Burton (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Burton County constituency |
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| Burton shown within Staffordshire, and Staffordshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1885 |
| MP: | Janet Dean |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Staffordshire |
| EP constituency: | West Midlands |
Burton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
This constituency covers most of the East Staffordshire district. The main town is Burton upon Trent, while it also includes Uttoxeter, Tutbury and Rocester. The remaining small part of East Staffordshire (the area around Abbots Bromley and Yoxall) is in the Lichfield constituency.
[edit] Boundary review
Following a review by the Boundary Commission for England, at the next general election the boundaries of the Burton constituency will be amended slightly, with the Needwood ward (containing the village of Barton-under-Needwood) being transferred to the Lichfield constituency.
[edit] History
The constituency was formed in 1885. From 1950 until 1997, the seat was held by the Conservative Party; the brewing industry of Burton upon Trent traditionally being a strong supporter of the Conservatives. However, like many traditionally Conservative seats, it fell to the Labour Party during their landslide victory at the 1997 general election. Labour's Janet Dean has held the seat since then.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1885 | Sir Michael Bass, 1st Baronet | Liberal | |
| 1886 | Sydney Evershed | Liberal | |
| 1900 | Robert Frederick Ratcliff | Liberal Unionist | |
| 1912 | Conservative | ||
| 1918 | John Gretton | Conservative | |
| 1943 by-election | John Frederic Gretton | Conservative | |
| 1945 | Arthur Lyne | Labour | |
| 1950 | Arthur Colegate | Conservative | |
| 1955 | John Jennings | Conservative | |
| Feb. 1974 | Ivan Lawrence | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Janet Dean | Labour | |
Janet Dean has announced she will be standing down at the next election.
[edit] Election results
| Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Griffiths | ||||
| Labour | Ruth Smeeth | ||||
| General Election 2005: Burton | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Janet Dean | 19,701 | 41.1 | −7.9 | |
| Conservative | Adrian Pepper | 18,280 | 38.2 | −0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Sandra Johnson | 6,236 | 13.0 | +3.4 | |
| British National Party | Julie Russell | 1,840 | 3.8 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Philip Lancaster | 913 | 1.9 | −0.2 | |
| Veritas | Brian Buxton | 912 | 1.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,421 | 3.0 | |||
| Turnout | 47,882 | 61.0 | −0.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 2001: Burton | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Janet Dean | 22,783 | 49.0 | −2.0 | |
| Conservative | Maggie Punyer | 17,934 | 38.6 | −0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | David Fletcher | 4,468 | 9.6 | +1.1 | |
| UK Independence | Ian Crompton | 984 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| ProLife Alliance | John Roberts | 288 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,849 | 10.4 | |||
| Turnout | 46,457 | 61.7 | −13.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1997 Election (Lab gain from Con)
Lab 27810 Con 21480 LD 4617 ND 604
[edit] See also
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