# Stoke-on-Trent South

The north of the West Midlands. About 96,652 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 159 square kilometres.

Dr Allison Gardner has been the Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent South since July 2024. They won by 627 votes on a 58.5% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001522. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)

## MP and the 2024 result

Dr Allison Gardner has been the Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent South since July 2024.
They won by 627 votes on a 58.5% turnout.

MP: [Dr Allison Gardner](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5334) (Labour).

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

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allison Gardner (elected) | Labour | 14,221 | 34.7% |
| Jack Brereton | Conservative | 13,594 | 33.2% |
| Michael Baily | Reform UK | 8,851 | 21.6% |
| Alec Sandiford | Liberal Democrat | 1,577 | 3.9% |
| Asif Mehmood | Independent | 1,372 | 3.4% |
| Peggy Wiseman | Green Party | 1,207 | 2.9% |
| Carla Parrish | Independent | 120 | 0.3% |

Electorate 70,002. Turnout 58.5%. Majority 627 (1.5%). 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/3807

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: 1.5%** (July 2024). The winner in Stoke-on-Trent South had a majority of 1.5% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 30th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stoke-on-trent-south#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 58.5%** (July 2024). Turnout in Stoke-on-Trent South at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 58.5% (House of Commons Library). Joint 267th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stoke-on-trent-south#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 94,490** (2021). Stoke-on-Trent South had 94,490 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 131st 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/stoke-on-trent-south#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 46%** (2022). About 46% of people in Stoke-on-Trent South 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-south#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001522) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 46% of people in Stoke-on-Trent South 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=E14001522) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Stafford, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Stoke-on-Trent South.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001522) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Stafford, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Stoke-on-Trent South.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001522) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Stoke-on-Trent South had 94,490 usual residents at the census.

## How Stoke-on-Trent South compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Stoke-on-Trent South | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 1.5% | joint 30th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 58.5% | joint 267th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 94,490 | 131st least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 46% | joint 302nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

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

Stoke-on-Trent South had 94,490 usual residents at the census.
Stoke-on-Trent South is the 131st least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Stafford

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

- **Average house price: £260,446** (August 2026). Stafford’s average house price was £260,446 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,726** (2025). Full-time workers living in Stafford earned a median of £39,726 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 147th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.6×** (2025). A home in Stafford costs 6.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 136th 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: 13.9** (2025). Stafford has a deprivation score of 13.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 77th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Stoke-on-Trent South in brief

The winner in Stoke-on-Trent South had a majority of 1.5% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Stoke-on-Trent South at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 58.5%.
Stoke-on-Trent South had 94,490 usual residents at the census.
About 46% of people in Stoke-on-Trent South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001522
- Council: [Stafford †](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 159 km²
- People, mid-2024: 96,652*
- Wards: 14
- Middle areas: 13
- Neighbourhoods: 61
- Output areas: 316

* 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

[Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/staffordshire-moorlands), [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stafford), [Burton and Uttoxeter](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/burton-and-uttoxeter), [Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stone-great-wyrley-and-penkridge), [Stoke-on-Trent Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stoke-on-trent-central), [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newcastle-under-lyme)

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## Latest updates for Stoke-on-Trent South

- 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/E14001522

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stoke-on-trent-south