Cannock Chase (UK Parliament constituency)
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK constituency main Cannock Chase is a constituency[n 1] in Staffordshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Josh Newbury of the Labour Party.[n 2]
Boundaries
1997–2010: The District of Cannock Chase, and the District of South Staffordshire ward of Huntington.
2010–present: The District of Cannock Chase.
The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies left the boundaries unchanged.[1]
The constituency contains three towns, Cannock, Rugeley, and Hednesford, with several pit villages, and the Chase itself situated between Hednesford and Rugeley. Since 2010 the seat has broadly the same boundaries as the 1974–1983 seat of Cannock.
Prior to 1997, Cannock and Hednesford were part of the Cannock and Burntwood constituency, while Rugeley was part of the Mid Staffordshire constituency. Between 1997 and 2010 the village of Huntington was part of the constituency though it was part of South Staffordshire local government district.
History
Created for the 1997 election, the seat has since become a bellwether. The Labour Party held the seat for 13 years until Aidan Burley of the Conservative Party was elected at the 2010 general election with a large 14% swing, which was the second largest Labour to Conservative swing at that election. Amanda Milling, who was elected in the next election, subsequently held the seat and increased the Conservative majority in both 2015 and 2017. In 2019, the Conservative majority increased to nearly 20,000 votes. However, the seat was regained by Labour in their landslide victory in the 2024 general election, taking the seat from the Conservatives after 14 years on a 25% swing; it became the largest majority in percentage terms (42.9%) to be overturned in that election.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[2][3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1997 | Tony Wright[n 3] | Template:Party shortname linked |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2010 | Aidan Burley | Template:Party shortname linked |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2015 | Amanda Milling | Template:Party shortname linked |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2024 | Josh Newbury | Template:Party shortname linked |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Amanda Milling | 12,546 | 29.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Allen | 11,570 | 26.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Andrea Muckley | 2,137 | 5.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Elizabeth Jewkes | 1,029 | 2.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 3,125 | 7.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 42,953 | 55.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno | Swing | +25.1 | |||
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Elections in the 2010s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Anne Hobbs | 11,757 | 25.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Woodhead | 2,920 | 6.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 19,879 | 42.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 46,313 | 61.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +12.7 | |||
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Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Dadge | 17,927 | 37.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Allen | 2,018 | 4.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Woodhead | 815 | 1.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Nat Green | 794 | 1.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 8,391 | 17.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 47,872 | 64.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +3.5 | |||
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Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Janos Toth[8] | 15,888 | 33.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Grahame Wiggin[9] | 8,224 | 17.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ian Jackson[10] | 1,270 | 2.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Woodhead[11] | 906 | 1.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 4,923 | 10.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 47,099 | 63.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +1.7 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Susan Woodward | 15,076 | 33.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jon Hunt | 7,732 | 17.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Terence Majorowicz | 2,168 | 4.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Malcolm McKenzie | 1,580 | 3.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ron Turville | 380 | 0.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Get Snouts Out The Trough | Roy Jenkins | 259 | 0.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Mike Walters | 93 | 0.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 3,195 | 7.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 45,559 | 61.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno | Swing | +14.0 | |||
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The vote share change in 2010 comes from the notional, not actual, 2005 results because of the boundary change (loss of Huntington).
Elections in the 2000s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ian Collard | 12,912 | 29.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jenny Pinkett | 5,934 | 13.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Roy Jenkins | 2,170 | 5.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 9,227 | 21.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 43,155 | 57.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −2.3 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Gavin Smithers | 12,345 | 30.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Stewart Reynolds | 5,670 | 13.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 10,704 | 26.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 41,064 | 55.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −0.8 | |||
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Elections in the 1990s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Backhouse | 14,227 | 27.2 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Richard Kirby | 4,537 | 8.7 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Peter Froggatt | 1,663 | 3.2 | ||
| New Labour | William Hurley | 1,615 | 3.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Mick Conroy | 1,120 | 2.1 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Melvyn Hartshorne | 499 | 1.0 | ||
| Majority | 14,478 | 27.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 52,366 | 72.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in West Midlands (region)
Notes
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- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- ↑ Tony Wright, a Chairman of the Public Administration Select Committee (1999 to 2010), was the Labour MP for Cannock Chase from 1997 to 2010, and for Cannock and Burntwood from 1992 to 1997. He announced in 2008 that he would not stand at the 2010 general election, citing ill-health.[4]
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References
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External links
- nomis Constituency Profile for Cannock Chase — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
- Cannock Chase UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Cannock Chase UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Cannock Chase UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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