Droitwich and Evesham is a

constituency An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands (county), West ...

represented in the

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of the

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. Further to the completion of the

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, it was first contested in the 2024 general election. The constituency name refers to the towns of

Droitwich Spa Droitwich Spa (often abbreviated to Droitwich ) is an historic spa town in the Wychavon district in northern Worcestershire, England, on the River Salwarpe. It is located approximately south-west of Birmingham and north-east of Worcester. T ...

and

Evesham Evesham () is a market town and Civil parishes in England, parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands region of England. It is located roughly equidistant between Worcester, England, Worceste ...

. From 1983 to 2024, the constituency was known as Mid Worcestershire, with similar boundaries. Its Member of Parliament (MP) has been Nigel Huddleston of the Conservative Party since 2024, the former MP for Mid Worcestershire.

Constituency profile

Income levels are on average considerably higher than the national average and levels of rented and

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are below the national average, particularly levels seen in cities. The constituency had 72,317 people aged 18 and over according to the 2001 census, when it was known as Mid Worcestershire, plus 39,645 households included the towns of

and

and the many semi-rural villages around the

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, sat across an undulating part of the West Midlands with good access to its central commercial, service sector and industrial areas.

Boundaries

Historic (Mid Worcestershire)

1983–1997: The Borough of Redditch, and the District of Wychavon wards of Bowbrook, Claines Central and West, Claines East, Dodderhill, Droitwich Central, Droitwich South, Droitwich West, Hanbury, Hartlebury, Lovett, and Ombersley. The original constituency, which was created in 1983, covered a much different area. Situated to the north of

, it included the towns of Droitwich and

Redditch Redditch is a town and non-metropolitan district with borough status in Worcestershire, England. It is located south of Birmingham, east of Bromsgrove, north-west of Alcester and north-east of Worcester. In 2021, the town had a population of ...

. 1997–2010: The District of Wychavon wards of Badsey, Bowbrook, Bretforton and Offenham, Broadway, Dodderhill, Drakes Broughton, Droitwich Central, Droitwich South, Droitwich West, Evesham East, Evesham Hampton, Evesham North, Evesham South, Evesham West, Fladbury, Hanbury, Hartlebury, Harvington and Norton, Honeybourne and Pebworth, Lenches, Lovett, North Claines, Ombersley, Pinvin, Spetchley, The Littletons, Upton Snodsbury, and Wickhamford. Under the Fourth periodic review of Westminster constituencies, the boundaries of Mid Worcestershire were completely redrawn. The majority of the electorate were now included in the newly created constituency of

(comprising the Borough thereof). The remaining parts, including Droitwich, were now combined with a large part of the

South Worcestershire South Worcestershire was a parliamentary constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. The constituency was created ...

constituency (consequently renamed

West Worcestershire West Worcestershire is a constituency in Worcestershire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Harriett Baldwin, a Conservative. The constituency first existed from 1832 to 1885, formally known as the Western Div ...

), including the town of

. To combine the two areas, rural parts of the

constituency were also added. 2010–2024: The District of Wychavon wards of Badsey, Bengeworth, Bowbrook, Bretforton and Offenham, Broadway and Wickhamford, Dodderhill, Drakes Broughton, Droitwich Central, Droitwich East, Droitwich South East, Droitwich South West, Droitwich West, Evesham North, Evesham South, Fladbury, Great Hampton, Hartlebury, Harvington and Norton, Honeybourne and Pebworth, Little Hampton, Lovett and North Claines, Norton and Whittington, Ombersley, Pinvin, The Littletons, and Upton Snodsbury. Minor changes to align with revised ward boundaries.

Current (Droitwich and Evesham)

Although MId Worcestershire had contained the towns of Droitwich and Evesham since 1997, it was not until the

which came into effect for the 2024 general election, that the Boundary Commission decided to rename the constituency to reflect this. The newly named constituency contained the same wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020), except for Dodderhill, and Harvington and Norton, which were transferred to

. Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency of Droitwich and Evesham now contains the following wards of the District of Wychavon from the 2024 general election: * Badsey & Aldington, Bengeworth, Bowbrook, Bretforton & Offenham, Broadway, Sedgeberrow & Childswickham (part), Dodderhill (part), Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington, Droitwich East, Droitwich South East, Droitwich South West, Droitwich West, Evesham North, Evesham South, Fladbury, Inkberrow (part), Hampton, Hartlebury, Honeybourne, Pebworth & The Littletons, North Claines & Salwarpe, Ombersley, Pinvin, and Upton Snodsbury.

Members of Parliament

'' Mid Worcestershire prior to 2024''

Elections

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2020s

* ''Nigel Huddleston (Conservative) ― Incumbent MP for Mid Worcestershire''

References

External links

Droitwich and Evesham UK Parliament constituency
(boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' {{Coord, 52.16, -2.05, type:adm2nd_dim:15000_region:GB, display=title Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024 Parliamentary constituencies in Worcestershire