Mid Worcestershire | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Mid Worcestershire in Worcestershire.
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Location of Worcestershire within England.
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County | Worcestershire |
Electorate | 71,660 (December 2010) |
Major settlements | Droitwich Spa and Evesham |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of parliament | Nigel Huddleston (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Bromsgrove and Redditch and Worcester |
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European Parliament constituency | West Midlands |
Mid Worcestershire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Nigel Huddleston, a Conservative.
Income levels are on average considerably higher than the national average and levels of rented and social housing are below the national average, particularly levels seen in cities.
The constituency, which has 72,317 people aged 18 and over according to the 2001 census, plus 39,645 households includes the towns of Droitwich Spa and Evesham and the many semi-rural villages around the cathedral city of Worcester, sits across an undulating part of the West Midlands with good access to its central commercial, service sector and industrial areas.
The present Mid Worcestershire constituency, has existed almost intact since 1997, covers central and south-eastern parts of the county of Worcestershire. It covers most of the Wychavon district, including Broadway, Droitwich and Evesham, but excluding the areas around Pershore (which is in the Worcestershire West constituency) and ward of Inkberrow (in the Redditch constituency). 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.