There are 8 Parliamentary constituencies in the ceremonial counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire. From 1974 to 1998 the two counties were administratively and ceremonially one, called Hereford and Worcester, and the constituencies crossed the traditional county boundaries. This continued to be the case up to and including the 2005 general election, but since the 2010 general election two constituencies fall entirely within Herefordshire and six within Worcestershire. There is one borough constituency in Worcestershire; the remaining are county constituencies.
Constituencies
Conservative † Green ¥ Labour ‡ Liberal Democrat ¤
Herefordshire
Worcestershire
Boundary changes
2024
See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.
For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to retain the two constituencies in Herefordshire, with minor boundary changes to reflect changes to ward boundaries. In Worcestershire, it proposed a small transfer from Mid Worcestershire (renamed Droitwich and Evesham) to Redditch to bring these two constituencies within the statutory range; the other four constituencies were unchanged.
2010
Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to retain 8 constituencies covering the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire for the 2010 election, making minor changes to take account of the separation of the two counties, to realign constituency boundaries with the boundaries of current local government wards, and to reduce the electoral disparity between constituencies. The constituencies of Hereford and Leominster were renamed Hereford and South Herefordshire, and North Herefordshire respectively.
Results history
Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019
2024
The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Herefordshire and Worcestershire in the 2024 general election were as follows:
2019
The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Herefordshire and Worcestershire in the 2019 general election were as follows:
Percentage votes
11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance
* Included in Other
Seats
11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance
2Dr Richard Taylor, standing as the Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern candidate
Maps
1885–1910
1918–1945
1950–1979
1983–2005 – Hereford and Worcester
2010–present
Timeline
Green represents former constituencies, pink is for current ones.
Worcestershire
Herefordshire
Historical representation by party
A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.
1885 to 1918
Conservative Liberal Liberal Unionist
1918 to 1950
Conservative Independent Labour Liberal
1950 to 1983
The West Midlands Order 1965 transferred the Dudley area from Worcestershire to Staffordshire and part of the Warley area from Staffordshire to Worcestershire. These changes were incorporated into the new constituency boundaries for the February 1974 general election.
Conservative Labour
1983 to present
Conservative Green Health Concern Independent Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (region)
Footnotes
References
