| Cannock and Burntwood | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Staffordshire |
| Major settlements | Cannock |
| 1983–1997 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Cannock and Lichfield and Tamworth[1] |
| Replaced by | Cannock Chase, Lichfield |
Cannock and Burntwood was a parliamentary constituency in Staffordshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created at the 1983 general election. Its territory was taken from two abolished constituencies: 68.3% from Cannock, and 31.97% from Lichfield and Tamworth. It disappeared at the 1997 general election, when it was split between two new seats: 68.49% of its territory went to Cannock Chase, and 31.51% to Lichfield.
The District of Cannock Chase wards of Anglesey, Broomhill, Cannock South, Chadsmoor, Heath Hayes, Longford, Norton Canes, Parkside, Pye Green Valley, and Rawnsley, and the District of Lichfield wards of All Saints, Boney Hay, Chase Terrace, Chasetown, Hammerwich, Highfield, Redslade, and Summerfield.
| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Gerald Howarth | Conservative | |
| 1992 | Tony Wright | Labour | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Cannock Chase & Lichfield | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gerald Howarth | 20,976 | 40.9 | ||
| Labour | Gwilym Roberts | 18,931 | 36.9 | ||
| SDP | Joseph Withnall | 11,336 | 22.1 | ||
| Majority | 2,045 | 4.0 | |||
| Turnout | 51,243 | 77.4 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gerald Howarth | 24,186 | 44.5 | +3.6 | |
| Labour | Gwilym Roberts | 21,497 | 39.5 | +2.6 | |
| Liberal | Neil Stanley | 8,698 | 16.0 | −6.1 | |
| Majority | 2,689 | 5.0 | +1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 54,381 | 79.8 | +2.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Anthony Wayland Wright | 28,139 | 46.0 | +6.5 | |
| Conservative | Gerald Howarth | 26,633 | 43.6 | −0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Treasaden | 5,899 | 9.6 | −6.4 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Melvin Hartshorne | 469 | 0.8 | New | |
| Majority | 1,506 | 2.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 61,140 | 84.3 | +4.5 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.7 | |||