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| Wyre Forest shown within Worcestershire, and Worcestershire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Richard Taylor |
| Party: | Health Concern |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Worcestershire |
| EP constituency: | West Midlands |
Wyre Forest is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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Boundaries
The boundaries of the Wyre Forest constituency almost exactly follow those of the identically-named Wyre Forest district, and the Boundary Commission has recommended that for subsequent elections the few remaining differences be removed. Other parts of the district are currently part of the Leominster constituency.
History
The Wyre Forest constituency was first fought under its present name in the 1983 general election, having succeeded the old Kidderminster seat, and was won for the Conservatives by Esmond Bulmer. Wyre Forest was held with relative ease by the Conservatives' Anthony Coombs in the 1987 and 1992 general elections; however the 1997 Labour landslide saw that party gain the seat with David Lock securing a majority of almost 7,000. Anger over the downgrading of Kidderminster Hospital reflected on Lock at the 2001 election, and Health Concern's Richard Taylor stormed to a decisive victory, then held the seat with a considerably reduced majority in 2005.
Turnout in the Wyre Forest at general elections has generally been around 2-3% above the national average, but in 2001 the constituency recorded a 68.0% turnout as against 59.4% nationally; this spike (not repeated in 2005) is widely attributed to the intense local feelings on the hospital issue.
Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1983), replacing Kidderminster (UK Parliament constituency)
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Esmond Bulmer | Conservative | |
| 1987 | Anthony Coombs | Conservative | |
| 1997 | David Lock | Labour | |
| 2001 | Richard Taylor | Health Concern | |
Elections
Elections in the 2000s
| Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election 12 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Neville Farmer | ||||
| Conservative | Mark Garnier | ||||
| Labour | Nigel Knowles | ||||
| Green | Kate Spohrer | ||||
| Health Concern | Richard Taylor | ||||
(The Liberal Party have also announced they will stand a candidate, but have yet to decide a nominee) This will be the first election when the Liberal Democrats have stood against Taylor. It is being stated that Rustie Lee will once again try and gain the UKIP nomination.
| General Election 2005: Wyre Forest | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Health Concern | Richard Taylor | 18,739 | 39.9 | -18.2 | |
| Conservative | Mark Garnier | 13,489 | 28.7 | 9.6 | |
| Labour | Marc Bayliss | 10,716 | 22.8 | 0.7 | |
| Liberal | Frances Oborski | 2,666 | 5.7 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Rustie Lee | 1,074 | 2.3 | 1.5 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Bert Priest | 303 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,250 | 11.2 | |||
| Turnout | 46,987 | 64.2 | -3.8 | ||
| Health Concern hold | Swing | −13.9 | |||
| General Election 2001: Wyre Forest | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Health Concern | Richard Taylor | 28,487 | 58.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | David Lock | 10,857 | 22.1 | -26.6 | |
| Conservative | Mark Simpson | 9,350 | 19.1 | -17.1 | |
| UK Independence | Jim Millington | 368 | 0.8 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 17630 | 36.0 | |||
| Turnout | 49,062 | 68.0 | -7.3 | ||
| Health Concern gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1997: Wyre Forest | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | David Lock | 26,843 | 48.8 | ||
| Conservative | Anthony Coombs | 19,897 | 36.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | David Cropp | 4,377 | 8.0 | ||
| Referendum Party | W. Till | 1,956 | 3.6 | ||
| Liberal | C. Harvey | 1,670 | 3.0 | ||
| UK Independence | Jim Millington | 312 | 0.6 | ||
| Majority | 6,946 | ||||
| Turnout | 75.4 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
See also
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Herefordshire and Worcestershire
- Wyfopedia 1997 General Election
- Wyfopedia 2005 General Election
References
- ^ Wyre Forest, UKPollingReport
- ^ http://www.colin-ross.org.uk/news/001690/neville_farmer_liberal_democrat_candidate_for_wyre_forest.html Neville Farmer candidate...] Colin Ross
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