Cannock (UK Parliament constituency)

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Cannock was a UK Parliament constituency in Staffordshire that elected one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1918 to 1983. It was created from parts of Kingswinford, West Staffordshire and Lichfield and was replaced in 1983 by Cannock & Burntwood and Mid Staffordshire. The area was effectively recreated in 1997 as Cannock Chase.

Boundaries
- 1918–1955: the Urban Districts of Brownhills, Cannock, and Tettenhall; the Rural District of Seisdon; in the Rural District of Cannock the parishes of Bushbury, Cheslyn Hay, Essington, Great Wyrley, and Hilton; and in the Rural District of Walsall the parish of Bentley.
- 1955–1974: the Urban Districts of Cannock and Wednesfield; and the Rural District of Cannock.
- 1974–1983: the Urban Districts of Cannock and Rugeley; and the parish of Brindley Heath in the Rural District of Lichfield.

Notable election
- After the 1970 general election, political scientist Richard Rose called Jennie Lee’s defeat in Cannock “the biggest upset” of the contest, saying the growth of the electorate contributed to a 10.7% swing from Labour to Conservative, higher than the national average.