Michael Fabricant (centre) celebrating his win with Conservative colleagues
Michael Fabricant (centre) celebrating his win with Conservative colleagues

Lichfield and Burntwood’s MP says his success at the ballot box is because he never pretended to be anything other than himself.

Michael Fabricant was again victorious in the General Election as he retained the seat he has held since 1997.

The Conservative MP kept up his record of increasing the majority at every vote, with his latest efforts seeing the margin rise to more than 23,000.

He told Lichfield Live after the result that his policy of standing by his beliefs had paid off.

“If you’re not true to yourself, if you try and be something you’re not, people see through it.

“I’m just Michael Fabricant who says what he wants. And I like to think – in the nicest possibly way – I get things done as an MP.”

Michael Fabricant

Despite stretching his majority, Mr Fabricant admitted that he hadn’t been sure it would happen this time around.

“I’m very relieved. Ever since 1997 it’s gone up, but I wasn’t so convinced this time.

“We had all these scare stories about selling off the NHS and I thought the campaign was a little unpleasant in places, so I wondered whether that would affect the result.

“But apparently not.

Michael Fabricant

Full results for the Lichfield consitituency at the 2019 General Election:

  • Michael Fabricant (Conservatives) – 34,844
  • John Madden (Independent) – 568
  • Andrea Muckley (Green Party) – 1,743
  • Paul Ray (Lib Dems) – 5,632
  • Dave Robertson (Labour) – 11,206

Founder of Lichfield Live and editor of the site.

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Burntwood Bloke
4 years ago

Yet when we say what we want to him, he reacts in quite a childish and angry way.

Mike
4 years ago

Says what he wants? Should be saying what constituents want. Chance would be a fine thing

Megan
4 years ago

True to himself. Not his constituents

Darryl
4 years ago

“I’m just Michael Fabricant who says what he wants. And I like to think – in the nicest possibly way – I get things done as an MP.”

My experience is significantly different.

AnnS
4 years ago

Concur with all the above.

GFI
4 years ago

True to himself ,first he says he’s homosexual then claims to be bi sexual ,just following trends me thinks

KA
4 years ago

Gets what done?? What has he actually done? And yet a ridiculous number of people voted for him…?

Megan
4 years ago

Lemmings m’dear. Lemmings.

Megan
4 years ago

Just think in another 5 years, unless something unexpected happens and we have to have another election, wouldn’t that be exciting though, some or most of the generation who voted him in, the boomers who have had the best of the Welfare system might not be around. I can say this being a ‘Boomer’ myself. And inexplicably why did so many Northerners who lost their livelihoods under Thatcher for goodness sake, now vote for the same again. Suckers for punishment would you say as someone once said to me when I was doing a ‘sweat’ class in the gym. I’m one of the Boomer generation but I didn’t vote for HIM. And the young ones shouldn’t be afraid as Cliff sings, at the Cliff edge, because they will have the power and that day isn’t that far away. The light at the end of the tunnel. Hope I’m here to see that day happen. Please let it be.

Megan
4 years ago

You know that painting of Him on the bus shelter at the bus stop on Eastern Ave is really pretty scary. He looks like a clown. Was that meant I wonder. Even so I wouldn’t take my great grandkids past it that’s for sure. Hey give us something more relevant. Let’s say about Climate Change perhaps. That would inspire the kids.