mark France | 336 | 0.7 | New | |
Independent | Ken Wheatley | 307 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 11,308 | 21.9 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 51,630 | 70.6 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julie Kirkbride | 24,387 | 51.0 | –0.7 | |
Labour | David Jones | 14,307 | 29.9 | –4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sue Haswell | 7,197 | 15.1 | +3.2 | |
UKIP | Paul Buckingham | 1,919 | 4.0 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 10,080 | 21.1 | +3.3 | ||
Turnout | 47,810 | 67.6 | +0.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julie Kirkbride | 23,640 | 51.7 | +4.5 | |
Labour | Peter McDonald | 15,502 | 33.9 | –3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Rowley | 5,430 | 11.9 | 0.0 | |
UKIP | Ian Gregory | 1,112 | 2.4 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 8,138 | 17.8 | +8.4 | ||
Turnout | 45,684 | 67.1 | –10.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.2 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julie Kirkbride | 24,620 | 47.2 | –6.9 | |
Labour | Peter McDonald | 19,725 | 37.8 | +7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jennette Davy | 6,200 | 11.9 | –1.9 | |
Referendum | Diana Winsor | 1,411 | 2.7 | New | |
UKIP | Beatrice Wetton | 251 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 3,885 | 9.4 | –18.0 | ||
Turnout | 52,207 | 77.1 | –5.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | –7.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roy Thomason | 31,709 | 54.1 | –0.6 | |
Labour | Catherine Mole | 18,007 | 30.7 | +7.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alexis Cassin | 8,090 | 13.8 | –8.2 | |
Green | John Churchman | 856 | 1.5 | New | |
Majority | 13,702 | 23.4 | –8.0 | ||
Turnout | 58,662 | 82.5 | +6.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | –4.0 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hal Miller | 29,051 | 54.7 | –1.5 | |
Labour | Joseph Ward | 12,366 | 23.3 | +2.6 | |
SDP | David Cropp | 11,663 | 22.0 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 16,685 | 31.4 | –3.2 | ||
Turnout | 53,080 | 76.4 | +1.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | –2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hal Miller | 27,911 | 56.2 | ||
SDP | James Milligan | 10,736 | 21.6 | ||
Labour | Gary Titley | 10,280 | 20.7 | ||
Ecology | John C. Churchman | 716 | 1.5 | ||
Majority | 17,175 | 34.6 | |||
Turnout | 49,643 | 75.1 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Terry Davis | 29,809 | 51.62 | +10.09 | |
Conservative | Hal Miller | 27,941 | 48.38 | –10.09 | |
Majority | 1,868 | 3.24 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 57,750 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.09 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Dance | 37,544 | 58.47 | +5.45 | |
Labour | Terry Davis | 26,670 | 41.53 | −5.35 | |
Majority | 10,874 | 16.94 | +10.90 | ||
Turnout | 64,214 | 76.51 | −3.39 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.35 |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Dance | 32,400 | 53.02 | +4.29 | |
Labour | N Peter Lister | 28,704 | 46.98 | +9.67 | |
Majority | 3,696 | 6.04 | −5.38 | ||
Turnout | 51,104 | 79.90 | +2.69 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.69 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Dance | 29,616 | 48.73 | −9.35 | |
Labour | N Peter Lister | 22,673 | 37.31 | −4.61 | |
Liberal | Stewart L Stockdale | 8,485 | 13.96 | New | |
Majority | 6,943 | 11.42 | −5.75 | ||
Turnout | 60,774 | 82.94 | −0.60 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.67 |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Dance | 32,473 | 58.08 | +2.88 | |
Labour | Christopher Norwood | 23,433 | 41.92 | −2.88 | |
Majority | 9,040 | 16.16 | +5.76 | ||
Turnout | 55,906 | 83.54 | +1.85 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.88 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Dance | 27,461 | 55.20 | +2.59 | |
Labour | Lester J. George | 22,287 | 44.80 | −2.59 | |
Majority | 5,174 | 10.40 | +5.18 | ||
Turnout | 49,748 | 81.69 | −4.79 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.59 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Higgs | 26,736 | 52.61 | +8.65 | |
Labour | Donald Chesworth | 24,083 | 47.39 | +3.81 | |
Majority | 2,653 | 5.22 | +4.84 | ||
Turnout | 50,819 | 86.48 | +0.68 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Higgs | 21,674 | 43.96 | ||
Labour | Donald Chesworth | 21,484 | 43.58 | ||
Liberal | R. W. T. Hill | 6,145 | 12.46 | ||
Majority | 190 | 0.38 | |||
Turnout | 49,303 | 85.80 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
See also
Notes
- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
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- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – West Midlands". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
- ^ Treadway Russell Nash, History and Antiquities of the County of Worcester I (1781), introduction, xxxii.
- ^ Mulholland, Hélène (28 May 2009). "Julie Kirkbride to stand down over expenses claims". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2016 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "MPs' expenses: Julie Kirkbride confirms she is to step down". The Daily Telegraph. 18 December 2009. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Bromsgrove 1950–". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Bromsgrove Council. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Declaration of Results".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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External links
- nomis Constituency Profile for Bromsgrove — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
- Bromsgrove UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Bromsgrove UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Bromsgrove UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK