Burton and Uttoxeter

Burton and Uttoxeter
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Boundary of Burton and Uttoxeter in West Midlands region
CountyStaffordshire
Population102,731 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate75,460 (2023)[2]
Major settlementsBurton upon Trent and Uttoxeter
Current constituency
Created1885 (as Burton)
Member of ParliamentJacob Collier (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromEast Staffordshire and North Staffordshire

Burton and Uttoxeter is a constituency[a] represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2024 by Jacob Collier of the Labour Party.[b]

Although the constituency had always, since its creation in 1918, contained the town of Uttoxeter, it was formally known as Burton until the 2024 general election. Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, there were no changes to the constituency boundaries, but the Boundary Commission for England recommended that it be renamed Burton and Uttoxeter.[3][4]

Constituency profile

The Burton and Uttoxeter constituency is located in Staffordshire and covers most of the East Staffordshire district. It includes the large town of Burton upon Trent with a population of around 76,000, the small market town of Uttoxeter and a large rural area with many smaller villages. Burton is a major centre for brewing and contains eight breweries.[5] Burton has areas of high deprivation whilst the rural parts of the constituency are wealthier.[6]

Levels of education, professional employment and income in the constituency are slightly lower than national averages.[7] White people make up 85% of the population, a figure similar to the country as a whole, with Asians—primarily Pakistanis—forming 10%.[8] Most of the constituency is represented by Reform UK councillors at the county council level, whilst at district council level the two towns of Burton and Uttoxeter elected mostly Labour Party councillors with the rural areas electing Conservatives. Voters in the constituency strongly supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum; an estimated 64% supported Brexit compared to 52% nationwide.[7]

Boundaries

Historic (Burton)

1918–1950: The County Borough of Burton, the Urban District of Uttoxeter, the Rural Districts of Tutbury and Uttoxeter, and part of the Rural District of Stafford.

1950–1983: The County Borough of Burton, the Urban District of Uttoxeter, and the Rural Districts of Tutbury and Uttoxeter.

1983–1997: The District of East Staffordshire

1997–2010: All the wards of the Borough of East Staffordshire except the Bagots and Yoxall wards.

2010–2024: As above, less the Needwood ward.

Current (Burton and Uttoxeter)

Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which was based on the ward structure in place on 1 December 2020, the contents of the newly named constituency were unchanged from the previous Burton seat.

Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023,[9][10] 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.[11]

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.

History

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.[12] 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 Conservative Andrew Griffiths retook it.

Griffiths retained the seat at the 2015 and 2017 general elections. In July 2018, he was suspended by the Conservative Party following allegations that he had sent up to 2,000 sexually explicit text messages to two female constituents.[13] Although the whip was reinstated in December 2018, he was not reselected to fight the seat at the 2019 general election, with local party members instead choosing his estranged wife, Kate.[14] She was duly elected and, in 2022, reverted to her maiden name of Kate Kniveton. At the 2024 election, Kniveton was defeated by Jacob Collier of the Labour Party.

Members of Parliament

Year Member[15][16] Party
1885 Sir Michael Bass Liberal
1886 by-election Sydney Evershed Liberal
1900 Robert Ratcliff Liberal Unionist
1912 Unionist
1918 John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton Unionist
1943 John Gretton, 2nd Baron Gretton Conservative
1945 Arthur W. Lyne Labour
1950 Arthur Colegate Conservative
1955 John Jennings Conservative
1974 Ivan Lawrence Conservative
1997 Janet Dean Labour
2010 Andrew Griffiths Conservative
2018 Independent
2018 Conservative
2019 Kate Kniveton Conservative
2024 Jacob Collier Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Burton and Uttoxeter[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacob Collier 16,222 35.6 +4.7
Conservative Kate Kniveton 13,956 30.6 −30.1
Reform UK James Bush 9,611 21.1 N/A
Green Anna Westwood 2,119 4.6 +1.7
Workers Party Azmat Mir 2,056 4.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Sarah Murray 1,663 3.6 −1.9
Majority 2,266 5.0 N/A
Turnout 45,627 58.5 6.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 17.4

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Burton[18]
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[19]
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[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Griffiths 24,376 49.8 5.3
Labour Jon Wheale[21] 13,484 27.3 4.4
UKIP Mike Green[21] 8,658 17.5 14.6
Liberal Democrats David MacDonald[22] 1,232 2.5 13.3
Green Samantha Patrone[23] 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[24]
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[25]
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[26]
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[27][28]
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 54,511 75.1 7.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 10.6
General election 1992: Burton[29][30]
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[31]
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[32]
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

General election 1979: Burton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ivan Lawrence 29,821 54.00
Labour GS Jones 20,020 36.25
Liberal K Stevens 5,383 9.75
Majority 9,801 17.75
Turnout 55,224 78.75
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Burton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ivan Lawrence 23,496 44.45
Labour David Hill 21,398 40.48
Liberal K Stevens 7,969 15.07 New
Majority 2,098 3.97
Turnout 52,863 77.97
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Burton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ivan Lawrence 28,343 53.09
Labour David Hill 25,040 46.91
Majority 3,303 6.18
Turnout 58,383 79.48
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1970: Burton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Jennings 27,428 54.32
Labour Ronald G Truman 23,063 45.68
Majority 4,365 8.64
Turnout 50,491 75.60
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Burton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Jennings 23,773 50.29
Labour Charles William Shepherd 23,496 49.71
Majority 277 0.58
Turnout 47,269 78.74
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1964: Burton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Jennings 25,236 53.24
Labour Thomas S Pritchard 22,161 46.76
Majority 3,075 6.48
Turnout 47,397 80.22
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Burton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Jennings 26,926 56.14
Labour Edward McGarry 21,032 43.86
Majority 5,894 12.28
Turnout 47,958 82.36
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Burton[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Jennings 24,519 53.23
Labour Co-op Ewart Taylor 21,546 46.77
Majority 2,973 6.46
Turnout 46,065 80.78
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1951: Burton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Colegate 24,884 50.75
Labour John Stonehouse 24,151 49.25
Majority 733 1.50
Turnout 49,035 86.31
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1950: Burton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Colegate 24,903 51.54
Labour Arthur W. Lyne 23,418 48.46
Majority 1,485 3.08 N/A
Turnout 48,321 86.05
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Burton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur W. Lyne 18,288 51.06
Conservative John Gretton 17,528 48.94
Majority 760 2.12 N/A
Turnout 35,816 66.84
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Burton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Gretton 23,539 74.54
Labour Gladys Nellie Paling 8,041 25.46
Majority 15,498 49.08
Turnout 31,580 65.64
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1931: Burton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Gretton 26,117 74.73
Labour William Paling 8,832 25.27
Majority 17,285 49.46
Turnout 34,949 74.65
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Burton[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist John Gretton 18,243 52.6 −21.6
Labour William Paling 10,511 30.3 +4.5
Liberal Ifor Bowen Lloyd 5,943 17.1 New
Majority 7,732 22.3 −26.1
Turnout 34,697 75.3 −2.5
Registered electors 46,099
Unionist hold Swing −13.1
General election 1924: Burton[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist John Gretton 20,550 74.2 N/A
Labour F. Thoresby 7,141 25.8 New
Majority 13,409 48.4 N/A
Turnout 27,691 77.8 N/A
Registered electors 35,599
Unionist hold Swing N/A
General election 1923: Burton[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist John Gretton Unopposed
Unionist hold
General election 1922: Burton[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist John Gretton Unopposed
Unionist hold

Election results 1885–1918

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Burton[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist John Gretton Unopposed
Unionist hold
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

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;

General election December 1910: Burton[35][36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist Robert Ratcliff 5,877 60.8 N/A
Liberal Harold Rylett 3,784 39.2 New
Majority 2,093 21.6 N/A
Turnout 9,661 81.3 N/A
Registered electors 11,878
Liberal Unionist hold Swing N/A
General election January 1910: Burton[35][36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist Robert Ratcliff Unopposed
Liberal Unionist hold

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Burton[37][36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist Robert Ratcliff 5,613 55.1 −6.9
Liberal Francis Vane 4,572 44.9 +6.9
Majority 1,041 10.2 −13.8
Turnout 10,185 88.8 +5.7
Registered electors 11,465
Liberal Unionist hold Swing −6.9
General election 1900: Burton[37][38][36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist Robert Ratcliff 5,592 62.0 New
Liberal Jabez Edward Johnson-Ferguson 3,421 38.0 N/A
Majority 2,171 24.0 N/A
Turnout 9,013 83.1 N/A
Registered electors 10,852
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing N/A

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Burton[37][36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sydney Evershed Unopposed
Liberal hold
General election 1895: Burton[37][38][36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sydney Evershed Unopposed
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1880s

By-election, 20 Aug 1886: Burton[37][36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sydney Evershed 4,792 67.4 N/A
Conservative Gerald Holbech Hardy 2,319 32.6 New
Majority 2,473 34.8 N/A
Turnout 7,111 75.1 N/A
Registered electors 9,463
Liberal hold Swing N/A
  • Caused by Bass' elevation to the peerage, becoming Lord Burton.
General election 1886: Burton [37][36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Bass Unopposed
Liberal hold
General election 1885: Burton [37][39][36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Bass 5,395 68.0
Conservative Gerald Holbech Hardy 2,543 32.0
Majority 2,852 36.0
Turnout 7,938 83.9
Registered electors 9,463
Liberal win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

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