Bromsgrove and Redditch
UK Parliament constituency (1974–1983)
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Bromsgrove and Redditch was a parliamentary constituency located in Worcestershire, encompassing the towns of Bromsgrove and Redditch. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
| Bromsgrove and Redditch | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the House of Commons | |
Bromsgrove and Redditch in Worcestershire, showing boundaries used from 1974–1983 | |
| February 1974–1983 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Bromsgrove |
| Replaced by | Bromsgrove and Mid Worcestershire[1] |
The constituency was established for the February 1974 general election, and abolished ahead of the 1983 general election.
Boundaries
The Urban Districts of Bromsgrove and Redditch, and the Rural District of Bromsgrove.[2]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1974 | Hal Miller | Conservative | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished: see Bromsgrove & Mid Worcestershire | ||
Election results
Elections in the 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hal Miller | 44,621 | 54.30 | ||
| Labour | Anne Davis | 28,736 | 34.97 | ||
| Liberal | Nigel Phillips | 8,066 | 9.82 | ||
| National Front | BA Deakin | 752 | 0.92 | New | |
| Majority | 15,885 | 19.33 | |||
| Turnout | 82,175 | 78.73 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hal Miller | 31,153 | 44.56 | ||
| Labour | Terry Davis | 29,085 | 41.60 | ||
| Liberal | P Kelway | 9,679 | 13.84 | ||
| Majority | 2,068 | 2.96 | |||
| Turnout | 69,917 | 79.59 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hal Miller | 33,125 | 45.14 | ||
| Labour | Terry Davis | 29,536 | 40.25 | ||
| Liberal | GE Cartwright | 10,726 | 14.62 | ||
| Majority | 3,589 | 4.89 | |||
| Turnout | 73,387 | 84.28 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||