Cannock Chase (UK Parliament constituency)

Cannock Chase
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Cannock Chase in Staffordshire.
Location of Staffordshire within England.
County	Staffordshire
Population	97,462 (2011 census)
Electorate	75,680 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of parliament	Amanda Milling (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Cannock & Burntwood
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	West Midlands

Cannock Chase is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since May 2015 by Amanda Milling of the Conservative Party.

The constituency contains three towns and several pit villages, Cannock, Rugeley, and Hednesford, with the Chase itself situated between Hednesford and Rugeley. Prior to 1997, Cannock and Hednesford were part of the Cannock and Burntwood constituency, while Rugeley was part of the Mid Staffordshire constituency. Between 1997 and 2010 the village of Huntington was part of the constituency though it was part of South Staffordshire local government district.

2010-present: The District of Cannock Chase.

1997-2010: The District of Cannock Chase, and the District of South Staffordshire ward of Huntington.

The seat was created for the 1997 election; the Labour Party held the seat for 13 years until Aidan Burley of the Conservative Party was elected at the 2010 general election with a large 14% swing, the second largest Labour to Conservative swings in the election.

The vote share change in 2010 comes from the notional, not actual, 2005 results because of the boundary change (loss of Huntington).