# Stoke-on-Trent Central

The north of the West Midlands. About 119,248 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 37 square kilometres.

Gareth Snell has been the Labour (Co-op) MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central since July 2024. They won by 6,409 votes on a 47.8% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001520. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)

## MP and the 2024 result

Gareth Snell has been the Labour (Co-op) MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central since July 2024.
They won by 6,409 votes on a 47.8% turnout.

MP: [Gareth Snell](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4595) (Labour (Co-op)).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Stoke-on-Trent Central

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gareth Snell (elected) | Labour and Co-operative Party | 14,950 | 42.4% |
| Luke Shenton | Reform UK | 8,541 | 24.2% |
| Chandra Kanneganti | Conservative | 6,221 | 17.6% |
| Navid Kaleem | Independent | 2,281 | 6.5% |
| Adam Colclough | Green Party | 1,703 | 4.8% |
| Laura McCarthy | Liberal Democrat | 999 | 2.8% |
| Andy Poleshaw | Independent | 315 | 0.9% |
| AliRom Alirom | Independent | 279 | 0.8% |

Electorate 73,812. Turnout 47.8%. Majority 6,409 (18.2%). 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/3805

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: 18.2%** (July 2024). The winner in Stoke-on-Trent Central had a majority of 18.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 242nd largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stoke-on-trent-central#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 47.8%** (July 2024). Turnout in Stoke-on-Trent Central at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 47.8% (House of Commons Library). Joint 31st lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stoke-on-trent-central#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 112,945** (2021). Stoke-on-Trent Central had 112,945 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 101st most 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/stoke-on-trent-central#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 33%** (2022). About 33% of people in Stoke-on-Trent Central 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/stoke-on-trent-central#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001520) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 33% of people in Stoke-on-Trent Central 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=E14001520) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Stoke-on-Trent, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Stoke-on-Trent Central.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001520) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Stoke-on-Trent, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Stoke-on-Trent Central.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001520) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Stoke-on-Trent Central had 112,945 usual residents at the census.

## How Stoke-on-Trent Central compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 18.2% | joint 242nd largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 47.8% | joint 31st lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 112,945 | 101st most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 33% | joint 290th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Stoke-on-Trent Central?

Stoke-on-Trent Central had 112,945 usual residents at the census.
Stoke-on-Trent Central is the 101st most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Stoke-on-Trent

Most of Stoke-on-Trent Central lies in Stoke-on-Trent. These figures are published for the whole of Stoke-on-Trent, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Stoke-on-Trent Central itself. [See Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent)

- **Average house price: £147,377** (July 2026). Stoke-on-Trent’s average house price was £147,377 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £32,622** (2025). Full-time workers living in Stoke-on-Trent earned a median of £32,622 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 13th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.5×** (2025). A home in Stoke-on-Trent costs 4.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 24th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 33.6** (2025). Stoke-on-Trent has a deprivation score of 33.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 21st most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Stoke-on-Trent Central in brief

The winner in Stoke-on-Trent Central had a majority of 18.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Stoke-on-Trent Central at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 47.8%.
Stoke-on-Trent Central had 112,945 usual residents at the census.
About 33% of people in Stoke-on-Trent Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001520
- Council: [Stoke-on-Trent †](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 36.77 km²
- People, mid-2024: 119,248*
- Wards: 15
- Middle areas: 13
- Neighbourhoods: 73
- Output areas: 380

* 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

[Stoke-on-Trent South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stoke-on-trent-south), [Stoke-on-Trent North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stoke-on-trent-north), [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/staffordshire-moorlands), [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newcastle-under-lyme)

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## Latest updates for Stoke-on-Trent Central

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001520

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