Bromsgrove (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Bromsgrove County constituency |
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| Bromsgrove shown within Worcestershire, and Worcestershire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1950 |
| MP: | Julie Kirkbride |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Worcestershire |
| EP constituency: | West Midlands |
Bromsgrove is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Boundaries
It covers the same area as Bromsgrove District Council. The constituency extends through North Worcestershire including the villages of Alvechurch, Barnt Green, Belbroughton, Clent, Cofton Hackett, Hagley, Hollywood, Tardebigge, and Wythall.
[edit] History
Since its split with neighbouring Redditch, it has always returned a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP).
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1950 | John Michael Clifford Higgs | Conservative | |
| 1955 | James Dance | Conservative | |
| 1971 | Terry Davis | Labour | |
| 1974 | constituency abolished: see Bromsgrove and Redditch | ||
| 1983 | constituency re-established | ||
| 1983 | Sir Hal Miller | Conservative | |
| 1992 | Roy Thomason | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Julie Kirkbride | Conservative | |
[edit] Election results
| Next United Kingdom general election: Bromsgrove | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| UK Independence | Dale Carter | ||||
| General Election 2005: Bromsgrove | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Julie Kirkbride | 24,387 | 51.0 | −0.7 | |
| Labour | David Jones | 14,307 | 29.9 | −4.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Sue Haswell | 7,197 | 15.1 | +3.2 | |
| UK Independence | Paul Buckingham | 1,919 | 4.0 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 10,080 | 21.1 | |||
| Turnout | 47,810 | 67.6 | +0.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 2001: Bromsgrove | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Julie Kirkbride | 23,640 | 51.7 | +4.6 | |
| Labour | Peter McDonald | 15,502 | 33.9 | −3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Margaret Rowley | 5,430 | 11.9 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Ian Gregory | 1,112 | 2.4 | +2.0 | |
| Majority | 8,138 | 17.8 | |||
| Turnout | 45,684 | 67.1 | −10.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
