Cannock and Burntwood was a parliamentary constituency in Staffordshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency name refers to the towns of Cannock and Burntwood.
Constituency profile The Cannock and Burntwood constituency was located in Staffordshire and contained parts of Cannock Chase and Lichfield districts. The constituency was based around the towns of Cannock and Burntwood. It also included the town of Hednesford and the villages of Cannock Wood, Hammerwich and Norton Canes. Like the nearby Black Country, the constituency had a history of coal mining. Cannock and Burntwood was a marginal seat throughout its existence.
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.
History The constituency was created at the 1983 general election. Its territory was taken from two abolished constituencies: 68.3% from Cannock, and 31.97% from Lichfield and Tamworth. It disappeared at the 1997 general election, when it was split between two new seats: 68.49% of its territory went to Cannock Chase, and 31.51% to Lichfield.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty1983 Gerald Howarth Conservative1992 Tony Wright Labour1997 constituency abolished: see Cannock Chase & Lichfield
Elections Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1990s
See also parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire
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