Uk Parliament Constituency Burton

It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Burton
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Burton in Staffordshire
Location of Staffordshire within England
County	Staffordshire
Population	102,731 (2011 census)
Electorate	75,302 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Burton upon Trent and Uttoxeter
Current constituency
Created	1885
Member of Parliament	Kate Kniveton (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	East Staffordshire and North Staffordshire

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, there will be no changes to the constituency boundaries, but it will be renamed Burton and Uttoxeter from the next general election, due by January 2025.

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 Conservatives retook it.

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.

Following a local government boundary review in 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.

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Burton

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			14,496	29.8	9.6
Turnout			48,738	65.0	2.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.8

General election 2017: Burton

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			10,047	20.2	2.3
Turnout			49,911	67.5	2.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

General election 2015: Burton

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			11,252	22.5	10.9
Turnout			49,334	65.5	1.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.9

General election 2010: Burton

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			6,304	12.6	N/A
Turnout			49,823	66.5	6.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	8.7

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Burton

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			1,421	2.9	7.5
Turnout			47,882	61.0	0.7
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 2001: Burton

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			4,849	10.4	1.2
Turnout			46,457	61.7	13.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Burton

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			6,330	11.6	N/A
Turnout			54,514	75.1	7.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	10.6

General election 1992: Burton

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			5,996	9.7	7.4
Turnout			62,069	82.4	3.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Burton

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			9,830	17.1	4.2
Turnout			57,536	78.6	2.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.1

General election 1983: Burton

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			11,647	21.3	3.6
Turnout			54,521	75.9	2.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1950s

Election in the 1940s

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1910s

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:

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1890s

 

Elections in the 1880s

• Caused by Bass' elevation to the peerage, becoming Lord Burton.

 

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