Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832?1983
Kidderminster
was a
parliamentary constituency
in
Worcestershire
, represented in the
House of Commons
of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
. It elected one
Member of Parliament
(MP) by the
first past the post
voting system.
History
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The borough of
Kidderminster
returned two members to
Parliament
in 1295
, Walter Caldrigan and William Lihtfot, but not to any subsequent one.
[2]
[3]
From 1295 to 1832 Kidderminster had no separate representation from
Worcestershire
.
The constituency was created by the
Reform Act 1832
for the
1832 general election
and was abolished for the
1983 general election
, when it was largely replaced by the new
Wyre Forest
constituency.
Boundaries
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1832?1868
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The
Reform Act 1832
enfranchised Kidderminster as a
parliamentary borough
. The constituency comprised the township of Kidderminster Borough and part of the township of Kidderminster Foreign.
[2]
The
Parliamentary Boundaries Act
of the same year set out the boundaries in detail:
From the Point at or near Proud Cross at which the Boundary of the old Borough meets the Broomfield Road, along the Boundary of the old Borough, to the Point at which the Abberley Road meets the Black Brook; thence, Westward, along the Abberley Road to the first Point at which the same is met by a Hedge running due South therefrom; thence along the said Hedge to its Southern Extremity near a Stone Quarry; thence in a straight Line to the said Stone Quarry; thence in a straight Line to the First Mile Stone on the Bewdley Road; thence, Westward, along the Bewdley Road to the Point at which the same is joined by a Footpath leading to the Stourport Road; thence along the said Footpath to the Point at which the same meets the Boundary of the old Borough; thence, Southward, along the Boundary of the old Borough to the Point at which the same meets the South-eastern Fence of a Wood called "The Copse," situated on the Eastern Bank of the River Stour; thence along the said Fence to the Point at which the same meets Hoo Lane; thence across Hoo Lane, over a Stile called "Gallows Stile," along a Footpath leading from the said Stile to the Lane from
Hoo Brook
to Comberton Hill, to the Point at which the last-mentioned Footpath meets the Lane from Hoo-Brook to Comberton Hill; thence, Northward, along the Lane from Hoo-Brook to Comberton Hill to the Point at which the same meets the Boundary of the old Borough; thence, Northward, along the Boundary of the old Borough to the Point first described.
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1868?1918
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The
Representation of the People Act 1867
(also known as the Second Reform Act) redrew parliamentary constituencies. The consequential
Boundary Act
of the following year extended the boundaries of the parliamentary borough. Three areas of the parish of Kidderminster and part of the parish of
Wolverley
were added.
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1918?1950
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The next change in constituency boundaries was carried out under the
Representation of the People Act 1918
. The parliamentary borough was abolished and a new Kidderminster constituency was created as a division of the parliamentary county of Worcestershire. It consisted of a wide area of northern Worcestershire, comprising the following local government districts:
[2]
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1950?1983
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The
Representation of the People Act 1948
redrew constituencies throughout
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
: the revised boundaries were first used at the
1950 general election
. The 1948 legislation also introduced the terms "borough constituency" and "county constituency".
[2]
The Bromsgrove and Redditch areas were formed into a separate
Bromsgrove constituency
, while the new Kidderminster County Constituency, now took much of north west Worcestershire. It was defined as follows:
[7]
The boundaries were not altered at the next redistribution in 1970 and the seat remained unchanged until the
1983 general election
, when constituencies were realigned to the administrative geography introduced in
1974
. A new seat of
Wyre Forest
was formed centred on Kidderminster.
[8]
Members of Parliament
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Year
|
1st Member
|
2nd member
|
1295
|
Walter Caldrigan
|
William Lihtfot
|
Note A:
^
Grant was granted the title of baron in the Italian nobility by
Victor Emmanuel II
in 1868, and styled himself "Baron Albert Grant" thereafter. His election in 1874 was overturned on petition.
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Elections
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Elections in the 1830s
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Elections in the 1840s
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Godson's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1850s
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Lowe was appointed
Vice-President of the Board of Trade
, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1860s
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Bristow resigned, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1870s
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The election was declared void on petition.
Elections in the 1880s
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John Brinton
Immediately following the election, upon discovering his election agent had been reported for bribery at a previous election, Brinton resigned to seek re-election at a by-election.
Wilfred Blunt
Elections in the 1890s
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Richard Eve
Elections in the 1900s
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Edmund Barnard
Elections in the 1910s
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General Election 1914?15
:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
Elections in the 1920s
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Henry Purchase
Elections in the 1930s
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Jessie Stephen
General Election 1939?40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
Elections in the 1940s
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Elections in the 1950s
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Elections in the 1960s
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Elections in the 1970s
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