Cannock Chase (UK Parliament constituency)

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Cannock Chase constituency shown within Staffordshire, and that county within England

Cannock Chase 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

Cannock Chase constituency has almost the same boundaries as Cannock Chase local government district, with the addition of the village of Huntington from South Staffordshire district.

Under the current review, the Boundary Commission has recommended that the constituency borders be aligned exactly with the Cannock Chase local government district.

Member of Parliament

Tony Wright has been the representative for Cannock Chase, and Cannock and Burntwood constituency before that, since 1992.

Election results

General Election 2005: Cannock Chase

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Wright	22,139	51.3	−4.8
	Conservative	Ian Collard	12,912	29.9	−0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jenny Pinkett	5,934	13.8	0.0
	UKIP	Roy Jenkins	2,170	5.0	N/A
Majority			9,227	21.4
Turnout			43,155	57.4	+2.0
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 2001: Cannock Chase

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Wright	23,049	56.1	+1.3
	Conservative	Gavin Smithers	12,345	30.1	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Stewart Reynolds	5,670	13.8	+5.1
Majority			10,704	26.0
Turnout			41,064	55.4	−18.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Politics and history of the constituency

See also

List of Parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire