It was represented until 1832 by two Members of Parliament traditionally referred to as Knights of the Shire.
The constituency comprised the whole county, except for the boroughs of Bewdley, Droitwich, Evesham and Worcester.
[2] Source: TR Nash[2] Source: T. R. Nash, Collections for a History of Worcestershire (1783) The county franchise, from 1430, was held by the owners of freehold land valued at 40 shillings or more.
Votes had to be cast by a spoken declaration, in public, at the hustings, which took place in the county town of Worcester.
The expense and difficulty of voting at only one location in the county, together with the lack of a secret ballot contributed to the corruption and intimidation of voters, which was widespread in the unreformed British political system.