Droitwich and Evesham | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Worcestershire |
Electorate | 76,624[1] |
Major settlements | Droitwich Spa and Evesham |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Nigel Huddleston |
Seats | One |
Created from | Mid Worcestershire |
Droitwich and Evesham is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election.[2] The constituency name refers to the Worcestershire towns of Droitwich Spa and Evesham.[3]
The constituency contains the following wards of the District of Wychavon:
It comprises the bulk of the previous Mid Worcestershire constituency – excluding the Dodderhill, and Harvington and Norton wards, which were transferred to Redditch.[5][6]
Mid Worcestershire prior to 2024
Election | Member | Party | |
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2024 | Nigel Huddleston | Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nigel Huddleston | 19,975 | 40.1 | ||
Labour | Chipiliro Kalebe-Nyamongo | 10,980 | 22.1 | ||
Reform UK | Sam Bastow | 9,456 | 19.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Oliver Walker | 5,131 | 10.3 | ||
Green | Neil Franks | 3,828 | 7.7 | ||
SDP | Andrew Flaxman | 239 | 0.5 | ||
Majority | 8,995 | 18.1 | |||
Turnout | 49,786 | 65.0 | |||
Registered electors | 76,624 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |