ElectionWeb Project
'Lichfield', May 1997 -
UK Parliament Constituency |
ElectionWeb Project UK Parliament Constituency |
PA Code = 372 (1997 and 2001 General Elections); PA Code = 362 (2005 General Election)
Nation = England
County = 'Staffordshire'
The set of UK constituencies in use during the period from May 1997 to the May 2010 UK General Election were laid down by the the Fourth Periodic Review of parliamentary constituency boundaries (conducted during the mid 1990s). These constituencies were used for the May 1997, June 2001, and May 2005 UK General Elections.. The constituency of 'Lichfield' was a completely new constituency at the 1997 General Election. The electorate covered by the new constituency of 'Lichfield' comprises electorates from the following former constituencies:
| Pre May 1997 constituencies contributing to new constituency |
Proportion of electorate of new constituency of 'Lichfield' contributed by pre May 1997 constituency [Source] |
|---|---|
| Staffordshire Mid | 48.05% |
| Cannock and Burntwood | 37.06% |
| Staffordshire South East | 8.94% |
| Burton | 5.95% |
For the 2010 General Election a new set of parliamentary constituencies (established by the Fifth Periodic Review) was used. The constituency of 'Lichfield' became part of a new constituency : Lichfield with the same name, but with extended boundaries in the new 2010 set of parliamentary constituencies.
1 May 1997, UK General Election Results - 'Lichfield'PA Code = 372
| Swing: 9.97% from 'C' to 'Lab' (compared with 1992 UK Parliament General Election) |
127 on Lab Target List
578 on LD Target List
Electorate = 62,753
Total Votes = 48,593
Turnout = 77.44% (UK Avg = 71.34%)
Majority = 238 (0.49% ) |
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1997 UK Parliament General Election Page
6 Jun 1999, European Election - LichfieldThe 'Lichfield' parliamentary constituency is part of the West Midlands European constituency (which elected 4 C, 3 Lab, 1 LD MEPs in the 1999 European Election)
| Party | MEP | |
| C | PC Bradbourn | |
| C | P Bushill-Matthews | |
| C | JA Corrie | |
| C | MJC Harbour | |
| Lab | MM Cashman | |
| Lab | N Gill | |
| Lab | S Murphy | |
| LD | E Lynne |
Results broken down for how the 'Lichfield' part of the West Midlands European constituency voted in the 1999 European Election are as below:
| Party | Num of Votes | Proportion of Votes |
Change with ref to May 1997 |
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| C | 7,167 | 45.50% | + 2.59% | |
| Lab | 4,110 | 26.09% | - 16.33% | |
| LD | 1,722 | 10.93% | - 0.33% | |
| UKIP | 907 | 5.76% | ||
| Green | 839 | 5.33% | ||
| MEPIL | 264 | 1.68% | ||
| PEC | 218 | 1.38% | ||
| Lib | 215 | 1.36% | ||
| BNP | 179 | 1.14% | ||
| SLP | 65 | 0.41% | ||
| SocAll | 31 | 0.20% | ||
| EFP | 20 | 0.13% | ||
| NLP | 14 | 0.09% | ||
| Total | 15,751 |
Key to Parties Contesting 1999 European Election
1999 European Parliament Election Page, Notes/Source
7 June 2001, UK General Election Results - 'Lichfield'PA Code = 372
| Swing: 5.06% from 'Lab' to 'C' (compared with 1997 UK Parliament General Election) |
4 on Lab Target List
182 on LD Target List
Electorate = 63,234
Total Votes = 41,680
Turnout = 65.91% (UK Avg = 59.38%)
Majority = 4,426 (10.62% ) |
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2001 UK Parliament General Election Page
10 Jun 2004, European Election - LichfieldThe 'Lichfield' parliamentary constituency is part of the West Midlands European constituency (which elected 3 C, 2 Lab, 1 LD, 1 UKIP MEPs in the 2004 European Election)
| Party | MEP | |
| C | PC Bradbourn | |
| C | P Bushill-Matthews | |
| C | MJC Harbour | |
| Lab | MM Cashman | |
| Lab | N Gill | |
| LD | E Lynne | |
| UKIP | MH Nattrass |
Key to Parties Contesting 2004 European Election
2004 European Parliament Election Page, Notes/Source
5 May 2005, UK General Election - 'Lichfield'PA Code = 362
| Swing: 2.78% from 'Lab' to 'C' (compared with 2001 UK Parliament General Election) |
36 on Lab Target List
247 on UKIP Target List
321 on LD Target List
Electorate = 65,565
Total Votes = 43,744
Turnout = 66.72% (UK Avg = 61.36%)
Majority = 7,080 (16.19% ) |
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