South East Staffordshire | |
Type: | County |
Year: | 1983 |
Abolished: | 1997 |
Elects Howmany: | One |
Previous: | Lichfield and Tamworth[1] |
Region: | England |
County: | Staffordshire |
South East Staffordshire was a parliamentary constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1983 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was replaced by the new Tamworth constituency.
The Borough of Tamworth, and the District of Lichfield wards of Alrewas, Bourne Vale, Fazeley, Little Aston, Mease Valley, Shenstone, Stonnall, Tame, and Whittington.
The main settlement in the constituency was the town of Tamworth; on the seat's abolition for the 1997 general election, it was transferred to the new Tamworth constituency.
Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
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1983 | David Lightbown | Conservative | Died December 1995 | |
1996 by-election | Brian Jenkins | Labour | Subsequently, MP for Tamworth 1997-2010 | |
1997 | constituency abolished: see Tamworth & Lichfield |