Cannock and Burntwood (UK Parliament constituency)

Cannock and Burntwood
Former constituency for the House of Commons
County	Staffordshire
Major settlements	Cannock
1983–1997
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Cannock Chase, Lichfield
Created from	Cannock

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	Party
	1983	Gerald Howarth	Conservative
	1992	Tony Wright	Labour
	1997	constituency abolished: see Cannock Chase, Lichfield

Elections

General Election 1992: Cannock and Burntwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Wright	28,139	46.0	+6.5
	Conservative	Gerald Howarth	26,633	43.6	−0.9
	Liberal Democrat	Peter W. Treasaden	5,899	9.6	−6.3
	Monster Raving Loony	M. Hartshorne	469	0.8	+0.8
Majority			1,506	2.5	−2.5
Turnout			61,140	84.3	+4.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+3.7

General Election 1987: Cannock and Burntwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gerald Howarth	24,186	44.48
	Labour	Gwilym Roberts	21,497	39.53
	Liberal	N Stanley	8,698	15.99
Majority			2,689	4.94
Turnout				79.81
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Cannock and Burntwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gerald Howarth	20,976	40.93
	Labour	Gwilym Roberts	18,931	36.94
	Social Democratic	JW Withnall	11,336	22.12
Majority			2,045	3.99
Turnout				77.42
	Conservative hold		Swing

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire