Droitwich and Evesham is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested in the 2024 general election.[2] The constituency name refers to the Worcestershire towns of Droitwich Spa and Evesham.[3]
| Droitwich and Evesham | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Droitwich and Evesham in West Midlands region | |
| County | Worcestershire |
| Electorate | 74,345[1] |
| Major settlements | Droitwich Spa and Evesham |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | TBC |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Mid Worcestershire |
Boundaries
editThe constituency composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The District of Wychavon wards of: Badsey; Bengeworth; Bowbrook; Bretforton and Offenham; Broadway and Wickhamford; Drakes Broughton; Droitwich Central; Droitwich East; Droitwich South East; Droitwich South West; Droitwich West; Evesham North; Evesham South; Fladbury; Great Hampton; Hartlebury; Honeybourne and Pebworth; Little Hampton; Lovett and North Claines; Norton and Whittington; Ombersley; Pinvin; The Littletons; Upton Snodsbury.[4]
It will comprise the bulk of the current Mid Worcestershire constituency - excluding the Dodderhill, and Harvington and Norton wards, which will be transferred to Redditch.[5][6]
Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023,[7][8] the constituency will now comprise the following wards of the District of Wychavon from the 2024 general election:
- Badsey & Aldington; Bengeworth; Bowbrook; Bretforton & Offenham; Broadway, Sedgeberrow & Childswickham (most); Dodderhill (small part); Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington; Droitwich East; Droitwich South East; Droitwich South West; Droitwich West; Evesham North; Evesham South; Fladbury; Inkberrow (small part); Hampton; Hartlebury; Honeybourne, Pebworth & The Littletons; North Claines & Salwarpe; Ombersley; Pinvin; Upton Snodsbury.[9]
Members of Parliament
editMid Worcestershire prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TBC | TBC | |
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Sam Bastow | ||||
| SDP | Andrew Flaxman | ||||
| Green | Neil Franks | ||||
| Conservative | Nigel Huddleston | ||||
| Labour | Chipiliro Kalebe-Nyamongo | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Oliver Walker | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
- Nigel Huddleston (Conservative) ― Incumbent MP for Mid Worcestershire
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition-west-midlands/#lg_droitwich-and-evesham-cc-74345
- ^ "West Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "New Seat Details - droitwich and evesham". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
- ^ "'Droitwich and Evesham' constituency set to be formed by boundary commission". Droitwich Standard. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Renamed Evesham parliamentary constituency revealed as Boundary Commission reveals final findings". Evesham Observer. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ LGBCE. "Wychavon | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "The Wychavon (Electoral Changes) Order 2023".
- ^ "New Seat Details - Droitwich and Evesham". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "Droitwich and Evesham". BBC. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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