Cannock and Burntwood (UK Parliament constituency)
# Cannock and Burntwood (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

## 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.

## 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 | constituency abolished: see Cannock Chase & Lichfield |

## Elections

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Cannock and Burntwood :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Gerald Howarth | 20,976 | 40.9 | |
| | Labour | Gwilym Roberts | 18,931 | 36.9 | |
| | SDP | Joseph Withnall | 11,336 | 22.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,045 | 4.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,243 | 77.4 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

General election 1987: Cannock and Burntwood :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Gerald Howarth | 24,186 | 44.5 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | Gwilym Roberts | 21,497 | 39.5 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal | Neil Stanley | 8,698 | 16.0 | −6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,689 | 5.0 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,381 | 79.8 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.6 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Cannock and Burntwood :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Anthony Wayland Wright | 28,139 | 46.0 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative | Gerald Howarth | 26,633 | 43.6 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Treasaden | 5,899 | 9.6 | −6.4 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Melvin Hartshorne | 469 | 0.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,506 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,140 | 84.3 | +4.5 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.7 | |
