Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Lichfield | |
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| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Lichfield in Staffordshire. |
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 Location of Staffordshire within England. |
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| County | Staffordshire |
| Electorate | 73,085 (December 2010)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 |
| Member of Parliament | Michael Fabricant (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| 1885–1950 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Type of constituency | County constituency |
| 1305–1885 | |
| Number of members | Two until 1868, then One |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | West Midlands |
Lichfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency includes the northern and central parts of the Lichfield local government district, including the city of Lichfield itself, Burntwood, and also the south-western portion of East Staffordshire district, including Yoxall, Barton-under-Needwood, and Abbots Bromley.
In boundary changes which came into force at the 2010 general election, the constituency was enlarged with the addition of the Needwood ward of East Staffordshire Borough Council, previously located in the Burton constituency; the main settlement in the Needwood ward is the village of Barton-under-Needwood. The effect of this change is estimated to be relatively small, making the seat slightly more Conservative than before.
In previous times, Lichfield was a borough constituency for the city.
[edit] History
The city was represented at most parliaments between 1305 and 1327 and again in 1353, but it then ceased to be represented until the mid 16th century. It sent two members to Parliament until 1664, when representation was temporarily reduced to one member during the Protectorate, and again in 1868, when representation was permanently reduced to one. The constituency was abolished in 1950 but reconstituted, still as a single-member constituency, in 1997.
[edit] Members of Parliament
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[edit] MPs 1305–1660
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1313 | William of Lichfield | |
| 1320 | William the Taverner | |
| 1326/7 | Stephen le Blount | |
| 1529 | William Paget, 1st Baron Paget | |
| 1547 | William Layton, died and replaced by Jan 1552 by Alexander Walker |
Edmund Twyneho [2] |
| 1553 (Mar) | Mark Wyrley | William Fitzherbert [2] |
| 1553 (Oct) | Sir Philip Draycott | John Giffard [2] |
| 1554 (Apr) | Henry Vernon | John Taylor [2] |
| 1554 (Nov) | Mark Wyrley | Thomas Edwards [2] |
| 1555 | Thomas Edwards | Francis Bulstrode [2] |
| 1558 | Robert Weston | Richard Cupper [2] |
| 1559 (Jan) | Sir Henry Paget | Robert Weston[3] |
| 1562/3 | Sir Henry Paget | Michael Pulteney [3] |
| 1571 | Edward Fitzgerald | William Timperley [3] |
| 1572 | Edward Fitzgerald | Arthur Bedell [3] |
| 1584 (Nov) | Richard Browne | James Weston [3] |
| 1586 (Sep) | Richard Broughton | John Goodman [3] |
| 1588 (Oct) | Richard Broughton | Richard Huddleston [3] |
| 1593 | Sir John Wingfield | Richard Broughton [3] |
| 1597 (Oct) | Joseph Oldsworth | William Fowkes [3] |
| 1601 | Anthony Dyott | Robert Browne [3] |
| 1604 | Anthony Dyott | Thomas Crewe |
| 1614 | Sir John Egerton, died and replaced by Anthony Dyott |
William Wingfield |
| 1621 | William Wingfield | Richard Weston |
| 1624 | Sir Simon Weston | Sir John Suckling, sat for Middlesex and replaced by William Wingfield |
| 1625 | Richard Dyott | William Wingfield |
| 1626 | Richard Dyott | William Wingfield |
| 1628 | Sir Richard Dyott | Sir William Walter |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments convened | |
| 1640 (Apr) | Sir Walter Devereux | Sir Richard Dyott |
| 1640 (Nov) | Sir Walter Devereux died 1641 and replaced by Sir Richard Cave, Royalist disabled 1642[4] |
Michael Noble |
| 1645 | Michael Noble | Michael Biddulph of Elmhurst |
| 1648 | Michael Noble, died 1649 | one member only |
| 1653 | Lichfield not represented in Barebones Parliament | |
| 1654 | Thomas Minors | one member only |
| 1656 | Thomas Minors | one member only |
| 1659 | Daniel Watson of Burton upon Trent[mpnotes 1] | Thomas Minors |
[edit] MPs 1660–1868
[edit] MPs 1868–1950
| Election | Member[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | Richard Dyott continuing | Conservative | |
| 1880 by-election | Theophilus John Levett | Conservative | |
| 1885 | Parliamentary borough abolished | ||
[edit] Lichfield division of Staffordshire
[edit] MPs 1885–1950
[edit] Lichfield county constituency
[edit] MPs since 1997
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Michael Fabricant | Conservative | |
Michael Fabricant has represented this constituency since it was re-created in 1997. He was first elected in 1992 for Mid Staffordshire, the constituency which formerly included the city of Lichfield (in addition to Rugeley and Stone).
[edit] Notes
- ^ [http||//www.british–history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42347 Lichfield|| Parliamentary representation', A History of the County of Stafford|| Volume 14|| Lichfield (1990), pp. 92–95. Date accessed|| 11 September 2008]
- ^ The by-election in 1731 was caused by the appointment of Walter Chetwynd as Governor of Barbados
- ^ The by-election in November 1753 was caused by the death of Richard Leveson-Gower
- ^ a b Sir Thomas Gresley's victory at the by-election in November 1753 was overturned on petition on 29 Jan 1754 in favour of Henry Vernon
- ^ The by-election in 1755 was caused when Viscount Trentham succeeded to the peerage as Earl Gower
- ^ a b At the general election in 1761, Thomas Anson (MP) and John Levett were declared elected. However, a petition was lodged, and Levett's election was overturned on 1 February 1762 in favour of Hugo Meynell
- ^ The by-election in 1770 was caused by the resignation of Thomas Anson
- ^ The by-election in 1789 was caused by the death of George Anson
- ^ The by-election in 1795 was caused by the resignation of Thomas Gilbert
- ^ The by-election in February 1806 was caused by the elevation to the peerage of Thomas Anson. Source:London Gazette: no. 15896. pp. 296–297. 4 March 1806. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ a b Fulford was declared elected at the general election in July 1895, but his election was voided on petition on 19 December 1895, and a by-election was held in February 1896
- ^ The by-election in May 1938 was caused by the death of Lovat-Fraser
[edit] Elections
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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| General election, May 2010 [6][7] New boundaries Electorate: 72,586 Turnout: 51,563 (71.0%) +4.32 |
Conservative hold Majority: 17,683 (34.3%) +18.1 Swing: 0.7% from Lib Dem to Con |
Michael Fabricant | Conservative | 28,048 | 54.4 | +5.7 | ||
| Ian Jackson | Liberal Democrat | 10,365 | 20.1 | +4.2 | ||||
| Steve Hyden | Labour | 10,230 | 19.8 | −12.4 | ||||
| Karen Maunder | UKIP | 2,920 | 5.7 | +2.4 | ||||
| General election, May 2005 [8] Electorate: 65,565 Turnout: 43,744 (66.7%) +0.8 |
Conservative hold Majority: 7,080 (16.2%) +5.6 Swing: 2.8% from Lab to Con |
Michael Fabricant | Conservative | 21,274 | 48.6 | −0.5 | ||
| Nigel Gardner | Labour | 14,194 | 32.4 | −6.1 | ||||
| Ian Jackson | Liberal Democrat | 6,804 | 15.6 | +4.9 | ||||
| Malcolm McKenzie | UKIP | 1,472 | 3.4 | +1.8 | ||||
| General election, June 2001 [9] Electorate: 63,234 Turnout: 41,680 (65.9%) −11.5 |
Conservative hold Majority: 4,426 (10.6%) +10.1 Swing: 5.1% from Lab to Con |
Michael Fabricant | Conservative | 20,480 | 49.1 | +6.2 | ||
| Martin Machray | Labour | 16,054 | 38.5 | −3.9 | ||||
| Philip Bennion | Liberal Democrat | 4,462 | 10.7 | −0.6 | ||||
| John Phazey | UKIP | 684 | 1.6 | N/A | ||||
| General election, May 1997 [9] New constituency Electorate: 62,753 Turnout: 48,593 (77.5%) |
Conservative win Majority: 238 (0.5%) |
Michael Fabricant | Conservative | 20,853 | 42.9 | N/A | ||
| Susan Woodward | Labour | 20,615 | 42.4 | N/A | ||||
| Philip Bennion | Liberal Democrat | 5,473 | 11.3 | N/A | ||||
| G. Seward | Referendum Party | 1,652 | 3.4 | N/A | ||||
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g "History of Parliament". http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/constituencies/lichfield. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "History of Parliament". http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/constituencies/lichfield. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ Cave was a royalist chosen by Prince Rupert and removed by resolution of the House of Commons
- ^ a b c Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
- ^ "UK General Election results May 2010". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge10/i15.htm. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ BBC 2010 General Election Site
- ^ "UK General Election results May 2005". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge05/i13.htm. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ a b "UK General Election results May 1997 and June 2001". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/465.htm. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
[edit] Sources
- Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844–1850]. Craig, F. W. S.. ed. The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 297–299. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 185–186. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 388. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 464. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
