Evesham (UK Parliament constituency)
Evesham | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1295, 1604–1885 | |
Seats | two until 1868, then one |
Worcestershire, Evesham | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1950 | |
Seats | one |
Replaced by | Worcester and South Worcestershire |
Evesham was a parliamentary constituency in Worcestershire which was represented in the English and later British House of Commons. Originally a parliamentary borough consisting of the town of Evesham, it was first represented in 1295. After this its franchise lapsed for several centuries, but it then returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) from 1604 until 1868, when its representation was reduced to one member under the Representation of the People Act 1867.
From the 1885 general election, Evesham was abolished as a borough but the name was transferred to a larger county constituency electing one MP. This constituency was abolished for the 1950 general election, with the town of Evesham itself being transferred to the new seat of South Worcestershire. Between 1885 and 1918 the constituency had the full name of the Southern, or Evesham, Division of Worcestershire (not to be confused with the 1950 seat).
Boundaries
[edit]- 1604–1885: The parishes of All Saints, Evesham, St Lawrence, Evesham and Bengeworth
- 1885–1918: The petty sessional divisions of Blockley, Evesham, Pershore and Upton-on-Severn, and parts of the petty sessional divisions of Malvern and Redditch
- 1918–1950: The municipal boroughs of Droitwich and Evesham, the rural districts of Droitwich, Evesham, Feckenham, Pershore and Shipston-on-Stour, the parishes of Bredon, Bredon's Norton, Conderton, Overbury and Teddington from the rural district of Tewkesbury and the parts of the rural districts of Stow on the Wold and Winchcombe within the administrative county of Worcestershire
Members of Parliament
[edit]1604-1640
[edit]Parliament | First member | Second member |
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1604-1611 | Thomas Biggs | Sir Philip Knightley, died and replaced 1605 by Robert Bowyer, appointed to crown office and replaced 1610 by Edward Salter |
1614-1622 | Sir Thomas Biggs | Anthony Langston |
1621 | Sir Thomas Biggs | Anthony Langston |
1624 | Sir Edward Conway | Richard Cresheld |
1625 | Richard Cresheld | Anthony Langston |
1626 | Sir John Hare | Anthony Langston |
1628 | Sir Robert Harley | Richard Cresheld |
1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned |
1640-1868
[edit]1868-1950
[edit]Elections
[edit]Elections in the 1830s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Tory | Charles Cockerell | 231 | 47.2 | ||
Tory | Archibald Kennedy | 148 | 30.3 | ||
Whig | Alexander Raphael | 110 | 22.5 | ||
Majority | 38 | 7.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 301 | c. 70.5 | |||
Registered electors | c. 427 | ||||
Tory gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
Tory gain from Whig | Swing |
The 1830 election was declared void on 13 December 1830, but no new writ was issued before dissolution ahead of the 1831 election.[14]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Tory | Charles Cockerell | 208 | 41.5 | −5.7 | |
Whig | Thomas Hudson (MP) | 157 | 31.3 | +8.8 | |
Tory | Archibald Kennedy | 136 | 27.1 | −3.2 | |
Turnout | 327 | c. 76.6 | c. +6.1 | ||
Registered electors | c. 427 | ||||
Majority | 51 | 10.2 | +2.4 | ||
Tory hold | Swing | −5.1 | |||
Majority | 21 | 4.2 | N/A | ||
Whig gain from Tory | Swing | +8.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Charles Cockerell | 234 | 40.9 | −0.6 | |
Whig | Thomas Hudson (MP) | 212 | 37.1 | +5.8 | |
Tory | Peter Borthwick | 126 | 22.0 | −5.1 | |
Majority | 86 | 15.1 | +10.9 | ||
Turnout | 332 | 92.5 | c. +15.9 | ||
Registered electors | 359 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | +1.0 | |||
Whig gain from Tory | Swing | +4.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | Charles Cockerell | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Peter Borthwick | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 338 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Conservative gain from Whig |
Cockerell's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | George Rushout | 165 | 54.1 | ||
Whig | Marcus Hill | 140 | 45.9 | ||
Majority | 25 | 8.2 | |||
Turnout | 305 | 86.2 | |||
Registered electors | 354 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | Charles Cockerell | 168 | 34.3 | ||
Conservative | Peter Borthwick | 166 | 33.9 | ||
Whig | Marcus Hill | 156 | 31.8 | ||
Majority | 10 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 307 | 86.7 | |||
Registered electors | 354 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative gain from Whig |
On petition, Borthwick was unseated and Hill declared elected instead.
Elections in the 1840s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Marcus Hill | 188 | 38.7 | +6.9 | |
Conservative | Peter Borthwick | 161 | 33.1 | −0.8 | |
Conservative | George Rushout | 137 | 28.2 | −6.1 | |
Majority | 24 | 4.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 335 | 87.7 | +1.0 | ||
Registered electors | 382 | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.1 |
Hill was appointed Comptroller of the Household, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Marcus Hill | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Marcus Hill | 195 | 39.2 | +19.8 | |
Conservative | Henry Willoughby | 172 | 34.5 | −26.8 | |
Whig | Ralph Howard | 131 | 26.3 | +6.9 | |
Turnout | 249 (est) | 70.1 (est) | −17.6 | ||
Registered electors | 355 | ||||
Majority | 23 | 4.7 | −0.2 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | +16.6 | |||
Majority | 41 | 8.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −26.8 |
Elections in the 1850s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Willoughby | 189 | 42.4 | +7.9 | |
Whig | Grenville Berkeley | 170 | 38.1 | −1.1 | |
Radical | Charles Wilkins[16][17] | 87 | 19.5 | −6.8 | |
Turnout | 223 (est) | 63.9 (est) | −6.2 | ||
Registered electors | 349 | ||||
Majority | 19 | 4.3 | −3.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.5 | |||
Majority | 83 | 18.6 | +13.9 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | +1.2 |
Berkeley resigned to contest the 1855 by-election in Cheltenham, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Edward Holland | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Willoughby | 172 | 42.7 | +0.3 | |
Whig | Edward Holland | 170 | 42.2 | +4.1 | |
Peelite | Henry Robert Addison[18][19] | 61 | 15.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 202 (est) | 61.1 (est) | −2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 330 | ||||
Majority | 2 | 0.5 | −3.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.9 | |||
Majority | 109 | 27.1 | +8.5 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | +1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Willoughby | 188 | 48.7 | +6.0 | |
Liberal | Edward Holland | 149 | 38.6 | −3.6 | |
Independent Liberal | Edwin Chadwick[20][21] | 49 | 12.7 | New | |
Turnout | 193 (est) | 57.1 (est) | −4.0 | ||
Registered electors | 338 | ||||
Majority | 39 | 10.1 | +9.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.8 | |||
Majority | 100 | 25.9 | −1.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −4.8 |
Elections in the 1860s
[edit]Willoughby's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Bourne | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Bourne | 175 | 53.4 | +4.7 | |
Liberal | Edward Holland | 124 | 37.8 | −0.8 | |
Liberal | Josiah Harris[22] | 29 | 8.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 51 | 15.6 | +5.5 | ||
Turnout | 299 (est) | 88.7 (est) | +31.6 | ||
Registered electors | 337 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.8 |
Seat reduced to one member
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Bourne | 347 | 53.4 | 0.0 | |
Liberal | Thomas S Richardson[23] | 303 | 46.6 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 44 | 6.8 | −8.8 | ||
Turnout | 650 | 84.5 | −4.2 | ||
Registered electors | 769 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0.0 |
Elections in the 1870s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Bourne | 346 | 53.6 | +0.2 | |
Liberal | Joseph Napier Higgins[24] | 299 | 46.4 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 47 | 7.2 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 645 | 86.7 | +2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 744 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.2 |
Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Daniel Rowlinson Ratcliff | 382 | 50.6 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | Algernon Borthwick[26] | 373 | 49.4 | −4.2 | |
Majority | 9 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 755 | 91.3 | +4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 827 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.2 |
The 1880 election was declared void on account of bribery of electors, causing a by-election.[27]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Frederick Lehmann | 378 | 50.1 | −0.5 | |
Conservative | Frederick Dixon-Hartland | 376 | 49.9 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 2 | 0.3 | −0.9 | ||
Turnout | 754 | 91.2 | −0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 827 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.5 |
Lehmann's election was declared void, on account of bribery and corruption, and Hartland was then elected after scrutiny.[28]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Temple | 4,080 | 51.5 | +2.1 | |
Liberal | Arthur Chamberlain | 3,848 | 48.5 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 232 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,928 | 83.3 | −8.0 | ||
Registered electors | 9,522 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Temple | 4,127 | 63.3 | +11.8 | |
Liberal | Daniel Pidgeon | 2,391 | 36.7 | −11.8 | |
Majority | 1,736 | 26.6 | +23.6 | ||
Turnout | 6,518 | 68.5 | −14.8 | ||
Registered electors | 9,522 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +11.8 |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edmund Lechmere | 4,170 | 53.7 | −9.6 | |
Liberal | Frederick Impey | 3,590 | 46.3 | +9.6 | |
Majority | 580 | 7.4 | −19.2 | ||
Turnout | 7,760 | 81.0 | +12.5 | ||
Registered electors | 9,586 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −9.6 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Charles Long | 4,760 | 57.0 | +3.3 | |
Liberal | Frederick Impey | 3,585 | 43.0 | −3.3 | |
Majority | 1,175 | 14.0 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 8,345 | 84.2 | +3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 9,914 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Charles Long | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Charles Long | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Charles Long | 4,385 | 50.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | Arthur Worthington Biggs | 4,293 | 49.5 | New | |
Majority | 92 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,678 | 89.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,756 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Bolton Eyres-Monsell | 5,416 | 57.5 | +7.0 | |
Liberal | Walter John Burt | 3,998 | 42.5 | −7.0 | |
Majority | 1,418 | 15.0 | +14.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,414 | 90.4 | +1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 10,416 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bolton Eyres-Monsell | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
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;
- Unionist: Bolton Eyres-Monsell
- Liberal: William Pearce Ellis
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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C | Unionist | Bolton Eyres-Monsell | 10,479 | 62.0 | N/A |
Liberal | William Pearce Ellis | 3,570 | 21.1 | New | |
Labour | Walter Metcalfe Fielding | 2,863 | 16.9 | New | |
Majority | 6,909 | 40.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 16,912 | 58.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 28,931 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Bolton Eyres-Monsell | 11,502 | 59.9 | −2.1 | |
Labour | Robert Aldington | 7,715 | 40.1 | +23.2 | |
Majority | 3,787 | 19.8 | −21.1 | ||
Turnout | 19,217 | 65.7 | +7.2 | ||
Registered electors | 29,230 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −12.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Bolton Eyres-Monsell | 10,976 | 54.5 | −5.4 | |
Liberal | William Henry Collett | 5,453 | 27.1 | New | |
Labour | Robert Aldington | 3,705 | 18.4 | −21.7 | |
Majority | 5,523 | 27.4 | +7.6 | ||
Turnout | 20,134 | 67.7 | +2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 29,729 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +8.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Bolton Eyres-Monsell | 13,176 | 65.5 | +11.0 | |
Labour | Robert Aldington | 3,473 | 17.3 | −1.1 | |
Liberal | Benjamin Ryle Swift | 3,454 | 17.2 | −9.9 | |
Majority | 9,703 | 48.2 | +20.8 | ||
Turnout | 20,103 | 66.4 | −1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 30,270 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +6.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Bolton Eyres-Monsell | 14,694 | 48.4 | −17.1 | |
Liberal | Selick Davies | 11,519 | 38.0 | +20.8 | |
Labour | Robert Aldington | 4,138 | 13.6 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 3,175 | 10.4 | −37.8 | ||
Turnout | 30,351 | 76.4 | +10.0 | ||
Registered electors | 39,721 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −19.0 |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Bolton Eyres-Monsell | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Withdrew | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold |
- withdrew
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Rupert de la Bere | 18,757 | 65.1 | N/A | |
Labour | W E Warder | 6,264 | 21.8 | New | |
Liberal | Christopher a'Becket Williams | 3,774 | 13.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,493 | 43.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 28,795 | 66.4 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
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;
- Conservative: Rupert de la Bere
- Liberal: W F Newnes [31]
- British Union: John Dowty
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Rupert de la Bere | 17,835 | 53.4 | −11.7 | |
Liberal | Duncan McGuffie | 7,849 | 23.5 | +10.4 | |
Common Wealth | Desmond Donnelly | 7,727 | 23.1 | New | |
Majority | 9,986 | 29.9 | −13.4 | ||
Turnout | 33,411 | 63.3 | −3.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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- ^ On petition, Lopes was declared not to have been duly elected and his opponent, Howorth, was seated in his place
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