# Staffordshire Moorlands

The north of the West Midlands. About 85,882 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 533 square kilometres.

Dame Karen Bradley has been the Conservative MP for Staffordshire Moorlands since July 2024. They won by 1,175 votes on a 62.0% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001514. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)

## MP and the 2024 result

Dame Karen Bradley has been the Conservative MP for Staffordshire Moorlands since July 2024.
They won by 1,175 votes on a 62.0% turnout.

MP: [Dame Karen Bradley](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4110) (Conservative).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Staffordshire Moorlands

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Karen Bradley (elected) | Conservative | 15,310 | 35.4% |
| Alastair Watson | Labour | 14,135 | 32.6% |
| Dave Poole | Reform UK | 10,065 | 23.2% |
| Helen Stead | Green Party | 2,293 | 5.3% |
| Graham Oakes | Liberal Democrat | 1,499 | 3.5% |

Electorate 69,892. Turnout 62.0%. Majority 1,175 (2.7%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3798

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 2.7%** (July 2024). The winner in Staffordshire Moorlands had a majority of 2.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 60th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/staffordshire-moorlands#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 62.0%** (July 2024). Turnout in Staffordshire Moorlands at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 62.0% (House of Commons Library). Joint 256th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/staffordshire-moorlands#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 85,232** (2021). Staffordshire Moorlands had 85,232 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 7th least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/staffordshire-moorlands#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 68%** (2022). About 68% of people in Staffordshire Moorlands live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/staffordshire-moorlands#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001514) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 68% of people in Staffordshire Moorlands live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001514) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Staffordshire Moorlands, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Staffordshire Moorlands.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001514) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Staffordshire Moorlands, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Staffordshire Moorlands.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001514) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Staffordshire Moorlands had 85,232 usual residents at the census.

## How Staffordshire Moorlands compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Staffordshire Moorlands | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 2.7% | joint 60th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 62.0% | joint 256th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 85,232 | 7th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 68% | joint 213th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Staffordshire Moorlands?

Staffordshire Moorlands had 85,232 usual residents at the census.
Staffordshire Moorlands is the 7th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Staffordshire Moorlands

Most of Staffordshire Moorlands lies in Staffordshire Moorlands. These figures are published for the whole of Staffordshire Moorlands, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Staffordshire Moorlands itself. [See Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands)

- **Average house price: £224,481** (August 2026). Staffordshire Moorlands’s average house price was £224,481 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,228** (2025). Full-time workers living in Staffordshire Moorlands earned a median of £38,228 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 167th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.9×** (2025). A home in Staffordshire Moorlands costs 5.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 90th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 14.8** (2025). Staffordshire Moorlands has a deprivation score of 14.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 93rd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Staffordshire Moorlands in brief

The winner in Staffordshire Moorlands had a majority of 2.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Staffordshire Moorlands at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 62.0%.
Staffordshire Moorlands had 85,232 usual residents at the census.
About 68% of people in Staffordshire Moorlands live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001514
- Council: [Staffordshire Moorlands †](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 533 km²
- People, mid-2024: 85,882*
- Wards: 25
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 52
- Output areas: 284

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/derbyshire-dales), [Burton and Uttoxeter](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/burton-and-uttoxeter), [Stoke-on-Trent South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stoke-on-trent-south), [Macclesfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/macclesfield), [Stoke-on-Trent North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stoke-on-trent-north), [Congleton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/congleton)

## Similar places

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## Latest updates for Staffordshire Moorlands

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001514

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/staffordshire-moorlands, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/staffordshire-moorlands#f-ge2024-majority.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/staffordshire-moorlands