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Burton and Uttoxeter
County constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Boundary of Burton and Uttoxeter in West Midlands region
County	Staffordshire
Population	102,731 (2011 census)
Electorate	75,460 (2023)
Major settlements	Burton upon Trent and Uttoxeter
Current constituency
Created	1885 (as Burton)
Member of Parliament	Jacob Collier (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	East Staffordshire and North Staffordshire

Burton and Uttoxeter is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2024 by Jacob Collier of the Labour Party.

Although the constituency had always, since its creation in 1918, contained the town of Uttoxeter, it was formally known as Burton until the 2024 general election. Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, there were no changes to the constituency boundaries, but the Boundary Commission for England recommended that it be renamed Burton and Uttoxeter.

Boundaries

Historic (Burton)

1918–1950: The County Borough of Burton, the Urban District of Uttoxeter, the Rural Districts of Tutbury and Uttoxeter, and part of the Rural District of Stafford.

1950–1983: The County Borough of Burton, the Urban District of Uttoxeter, and the Rural Districts of Tutbury and Uttoxeter.

1983–1997: The District of East Staffordshire

1997–2010: All the wards of the Borough of East Staffordshire except the Bagots and Yoxall wards.

2010–2024: As above, less the Needwood ward.

Current (Burton and Uttoxeter)

Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which was based on the ward structure in place on 1 December 2020, the contents of the newly named constituency were unchanged from the previous Burton seat.

Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency currently comprises the following wards or part wards of the Borough of East Staffordshire:

• Anglesey; Blythe (except Kingstone parish); Branston; Brizlincote; Burton & Eton; Crown (except Newborough parish); Dove; Heath; Horninglow & Outwoods; Shobnall; Stapenhill; Stramshall & Weaver; Stretton; Town; Winshill.

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 created in 1885 replacing the previous East Staffordshire and North Staffordshire constituencies. Burton upon Trent is a centre of the brewing industry and for sixty years from 1885 to 1945, the MPs were from brewery-owning families. Despite the working class nature of Burton upon Trent from 1950 to 1997, the seat was held by the Conservative Party, albeit often with relatively small majorities. Traditionally the brewing industry has been a strong supporter of the Conservative Party. However, like many traditionally Conservative seats, it was lost to the Labour Party at the 1997 general election, which they won in a landslide. Janet Dean retained the seat until 2010, when the Conservative Andrew Griffiths retook it.

Griffiths retained the seat at the 2015 and 2017 general elections. In July 2018, he was suspended by the Conservative Party following allegations that he had sent up to 2,000 sexually explicit text messages to two female constituents. Although the whip was reinstated in December 2018, he was not reselected to fight the seat at the 2019 general election, with local party members instead choosing his estranged wife, Kate. She was duly elected and, in 2022, reverted to her maiden name of Kate Kniveton. At the 2024 election, Kniveton was defeated by Jacob Collier of the Labour Party.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Burton and Uttoxeter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jacob Collier	16,222	35.6	+4.7
	Conservative	Kate Kniveton	13,956	30.6	−30.1
	Reform UK	James Bush	9,611	21.1	N/A
	Green	Anna Westwood	2,119	4.6	+1.7
	Workers Party	Azmat Mir	2,056	4.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Murray	1,663	3.6	−1.9
Majority			2,266	5.0	N/A
Turnout			45,627	58.5	6.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	17.4

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Burton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kate Griffiths	29,560	60.7	2.7
	Labour	Louise Walker	15,064	30.9	6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Wain	2,681	5.5	3.0
	Green	Kate Copeland	1,433	2.9	1.2
Majority			14,496	29.8	9.6
Turnout			48,738	65.0	2.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.8

General election 2017: Burton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Griffiths	28,936	58.0	8.2
	Labour	John McKiernan	18,889	37.8	10.5
	Liberal Democrats	Dominic Hardwick	1,262	2.5	0.0
	Green	Simon Hales	824	1.7	0.8
Majority			10,047	20.2	2.3
Turnout			49,911	67.5	2.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

General election 2015: Burton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Griffiths	24,376	49.8	5.3
	Labour	Jon Wheale	13,484	27.3	4.4
	UKIP	Mike Green	8,658	17.5	14.6
	Liberal Democrats	David MacDonald	1,232	2.5	13.3
	Green	Samantha Patrone	1,224	2.5	New
Majority			11,252	22.5	10.9
Turnout			49,334	65.5	1.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.9

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 Democrats	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	12.6	N/A
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 Democrats	Sandra Johnson	6,236	13.0	3.4
	BNP	Julie Russell	1,840	3.8	New
	UKIP	Philip Lancaster	913	1.9	0.2
	Veritas	Brian Buxton	912	1.9	New
Majority			1,421	2.9	7.5
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	Maggie A. Punyer	17,934	38.6	0.8
	Liberal Democrats	David A. Fletcher	4,468	9.6	1.1
	UKIP	Ian E. Crompton	984	2.1	New
	ProLife Alliance	John D.W. Roberts	288	0.6	New
Majority			4,849	10.4	1.2
Turnout			46,457	61.7	13.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Burton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janet Dean	27,810	51.0	11.0
	Conservative	Ivan Lawrence	21,480	39.4	10.3
	Liberal Democrats	David A. Fletcher	4,617	8.5	1.8
	National Democrats	Keith Sharp	604	1.1	New
Majority			6,330	11.6	N/A
Turnout			54,511	75.1	7.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	10.6

General election 1992: Burton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ivan Lawrence	30,845	49.7	1.0
	Labour	Patricia K. Muddyman	24,849	40.0	6.4
	Liberal Democrats	Rob C. Renold	6,375	10.3	5.4
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	50.7	0.4
	Labour	Dennis Heptonstall	19,330	33.6	3.8
	Liberal	Kenneth Hemsley	9,046	15.7	3.4
Majority			9,830	17.1	4.2
Turnout			57,536	78.6	2.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.1

General election 1983: Burton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ivan Lawrence	27,874	51.1	2.9
	Labour	Robert Slater	16,227	29.8	6.5
	Liberal	June Garner	10,420	19.1	9.4
Majority			11,647	21.3	3.6
Turnout			54,521	75.9	2.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1950s

Election in the 1940s

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1920s

Election results 1885–1918

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1914–15: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

• Unionist: Robert Ratcliff
• Liberal:

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1880s

• Caused by Bass' elevation to the peerage, becoming Lord Burton.

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire

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.

References

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External links

• nomis Constituency Profile for Burton — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
• Burton UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
• Burton UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
• Burton and Uttoxeter UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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• Parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire
• Borough of East Staffordshire
• Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
• Burton upon Trent