Kidderminster | |
---|---|
Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Worcestershire |
Major settlements | Kidderminster |
1918–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Replaced by | Wyre Forest and Leominster[1] |
1832–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Created from | Worcestershire |
Kidderminster was a parliamentary constituency in Worcestershire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.
History
The borough of Kidderminster returned two members to Parliament in 1295, Walter Caldrigan and William Lihtfot, but not to any subsequent one.[2][3] From 1295 to 1832 Kidderminster had no separate representation from Worcestershire.
The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election and was abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new Wyre Forest constituency.
Boundaries
1832–1868
The Reform Act 1832 enfranchised Kidderminster as a parliamentary borough. The constituency comprised the township of Kidderminster Borough and part of the township of Kidderminster Foreign.[2] The Parliamentary Boundaries Act of the same year set out the boundaries in detail:
From the Point at or near Proud Cross at which the Boundary of the old Borough meets the Broomfield Road, along the Boundary of the old Borough, to the Point at which the Abberley Road meets the Black Brook; thence, Westward, along the Abberley Road to the first Point at which the same is met by a Hedge running due South therefrom; thence along the said Hedge to its Southern Extremity near a Stone Quarry; thence in a straight Line to the said Stone Quarry; thence in a straight Line to the First Mile Stone on the Bewdley Road; thence, Westward, along the Bewdley Road to the Point at which the same is joined by a Footpath leading to the Stourport Road; thence along the said Footpath to the Point at which the same meets the Boundary of the old Borough; thence, Southward, along the Boundary of the old Borough to the Point at which the same meets the South-eastern Fence of a Wood called "The Copse," situated on the Eastern Bank of the River Stour; thence along the said Fence to the Point at which the same meets Hoo Lane; thence across Hoo Lane, over a Stile called "Gallows Stile," along a Footpath leading from the said Stile to the Lane from Hoo Brook to Comberton Hill, to the Point at which the last-mentioned Footpath meets the Lane from Hoo-Brook to Comberton Hill; thence, Northward, along the Lane from Hoo-Brook to Comberton Hill to the Point at which the same meets the Boundary of the old Borough; thence, Northward, along the Boundary of the old Borough to the Point first described.[4]
1868–1918
The Representation of the People Act 1867 (also known as the Second Reform Act) redrew parliamentary constituencies. The consequential Boundary Act of the following year extended the boundaries of the parliamentary borough. Three areas of the parish of Kidderminster and part of the parish of Wolverley were added.[5]
1918–1950
The next change in constituency boundaries was carried out under the Representation of the People Act 1918. The parliamentary borough was abolished and a new Kidderminster constituency was created as a division of the parliamentary county of Worcestershire. It consisted of a wide area of northern Worcestershire, comprising the following local government districts:[2][6]
- The municipal borough of Kidderminster
- Bromsgrove Urban District
- North Bromsgrove Urban District
- Redditch Urban District
- Bromsgrove Rural District
- Kidderminster Rural District
1950–1983
The Representation of the People Act 1948 redrew constituencies throughout Great Britain and Northern Ireland: the revised boundaries were first used at the 1950 general election. The 1948 legislation also introduced the terms "borough constituency" and "county constituency".[2] The Bromsgrove and Redditch areas were formed into a separate Bromsgrove constituency, while the new Kidderminster County Constituency, now took much of north west Worcestershire. It was defined as follows:[7]
- The boroughs of Bewdley and Kidderminster
- The urban district of Stourport on Severn
- The rural districts of Kidderminster, Martley and Tenbury
The boundaries were not altered at the next redistribution in 1970 and the seat remained unchanged until the 1983 general election, when constituencies were realigned to the administrative geography introduced in 1974. A new seat of Wyre Forest was formed centred on Kidderminster.[8]
Members of Parliament
Year | 1st Member | 2nd member |
---|---|---|
1295 | Walter Caldrigan | William Lihtfot |
Note A: ^ Grant was granted the title of baron in the Italian nobility by Victor Emmanuel II in 1868, and styled himself "Baron Albert Grant" thereafter. His election in 1874 was overturned on petition.[20]
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Richard Godson | 172 | 52.0 | ||
Whig | George Philips | 159 | 48.0 | ||
Majority | 13 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 331 | 84.9 | |||
Registered electors | 390 | ||||
Whig win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | George Philips | 197 | 61.4 | +13.4 | |
Conservative | Richard Godson | 124 | 38.6 | −13.4 | |
Majority | 73 | 22.8 | +18.8 | ||
Turnout | 321 | 83.8 | −1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 383 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | +13.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Godson | 198 | 55.8 | +17.2 | |
Whig | John Bagshaw | 157 | 44.2 | −17.2 | |
Majority | 41 | 11.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 355 | 80.7 | −3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 440 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +17.2 | |||
Elections in the 1840s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Godson | 212 | 51.5 | −4.3 | |
Whig | Samson Ricardo[22] | 200 | 48.5 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 12 | 3.0 | −8.6 | ||
Turnout | 412 | 85.5 | +4.8 | ||
Registered electors | 482 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | Richard Godson | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 548 | ||||
Peelite gain from Conservative |
Godson's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Best | 217 | 52.0 | N/A | |
Whig | Thomas Gisborne[23] | 200 | 48.0 | New | |
Majority | 17 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 417 | 84.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 494 | ||||
Conservative gain from Peelite | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1850s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Robert Lowe | 246 | 61.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Best (politician, born 1821) | 152 | 38.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 94 | 23.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 398 | 80.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 495 | ||||
Whig gain from Peelite | Swing | N/A | |||
Lowe was appointed Vice-President of the Board of Trade, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Robert Lowe | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Robert Lowe | 234 | 61.6 | −0.2 | |
Conservative | William Boycott[24] | 146 | 38.4 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 88 | 23.2 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 380 | 75.7 | −4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 502 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | −0.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alfred Rhodes Bristow | 216 | 51.1 | −10.5 | |
Conservative | John Walter Huddleston[3] | 207 | 48.9 | +10.5 | |
Majority | 9 | 2.2 | −11.0 | ||
Turnout | 423 | 86.9 | +11.2 | ||
Registered electors | 487 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −10.5 | |||
Elections in the 1860s
Bristow resigned, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Luke White | 229 | 51.1 | 0.0 | |
Conservative | John Gilbert Talbot[25] | 219 | 48.9 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 10 | 2.2 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 448 | 90.9 | +4.0 | ||
Registered electors | 493 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | 0.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Albert Grant | 285 | 51.4 | +2.5 | |
Liberal | Luke White | 270 | 48.6 | −2.5 | |
Majority | 15 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 555 | 90.7 | +3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 612 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Lea | 1,262 | 61.1 | +12.5 | |
Conservative | William Makins[26] | 802 | 38.9 | −12.5 | |
Majority | 460 | 22.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,064 | 88.9 | −1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 2,323 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.5 | |||
Elections in the 1870s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Albert Grant | 1,509 | 51.9 | +13.0 | |
Liberal | Thomas Lea | 1,398 | 48.1 | −13.0 | |
Majority | 111 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,907 | 85.7 | −3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,394 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.0 | |||
The election was declared void on petition.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Fraser | 1,651 | 55.6 | +3.7 | |
Liberal | George Harris Lea[27] | 1,318 | 44.4 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 333 | 11.2 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,969 | 87.5 | +1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 3,394 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.7 | |||
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Brinton | 1,795 | 54.9 | +6.8 | |
Conservative | Albert Grant | 1,472 | 45.1 | −6.8 | |
Majority | 323 | 9.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,267 | 90.6 | +4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 3,606 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.8 | |||
Immediately following the election, upon discovering his election agent had been reported for bribery at a previous election, Brinton resigned to seek re-election at a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Brinton | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Brinton | 2,172 | 51.9 | −3.0 | |
Conservative | Augustus Godson | 2,014 | 48.1 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 158 | 3.8 | −6.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,186 | 92.9 | +2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 4,506 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −3.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Augustus Godson | 2,081 | 53.7 | +5.6 | |
Liberal | Wilfrid Blunt | 1,796 | 46.3 | −5.6 | |
Majority | 285 | 7.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,877 | 86.0 | −6.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,506 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.6 | |||
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Augustus Godson | 2,066 | 53.4 | −0.3 | |
Liberal | Richard Eve | 1,801 | 46.6 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 265 | 6.8 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,867 | 91.3 | +5.3 | ||
Registered electors | 4,236 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Augustus Godson | 2,008 | 54.0 | +0.6 | |
Liberal | Richard Eve | 1,713 | 46.0 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 295 | 8.0 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,721 | 88.7 | −2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,195 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Augustus Godson | 1,950 | 51.9 | −2.1 | |
Liberal | Edmund Barnard | 1,804 | 48.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 146 | 3.8 | −4.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,754 | 87.5 | −1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 4,289 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edmund Barnard | 2,354 | 53.1 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | Stanley Baldwin | 2,083 | 46.9 | −5.0 | |
Majority | 271 | 6.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,437 | 94.5 | +7.0 | ||
Registered electors | 4,697 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.0 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eric Knight | 2,353 | 54.3 | +7.4 | |
Liberal | Edward Fraser | 1,984 | 45.7 | −7.4 | |
Majority | 369 | 8.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,337 | 94.7 | +0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 4,579 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eric Knight | 2,188 | 52.2 | −2.1 | |
Liberal | Edmund Barnard | 2,003 | 47.8 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 185 | 4.4 | −4.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,191 | 91.5 | −3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 4,579 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.1 | |||
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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Eric Knight
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Eric Knight | 13,497 | 58.0 | +5.8 |
Labour | John Baker | 9,760 | 42.0 | New | |
Majority | 3,737 | 16.0 | +11.6 | ||
Turnout | 23,257 | 58.4 | −33.1 | ||
Registered electors | 39,798 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Wardlaw-Milne | 19,711 | 68.2 | +10.2 | |
Labour | John Hutchinson Bruce | 9,203 | 31.8 | −10.2 | |
Majority | 10,508 | 36.4 | +20.4 | ||
Turnout | 28,914 | 70.0 | +11.6 | ||
Registered electors | 41,286 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +10.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Wardlaw-Milne | 15,469 | 53.1 | −15.1 | |
Liberal | Henry Purchase | 9,663 | 33.2 | New | |
Labour | Louis Tolley | 3,990 | 13.7 | −18.1 | |
Majority | 5,806 | 19.9 | −16.5 | ||
Turnout | 29,122 | 69.4 | −0.6 | ||
Registered electors | 41,939 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Wardlaw-Milne | 18,040 | 59.1 | +6.0 | |
Labour | J. Clifford Leigh | 6,792 | 22.3 | +8.6 | |
Liberal | Henry Purchase | 5,667 | 18.6 | −14.6 | |
Majority | 11,248 | 36.8 | +16.9 | ||
Turnout | 30,499 | 71.3 | +1.9 | ||
Registered electors | 42,770 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −1.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Wardlaw-Milne | 21,643 | 48.1 | −11.0 | |
Labour | Frank G. Lloyd | 12,246 | 27.3 | +5.0 | |
Liberal | John William Hughes | 11,050 | 24.6 | +6.0 | |
Majority | 9,397 | 20.8 | −16.0 | ||
Turnout | 44,939 | 75.6 | +4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 59,421 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −8.0 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Wardlaw-Milne | 33,359 | 77.3 | +29.2 | |
Labour | Jessie Stephen | 9,814 | 22.7 | −4.6 | |
Majority | 23,545 | 54.6 | +33.8 | ||
Turnout | 43,173 | 69.0 | -6.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +16.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Wardlaw-Milne | 28,494 | 69.5 | −7.7 | |
Labour | Charles Coombes | 12,485 | 30.5 | +7.7 | |
Majority | 16,009 | 39.0 | −15.6 | ||
Turnout | 40,979 | 60.2 | −8.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −7.8 | |||
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: John Wardlaw-Milne
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Louis Tolley | 34,421 | 55.8 | +25.3 | |
Conservative | John Wardlaw-Milne | 27,272 | 44.2 | −25.3 | |
Majority | 7,149 | 11.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 61,693 | 70.7 | +10.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +25.3 | |||
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerald Nabarro | 22,950 | 49.96 | +5.75 | |
Labour | Louis Tolley | 19,145 | 41.67 | −14.12 | |
Liberal | John Maurice Eccles | 3,844 | 8.37 | New | |
Majority | 3,805 | 8.29 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 45,939 | 84.08 | +13.37 | ||
Registered electors | 56,640 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +9.94 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerald Nabarro | 25,483 | 55.63 | +5.67 | |
Labour | IA Jack Williams | 20,325 | 44.37 | +2.70 | |
Majority | 5,158 | 11.26 | +2.97 | ||
Turnout | 45,808 | 83.02 | −1.06 | ||
Registered electors | 55,179 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.49 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerald Nabarro | 26,142 | 59.33 | +3.70 | |
Labour | IA Jack Williams | 17,918 | 40.67 | −3.70 | |
Majority | 8,341 | 18.66 | +7.40 | ||
Turnout | 38,307 | 81.07 | −1.95 | ||
Registered electors | 47,254 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.70 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerald Nabarro | 27,699 | 60.14 | +0.81 | |
Labour | Joan Tomlinson | 18,356 | 39.86 | −0.81 | |
Majority | 9,343 | 20.28 | +1.62 | ||
Turnout | 46,055 | 79.10 | −1.97 | ||
Registered electors | 58,223 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.81 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tatton Brinton | 24,425 | 50.75 | −9.41 | |
Labour | George W Jones | 17,571 | 36.51 | −3.35 | |
Liberal | Lionel A King | 5,824 | 12.10 | New | |
British and Commonwealth Party | Miles S Blair | 310 | 0.64 | New | |
Majority | 6,854 | 14.24 | −6.05 | ||
Turnout | 48,130 | 79.41 | +0.31 | ||
Registered electors | 60,606 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.03 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tatton Brinton | 24,628 | 51.99 | +1.24 | |
Labour | John W Wardle | 21,451 | 45.28 | +8.77 | |
Independent | Reginald Smith | 1,292 | 2.73 | New | |
Majority | 3,177 | 6.71 | −7.53 | ||
Turnout | 47,371 | 75.57 | −3.84 | ||
Registered electors | 62,688 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.77 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tatton Brinton | 27,667 | 51.75 | ||
Labour | Graham F Smith | 18,297 | 34.22 | ||
Liberal | H Brian Lamb | 7,502 | 14.03 | ||
Majority | 9,370 | 17.53 | |||
Turnout | 53,466 | 73.84 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Esmond Bulmer | 27,065 | 42.50 | −9.25 | |
Labour | Reginald Jones | 18,380 | 28.87 | −5.35 | |
Liberal | Anthony Batchelor | 18,230 | 28.63 | +14.60 | |
Majority | 8,685 | 13.63 | −3.90 | ||
Turnout | 63,675 | 81.22 | +7.38 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Esmond Bulmer | 25,602 | 43.27 | +0.77 | |
Labour | Reginald Jones | 18,833 | 31.83 | +2.96 | |
Liberal | Anthony Batchelor | 14,733 | 24.90 | −3.73 | |
Majority | 6,769 | 11.44 | −2.20 | ||
Turnout | 59,168 | 74.95 | −6.27 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.10 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Esmond Bulmer | 33,523 | 53.74 | +10.47 | |
Labour | Tony Wright | 17,871 | 28.65 | −3.18 | |
Liberal | Garrett Adams | 9,939 | 15.93 | −8.97 | |
National Front | Albert Luckman | 1,052 | 1.69 | New | |
Majority | 15,652 | 25.09 | +13.65 | ||
Turnout | 62,385 | 77.56 | +2.61 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.82 | |||
References
- 1 2 3 4 "'Kidderminster', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Youngs, Frederic A Jr. (1991). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.2: Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society. p. 845. ISBN 0-86193-127-0.
- 1 2 3 Williams, William Retlaw (1897). The parliamentary history of the county of Worcester: including the city of Worcester, and the boroughs of Bewdley, Droitwich, Dudley, Evesham, Kidderminster, Bromsgrove and Pershore, from the earliest times to the present day, 1213-1897, with biographical and genealogical notices of the members. Hereford: Privately published for the author. pp. 185–190. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ↑ Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832 c.64, Schedule O
- ↑ The Public General Acts 1868. London: HMSO. 1868. p. 165. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ↑ Representation of the People Act 1918, Ninth Schedule: Redistribution of Seats
- ↑ Representation of the People Act 1948 c.65, First Schedule, Parliamentary Constituencies
- ↑ The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/417)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. 133. Retrieved 11 November 2018 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "The Poole Election". John Bull. 28 September 1850. p. 8. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Hall, Catherine; Draper, Nicholas; McClelland, Keith; Donington, Katie; Lang, Rachel (2014). "Appendix 4: MPs 1832-80 in the compensation records". Legacies of British Slave-ownership: Colonial Slavery and the Formation of Victorian Britain. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 291. ISBN 978-1-107-04005-2. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ↑ "Richard Godson". Legacies of British Slave-ownership. University College London. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ↑ Dod, Charles Roger; Dod, Robert Phipps (1847). Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Volume 15. Dod's Parliamentary Companion. p. 172. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ↑ "The Elections". Worcestershire Chronicle. 4 August 1847. p. 4. Retrieved 14 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Groom, Richard (2010). "The Conduct of Parliamentary Elections in Kidderminster 1832-1880" (PDF). Worcester Research and Publications. University of Worcester. p. 151. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ↑ "Kidderminster Election". Cambridge Independent Press. 1 September 1849. p. 3. Retrieved 14 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Callaghan, Peter; Gillin, Edward (2016). Edexcel A Level History, Paper 3: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform c1780–1928 Student Book + ActiveBook (Edexcel GCE History 2015) (PDF). Pearson Education. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-4479-8542-6. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ↑ Ingham, Christopher John (December 2006). "Liberalism Against Democracy: A study of the life, thought and work of Robert Lowe, to 1867" (PDF). White Rose eTheses Online. The University of Leeds. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ↑ Lang, Sean (1999). "Disraeli and the Second Reform Act". Parliamentary Reform 1785–1928. London: Routledge. p. 62. ISBN 0-203-98094-8. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ↑ Thomas Seccombe, rev. Michael Reed (2004). "Grant, Albert , Baron Grant in the Italian nobility (1831–1899)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/11241. Retrieved 17 December 2009. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- ↑ "District News". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 3 July 1841. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 11 November 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Hereford Journal". 5 September 1849. p. 3. Retrieved 11 November 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Election Riot at Kidderminster". Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper. 5 April 1857. p. 5. Retrieved 14 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Election for the Borough of Kidderminster". Worcestershire Chronicle. 28 May 1862. p. 2. Retrieved 19 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "To the Electors of the Borough of Kidderminster". Worcestershire Chronicle. 15 July 1868. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 19 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Kidderminster". County Express; Brierley Hill, Stourbridge, Kidderminster, and Dudley News. 17 October 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 2 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- 1 2 3 4 The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- 1 2 Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1950". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1974". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1974". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1979". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
Sources
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 1)