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West Midlands · Former constituency (1955–1979)

Lichfield and Tamworth

Every general election in Lichfield and Tamworth since 1955 (until 1979). Latest: Conservative, majority 8,448.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won41,45450.3%
Labour33,00640.1%
Liberal7,4089.0%
Others4750.6%
Valid votes82,343
Majority8,44810.3%

Con gain from Lab Turnout 81.3% of 101,343 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19551959196419661970F1974O19741979Labour, 1955: 54.0%Labour, 1959: 51.9%Labour, 1964: 48.5%Labour, 1966: 54.0%Labour, 1970: 48.4%Labour, February 1974: 39.2%Labour, October 1974: 42.6%Labour, 1979: 40.1%Conservative, 1955: 46.0%Conservative, 1959: 48.1%Conservative, 1964: 40.3%Conservative, 1966: 46.0%Conservative, 1970: 51.6%Conservative, February 1974: 41.6%Conservative, October 1974: 42.1%Conservative, 1979: 50.3%Liberal, 1964: 11.2%Liberal, February 1974: 19.2%Liberal, October 1974: 15.3%Liberal, 1979: 9.0%
Vote share in Lichfield and Tamworth at each general election Lab Con Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979ConLab8,44810.381.3%Con gain from Lab
October 1974LabCon3310.578.2%Lab gain from Con
February 1974ConLab1,8072.582.8%
1970ConLab1,9763.373.6%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon4,1348.078.8%Lab hold
1964LabCon3,8168.280.9%Lab hold
1959LabCon1,5503.881.9%Lab hold
1955LabCon3,1058.080.9%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Lichfield and Tamworth?

The Conservatives won Lichfield and Tamworth at the 1979 general election with a majority of 8,448.

Which parties have won Lichfield and Tamworth?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1955: Labour 5, Conservative 3.

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