Stafford and Stone (UK Parliament constituency)
Appearance
Stafford and Stone | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Staffordshire |
Major settlements | Stafford, Stone |
1950–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Stafford, Stone and Burton |
Replaced by | Stafford and Mid Staffordshire[1] |
Stafford and Stone was county constituency in Staffordshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was created in 1950 and abolished in 1983.
Boundaries
The Borough of Stafford, the Urban District of Stone, and the Rural Districts of Stafford and Stone.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member [2] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | Sir Hugh Fraser | Conservative | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Fraser | 24,046 | 52.65 | ||
Labour | Stephen Swingler | 19,008 | 41.62 | ||
Liberal | William Joseph McEldowney | 2,617 | 5.73 | ||
Majority | 5,038 | 11.03 | |||
Turnout | 45.671 | 85.98 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Fraser | 25,795 | 56.64 | ||
Labour | Ghriam Passmore Grant | 19,749 | 43.36 | ||
Majority | 6,046 | 13.28 | |||
Turnout | 45,544 | 84.15 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Fraser | 26,206 | 59.89 | ||
Labour | Kenneth E Richardson | 17,550 | 40.11 | ||
Majority | 8,656 | 19.78 | |||
Turnout | 43,756 | 78.99 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Fraser | 28,107 | 60.92 | ||
Labour | Arnold Gregory | 18,034 | 39.08 | ||
Majority | 10,073 | 21.84 | |||
Turnout | 46,141 | 80.84 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Fraser | 25,373 | 50.19 | ||
Labour | Arthur Lewis Ballham | 18,587 | 36.77 | ||
Liberal | Brian D King | 6,593 | 13.04 | New | |
Majority | 6,786 | 13.42 | |||
Turnout | 50,553 | 80.99 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Fraser | 25,259 | 49.43 | ||
Labour | Graham S Rea | 20,218 | 39.57 | ||
Liberal | Eric Furniss | 5,623 | 11.00 | ||
Majority | 5,041 | 9.86 | |||
Turnout | 51,100 | 79.45 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Fraser | 30,056 | 54.84 | ||
Labour | Michael John Kenneth Stanworth | 20,380 | 37.19 | ||
Liberal | Arnold Williams | 4,370 | 7.97 | ||
Majority | 9,676 | 17.65 | |||
Turnout | 54,806 | 73.37 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Fraser | 30,056 | 46.77 | ||
Labour | TE Cowlinshaw | 21,073 | 32.79 | ||
Liberal | HS Martin | 13,132 | 20.44 | ||
Majority | 8,983 | 13.98 | |||
Turnout | 64,261 | 82.29 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Fraser | 27,173 | 45.39 | ||
Labour | TE Cowlinshaw | 20,845 | 34.82 | ||
Liberal | HS Martin | 11,491 | 19.20 | ||
Go To Blazes Party | David Sutch | 351 | 0.59 | New | |
Majority | 6,328 | 10.57 | |||
Turnout | 59,860 | 75.95 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Fraser | 34,387 | 52.38 | ||
Labour | Michael JD Poulter | 21,210 | 32.31 | ||
Liberal | R Burman | 10,049 | 15.31 | ||
Majority | 13,177 | 20.07 | |||
Turnout | 65,646 | 78.81 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "'Stafford and Stone', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 4)
- ^ a b c d e f g British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
- ^ a b c d e f g The Times House of Commons, 1950-70