Mid Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
| Mid Staffordshire | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Staffordshire |
| Major settlements | Lichfield, Rugeley, Stone |
| 1983–1997 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Lichfield & Tamworth, Stafford & Stone and Cannock[1] |
| Replaced by | Lichfield, Stone, Cannock Chase, Stafford |
Mid Staffordshire was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom from 1983 until 1997.
It covered a swathe of territory across the centre of Staffordshire, stretching from Lichfield and Rugeley in the south to Stone in the north.
At the 1983 general election, the seat was won by John Heddle of the Conservative Party, who had previously represented the Lichfield and Tamworth constituency. Heddle held the seat at the 1987 general election.
Following Heddle's suicide in December 1989, a
Poll Tax Riots took place only days after the by-election). Sylvia Heal of the Labour Party was victorious in the by-election; however she failed to retain the seat at the 1992 general election, losing to the Conservatives' Michael Fabricant
.
In 1997, a review by the
Boundary Commission reorganised the constituencies in Staffordshire, and Mid Staffordshire was abolished. It was replaced by parts of four constituencies: mostly by the Lichfield and Stone constituencies, apart from Rugeley which was included in Cannock Chase, and the area around the village of Great Haywood which was covered by the Stafford
constituency. Michael Fabricant became MP for Lichfield at the 1997 general election.
Boundaries
The District of Lichfield wards of Armitage with Handsacre, Central, Chadsmead, Colton and Ridwares, Curborough, King's Bromley, Longdon, Leomansley, St John's, and Stowe, the Borough of Stafford wards of Barlaston, Chartley, Fulford, Haywood, Milwich, Oulton, St Michael's, and Stonefield and Christchurch, and the District of Cannock Chase wards of Brereton and Ravenhill, Brindley Heath, Etching Hill, Hagley, and Western Springs.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member [2] | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | John Heddle | Conservative | Previously MP for Lichfield and Tamworth from 1979; died in office December 1989 | |
| 1990 by-election | Sylvia Heal | Labour | Subsequently MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis 1997–2010 and a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons 2000–2010 | |
| 1992 | Michael Fabricant | Conservative | Subsequently MP for Lichfield since 1997 | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished | |||
Elections
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Heddle | 27,210 | 52.1 | ||
| Liberal | Timothy Jones | 13,330 | 25.5 | ||
| Labour | Peter Lane | 11,720 | 22.4 | ||
| Majority | 13,880 | 26.6 | |||
| Turnout | 52,260 | 77.5 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Heddle | 28,644 | 50.6 | −1.5 | |
| Labour | Crispin St. Hill | 13,990 | 24.7 | +2.3 | |
| Liberal | Timothy Jones | 13,114 | 23.2 | −2.3 | |
Ind. Conservative
|
James Bazeley | 836 | 1.5 | New | |
| Majority | 14,654 | 25.9 | −0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 56,584 | 79.4 | +1.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sylvia Heal | 27,649 | 49.1 | +24.4 | |
| Conservative | Charles Prior | 18,200 | 32.3 | −18.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Timothy Jones | 6,315 | 11.2 | −12.0 | |
SDP
|
Ian Wood | 1,422 | 2.5 | New | |
| Green | Robert Saunders | 1,215 | 2.2 | New | |
Anti-Thatcher Conservative
|
James Bazeley | 547 | 1.0 | New | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Screaming Lord Sutch | 336 | 0.6 | New | |
| National Front | John Hill | 311 | 0.5 | New | |
| NHS Supporters Party | Christopher Abell | 102 | 0.2 | New | |
| Against Immigration Conservative Green | Nicholas Parker-Jervis | 71 | 0.1 | New | |
| Raving Loony Green Giant Supercalafragalistic Party | Stuart Hughes | 59 | 0.1 | New | |
National Independent Correct Edification
|
Lindi St Clair | 51 | 0.1 | New | |
| Independent 'Save the 2CV' | Bernard Mildwater | 42 | 0.1 | New | |
| Christian Patriotic Alliance - Save Britain Campaign | David Black | 39 | 0.1 | New | |
| Majority | 9,449 | 16.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 56,359 | 77.5 | −1.9 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +21.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Fabricant | 31,227 | 49.7 | −0.9 | |
| Labour | Sylvia Heal | 24,991 | 39.8 | +15.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | BJ Stamp | 6,402 | 10.2 | −13.0 | |
| Natural Law | D Grice | 239 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 6,236 | 9.9 | −16.0 | ||
| Turnout | 62,859 | 85.6 | +6.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −8.0 | |||
Notes and references
- ^ "'Staffordshire Mid', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 4)
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.