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Cannock Chase (constituency)
Cannock Chase is a constituency in Staffordshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Josh Newbury of the Labour Party.

Boundaries

1997–2010: The District of Cannock Chase, and the District of South Staffordshire ward of Huntington.

2010–present: The District of Cannock Chase.

The constituency contains three towns, Cannock, Rugeley, and Hednesford, with several pit villages, and the Chase itself situated between Hednesford and Rugeley. Since 2010 the seat has broadly the same boundaries as did the 1974-1983 seat of Cannock.

Prior to 1997, Cannock and Hednesford were part of the Cannock and Burntwood constituency, while Rugeley was part of the Mid Staffordshire constituency. Between 1997 and 2010 the village of Huntington was part of the constituency though it was part of South Staffordshire local government district.

History

The seat was created for the 1997 election; the Labour Party held the seat for 13 years, until Aidan Burley of the Conservative Party was elected at the 2010 general election with a large 14% swing, the second largest Labour to Conservative swing at that election. Amanda Milling has subsequently held the seat, increasing the Conservative majority in both 2015 and 2017. In 2019, the Conservative majority increased to nearly 20,000 votes. The seat was regained by the Labour Party in their landslide victory in the 2024 general election, taking the seat from the Conservatives after 14 years.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1997 Tony Wright Labour
2010 Aidan Burley Conservative
2015 Amanda Milling Conservative
2024 Josh Newbury Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Cannock Chase
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Josh Newbury 15,671 36.5 +11.1
Conservative Amanda Milling 12,546 29.2 –39.1
Reform UK Paul Allen 11,570 26.9 New
Green Andrea Muckley 2,137 5.0 -1.3
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Jewkes 1,029 2.4 New
Majority 3,125 7.3 N/A
Turnout 42,953 55.8 –5.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +25.1

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Cannock Chase
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Amanda Milling 31,636 68.3 +13.3
Labour Anne Hobbs 11,757 25.4 –12.0
Green Paul Woodhead 2,920 6.3 +4.6
Majority 19,879 42.9 +25.5
Turnout 46,313 61.9 –2.3
Conservative hold Swing +12.7
General election 2017: Cannock Chase
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Amanda Milling 26,318 55.0 +10.8
Labour Paul Dadge 17,927 37.4 +3.7
UKIP Paul Allen 2,018 4.2 –13.3
Green Paul Woodhead 815 1.7 –0.2
Liberal Democrats Nat Green 794 1.7 –1.0
Majority 8,391 17.4 +6.9
Turnout 47,872 64.2 +1.0
Conservative hold Swing +3.5
General election 2015: Cannock Chase
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Amanda Milling 20,811 44.2 +4.1
Labour Janos Toth 15,888 33.7 +0.6
UKIP Grahame Wiggin 8,224 17.5 +14.0
Liberal Democrats Ian Jackson 1,270 2.7 –14.3
Green Paul Woodhead 906 1.9 New
Majority 4,923 10.5 +3.5
Turnout 47,099 63.2 +2.1
Conservative hold Swing +1.7
General election 2010: Cannock Chase
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Aidan Burley 18,271 40.1 +10.1
Labour Susan Woodward 15,076 33.1 –17.9
Liberal Democrats Jon Hunt 7,732 17.0 +3.0
BNP Terence Majorowicz 2,168 4.8 New
UKIP Malcolm McKenzie 1,580 3.5 –1.6
Independent Ron Turville 380 0.8 New
Get Snouts Out The Trough Roy Jenkins 259 0.6 New
Independent Mike Walters 93 0.2 New
Majority 3,195 7.0 N/A
Turnout 45,559 61.1 +3.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +14.0

The vote share change in 2010 comes from the notional, not actual, 2005 results because of the boundary change (loss of Huntington).

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Cannock Chase
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Wright 22,139 51.3 –4.8
Conservative Ian Collard 12,912 29.9 –0.2
Liberal Democrats Jenny Pinkett 5,934 13.8 0.0
UKIP Roy Jenkins 2,170 5.0 New
Majority 9,227 21.4 –4.6
Turnout 43,155 57.4 +2.0
Labour hold Swing –2.3
General election 2001: Cannock Chase
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Wright 23,049 56.1 +1.3
Conservative Gavin Smithers 12,345 30.1 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Stewart Reynolds 5,670 13.8 +5.1
Majority 10,704 26.0 –1.6
Turnout 41,064 55.4 –17.0
Labour hold Swing –0.8

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Cannock Chase
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Wright 28,705 54.8
Conservative John Backhouse 14,227 27.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Kirby 4,537 8.7
Referendum Peter Froggatt 1,663 3.2
New Labour William Hurley 1,615 3.1
Socialist Labour Mick Conroy 1,120 2.1
Monster Raving Loony Melvyn Hartshorne 499 1.0
Majority 14,478 27.6
Turnout 52,366 72.4
Labour win (new seat)

See also