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Lichfield and Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)

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1586: 1904: 1899: 1894: 84: 144: 1261: 1423: 232: 1785: 116: 66: 36: 112: 158:: The Boroughs of Lichfield and Tamworth, the Urban Districts of Aldridge and Rugeley, and the Rural District of Lichfield. 1594: 1119: 980: 823: 684: 550: 416: 292: 268: 251: 213: 194: 140: 136: 48: 44: 1800: 170:: The Boroughs of Lichfield and Tamworth, and the Rural District of Lichfield except the parish of Brindley Heath. 120: 164:: The Boroughs of Lichfield and Tamworth, the Urban District of Rugeley, and the Rural District of Lichfield. 96: 1490: 1298: 1156: 218: 76: 1755: 1624: 1568: 1485: 1399: 1291: 1236: 1149: 1042: 885: 746: 612: 478: 358: 353: 261: 223: 104: 1585: 8: 1700: 124: 30: 1679: 1508: 1346: 906: 1762: 1656: 1561: 1453: 1323: 1243: 1181: 1093: 1010: 959: 853: 797: 714: 663: 580: 529: 446: 403: 322: 242: 204: 80: 1786:
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)
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British Parliamentary Election Results, 1974-1983, FWS Craig
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British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
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Parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire (historic)
1886: 1801:"'Lichfield and Tamworth', Feb 1974 - May 1983" 1807:. Cognitive Computing Limited. 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Index

county constituency
House of Commons
1950
1983
Lichfield
Staffordshire South East
Mid Staffordshire
Cannock & Burntwood
parliamentary constituency
Lichfield
Tamworth
Staffordshire
Member of Parliament
House of Commons
Parliament of the United Kingdom
first past the post
1950 general election
1983 general election
Mid Staffordshire constituency
1950
Julian Snow
Labour
1970
Jack d'Avigdor-Goldsmid
Conservative
Oct 1974
Bruce Grocott
Labour
1979
John Heddle

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