Lichfield and Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)
Lichfield and Tamworth | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1950–1983 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Lichfield |
Replaced by | Staffordshire South East, Mid Staffordshire and Cannock & Burntwood[1] |
Lichfield and Tamworth was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Lichfield and Tamworth in Staffordshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
History
[edit]The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was partly replaced by the new Mid Staffordshire constituency.
Boundaries
[edit]1950–1955: The Boroughs of Lichfield and Tamworth, the Urban Districts of Aldridge and Rugeley, and the Rural District of Lichfield.
1955–1974: The Boroughs of Lichfield and Tamworth, the Urban District of Rugeley, and the Rural District of Lichfield.
1974–1983: The Boroughs of Lichfield and Tamworth, and the Rural District of Lichfield except the parish of Brindley Heath.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | Julian Snow | Labour | |
1970 | Jack d'Avigdor-Goldsmid | Conservative | |
Oct 1974 | Bruce Grocott | Labour | |
1979 | John Heddle | Conservative | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julian Snow | 29,199 | 54.2 | ||
Conservative | Sarah Ward | 24,681 | 45.8 | ||
Majority | 4,518 | 8.4 | |||
Turnout | 53,880 | 86.3 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julian Snow | 28,826 | 52.6 | −1.6 | |
Conservative | George Hampson | 25,941 | 47.4 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 2,885 | 5.2 | −3.2 | ||
Turnout | 54,767 | 85.5 | −0.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julian Snow | 21,071 | 54.0 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Oliver Tollemache Blow | 17,966 | 46.0 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 3,105 | 8.0 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 39,037 | 80.9 | −4.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julian Snow | 21,341 | 51.9 | −2.1 | |
Conservative | Francis Roberts | 19,791 | 48.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 1,550 | 3.8 | −4.2 | ||
Turnout | 41,132 | 81.9 | +1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julian Snow | 22,644 | 48.5 | −3.4 | |
Conservative | Kenneth Dunkley | 18,828 | 40.3 | −7.8 | |
Liberal | Anthony Extance | 5,206 | 11.2 | New | |
Majority | 3,816 | 8.2 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 46,678 | 80.9 | −1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julian Snow | 27,971 | 54.0 | +5.5 | |
Conservative | Bruce A Webb | 23,837 | 46.0 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 4,134 | 8.0 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 51,808 | 78.8 | −2.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James d'Avigdor-Goldsmid | 31,274 | 51.6 | +5.6 | |
Labour | Terry Pitt | 29,298 | 48.4 | −5.6 | |
Majority | 1,976 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 60,572 | 74.2 | −4.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James d'Avigdor-Goldsmid | 30,659 | 41.6 | −10.0 | |
Labour | Bruce Grocott | 28,852 | 39.2 | −9.2 | |
Liberal | Doreen Elliott | 14,151 | 19.2 | New | |
Majority | 1,807 | 2.4 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 73,662 | 82.8 | +8.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bruce Grocott | 29,872 | 42.6 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | James d'Avigdor-Goldsmid | 29,541 | 42.1 | +0.5 | |
Liberal | Philip Rule | 10,741 | 15.3 | −4.9 | |
Majority | 331 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 70,154 | 78.2 | −4.6 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Heddle | 41,454 | 50.3 | +8.2 | |
Labour | Bruce Grocott | 33,006 | 40.1 | −2.5 | |
Liberal | Philip Rule | 7,408 | 9.0 | −6.3 | |
National Front | P Wallace | 475 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 8,448 | 10.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 82,343 | 81.2 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "'Lichfield and Tamworth', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
- ^ a b c d e f g The Times House of Commons, 1950-70
- ^ a b c British Parliamentary Election Results, 1974-1983, FWS Craig