Burton (UK Parliament constituency)

Burton
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Burton in Staffordshire.
Location of Staffordshire within England.
County	Staffordshire
Population	102,731 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate	75,302 (December 2010)[2]
Major settlements	Burton upon Trent and Uttoxeter
Current constituency
Created	1885
Member of parliament	Andrew Griffiths (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	West Midlands

Burton is a county 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.

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, and, from the 2010 general election (following a review by the Boundary Commission for England), the Needwood ward (containing the village of Barton-under-Needwood), is in the Lichfield constituency.

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 held the seat until 2010 when the Tories retook the seat.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[3][4]	Party
	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 William Lyne	Labour
	1950	Arthur Colegate	Conservative
	1955	John Jennings	Conservative
	Feb. 1974	Ivan Lawrence	Conservative
	1997	Janet Dean	Labour
	2010	Andrew Griffiths	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Burton[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Mike Green [6]
	Conservative	Andrew Griffiths
	Labour	Jon Wheale [7]
	Liberal Democrat	David MacDonald [8]
	Green	Samantha Patrone [9]

General Election 2010: Burton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Griffiths	22,188	44.5	+7.2
	Labour	Ruth Smeeth	15,884	31.9	-10.2
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Rodgers	7,891	15.8	+3.4
	BNP	Alan Hewitt	2,409	4.8	+1.0
	UKIP	Philip Lancaster	1,451	2.9	+1.0
Majority			6,304	12.7
Turnout			49,823	66.5	+6.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+8.7

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Burton
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
	BNP	Julie Russell	1,840	3.8	N/A
	UKIP	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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janet Dean	22,783	49.0	-2.0
	Conservative	Mrs. Maggie A. Punyer	17,934	38.6	-0.8
	Liberal Democrat	David A. Fletcher	4,468	9.6	+1.1
	UKIP	Ian E. Crompton	984	2.1	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	John D.W. Roberts	288	0.6	N/A
Majority			4,849	10.4
Turnout			46,457	61.7	−13.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Burton[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janet Dean	27,810	51.0	+11
	Conservative	Ivan Lawrence	21,480	39.4	−10.3
	Liberal Democrat	David A. Fletcher	4,617	8.47	−1.83
	National Democrats	Keith Sharp	604	1.11
Majority			6,330	11.61	+1.91
Turnout			54,514	75.05	−7.35
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	10.65

General Election 1992: Burton[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ivan Lawrence	30,845	49.7	−1.0
	Labour	Ms. Patricia K. Muddyman	24,849	40.0	+6.4
	Liberal Democrat	Rob C. Renold	6,375	10.3	−5.5
Majority			5,996	9.7	−7.4
Turnout			62,069	82.4	+3.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	−3.7

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Burton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ivan Lawrence	29,160	50.68
	Labour	D Heptonstall	19,330	33.60
	Liberal	KA Hemsley	9,046	15.72
Majority			9,830	17.08
Turnout				78.55
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Burton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ivan Lawrence	27,874	51.13
	Labour	REG Slater	16,227	29.76
	Liberal	J Garner	10,420	19.11
Majority			11,647	21.36
Turnout				75.88
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Burton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ivan Lawrence	29,821	54.00
	Labour	GS Jones	20,020	36.25
	Liberal	K Stevens	5,383	9.75
Majority			9,801	17.75
Turnout				78.75
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: Burton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ivan Lawrence	23,496	44.45
	Labour	DR Hill	21,398	40.48
	Liberal	K Stevens	7,969	15.07
Majority			2,098	3.97
Turnout				77.97
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: Burton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ivan Lawrence	28,343	53.09
	Labour	DR Hill	25,040	46.91
Majority			3,303	6.19
Turnout				79.48
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1970: Burton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Jennings	27,428	54.32
	Labour	RG Truman	23,063	45.68
Majority			4,365	8.65
Turnout				75.60
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Burton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Jennings	23,773	50.29
	Labour	CW Shepherd	23,496	49.71
Majority			277	0.59
Turnout				78.74
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1964: Burton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Jennings	25,236	53.24
	Labour	TS Pritchard	22,161	46.76
Majority			3,075	6.49
Turnout				80.22
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Burton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Jennings	26,926	56.14
	Labour	E McGarry	21,032	43.86
Majority			5,894	12.29
Turnout				82.36
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1955: Burton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Jennings	24,519	53.23
	Labour	E Taylor	21,546	46.77
Majority			2,973	6.45
Turnout				80.78
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1951: Burton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arthur Colegate	24,884	50.75
	Labour	John Stonehouse	24,151	49.25
Majority			733	1.49
Turnout				86.31
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1950: Burton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arthur Colegate	24,903	51.54
	Labour	Arthur William Lyne	23,418	48.46
Majority			1,485	3.07
Turnout				86.05
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Election in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Burton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur William Lyne	18,288	51.06
	Conservative	John Frederic Gretton	17,528	48.94
Majority			760	2.12
Turnout				66.84
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1935: Burton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rt Hon. John Gretton	23,539	74.54
	Labour	Mrs. G. Paling	8,041	25.46
Majority			15,498	49.08
Turnout				65.64
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1931: Burton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rt Hon. John Gretton	26,117	74.73
	Labour	William Thomas Paling	8,832	25.27
Majority			17,285	49.46
Turnout				74.65
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1929: Burton[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Rt Hon. John Gretton	18,243	52.6
	Labour	William Thomas Paling	10,511	30.3
	Liberal	Ifor Bowen Lloyd	5,943	17.1
Majority				22.3
Turnout
	Unionist hold		Swing

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire

Notes and references

External Links

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

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