# Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency)

Lichfield is a constituency in Staffordshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Dave Robertson of the Labour Party.

## Boundaries

1918–1950
The Boroughs of Lichfield and Tamworth, the Urban Districts of Perry Barr and Rugeley, the Rural District of Lichfield, and parts of the Rural Districts of Tamworth and Walsall.
1997–2010
The District of Lichfield wards of All Saints, Alrewas, Armitage with Handsacre, Boney Hay, Central, Chadsmead, Chase Terrace, Chasetown, Colton and Ridwares, Curborough, Hammerwich, Highfield, King's Bromley, Leomansley, Longdon, Redslade, St John's, Stowe, Summerfield, and Whittington, and the Borough of East Staffordshire wards of Bagots and Yoxall.
2010–2024
The District of Lichfield wards of All Saints, Alrewas and Fradley, Armitage with Handsacre, Boley Park, Boney Hay, Burntwood Central, Chadsmead, Chase Terrace, Chasetown, Colton and Mavesyn Ridware, Curborough, Hammerwich, Highfield, King's Bromley, Leomansley, Longdon, St John's, Stowe, Summerfield, and Whittington, and the Borough of East Staffordshire wards of Bagots, Needwood, and Yoxall.
2024–present
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
* The Borough of East Staffordshire wards of: Bagots; Needwood; Yoxall.$^1$
* The District of Lichfield wards of: Alrewas & Fradley; Armitage with Handsacre; Boley Park; Boney Hay & Central; Chadsmead; Chase Terrace; Chasetown; Colton & the Ridwares; Curborough; Hammerwich with Wall; Highfield; Leomansley; Longdon; St. John’s; Stowe; Summerfield & All Saints; Whittington & Streethay (polling district AD – comprising the parish of Streethay).
Minor changes to the boundary with Tamworth.
$^1$ Following a local government boundary review in which came into effect in May 2023, the part in the Borough of East Staffordshire now comprises the following wards or part wards from the 2024 general election:
* Bagots & Needwood; Blythe (Kingstone parish); Crown (Newborough parish).

## History

The city was represented at most parliaments between 1305 (10 years after the Model Parliament), in 1327 and again in 1353, but it then ceased to be represented until the mid 16th century, from when it sent two burgesses as members to Parliament until 1664, when representation was temporarily reduced to one member during The Protectorate (ended 1680), and again in 1868, when representation was permanently reduced to one. The constituency was abolished in 1950 but reconstituted, still as a single-member constituency, in 1997.

## Constituency profile

This area has very little dependence on social housing and has low unemployment compared to other areas. In 2010 Michael Fabricant obtained the 52nd highest Conservative share of the vote, out of 650 seats, although in 1997 it was only held by a majority of 238 votes. In 2010 The Guardian described the constituency as a "pleasant cathedral city on border of West Midlands and the Potteries."

## Members of Parliament
### 1305–1660

| Parliament | First member | Second member |
| 1313 | William of Lichfield |
| 1320 | William the Taverner |
| 1326–7 | Stephen le Blount |
| 1529 | William Paget, 1st Baron Paget |
| 1547 | William Layton, died and replaced by Jan 1552 by Alexander Walker | Edmund Twyneho |
| 1553 (Mar) | Mark Wyrley | William Fitzherbert |
| 1553 (Oct) | Sir Philip Draycott | John Giffard |
| 1554 (Apr) | Henry Vernon | John Taylor |
| 1554 (Nov) | Mark Wyrley | Thomas Edwards |
| 1555 | Thomas Edwards | Francis Bulstrode |
| 1558 | Robert Weston | Richard Cupper |
| 1559 (Jan) | Sir Henry Paget | Robert Weston |
| 1562–3 | Sir Henry Paget | Michael Pulteney |
| 1571 | Edward Fitzgerald | William Timperley |
| 1572 | Edward Fitzgerald | Arthur Bedell |
| 1584 (Nov) | Richard Browne | James Weston |
| 1586 (Sep) | Richard Broughton | John Goodman |
| 1588 (Oct) | Richard Broughton | Richard Huddleston |
| 1593 | Sir John Wingfield | Richard Broughton |
| 1597 (Oct) | Joseph Oldsworth | William Fowkes |
| 1601 | Anthony Dyott | Robert Browne |
| 1604 | Anthony Dyott | Thomas Crewe |
| 1614 | Sir John Egerton, died and replaced by Anthony Dyott | William Wingfield |
| 1621 | William Wingfield | Richard Weston |
| 1624 | Sir Simon Weston | Sir John Suckling, sat for Middlesex and replaced by William Wingfield |
| 1625 | Richard Dyott | William Wingfield |
| 1626 | Richard Dyott | William Wingfield |
| 1628 | Sir Richard Dyott | Sir William Walter |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments convened | No Parliaments convened |
| 1640 (Apr) | Sir Walter Devereux | Sir Richard Dyott |
| 1640 (Nov) | Sir Walter Devereux died 1641 and replaced by Sir Richard Cave, Royalist disabled 1642 | Michael Noble |
| 1645 | Michael Noble | Michael Biddulph of Elmhurst |
| 1648 | Michael Noble, died 1649 | Only one member |
| 1653 | Lichfield not represented in Barebones Parliament | Lichfield not represented in Barebones Parliament |
| 1654 | Thomas Minors | Only one member |
| 1656 | Thomas Minors | Only one member |
| 1659 | Daniel Watson of Burton upon Trent | Thomas Minors |

### 1660–1868

| Election | First member | First member | First party | Second member | Second member | Second party |
| 1660 Apr | | Michael Biddulph | | | Daniel Watson | |
| 1660 May | | Thomas Minors | | | Daniel Watson | |
| 1661 | | John Lane | | | Sir Theophilus Biddulph, Bt | |
| 1667 | | Richard Dyott | | | Sir Theophilus Biddulph, Bt | |
| 1678 | | Sir Henry Lyttelton, Bt | | | Sir Theophilus Biddulph, Bt | |
| 1679 Feb | | Sir Henry Lyttelton, Bt | | | Sir Michael Biddulph, Bt | |
| 1679 Aug | | Daniel Finch later 2nd Earl of Nottingham | | | Sir Michael Biddulph, Bt | |
| 1685 | | Thomas Orme | | | Richard Leveson | |
| 1689 | | Robert Burdett | | | Sir Michael Biddulph, Bt | |
| 1690 | | Robert Burdett | | | Richard Dyott | |
| 1695 | | Robert Burdett | | | Sir Michael Biddulph, Bt | |
| 1698 | | Richard Dyott | | | Sir Michael Biddulph, Bt | |
| 1701 Jan | | Richard Dyott | | | William Walmisley | |
| 1701 | | Richard Dyott | | | Sir Michael Biddulph, Bt | |
| 1705 | | Richard Dyott | | | Sir Henry Gough | Tory |
| 1708 | | John Cotes | | | Sir Michael Biddulph, Bt | |
| 1710 | | John Cotes | | | Richard Dyott | |
| 1715 | | Walter Chetwynd | | | Samuel Hill | |
| 1718 Apr | | William Sneyd | | | Samuel Hill | |
| 1718 Dec | | Walter Chetwynd | | | Samuel Hill | |
| 1722 | | Walter Chetwynd | | | Richard Plumer | |
| 1731 by-election | | George Venables-Vernon later Baron Vernon | | | Richard Plumer | |
| 1734 | | George Venables-Vernon later Baron Vernon | | | Rowland Hill | |
| 1741 | | George Venables-Vernon later Baron Vernon | | | Sir Lister Holte, Bt | |
| 1747 | | Richard Leveson-Gower | | | Thomas Anson | |
| 1753 Nov by-election | | Sir Thomas Gresley, Bt | | | Thomas Anson | |
| 1754 Jan | | Henry Vernon | | | Thomas Anson | |
| 1754 Apr | | Viscount Trentham later Marquess of Stafford | | | Thomas Anson | |
| 1755 by-election | | Henry Vernon | | | Thomas Anson | |
| 1761 | | John Levett | | | Thomas Anson | |
| Feb 1762 | | Hugo Meynell | | | Thomas Anson | |
| 1768 | | Thomas Gilbert | Whig | | Thomas Anson | |
| 1770 by-election | | Thomas Gilbert | Whig | | George Adams then Anson | Whig |
| 1789 by-election | | Thomas Gilbert | Whig | | Thomas Anson later Viscount Anson | Whig |
| 1795 by-election | | Lord Granville Leveson-Gower later Earl Granville | Whig | | Thomas Anson later Viscount Anson | Whig |
| 1799 by-election | | Sir John Wrottesley, Bt | Whig | | Thomas Anson later Viscount Anson | Whig |
| 1806 Feb by-election | | Sir John Wrottesley, Bt | Whig | | Sir George Anson | Whig |
| 1806 Nov | | George Granville Venables Vernon | Whig | | Sir George Anson | Whig |
| 1831 | | Sir Edward Scott, Bt | Whig | | Sir George Anson | Whig |
| 1837 | | Lord Alfred Paget | Whig | | Sir George Anson | Whig |
| 1841 by-election | | Lord Alfred Paget | Whig | | Lord Leveson later Earl Granville | Whig |
| 1846 by-election | | Lord Alfred Paget | Whig | | Edward Lloyd-Mostyn later Baron Mostyn | Whig |
| 1847 | | Lord Alfred Paget | Whig | | Viscount Anson later 2nd Earl of Lichfield | Whig |
| 1854 by-election | | Lord Alfred Paget | Whig | | The Lord Waterpark | Whig |
| 1856 by-election | | Lord Alfred Paget | Whig | | Viscount Sandon later Earl of Harrowby | Independent Whig |
| 1859 | | Lord Alfred Paget | Liberal | | Augustus Anson | Liberal |
| 1865 | | Richard Dyott | Conservative | | Augustus Anson | Liberal |
| 1868 | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member |

### 1868–1950

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1868 | Richard Dyott continuing | Conservative |
| 1880 by-election | Theophilus John Levett | Conservative |
| 1885 | Parliamentary borough abolished | Parliamentary borough abolished |

### 1885–1950, as Lichfield division of Staffordshire

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Sir John Swinburne | Liberal |
| 1892 | Leonard Darwin | Liberal Unionist |
| 1895 | Henry Charles Fulford | Liberal |
| 1896 by-election | Sir Courtenay Warner | Liberal |
| 1919 | Sir Courtenay Warner | Coalition Liberal |
| 1922 | Sir Courtenay Warner | National Liberal |
| 1923 | Frank Hodges | Labour |
| 1924 | Roy Wilson | Conservative |
| 1929 | James Lovat-Fraser | Labour |
| 1931 | James Lovat-Fraser | National Labour |
| 1938 | Cecil Poole | Labour |
| 1950 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

### Since 1997, as Lichfield county constituency

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1997 | Michael Fabricant | Conservative |
| | 2024 | Dave Robertson | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dave Robertson | 17,232 | 35.1 | +14.3 |
| | Conservative | Michael Fabricant | 16,422 | 33.4 | −30.1 |
| | Reform UK | Richard Howard | 9,734 | 19.8 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Ray | 3,572 | 7.3 | −3.1 |
| | Green | Heather McNeillis | 1,724 | 3.5 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | Pete Longman | 322 | 0.7 | New |
| | Independent | John Madden | 98 | 0.2 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 810 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,104 | 64.5 | −6.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +22.4 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Fabricant | 34,844 | 64.5 | +0.9 |
| | Labour | Dave Robertson | 11,206 | 20.8 | −8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Ray | 5,632 | 10.4 | +5.4 |
| | Green | Andrea Muckley | 1,743 | 3.2 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | John Madden | 568 | 1.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,638 | 43.7 | +8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,993 | 70.5 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.6 | |
General election 2017: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Fabricant | 34,018 | 63.6 | +8.4 |
| | Labour | Chris Worsey | 15,437 | 28.8 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Ray | 2,653 | 5.0 | −0.6 |
| | Green | Robert Pass | 1,416 | 2.6 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,581 | 34.8 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,524 | 72.1 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.3 | |
General election 2015: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Fabricant | 28,389 | 55.2 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | Chris Worsey | 10,200 | 19.8 | 0.0 |
| | UKIP | John Rackham | 8,082 | 15.7 | +10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Ray | 2,700 | 5.6 | −14.5 |
| | Green | Robert Pass | 1,976 | 3.8 | New |
| | Class War | Andy Bennetts | 120 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,189 | 35.4 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,467 | 69.3 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 2010: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Fabricant | 28,048 | 54.4 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Jackson | 10,365 | 20.1 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Steve Hyden | 10,230 | 19.8 | −12.4 |
| | UKIP | Karen Maunder | 2,920 | 5.7 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,683 | 34.3 | +18.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,563 | 71.0 | +4.32 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Fabricant | 21,274 | 48.6 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | Nigel Gardner | 14,194 | 32.4 | −6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Jackson | 6,804 | 15.6 | +4.9 |
| | UKIP | Malcolm McKenzie | 1,472 | 3.4 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,080 | 16.2 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,744 | 66.7 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 | |
General election 2001: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Fabricant | 20,480 | 49.1 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | Martin Machray | 16,054 | 38.5 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Bennion | 4,462 | 10.7 | −0.6 |
| | UKIP | John Phazey | 684 | 1.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,426 | 10.6 | +10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,680 | 65.9 | −11.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.05 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Fabricant | 20,853 | 42.9 | |
| | Labour | Susan Woodward | 20,615 | 42.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Bennion | 5,473 | 11.3 | |
| | Referendum | George Seward | 1,652 | 3.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,593 | 77.5 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cecil Poole | 42,806 | 55.18 | +8.96 |
| | National | Beresford Craddock | 26,235 | 33.82 | New |
| | Liberal | Richard Anthony Lamb | 8,533 | 11.00 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,571 | 21.36 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,574 | 71.52 | +7.35 |
| | Labour gain from National Labour | Labour gain from National Labour | Swing | +16.21 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1938 by-election: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cecil Poole | 23,586 | 50.60 | +4.38 |
| | National Labour | Beresford Craddock | 22,760 | 48.82 | −4.96 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 826 | 1.77 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,616 | 68.49 | +4.32 |
| | Labour gain from National Labour | Labour gain from National Labour | Swing | +4.96 | |
General election 1935: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Labour | James Lovat-Fraser | 23,489 | 53.78 | −9.03 |
| | Labour | George Henry Jones | 20,191 | 46.22 | +9.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,298 | 7.56 | −18.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,680 | 64.17 | −9.56 |
| | National Labour hold | National Labour hold | Swing | −9.03 | |
General election 1931: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Labour | James Lovat-Fraser | 26,669 | 62.81 | +20.2 |
| | Labour | George Henry Jones | 15,790 | 37.19 | −5.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,879 | 25.62 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,459 | 73.73 | −6.2 |
| | National Labour gain from Labour | National Labour gain from Labour | Swing | +34.11 | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Lovat-Fraser | 14,965 | 42.6 | −3.6 |
| | Unionist | S Samuel | 11,511 | 32.8 | −21.0 |
| | Liberal | Etienne Bruno de Hamel | 8,643 | 24.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,454 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,119 | 80.0 | −0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 43,888 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +8.7 | |
General election 1924: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Roy Wilson | 14,588 | 53.8 | +14.1 |
| | Labour | Frank Hodges | 12,512 | 46.2 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,076 | 7.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,100 | 80.3 | +10.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,751 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +8.2 | |
General election 1923: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Hodges | 11,029 | 48.5 | +1.7 |
| | Unionist | Roy Wilson | 9,010 | 39.7 | New |
| | Liberal | Thomas Evans Morris | 2,683 | 11.8 | −41.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,019 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,722 | 69.7 | +7.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,580 | | |
| | Labour gain from National Liberal | Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing | +21.6 | |
General election 1922: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Courtenay Warner | 10,594 | 53.2 | −10.4 |
| | Labour | Walter John French | 9,316 | 46.8 | +10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,278 | 6.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,910 | 62.0 | +10.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,100 | | |
| | National Liberal gain from Liberal | National Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing | −10.4 | |

## Election results 1885–1918
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Swinburne | 4,126 | 57.8 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | Tonman Mosley | 3,013 | 42.2 | –8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,113 | 15.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,139 | 80.7 | +1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,842 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.5 | |
General election 1886: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Swinburne | 3,398 | 55.1 | –2.7 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Thomas Francis Anson, 3rd Earl of Lichfield | 2,765 | 44.9 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 633 | 10.2 | –5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,163 | 69.7 | –11.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,842 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | –2.7 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Leonard Darwin | 3,575 | 50.1 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal | John Swinburne | 3,564 | 49.9 | –5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,139 | 81.4 | +11.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,768 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.2 | |
General election 1895: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Fulford | 3,902 | 50.3 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Leonard Darwin | 3,858 | 49.7 | –0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,760 | 85.1 | +3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,123 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +0.4 | |
* Fulford's election voided on petition
1896 Lichfield by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Courtenay Warner | 4,483 | 53.1 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Leonard Darwin | 3,955 | 46.9 | –2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 528 | 6.2 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,438 | 90.3 | +5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,348 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.8 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Courtenay Warner | 4,300 | 55.2 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative | William Bealey Harrison | 3,485 | 44.8 | –4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 815 | 10.4 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,785 | 81.0 | –4.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,608 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.9 | |
General election 1906: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Courtenay Warner | 5,421 | 64.4 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Robert Grosvenor, 3rd Baron Ebury | 2,991 | 35.6 | –9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,430 | 28.8 | +18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,412 | 83.1 | +2.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,123 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +9.2 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Courtenay Warner | 5,220 | 54.5 | –9.9 |
| | Liberal Unionist | George Coates | 4,353 | 45.5 | +9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 867 | 9.0 | –19.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,573 | 89.4 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | –9.5 | |
General election December 1910: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Courtenay Warner | 5,058 | 54.6 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Chetwynd | 4,213 | 45.4 | –0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 845 | 9.2 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,271 | 86.6 | –2.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.1 | |
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;
* Liberal: Courtenay Warner
* Unionist: George Coates
General election 1918: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | Courtenay Warner | 9,677 | 63.6 | +9.0 |
| | Labour | Thomas Riley | 5,548 | 36.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,129 | 27.2 | +18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,225 | 51.5 | –35.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,535 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +9.0 | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

## Election results 1868–1885
### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Dyott | 525 | 52.6 | +19.1 |
| | Liberal | Augustus Anson | 474 | 47.4 | −19.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 5.2 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 999 | 75.7 | −15.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,320 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +19.1 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Dyott | 571 | 56.5 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal | Charles Simpson | 440 | 43.5 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 131 | 13.0 | +7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,011 | 77.1 | +1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,312 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.9 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Dyott | 553 | 50.7 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal | John Swinburne | 537 | 49.3 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 1.4 | −11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,090 | 79.3 | +2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,374 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −5.8 | |
The 1880 election was declared void on petition.
By-election, 19 Jul 1880: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Theophilus John Levett | 578 | 51.5 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal | John Swinburne | 544 | 48.5 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34 | 3.0 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,122 | 81.7 | +2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,374 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.8 | |

## Election results 1832–1868
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Edward Scott | 497 | 47.9 |
| | Whig | George Anson | 373 | 36.0 |
| | Radical | Francis Finch | 167 | 16.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 19.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 563 | 65.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 861 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1835: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | George Anson | 490 | 43.1 | +7.1 |
| | Whig | Edward Scott | 414 | 36.4 | −11.5 |
| | Radical | Francis Finch | 232 | 20.4 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | 16.0 | −3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 622 | 89.5 | +24.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 695 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +2.5 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −6.8 | |
General election 1837: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | George Anson | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Alfred Paget | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 901 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | George Anson | 381 | 40.1 | N/A |
| | Whig | Alfred Paget | 289 | 30.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Richard Dyott | 281 | 29.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 572 | 88.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 646 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
Anson resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of Poynings, causing a by-election.
By-election, 15 September 1841: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Granville Leveson-Gower | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
Leveson-Gower succeeded to the peerage, becoming 2nd Earl Granville and causing a by-election.
By-election, 31 January 1846: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Edward Lloyd-Mostyn | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
Paget was appointed Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal to Queen Victoria, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 15 July 1846: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Alfred Paget | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1847: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Thomas Anson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Alfred Paget | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 947 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Thomas Anson | 369 | 40.4 | N/A |
| | Whig | Alfred Paget | 320 | 35.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Robert Bayly Follett | 224 | 24.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 10.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 569 (est) | 68.0 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 836 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
Paget was appointed Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal to Queen Victoria, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 5 January 1853: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Alfred Paget | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
Anson succeeded to the peerage, becoming 2nd Earl of Lichfield, causing a by-election.
By-election, 9 May 1854: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Henry Cavendish | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
Cavendish resigned, causing a by-election.
By-election, 30 May 1856: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Whig | Dudley Ryder | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Ind. Whig gain from Whig | Ind. Whig gain from Whig | Ind. Whig gain from Whig | Ind. Whig gain from Whig | Ind. Whig gain from Whig |
General election 1857: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Alfred Paget | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent Whig | Dudley Ryder | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 600 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Ind. Whig gain from Whig | Ind. Whig gain from Whig | Ind. Whig gain from Whig | Ind. Whig gain from Whig | Ind. Whig gain from Whig |
General election 1859: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alfred Paget | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Augustus Anson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 737 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal gain from Ind. Whig | Liberal gain from Ind. Whig | Liberal gain from Ind. Whig | Liberal gain from Ind. Whig | Liberal gain from Ind. Whig |
Paget was appointed Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal to Queen Victoria, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 6 July 1859: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alfred Paget | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Augustus Anson | 302 | 39.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Richard Dyott | 257 | 33.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Alfred Paget | 209 | 27.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 513 (est) | 90.9 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 564 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 5.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | 6.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |

## Elections before 1832

General election 1831: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | George Anson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Edward Scott | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,277 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1830: Lichfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | George Anson | 300 | 36.7 |
| | Whig | George Venables-Vernon | 280 | 34.2 |
| | Whig | Edward Scott | 238 | 29.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 525 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |