# Stroud

The north east of the South West. About 99,447 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 268 square kilometres.

Dr Simon Opher has been the Labour MP for Stroud since July 2024. They won by 11,388 votes on a 70.9% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001529. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Dr Simon Opher has been the Labour MP for Stroud since July 2024.
They won by 11,388 votes on a 70.9% turnout.

MP: [Dr Simon Opher](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5030) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Stroud

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Simon Opher (elected) | Labour | 25,607 | 46.4% |
| Siobhan Baillie | Conservative | 14,219 | 25.7% |
| Chris Lester | Reform UK | 6,329 | 11.5% |
| Pete Kennedy | Green Party | 5,729 | 10.4% |
| George James | Liberal Democrat | 2,913 | 5.3% |
| Saskia Whitfield | Independent | 261 | 0.5% |
| Jason Hughes | Volt United Kingdom | 163 | 0.3% |

Electorate 77,905. Turnout 70.9%. Majority 11,388 (20.6%). 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/3815

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: 20.6%** (July 2024). The winner in Stroud had a majority of 20.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 202nd largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stroud#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 70.9%** (July 2024). Turnout in Stroud at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 70.9% (House of Commons Library). Joint 20th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stroud#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 96,008** (2021). Stroud had 96,008 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 175th 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/stroud#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 92%** (2022). About 92% of people in Stroud 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/stroud#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001529) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 92% of people in Stroud 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=E14001529) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Stroud, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Stroud.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001529) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Stroud, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Stroud.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001529) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Stroud had 96,008 usual residents at the census.

## How Stroud compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Stroud | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 20.6% | joint 202nd largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 70.9% | joint 20th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 96,008 | 175th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 92% | joint 100th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Stroud?

Stroud had 96,008 usual residents at the census.
Stroud is the 175th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Stroud

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

- **Average house price: £353,416** (August 2026). Stroud’s average house price was £353,416 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,608** (2025). Full-time workers living in Stroud earned a median of £38,608 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 172nd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.2×** (2025). A home in Stroud costs 9.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th least 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: 12.6** (2025). Stroud has a deprivation score of 12.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 55th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Stroud in brief

The winner in Stroud had a majority of 20.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Stroud at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 70.9%.
Stroud had 96,008 usual residents at the census.
About 92% of people in Stroud live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001529
- Council: [Stroud †](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud)
- Region: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 268 km²
- People, mid-2024: 99,447*
- Wards: 22
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 58
- Output areas: 301

* 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

[North Cotswolds](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-cotswolds), [South Cotswolds](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-cotswolds), [Thornbury and Yate](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/thornbury-and-yate)

## Similar places

Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. [Camborne and Redruth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/camborne-and-redruth), [St Austell and Newquay](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-austell-and-newquay), [Bridgwater](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bridgwater), [Taunton and Wellington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/taunton-and-wellington), [Macclesfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/macclesfield), [Shrewsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/shrewsbury).

## Latest updates for Stroud

- 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/E14001529

## How to cite

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

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stroud