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. 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. MPs 1640–1868 MPs 1868–1918 MPs since 1997 Elections since 1997 Elections in the 2010s Elections in the 2000s Election in the 1990s Election results 1868-1918 Elections in the 1910s 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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; Unionist: Michael Hicks Beach Liberal: Richard Mathias Elections in the 1900s Elections in the 1890s Elections in the 1880s Election in the 1870s Elections in the 1860s Seat reduced to one member. Election results 1832–1868 Elections in the 1860s Caused by Dowdeswell's resignation to context the 1866 West Worcestershire by-election. Caused by Lygon's resignation to stand at the 1864 West Worcestershire by-election. Elections in the 1850s Caused by the appointment of Lygon as a Civil Lord of the Admiralty Elections in the 1840s Elections in the 1830s Caused by Martin's death See also List of parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire Notes References Sources Robert Beatson, A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807) D. Brunton & D. H. Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954) Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman