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.
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
ElectionMemberParty 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
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
References