Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)

For the Australian constituency, see Electoral district of Tamworth.

Tamworth
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Tamworth in West Midlands region
CountyStaffordshire
Electorate72,544 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsTamworth, Fazeley, Wilnecote
Current constituency
Created1997
Member of ParliamentSarah Edwards
SeatsOne
Created fromSouth East Staffordshire
1885–1945
SeatsOne
Type of constituencyCounty constituency
1567–1885
SeatsTwo
Type of constituencyBorough constituency

Tamworth is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, based on the town of Tamworth in Staffordshire, England. The seat is currently represented by Sarah Edwards of the Labour Party, re-elected in the UK 2024 general election.[2]

Boundaries

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Birmingham, the Sessional Divisions of Birmingham and Solihull, part of the Sessional Divisions of Atherstone and Coleshill, and part of the Municipal Borough of Tamworth.

1918–1945: The Municipal Borough of Sutton Coldfield, the Rural Districts of Meriden and Solihull, and part of the Rural District of Tamworth.

1997–2010: The Borough of Tamworth, and the District of Lichfield wards of Bourne Vale, Fazeley, Little Aston, Mease Valley, Shenstone, Stonnall, and Tame.

2010–2024: The Borough of Tamworth, and the District of Lichfield wards of Bourne Vale, Fazeley, Little Aston, Mease and Tame, Shenstone, and Stonnall.

2024–present: Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency comprises the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The District of Lichfield wards of: Bourne Vale; Fazeley; Little Aston & Stonnall; Mease Valley; Shenstone; Whittington & Streethay (excluding the parish of Streethay).
  • The Borough of Tamworth.[3]

Minor adjustments to the boundary with Lichfield.[clarification needed]

History

The present Tamworth Constituency, a county constituency,[4] replaced the old South East Staffordshire constituency for the 1997 general election.

A previous Tamworth constituency existed from 1563 until it was abolished for the 1945 general election. It was a borough constituency that elected two MPs until the 1885 general election, when it was reincarnated as a single-MP constituency in the county of Warwickshire by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.

Political history

Since its 1997 recreation the seat has been a bellwether, reflecting the largest party in terms of seats in the House of Commons with the largest share of the vote for the candidate locally. However, the seat has heavily trended towards the Conservatives in the general elections up to 2019, with majorities in excess of 10,000 in both 2015 and 2017 and almost 20,000 in 2019.

In the October 2023 by-election caused by the resignation of Chris Pincher (Conservative), Sarah Edwards (Labour) was elected. The results were videoed.[5] Whilst it was a 24% swing to Labour, the turnout was a comparatively low 35%.

In the 2024 general election, Eddie Hughes stood as the Conservative candidate; he was the incumbent MP for Walsall North, which had been abolished as a result of the 2023 boundary review. Edwards retained the seat with a slightly increased margin in numerical terms, but a lower percentage margin (3.1% versus 5.1%) due to the higher turnout.[2]

Prominent members

The Prime Minister and leader of the breakaway Tory group, the Peelites, Sir Robert Peel, represented the area for a long period 1830–1850, as did his father, brother and son at different periods. His father and son, also named Robert, also shared the baronetcy gained by his father, which gave them the automatic right to the style "Sir".

Constituency profile

Income and wealth are around average for the UK. The area voted strongly for Brexit in 2016.[6]

The constituency is convenient for all of the West Midlands conurbation and has considerable local employment. Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 2.9% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[7]

Members of Parliament

MPs before 1660

Parliament First member Second member
1275–1559 No representation or records[8]
1563–1567 Michael Harcourt Robert Harcourt
1571 Edward Lewknor John Bullock
1572–1583 Lancelot Bostock John Nuttall
1584–1585 John Breton Clement Fisher
1586–1587 Walter Bagot John Ferrers
1588–1589 Sir Edward Devereux Robert Wright
1593 John Ferrers Thomas Smith
1597–1598 William Temple[9] George Hyde
1601 George Egeock Robert Burdett
1604 Sir Percival Willoughby
Chose to sit for Nottinghamshire, replaced by Sir Thomas Beaumont		 John Ferrers
1614 Sir Thomas Roe Sir Percival Willoughby
1621 Sir Thomas Puckering John Ferrar
1624–1625 John Woodford John Wightwick
1625 Sir Thomas Puckering Sir Richard Skeffington
1626 Sir Thomas Puckering Sir Walter Devereux
1628–1629 Sir Thomas Puckering Sir Walter Devereux
1629–1640 No Parliaments summoned
1640 (Apr) Sir Simon Archer[10] George Abbot
1640 (Nov) Ferdinando Stanhope (Royalist), killed 1643[11] Henry Wilmot (Royalist), expelled 1641.[12]
1645 George Abbot (Parliamentarian) Sir Peter Wentworth (Parliamentarian)
1648 George Abbot (Parliamentarian) Sir Peter Wentworth (Parliamentarian)
1653 Tamworth not represented in Barebone's Parliament
1654 Tamworth not represented in 1st Protectorate Parliament
1656 Tamworth not represented in 2nd Protectorate Parliament
1659 Maj. Gen. Tobias Bridge Edward Keeling

MPs 1660–1885

Year First member First party Second member Second party[13]
1660 Richard Newdigate Thomas Fox
1661 Amos Walrond John Swinfen
1669 John Ferrers
1670 John Boyle, Lord Clifford
Feb 1679 Sir Thomas Thynne, Bt
Aug 1679 Sir Andrew Hacket
1681 John Swinfen
1685 Richard Howe Sir Henry Gough
Jan 1689 Henry Sidney
May 1689 Henry Boyle
1690 Michael Biddulph
1695 Thomas Guy
1698 John Chetwynd
1699 Sir Henry Gough
1701 Henry Thynne
1702 Joseph Girdler
1708 Richard Swinfen
1710 Samuel Bracebridge
1715 William Inge
1722 Francis Willoughby
1723 Richard Swinfen
Jan 1727 Hon. George Compton
Aug 1727 William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin Whig Hon. Thomas Willoughby Tory
1734 Lord John Sackville Hon. George Compton
1735 Charles Cotes
1741 John Floyer
1742 Charles Cotes
1747 Hon. Thomas Villiers Sir Henry Harpur
1748 Sir Robert Burdett
1756 Viscount Villiers
1765 Edward Thurlow
Mar 1768 William de Grey
Nov 1768 Charles Vernon
1774 Thomas de Grey
1778 Anthony Chamier
Sep 1780 John Courtenay
Nov 1780 John Calvert
1784 John Calvert II
1790 Sir Robert Peel Tory[14]
1796 Thomas Carter
1802 William Loftus
1812 Lord Charles Townshend Whig[14]
1818 William Yates Peel Tory[14]
1820 Lord Charles Townshend Whig[14]
1830 Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt Tory[14]
1834 Conservative[14]
1835 William Yates Peel Conservative[14]
1837 Edward Henry A'Court Conservative[14]
1846 Peelite[15]
Jul 1847 William Yates Peel Conservative[14]
Dec 1847 John Townshend Whig[16]
1850 Sir Robert Peel, 3rd Bt Peelite[17]
1856 John Townshend Whig[18][19]
1859 Liberal Liberal
1863 John Peel Liberal
1868 Sir Henry Bulwer Liberal
1871 John Peel Liberal
1872 Robert William Hanbury Conservative
1878 Hamar Bass Liberal
1880 Jabez Balfour Liberal

MPs 1885–1945

Tamworth was reduced to having one member in 1885.

Year Member Whip
1885 Philip Muntz Conservative
1909 Sir Francis Newdegate Conservative
1917 Henry Wilson-Fox Unionist
1922 Sir Percy Newson Unionist
1923 Sir Edward Iliffe Unionist
1929 Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland Unionist
1935 Sir John Mellor Conservative

The seat was abolished in 1945.

MPs since 1997

South East Staffordshire prior to 1997

Election Member[13] Party
1997

2001

2005

Brian Jenkins Labour
2010

2015

2017

2019

Chris Pincher Conservative
2022[20] Independent
2023 by-election

2024

Sarah Edwards Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Tamworth[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Edwards 15,338 35.0 +11.7
Conservative Eddie Hughes 13,956 31.9 −34.8
Reform UK Ian Cooper 11,004 25.1 N/A
Green Sue Howarth 1,579 3.6 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Jed Marson 1,451 3.3 −2.0
UKIP Robert Bilcliff 290 0.7 −1.0
Workers Party Adam Goodfellow 170 0.4 N/A
Majority 1,382 3.1 N/A
Turnout 43,788 58.3 Decrease 6.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase 23.4
  • Changes in vote share are based on the 2019 general election result, not the 2023 by–election result.
2023 Tamworth by-election[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Edwards 11,719 45.8 Increase 22.1
Conservative Andrew Cooper 10,403 40.7 Decrease 25.6
Reform UK Ian Cooper 1,373 5.4 New
Britain First Ashlea Simon 580 2.3 New
UKIP Robert Bilcliff 436 1.7 Decrease 0.1
Green Sue Howarth 417 1.6 Decrease 0.4
Liberal Democrats Sunny Virk 417 1.6 Decrease 3.7
Monster Raving Loony Howling Laud Hope 155 0.6 New
Independent Peter Longman 86 0.3 New
Majority 1,316 5.1 N/A
Turnout 25,586 35.9 Decrease 28.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase 23.9

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Tamworth[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Pincher 30,542 66.3 Increase 5.3
Labour Co-op Chris Bain 10,908 23.7 Decrease 11.1
Liberal Democrats Rob Wheway 2,426 5.3 Increase 1.1
Green Andrew Tilley 935 2.0 New
UKIP Robert Bilcliff 814 1.8 New
Independent John Wright 431 0.9 New
Majority 19,634 42.6 Increase 16.4
Turnout 46,066 64.3 Decrease 1.8
Conservative hold Swing Increase 8.2
General election 2017: Tamworth[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Pincher 28,748 61.0 Increase 11.0
Labour Andrew Hammond 16,401 34.8 Increase 8.7
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Pinkett 1,961 4.2 Increase 1.2
Majority 12,347 26.2 Increase 2.3
Turnout 47,110 66.1 Increase 0.5
Conservative hold Swing Increase 1.1
General election 2015: Tamworth[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Pincher[25] 23,606 50.0 Increase 4.2
Labour Carol Dean[25] 12,304 26.1 Decrease 6.6
UKIP Janet Higgins[25] 8,727 18.5 Increase 13.6
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Pinkett[25] 1,427 3.0 Decrease 13.2
Green Nicola Holmes[25] 1,110 2.4 New
Majority 11,302 23.9 Increase 10.8
Turnout 47,174 65.6 Increase 1.8
Conservative hold Swing Increase 5.4
General election 2010: Tamworth[26][27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Pincher 21,238 45.8 Increase 8.7
Labour Brian Jenkins 15,148 32.7 Decrease 10.3
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Pinkett[28] 7,516 16.2 Increase 2.1
UKIP Steven Fowler 2,253 4.9 Increase 2.1
Christian Charlene Detheridge 235 0.5 New
Majority 6,090 13.1 N/A
Turnout 46,390 63.8 Increase 2.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase 9.5

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Tamworth[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Jenkins 18,801 43.0 Decrease 6.0
Conservative Chris Pincher 16,232 37.1 Decrease 0.5
Liberal Democrats Phil Bennion 6,175 14.1 Increase 2.4
Veritas Patrick Eston 1,320 3.0 New
UKIP Tom Simpson 1,212 2.8 Increase 1.1
Majority 2,569 5.9 Decrease 6.5
Turnout 43,740 61.0 Increase 3.2
Labour hold Swing Decrease 2.8
General election 2001: Tamworth[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Jenkins 19,722 49.0 Decrease 2.8
Conservative Luise Gunter 15,124 37.6 Increase 0.9
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Pinkett 4,721 11.7 Increase 3.6
UKIP Paul Sootheran 683 1.7 Increase 1.0
Majority 4,598 11.4 Decrease 3.7
Turnout 40,250 57.8 Decrease 16.4
Labour hold Swing Decrease 1.8

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Tamworth[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Jenkins 25,808 51.8
Conservative Lady Lightbown 18,312 36.7
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Pinkett 4,025 8.1
Referendum Dianne Livesey 1,163 2.3
UKIP Christopher Lamb 369 0.7
Liberal Catherine Twelvetrees 177 0.4
Majority 7,496 15.1
Turnout 49,854 74.2
Labour win (new seat)

Elections 1918–1945

Elections in the 1930s

Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected:

General election 1935: Tamworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Mellor 42,675 79.47
Labour John Yates 11,026 20.53
Majority 31,649 58.94
Turnout 53,701 64.72
Conservative hold Swing
1935 Tamworth by-election[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Mellor Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative hold
General election 1931: Tamworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Steel-Maitland 41,571 84.67
Labour Joseph Willbery 7,525 15.33
Majority 34,046 69.34
Turnout 49,096 73.92
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Tamworth by-election[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Arthur Steel-Maitland 23,495 64.8 –2.6
Labour George Horwill 12,759 35.2 +2.6
Majority 10,736 29.6 –5.2
Turnout 36,254 60.3 –13.3
Registered electors 60,087
Unionist hold Swing –2.6
General election 1929: Tamworth[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Edward Iliffe 29,807 67.4 N/A
Labour George Horwill 14,402 32.6 New
Majority 15,405 34.8 N/A
Turnout 44,209 73.6 N/A
Unionist hold Swing
General election 1924: Tamworth[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Edward Iliffe Unopposed N/A N/A
Unionist hold
General election 1923: Tamworth[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Edward Iliffe Unopposed N/A N/A
Unionist hold
General election 1922: Tamworth[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Percy Newson Unopposed N/A N/A
Unionist hold
1922 Tamworth by-election[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist Percy Newson 14,732 68.8 N/A
Labour George Henry Jones 6,671 31.2 New
Majority 8,061 17.6 N/A
Turnout 21,403 60.0 N/A
Unionist hold Swing N/A
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Tamworth[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist Henry Wilson-Fox Unopposed
Unionist hold
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections 1885–1918

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Tamworth by-election[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Henry Wilson-Fox Unopposed
Unionist hold

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: Tamworth[35][36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Francis Newdegate Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election January 1910: Tamworth[35][36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Francis Newdegate 10,313 68.2 +7.2
Liberal Charles Henry Brampton 4,799 31.8 –7.2
Majority 5,514 36.4 +14.4
Turnout 15,112 82.9 +2.8
Registered electors 18,228
Conservative hold Swing +7.2

Elections in the 1900s

1909 Tamworth by-election[35][37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Francis Newdegate Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1906: Tamworth[35][37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Muntz 7,561 61.0 N/A
Liberal John Seymour Keay 4,842 39.0 New
Majority 2,719 22.0 N/A
Turnout 12,403 80.1 N/A
Registered electors 15,491
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1900: Tamworth[35][37][38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Muntz Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Tamworth[35][37][38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Muntz Unopposed
Conservative hold
Johnson
General election 1892: Tamworth[35][37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Muntz 5,128 65.5 N/A
Lib-Lab William Johnson 2,702 34.5 New
Majority 2,426 31.0 N/A
Turnout 7,830 78.6 N/A
Registered electors 9,968
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Tamworth[35][37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Muntz Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1885: Tamworth[35][37][39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Muntz 4,338 52.9 +25.9
Liberal William Beale 3,858 47.1 –25.9
Majority 480 5.8 N/A
Turnout 8,196 81.6 –16.8 (est)
Registered electors 10,046
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +25.9

Elections 1868–1885

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Tamworth (2 seats)[40][41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hamar Bass 1,409 41.4 +2.9
Liberal Jabez Balfour 1,074 31.6 +24.2
Conservative William Henry Worthington 920 27.0 −11.3
Majority 154 4.6 +4.4
Turnout 2,329 (est) 98.4 (est) +21.9
Registered electors 2,368
Liberal hold Swing +4.3
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +14.9

Elections in the 1870s

1878 Tamworth by-election (1 seat)[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hamar Bass 1,186 66.1 +20.2
Conservative Francis Bridgeman 607 33.9 −4.4
Majority 579 32.2 N/A
Turnout 1,793 85.5 +9.0
Registered electors 2,096
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +12.3
General election 1874: Tamworth (2 seats)[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Peel (3rd) 1,089 38.5 –2.6
Conservative Robert William Hanbury 1,086 38.3 N/A
Lib-Lab Henry Hawkes[42][43] 448 15.8 N/A
Liberal Charles Parker Butt[44] 209 7.4 N/A
Turnout 1,416 (est) 76.5 (est) –2.3
Registered electors 1,850
Majority 3 0.2 –0.9
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Majority 638 22.5 N/A
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing N/A
By-election, 16 Apr 1872: Tamworth (1 seat)[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert William Hanbury 946 74.5 New
Liberal Robert Spencer Robinson[45] 323 25.5 N/A
Majority 623 49.0 N/A
Turnout 1,269 72.6 –6.2
Registered electors 1,747
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing N/A
  • Caused by John Peel's death.
By-election, 28 Mar 1871: Tamworth (1 seat)[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Peel Unopposed
Liberal hold
  • Caused by Butler's elevation to the peerage, becoming Lord Dalling and Bulwer.

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Tamworth (2 seats)[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Peel (3rd) 1,136 41.1 –10.5
Liberal Henry Bulwer 827 30.0 N/A
Liberal John Peel 798 28.9 –6.7
Majority 29 1.1 –21.7
Turnout 1,381 (est) 78.8 (est) –6.6
Registered electors 1,753
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections 1832–1868

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Tamworth (2 seats)[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Peel (3rd) 416 51.6 +3.3
Liberal John Peel 287 35.6 –4.8
Conservative William Thomas Shave Daniel 103 12.8 +1.5
Majority 184 22.8 –7.3
Turnout 455 (est) 85.4 (est) +0.9
Registered electors 532
Liberal hold Swing +1.3
Liberal hold Swing –2.8
By-election, 12 October 1863: Tamworth[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Peel 224 57.3 –31.4
Liberal Henry Cowper[46] 167 42.7 +31.4
Majority 57 14.6 –14.5
Turnout 391 84.4 –0.1
Registered electors 463
Liberal hold Swing –31.4

Caused by Townshend's succession to the peerage, becoming 5th Marquess Townshend.

By-election, 31 July 1861: Tamworth[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Peel (3rd) Unopposed
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: Tamworth (2 seats)[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Peel (3rd) 341 48.3 N/A
Liberal John Townshend 285 40.4 N/A
Conservative William Thomas Shave Daniel 80 11.3 N/A
Majority 205 29.1 N/A
Turnout 393 (est) 84.5 (est) N/A
Registered electors 465
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election 1857: Tamworth (2 seats)[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Peelite Robert Peel (3rd) Unopposed
Whig John Townshend jnr. Unopposed
Registered electors 419
Peelite hold
Whig hold
By-election, 7 February 1856: Tamworth[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Townshend jnr. Unopposed
Whig hold
  • Caused by Townshend's elevation to the peerage, becoming Marquess of Townshend
By-election, 14 March 1855: Tamworth[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Peelite Robert Peel (3rd) Unopposed
Peelite hold
General election 1852: Tamworth (2 seats)[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Peelite Robert Peel (3rd) Unopposed
Whig John Townshend snr. Unopposed
Registered electors 382
Peelite hold
Whig gain from Conservative
By-election, 19 July 1850: Tamworth[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Peelite Robert Peel (3rd) Unopposed
Peelite hold
  • Caused by Robert Peel's death.

Elections in the 1840s

By-election, 18 December 1847: Tamworth[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Townshend snr. Unopposed
Whig gain from Conservative
General election 1847: Tamworth (2 seats)[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Peelite Robert Peel (2nd) Unopposed
Conservative William Yates Peel Unopposed
Registered electors 393
Peelite gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
By-election, 13 September 1841: Tamworth[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Peel (2nd) Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1841: Tamworth (2 seats)[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Peel (2nd) 365 48.5 +1.1
Conservative Edward Henry A'Court 241 32.0 +2.0
Whig John Townshend snr. 147 19.5 –3.1
Majority 94 12.5 +5.1
Turnout 377 (est) 77.6 (est) c. –11.7
Registered electors 485
Conservative hold Swing +1.3
Conservative hold Swing +1.8

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: Tamworth (2 seats)[40][14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Robert Peel (2nd) 387 47.4
Conservative Edward Henry A'Court 245 30.0
Whig John Townshend snr. 185 22.6
Majority 60 7.4
Turnout 444 89.3
Registered electors 497
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
General election 1835: Tamworth (2 seats)[40][14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Robert Peel (2nd) Unopposed
Conservative William Yates Peel Unopposed
Registered electors 505
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Whig
General election 1832: Tamworth (2 seats)[40][14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Tory Robert Peel (2nd) Unopposed
Whig Charles Townshend Unopposed
Registered electors 586
Tory hold
Whig hold
General election 1831: Tamworth (2 seats)[40][47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Tory Robert Peel (2nd) Unopposed
Whig Charles Townshend Unopposed
Tory hold
Whig hold
General election 1830: Tamworth (2 seats)[40][47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Tory Robert Peel (2nd) Unopposed
Whig Charles Townshend Unopposed
Tory hold
Whig hold

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

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