WYRE FOREST (UK PARLIAMENT CONSTITUENCY)

'Wyre Forest' is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Contents

Boundaries

History

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

See also

Boundaries

The boundaries of the Wyre Forest constituency almost exactly follow those of the identically-named Wyre Forest district, and the Boundary Commission has recommended that for subsequent elections the few remaining differences be removed. Other parts of the district are currently part of the Leominster constituency.

History

The Wyre Forest constituency was first fought under its present name in the 1983 general election, having succeeded the old Kidderminster seat, and was won for the Conservatives by Esmond Bulmer. Wyre Forest was held with relative ease by the Conservatives' Anthony Coombs in the 1987 and 1992 general elections; however the 1997 Labour landslide saw that party gain the seat with David Lock securing a majority of almost 7,000. Anger over the downgrading of Kidderminster Hospital reflected on Lock at the 2001 election, and Health Concern's Richard Taylor stormed to a decisive victory, then held the seat with a considerably reduced majority in 2005.
Turnout in the Wyre Forest at general elections has generally been around 2-3% above the national average, but in 2001 the constituency recorded a 68.0% turnout as against 59.4% nationally; this spike (not repeated in 2005) is widely attributed to the intense local feelings on the hospital issue.

Members of Parliament

★ ''Constituency created'' (1983)

Election		Member	Party
	1983	Esmond Bulmer	Conservative
	1987	Anthony Coombs	Conservative
	1997	David Lock	Labour
	2001	Richard Taylor	Health Concern

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

See also

★ List of Parliamentary constituencies in Herefordshire and Worcestershire

★ Wyfopedia 1997 General Election

★ Wyfopedia 2005 General Election