Redditch (UK Parliament constituency)

Redditch is a constituency[n 1] in Worcestershire, England, represented in the House of Commons since 2017 by Rachel Maclean of the Conservative Party, who is currently a minister in the Department for Transport. [n 2]

Redditch
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Redditch in Worcestershire
Location of Worcestershire within England
CountyWorcestershire
Electorate66,492 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created1997
Member of ParliamentRachel Maclean (Conservative)
Number of membersOne
Created frompart of Mid Worcestershire

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[2] Party
1997 Jacqui Smith Labour
2010 Karen Lumley Conservative
2017 Rachel Maclean Conservative

Constituency profile

From 1983 to 1997 the town of Redditch was, based on a series of high majorities, in the Conservative safe seat of Mid Worcestershire. The first MP for that constituency, Eric Forth, moved to the equally safe seat of Bromley and Chislehurst in south east London as a result of major boundary changes in Worcestershire for the 1997 general election, and held that seat until his death in 2006. The seat has been a bellwether since 1997.

Boundaries

This seat is located in Worcestershire and contains the whole borough of Redditch and parts of the district of Wychavon. To make the size of the constituency's electorate suitable, the nearby villages of Inkberrow, Callow Hill, Cookhill, Feckenham, and Astwood Bank were included upon the constituency's creation in 1997. For the 2010 general election the villages of Hanbury and the Lenches have been included, and the constituency reclassified from Borough to County.[3]

History

Redditch was created in 1997 following major changes to the Mid Worcestershire constituency.

Elections

Elections in the 2010s
General election 2019: Redditch[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rachel Maclean 27,907 63.3 11.0
Labour Rebecca Jenkins 11,871 26.9 9.1
Liberal Democrats Bruce Horton 2,905 6.6 4.0
Green Claire Davies 1,384 3.1 2.3
Majority 16,036 36.4 20.1
Turnout 44,067 67.4 2.9
Registered electors 65,391
Conservative hold Swing 10.0
General election 2017: Redditch[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rachel Maclean 23,652 52.3 5.2
Labour Rebecca Blake 16,289 36.0 4.9
National Health Action Neal Stote 2,239 5.0 New
UKIP Paul Swansborough 1,371 3.0 13.2
Liberal Democrats Susan Juned 1,173 2.6 0.5
Green Kevin White 380 0.8 1.4
Independent Sally Woodhall 99 0.2 New
Majority 7,363 16.3 0.3
Turnout 45,213 70.3 2.8
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing 0.15
General election 2015: Redditch[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karen Lumley 20,771 47.1 3.6
Labour Rebecca Blake 13,717 31.1 0.8
UKIP Peter Jewell 7,133 16.2 12.8
Liberal Democrats Hilary Myers 1,349 3.1 14.5
Green Kevin White 960 2.2 1.3
Independent Seth Colton 168 0.4 New
Majority 7,054 16.0 2.8
Turnout 44,222 67.5 3.3
Conservative hold Swing 1.4
General election 2010: Redditch[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karen Lumley 19,138 43.5 5.0
Labour Jacqui Smith 13,317 30.3 13.4
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Lane 7,750 17.6 3.2
UKIP Anne Davis 1,497 3.4
BNP Andy Ingram 1,394 3.2 New
Green Kevin White 393 0.9 New
English Democrat Vincent Schittone 255 0.6 New
Christian Scott Beverley 101 0.2 New
Independent Paul Swansborough 100 0.2 New
Independent Derek Fletcher 73 0.2 New
Majority 5,821 13.2 N/A
Turnout 44,018 64.2 1.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 9.2

Elections in the 2000s
General election 2005: Redditch[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacqui Smith 18,012 44.7 0.9
Conservative Karen Lumley 15,296 38.0 0.9
Liberal Democrats Nigel Hicks 5,602 13.9 3.6
UKIP John Paul Ison 1,381 3.4
Majority 2,716 6.7
Turnout 40,291 62.8 3.6
Labour hold Swing
General election 2001: Redditch[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacqui Smith 16,899 45.6 4.2
Conservative Karen Lumley 14,415 38.9 2.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Ashall 3,808 10.3 0.7
UKIP George Flynn 1,259 3.4 New
Green Richard Armstrong 651 1.8 New
Majority 2,484 6.7 7.0
Turnout 37,032 59.2 14.3
Labour hold Swing 3.5

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1997: Redditch[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacqui Smith 22,280 49.8
Conservative Anthea McIntyre 16,155 36.1
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Hall 4,935 11.0
Referendum Richard Cox 1,151 3.4
Natural Law Paul Davis 227 0.5
Majority 6,125 13.7
Turnout 44,748 73.5
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references
Notes
  1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
  1. "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)
  3. Letter from Jacqui Smith to the Boundary Commission
  4. "Redditch Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  5. "Candidates confirmed for General Election". Stratford-upon-Avon Herald. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  6. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  7. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  9. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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