# Burton and Uttoxeter (UK Parliament constituency)

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

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Sir Michael Bass | Liberal |
| 1886 by-election | Sydney Evershed | Liberal |
| 1900 | Robert Ratcliff | Liberal Unionist |
| 1912 | Robert Ratcliff | Unionist |
| 1918 | John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton | Unionist |
| 1943 | John Gretton, 2nd Baron Gretton | Conservative |
| 1945 | Arthur W. Lyne | Labour |
| 1950 | Arthur Colegate | Conservative |
| 1955 | John Jennings | Conservative |
| 1974 | Ivan Lawrence | Conservative |
| 1997 | Janet Dean | Labour |
| 2010 | Andrew Griffiths | Conservative |
| 2018 | Andrew Griffiths | Independent |
| 2018 | Andrew Griffiths | Conservative |
| 2019 | Kate Kniveton | Conservative |
| 2024 | Jacob Collier | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Burton and Uttoxeter :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,266 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,627 | 58.5 | 6.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 17.4 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Burton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 14,496 | 29.8 | 9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,738 | 65.0 | 2.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.8 | |
General election 2017: Burton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 10,047 | 20.2 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,911 | 67.5 | 2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.3 | |
General election 2015: Burton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 11,252 | 22.5 | 10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,334 | 65.5 | 1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.9 | |
General election 2010: Burton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 6,304 | 12.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,823 | 66.5 | 6.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 8.7 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Burton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,421 | 2.9 | 7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,882 | 61.0 | 0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 2001: Burton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 4,849 | 10.4 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,457 | 61.7 | 13.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Burton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 6,330 | 11.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,511 | 75.1 | 7.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 10.6 | |
General election 1992: Burton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 5,996 | 9.7 | 7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,069 | 82.4 | 3.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.7 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Burton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 9,830 | 17.1 | 4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,536 | 78.6 | 2.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.1 | |
General election 1983: Burton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 11,647 | 21.3 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,521 | 75.9 | 2.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.8 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ivan Lawrence | 29,821 | 54.00 |
| | Labour | GS Jones | 20,020 | 36.25 |
| | Liberal | K Stevens | 5,383 | 9.75 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,801 | 17.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,224 | 78.75 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election October 1974: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ivan Lawrence | 23,496 | 44.45 | |
| | Labour | David Hill | 21,398 | 40.48 | |
| | Liberal | K Stevens | 7,969 | 15.07 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,098 | 3.97 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,863 | 77.97 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ivan Lawrence | 28,343 | 53.09 |
| | Labour | David Hill | 25,040 | 46.91 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,303 | 6.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,383 | 79.48 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1970: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Jennings | 27,428 | 54.32 |
| | Labour | Ronald G Truman | 23,063 | 45.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,365 | 8.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,491 | 75.60 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Jennings | 23,773 | 50.29 |
| | Labour | Charles William Shepherd | 23,496 | 49.71 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 277 | 0.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,269 | 78.74 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1964: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Jennings | 25,236 | 53.24 |
| | Labour | Thomas S Pritchard | 22,161 | 46.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,075 | 6.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,397 | 80.22 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Jennings | 26,926 | 56.14 |
| | Labour | Edward McGarry | 21,032 | 43.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,894 | 12.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,958 | 82.36 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Jennings | 24,519 | 53.23 |
| | Labour Co-op | Ewart Taylor | 21,546 | 46.77 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,973 | 6.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,065 | 80.78 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1951: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Arthur Colegate | 24,884 | 50.75 |
| | Labour | John Stonehouse | 24,151 | 49.25 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 733 | 1.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,035 | 86.31 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1950: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Colegate | 24,903 | 51.54 | |
| | Labour | Arthur W. Lyne | 23,418 | 48.46 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,485 | 3.08 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,321 | 86.05 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur W. Lyne | 18,288 | 51.06 | |
| | Conservative | John Gretton | 17,528 | 48.94 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 760 | 2.12 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,816 | 66.84 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Gretton | 23,539 | 74.54 |
| | Labour | Gladys Nellie Paling | 8,041 | 25.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,498 | 49.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,580 | 65.64 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1931: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Gretton | 26,117 | 74.73 |
| | Labour | William Paling | 8,832 | 25.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,285 | 49.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,949 | 74.65 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | John Gretton | 18,243 | 52.6 | −21.6 |
| | Labour | William Paling | 10,511 | 30.3 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal | Ifor Bowen Lloyd | 5,943 | 17.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,732 | 22.3 | −26.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,697 | 75.3 | −2.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 46,099 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −13.1 | |
General election 1924: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | John Gretton | 20,550 | 74.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | F. Thoresby | 7,141 | 25.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,409 | 48.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,691 | 77.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,599 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1923: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | John Gretton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
General election 1922: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | John Gretton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |

## Election results 1885–1918
### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | John Gretton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
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:
General election December 1910: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Robert Ratcliff | 5,877 | 60.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Harold Rylett | 3,784 | 39.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,093 | 21.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,661 | 81.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,878 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election January 1910: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Robert Ratcliff | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Robert Ratcliff | 5,613 | 55.1 | −6.9 |
| | Liberal | Francis Vane | 4,572 | 44.9 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,041 | 10.2 | −13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,185 | 88.8 | +5.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,465 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | −6.9 | |
General election 1900: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Robert Ratcliff | 5,592 | 62.0 | New |
| | Liberal | Jabez Edward Johnson-Ferguson | 3,421 | 38.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,171 | 24.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,013 | 83.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,852 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sydney Evershed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1895: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sydney Evershed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

By-election, 20 Aug 1886: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sydney Evershed | 4,792 | 67.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Gerald Holbech Hardy | 2,319 | 32.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,473 | 34.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,111 | 75.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,463 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Caused by Bass' elevation to the peerage, becoming Lord Burton.
General election 1886: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Michael Bass | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1885: Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Michael Bass | 5,395 | 68.0 | |
| | Conservative | Gerald Holbech Hardy | 2,543 | 32.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,852 | 36.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,938 | 83.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,463 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |