# Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)

Tewkesbury is a constituency in Gloucestershire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Cameron Thomas, a Liberal Democrat.

## History
### 1610 to 1918

Tewkesbury existed in this period, first in the parliamentary borough form. It returned two MPs until this was reduced to one in 1868, then saw itself become instead a larger county division under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, before it was abolished in 1918.

#### Prominent politicians

* William Dowdeswell was Chancellor of the Exchequer for two years under Rockingham, and his short tenure of this position appears to have been a successful one, he being in Lecky's words a good financier, but nothing more. To general astonishment, he refused to abandon his friends and to take an office under The 1st Earl of Chatham ("Pitt the Elder"), who succeeded Rockingham in August 1766. Dowdeswell then led the Rockingham party in the House of Commons, taking an active part in debate until his death. In 1774 he warned MPs against passing the Boston Port Act, related to the later Boston Tea Party.
* Charles Hanbury-Tracy was heir to much of the Pontypool part the growing iron industry and served as the chairman of the commission of 1835 that commissioned the new Houses of Parliament and judged designs.
* After service for Tewkesbury Frederick Lygon, 6th Earl Beauchamp entered the Lords and then served in Cabinet positions under the earlier governments headed by Lord Salisbury, before the turn-of-the century third government.

### 1997 to date

The Fourth periodic review of Westminster constituencies in 1997 saw the seat's recreation when the number of constituencies in Gloucestershire was increased from five to six. It was primarily formed from a minority of the larger county division Cirencester and Tewkesbury, together with parts of West Gloucestershire and Cheltenham.

## Boundaries

1885–1918: The Municipal Boroughs of Gloucester and Tewkesbury, the Sessional Divisions of Berkeley, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Tewkesbury, and Winchcombe, part of the Sessional Division of Whitminster, and the parish of Slimbridge.
1997–2010: The Borough of Tewkesbury wards of Ashchurch, Bishop's Cleeve East, Bishop's Cleeve North, Bishop's Cleeve South, Brockworth Glebe, Brockworth Moorfield, Brockworth Westfield, Churchdown Brookfield, Churchdown Parton, Churchdown Pirton, Cleeve Hill, Coombe Hill, Crickley, De Winton, Dumbleton, Gotherington, Horsbere, Innsworth, Shurdington, Tewkesbury Mitton, Tewkesbury Newtown, Tewkesbury Prior's Park, Tewkesbury Town, Twyning, and Winchcombe, and the Borough of Cheltenham wards of Leckhampton with Up Hatherley, Prestbury, and Swindon.
2010–2024: The Borough of Tewkesbury wards of Ashchurch with Walton Cardiff, Badgeworth, Brockworth, Churchdown Brookfield, Churchdown St John's, Cleeve Grange, Cleeve Hill, Cleeve St Michael's, Cleeve West, Coombe Hill, Hucclecote, Innsworth with Down Hatherley, Isbourne, Northway, Oxenton Hill, Shurdington, Tewkesbury Newtown, Tewkesbury Prior's Park, Tewkesbury Town with Mitton, Twyning, and Winchcombe, the Borough of Cheltenham wards of Prestbury and Swindon Village, and the City of Gloucester ward of Longlevens.
2024–present: Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
* The Borough of Cheltenham wards of: Prestbury; Springbank; Swindon Village.
* The City of Gloucester wards of: Elmbridge; Longlevens.
* The Borough of Tewkesbury wards of: Cleeve Grange; Cleeve Hill; Cleeve St. Michael's; Cleeve West; Innsworth; Isbourne; Northway; Severn Vale North; Severn Vale South; Tewkesbury East; Tewkesbury North & Twyning; Tewkesbury South; Winchcombe.
In order to bring the electorate within the permitted range, the area between the city of Gloucester and the town of Cheltenham, including the communities of Badgeworth, Brockworth, Churchdown and Shurdington, was included in the newly created constituency of North Cotswolds. To partly compensate, the Springbank and Elmbridge wards were transferred in from the Cheltenham and Gloucester seats respectively.
As its name suggests, the main town in the constituency is Tewkesbury, but other settlements include Twyning, Ashchurch, Bishop's Cleeve, Winchcombe, Prestbury, Swindon, Innsworth, Longlevens and Elmbridge.

## Constituency profile

The town has a raised centre with the second largest parish church in the country that is the church of a former Benedictine monastery, named Tewkesbury Abbey, the town also has its own mustard and July medieval battle festival. Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 2.2% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1610–1629

* Constituency created (1610)
The constituency was enfranchised on 23 March 1610 – the first record of its members sworn is 16 April 1610.
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
| Parliament of 1604–1611 (1610) | Sir Dudley Digges | Edward Ferrers |
| Addled Parliament (1614) | Sir Dudley Digges | Sir John Ratcliffe |
| Parliament of 1621–1622 | Sir Dudley Digges | Giles Brydges |
| Happy Parliament (1624–1625) | Sir Dudley Digges | Sir Baptist Hicks |
| Useless Parliament (1625) | Sir Dudley Digges | Sir Baptist Hicks |
| Parliament of 1625–1626 | Sir Dudley Digges | Sir Baptist Hicks |
| Parliament of 1628–1629 | Sir Thomas Colepeper | Sir Baptist Hicks |
| May 1628 | Sir Thomas Colepeper | Sir William Hicks |

### MPs 1640–1868

| Year | | First member | First party | | Second member | Second party |
| April 1640 | | Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper | | | Sir Edward Alford | |
| November 1640 | Double return — election declared void | Double return — election declared void | Double return — election declared void | Double return — election declared void | Double return — election declared void | Double return — election declared void |
| August 1641 | | Sir Robert Cooke | Parliamentarian | | Sir Edward Alford | Royalist |
| 1641 | | Sir Robert Cooke | Parliamentarian | | Edward Stephens | Parliamentarian |
| August 1643 | Cooke died — seat left vacant | Cooke died — seat left vacant | Cooke died — seat left vacant | | | | Edward Stephens | Parliamentarian |
| 1645 | | John Stephens | | | Edward Stephens | Parliamentarian |
| December 1648 | | John Stephens | | Edward Stephens excluded in Pride's Purge – seat vacant | Edward Stephens excluded in Pride's Purge – seat vacant | Edward Stephens excluded in Pride's Purge – seat vacant |
| 1653 | Tewkesbury was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Tewkesbury was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Tewkesbury was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Tewkesbury was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Tewkesbury was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Tewkesbury was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament |
| 1654 | | Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper – chosen for Wiltshire – replaced by Francis St John | | Tewkesbury had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Tewkesbury had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Tewkesbury had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate |
| 1656 | | Francis White | | Tewkesbury had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Tewkesbury had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Tewkesbury had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate |
| January 1659 | | Edward Cooke | | | Robert Long | |
| May 1659 | Not represented in the restored Rump | Not represented in the restored Rump | Not represented in the restored Rump | Not represented in the restored Rump | Not represented in the restored Rump | Not represented in the restored Rump |
| April 1660 | | (Sir) Henry Capell | | | Richard Dowdeswell | |
| 1673 | | (Sir) Henry Capell | | | Sir Francis Russell | |
| 1685 | | Richard Dowdeswell | | | Sir Francis Russell | |
| 1690 | | Richard Dowdeswell | | | Sir Henry Capell | |
| 1692 | | Richard Dowdeswell | | | Sir Francis Winnington | |
| 1698 | | Richard Dowdeswell | | | Charles Hancock | |
| 1701 | | Richard Dowdeswell | | | Edmund Bray | |
| 1708 | | Richard Dowdeswell | | | Henry Ireton | |
| 1710 | | William Bromley | | | Henry Ireton | |
| 1712 | | William Bromley | | | William Dowdeswell | |
| 1713 | | Charles Dowdeswell | | | William Dowdeswell | |
| 1714 | | Anthony Lechmere | | | William Dowdeswell | |
| 1717 | | Nicholas Lechmere | | | William Dowdeswell | |
| 1721 | | The Viscount Gage | | | William Dowdeswell | |
| 1722 | | The Viscount Gage | | | Brigadier George Reade | |
| 1734 | | The Viscount Gage | | | Robert Tracy | |
| 1741 | | The Viscount Gage | | | John Martin | |
| 1747 | | The Viscount Gage | | | William Dowdeswell | Whig |
| 1754 | | Nicolson Calvert | | | John Martin, junior | |
| 1761 | | Nicolson Calvert | Whig | | Sir William Codrington | Tory |
| 1774 | | Joseph Martin | Whig | | Sir William Codrington | Tory |
| 1776 | | James Martin | Whig | | Sir William Codrington | Tory |
| 1792 | | James Martin | Whig | | Lieutenant-Colonel William Dowdeswell | Tory |
| 1797 | | James Martin | Whig | | Christopher Bethell-Codrington | Tory |
| 1807 | | Charles Hanbury-Tracy | Whig | | Christopher Bethell-Codrington | Tory |
| 1812 | | John Edmund Dowdeswell | Tory | | John Martin | Whig |
| January 1832 | | John Edmund Dowdeswell | Tory | | Charles Hanbury-Tracy | Whig |
| December 1832 | | John Martin | Whig | | Charles Hanbury-Tracy | Whig |
| 1835 | | William Dowdeswell | Conservative | | Charles Hanbury-Tracy | Whig |
| 1837 | | William Dowdeswell | Conservative | | John Martin | Whig |
| 1847 | | Humphrey Brown | Whig | | John Martin | Whig |
| 1857 | | Hon. Frederick Lygon | Conservative | | John Martin | Whig |
| 1859 | | Hon. Frederick Lygon | Conservative | | James Martin | Liberal |
| 1864 | | John Yorke | Conservative | | James Martin | Liberal |
| 1865 | | John Yorke | Conservative | | William Edward Dowdeswell | Conservative |
| 1866 | | John Yorke | Conservative | | Sir Edmund Lechmere, Bt | Conservative |
| 1868 | 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 1868–1918

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| 1868 | | William Edwin Price | Liberal |
| 1880 | | Richard Martin | Liberal |
| 1885 | | John Yorke | Conservative |
| 1886 | | Sir John Dorington | Conservative |
| 1906 | | Hon. Michael Hicks Beach | Conservative |
| 1916 | | William Frederick Hicks-Beach | Unionist |
| 1918 | 1918 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

### MPs since 1997

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1997 | Laurence Robertson | Conservative |
| | 2024 | Cameron Thomas | Liberal Democrats |

## Elections since 1997
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cameron Thomas | 20,730 | 42.7 | +20.7 |
| | Conservative | Laurence Robertson | 14,468 | 29.8 | –28.3 |
| | Reform UK | Byron Davis | 6,000 | 12.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Damola Animashaun | 4,298 | 8.9 | –6.8 |
| | Green | Cate Cody | 2,873 | 5.9 | +1.7 |
| | CPA | David Edgar | 170 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,262 | 12.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,539 | 66.1 | –8.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 73,458 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +24.5 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Conservative | 31,291 | 58.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 11,848 | 22.0 |
| | Labour | 8,448 | 15.7 |
| | Green | 2,271 | 4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 53,858 | 74.4 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 72,426 |
General election 2019: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Laurence Robertson | 35,728 | 58.4 | –1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Hegenbarth | 13,318 | 21.8 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Lara Chaplin | 9,310 | 15.2 | −6.6 |
| | Green | Cate Cody | 2,784 | 4.6 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,410 | 36.6 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,140 | 72.8 | +0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 83,958 | | +3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −5.0 | |
General election 2017: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Laurence Robertson | 35,448 | 60.0 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Manjinder Singh Kang | 12,874 | 21.8 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cait Clucas | 7,981 | 13.5 | −0.3 |
| | Green | Cate Cody | 1,576 | 2.7 | −1.3 |
| | UKIP | Simon Collins | 1,205 | 2.0 | −10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,574 | 38.2 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,084 | 72.5 | +2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 81,440 | | +3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.7 | |
General election 2015: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Laurence Robertson | 30,176 | 54.5 | +7.3 |
| | Labour | Ed Buxton | 8,204 | 14.8 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alistair Cameron | 7,629 | 13.8 | −21.7 |
| | UKIP | Stuart Adair | 7,128 | 12.9 | +8.8 |
| | Green | Jemma Clarke | 2,207 | 4.0 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,972 | 39.7 | +28.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,344 | 70.1 | −0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,910 | | +2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 2010: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Laurence Robertson | 25,472 | 47.2 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alistair Cameron | 19,162 | 35.5 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | Stuart Emmerson | 6,253 | 11.6 | −8.7 |
| | UKIP | Brian Jones | 2,230 | 4.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Matthew Sidford | 525 | 1.0 | −2.2 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | George Ridgeon | 319 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,310 | 11.7 | −8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,961 | 70.4 | +8.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,655 | | +3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.0 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Laurence Robertson | 22,339 | 49.1 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alistair Cameron | 12,447 | 27.4 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | Charles Mannan | 9,179 | 20.2 | −6.7 |
| | Green | Robert Rendell | 1,488 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,892 | 21.7 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,453 | 63.2 | −1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,945 | | +2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
General election 2001: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Laurence Robertson | 20,830 | 46.1 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Keir Dhillon | 12,167 | 26.9 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Martin | 11,863 | 26.2 | −1.8 |
| | Independent | Charles Vernall | 335 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,663 | 19.2 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,195 | 64.3 | −12.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 70,276 | | +3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1 | |

### Election in the 1990s

General election 1997: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Laurence Robertson | 23,859 | 45.8 | −8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Sewell | 14,625 | 28.0 | −7.1 |
| | Labour | Kelvin Tustin | 13,665 | 26.2 | +16.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,234 | 17.8 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,147 | 76.5 | −5.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 68,208 | | +6.3 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

## Election results 1868–1918
### Elections in the 1910s

1916 Tewkesbury by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | William Hicks-Beach | 7,127 | 83.2 | +31.2 |
| | Independent | William J. Boosey | 1,438 | 16.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,689 | 66.4 | +62.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,565 | 62.0 | −21.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,818 | | |
| | 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: Michael Hicks Beach
* Liberal: Richard Mathias
General election December 1910: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Hicks Beach | 5,699 | 52.0 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal | Robert Ashton Lister | 5,267 | 48.0 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | 4.0 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,966 | 83.4 | −3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,155 | | 0.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.3 | |
General election January 1910: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Hicks Beach | 6,050 | 53.2 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal | Robert Ashton Lister | 5,088 | 44.7 | −4.7 |
| | Labour | Charles Fox | 238 | 2.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 962 | 8.5 | +7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 962 | 86.5 | +7.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,155 | | −0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.6 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Hicks Beach | 5,321 | 50.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Robert Ashton Lister | 5,194 | 49.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,515 | 79.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,226 | | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1900: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Dorington | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Dorington | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1892: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Dorington | 5,028 | 54.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Godfrey Samuelson | 4,125 | 45.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 903 | 9.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,153 | 79.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,519 | | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Dorington | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1885: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Yorke | 4,666 | 51.0 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | Godfrey Samuelson | 4,484 | 49.0 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,150 | 78.4 | −15.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,665 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.7 | |
By-election, 12 Jul 1880: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Richard Martin | 380 | 56.0 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | John Arthur Fowler | 298 | 44.0 | −5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 12.0 | +10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 678 | 92.5 | −1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 733 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.4 | |
General election 1880: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Edwin Price | 350 | 50.7 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | John Arthur Fowler | 341 | 49.3 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 1.4 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 691 | 94.3 | +2.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 733 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.4 | |

### Election in the 1870s

General election 1874: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Edwin Price | 350 | 52.0 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | Edmund Lechmere | 323 | 48.0 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 4.0 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 673 | 92.2 | +7.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 730 | | −2.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.0 | |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Edwin Price | 355 | 56.0 | +27.5 |
| | Conservative | Edmund Lechmere | 279 | 44.0 | −27.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 12.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 634 | 85.1 | +4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 745 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +27.5 | |
* Seat reduced to one member.

## Election results 1832–1868
### Elections in the 1860s

By-election, 20 March 1866: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edmund Lechmere | 151 | 50.7 | −20.8 |
| | Liberal | James Martin | 147 | 49.3 | +20.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 1.4 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 298 | 91.7 | +10.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 325 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −20.8 | |
* Caused by Dowdeswell's resignation to context the 1866 West Worcestershire by-election.
General election 1865: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Edward Dowdeswell | 195 | 37.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Yorke | 182 | 34.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal | James Martin | 150 | 28.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 6.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 264 (est) | 81.1 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 325 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal |
By-election, 9 February 1864: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Yorke | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Lygon's resignation to stand at the 1864 West Worcestershire by-election.

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Lygon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | James Martin | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 341 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
By-election, 8 March 1859: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Lygon | 171 | 100.0 | +56.8 |
| | Whig | Humphrey Brown | 0 | 0.0 | −56.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 100.0 | +94.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 171 | 50.1 | −20.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 341 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +56.8 | |
* Caused by the appointment of Lygon as a Civil Lord of the Admiralty
General election 1857: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Lygon | 200 | 38.4 | +24.8 |
| | Whig | John Martin | 169 | 32.4 | −2.5 |
| | Whig | Humphrey Brown | 127 | 24.4 | −13.5 |
| | Conservative | Edward William Cox | 25 | 4.8 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 261 (est) | 70.2 (est) | −3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 371 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 6.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +16.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 8.0 | +0.2 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −5.3 | |
General election 1852: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Humphrey Brown | 205 | 37.9 | −12.1 |
| | Whig | John Martin | 189 | 34.9 | −15.1 |
| | Conservative | Edward William Cox | 147 | 27.2 | +27.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 7.8 | −42.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 271 (est) | 73.2 (est) | +62.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 370 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −12.9 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −14.4 | |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1847: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Humphrey Brown | 43 | 50.0 | N/A |
| | Whig | John Martin | 43 | 50.0 | +16.4 |
| | Conservative | Henry Lascelles | 0 | 0.0 | −34.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43 | 50.0 | +48.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43 (est) | 10.5 (est) | −63.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 409 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +16.8 | |
General election 1841: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Dowdeswell | 193 | 34.3 | −32.6 |
| | Whig | John Martin | 189 | 33.6 | +0.5 |
| | Radical | John Easthope | 181 | 32.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 375 | 74.0 | −17.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 507 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.7 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −16.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 1.4 | −2.6 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +16.6 | |

### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Dowdeswell | 219 | 37.8 | +21.0 |
| | Whig | John Martin | 192 | 33.1 | −33.5 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Peel | 169 | 29.1 | +12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 370 | 91.6 | −4.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 404 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +18.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 4.0 | +3.4 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −33.4 | |
General election 1835: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Dowdeswell | 195 | 33.6 | +2.4 |
| | Whig | Charles Hanbury-Tracy | 195 | 33.6 | −2.1 |
| | Whig | John Martin | 192 | 33.0 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 379 | 95.7 | +1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 396 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 0 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +2.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.6 | −1.3 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −1.7 | |
General election 1832: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Charles Hanbury-Tracy | 210 | 35.7 | −2.1 |
| | Whig | John Martin | 195 | 33.1 | +6.1 |
| | Tory | William Dowdeswell | 184 | 31.2 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 1.9 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 364 | 94.3 | c. +20.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 386 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −0.1 | |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Swing | +4.1 | |
By-election, 23 January 1832: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Charles Hanbury-Tracy | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 525 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
* Caused by Martin's death
General election 1831: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Martin (1774–1832) | 238 | 37.8 |
| | Tory | John Edmund Dowdeswell | 222 | 35.2 |
| | Whig | Charles Hanbury-Tracy | 170 | 27.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 387 | c. 73.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 525 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 2.6 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 8.2 |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1830: Tewkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Martin (1774–1832) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Tory | John Edmund Dowdeswell | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 525 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |