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East Worcestershire was a county constituency in the county of Worcestershire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

It was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, and elected two Members of Parliament (MPs), by the bloc vote system. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, its representation was reduced to one MP for the 1885 general election, elected by the first past the post voting system. The constituency was abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

1832–1885: The Petty Sessional Divisions of Stourbridge, Dudley, Droitwich, Northfield, Blockley and Pershore, and the Borough of Evesham.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1832–1885

MPs 1885–1918

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

Elections in the 1840s

Barneby's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1850s

Rushout succeeded to the peerage, becoming 3rd Baron Northwick and causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1860s

Hodgetts-Foley's death caused a by-election.

Gough-Calthorpe succeeded to the peerage, becoming 5th Baron Calthorpe and causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1870s

• Laslett withdrew from the race in order to contest Worcester.

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1890s

Hastings was expelled from the House of Commons, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

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: Leverton Harris
• Liberal: Wilfrid Hill

References

1. "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. LXIV. An Act to settle and describe the Divisions of Counties, and the Limits of Cities and Boroughs, in England and Wales, in so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1832. pp. 300–383. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
2. ^ Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 127–128. Retrieved 11 August 2019 – via Google Books.
3. Stooks Smith, Henry (1842). "English Contested Elections". The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections; Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830 (Second ed.). London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. p. 175. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
4. "General Election Returns". Roscommon and Leitrim Gazette. 7 February 1835. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 7 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "The Elections". Worcester Journal. 29 July 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 19 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Election Intelligence". Morning Post. 22 July 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 19 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 130. Retrieved 19 August 2018 – via Google Books.
8. "Imperial Parliament". The Ipswich Journal. 26 February 1859. p. 3. Retrieved 19 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "East Worcestershire Election". Worcester Journal. 12 February 1859. p. 6. Retrieved 19 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
10. "Election Intelligence". Cardiff Times. 26 February 1859. p. 5. Retrieved 19 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
11. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 484–485. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
12. "East Worcestershire Election". Worcestershire Chronicle. 21 February 1874. p. 5. Retrieved 23 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
13. "East Worcestershire". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 12 February 1874. p. 5. Retrieved 23 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
14. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 421. ISBN 9781349022984.
15. ^ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
16. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
17. Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
18. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
19. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
• Craig, F. W. S. (1989) . British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 484–485. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.

• Parliamentary constituencies in Worcestershire (historic)
• Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1832
• Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918