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Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)

Tewkesbury is a constituency[n 1] in Gloucestershire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 1997 recreation by Laurence Robertson, a Conservative.[n 2]

Tewkesbury
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire
Outline map
Location of Gloucestershire within England
CountyGloucestershire
Electorate77,206 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created1997
Member of ParliamentLaurence Robertson (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromCirencester & Tewkesbury, Cheltenham and West Gloucestershire
1610–1918
Seats1610–1868: Two
1868–1918: One
Type of constituencyBorough constituency
Replaced byStroud, Forest of Dean and Cirencester & Tewkesbury

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, and it was abolished in 1918.

Prominent politicians

1997 to date

The fourth periodic review of Westminster constituencies in 1997 saw the seat's recreation, from the similar, but slightly larger county division Tewkesbury and Cirencester, compared to the present seat.

Boundaries

Map of current 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–present: 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.

The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the seats of Cirencester and Tewkesbury, Cheltenham and West Gloucestershire.

As its name suggests, the main town in the constituency is Tewkesbury, but other settlements include Twyning, Ashchurch, Bishop's Cleeve, Winchcombe, Prestbury, Brockworth, Churchdown, Innsworth and Longlevens.[2]

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be 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.[3]

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 will be included in the newly created constituency of North Cotswolds. The Springbank and Elmbridge wards will be transferred in from the Cheltenham and Gloucester seats respectively.

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.[4]

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.[5]

ParliamentFirst memberSecond member
Parliament of 1604–1611 (1610)Sir Dudley DiggesEdward Ferrers
Addled Parliament (1614)Sir John Ratcliffe
Parliament of 1621–1622Giles Brydges
Happy Parliament (1624–1625)Sir Baptist Hicks
Useless Parliament (1625)
Parliament of 1625–1626
Parliament of 1628–1629Sir Thomas Colepeper
May 1628Sir William Hicks

MPs 1640–1868

YearFirst member[6]First partySecond member[6]Second party
April 1640Sir Anthony Ashley CooperSir Edward Alford
November 1640Double return — election declared void[7]
August 1641Sir Robert CookeParliamentarianSir Edward Alford[8]Royalist
1641Edward StephensParliamentarian
August 1643Cooke died — seat left vacant
1645John Stephens
December 1648Edward Stephens excluded in Pride's Purge – seat vacant
1653Tewkesbury was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament
1654Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper – chosen for Wiltshire – replaced by Francis St JohnTewkesbury had only one seat in the First and
Second Parliaments of the Protectorate
1656Francis White
January 1659Edward CookeRobert Long[n 3]
May 1659Not represented in the restored Rump
April 1660(Sir) Henry CapellRichard Dowdeswell
1673Sir Francis Russell
1685Richard Dowdeswell
1690Sir Henry Capell
1692Sir Francis Winnington
1698Charles Hancock
1701Edmund Bray
1708Henry Ireton
1710William Bromley
1712William Dowdeswell
1713Charles Dowdeswell
1714Anthony Lechmere
1717Nicholas Lechmere
1721The Viscount Gage[n 4]
1722Brigadier George Reade
1734Robert Tracy
1741John Martin
1747William DowdeswellWhig
1754Nicolson CalvertJohn Martin, junior
1761Whig[9]Sir William CodringtonTory[9]
1774Joseph MartinWhig[9]
1776James MartinWhig[9]
1792Lieutenant-Colonel William DowdeswellTory[9]
1797Christopher Bethell-CodringtonTory[9]
1807Charles Hanbury-TracyWhig[10][11][9]
1812John Edmund DowdeswellTory[9]John MartinWhig[9]
January 1832Charles Hanbury-TracyWhig[10][11][9]
December 1832John MartinWhig[12][9][13][14][15]
1835William DowdeswellConservative[9]
1837John MartinWhig[12][9][13][14][15]
1847Humphrey BrownWhig[13][15]
1857Hon. Frederick LygonConservative
1859James MartinLiberal
1864John YorkeConservative
1865William Edward DowdeswellConservative
1866Sir Edmund Lechmere, BtConservative
1868Representation reduced to one Member

MPs 1868–1918

ElectionMember[6]Party
1868William Edwin PriceLiberal
1880Richard MartinLiberal
1885John YorkeConservative
1886Sir John DoringtonConservative
1906Hon. Michael Hicks BeachConservative
1916William Frederick Hicks-BeachUnionist
1918Constituency abolished

MPs since 1997

ElectionMember[6]Party
1997Laurence RobertsonConservative

Elections since 1997

Results over time

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Tewkesbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
GreenCate Cody[16]
Liberal DemocratsCameron Thomas[17]
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Tewkesbury[18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeLaurence Robertson 35,728 58.4 –1.6
Liberal DemocratsAlex Hegenbarth13,31821.8+8.3
LabourLara Chaplin9,31015.2-6.6
GreenCate Cody2,7844.6+1.9
Majority22,41036.6−1.6
Turnout61,14072.8+0.3
Registered electors83,958+3.1
Conservative holdSwing−5.0
General election 2017: Tewkesbury[19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeLaurence Robertson 35,448 60.0 +5.5
LabourManjinder Singh Kang12,87421.8+7.0
Liberal DemocratsCait Clucas7,98113.5−0.3
GreenCate Cody1,5762.7−1.3
UKIPSimon Collins1,2052.0−10.9
Majority22,57438.2−1.5
Turnout59,08472.5+2.4
Registered electors81,440+3.2
Conservative holdSwing−0.7
General election 2015: Tewkesbury[20][21][22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeLaurence Robertson 30,176 54.5 +7.3
LabourEd Buxton8,20414.8+3.2
Liberal DemocratsAlistair Cameron7,62913.8−21.7
UKIPStuart Adair[22]7,12812.9+8.8
GreenJemma Clarke[23]2,2074.0+3.0
Majority21,97239.7+28.0
Turnout55,34470.1−0.3
Registered electors78,910+2.9
Conservative hold
General election 2010: Tewkesbury[24][25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeLaurence Robertson 25,472 47.2 −1.0
Liberal DemocratsAlistair Cameron19,16235.5+7.1
LabourStuart Emmerson6,25311.6−8.7
UKIPBrian Jones2,2304.1New
GreenMatthew Sidford5251.0−2.2
Monster Raving LoonyGeorge Ridgeon3190.6New
Majority6,31011.7−8.1
Turnout53,96170.4+8.2
Registered electors76,655+3.4
Conservative holdSwing−4.0

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Tewkesbury[26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeLaurence Robertson 22,339 49.1 +3.0
Liberal DemocratsAlistair Cameron12,44727.4+1.2
LabourCharles Mannan9,17920.2−6.7
GreenRobert Rendell1,4883.3New
Majority9,89221.7+2.5
Turnout45,45363.2−1.1
Registered electors71,945+2.4
Conservative holdSwing+1.0
General election 2001: Tewkesbury[27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeLaurence Robertson 20,830 46.1 +0.3
LabourKeir Dhillon12,16726.9+0.7
Liberal DemocratsSteve Martin11,86326.2-1.8
IndependentCharles Vernall3350.7New
Majority8,66319.2+1.4
Turnout45,19564.3-12.2
Registered electors70,276+3.0
Conservative holdSwing+1.1

Election in the 1990s

General election 1997: Tewkesbury[28][29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeLaurence Robertson 23,859 45.8 -8.1
Liberal DemocratsJohn Sewell14,62528.0-7.1
LabourKelvin Tustin13,66526.2+16.1
Majority9,23417.8-0.8
Turnout52,14776.5-5.5
Registered electors68,208+6.3
Conservative win (new seat)

Election results 1868–1918

Elections in the 1910s

1916 Tewkesbury by-election[30][31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistWilliam Hicks-Beach 7,127 83.2 +31.2
IndependentWilliam J. Boosey1,43816.8New
Majority5,68966.4+62.4
Turnout8,56562.0−21.4
Registered electors13,818
Unionist hold
Mathias

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;

General election December 1910: Tewkesbury[30][31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMichael Hicks Beach 5,699 52.0 −1.2
LiberalRobert Ashton Lister5,26748.0+3.3
Majority4324.0−4.5
Turnout10,96683.4−3.1
Registered electors13,1550.0
Conservative holdSwing−2.3
General election January 1910: Tewkesbury[30][31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMichael Hicks Beach 6,050 53.2 +2.6
LiberalRobert Ashton Lister5,08844.7−4.7
LabourCharles Fox2382.1New
Majority9628.5+7.3
Turnout96286.5+7.0
Registered electors13,155−0.5
Conservative holdSwing+3.6

Elections in the 1900s

Hicks Beach
General election 1906: Tewkesbury[30][33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMichael Hicks Beach 5,321 50.6 N/A
LiberalRobert Ashton Lister5,19449.4New
Majority1271.2N/A
Turnout10,51579.5N/A
Registered electors13,226N/A
Conservative holdSwingN/A
General election 1900: Tewkesbury[30][33][34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn DoringtonUnopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Tewkesbury[30][33][34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn DoringtonUnopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1892: Tewkesbury[30][33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Dorington 5,028 54.9 N/A
LiberalGodfrey Samuelson4,12545.1New
Majority9039.8N/A
Turnout9,15379.5N/A
Registered electors11,519N/A
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1880s

Dorington
General election 1886: Tewkesbury[30][33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn DoringtonUnopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1885: Tewkesbury[30][33][35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Yorke 4,666 51.0 +1.7
LiberalGodfrey Samuelson4,48449.0−1.7
Majority1822.0N/A
Turnout9,15078.4−15.9
Registered electors11,665
Conservative gain from LiberalSwing+1.7
By-election, 12 Jul 1880: Tewkesbury[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalRichard Martin 380 56.0 +5.3
ConservativeJohn Arthur Fowler[37]29844.0−5.3
Majority8212.0+10.7
Turnout67892.5−1.8
Registered electors733
Liberal holdSwing+5.4
General election 1880: Tewkesbury[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilliam Edwin Price 350 50.7 −1.3
ConservativeJohn Arthur Fowler[37]34149.3+1.3
Majority91.4−2.6
Turnout69194.3+2.1
Registered electors733
Liberal holdSwing−1.4

Election in the 1870s

General election 1874: Tewkesbury[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilliam Edwin Price 350 52.0 −4.0
ConservativeEdmund Lechmere32348.0+4.0
Majority274.0−8.0
Turnout67392.2+7.1
Registered electors730−2.0
Liberal holdSwing−4.0

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Tewkesbury[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilliam Edwin Price 355 56.0 +27.5
ConservativeEdmund Lechmere27944.0−27.5
Majority7612.0N/A
Turnout63485.1+4.0
Registered electors745
Liberal gain from ConservativeSwing+27.5
  • Seat reduced to one member.

Election results 1832–1868

Elections in the 1860s

By-election, 20 March 1866: Tewkesbury[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeEdmund Lechmere 151 50.7 −20.8
LiberalJames Martin14749.3+20.8
Majority41.4−4.6
Turnout29891.7+10.6
Registered electors325
Conservative holdSwing−20.8
  • Caused by Dowdeswell's resignation to context the 1866 West Worcestershire by-election.
General election 1865: Tewkesbury[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Edward Dowdeswell 195 37.0 N/A
ConservativeJohn Yorke 182 34.5 N/A
LiberalJames Martin15028.5N/A
Majority326.0N/A
Turnout264 (est)81.1 (est)N/A
Registered electors325
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal
By-election, 9 February 1864: Tewkesbury[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn YorkeUnopposed
Conservative hold
  • Caused by Lygon's resignation to stand at the 1864 West Worcestershire by-election.

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: Tewkesbury[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeFrederick LygonUnopposed
LiberalJames MartinUnopposed
Registered electors341
Conservative hold
Liberal hold
By-election, 8 March 1859: Tewkesbury[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeFrederick Lygon 171 100.0 +56.8
WhigHumphrey Brown00.0−56.8
Majority171100.0+94.0
Turnout17150.1−20.1
Registered electors341
Conservative holdSwing+56.8
General election 1857: Tewkesbury[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeFrederick Lygon 200 38.4 +24.8
WhigJohn Martin 169 32.4 −2.5
WhigHumphrey Brown12724.4−13.5
ConservativeEdward William Cox254.8−8.8
Turnout261 (est)70.2 (est)−3.0
Registered electors371
Majority316.0N/A
Conservative gain from WhigSwing+16.4
Majority428.0+0.2
Whig holdSwing−5.3
General election 1852: Tewkesbury[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigHumphrey Brown 205 37.9 −12.1
WhigJohn Martin 189 34.9 −15.1
ConservativeEdward William Cox[38]14727.2+27.2
Majority427.8−42.2
Turnout271 (est)73.2 (est)+62.7
Registered electors370
Whig holdSwing−12.9
Whig holdSwing−14.4

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1847: Tewkesbury[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigHumphrey Brown 43 50.0 N/A
WhigJohn Martin 43 50.0 +16.4
ConservativeHenry Lascelles00.0−34.3
Majority4350.0+48.6
Turnout43 (est)10.5 (est)-63.5
Registered electors409
Whig holdSwingN/A
Whig gain from ConservativeSwing+16.8
General election 1841: Tewkesbury[36][9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Dowdeswell 193 34.3 −32.6
WhigJohn Martin 189 33.6 +0.5
RadicalJohn Easthope18132.1N/A
Turnout37574.0−17.6
Registered electors507
Majority40.7−4.0
Conservative holdSwing−16.6
Majority81.4−2.6
Whig holdSwing+16.6

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: Tewkesbury[36][9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Dowdeswell 219 37.8 +21.0
WhigJohn Martin 192 33.1 −33.5
ConservativeJoseph Peel16929.1+12.3
Turnout37091.6−4.1
Registered electors404
Majority274.7+4.7
Conservative holdSwing+18.9
Majority234.0+3.4
Whig holdSwing−33.4
General election 1835: Tewkesbury[36][9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Dowdeswell 195 33.6 +2.4
WhigCharles Hanbury-Tracy 195 33.6 −2.1
WhigJohn Martin19233.0−0.1
Turnout37995.7+1.4
Registered electors396
Majority00.0N/A
Conservative gain from WhigSwing+2.3
Majority30.6−1.3
Whig holdSwing−1.7
General election 1832: Tewkesbury[36][9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigCharles Hanbury-Tracy 210 35.7 −2.1
WhigJohn Martin 195 33.1 +6.1
ToryWilliam Dowdeswell18431.2−4.0
Majority111.9−0.7
Turnout36494.3c. +20.6
Registered electors386
Whig holdSwing−0.1
Whig gain from TorySwing+4.1
By-election, 23 January 1832: Tewkesbury[9][39]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigCharles Hanbury-TracyUnopposed
Registered electorsc. 525
Whig hold
  • Caused by Martin's death
General election 1831: Tewkesbury[9][39]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigJohn Martin (1774–1832) 238 37.8
ToryJohn Edmund Dowdeswell 222 35.2
WhigCharles Hanbury-Tracy17027.0
Turnout387c. 73.7
Registered electorsc. 525
Majority162.6
Whig hold
Majority528.2
Tory hold
General election 1830: Tewkesbury[9][39]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigJohn Martin (1774–1832)Unopposed
ToryJohn Edmund DowdeswellUnopposed
Registered electorsc. 525
Whig hold
Tory hold

See also

Notes

References

Sources

  • Robert Beatson, A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807) [1]
  • D. Brunton & D. H. Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
  • Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808) [2]
  • The Constitutional Year Book for 1913 (London: National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations, 1913)
  • F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
  • J. Holladay Philbin, Parliamentary Representation 1832 - England and Wales (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965)
  • Henry Stooks Smith, The Parliaments of England from 1715 to 1847 (2nd edition, edited by FWS Craig — Chichester: Parliamentary Reference Publications, 1973)
  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
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