Cannock and Burntwood (UK Parliament constituency)
| Cannock and Burntwood | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Staffordshire |
| Major settlements | Cannock |
| 1983–1997 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Cannock and Lichfield and Tamworth[1] |
| Replaced by | Cannock Chase, Lichfield |
Cannock and Burntwood was a parliamentary constituency in Staffordshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until it was abolished for the 1997 general election.
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
| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1983 | Gerald Howarth | Conservative |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1992 | Anthony Wayland Wright | Labour |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Cannock Chase & Lichfield | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gerald Howarth | 20,976 | 40.9 | N/A | |
| Labour | Gwilym Roberts | 18,931 | 36.9 | N/A | |
| SDP | Joseph William Withnall | 11,336 | 22.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,045 | 3.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 51,243 | 77.4 | N/A | ||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gerald Howarth | 24,186 | 44.5 | +3.6 | |
| Labour | Gwilym Roberts | 21,497 | 39.5 | +2.6 | |
| Liberal | Neil Kevin Stanley | 8,698 | 16.0 | −6.1 | |
| Majority | 2,689 | 4.9 | |||
| Turnout | 54,381 | 79.8 | +2.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.6 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Anthony Wayland Wright | 28,139 | 46.0 | +6.5 | |
| Conservative | Gerald Howarth | 26,633 | 43.6 | −0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter William Treasaden | 5,899 | 9.6 | −6.3 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Melvin Hartshorne | 469 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,506 | 2.5 | −2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 61,140 | 84.3 | +4.5 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.7 | |||
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "'Cannock and Burntwood', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 2)
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.