title: South West Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
text: # South West Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
  
  South West Staffordshire was a parliamentary constituency in Staffordshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
  
  ## History
  
  The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
  
  ## Boundaries
  
  The Rural Districts of Cannock and Seisdon.
  
  ## Members of Parliament
  
  | Election | Election | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Feb 1974 | Patrick Cormack | Conservative |
  | 1983 | 1983 | renamed South Staffordshire | renamed South Staffordshire |
  
  ## Election results
  
  General election February 1974: South West Staffordshire :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Patrick Cormack | 23,878 | 48.84 | |
  | | Labour | Ivor Wymer | 14,120 | 28.88 | |
  | | Liberal | Eric Freeman | 10,408 | 21.29 | |
  | | English National | David Maxwell | 482 | 0.99 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,758 | 19.96 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,888 | 80.74 | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  General election October 1974: South West Staffordshire :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Patrick Cormack | 22,604 | 49.11 | +0.27 |
  | | Labour | Ivor Wymer | 15,065 | 32.73 | +3.85 |
  | | Liberal | Anthony Lambert | 8,355 | 18.15 | -3.14 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,539 | 16.38 | -3.58 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,024 | 75.40 | -5.34 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.79 | |
  
  General election 1979: South West Staffordshire :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Patrick Cormack | 32,153 | 60.39 | +11.28 |
  | | Labour | GJ Lane | 14,720 | 27.65 | -5.08 |
  | | Liberal | R Fox | 5,460 | 10.25 | -7.90 |
  | | National Front | J Thomas | 912 | 1.71 | New |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,433 | 32.74 | +16.36 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,245 | 79.02 | +3.62 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.18 | |
  