Burton and Uttoxeter (UK Parliament constituency)

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]

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
County	Staffordshire
Population	102,731 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate	75,460 (2023)[2]
Major settlements	Burton upon Trent and Uttoxeter
Current constituency
Created	1885 (as Burton)
Member of Parliament	Jacob Collier (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	East Staffordshire and North Staffordshire

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]

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,^[5][6] 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.^[7]

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.^[8] 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.^[9] 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.^[10] 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[11][12]	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^[13]

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^[14]

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^[15]

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^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Griffiths	24,376	49.8	5.3
	Labour	Jon Wheale[17]	13,484	27.3	4.4
	UKIP	Mike Green[17]	8,658	17.5	14.6
	Liberal Democrats	David MacDonald[18]	1,232	2.5	13.3
	Green	Samantha Patrone[19]	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^[20]

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^[21]

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^[22]

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^[23][24]

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^[25][26]

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^[27]

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^[28]

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^[29]

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^[30]

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^[30]

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^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	John Gretton	Unopposed
	Unionist hold

General election 1922: Burton^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	John Gretton	Unopposed
	Unionist hold

Election results 1885–1918

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Burton^[30]

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;

• Unionist: Robert Ratcliff
• Liberal:

General election December 1910: Burton^[31][32]

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^[31][32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Robert Ratcliff	Unopposed
	Liberal Unionist hold

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Burton^[33][32]

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^[33][34][32]

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

Evershed

General election 1892: Burton^[33][32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sydney Evershed	Unopposed
	Liberal hold

General election 1895: Burton^[33][34][32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sydney Evershed	Unopposed
	Liberal hold

Elections in the 1880s

By-election, 20 Aug 1886: Burton^[33][32]

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.

Bass

General election 1886: Burton ^[33][32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Bass	Unopposed
	Liberal hold

General election 1885: Burton ^[33][35][32]

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

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire

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.