, ▁who ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁un se ated ▁the ▁inc umb ent , ▁Richard ▁Taylor ▁of ▁Independent ▁Kid der min ster ▁Hospital ▁and ▁Health ▁Conc ern ▁( o ften ▁simply ▁Health ▁Conc ern ), ▁a ▁local ▁organisation . ▁The ▁Labour ▁Party ▁held ▁the ▁seat ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 7 – 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁qu ays ide ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁has ▁been ▁much ▁upgrad ed ▁and ▁land sc aped ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁dec ades . ▁Its ▁rows ▁of ▁Georg ian ▁town h ouses ▁and ▁buildings ▁are ▁well ▁seen ▁from ▁T elf ord ' s ▁bridge . ▁Since ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁flo od ▁def ences ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁( see ▁below ), ▁a ▁" C iv ic ▁Space " ▁has ▁been ▁introduced ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁old ▁band stand . ▁It ▁is ▁used ▁on ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁occasions , ▁including ▁the ▁twice ▁month ly ▁Bew d ley ▁R ivers ide ▁Market . ▁ ▁River ▁and ▁brid ges ▁ ▁The ▁River ▁Se vern ▁often ▁used ▁to ▁flo od ▁in ▁winter , ▁dam aging ▁many ▁houses ▁and ▁commercial ▁prem ises ▁in ▁Bew d ley . ▁However , ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁flo ods , ▁plans ▁were ▁made ▁for ▁flo od ▁def ences ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁bank , ▁and ▁this ▁work ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁cost ing ▁£ 7 ▁million . ▁Tem por ary ▁bar riers ▁are ▁also ▁put ▁up ▁to ▁protect