Cannock and Burntwood (UK Parliament constituency)

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Cannock and Burntwood
Former constituency
for the House of Commons
County Staffordshire
Major settlements Cannock
1983–1997
Number of membersOne
Replaced by Cannock Chase, Lichfield
Created from Cannock and Lichfield and Tamworth [1]

Cannock and Burntwood was a parliamentary constituency in Staffordshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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History

The constituency was created at the 1983 general election. Its territory was taken from two abolished constituencies: 68.3% from Cannock, and 31.97% from Lichfield and Tamworth. It disappeared at the 1997 general election, when it was split between two new seats: 68.49% of its territory went to Cannock Chase, and 31.51% to Lichfield.

Boundaries

The District of Cannock Chase wards of Anglesey, Broomhill, Cannock South, Chadsmoor, Heath Hayes, Longford, Norton Canes, Parkside, Pye Green Valley, and Rawnsley, and the District of Lichfield wards of All Saints, Boney Hay, Chase Terrace, Chasetown, Hammerwich, Highfield, Redslade, and Summerfield.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [2] Party
1983 Gerald Howarth Conservative
1992 Tony Wright Labour
1997 constituency abolished: see Cannock Chase & Lichfield

Elections

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Cannock and Burntwood [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerald Howarth 20,976 40.9
Labour Gwilym Roberts 18,93136.9
SDP Joseph Withnall11,33622.1
Majority2,0454.0
Turnout 51,24377.4
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1987: Cannock and Burntwood [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerald Howarth 24,186 44.5 +3.6
Labour Gwilym Roberts 21,49739.5+2.6
Liberal Neil Stanley8,69816.0−6.1
Majority2,6895.0+1.0
Turnout 54,38179.8+2.4
Conservative hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Cannock and Burntwood [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Wayland Wright 28,139 46.0 +6.5
Conservative Gerald Howarth 26,63343.6−0.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Treasaden5,8999.6−6.4
Monster Raving Loony Melvin Hartshorne4690.8New
Majority1,5062.4N/A
Turnout 61,14084.3+4.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.7

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "'Cannock and Burntwood', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 2)
  3. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

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