Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency) explained
Lichfield is a constituency in Staffordshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Dave Robertson of the Labour Party.[3]
Boundaries
1918-1950
The Boroughs of Lichfield and Tamworth, the Urban Districts of Perry Barr and Rugeley, the Rural District of Lichfield, and parts of the Rural Districts of Tamworth and Walsall.
1997–2010
The District of Lichfield wards of All Saints, Alrewas, Armitage with Handsacre, Boney Hay, Central, Chadsmead, Chase Terrace, Chasetown, Colton and Ridwares, Curborough, Hammerwich, Highfield, King's Bromley, Leomansley, Longdon, Redslade, St John's, Stowe, Summerfield, and Whittington, and the Borough of East Staffordshire wards of Bagots and Yoxall.
2010–2024
The District of Lichfield wards of All Saints, Alrewas and Fradley, Armitage with Handsacre, Boley Park, Boney Hay, Burntwood Central, Chadsmead, Chase Terrace, Chasetown, Colton and Mavesyn Ridware, Curborough, Hammerwich, Highfield, King's Bromley, Leomansley, Longdon, St John's, Stowe, Summerfield, and Whittington, and the Borough of East Staffordshire wards of Bagots, Needwood, and Yoxall.
2024–present
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 general election, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Borough of East Staffordshire wards of: Bagots; Needwood; Yoxall.1
- The District of Lichfield wards of: Alrewas & Fradley; Armitage with Handsacre; Boley Park; Boney Hay & Central; Chadsmead; Chase Terrace; Chasetown; Colton & the Ridwares; Curborough; Hammerwich with Wall; Highfield; Leomansley; Longdon; St. John’s; Stowe; Summerfield & All Saints; Whittington & Streethay (polling district AD).[4]
Minor changes to the boundary with Tamworth.
1 Following a local government boundary review in which came into effect in May 2023,[5] [6] the part in the Borough of East Staffordshire will now comprise the following wards or part wards from the 2024 general election:
- Bagots & Needwood; Blythe (Kingstone parish); Crown (Newborough parish).[7]
History
The city was represented at most parliaments between 1305 (10 years after the Model Parliament), in 1327 and again in 1353, but it then ceased to be represented until the mid 16th century, from when it sent two burgesses as members to Parliament until 1664, when representation was temporarily reduced to one member during The Protectorate (ended 1680), and again in 1868, when representation was permanently reduced to one. The constituency was abolished in 1950 but reconstituted, still as a single-member constituency, in 1997.
Constituency profile
This area has very little dependence on social housing and has low unemployment compared to other areas.[8] In 2010 Michael Fabricant obtained the 52nd highest Conservative share of the vote, out of 650 seats, although in 1997 it was only held by a majority of 238 votes.[9] In 2010 The Guardian described the constituency as a "pleasant cathedral city on border of West Midlands and the Potteries."[10]
Members of Parliament
See also: List of Parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire.
1305–1660
1660–1868
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party |
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| 1660 Apr | | Michael Biddulph | | | Daniel Watson | < | -- party --> |
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| 1660 May | | Thomas Minors | |
| 1661 | | John Lane | | | Sir Theophilus Biddulph, Bt | < | -- party --> |
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| 1667 | | Richard Dyott | |
| 1678 | | Sir Henry Lyttelton, Bt | < | -- party --> |
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| 1679 Feb | | Sir Michael Biddulph, Bt | < | -- party --> |
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| 1679 Aug | | Daniel Finch
later 2nd Earl of Nottingham | |
| 1685 | | Thomas Orme | | | Richard Leveson | |
| 1689 | | Robert Burdett | < | -- party --> | | Sir Michael Biddulph, Bt | |
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| 1690 | | Richard Dyott | |
| 1695 | | Sir Michael Biddulph, Bt | < | -- party --> |
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| 1698 | | Richard Dyott | < | -- party --> |
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| 1701 Jan | | William Walmisley | |
| 1701 | | Sir Michael Biddulph, Bt | |
| 1705 | | Sir Henry Gough | Tory |
| 1708 | | John Cotes | < | -- party --> | | Sir Michael Biddulph, Bt | |
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| 1710 | | Richard Dyott | |
| 1715 | | Walter Chetwynd | | | Samuel Hill | < | -- party --> |
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| 1718 Apr | | William Sneyd | |
| 1718 Dec | | Walter Chetwynd | < | -- party --> |
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| 1722 | | Richard Plumer | < | -- party --> |
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| 1731 by-election [15] | | George Venables-Vernon
later Baron Vernon | < | -- party --> |
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| 1734 | | Rowland Hill | |
| 1741 | | Sir Lister Holte, Bt | |
| 1747 | | Richard Leveson-Gower | | | Thomas Anson | < | -- party --> |
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| 1753 Nov by-election [16] | | Sir Thomas Gresley, Bt[17] | |
| 1754 Jan | | Henry Vernon | |
| 1754 Apr | | Viscount Trentham
later Marquess of Stafford | |
| 1755 by-election [18] | | Henry Vernon | |
| 1761 | | John Levett[19] | |
| Feb 1762 | | Hugo Meynell | |
| 1768 | | Thomas Gilbert | Whig[20] |
| 1770 by-election [21] | | George Adams then Anson | Whig |
| 1789 by-election [22] | | Thomas Anson
later Viscount Anson | Whig |
| 1795 by-election [23] | | Lord Granville Leveson-Gower
later Earl Granville | Whig |
| 1799 by-election | | Sir John Wrottesley, Bt | Whig |
| 1806 Feb by-election [24] | | Sir George Anson | Whig[25] |
| 1806 Nov | | George Granville Venables Vernon | Whig |
| 1831 | | Sir Edward Scott, Bt | Whig |
| 1837 | | Lord Alfred Paget | Whig[26] [27] [28] |
| 1841 by-election | | Lord Leveson
later Earl Granville | Whig[29] [30] [31] |
| 1846 by-election | | Edward Lloyd-Mostyn
later Baron Mostyn | Whig[32] [33] |
| 1847 | | Viscount Anson
later 2nd Earl of Lichfield | Whig[34] [35] |
| 1854 by-election | | The Lord Waterpark | Whig[36] |
| 1856 by-election | | Viscount Sandon
later Earl of Harrowby | Independent Whig[37] [38] |
| 1859 | | Liberal | | Augustus Anson | Liberal |
| 1865 | | Richard Dyott | Conservative |
| 1868 | Representation reduced to one member | |
1868–1950
1885–1950, as Lichfield division of Staffordshire
Since 1997, as Lichfield county constituency
Elections
Elections in the 1920s
Election results 1885-1918
Elections in the 1890s
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- Fulford's election voided on petition
Elections in the 1910s
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
Election results 1868-1885
Elections in the 1880s
The 1880 election was declared void on petition.
Election results 1832-1868
Elections in the 1840s
Anson resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of Poynings, causing a by-election.
Leveson-Gower succeeded to the peerage, becoming 2nd Earl Granville and causing a by-election.
Paget was appointed Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal to Queen Victoria, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1850s
Paget was appointed Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal to Queen Victoria, requiring a by-election.
Anson succeeded to the peerage, becoming 2nd Earl of Lichfield, causing a by-election.
Cavendish resigned, causing a by-election.
Paget was appointed Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal to Queen Victoria, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1860s
See also
Notes
Members of Parliament
Sources
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 'Lichfield', May 1997 - . ElectionWeb Project . Cognitive Computing Limited . 17 May 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160601152652/http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P97372.htm . 1 June 2016 .
- Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – West Midlands . Boundary Commission for England . 5 August 2024 . dmy .
- Web site: Dave Robertson . MPs and Lords . UK Parliament . 18 August 2024.
- Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
- Web site: LGBCE . East Staffordshire LGBCE . 2024-04-10 . www.lgbce.org.uk . en.
- Web site: The East Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2021 .
- Web site: New Seat Details - Lichfield . 2024-04-10 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
- Web site: Local statistics - Office for National Statistics. neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk.
- Web site: Electoral Commission - Previous UK general elections. www.electoralcommission.org.uk.
- Web site: Politics. The Guardian.
- Web site: History of Parliament. 2011-10-09.
- Web site: History of Parliament. 2011-10-09.
- Cave was a royalist chosen by Prince Rupert and removed by resolution of the House of Commons
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- The by-election in 1731 was caused by the appointment of Walter Chetwynd as Governor of Barbados
- The by-election in November 1753 was caused by the death of Richard Leveson-Gower
- [Sir Thomas Gresley, 5th Baronet|Sir Thomas Gresley]
- The by-election in 1755 was caused when Viscount Trentham succeeded to the peerage as Earl Gower
- At the general election in 1761, Thomas Anson (MP) and John Levett were declared elected. However, a petition was lodged, and Levett's election was overturned on 1 February 1762 in favour of Hugo Meynell
- Book: Stooks Smith . Henry . The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive . 1845 . Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. . London . 41–43, 189–190 . . 24 November 2018.
- The by-election in 1770 was caused by the resignation of Thomas Anson
- The by-election in 1789 was caused by the death of George Anson
- The by-election in 1795 was caused by the resignation of Thomas Gilbert
- The by-election in February 1806 was caused by the elevation to the peerage of Thomas Anson. Source:
- News: Norfolk Chronicle . 24 November 2018 . 3 January 1835 . 3 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
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- News: The Elections. 19 May 2018. Sherborne Mercury. 31 July 1837. 2. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- Web site: On this day, 11th May 1811: Birth of Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, Foreign Secretary under Gladstone. Liberal History. 11 May 1811 .
- Leveson-Gower, Granville George. Hamilton. John Andrew. 33.
- Book: Cook. Chris. British Historical Facts, 1830-1900. Keith. Brendantitle=British Historical Facts 1830-1900. 1975. Macmillan. London. 978-1-349-01348-7. 59. https://books.google.com/books?id=qSyxCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA59. 28 May 2018. Ministerial Biographies.
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- News: South Staffordshire Election. 19 May 2018. Birmingham Journal. 24 July 1847. 3. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
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- Book: The Spectator, Volume 14. 1841. F. C. Westley. 561. 19 May 2018.
- News: Political Notabilia. 19 May 2018. Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 31 May 1856. 3. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- News: Lichfield. 19 May 2018. Staffordshire Advertiser. 24 May 1856. 4–5. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- Walsall Observer and South Staffordshire Chronicle, 18 Jul 1914
