Burton Ivan Lawrence 21,480 27,810 4,617 0 604 Burton 28,454 24,327 6,219 0 0 Conservative The Staffordshire town of Burton on Trent, known for its brewing industry, has only ever elected a Labour MP once, in their great year of 1945. This is a surprise to those who visit the town, which has working-class terraced streets at its heart and an Asian community. Most Burton wards strongly support Labour at local elections. But they did not win it in 1966, and the Conservative MP Sir Ivan Lawrence held on by 6,000 in 1992. The reason for this disparity lies in the fact that the Burton constituency includes other voters than those resident in the town itself, in a swathe of rural East Staffordshire wards and the small market town of Uttoxeter. To Tory chagrin, however, a couple of rural wards have now been excluded by the Boundary Commissioners. These are very Tory (Bagots and Yoxall) and effectively reduce Sir Ivan's lead by about 2,000. These may well bring the seat within Labour's range - they now need a swing of less than 4 per cent, which many observers think is well within their capabilities.

	2,513	6.18	9.03	68
	3,224	7.93	11.17	71
	3,361	8.27	11.25	73
	6,060	14.90	14.70	101
	4,051	9.96	10.45	95
	1,536	3.78	2.81	134
	3,198	7.86	8.01	98
	8,317	20.45	15.25	134
	5,447	13.39	7.13	188
	2,567	6.31	10.17	62