Beauchamp (pronounced Beecham) represented the constituency - their large country estate in the county had its seat at Madresfield Court near the heart of Madresfield village. The constituency then existed, basically unchanged, until its abolition by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when the constituency's territory was variously incorporated into the seats of Bewdley, Droitwich, Evesham, East Worcestershire and North Worcestershire. 1997–present The seat was created on Parliament's approval for the 1997 general election of the Boundary Commission's fourth periodic review (following the first such review in 1945, which in turn followed that of the Representation of the People Act 1918. Political history In the four elections to date the seat has alternated between Conservative majorities that were quite marginal (7.8% and 5.3%) and those that were greater than 10%, at 12% and 12.7%, close to average in terms of security for any of the three largest parties. As never having had a majority that exceeded 15% of the vote (in this modern creation) and having had the two marginal majorities to date, the seat cannot be classified as safe. After the 2015 UK general election, this marginal profile between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats drastically changed after the Liberal Democrats' share of the vote fell markedly, leaving West Worcestershire as a safe Conservative seat since, with the Conservatives easily achieving 50% of the vote share each election. The seat was broadly in line with the UK average in the 2016 referendum on the UK's status with the EU, with an estimated 52 to 53% voting to Leave. Elections Elections in the 2010s Elections in the 2000s Elections in the 1990s Elections in the 1880s Elections in the 1870s Caused by Dowdeswell's resignation. Elections in the 1860s Caused by Lygon's succession to the peerage, becoming 6th Earl Beauchamp. Caused by Lygon's succession to the peerage, becoming 5th Earl Beauchamp. Elections in the 1850s Caused by Lygon's succession to the peerage, becoming 4th Earl Beauchamp Elections in the 1840s Elections in the 1830s Caused by Foley's succession to the peerage, becoming 4th Baron Foley See also List of parliamentary constituencies in Herefordshire and Worcestershire Notes References Sources Reference: Statutory Instrument 1987 No. 2208 The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) (Miscellaneous Changes) (No. 3) Order 1987 External links West Worcestershire Liberal Democrats Official website of Richard Burt, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate West Worcestershire Conservative Association West Worcestershire Conservative Future