# Lichfield and Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)

Lichfield and Tamworth was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Lichfield and Tamworth 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 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was partly replaced by the new Mid Staffordshire constituency.

## Boundaries

1950–1955: The Boroughs of Lichfield and Tamworth, the Urban Districts of Aldridge and Rugeley, and the Rural District of Lichfield.
1955–1974: The Boroughs of Lichfield and Tamworth, the Urban District of Rugeley, and the Rural District of Lichfield.
1974–1983: The Boroughs of Lichfield and Tamworth, and the Rural District of Lichfield except the parish of Brindley Heath.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1950 | Julian Snow | Labour |
| | 1970 | Jack d'Avigdor-Goldsmid | Conservative |
| | Oct 1974 | Bruce Grocott | Labour |
| | 1979 | John Heddle | Conservative |
| 1983 | 1983 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Lichfield and Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julian Snow | 29,199 | 54.2 | |
| | Conservative | Sarah Ward | 24,681 | 45.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,518 | 8.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,880 | 86.3 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
General election 1951: Lichfield and Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julian Snow | 28,826 | 52.6 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | George Hampson | 25,941 | 47.4 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,885 | 5.2 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,767 | 85.5 | −0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Lichfield and Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julian Snow | 21,071 | 54.0 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Oliver Tollemache Blow | 17,966 | 46.0 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,105 | 8.0 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,037 | 80.9 | −4.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1959: Lichfield and Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julian Snow | 21,341 | 51.9 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | Francis Roberts | 19,791 | 48.1 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,550 | 3.8 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,132 | 81.9 | +1.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Lichfield and Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julian Snow | 22,644 | 48.5 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Dunkley | 18,828 | 40.3 | −7.8 |
| | Liberal | Anthony Extance | 5,206 | 11.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,816 | 8.2 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,678 | 80.9 | −1.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Lichfield and Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julian Snow | 27,971 | 54.0 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | Bruce A Webb | 23,837 | 46.0 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,134 | 8.0 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,808 | 78.8 | −2.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Lichfield and Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James d'Avigdor-Goldsmid | 31,274 | 51.6 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | Terry Pitt | 29,298 | 48.4 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,976 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,572 | 74.2 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Lichfield and Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James d'Avigdor-Goldsmid | 30,659 | 41.6 | −10.0 |
| | Labour | Bruce Grocott | 28,852 | 39.2 | −9.2 |
| | Liberal | Doreen Elliott | 14,151 | 19.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,807 | 2.4 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,662 | 82.8 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election October 1974: Lichfield and Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bruce Grocott | 29,872 | 42.6 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | James d'Avigdor-Goldsmid | 29,541 | 42.1 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal | Philip Rule | 10,741 | 15.3 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 331 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,154 | 78.2 | −4.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1979: Lichfield and Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Heddle | 41,454 | 50.3 | +8.2 |
| | Labour | Bruce Grocott | 33,006 | 40.1 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal | Philip Rule | 7,408 | 9.0 | −6.3 |
| | National Front | P Wallace | 475 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,448 | 10.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,343 | 81.2 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |