List of Parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire
Encyclopedia
The ceremonial county of Staffordshire
(which includes the area of the Stoke-on-Trent
unitary authority
) is divided into 12 Parliamentary constituencies
- 4 Borough constituencies and 8 County constituencies.
The proposals by the Boundary Commission for England retained these 12 constituencies with changes to align with current local government wards, and to better equalise the electorates. These changes were implemented at the United Kingdom general election, 2010.
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
(which includes the area of the Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
unitary authority
Unitary authority
A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...
) is divided into 12 Parliamentary constituencies
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
- 4 Borough constituencies and 8 County constituencies.
2010 Constituencies
| ConstituencyBC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency. | Electorate | MajorityThe majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival. | Member of Parliament Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... |
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| Burton CC Burton (UK Parliament constituency) Burton is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... |
70,324 | 6,304 | Andrew Griffiths Andrew Griffiths (politician) Andrew James Griffiths is an English politician. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Burton.-Early life:Griffiths grew up in Sedgley and attended Bramford Primary School and High Arcal School. His father, Bob Griffiths, served as Mayor of Dudley in 1982... |
Ruth Smeeth | |||
| Cannock Chase CC Cannock Chase (UK Parliament constituency) -Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:-Notes and references:... |
70,995 | 3,195 | Aidan Burley Aidan Burley Aidan Burley is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected Member of Parliament for Cannock Chase in 2010.-Early life:... |
Sue Woodward | |||
| Lichfield CC Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency) Lichfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :... |
68,301 | 17,683 | Michael Fabricant Michael Fabricant Michael Louis David Fabricant is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Lichfield in Staffordshire.-Early life:... |
Ian Jackson | |||
| Newcastle-under-Lyme BC Newcastle-under-Lyme (UK Parliament constituency) Newcastle-under-Lyme is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- History :... |
66,701 | 1,552 | Paul Farrelly Paul Farrelly Christopher Paul Farrelly is a British Labour Party politician and journalist, who has been the Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme since 2001.-Early life:... |
Robert Jenrick | |||
| South Staffordshire CC | 72,338 | 16,590 | Gavin Williamson Gavin Williamson Gavin Alexander Williamson is an English Conservative Party politician. He was elected at the 2010 general election as Member of Parliament for South Staffordshire. Williamson is currently a ministerial aide at the Northern Ireland Office.-Early life and family:Williamson originally hails from... |
Kevin McElduff | |||
| Stafford CC Stafford (UK Parliament constituency) Stafford is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. The sitting MP is the Conservative Jeremy Lefroy.... |
69,274 | 5,460 | Jeremy Lefroy Jeremy Lefroy Jeremy John Elton Lefroy is a British Conservative Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for the Stafford constituency since the 2010 general election.-Education:... |
David Kidney David Kidney David Neil Kidney is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Stafford from 1997 to 2010.-Early life:... |
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| Staffordshire Moorlands CC Staffordshire Moorlands (UK Parliament constituency) -Elections in the 2000s:Source:-Elections in the 1990s:-Notes and references:... |
60,810 | 6,689 | Karen Bradley Karen Bradley Karen Anne Bradley is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Staffordshire Moorlands, elected at the 2010 general election.... |
Charlotte Atkins Charlotte Atkins Charlotte Jean Scott Atkins is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Staffordshire Moorlands from 1997 until 2010.-Early life:... |
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| Stoke-on-Trent Central BC | 63,330 | 5,566 | Tristram Hunt Tristram Hunt Tristram Julian William Hunt, FRHistS MP is a British politician, historian, broadcaster and newspaper columnist, who is currently the Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent Central. He also teaches and lectures on Modern British History at Queen Mary, University of London in Mile End, East London... |
John Redfern | |||
| Stoke-on-Trent North BC | 69,938 | 8,235 | Joan Walley Joan Walley Joan Lorraine Walley is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent North since 1987.-Early life:... |
Andy Large | |||
| Stoke-on-Trent South BC | 67,629 | 4,130 | Robert Flello Robert Flello Robert Charles Douglas Flello is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent South since 2005.-Early life:... |
James Rushton | |||
| Stone CC Stone (UK Parliament constituency) Stone is a county constituency in Staffordshire which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :... |
64,653 | 13,292 | Bill Cash | Christine Tinker | |||
| Tamworth CC Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency) Tamworth is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- History :... |
69,490 | 6,090 | Christopher Pincher Christopher Pincher Christopher John Pincher MP is a British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament for Tamworth, winning the seat from Labour at the 2010 general election.-Before Parliament:... |
Brian Jenkins Brian Jenkins (politician) Brian David Jenkins is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Tamworth from 1997 until 2010, and has lived in the constituency for over 50 years... |
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Before 1832
- StafforshireStaffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)Staffordshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
County Constituency 2 members - LichfieldLichfield (UK Parliament constituency)Lichfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
Brough Constituency - Newcastle-under-LymeNewcastle-under-Lyme (UK Parliament constituency)Newcastle-under-Lyme is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- History :...
Borough Constituency - StaffordStafford (UK Parliament constituency)Stafford is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. The sitting MP is the Conservative Jeremy Lefroy....
Borough Constuency
1832-1885
The County Constituency was divided into:- North StaffordshireNorth Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)North Staffordshire was a county constituency in the county of Staffordshire. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.-History:The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general...
- South Staffordshire
- WalsallWalsall (UK Parliament constituency)Walsall was a borough constituency centred on the town of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system....
new Borough Constituency - WolverhamptonWolverhampton (UK Parliament constituency)Wolverhampton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Wolverhampton in Staffordshire. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:...
new Borough Constituency
1885 on
The County Constituencies were divided into:- BurtonBurton (UK Parliament constituency)Burton is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
(still exists) - Handsworth (until 1918 when it became a Birmingham constituency)
- KingswinfordKingswinford (UK Parliament constituency)Kingswinford was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Kingswinford in Staffordshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
(until 1950 when it was replaced by Brierley HillBrierley Hill (UK Parliament constituency)Brierley Hill parliamentary constituency was located in the West Midlands of England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.- History :... - LeekLeek (UK Parliament constituency)Leek was a parliamentary constituency in Staffordshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
(until 1983 when replaced by Staffordshire MoorlandsStaffordshire Moorlands (UK Parliament constituency)-Elections in the 2000s:Source:-Elections in the 1990s:-Notes and references:...
) - LichfieldLichfield (UK Parliament constituency)Lichfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
(until 1950) - Staffordshire North-West (until 1918)
- Staffordshire West (until 1918)
Boundary changes
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The proposals by the Boundary Commission for England retained these 12 constituencies with changes to align with current local government wards, and to better equalise the electorates. These changes were implemented at the United Kingdom general election, 2010.
Results
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