# Bromsgrove (UK Parliament constituency)

Bromsgrove is a constituency in Worcestershire, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Bradley Thomas of the Conservative Party.

## 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 2023 review of Westminster constituencies left the boundaries unchanged.
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

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.
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. Her resignation was confirmed in December 2009, after an attempt to withdraw it.
The winner of the 2010 election, Sajid Javid (formerly the youngest Vice President of Chase Manhattan Bank and a Deutsche Bank board director) 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, Chancellor of the Exchequer and most recently as Health Secretary. He stood down from Parliament at the 2024 dissolution having announced this intent in December 2022. His place was taken by fellow Conservative Bradley Thomas.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1950–1974

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1950 | Michael Higgs | Conservative |
| 1955 | James Dance | Conservative |
| 1971 by-election | Terry Davis | Labour |
| Feb 1974 | constituency abolished: see Bromsgrove & Redditch | constituency abolished: see Bromsgrove & Redditch |

### MPs since 1983

| Election | Member | Party | Notes |
| 1983 | Hal Miller | Conservative | |
| 1992 | Roy Thomason | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Julie Kirkbride | Conservative | 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) Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (2021–2022) |
| 2024 | Bradley Thomas | Conservative | |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Bromsgrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bradley Thomas | 16,533 | 32.8 | −30.6 |
| | Labour | Neena Gill | 13,517 | 26.8 | +6.0 |
| | Reform UK | Glen Brampton | 9,584 | 19.0 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Nicholl | 7,391 | 14.7 | +2.2 |
| | Green | Talia Ellis | 1,675 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Sam Ammar | 1,561 | 3.1 | New |
| | Workers Party | Aheesha Zahir | 144 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,016 | 6.0 | −36.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,405 | 66.1 | −6.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −18.5 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Bromsgrove :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 23,106 | 42.6 | +11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,272 | 72.6 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.9 | |
General election 2017: Bromsgrove :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 16,573 | 30.7 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,040 | 73.7 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.5 | |
General election 2015: Bromsgrove :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 16,529 | 31.6 | +9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,245 | 71.2 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.8 | |
General election 2010: Bromsgrove :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 11,308 | 21.9 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,630 | 70.6 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Bromsgrove :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 10,080 | 21.1 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,810 | 67.6 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.6 | |
General election 2001: Bromsgrove :
| Party | 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 | 0.0 |
| | UKIP | Ian Gregory | 1,112 | 2.4 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,138 | 17.8 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,684 | 67.1 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.2 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Bromsgrove :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 3,885 | 9.4 | −18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,207 | 77.1 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −7.0 | |
General election 1992: Bromsgrove :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 13,702 | 23.4 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,662 | 82.5 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.0 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Bromsgrove :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 16,685 | 31.4 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,080 | 76.4 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.1 | |
General election 1983: Bromsgrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hal Miller | 27,911 | 56.2 | |
| | SDP | James Milligan | 10,736 | 21.6 | |
| | Labour | Gary Titley | 10,280 | 20.7 | |
| | Ecology | John C. Churchman | 716 | 1.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,175 | 34.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,643 | 75.1 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Elections in the 1970s

by-election 1971: Bromsgrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terry Davis | 29,809 | 51.62 | +10.09 |
| | Conservative | Hal Miller | 27,941 | 48.38 | −10.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,868 | 3.24 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,750 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.09 | |
General election 1970: Bromsgrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Dance | 37,544 | 58.47 | +5.45 |
| | Labour | Terry Davis | 26,670 | 41.53 | −5.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,874 | 16.94 | +10.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,214 | 76.51 | −3.39 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.35 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Bromsgrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Dance | 32,400 | 53.02 | +4.29 |
| | Labour | N Peter Lister | 28,704 | 46.98 | +9.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,696 | 6.04 | −5.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,104 | 79.90 | +2.69 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.69 | |
General election 1964: Bromsgrove :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 6,943 | 11.42 | −5.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,774 | 82.94 | −0.60 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.67 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Bromsgrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Dance | 32,473 | 58.08 | +2.88 |
| | Labour | Christopher Norwood | 23,433 | 41.92 | −2.88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,040 | 16.16 | +5.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,906 | 83.54 | +1.85 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.88 | |
General election 1955: Bromsgrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Dance | 27,461 | 55.20 | +2.59 |
| | Labour | Lester J. George | 22,287 | 44.80 | −2.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,174 | 10.40 | +5.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,748 | 81.69 | −4.79 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.59 | |
General election 1951: Bromsgrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Higgs | 26,736 | 52.61 | +8.65 |
| | Labour | Donald Chesworth | 24,083 | 47.39 | +3.81 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,653 | 5.22 | +4.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,819 | 86.48 | +0.68 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1950: Bromsgrove :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 190 | 0.38 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,303 | 85.80 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |