Cannock Chase (UK Parliament constituency)

Cannock Chase
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Cannock Chase in Staffordshire.
Location of Staffordshire within England.
County	Staffordshire
Population	97,462 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate	75,680 (December 2010)[2]
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of parliament	Amanda Milling (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Cannock & Burntwood
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	West Midlands

Cannock Chase is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since May 2015 by Amanda Milling of the Conservative Party.^{[n 2]}

History

The seat was created for the 1997 election; the Labour Party held the seat for 13 years until Aidan Burley of the Conservative Party was elected at the 2010 general election with a large 14% swing, the second largest Labour to Conservative swings in the election.

Boundaries

1997-2010: The District of Cannock Chase, and the District of South Staffordshire ward of Huntington.

2010-present: The District of Cannock Chase.

The constituency contains three towns and several pit villages, Cannock, Rugeley, and Hednesford, with the Chase itself situated between Hednesford and Rugeley. Prior to 1997, Cannock and Hednesford were part of the Cannock and Burntwood constituency, while Rugeley was part of the Mid Staffordshire constituency. Between 1997 and 2010 the village of Huntington was part of the constituency though it was part of South Staffordshire local government district.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[3][4]	Party
	1997	Dr Tony Wright[n 3]	Labour
	2010	Aidan Burley	Conservative
	2015	Amanda Milling	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Cannock Chase^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Amanda Milling [7]	20,811	44.2	+4.1
	Labour	Janos Toth [7]	15,888	33.7	+0.6
	UKIP	Grahame Wiggin [8]	8,224	17.5	+14.0
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Jackson [9]	1,270	2.7	-14.3
	Green	Paul Woodhead [10]	906	1.9	+1.9
Majority			4,923	10.5	+3.5
Turnout			47,099	63.2	+2.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.7

General Election 2010: Cannock Chase^[11][12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Aidan Burley	18,271	40.1	+10.1
	Labour	Susan Woodward	15,076	33.1	−17.9
	Liberal Democrat	Jon Hunt	7,732	17.0	+3.0
	BNP	Terence Majorowicz	2,168	4.8	N/A
	UKIP	Malcolm McKenzie	1,580	3.5	−1.6
	Independent	Ron Turville	380	0.8	N/A
	Get Snouts Out The Trough	Roy Jenkins	259	0.6	N/A
	Independent	Mike Walters	93	0.2	N/A
Majority			3,195	7.0
Turnout			45,559	61.1	+3.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+14.0

The vote share change in 2010 comes from the notional, not actual, 2005 results because of the boundary change (loss of Huntington).

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Cannock Chase^[13][14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Tony Wright	22,139	51.3	−4.8
	Conservative	Ian Collard	12,912	29.9	−0.2
	Liberal Democrat	Jenny Pinkett	5,934	13.8	0.0
	UKIP	Roy Jenkins	2,170	5.0	N/A
Majority			9,227	21.4	−4.6
Turnout			43,155	57.4	+2.0
	Labour hold		Swing	−2.3

General Election 2001: Cannock Chase^[15][16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Tony Wright	23,049	56.1	+1.3
	Conservative	Gavin Smithers	12,345	30.1	+2.9
	Liberal Democrat	Stewart Reynolds	5,670	13.8	+5.1
Majority			10,704	26.0	−1.6
Turnout			41,064	55.4	−18.6
	Labour hold		Swing	−0.8

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Cannock Chase^[17][18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Tony Wright	28,705	54.8	N/A
	Conservative	John Backhouse	14,227	27.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Kirby	4,537	8.7	N/A
	Referendum	Peter Froggatt	1,663	3.2	N/A
	New Labour	William Hurley	1,615	3.1	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Michael Conroy	1,120	2.1	N/A
	Monster Raving Loony	Melvyn Hartshorne	499	1.0	N/A
Majority			14,478	27.6	N/A
Turnout			52,366	72.4	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire

Notes and references

Notes

1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
3. Dr Tony Wright, a Chairman of the Public Administration Select Committee (1999 to 2010), was the Labour MP for Cannock Chase from 1997 to 2010, and for Cannock and Burntwood from 1992 to 1997. He announced in 2008 that he would not stand at the 2010 general election, citing ill-health.^[5]

References

1. "Cannock Chase: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
2. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
3. "Cannock Chase 1997-". Hansard 1803-2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
4. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 2)
5. "BBC NEWS - UK - UK Politics - Labour MP set to quit over health". bbc.co.uk.
6. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
7. "UK ELECTION RESULTS". electionresults.blogspot.co.uk.
8. "General Election 2015 - UKIP Cannock Chase Branch Website". ukipbranch.org.
9. "List of selected candidates". Liberal Democrats. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
10. "List of selected candidates". Green Party. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
11. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
12. "BBC News - Election 2010 - Constituency - Cannock Chase". bbc.co.uk.
13. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
14. "BBC NEWS - Election 2005 - Results - Cannock Chase". bbc.co.uk.
15. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
16. "BBC NEWS - VOTE 2001 - RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES - Cannock Chase". bbc.co.uk.
17. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
18. BBC 1997 General Election Site

External links

• nomis Constituency Profile for Cannock Chase — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.

Coordinates: 52°42′N 2°00′W / 52.70°N 2.00°W