# Worcester (UK Parliament constituency)

Worcester is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1885 it has elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election; from 1295 to 1885 it elected two MPs.

## Boundaries

1918–1950: The County Borough of Worcester.
1950–1983: The County Borough of Worcester, the Borough of Droitwich, and the Rural District of Droitwich.
1983–1997: The City of Worcester, and the District of Wychavon wards of Drakes Broughton, Inkberrow, Lenches, Pinvin, Spetchley, and Upton Snodsbury.
1997–present: The City of Worcester.
The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies left the boundaries unchanged.
The constituency covers the city of Worcester, with (since the 1997 redistribution) exactly the same boundaries as the city. It borders the Mid Worcestershire constituency to the east, and West Worcestershire to the west.

## History

A safe Conservative seat for many years (the Conservatives even narrowly held the seat in the 1945 Labour landslide), Worcester was represented by the high-profile Conservative cabinet minister Peter Walker for three decades, from a by-election in 1961 until he stood down in 1992. Peter Luff held the seat for the Conservatives until 1997, when he moved to the redrawn Mid Worcestershire constituency.
Mike Foster of the Labour Party gained the seat at the 1997 general election. This can be put down to a combination of Labour's landslide victory nationally, but also to the fact that boundary changes meant the constituency was now solely an urban area, rather than also containing much of the surrounding countryside.
Peter Walker's son, Robin Walker, was elected as the Conservative MP at the 2010 general election. The constituency is marginal and was selected as a "target" by the Labour Party in 1997, and by the Conservative Party in 2010. Robin Walker announced in March 2023 that he would not seek reelection and stood down from parliament at the dissolution in advance of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, when it was gained by Labour's Tom Collins.
Many political commentators and journalists look on Worcester as having the demographic statistics which most closely mirror those in the United Kingdom as a whole. As such the term "Worcester woman" has come into use as a description for a typical swing voter.

## Members of Parliament

* Constituency created in 1295
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
| 1386 | Richard Maisemore | Robert Stevens |
| 1388 (February) | Roger Lichfield | John Bredon |
| 1388 (September) | John Cole | John Somery |
| 1390 (January) | Roger Lichfield | Thomas Belne |
| 1390 (November) | Richard Maisemore | John Bredon |
| 1391 | Thomas Belne | Richard Maisemore |
| 1393 | Thomas Belne | John Hereford |
| 1394 | Thomas Belne | John Barrel |
| 1395 | Thomas Belne | John Cooper |
| 1397 (January) | Thomas Belne | John Bredon |
| 1397 (September) | |
| 1399 | Thomas Belne | John Bredon |
| 1401 | John Barrel | Richard Halle |
| 1402 | Thomas Belne | John Bredon |
| 1404 (January) | Richard Halle | John Malley |
| 1404 (October) | |
| 1406 | Richard Halle | Richard Oseney |
| 1407 | Thomas Belne | John Malley |
| 1410 | John Weston | Thomas Belne |
| 1411 | |
| 1413 (February) | |
| 1413 (May) | John Weston | John Wood |
| 1414 (April) | |
| 1414 (November) | John Weston | Richard Norton |
| 1415 | John Wood | John Weston |
| 1416 (March) | John Wood | Ralph Merston |
| 1416 (October) |
| 1417 | John Boyle | Geoffrey Friar |
| 1419 | John Weston | William Boughton |
| 1420 | John Forthey | William Ward |
| 1421 (May) | John Forthey | Robert Nelme |
| 1421 (December) | John Forthey | Geoffrey Friar |
| 1510-1523 | No names known | No names known |
| 1529 | Hugh Dee, died and replaced after 1530 by ?Thomas Hill | John Braughing |
| 1536 | Thomas Hill | ? |
| 1539 | ? |
| 1542 | John Braughing | Thomas Sheldon |
| 1545 | Richard Calowhill | Thomas Sheldon |
| 1547 | John Braughing died and replaced by January 1552 by Thomas Wylde | Robert Youle |
| 1553 (March) | William Robinson | Edward Brogden |
| 1553 (October) | Sir John Bourne | John Emery |
| 1554 (April) | John Ainsworth | Thomas Hill |
| 1554 (November) | Robert Youle | Edward Brogden |
| 1555 | Robert Youle | William Adyes |
| 1558 | Robert Youle | Thomas Wylde |
| 1559 | Richard Bullingham | Guthlac Edwards |
| 1562–63 | William Gibbes | John More |
| 1571 | Francis Streate | Richard Bullingham |
| 1572 | Christopher Deighton | Thomas Walsgrove alias Fleet |
| 1584 | Richard Nash | Walter Jones |
| 1586 | Ralph Wyat | Walter Jones |
| 1588 | Walter Jones | John Walsgrove alias Fleet |
| 1593 | Walter Jones | Rowland Berkeley |
| 1597 | Rowland Berkeley | William Bagnall |
| 1601 | Rowland Berkeley | Christopher Deighton |
| 1604 | John Coucher | Christopher Deighton, died and replaced 1605 by Rowland Berkeley |
| 1614 | John Coucher | Thomas Chettle |
| 1621 | John Coucher | Robert Berkeley |
| 1624 | John Coucher | Robert Berkeley |
| 1625 | Walter Devereux | Henry Spelman |
| 1626 | John Spelman | John Haselock |
| 1628 | John Coucher | John Haselock |
| 1640 (April) | John Coucher | John Nash |
| 1640 (November) | John Coucher | John Nash, secluded 1648 |
| 1654 | William Collins | Edward Elvines (Alderman) |
| 1656 | William Collins | Edmund Giles |
| 1659 | William Collins | Thomas Street |

### MPs 1660–1885

| Election | First member | First member | Party | Second member | Second member | Party |
| 1660 | | Thomas Street | | | Thomas Hall | |
| 1661 | | Thomas Street | | | Sir Rowland Berkeley | |
| 1679 | | Thomas Street | | | Sir Francis Winnington | |
| 1681 | | Henry Herbert, later Baron Herbert | | | Sir Francis Winnington | |
| 1685 | | William Bromley | | | Bridges Nanfan | |
| 1689 | | William Bromley | | | Sir John Somers | |
| 1693 by-election | | William Bromley | | | Samuel Swift | |
| 1694 petition | | William Bromley | | | Charles Cocks | |
| 1695 | | William Bromley | | | Samuel Swift | |
| 1701 | | Thomas Wylde | | | Samuel Swift | |
| 1718 by-election | | Thomas Wylde | | | Samuel Sandys, later Baron Sandys | |
| 1727 | | Sir Richard Lane | | | Samuel Sandys, later Baron Sandys | |
| 1734 | | Richard Lockwood | | | Samuel Sandys, later Baron Sandys | |
| 1741 | | Thomas Winnington | | | Samuel Sandys, later Baron Sandys | |
| 1744 by-election | | Thomas Winnington | | | Sir Henry Harpur | |
| 1746 by-election | | Thomas Vernon | | | Sir Henry Harpur | |
| 1747 | | Thomas Vernon | | | Thomas Geers Winford | |
| 1748 | | Thomas Vernon | | | Robert Tracy | |
| 1754 | | Thomas Vernon | | | Henry Crabb-Boulton | |
| 1761 | | John Walsh | | | Henry Crabb-Boulton | |
| 1773 by-election | | John Walsh | | | Thomas Bates Rous | Tory |
| 1774, March by-election | | John Walsh | | | Nicholas Lechmere | Tory |
| 1774, October | | John Walsh | | | Thomas Bates Rous | Tory |
| 1780 | | William Ward, later Viscount Dudley | | | Thomas Bates Rous | Tory |
| 1784 | | William Ward, later Viscount Dudley | | | Samuel Smith | |
| 1789 by-election | | Edmund Wigley | | | Samuel Smith | |
| 1790 | | Edmund Wigley | | | Edmund Lechmere | |
| 1796 | | Edmund Wigley | Tory | | Abraham Robarts | Whig |
| 1802 | | Joseph Scott | Whig | | Abraham Robarts | Whig |
| 1806 | | Henry Bromley | Whig | | Abraham Robarts | Whig |
| 1807 by-election | | William Gordon | Tory | | Abraham Robarts | Whig |
| 1816 by-election | | William Gordon | Tory | | Viscount Deerhurst | Tory |
| 1818 | | Thomas Henry Hastings Davies | Whig | | Viscount Deerhurst | Tory |
| 1826 | | Thomas Henry Hastings Davies | Whig | | George Richard Robinson | Whig |
| 1835 | | Joseph Bailey | Conservative | | George Richard Robinson | Whig |
| 1837 | | Joseph Bailey | Conservative | | Thomas Henry Hastings Davies | Whig |
| 1841 | | Joseph Bailey | Conservative | | Sir Thomas Wilde | Whig |
| 1846 by-election | | Joseph Bailey | Conservative | | Sir Denis Le Marchant, Bt | Whig |
| 1847 | | Osman Ricardo | Whig | | Francis Rufford | Conservative |
| 1852 | | Osman Ricardo | Whig | | William Laslett | Radical |
| 1859 | | Osman Ricardo | Liberal | | William Laslett | Liberal |
| 1860 by-election | | Osman Ricardo | Liberal | | Richard Padmore | Liberal |
| 1865 | | Alexander Clunes Sheriff | Liberal | | Richard Padmore | Liberal |
| 1868 | | Alexander Clunes Sheriff | Liberal | | William Laslett | Conservative |
| 1874 | | Alexander Clunes Sheriff | Liberal | | Thomas Rowley Hill | Liberal |
| 1878 by-election | | John Derby Allcroft | Conservative | | Thomas Rowley Hill | Liberal |
| 1880 | | Aeneas John McIntyre | Liberal | | Thomas Rowley Hill | 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 since 1885

| Election | Member | Party | Notes |
| 1885 | George Allsopp | Conservative | Brewer, of Samuel Allsopp & Sons |
| 1906 | George Henry Williamson | Conservative | Election overturned on petition in 1906, writ suspended until 1908 |
| 1908 by-election | Edward Goulding | Conservative | Made a baronet in 1915, later ennobled as Baron Wargrave |
| 1922 | Richard Robert Fairbairn | Liberal | contested the seat 8 times, but won only once |
| 1923 | Crawford Greene | Conservative | |
| 1945 | George Ward | Conservative | Ennobled in 1960 as Viscount Ward of Witley |
| 1961 by-election | Peter Walker | Conservative | Cabinet minister 1970–1974, 1979–1990 |
| 1992 | Peter Luff | Conservative | MP for Mid Worcestershire 1997-2015 |
| 1997 | Mike Foster | Labour | Under-Secretary of State for International Development 2008–2010 |
| 2010 | Robin Walker | Conservative | son of Peter Walker, MP for Worcester 1961–1992 |
| 2024 | Tom Collins | Labour | |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tom Collins | 18,622 | 40.5 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | Marc Bayliss | 11,506 | 25.0 | −25.8 |
| | Reform UK | Andy Peplow | 6,723 | 14.6 | New |
| | Green | Tor Pingree | 4,789 | 10.4 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mel Allcott | 3,986 | 8.7 | +1.5 |
| | TUSC | Mark Davies | 280 | 0.6 | New |
| | SDP | Duncan Murray | 130 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,116 | 15.5 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,036 | 61.4 | −7.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.4 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robin Walker | 25,856 | 50.8 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Lynn Denham | 19,098 | 37.5 | −5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Kearney | 3,666 | 7.2 | +3.8 |
| | Green | Louis Stephen | 1,694 | 3.3 | +0.9 |
| | Independent | Martin Potter | 584 | 1.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,758 | 13.3 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,898 | 69.3 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.2 | |
General election 2017: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robin Walker | 24,731 | 48.1 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | Joy Squires | 22,223 | 43.2 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Kearney | 1,757 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| | UKIP | Paul Hickling | 1,354 | 2.6 | −10.2 |
| | Green | Louis Stephen | 1,211 | 2.4 | −1.7 |
| | Independent | Alex Rugg | 109 | 0.2 | New |
| | Compass Party | Mark Shuker | 38 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,508 | 4.9 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,529 | 70.6 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −3.3 | |
General election 2015: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robin Walker | 22,534 | 45.3 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | Joy Squires | 16,888 | 34.0 | +0.6 |
| | UKIP | James Goad | 6,378 | 12.8 | +10.0 |
| | Green | Louis Stephen | 2,024 | 4.1 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Federica Smith | 1,677 | 3.4 | −16.0 |
| | TUSC | Pete McNally | 153 | 0.3 | New |
| | Independent | Mark Shuker | 69 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,646 | 11.3 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,723 | 70.0 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.2 | |
General election 2010: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robin Walker | 19,358 | 39.5 | +4.4 |
| | Labour | Mike Foster | 16,376 | 33.4 | −8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Alderson | 9,525 | 19.4 | +3.1 |
| | UKIP | Jack Bennett | 1,360 | 2.8 | +0.4 |
| | BNP | Spencer Kirby | 1,219 | 2.5 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Louis Stephen | 735 | 1.5 | −0.5 |
| | Pirate | Andrew Robinson | 173 | 0.3 | New |
| | Independent | Peter Nielsen | 129 | 0.2 | New |
| | Independent | Andrew Christian-Brookes | 99 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,982 | 6.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,974 | 67.2 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.4 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Foster | 19,421 | 41.9 | −6.7 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Harper | 16,277 | 35.1 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Dhonau | 7,557 | 16.3 | +3.7 |
| | UKIP | Richard Chamings | 1,113 | 2.4 | −0.9 |
| | BNP | Martin Roberts | 980 | 2.1 | New |
| | Green | Chris Lennard | 921 | 2.0 | New |
| | Independent | Prudence Dowson | 119 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,144 | 6.8 | −6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,388 | 64.1 | +2.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −3.2 | |
General election 2001: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Foster | 21,478 | 48.6 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Adams | 15,712 | 35.5 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Chandler | 5,578 | 12.6 | +0.1 |
| | UKIP | Richard Chamings | 1,442 | 3.3 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,766 | 13.1 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,210 | 62.0 | −12.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −0.7 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Foster | 25,848 | 50.1 | +13.9 |
| | Conservative | Nick Bourne | 18,423 | 35.7 | −10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Chandler | 6,462 | 12.5 | −3.4 |
| | UKIP | P. Wood | 886 | 1.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,452 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,619 | 74.6 | −6.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.3 | |
General election 1992: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Luff | 27,883 | 46.4 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | Roger Berry | 21,731 | 36.2 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Caiger | 9,561 | 15.9 | −7.5 |
| | Green | Mike Foster | 592 | 1.0 | New |
| | Independent | Martin Soden | 343 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,152 | 10.2 | −9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,110 | 81.0 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.8 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Walker | 25,504 | 48.2 | −1.3 |
| | Labour | Michael Webb | 15,051 | 28.4 | +5.7 |
| | SDP | John Caiger | 12,386 | 23.4 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,453 | 19.8 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,941 | 76.7 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −3.5 | |
General election 1983: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Walker | 24,381 | 49.5 | −1.8 |
| | SDP | Colin Phipps | 13,510 | 27.4 | +12.3 |
| | Labour | John Rudd | 11,208 | 22.7 | −8.9 |
| | BNP | K.A. Axon | 208 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,871 | 22.1 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,307 | 74.1 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Walker | 30,194 | 51.31 | +5.74 |
| | Labour | D. Sparks | 18,605 | 31.62 | −4.92 |
| | Liberal | D. Elliott | 8,886 | 15.10 | −2.79 |
| | Ecology | J. Davenport | 707 | 1.20 | New |
| | National Front | K. Stevens | 450 | 0.76 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,589 | 19.69 | +10.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,842 | 75.41 | +1.57 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Walker | 25,183 | 45.57 |
| | Labour | W.B. Morgan | 20,194 | 36.54 |
| | Liberal | D. Elliott | 9,888 | 17.89 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,989 | 9.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,265 | 73.84 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election February 1974: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Walker | 27,377 | 45.62 | |
| | Labour | W.B. Morgan | 19,910 | 33.18 | |
| | Liberal | D.S. Smith | 12,724 | 21.20 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,467 | 12.44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,011 | 80.95 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1970: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Walker | 29,717 | 58.28 |
| | Labour | Peter Jones | 21,275 | 41.72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,442 | 16.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,992 | 72.84 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Walker | 25,398 | 53.52 |
| | Labour | Frank Barrington-Ward | 22,057 | 46.48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,341 | 7.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,455 | 77.89 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1964: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Walker | 24,345 | 50.90 | |
| | Labour | John Martin | 17,038 | 35.62 | |
| | Liberal | John G. Parry | 6,448 | 13.48 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,307 | 15.28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,831 | 79.34 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1961 Worcester by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Walker | 15,087 | 39.7 | −18.0 |
| | Labour | Bryan Stanley | 11,490 | 30.2 | −12.1 |
| | Liberal | Robert Glenton | 11,435 | 30.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,597 | 9.5 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,012 | 64.2 | −15.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −3.0 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Ward | 27,024 | 57.67 |
| | Labour | Bryan Stanley | 19,832 | 42.33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,192 | 15.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,856 | 79.26 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Ward | 25,610 | 56.76 |
| | Labour | Leonard V Pike | 19,508 | 43.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,102 | 13.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,118 | 77.77 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1951: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Ward | 26,060 | 55.48 |
| | Labour | Leonard V Pike | 20,909 | 44.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,151 | 10.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,969 | 82.13 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1950: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Ward | 24,147 | 49.54 |
| | Labour Co-op | J. Evans | 19,807 | 40.64 |
| | Liberal | William Henry P. Gardiner | 4,786 | 9.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,340 | 8.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,740 | 86.08 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 56,622 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Ward | 13,523 | 42.93 |
| | Labour Co-op | J. Evans | 13,519 | 42.92 |
| | Liberal | Ronald James Bowker | 4,459 | 14.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,501 | 75.86 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1939–40: Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
* Conservative: Crawford Greene
* Liberal: Richard Fairbairn
* Labour: James Ferguson
General election 1935: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Crawford Greene | 13,398 | 50.68 |
| | Liberal | Richard Fairbairn | 6,885 | 26.05 |
| | Labour | James Ferguson | 6,152 | 23.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,513 | 24.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,435 | 76.75 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1931: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Crawford Greene | 16,357 | 60.9 | +13.7 |
| | Liberal | Richard Fairbairn | 6,611 | 24.6 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | Hubert Bolton | 3,874 | 14.4 | −14.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,746 | 36.3 | +16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,842 | 79.7 | +14.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Crawford Greene | 13,182 | 47.2 | −8.8 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Lindsay | 8,208 | 29.3 | +14.0 |
| | Liberal | Richard Fairbairn | 6,588 | 23.5 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,974 | 17.9 | −9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,977 | 65.4 | −18.0 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −11.4 | |
General election 1924: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Crawford Greene | 11,956 | 56.0 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal | Richard Fairbairn | 6,139 | 28.7 | −16.6 |
| | Labour | Percy Williams | 3,272 | 15.3 | +11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,817 | 27.3 | +21.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,367 | 83.4 | −2.4 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1923: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Crawford Greene | 10,971 | 50.9 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal | Richard Fairbairn | 9,743 | 45.3 | −6.7 |
| | Labour | Percy Williams | 815 | 3.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,228 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,529 | 85.8 | +3.4 |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.8 | |
General election 1922: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Richard Fairbairn | 10,143 | 52.0 | +17.4 |
| | Unionist | Henry Lygon | 9,370 | 48.0 | −17.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 773 | 4.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,513 | 82.4 | +20.1 |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +17.4 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Worcester Electorate 22,667 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Edward Goulding | 9,243 | 65.4 | +8.5 |
| | Liberal | Richard Fairbairn | 4,889 | 34.6 | −8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,364 | 30.8 | +17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,132 | 62.3 | −22.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,667 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +8.5 | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
General election December 1910: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Goulding | 4,193 | 56.9 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal | Richard Fairbairn | 3,172 | 43.1 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,021 | 13.8 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,365 | 84.6 | −7.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,701 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.4 | |
General election January 1910: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Goulding | 4,561 | 57.3 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal | J. Morgan | 3,405 | 42.7 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,156 | 14.6 | +13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,966 | 91.6 | +0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,701 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.5 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1908 Worcester by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Goulding | 4,361 | 58.7 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal | Harold Elverston | 3,069 | 41.3 | −7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,292 | 17.4 | +15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,430 | 87.8 | −2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,460 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.9 | |
General election 1906: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Henry Williamson | 3,881 | 50.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Henry Devenish Harben | 3,752 | 49.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,633 | 90.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,412 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1900: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Allsopp | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Allsopp | 3,530 | 60.3 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal | James Thorpe Hincks | 2,328 | 39.7 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,202 | 20.6 | +6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,858 | 76.9 | −8.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,617 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 | |
General election 1892: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Allsopp | 3,353 | 56.2 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal | Esme William Howard | 2,540 | 42.5 | −6.2 |
| | Independent | Joseph Thomas Rushton | 79 | 1.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 813 | 13.7 | +11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,972 | 85.3 | +1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,999 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.6 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Worcester (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Allsopp | 2,892 | 51.3 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Rowley Hill | 2,749 | 48.7 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,641 | 84.0 | −3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,714 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
General election 1885: Worcester (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Allsopp | 2,974 | 50.7 | +18.3 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Rowley Hill | 2,890 | 49.3 | −18.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,864 | 87.3 | +6.0 (est) |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,714 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +18.3 | |
General election 1880: Worcester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Rowley Hill | 2,716 | 35.1 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal | Æneas John McIntyre | 2,511 | 32.5 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | John Derby Allcroft | 2,502 | 32.4 | −12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 0.1 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,218 (est) | 81.3 (est) | +8.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,422 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +7.3 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.2 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

1878 Worcester by-election (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Derby Allcroft | 2,609 | 54.8 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal | Francis Lycett | 2,155 | 45.2 | −9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 454 | 9.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,764 | 75.7 | +3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,290 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.9 | |
* Caused by Sheriff's death.
General election 1874: Worcester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alexander Clunes Sheriff | 2,284 | 28.3 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Rowley Hill | 2,164 | 26.8 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | John Derby Allcroft | 1,958 | 24.2 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | William Laslett | 1,672 | 20.7 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 492 | 6.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,039 (est) | 72.4 (est) | −16.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,578 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.8 | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | −0.3 | |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Worcester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Laslett | 2,439 | 33.2 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | Alexander Clunes Sheriff | 2,063 | 28.0 | −10.4 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Rowley Hill | 1,586 | 21.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Francis Lycett | 1,269 | 17.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 853 | 11.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,898 (est) | 88.4 (est) | −3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,542 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.9 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −6.9 | |
General election 1865: Worcester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alexander Clunes Sheriff | 1,255 | 38.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Richard Padmore | 1,033 | 31.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | James Levick | 978 | 29.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 1.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,122 (est) | 91.9 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,309 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
By-election, 12 March 1860: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Richard Padmore | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
* Caused by Laslett's resignation

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: Worcester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Laslett | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Osman Ricardo | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,563 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1857: Worcester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | William Laslett | 1,137 | 41.3 | +1.4 |
| | Whig | Osman Ricardo | 1,003 | 36.4 | −1.9 |
| | Peelite | Thomas Sidney | 615 | 22.3 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,378 (est) | 54.4 (est) | −26.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,530 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | 4.9 | −13.2 |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | +1.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 388 | 14.1 | −2.5 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −1.7 | |
General election 1852: Worcester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | William Laslett | 1,212 | 39.9 | New |
| | Whig | Osman Ricardo | 1,164 | 38.3 | −26.5 |
| | Conservative | John Walter Huddleston | 661 | 21.8 | −13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,849 (est) | 80.7 (est) | +16.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,290 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 551 | 18.1 | |
| | Radical gain from Conservative | Radical gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 503 | 16.5 | +15.7 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −6.6 | |
By-election, 28 April 1852: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | William Laslett | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Radical gain from Conservative | Radical gain from Conservative | Radical gain from Conservative | Radical gain from Conservative | Radical gain from Conservative |
* Caused by Rufford's resignation.

### Elections of the 1840s

General election 1847: Worcester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Osman Ricardo | 1,168 | 36.0 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | Francis Rufford | 1,141 | 35.2 | −1.1 |
| | Whig | Robert Hardy | 932 | 28.8 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,621 (est) | 64.4 (est) | −5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,518 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 0.8 | +0.4 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 6.4 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.1 | |
By-election, 8 July 1846: Worcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Denis Le Marchant | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
* Caused by Wilde's appointment as Attorney-General for England and Wales
General election 1841: Worcester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Thomas Wilde | 1,187 | 36.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Joseph Bailey | 1,173 | 36.3 | N/A |
| | Whig | Robert Hardy | 875 | 27.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,114 | 69.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,307 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 298 | 9.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections of the 1830s

General election 1837: Worcester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Thomas Henry Hastings Davies | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Joseph Bailey | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,238 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1835: Worcester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | George Richard Robinson | 1,611 | 41.3 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Bailey | 1,154 | 29.6 |
| | Whig | Thomas Henry Hastings Davies | 1,137 | 29.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,217 | 92.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,400 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 457 | 11.7 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 0.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig |
General election 1832: Worcester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | George Richard Robinson | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Thomas Henry Hastings Davies | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,366 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1831: Worcester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | George Richard Robinson | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Thomas Henry Hastings Davies | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 3,000 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1830: Worcester (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Whig | George Richard Robinson | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Whig | Thomas Henry Hastings Davies | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |