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Lichfield (uk Parliament Constituency)




  Map1 Lichfield
  Map2 Staffordshire
  Type County
  Year 1305 , 1997
  Entity Staffordshire
  County Staffordshire
  EP West Midlands
  MP Michael Fabricant
  Party Conservative


Lichfield is a Constituency represented in the House Of Commons of the Parliament Of The United Kingdom . It elects one Member Of Parliament (MP) by the First Past The Post system of election.


BOUNDARIES

The constituency includes the northern part of the Lichfield local government district, including the city of Lichfield itself, plus the south-western portion of East Staffordshire district around Yoxall and Abbots Bromley .


MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT


MPs 1660-1868

two MPs


MPs 1868-1950

one MP


MPs 1997-present

The Conservative MP Michael Fabricant has represented this constituency since it was re-established in 1997 . He was first elected for Mid Staffordshire , the constituency which formerly contained the city of Lichfield (in addition to Rugeley and Stone), in 1992 .


ELECTION RESULTS


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Michael Fabricant
  votes 21,274
  percentage 486
  change -05


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Nigel Gardner
  votes 14,194
  percentage 324
  change -61


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Ian Jackson
  votes 6,804
  percentage 156
  change +49


  party United Kingdom Independence Party
  candidate Malcolm McKenzie
  votes 1,472
  percentage 34
  change +18


  votes 7,080
  percentage 162
  change +56


  votes 43,744
  percentage 667
  change +08


  winner Conservative Party (UK)
  swing +28


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Michael Fabricant
  votes 20,480
  percentage 491
  change +62


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Martin Machray
  votes 16,054
  percentage 385
  change -39


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Philip Bennion
  votes 4,462
  percentage 107
  change -06


  party United Kingdom Independence Party
  candidate John Phazey
  votes 684
  percentage 16
  change ''N/A''


  votes 4,426
  percentage 106


  votes 41,680
  percentage 659
  change -115


  winner Conservative Party (UK)


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Michael Fabricant
  votes 20,853
  percentage 429
  change ''N/A''


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Susan Woodward
  votes 20,615
  percentage 424
  change ''N/A''


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Philip Bennion
  votes 5,473
  percentage 113
  change ''N/A''


  party Referendum Party
  candidate G Seward
  votes 1,652
  percentage 34
  change ''N/A''


  votes 238
  change ''N/A''


  percentage 775
  change ''N/A''


  winner Conservative Party (UK)
  swing ''N/A''



SEE ALSO

List Of Parliamentary Constituencies In Staffordshire