# East Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)

East Worcestershire was a county constituency in the county of Worcestershire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, and elected two Members of Parliament (MPs), by the bloc vote system. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, its representation was reduced to one MP for the 1885 general election, elected by the first past the post voting system. The constituency was abolished for the 1918 general election.

## Boundaries

1832–1885: The Petty Sessional Divisions of Stourbridge, Dudley, Droitwich, Northfield, Blockley and Pershore, and the Borough of Evesham.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1832–1885

| Election | First member | First member | First party | Second member | Second member | Second party |
| 1832 | | William Congreve Russell | Whig | | Thomas Cookes | Whig |
| 1835 | | Edward Holland | Whig | | Thomas Cookes | Whig |
| 1837 | | Sir Horace St Paul, Bt | Conservative | | John Barneby | Conservative |
| 1841 | | James Arthur Taylor | Conservative | | John Barneby | Conservative |
| Jan. 1847 by-election | | James Arthur Taylor | Conservative | | George Rushout-Bowles | Conservative |
| Jul. 1847 | | John Hodgetts-Foley | Whig | | George Rushout-Bowles | Conservative |
| Feb. 1859 | | John Hodgetts-Foley | Whig | | Hon. Frederick Gough-Calthorpe | Whig |
| Apr. 1859 | | John Hodgetts-Foley | Liberal | | Hon. Frederick Gough-Calthorpe | Liberal |
| 1861 by-election | | Harry Vernon | Liberal | | Hon. Frederick Gough-Calthorpe | Liberal |
| Jun. 1868 by-election | | Harry Vernon | Liberal | | Hon. Charles Lyttelton | Liberal |
| Nov 1868 | | Richard Amphlett | Conservative | | Hon. Charles Lyttelton | Liberal |
| 1874 | | Henry Allsopp | Conservative | | Thomas Eades Walker | Conservative |
| 1880 | | William Henry Gladstone | Liberal | | George Hastings | Liberal |
| 1885 | representation reduced to one member | representation reduced to one member | representation reduced to one member | representation reduced to one member | representation reduced to one member | representation reduced to one member |

### MPs 1885–1918

| Year | Year | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | George Hastings | Liberal |
| | 1886 | George Hastings | Liberal Unionist |
| | 1892 | Austen Chamberlain | Liberal Unionist |
| | 1912 | Austen Chamberlain | Unionist |
| | 1914 | Leverton Harris | Unionist |
| 1918 | 1918 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: East Worcestershire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | William Congreve Russell | 2,576 | 36.8 |
| | Whig | Thomas Cookes | 2,517 | 35.9 |
| | Tory | John Pakington | 1,916 | 27.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 601 | 8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,348 | 84.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,161 | |
| | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) |
| | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) |
General election 1835: East Worcestershire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Edward Holland | 2,254 | 34.2 | −2.6 |
| | Whig | Thomas Cookes | 2,192 | 33.3 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | Horace St Paul | 2,145 | 32.5 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 0.7 | −7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | c. 3,296 | c. 63.8 | c. −20.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,164 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −2.6 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −2.6 | |
General election 1837: East Worcestershire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Horace St Paul | 2,595 | 27.4 | +11.2 |
| | Conservative | John Barneby | 2,528 | 26.7 | +10.5 |
| | Whig | Edward Holland | 2,175 | 23.0 | −11.2 |
| | Whig | John Hodgetts-Foley | 2,168 | 22.9 | −10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 427 | 4.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 353 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,771 | 79.6 | c. +15.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,995 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +11.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +10.7 | |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: East Worcestershire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Arthur Taylor | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | John Barneby | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,367 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Barneby's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 11 January 1847: East Worcestershire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Rushout | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1847: East Worcestershire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Hodgetts-Foley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | George Rushout | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,269 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: East Worcestershire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Hodgetts-Foley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | George Rushout | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,515 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1857: East Worcestershire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Hodgetts-Foley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | George Rushout | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,065 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Rushout succeeded to the peerage, becoming 3rd Baron Northwick and causing a by-election.
By-election, 24 February 1859: East Worcestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Frederick Gough-Calthorpe | 2,304 | 54.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sir John Pakington, 2nd Baron Hampton | 1,965 | 46.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 339 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,269 | 71.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,983 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1859: East Worcestershire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Hodgetts-Foley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Frederick Gough-Calthorpe | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,983 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative |

### Elections in the 1860s

Hodgetts-Foley's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 20 December 1861: East Worcestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Harry Vernon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1865: East Worcestershire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Harry Vernon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Frederick Gough-Calthorpe | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,875 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
Gough-Calthorpe succeeded to the peerage, becoming 5th Baron Calthorpe and causing a by-election.
By-election, 1 June 1868: East Worcestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Lyttelton | 2,688 | 52.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | William Laslett | 2,429 | 47.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,117 | 74.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,875 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1868: East Worcestershire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Amphlett | 4,108 | 34.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Charles Lyttelton | 4,093 | 34.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Richard Martin | 3,789 | 31.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 319 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,049 (est) | 78.0 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,313 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: East Worcestershire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Allsopp | 4,421 | 29.5 | +12.3 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Eades Walker | 4,159 | 27.8 | +10.6 |
| | Liberal | Charles Lyttelton | 3,508 | 23.4 | −10.7 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Albright | 2,831 | 18.9 | −12.7 |
| | Conservative | William Laslett | 55 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 651 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,487 (est) | 67.8 (est) | −10.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,039 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +12.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.2 | |
* Laslett withdrew from the race in order to contest Worcester.

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: East Worcestershire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Henry Gladstone | 4,879 | 26.5 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal | George Hastings | 4,833 | 26.3 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Richard Temple | 4,417 | 24.0 | −3.8 |
| | Conservative | Henry Allsopp | 4,258 | 23.2 | −6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 621 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 416 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,194 (est) | 76.6 (est) | +8.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,000 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.5 | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.9 | |
General election 1885: East Worcestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Hastings | 3,685 | 53.6 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Albert Bosanquet | 3,194 | 46.4 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 491 | 7.2 | +4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,879 | 84.0 | +7.4 (est) |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,187 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
General election 1886: East Worcestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | George Hastings | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal |

### Elections in the 1890s

Hastings was expelled from the House of Commons, causing a by-election.
By-election, 30 Mar 1892: East Worcestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Austen Chamberlain | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold |
General election 1892: East Worcestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Austen Chamberlain | 5,111 | 67.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Oscar Browning | 2,517 | 33.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,594 | 34.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,628 | 77.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,827 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold |
General election 1895: East Worcestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Austen Chamberlain | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: East Worcestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Austen Chamberlain | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold |
1902 East Worcestershire by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Austen Chamberlain | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold |
General election 1906: East Worcestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Austen Chamberlain | 10,129 | 63.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal | John Morgan | 5,763 | 36.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,366 | 27.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,892 | 84.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,769 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: East Worcestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Austen Chamberlain | 12,644 | 64.5 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal | Hilton Young | 6,955 | 35.5 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,689 | 29.0 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,599 | 84.2 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
General election December 1910: East Worcestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Austen Chamberlain | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold |
1914 East Worcestershire by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Leverton Harris | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Unionist: Leverton Harris
* Liberal: Wilfrid Hill