Bromsgrove (UK Parliament constituency)

Constituency profile

The Bromsgrove constituency is located in Worcestershire and is coterminous with the Bromsgrove local government district. It includes the town of Bromsgrove, with a population of around 35,000, and the rural areas to its north and east. Other settlements in the constituency include the villages of Wythall, Catshill, Hagley, Alvechurch and other smaller villages. Bromsgrove grew rapidly during the Industrial Revolution as a centre for nail production. Today many of the town's residents work in nearby Birmingham. Most of the constituency is affluent, with many parts falling within the top 10% least-deprived areas in the country.

Compared to national averages, residents of the constituency are older, wealthier, more religious and more likely to work in professional jobs. White people make up 93% of the population. At the local council level (district and county), the town of Bromsgrove is mostly represented by Labour Party and Liberal Democrat councillors, whilst the rural areas elected mostly Conservative councillors with some Reform UK and independent representation. Most voters in the constituency supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, with an estimated 55% voting in favour of Brexit.

Boundaries

1950–1974: The Urban Districts of Bromsgrove and Redditch, and the Rural District of Bromsgrove. The constituency was renamed Bromsgrove and Redditch in 1974, but the boundaries remained unchanged until 1983.

1983–present: The District of Bromsgrove.

The 2023 review of Westminster constituencies left the boundaries unchanged.

The constituency covers the same area as Bromsgrove District Council in north Worcestershire, with twenty civil parishes, although the town of Bromsgrove itself is unparished. It includes the villages of Alvechurch, Barnt Green, Belbroughton, Blackwell, Clent, Cofton Hackett, Hagley, Hollywood, Lickey, Marlbrook, Rubery, Tardebigge, and Wythall.

History

The borough of Bromsgrove returned two members (Thomas Rassall and Thomas Barneford) to the original Model Parliament in 1295. However, borough status appeared lost when no other member was sent to any subsequent parliament under that status.

Since its split from the neighbouring Redditch Constituency in 1983, it has returned a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP).

The MP from 1997 to 2010, Julie Kirkbride, announced on 28 May 2009 that she would be standing down as an MP at the next General Election in light of the expenses scandal. Her resignation was confirmed in December 2009, after an attempt to withdraw it.

The winner of the 2010 election, Sajid Javid (formerly the youngest Vice President of Chase Manhattan Bank and a Deutsche Bank board director) held ministerial roles in Treasury as Economic Secretary and Financial Secretary,as well as Cabinet posts as Culture Secretary, Business Secretary, Communities Secretary, Home Secretary, Chancellor of the Exchequer and most recently as Health Secretary. He stood down from Parliament at the 2024 dissolution having announced this intent in December 2022. His place was taken by fellow Conservative Bradley Thomas.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1950–1974

MPs since 1983

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

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Elections in the 1970s

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Elections in the 1950s

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Notes

References

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