# Stafford and Stone (UK Parliament constituency)

Stafford and Stone was county constituency in Staffordshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was created in 1950 and abolished in 1983.

## Boundaries

The Borough of Stafford, the Urban District of Stone, and the Rural Districts of Stafford and Stone.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1950 | Sir Hugh Fraser | Conservative |
| | 1983 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Stafford and Stone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hugh Fraser | 24,046 | 52.65 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Swingler | 19,008 | 41.62 | |
| | Liberal | William Joseph McEldowney | 2,617 | 5.73 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,038 | 11.03 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45.671 | 85.98 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1951: Stafford and Stone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Hugh Fraser | 25,795 | 56.64 |
| | Labour | Ghriam Passmore Grant | 19,749 | 43.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,046 | 13.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,544 | 84.15 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Stafford and Stone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Hugh Fraser | 26,206 | 59.89 |
| | Labour | Kenneth E Richardson | 17,550 | 40.11 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,656 | 19.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,756 | 78.99 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1959: Stafford and Stone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Hugh Fraser | 28,107 | 60.92 |
| | Labour | Arnold Gregory | 18,034 | 39.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,073 | 21.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,141 | 80.84 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Stafford and Stone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hugh Fraser | 25,373 | 50.19 | |
| | Labour | Arthur Lewis Ballham | 18,587 | 36.77 | |
| | Liberal | Brian D King | 6,593 | 13.04 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,786 | 13.42 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,553 | 80.99 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Stafford and Stone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Hugh Fraser | 25,259 | 49.43 |
| | Labour | Graham S Rea | 20,218 | 39.57 |
| | Liberal | Eric Furniss | 5,623 | 11.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,041 | 9.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,100 | 79.45 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Stafford and Stone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Hugh Fraser | 30,056 | 54.84 |
| | Labour | Michael John Kenneth Stanworth | 20,380 | 37.19 |
| | Liberal | Arnold Williams | 4,370 | 7.97 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,676 | 17.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,806 | 73.37 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election February 1974: Stafford and Stone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Hugh Fraser | 30,056 | 46.77 |
| | Labour | TE Cowlinshaw | 21,073 | 32.79 |
| | Liberal | HS Martin | 13,132 | 20.44 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,983 | 13.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,261 | 82.29 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election October 1974: Stafford and Stone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hugh Fraser | 27,173 | 45.39 | |
| | Labour | TE Cowlinshaw | 20,845 | 34.82 | |
| | Liberal | HS Martin | 11,491 | 19.20 | |
| | Go To Blazes Party | David Sutch | 351 | 0.59 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,328 | 10.57 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,860 | 75.95 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1979: Stafford and Stone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Hugh Fraser | 34,387 | 52.38 |
| | Labour | Michael JD Poulter | 21,210 | 32.31 |
| | Liberal | R Burman | 10,049 | 15.31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,177 | 20.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,646 | 78.81 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |