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List of parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire

The ceremonial county of Staffordshire (which includes the area of the Stoke-on-Trent unitary authority) is divided into 12 seats - 4 borough and 8 county constituencies. Staffordshire is a county in the West Midlands of England. At the 2024 general election, nine of the seats were won by Labour and three by the Conservatives.

Constituencies

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Further information: 2024 United Kingdom general election

  Conservative †   Labour ‡   Reform UK ¤

Constituency[nb 1] Electorate Majority[nb 2] Member of Parliament Nearest opposition Map
Burton and Uttoxeter CC 77,992 2,266   Jacob Collier ‡   Kate Kniveton †
 
Cannock Chase CC 76,974 3,125   Josh Newbury ‡   Amanda Milling †
 
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire CC 71,662 6,303   Mike Wood †   Sally Benton ‡
 
Lichfield CC 76,118 810   Dave Robertson ‡   Michael Fabricant †
 
Newcastle-under-Lyme CC 67,839 5,069   Adam Jogee ‡   Simon Tagg †
 
Stafford CC 70,608 4,595   Leigh Ingham ‡   Theo Clarke †
 
Staffordshire Moorlands CC 69,892 1,175   Karen Bradley †   Alastair Watson ‡
 
Stoke-on-Trent Central BC 73,693 6,409   Gareth Snell ‡   Luke Shenton ¤
 
Stoke-on-Trent North BC 69,790 5,082   David Williams ‡   Jonathan Gullis †
 
Stoke-on-Trent South CC 68,263 627   Allison Gardner ‡   Jack Brereton †
 
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge CC 71,570 5,466   Gavin Williamson †   Jacqueline Brown ‡
 
Tamworth CC 75,059 1,382   Sarah Edwards ‡   Eddie Hughes †
 

Historic constituencies

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Before 1832

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1832-1885

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The county constituency was divided into:

1885-1918

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The county constituencies were divided into:

1918-1950

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1950-1983

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1983-1997

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1997 to 2024

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Boundary changes

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2024

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See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Former name Boundaries 2010-2024 Current name Boundaries 2024–present
  1. Burton CC
  2. Cannock Chase CC
  3. Lichfield CC
  4. Newcastle-under-Lyme BC
  5. South Staffordshire CC
  6. Stafford CC
  7. Staffordshire Moorlands CC
  8. Stoke-on-Trent Central BC
  9. Stoke-on-Trent North BC
  10. Stoke-on-Trent South BC
  11. Stone CC
  12. Tamworth CC
 
2010-2024 constituencies in Staffordshire
  1. Burton and Uttoxeter CC
  2. Cannock Chase CC
  3. Kingswinford and South Staffordshire CC
  4. Lichfield CC
  5. Newcastle-under-Lyme BC
  6. Stafford CC
  7. Staffordshire Moorlands CC
  8. Stoke-on-Trent Central BC
  9. Stoke-on-Trent North BC
  10. Stoke-on-Trent South BC
  11. Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge CC
  12. Tamworth CC
 
Current constituencies in Staffordshire

For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to combine Staffordshire be combined with the Black Country as a sub-region of the West Midlands Region, resulting in the creation of a new cross-county boundary constituency named Kingswinford and South Staffordshire, which included part of the abolished constituency of South Staffordshire; remaining areas of this seat wwee combined with parts of the abolished constituency of Stone to form Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge. Although the seat was unchanged, Burton was renamed Burton and Uttoxeter.[1][2]

The following constituencies are proposed:

Containing electoral wards from Cannock Chase

Containing electoral wards from East Staffordshire

Containing electoral wards from Lichfield

Containing electoral wards from Newcastle-under-Lyme

Containing electoral wards from South Staffordshire

Containing electoral wards from Stafford

Containing electoral wards from Staffordshire Moorlands

Containing electoral wards from Stoke-on-Trent

Containing electoral wards from Tamworth

  • Tamworth (part)

2010

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Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to retain the 12 constituencies covering Staffordshire for the 2010 election, making minor changes to realign constituency boundaries with the boundaries of current local government wards, and to reduce the electoral disparity between constituencies.

Name Boundaries 1997-2010 Boundaries 2010–2024
  1. Burton CC
  2. Cannock Chase CC
  3. Lichfield CC
  4. Newcastle-under-Lyme BC
  5. South Staffordshire CC
  6. Stafford CC
  7. Staffordshire Moorlands CC
  8. Stoke-on-Trent Central BC
  9. Stoke-on-Trent North BC
  10. Stoke-on-Trent South BC
  11. Stone CC
  12. Tamworth CC
    

Results history

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Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[3]

2024

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The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Staffordshire in the 2024 general election were as follows:

Party Votes % Change from 2019 Seats Change from 2019
Labour 183,181 35.4%  7.1% 9  9
Conservative 164,440 31.8%  29.8% 3  9
Reform 105,605 20.4%  19.3% 0  
Greens 23,018 4.4%  1.3% 0  
Liberal Democrats 21,396 4.1%  1.5% 0  
Others 9,757 1.9%  1.5% 0  
Total 517,614 100.0 12

Percentage votes

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Election year 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024
Labour 32.9 33.9 41.8 51.3 48.0 41.4 31.1 29.2 37.9 28.2 35.4
Conservative 44.9 44.9 44.0 33.7 35.9 35.2 41.6 45.7 56.3 61.6 31.8
Reform1 - - - - - - - - - 1.1 20.4
Green Party - * * * * * 0.2 2.8 1.5 3.1 4.4
Liberal Democrat2 22.1 21.1 13.4 10.7 12.5 15.5 17.9 3.6 3.1 5.6 4.1
UKIP - - - * * * 5.1 17.6 0.9 * *
Other 0.1 0.2 0.9 4.2 3.6 7.8 4.1 1.2 0.3 0.4 1.9

12019 - Brexit Party
21983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats

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Election year 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024
Labour 4 4 5 9 9 9 4 4 3 0 9
Conservative 7 7 6 3 3 3 8 8 9 12 3
Total 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Maps

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1885-1910

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1918-1945

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1950-1979

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1983-present

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Historical representation by party

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A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918

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  Conservative   Labour   Liberal   Liberal-Labour   Liberal Unionist   National Party

Constituency 1885 1886 86 90 91 1892 93 1895 96 98 1900 05 1906 07 08 09 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 12 16
Burton M. Bass Evershed Ratcliff →
Handsworth* Wiggin → H. Meysey-Thompson E. Meysey-Thompson →
Hanley Woodall Heath Edwards → Outhwaite
Kingswinford A. Staveley Hill Webb H. Staveley-Hill
Leek Crompton Davenport Bill Pearce Heath Pearce
Lichfield Swinburne Darwin Fulford Warner
Newcastle-under-Lyme Allen Coghill Allen Haslam Wedgwood
Stafford C. McLaren Salt Shaw Essex
Staffordshire, North West Leveson-Gower Edwards-Heathcote Heath Billson Stanley → Finney
Staffordshire, West H. Bass → Henderson H. McLaren Lloyd →
Stoke-upon-Trent Bright Leveson-Gower Coghill → Ward
Walsall Forster Holden James Hayter Gedge Hayter Dunne Cooper
Wednesbury Lloyd Stanhope Lloyd Green Hyde Norton-Griffiths
West Bromwich Blades Spencer Hazel Legge
Wolverhampton East Fowler Thorne
Wolverhampton South Villiers → Gibbons Norman Hickman
Wolverhampton West Hickman Plowden Hickman Richards Bird

*Transferred to Warwickshire 1911

1918 to 1950

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  Coalition Labour   Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23)   Coalition National Democratic & Labour   Conservative   Constitutionalist   Independent Labour   Labour   Liberal   National Government   National Labour   National Liberal (1931-68)   National Party   New Party

Constituency 1918 19 22 1922 1923 1924 24 26 28 1929 31 1931 31 32 1935 38 41 42 43 44 1945 45
Burslem Finney MacLaren Robinson MacLaren Allen → MacLaren Davies
Burton J. Gretton J. F. Gretton Lyne
Cannock J. Parker Adamson Ward Adamson Lee
Hanley Seddon M. Parker Clowes Hollins Hales Hollins Stross
Kingswinford Sitch Todd Henderson
Leek Bromfield Ratcliffe Bromfield Davies
Lichfield Warner Hodges Wilson Lovat-Fraser → Poole
Newcastle-under-Lyme Wedgwood → Mack
Smethwick Davison O. Mosley → Wise Dobbs Gordon Walker
Stafford Ormsby-Gore Thorneycroft Swingler
Stoke Ward → → → C. Mosley → Copeland Smith
Stone Hill Child Lamb Fraser
Walsall Cooper → Collins Preston McShane Leckie → Schuster Wells
Wednesbury Short Ward Banfield Evans
West Bromwich Roberts Ramsay Roberts Dugdale
Wolverhampton Bilston Hickman Howard-Bury Baker Peto Hannah Gibbons Nally
Wolverhampton East Thorne Mander Baird
Wolverhampton West A. Bird R. Bird Brown → R. Bird Hughes

1950 to 1983

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The West Midlands Order 1965 transferred the Dudley area from Worcestershire to Staffordshire and part of the Warley area from Staffordshire to Worcestershire. These changes were incorporated into the new constituency boundaries for the February 1974 general election.

  Conservative   Labour

Constituency 1950 1951 53 1955 57 1959 63 1964 1966 67 69 1970 73 Feb 74 Oct 74 76 1979
Bilston / W'hampton SE ('74) Nally Edwards
Brierley Hill / Staffs SW (1974) Simmons Talbot Montgomery Cormack
Burton Colegate Jennings Lawrence
Cannock Lee Cormack Roberts
Leek Davies Knox
Lichfield and Tamworth Snow J. d'Avigdor-Goldsmid Grocott Heddle
Newcastle-under-Lyme Mack Swingler Golding
Rowley Regis & Tipton / Dudley E ('74) Henderson Archer Gilbert
Smethwick / Warley East ('74) Gordon Walker Griffiths Faulds
Stafford and Stone Fraser
Stoke-on-Trent Central Stross Cant
Stoke-on-Trent North Davies Slater Forrester
Stoke-on-Trent South Smith Ashley
Walsall / Walsall North (1955) Wells Stonehouse Hodgson Winnick
Wednesbury / W. Brom. W ('74) Evans Stonehouse Boothroyd
West Bromwich / W. Brom. E ('74) Dugdale Foley Boothroyd Snape
Wolverhampton North East Baird Short
Wolverhampton South West Powell Budgen
Walsall South H. d'Avigdor-Goldsmid George
Aldridge-Brownhills Edge Shepherd
Dudley West Phipps Blackburn

1983 to 2010

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  Conservative   Labour

Constituency 1983 84 86 1987 90 1992 96 1997 2001 2005
Burton Lawrence Dean
Cannock and Burntwood / Cannock Chase (1997) Howarth Wright
Mid Staffordshire / Lichfield (1997) Heddle Heal Fabricant
Newcastle-under-Lyme J. Golding L. Golding Farrelly
Stafford Fraser Cash Kidney
Staffordshire Moorlands Knox Atkins
South East Staffordshire / Tamworth (1997) Lightbown Jenkins
South Staffordshire Cormack
Stoke-on-Trent Central Fisher
Stoke-on-Trent North Forrester Walley
Stoke-on-Trent South Ashley Stevenson Flello
Stone Cash

2010 to present

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  Conservative   Independent   Labour

Constituency 2010 2015 17 2017 18 18 2019 22 23 2024
Burton / Burton and Uttoxeter (2024) Griffiths → → Kniveton Collier
Cannock Chase Burley Milling Newbury
Lichfield Fabricant Robertson
Newcastle-under-Lyme Farrelly Bell Jogee
S Staffordshire / Kingswinford & S Staffs ('24) Williamson Wood
Stafford Lefroy Clarke Ingham
Staffordshire Moorlands Bradley
Stoke-on-Trent South Flello Brereton Gardner
Stoke-on-Trent Central Hunt Snell Gideon Snell
Stoke-on-Trent North Walley Smeeth Gullis Williams
Stone / Stone, Great Wyrley & Penkridge ('24) Cash Williamson
Tamworth Pincher → Edwards

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References

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  1. ^ Madeley, Peter. "In detail: Proposed boundary changes for the Black Country and Staffordshire". Express & Star. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report". Boundary Commission for England. paras 1271-1293. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  3. ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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