| South West Staffordshire | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Staffordshire |
| 1974 (1974)–1983 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Wolverhampton North East, Brierley Hill and Cannock (parts) |
| Replaced by | South Staffordshire |
South West Staffordshire was a parliamentary constituency in Staffordshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
History
The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
Boundaries
The Rural Districts of Cannock and Seisdon.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1974 | Patrick Cormack | Conservative | |
| 1983 | renamed South Staffordshire | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patrick Cormack | 23,878 | 48.84 | ||
| Labour | Ivor Wymer | 14,120 | 28.88 | ||
| Liberal | Eric Freeman | 10,408 | 21.29 | ||
| English National | David Maxwell | 482 | 0.99 | ||
| Majority | 9,758 | 19.96 | |||
| Turnout | 48,888 | 80.74 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patrick Cormack | 22,604 | 49.11 | +0.27 | |
| Labour | Ivor Wymer | 15,065 | 32.73 | +3.85 | |
| Liberal | Anthony Lambert | 8,355 | 18.15 | −3.14 | |
| Majority | 7,539 | 16.38 | −3.58 | ||
| Turnout | 46,024 | 75.40 | −5.34 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -1.79 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patrick Cormack | 32,153 | 60.39 | +11.28 | |
| Labour | GJ Lane | 14,720 | 27.65 | −5.08 | |
| Liberal | R Fox | 5,460 | 10.25 | −7.90 | |
| National Front | J Thomas | 912 | 1.71 | New | |
| Majority | 17,433 | 32.74 | +16.36 | ||
| Turnout | 53,245 | 79.02 | +3.62 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.18 | |||