South Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)

South Worcestershire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
County Worcestershire
1950–1997
Number of members One
Replaced by West Worcestershire, Mid Worcestershire

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.

Boundaries

1950-1983: The Municipal Borough of Evesham; the Urban District of Malvern; and the Rural Districts of Evesham, Pershore, and Upton-upon-Severn.

1983-1997: The District of Malvern Hills wards of Chase, Kempsey, Langland, Link, Longdon, Morton, Powyke, Priory, Ripple, The Hanleys, Trinity, Upton-upon-Severn, Wells, and West; and 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.

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

ElectionMember[1]Party
1950 Sir Rupert de la Bère Conservative
1955 Sir Peter Agnew Conservative
1966 Sir Gerald Nabarro Conservative
Feb 1974 Sir Michael Spicer Conservative
1997 constituency abolished: see West Worcestershire, Mid Worcestershire

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1950: [2]

Electorate

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Labour
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1951: [3]

Electorate

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Labour
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1955: [4]

Electorate

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Labour
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1959: [5]

Electorate

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Labour
Liberal
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1964: [6]

Electorate

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Conservative
Liberal
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1966: [7]

Electorate

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Conservative
Liberal
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1970: Worcestershire South[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Gerald David Nunes Nabarro 30,648 60.39
Labour Adrian Edward Bailey 12,839 25.30
Liberal John C Hall 7,262 14.31
Majority 17,809 35.09
Turnout 70,395 72.09
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Worcestershire South[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Spicer 34,792 54.1 -1.2
Liberal Democrat PJ Chandler 18,641 29.0 -2.9
Labour N Knowles 9,727 15.1 +4.2
Green GHM Woodford 1,178 1.8 0.0
Majority 16,151 25.1 +1.7
Turnout 64,338 80.3 +4.7
Conservative hold Swing +0.9

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
  2. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  3. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  4. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  5. ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
  6. ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
  7. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  8. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  9. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.