South West Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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South West Staffordshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyStaffordshire
1974 (1974)1983
SeatsOne
Created fromWolverhampton North East, Brierley Hill and Cannock (parts)
Replaced bySouth Staffordshire

South West Staffordshire was a parliamentary constituency 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

The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

The Rural Districts of Cannock and Seisdon.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Feb 1974 Patrick Cormack Conservative
1983 renamed South Staffordshire

Election results

General Election 1979
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick Cormack 32,153 60.39
Labour GJ Lane 14,720 27.65
Liberal R Fox 5,460 5,460
National Front J Thomas 912 1.71
Majority 17,433 32.74
Turnout 79.02
Conservative hold Swing
General Election October 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick Cormack 22,604 49.11
Labour IK Wymer 15,065 32.73
Liberal A Lambert 8,355 18.15
Majority 7,539 16.38
Turnout 75.40
Conservative hold Swing
General Election February 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick Cormack 23,878 48.84
Labour IK Wymer 14,120 28.88
Liberal E Freeman 10,408 21.29
English National D Maxwell 482 0.99
Majority 9,758 19.96
Turnout 80.74
Conservative hold Swing

References