South East Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency) explained

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.

Boundaries

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.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyNotes
1983David LightbownConservativeDied December 1995
1996 by-electionBrian JenkinsLabourSubsequently, MP for Tamworth 1997-2010
1997constituency abolished: see Tamworth & Lichfield

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Lichfield and Tamworth', Feb 1974 - May 1983. ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. 14 March 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160315033145/http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74373.htm. 15 March 2016.