Redditch (UK Parliament constituency)

Redditch is a constituency^{[n 1]} in East Worcestershire and in the south of the West Midlands (region) represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Karen Lumley, a Conservative.^{[n 2]}

History

Redditch was created in 1997 following major changes to the Mid Worcestershire constituency.

Boundaries

Since the constituency's creation in 1997 it has consisted of the Borough of Redditch, and the District of Wychavon ward of Inkberrow.

This seat contains the whole of the borough of Redditch in the county of Worcestershire. To make the size of the constituency's electorate suitable, the nearby villages of Inkberrow, Callow Hill, Cookhill, Feckenham, and Astwood Bank were included upon the constituency's creation in 1997. For the 2010 general election the villages of Hanbury and the Lenches have been included, and the constituency reclassified from borough to county.^[2]

Constituency profile

From 1983 to 1997 the town of Redditch was, based on a series of high majorities, in the Conservative safe seat of Mid Worcestershire. The first MP for that constituency, Eric Forth, moved to the equally safe seat of Bromley and Chislehurst in south east London as a result of major boundary changes in Worcestershire for the 1997 general election, and held that seat until his death in 2006. The seat has been a bellwether since 1997.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Herefordshire and Worcestershire

Notes and references

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References

Coordinates: 52°15′N 1°57′W / 52.25°N 1.95°W / 52.25; -1.95