Cannock (UK Parliament constituency)

Cannock
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1918–1983
Number of members one
Replaced by Cannock & Burntwood and Mid Staffordshire[1]

Cannock was a parliamentary constituency in Staffordshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

1918-1955: The Urban Districts of Brownhills, Cannock, and Tettenhall, the Rural District of Seisdon, in the Rural District of Cannock the civil parishes of Bushbury, Cheslyn Hay, Essington, Great Wyrley, and Hilton, and in the Rural District of Walsall the civil parish of Bentley.

1955-1974: The Urban Districts of Cannock and Wednesfield, and the Rural District of Cannock.

1974-1983: The Urban Districts of Cannock and Rugeley, and in the Rural District of Lichfield the civil parish of Brindley Heath.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1918 James Parker Coalition Labour
1922 William Adamson Labour
1931 Sarah Ward Conservative
1935 William Adamson Labour
1945 Jennie Lee Labour
1970 Patrick Cormack Conservative
Feb 1974 Gwilym Roberts Labour
1983 constituency abolished: see Cannock and Burntwood

Election results

Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1923: Cannock [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour William Murdoch Adamson 11,956 41.4
Unionist Wallace Thorneycroft 9,438 32.7
Liberal Geoffrey Le Mesurier Mander 7,465 25.9
Majority 2,518 8.7
Turnout 28,859
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1929: Cannock [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour William Murdoch Adamson 26,388 54.2
Unionist Hon. Ralph Edward Blackett Beaumont 15,055 30.9
Liberal Abraham Ray 7,282 14.9
Majority 11,333 23.3
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1931: Cannock[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sarah Adelaide Ward 27,498 54.63 +23.7
Labour William Murdoch Adamson 22,833 45.37 -8.8
Majority 4,665 9.27 N/A
Turnout 50,331 75.95
Registered electors 66,268
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +16.25
General Election 1935: Cannock[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour William Murdoch Adamson 27,922 50.95 +5.58
Conservative Sarah Adelaide Ward 26,876 49.05 -5.58
Majority 1,046 1.91 N/A
Turnout 54,798 71.41 -4.54
Registered electors 76,735
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.58

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Cannock[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jennie Lee 48,859 62.57 +11.62
Conservative CW Shelford 29,225 37.43 -11.62
Majority 19,634 25.14 +23.23
Turnout 78,084 71.34 -0.07
Registered electors 109,455
Labour hold Swing +11.62

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1950: Cannock[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jennie Lee 33,476 67.91 +5.34
Conservative (Liberal National) Marjorie Hickling 15,818 32.09 -5.34
Majority 17,658 35.82 +10.68
Turnout 49,294 85.70 -14.36
Registered electors 57,520
Labour hold Swing +5.34
General Election 1951: Cannock[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jennie Lee 32,379 66.87 -1.04
Conservative (Liberal National) Alan Farrington 16,041 33.13 +1.04
Majority 16,338 33.74 -2.08
Turnout 48,420 83.12 -2.58
Registered electors 58,254
Labour hold Swing -1.04
General Election 1955: Cannock[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jennie Lee 26,677 59.21 -7.66
Liberal National (Conservative) John HR Newey 18,379 40.79 +7.66
Majority 8,298 18.42 -15.32
Turnout 45,056 76.95 -6.17
Registered electors 58,553
Labour hold Swing -7.66
General Election 1959: Cannock[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jennie Lee 29,624 56.85 -2.36
Conservative (Liberal National) Philip H Lugg 22,485 43.15 +2.36
Majority 7,139 13.70 -4.72
Turnout 52,109 79.59 +2.64
Registered electors 65,472
Labour hold Swing -2.36

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1964: Cannock[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jennie Lee 31,608 57.53 +0.68
Conservative Charles John Prendergast Vereker 23,334 42.47 -0.68
Majority 8,274 15.06 +1.36
Turnout 54,942 76.15 -3.44
Registered electors 72,149
Labour hold Swing +0.68
General Election 1966: Cannock[17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jennie Lee 33,621 59.81 +2.28
Conservative Harold R Elliston 22,594 40.19 -2.28
Majority 11,027 19.62 +4.56
Turnout 56,215 73.68 -2.47
Registered electors 76,299
Labour hold Swing -2.28

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1970: Cannock[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Patrick Thomas Cormack 32,665 51.20
Labour Jennie Lee 31,136 48.80
Majority 1,529 2.40
Turnout 70.84
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General Election, February 1974: Cannock[20][1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Gwilym Edffrwd Roberts 23,869 51.46 +2.66
Conservative Roger Douglas King 12,805 27.61 -23.59
Liberal Michael Harry Windridge 9,709 20.93 N/A
Majority 11,064 23.85 +21.45
Turnout 46,383 82.70 +11.86
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General Election, October 1974: Cannock[21][1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Gwilym Edffrwd Roberts 23,887 55.54 +4.08
Conservative Eric Grenville Hill 11,665 27.12 -0.49
Liberal Eric Freeman 7,459 17.34 -3.59
Majority 12,222 28.42 +4.57
Turnout 43,011 76.05 -6.65
Labour hold Swing +2.28
General Election 1979: Cannock[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Gwilym Roberts 25,050 52.76 -2.78
Conservative J Vereker 17,704 37.28 +10.16
Liberal PJ Davis 4,729 9.96 -7.38
Majority 7,346 15.47 -12.95
Turnout 47,483 79.79 +3.76
Labour hold Swing -6.47

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "'Cannock', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1931
  3. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  4. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1931". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1935". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1945". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1950". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
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  19. ↑ "UK General Election results 1970". Politics Resources. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  20. ↑ "UK General Election results February 1974". Politics Resources. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  21. ↑ "UK General Election results October 1974". Politics Resources. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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