Stafford and Stone (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Stafford and Stone
|parliament = uk
|map1 =
|map2 =
|map_entity =
|map_year =
|year = 1950
|abolished = 1983
|type = county
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = Stafford, Stone and Burton
|next = Stafford and Mid Staffordshire{{cite web|title='Stafford and Stone', Feb 1974 - May 1983|url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74539.htm|website=ElectionWeb Project|publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited|accessdate=24 March 2016}}
|region = England
|county = Staffordshire
}}
Stafford and Stone was county constituency in Staffordshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was created in 1950 and abolished in 1983.
Boundaries
The Borough of Stafford, the Urban District of Stone, and the Rural Districts of Stafford and Stone.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | |
| colspan="2"|Election | Member {{Rayment-hc|s|4|date=March 2012}}
!Party |
|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1950 | |
| | 1983
|colspan="2"|constituency abolished |
Elections
=Elections in the 1950s=
{{Election box begin|
|title=General election 1950: Stafford and Stone British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS CraigThe Times House of Commons, 1950-70
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Hugh Fraser
|votes=24,046
|percentage=52.65
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Stephen Swingler
|votes=19,008
|percentage=41.62
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=William Joseph McEldowney
|votes=2,617
|percentage=5.73
|change=
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=5,038
|percentage=11.03
|change=
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes= 45.671
|percentage=85.98
|change=
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner=Conservative Party (UK)
|swing=
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=General election 1951: Stafford and Stone
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Hugh Fraser
|votes=25,795
|percentage=56.64
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Ghriam Passmore Grant
|votes=19,749
|percentage=43.36
|change=
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=6,046
|percentage=13.28
|change=
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes= 45,544
|percentage=84.15
|change=
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Conservative Party (UK)
|swing=
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=General election 1955: Stafford and Stone
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Hugh Fraser
|votes=26,206
|percentage=59.89
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Kenneth E Richardson
|votes=17,550
|percentage=40.11
|change=
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=8,656
|percentage=19.78
|change=
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes= 43,756
|percentage=78.99
|change=
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Conservative Party (UK)
|swing=
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=General election 1959: Stafford and Stone
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Hugh Fraser
|votes=28,107
|percentage=60.92
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Arnold Gregory
|votes=18,034
|percentage=39.08
|change=
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=10,073
|percentage=21.84
|change=
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes= 46,141
|percentage=80.84
|change=
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Conservative Party (UK)
|swing=
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1960s=
{{Election box begin|
|title=General election 1964: Stafford and Stone
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Hugh Fraser
|votes=25,373
|percentage=50.19
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Arthur Lewis Ballham
|votes=18,587
|percentage=36.77
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=Brian D King
|votes=6,593
|percentage=13.04
|change= New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=6,786
|percentage=13.42
|change=
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes= 50,553
|percentage=80.99
|change=
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Conservative Party (UK)
|swing=
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=General election 1966: Stafford and Stone
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Hugh Fraser
|votes=25,259
|percentage=49.43
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Graham S Rea
|votes=20,218
|percentage=39.57
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=Eric Furniss
|votes=5,623
|percentage=11.00
|change=
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=5,041
|percentage=9.86
|change=
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes= 51,100
|percentage=79.45
|change=
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Conservative Party (UK)
|swing=
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1970s=
{{Election box begin|
|title=General election 1970: Stafford and Stone
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Hugh Fraser
|votes=30,056
|percentage=54.84
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Michael John Kenneth Stanworth
|votes=20,380
|percentage=37.19
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=Arnold Williams
|votes=4,370
|percentage=7.97
|change=
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=9,676
|percentage=17.65
|change=
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes= 54,806
|percentage=73.37
|change=
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Conservative Party (UK)
|swing=
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=General election February 1974: Stafford and Stone
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Hugh Fraser
|votes=30,056
|percentage=46.77
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=TE Cowlinshaw
|votes=21,073
|percentage=32.79
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=HS Martin
|votes=13,132
|percentage=20.44
|change=
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=8,983
|percentage=13.98
|change=
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes= 64,261
|percentage=82.29
|change=
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=General election October 1974: Stafford and Stone
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Hugh Fraser
|votes=27,173
|percentage=45.39
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=TE Cowlinshaw
|votes=20,845
|percentage=34.82
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=HS Martin
|votes=11,491
|percentage=19.20
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party=Go To Blazes Party
|candidate=David Sutch
|votes=351
|percentage=0.59
|change= New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=6,328
|percentage=10.57
|change=
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes= 59,860
|percentage=75.95
|change=
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=General election 1979: Stafford and Stone
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Hugh Fraser
|votes=34,387
|percentage=52.38
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Michael JD Poulter
|votes=21,210
|percentage=32.31
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=R Burman
|votes=10,049
|percentage=15.31
|change=
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=13,177
|percentage=20.07
|change=
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes= 65,646
|percentage=78.81
|change=
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stafford And Stone (Uk Parliament Constituency)}}
Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire (historic)
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983