Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (2003-2004)
2010
Sajid Javid
Conservative
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (2014-2015) Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (2015-2016) Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (2016-2018) Home Secretary (2018-2019) Chancellor of the Exchequer (2019-2020)
Boundaries[edit]
Map of current boundaries
1950–1974: The Urban Districts of Bromsgrove and Redditch, and the Rural District of Bromsgrove. The constituency was renamed Bromsgrove and Redditch in 1974, but the boundaries remained unchanged until 1983.
1983–present: The District of Bromsgrove.
The constituency covers the same area as Bromsgrove District Council in north Worcestershire, with twenty civil parishes, although the town of Bromsgrove itself is unparished. It includes the villages of Alvechurch, Barnt Green, Belbroughton, Blackwell, Clent, Cofton Hackett, Hagley, Hollywood, Lickey, Marlbrook, Rubery, Tardebigge and Wythall.
History[edit]
The borough of Bromsgrove returned two members (Thomas Rassall and Thomas Barneford) to the original Model Parliament in 1295. However, borough status appeared lost when no other member was sent to any subsequent parliament under that status.[5]
Since its split from the neighbouring Redditch Constituency in 1983, it has returned a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP).
The MP from 1997 to 2010, Julie Kirkbride, announced on 28 May 2009 that she would be standing down as an MP at the next General Election in light of the expenses scandal.[6] Her resignation was confirmed in December 2009, after an attempt to withdraw it.[7]
The winner of the 2010 election, Sajid Javid (formerly the youngest Vice President of Chase Manhattan Bank and a Deutsche Bank board director) has held ministerial roles in Treasury as Economic Secretary and Financial Secretary. As well as Cabinet posts as Culture Secretary, Business Secretary, Communities Secretary, Home Secretary and most recently Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2010s[edit]
General election 2019: Bromsgrove[8][9]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
Sajid Javid
34,408
63.4
1.4
Labour
Rory Shannon
11,302
20.8
10.5
Liberal Democrats
David Nicholl
6,779
12.5
7.9
Green
Kevin White
1,783
3.3
1.2
Majority
23,106
42.6
11.9
Turnout
54,532
72.6
1.1
Conservative hold
Swing
General election 2017: Bromsgrove [10]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
Sajid Javid
33,493
62.0
8.2
Labour
Michael Thompson
16,920
31.3
9.1
Liberal Democrats
Neil Lewis
2,488
4.6
0.4
Green
Giovanni Esposito
1,139
2.1
1.2
Majority
16,573
30.7
0.9
Turnout
54,040
73.7
2.5
Conservative hold
Swing
0.5
General election 2015: Bromsgrove[11]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
Sajid Javid
28,133
53.8
10.1
Labour
Tom Ebbutt
11,604
22.2
0.4
UKIP
Stuart Cross
8,163
15.6
9.9
Liberal Democrats
Bart Ricketts
2,616
5.0
14.6
Green
Giovanni Esposito
1,729
3.3
New
Majority
16,529
31.6
9.7
Turnout
52,245
71.2
0.6
Conservative hold
Swing
General election 2010: Bromsgrove[12]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
Sajid Javid
22,558
43.7
7.3
Labour
Sam Burden
11,250
21.8
8.1
Liberal Democrats
Philip Ling
10,124
19.6
4.5
UKIP
Steven Morson
2,950
5.7
1.7
Bromsgrove Independent Conservative
Adrian Kriss
2,182
4.2
New
BNP
Elizabeth Wainwright
1,923
3.7
New
Independent
Mark France
336
0.7
New
Independent
Ken Wheatley
307
0.6
New
Majority
11,308
21.9
0.8
Turnout
51,630
70.6
3.0
Conservative hold
Swing
0.4
Elections in the 2000s[edit]
General election 2005: Bromsgrove[13]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
Julie Kirkbride
24,387
51.0
0.7
Labour
David Jones
14,307
29.9
4.0
Liberal Democrats
Sue Haswell
7,197
15.1
3.2
UKIP
Paul Buckingham
1,919
4.0
1.6
Majority
10,080
21.1
3.3
Turnout
47,810
67.6
0.5
Conservative hold
Swing
General election 2001: Bromsgrove[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
Julie Kirkbride
23,640
51.7
4.5
Labour
Peter McDonald
15,502
33.9
3.9
Liberal Democrats
Margaret Rowley
5,430
11.9
UKIP
Ian Gregory
1,112
2.4
1.9
Majority
8,138
17.8
8.4
Turnout
45,684
67.1
10.0
Conservative hold
Swing
Elections in the 1990s[edit]
General election 1997: Bromsgrove[15][16]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
Julie Kirkbride
24,620
47.2
6.9
Labour
Peter McDonald
19,725
37.8
7.1
Liberal Democrats
Jennette Davy
6,200
11.9
1.9
Referendum
Diana Winsor
1,411
2.7
New
UKIP
Beatrice Wetton
251
0.5
New
Majority
3,885
9.4
18.0
Turnout
52,207
77.1
5.4
Conservative hold
Swing
7.0
General election 1992: Bromsgrove[17][18]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
Roy Thomason
31,709
54.1
0.6
Labour
Catherine Mole
18,007
30.7
7.4
Liberal Democrats
Alexis Cassin
8,090
13.8
8.2
Green
John Churchman
856
1.5
New
Majority
13,702
23.4
8.0
Turnout
58,662
82.5
6.1
Conservative hold
Swing
4.0
Elections in the 1980s[edit]
General election 1987: Bromsgrove[19]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
Hal Miller
29,051
54.7
1.5
Labour
Joseph Ward
12,366
23.3
2.6
SDP
David Cropp
11,663
22.0
0.4
Majority
16,685
31.4
3.2
Turnout
53,080
76.4
1.3
Conservative hold
Swing
2.1
General election 1983: Bromsgrove[20]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
Hal Miller
27,911
56.2
SDP
A.J. Milligan
10,736
21.6
Labour
Gary Titley
10,280
20.7
Ecology
John C. Churchman
716
1.5
Majority
17,175
34.6
Turnout
49,643
75.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Elections in the 1970s[edit]
By Election 1971: Bromsgrove
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Terry Davis
29,809
51.62
10.09
Conservative
Hal Miller
27,941
48.38
10.09
Majority
1,868
3.24
N/A
Turnout
57,750
Labour gain from Conservative
Swing
+10.09
General election 1970: Bromsgrove[21]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
James Dance
37,544
58.47
+5.45
Labour
Terry Davis
26,670
41.53
-5.35
Majority
10,874
16.93
+10.88
Turnout
64,214
76.51
-3.39
Conservative hold
Swing
+5.35
Elections in the 1960s[edit]
General election 1966: Bromsgrove[22]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
James Dance
32,400
53.02
+4.29
Labour
N Peter Lister
28,704
46.98
+9.67
Majority
3,696
6.04
-5.38
Turnout
51,104
79.90
+2.69
Conservative hold
Swing
-2.69
General election 1964: Bromsgrove[23]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
James Dance
29,616
48.73
-9.35
Labour
N Peter Lister
22,673
37.31
-4.61
Liberal
Stewart L Stockdale
8,485
13.96
New
Majority
6,943
11.42
-5.75
Turnout
60,774
82.94
-0.60
Conservative hold
Swing
-2.67
Elections in the 1950s[edit]
General election 1959: Bromsgrove[24]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
James Dance
32,473
58.08
+2.88
Labour
Christopher Norwood
23,433
41.92
-2.88
Majority
9,040
16.16
+5.76
Turnout
55,906
83.54
+1.85
Conservative hold
Swing
+2.88
General election 1955: Bromsgrove[25]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
James Dance
27,461
55.20
+2.59
Labour
Lester J. George
22,287
44.80
-2.59
Majority
5,174
10.40
+5.18
Turnout
49,748
81.69
-4.79
Conservative hold
Swing
+2.59
General election 1951: Bromsgrove[26]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
Michael Higgs
26,736
52.61
+8.65
Labour
Donald Chesworth
24,083
47.39
+3.81
Majority
2,653
5.22
+4.84
Turnout
50,819
86.48
+0.68
Conservative hold
Swing
General election 1950: Bromsgrove
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
Michael Higgs
21,674
43.96
Labour
Donald Chesworth
21,484
43.58
Liberal
R. W. T. Hill
6,145
12.46
Majority
190
0.38
Turnout
49,303
85.80
Conservative win (new seat)
See also[edit]
List of Parliamentary constituencies in Herefordshire and Worcestershire
Notes and references[edit]
Notes
^A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
^As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
^"Bromsgrove: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
^"Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
^ a b"Bromsgrove 1950–". Hansard 1803–2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ a bLeigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
^Treadway Russell Nash, History and Antiquities of the County of Worcester I (1781), introduction, xxxii.
^"Julie Kirkbride to stand down over expenses claims". 28 May 2009 – via www.theguardian.com.
^"MPs' expenses: Julie Kirkbride confirms she is to step down". The Daily Telegraph. 18 December 2009. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
^"Declaration of results" (PDF). Bromsgrove District Council. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
^"Bromsgrove Lib Dem election candidate vows to fight for fairest Brexit deal".
^"Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^"Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^"Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^"Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^"Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^"Politics Resources". Election 1997. Politics Resources. 17 November 2010. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
^"Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^"Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
^"Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^"Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^The Times Guide to the House of Commons. The Times. 1970.
^The Times Guide to the House of Commons. The Times. 1966.
^The Times Guide to the House of Commons. The Times. 1964.
^The Times Guide to the House of Commons. The Times. 1959.
^The Times Guide to the House of Commons. The Times. 1955.
^The Times Guide to the House of Commons. The Times. 1951.
External links[edit]
nomis Constituency Profile for Bromsgrove — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.