Post by greenhert on Jul 11, 2023 18:57:40 GMT
North Herefordshire replaced the long-standing Leominster constituency in 2010, which was renamed mainly to objections from the smaller towns of Kington and Bromyard of being excluded from the constituency name. The Boundary Commission thus renamed it North Herefordshire. For the next election it only incurs minor changes to adjust for new ward boundaries in Herefordshire.
North Herefordshire is one of the most rural constituencies in England, and only the towns of Leominster and Ledbury have a population exceeding 10,000 people as of the 2021 census. Ledbury is famous for its cider, and from 1997 to 2001 also sold (formerly Austin) Maestro cars that were supposed to have been sold in Bulgaria as knock-down kits. Leominster was once famous for its priory and also saw the last use of the ducking stool, in 1809, with that ducking stool still on display in the old Leominster Priory. North Herefordshire relies significantly on agriculture and tourism economically and socially.
North Herefordshire and its predecessor Leominster have been Conservative since 1910 despite the valiant efforts of the Liberals' Roger Pincham in the 1970s (in 1983, boundary changes took in Tenbury Wells making the seat even more Conservative; Tenbury Wells was moved to West Worcestershire in 2010 but by then the Liberals/Liberal Democrats' best chances had passed), and has the lowest Labour support in the West Midlands region. It is locally and nationally becoming better for the Green Party, who have saved their deposit here in 3 consecutive general elections; Ellie Chowns, Green MEP for the West Midlands from May 2019 until January 2020 when Britain left the EU, was the candidate on the latter two occasions and in 2019 achieved the best Green result that did not involve "Unite to Remain" in any fashion. With a Conservative majority of 24,856 it is likely to stay Conservative for the foreseeable future.
North Herefordshire is one of the most rural constituencies in England, and only the towns of Leominster and Ledbury have a population exceeding 10,000 people as of the 2021 census. Ledbury is famous for its cider, and from 1997 to 2001 also sold (formerly Austin) Maestro cars that were supposed to have been sold in Bulgaria as knock-down kits. Leominster was once famous for its priory and also saw the last use of the ducking stool, in 1809, with that ducking stool still on display in the old Leominster Priory. North Herefordshire relies significantly on agriculture and tourism economically and socially.
North Herefordshire and its predecessor Leominster have been Conservative since 1910 despite the valiant efforts of the Liberals' Roger Pincham in the 1970s (in 1983, boundary changes took in Tenbury Wells making the seat even more Conservative; Tenbury Wells was moved to West Worcestershire in 2010 but by then the Liberals/Liberal Democrats' best chances had passed), and has the lowest Labour support in the West Midlands region. It is locally and nationally becoming better for the Green Party, who have saved their deposit here in 3 consecutive general elections; Ellie Chowns, Green MEP for the West Midlands from May 2019 until January 2020 when Britain left the EU, was the candidate on the latter two occasions and in 2019 achieved the best Green result that did not involve "Unite to Remain" in any fashion. With a Conservative majority of 24,856 it is likely to stay Conservative for the foreseeable future.
