Lichfield and Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)
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.
Lichfield and Tamworth | |
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Former constituency for the House of Commons | |
1950–1983 | |
Number of members | one |
Replaced by | Staffordshire South East, Mid Staffordshire and Cannock & Burntwood[1] |
Created from | Lichfield |
History
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
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
Election | Member | Party | |
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1950 | Julian Snow | Labour | |
1970 | Jack d'Avigdor-Goldsmid | Conservative | |
Oct 1974 | Bruce Grocott | Labour | |
1979 | John Heddle | Conservative | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
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
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
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 | ||||
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
- "'Lichfield and Tamworth', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
- The Times House of Commons, 1950-70
- British Parliamentary Election Results, 1974-1983, FWS Craig