| Lichfield and Tamworth | |
| Type: | County |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1950 |
| Abolished: | 1983 |
| Elects Howmany: | one |
| Previous: | Lichfield |
| Next: | Staffordshire South East, Mid Staffordshire and Cannock & Burntwood[1] |
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.
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.
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.
| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Julian Snow | Labour | ||
| 1970 | Jack d'Avigdor-Goldsmid | Conservative | ||
| Oct 1974 | Bruce Grocott | Labour | ||
| 1979 | John Heddle | Conservative | ||
| 1983 | constituency abolished | |||