Stafford and Stone

Stafford and Stone
Former county constituency for the House of Commons
County	Staffordshire
Major settlements	Stafford, Stone
1950–1983
Seats	One
Created from	Stafford, Stone and Burton
Replaced by	Stafford and Mid Staffordshire [1]

Stafford and Stone was county constituency in Staffordshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

It was created in 1950 and abolished in 1983.

Boundaries

The Borough of Stafford, the Urban District of Stone, and the Rural Districts of Stafford and Stone.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member [2]	Party
	1950	Sir Hugh Fraser	Conservative
	1983	constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Stafford and Stone ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Fraser	24,046	52.65
	Labour	Stephen Swingler	19,008	41.62
	Liberal	William Joseph McEldowney	2,617	5.73
Majority			5,038	11.03
Turnout			45.671	85.98
	Conservative win (new seat)

General election 1951: Stafford and Stone ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Fraser	25,795	56.64
	Labour	Ghriam Passmore Grant	19,749	43.36
Majority			6,046	13.28
Turnout			45,544	84.15
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1955: Stafford and Stone ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Fraser	26,206	59.89
	Labour	Kenneth E Richardson	17,550	40.11
Majority			8,656	19.78
Turnout			43,756	78.99
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1959: Stafford and Stone ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Fraser	28,107	60.92
	Labour	Arnold Gregory	18,034	39.08
Majority			10,073	21.84
Turnout			46,141	80.84
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Stafford and Stone ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Fraser	25,373	50.19
	Labour	Arthur Lewis Ballham	18,587	36.77
	Liberal	Brian D King	6,593	13.04	New
Majority			6,786	13.42
Turnout			50,553	80.99
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1966: Stafford and Stone ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Fraser	25,259	49.43
	Labour	Graham S Rea	20,218	39.57
	Liberal	Eric Furniss	5,623	11.00
Majority			5,041	9.86
Turnout			51,100	79.45
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Stafford and Stone ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Fraser	30,056	54.84
	Labour	Michael John Kenneth Stanworth	20,380	37.19
	Liberal	Arnold Williams	4,370	7.97
Majority			9,676	17.65
Turnout			54,806	73.37
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election February 1974: Stafford and Stone

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Fraser	30,056	46.77
	Labour	TE Cowlinshaw	21,073	32.79
	Liberal	HS Martin	13,132	20.44
Majority			8,983	13.98
Turnout			64,261	82.29
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election October 1974: Stafford and Stone

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Fraser	27,173	45.39
	Labour	TE Cowlinshaw	20,845	34.82
	Liberal	HS Martin	11,491	19.20
	Go To Blazes Party	David Sutch	351	0.59	New
Majority			6,328	10.57
Turnout			59,860	75.95
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1979: Stafford and Stone

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Fraser	34,387	52.38
	Labour	Michael JD Poulter	21,210	32.31
	Liberal	R Burman	10,049	15.31
Majority			13,177	20.07
Turnout			65,646	78.81
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "'Stafford and Stone', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 4)
3. British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
4. The Times House of Commons, 1950-70