# Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)

Tamworth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, based on the town of Tamworth in Staffordshire, England. The seat is currently represented by Sarah Edwards of the Labour Party, re-elected in the UK 2024 general election.

## Boundaries

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Birmingham, the Sessional Divisions of Birmingham and Solihull, part of the Sessional Divisions of Atherstone and Coleshill, and part of the Municipal Borough of Tamworth.
1918–1945: The Municipal Borough of Sutton Coldfield, the Rural Districts of Meriden and Solihull, and part of the Rural District of Tamworth.
1997–2010: The Borough of Tamworth, and the District of Lichfield wards of Bourne Vale, Fazeley, Little Aston, Mease Valley, Shenstone, Stonnall, and Tame.
2010–2024: The Borough of Tamworth, and the District of Lichfield wards of Bourne Vale, Fazeley, Little Aston, Mease and Tame, Shenstone, and Stonnall.
2024–present: Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency comprises the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
* The District of Lichfield wards of: Bourne Vale; Fazeley; Little Aston & Stonnall; Mease Valley; Shenstone; Whittington & Streethay (excluding the parish of Streethay).
* The Borough of Tamworth.
Minor adjustments to the boundary with Lichfield.

## History

The present Tamworth Constituency, a county constituency, replaced the old South East Staffordshire constituency for the 1997 general election.
A previous Tamworth constituency existed from 1563 until it was abolished for the 1945 general election. It was a borough constituency that elected two MPs until the 1885 general election, when it was reincarnated as a single-MP constituency in the county of Warwickshire by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.

### Political history

Since its 1997 recreation the seat has been a bellwether, reflecting the largest party in terms of seats in the House of Commons with the largest share of the vote for the candidate locally. However, the seat has heavily trended towards the Conservatives in the general elections up to 2019, with majorities in excess of 10,000 in both 2015 and 2017 and almost 20,000 in 2019.
In the October 2023 by-election caused by the resignation of Chris Pincher (Conservative), Sarah Edwards (Labour) was elected. The results were videoed. Whilst it was a 24% swing to Labour, the turnout was a comparatively low 35%.
In the 2024 general election, Eddie Hughes stood as the Conservative candidate; he was the incumbent MP for Walsall North, which had been abolished as a result of the 2023 boundary review. Edwards retained the seat with a slightly increased margin in numerical terms, but a lower percentage margin (3.1% versus 5.1%) due to the higher turnout.

### Prominent members

The Prime Minister and leader of the breakaway Tory group, the Peelites, Sir Robert Peel, represented the area for a long period 1830–1850, as did his father, brother and son at different periods. His father and son, also named Robert, also shared the baronetcy gained by his father, which gave them the automatic right to the style "Sir".

## Constituency profile

Income and wealth are around average for the UK. The area voted strongly for Brexit in 2016.
The constituency is convenient for all of the West Midlands conurbation and has considerable local employment. Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 2.9% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs before 1660

| Parliament | First member | Second member |
| 1275–1559 | No representation or records | No representation or records |
| 1563–1567 | Michael Harcourt | Robert Harcourt |
| 1571 | Edward Lewknor | John Bullock |
| 1572–1583 | Lancelot Bostock | John Nuttall |
| 1584–1585 | John Breton | Clement Fisher |
| 1586–1587 | Walter Bagot | John Ferrers |
| 1588–1589 | Sir Edward Devereux | Robert Wright |
| 1593 | John Ferrers | Thomas Smith |
| 1597–1598 | William Temple | George Hyde |
| 1601 | George Egeock | Robert Burdett |
| 1604 | Sir Percival Willoughby Chose to sit for Nottinghamshire, replaced by Sir Thomas Beaumont | John Ferrers |
| 1614 | Sir Thomas Roe | Sir Percival Willoughby |
| 1621 | Sir Thomas Puckering | John Ferrar |
| 1624–1625 | John Woodford | John Wightwick |
| 1625 | Sir Thomas Puckering | Sir Richard Skeffington |
| 1626 | Sir Thomas Puckering | Sir Walter Devereux |
| 1628–1629 | Sir Thomas Puckering | Sir Walter Devereux |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | No Parliaments summoned |
| 1640 (Apr) | Sir Simon Archer | George Abbot |
| 1640 (Nov) | Ferdinando Stanhope (Royalist), killed 1643 | Henry Wilmot (Royalist), expelled 1641. |
| 1645 | George Abbot (Parliamentarian) | Sir Peter Wentworth (Parliamentarian) |
| 1648 | George Abbot (Parliamentarian) | Sir Peter Wentworth (Parliamentarian) |
| 1653 | Tamworth not represented in Barebone's Parliament | Tamworth not represented in Barebone's Parliament |
| 1654 | Tamworth not represented in 1st Protectorate Parliament | Tamworth not represented in 1st Protectorate Parliament |
| 1656 | Tamworth not represented in 2nd Protectorate Parliament | Tamworth not represented in 2nd Protectorate Parliament |
| 1659 | Maj. Gen. Tobias Bridge | Edward Keeling |

### MPs 1660–1885

| Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party |
| 1660 | Richard Newdigate | | Thomas Fox | |
| 1661 | Amos Walrond | | John Swinfen | |
| 1669 | John Ferrers | | John Swinfen | |
| 1670 | John Boyle, Lord Clifford | | John Swinfen | |
| Feb 1679 | Sir Thomas Thynne, Bt | | John Swinfen | |
| Aug 1679 | Sir Thomas Thynne, Bt | | Sir Andrew Hacket | |
| 1681 | Sir Thomas Thynne, Bt | | John Swinfen | |
| 1685 | Richard Howe | | Sir Henry Gough | |
| Jan 1689 | Henry Sidney | | Sir Henry Gough | |
| May 1689 | Henry Boyle | | Sir Henry Gough | |
| 1690 | Michael Biddulph | | Sir Henry Gough | |
| 1695 | Thomas Guy | | Sir Henry Gough | |
| 1698 | Thomas Guy | | John Chetwynd | |
| 1699 | Thomas Guy | | Sir Henry Gough | |
| 1701 | Thomas Guy | | Henry Thynne | |
| 1702 | Thomas Guy | | Joseph Girdler | |
| 1708 | Richard Swinfen | | Joseph Girdler | |
| 1710 | Samuel Bracebridge | | Joseph Girdler | |
| 1715 | Samuel Bracebridge | | William Inge | |
| 1722 | Samuel Bracebridge | | Francis Willoughby | |
| 1723 | Richard Swinfen | | Francis Willoughby | |
| Jan 1727 | Hon. George Compton | | Francis Willoughby | |
| Aug 1727 | William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin | Whig | Hon. Thomas Willoughby | Tory |
| 1734 | Lord John Sackville | | Hon. George Compton | |
| 1735 | Lord John Sackville | | Charles Cotes | |
| 1741 | Lord John Sackville | | John Floyer | |
| 1742 | Lord John Sackville | | Charles Cotes | |
| 1747 | Hon. Thomas Villiers | | Sir Henry Harpur | |
| 1748 | Hon. Thomas Villiers | | Sir Robert Burdett | |
| 1756 | Hon. Thomas Villiers | | Viscount Villiers | |
| 1765 | Hon. Thomas Villiers | | Edward Thurlow | |
| Mar 1768 | William de Grey | | Edward Thurlow | |
| Nov 1768 | Charles Vernon | | Edward Thurlow | |
| 1774 | Thomas de Grey | | Edward Thurlow | |
| 1778 | Thomas de Grey | | Anthony Chamier | |
| Sep 1780 | John Courtenay | | Anthony Chamier | |
| Nov 1780 | John Courtenay | | John Calvert | |
| 1784 | John Courtenay | | John Calvert II | |
| 1790 | John Courtenay | | Sir Robert Peel | Tory |
| 1796 | Thomas Carter | | Sir Robert Peel | Tory |
| 1802 | William Loftus | | Sir Robert Peel | Tory |
| 1812 | Lord Charles Townshend | Whig | Sir Robert Peel | Tory |
| 1818 | William Yates Peel | Tory | Sir Robert Peel | Tory |
| 1820 | William Yates Peel | Tory | Lord Charles Townshend | Whig |
| 1830 | Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt | Tory | Lord Charles Townshend | Whig |
| 1834 | Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt | Conservative | Lord Charles Townshend | Whig |
| 1835 | Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt | Conservative | William Yates Peel | Conservative |
| 1837 | Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt | Conservative | Edward Henry A'Court | Conservative |
| 1846 | Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt | Peelite | Edward Henry A'Court | Conservative |
| Jul 1847 | Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt | Peelite | William Yates Peel | Conservative |
| Dec 1847 | Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt | Peelite | John Townshend | Whig |
| 1850 | Sir Robert Peel, 3rd Bt | Peelite | John Townshend | Whig |
| 1856 | Sir Robert Peel, 3rd Bt | Peelite | John Townshend | Whig |
| 1859 | Sir Robert Peel, 3rd Bt | Liberal | John Townshend | Liberal |
| 1863 | Sir Robert Peel, 3rd Bt | Liberal | John Peel | Liberal |
| 1868 | Sir Robert Peel, 3rd Bt | Liberal | Sir Henry Bulwer | Liberal |
| 1871 | Sir Robert Peel, 3rd Bt | Liberal | John Peel | Liberal |
| 1872 | Sir Robert Peel, 3rd Bt | Liberal | Robert William Hanbury | Conservative |
| 1878 | Sir Robert Peel, 3rd Bt | Liberal | Hamar Bass | Liberal |
| 1880 | Jabez Balfour | Liberal | Hamar Bass | Liberal |

### MPs 1885–1945

Tamworth was reduced to having one member in 1885.
| Year | Member | Whip |
| 1885 | Philip Muntz | Conservative |
| 1909 | Sir Francis Newdegate | Conservative |
| 1917 | Henry Wilson-Fox | Unionist |
| 1922 | Sir Percy Newson | Unionist |
| 1923 | Sir Edward Iliffe | Unionist |
| 1929 | Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland | Unionist |
| 1935 | Sir John Mellor | Conservative |
The seat was abolished in 1945.

### MPs since 1997

South East Staffordshire prior to 1997
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1997 2001 2005 | Brian Jenkins | Labour |
| 2010 2015 2017 2019 | Chris Pincher | Conservative |
| 2022 | Chris Pincher | Independent |
| 2023 by-election 2024 | Sarah Edwards | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sarah Edwards | 15,338 | 35.0 | +11.7 |
| | Conservative | Eddie Hughes | 13,956 | 31.9 | −34.8 |
| | Reform UK | Ian Cooper | 11,004 | 25.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Sue Howarth | 1,579 | 3.6 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jed Marson | 1,451 | 3.3 | −2.0 |
| | UKIP | Robert Bilcliff | 290 | 0.7 | −1.0 |
| | Workers Party | Adam Goodfellow | 170 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,382 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,788 | 58.3 | 6.5 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 23.4 | |
* Changes in vote share are based on the 2019 general election result, not the 2023 by–election result.
2023 Tamworth by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sarah Edwards | 11,719 | 45.8 | 22.1 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Cooper | 10,403 | 40.7 | 25.6 |
| | Reform UK | Ian Cooper | 1,373 | 5.4 | New |
| | Britain First | Ashlea Simon | 580 | 2.3 | New |
| | UKIP | Robert Bilcliff | 436 | 1.7 | 0.1 |
| | Green | Sue Howarth | 417 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sunny Virk | 417 | 1.6 | 3.7 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Howling Laud Hope | 155 | 0.6 | New |
| | Independent | Peter Longman | 86 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,316 | 5.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,586 | 35.9 | 28.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 23.9 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Pincher | 30,542 | 66.3 | 5.3 |
| | Labour Co-op | Chris Bain | 10,908 | 23.7 | 11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rob Wheway | 2,426 | 5.3 | 1.1 |
| | Green | Andrew Tilley | 935 | 2.0 | New |
| | UKIP | Robert Bilcliff | 814 | 1.8 | New |
| | Independent | John Wright | 431 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,634 | 42.6 | 16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,066 | 64.3 | 1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.2 | |
General election 2017: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Pincher | 28,748 | 61.0 | 11.0 |
| | Labour | Andrew Hammond | 16,401 | 34.8 | 8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Pinkett | 1,961 | 4.2 | 1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,347 | 26.2 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,110 | 66.1 | 0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.1 | |
General election 2015: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Pincher | 23,606 | 50.0 | 4.2 |
| | Labour | Carol Dean | 12,304 | 26.1 | 6.6 |
| | UKIP | Janet Higgins | 8,727 | 18.5 | 13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Pinkett | 1,427 | 3.0 | 13.2 |
| | Green | Nicola Holmes | 1,110 | 2.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,302 | 23.9 | 10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,174 | 65.6 | 1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.4 | |
General election 2010: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Pincher | 21,238 | 45.8 | 8.7 |
| | Labour | Brian Jenkins | 15,148 | 32.7 | 10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Pinkett | 7,516 | 16.2 | 2.1 |
| | UKIP | Steven Fowler | 2,253 | 4.9 | 2.1 |
| | Christian | Charlene Detheridge | 235 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,090 | 13.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,390 | 63.8 | 2.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 9.5 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Jenkins | 18,801 | 43.0 | 6.0 |
| | Conservative | Chris Pincher | 16,232 | 37.1 | 0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Bennion | 6,175 | 14.1 | 2.4 |
| | Veritas | Patrick Eston | 1,320 | 3.0 | New |
| | UKIP | Tom Simpson | 1,212 | 2.8 | 1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,569 | 5.9 | 6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,740 | 61.0 | 3.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.8 | |
General election 2001: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Jenkins | 19,722 | 49.0 | 2.8 |
| | Conservative | Luise Gunter | 15,124 | 37.6 | 0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Pinkett | 4,721 | 11.7 | 3.6 |
| | UKIP | Paul Sootheran | 683 | 1.7 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,598 | 11.4 | 3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,250 | 57.8 | 16.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.8 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Jenkins | 25,808 | 51.8 | |
| | Conservative | Lady Lightbown | 18,312 | 36.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Pinkett | 4,025 | 8.1 | |
| | Referendum | Dianne Livesey | 1,163 | 2.3 | |
| | UKIP | Christopher Lamb | 369 | 0.7 | |
| | Liberal | Catherine Twelvetrees | 177 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,496 | 15.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,854 | 74.2 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

## Elections 1918–1945
### Elections in the 1930s

Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected:
* Conservative: John Mellor
* Labour: Michael Patrick Fogarty
General election 1935: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Mellor | 42,675 | 79.47 |
| | Labour | John Yates | 11,026 | 20.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31,649 | 58.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,701 | 64.72 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
1935 Tamworth by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Mellor | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1931: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Arthur Steel-Maitland | 41,571 | 84.67 |
| | Labour | Joseph Willbery | 7,525 | 15.33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34,046 | 69.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,096 | 73.92 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 Tamworth by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Arthur Steel-Maitland | 23,495 | 64.8 | –2.6 |
| | Labour | George Horwill | 12,759 | 35.2 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,736 | 29.6 | –5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,254 | 60.3 | –13.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,087 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | –2.6 | |
General election 1929: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Edward Iliffe | 29,807 | 67.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | George Horwill | 14,402 | 32.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,405 | 34.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,209 | 73.6 | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1924: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Edward Iliffe | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
General election 1923: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Edward Iliffe | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
General election 1922: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Percy Newson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
1922 Tamworth by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Percy Newson | 14,732 | 68.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | George Henry Jones | 6,671 | 31.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,061 | 17.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,403 | 60.0 | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Henry Wilson-Fox | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

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

1917 Tamworth by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Henry Wilson-Fox | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
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: Francis Newdegate
* Liberal:
General election December 1910: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Francis Newdegate | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election January 1910: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Francis Newdegate | 10,313 | 68.2 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal | Charles Henry Brampton | 4,799 | 31.8 | –7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,514 | 36.4 | +14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,112 | 82.9 | +2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,228 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.2 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1909 Tamworth by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Francis Newdegate | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1906: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Muntz | 7,561 | 61.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | John Seymour Keay | 4,842 | 39.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,719 | 22.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,403 | 80.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,491 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1900: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Muntz | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Muntz | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1892: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Muntz | 5,128 | 65.5 | N/A |
| | Lib-Lab | William Johnson | 2,702 | 34.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,426 | 31.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,830 | 78.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,968 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Muntz | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1885: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Muntz | 4,338 | 52.9 | +25.9 |
| | Liberal | William Beale | 3,858 | 47.1 | –25.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 480 | 5.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,196 | 81.6 | –16.8 (est) |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,046 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +25.9 | |

## Elections 1868–1885
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Tamworth (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hamar Bass | 1,409 | 41.4 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal | Jabez Balfour | 1,074 | 31.6 | +24.2 |
| | Conservative | William Henry Worthington | 920 | 27.0 | −11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 154 | 4.6 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,329 (est) | 98.4 (est) | +21.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,368 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.3 | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.9 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

1878 Tamworth by-election (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hamar Bass | 1,186 | 66.1 | +20.2 |
| | Conservative | Francis Bridgeman | 607 | 33.9 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 579 | 32.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,793 | 85.5 | +9.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,096 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.3 | |
* Caused by Hanbury's resignation in order to contest the 1878 North Staffordshire by-election.
General election 1874: Tamworth (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Peel (3rd) | 1,089 | 38.5 | –2.6 |
| | Conservative | Robert William Hanbury | 1,086 | 38.3 | N/A |
| | Lib-Lab | Henry Hawkes | 448 | 15.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Charles Parker Butt | 209 | 7.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,416 (est) | 76.5 (est) | –2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,850 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.2 | –0.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 638 | 22.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
By-election, 16 Apr 1872: Tamworth (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert William Hanbury | 946 | 74.5 | New |
| | Liberal | Robert Spencer Robinson | 323 | 25.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 623 | 49.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,269 | 72.6 | –6.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,747 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
* Caused by John Peel's death.
By-election, 28 Mar 1871: Tamworth (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Peel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
* Caused by Butler's elevation to the peerage, becoming Lord Dalling and Bulwer.

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Tamworth (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Peel (3rd) | 1,136 | 41.1 | –10.5 |
| | Liberal | Henry Bulwer | 827 | 30.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | John Peel | 798 | 28.9 | –6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 1.1 | –21.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,381 (est) | 78.8 (est) | –6.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,753 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

## Elections 1832–1868
### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Tamworth (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Peel (3rd) | 416 | 51.6 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | John Peel | 287 | 35.6 | –4.8 |
| | Conservative | William Thomas Shave Daniel | 103 | 12.8 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 22.8 | –7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 455 (est) | 85.4 (est) | +0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 532 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.3 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | –2.8 | |
By-election, 12 October 1863: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Peel | 224 | 57.3 | –31.4 |
| | Liberal | Henry Cowper | 167 | 42.7 | +31.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 14.6 | –14.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 391 | 84.4 | –0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 463 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | –31.4 | |
Caused by Townshend's succession to the peerage, becoming 5th Marquess Townshend.
By-election, 31 July 1861: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Peel (3rd) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
* Caused by Peel's appointment as Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: Tamworth (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Peel (3rd) | 341 | 48.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | John Townshend | 285 | 40.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | William Thomas Shave Daniel | 80 | 11.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 205 | 29.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 393 (est) | 84.5 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 465 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1857: Tamworth (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Peelite | Robert Peel (3rd) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | John Townshend jnr. | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 419 | | |
| | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Peelite hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
By-election, 7 February 1856: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Townshend jnr. | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
* Caused by Townshend's elevation to the peerage, becoming Marquess of Townshend
By-election, 14 March 1855: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Peelite | Robert Peel (3rd) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Peelite hold |
* Caused by Peel's appointment as a Civil Lord of the Admiralty.
General election 1852: Tamworth (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Peelite | Robert Peel (3rd) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | John Townshend snr. | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 382 | | |
| | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Peelite hold |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative |
By-election, 19 July 1850: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Peelite | Robert Peel (3rd) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Peelite hold |
* Caused by Robert Peel's death.

### Elections in the 1840s

By-election, 18 December 1847: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Townshend snr. | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative |
* Caused by William Yates Peel's resignation by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds
General election 1847: Tamworth (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Peelite | Robert Peel (2nd) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | William Yates Peel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 393 | | |
| | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
By-election, 13 September 1841: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Peel (2nd) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Peel's appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and First Lord of the Treasury
General election 1841: Tamworth (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Peel (2nd) | 365 | 48.5 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Edward Henry A'Court | 241 | 32.0 | +2.0 |
| | Whig | John Townshend snr. | 147 | 19.5 | –3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 12.5 | +5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 377 (est) | 77.6 (est) | c. –11.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 485 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.8 | |

### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: Tamworth (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Peel (2nd) | 387 | 47.4 |
| | Conservative | Edward Henry A'Court | 245 | 30.0 |
| | Whig | John Townshend snr. | 185 | 22.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 444 | 89.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 497 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1835: Tamworth (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Peel (2nd) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | William Yates Peel | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 505 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig |
General election 1832: Tamworth (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Robert Peel (2nd) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Charles Townshend | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 586 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1831: Tamworth (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Tory | Robert Peel (2nd) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Whig | Charles Townshend | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1830: Tamworth (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Tory | Robert Peel (2nd) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Whig | Charles Townshend | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |