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Stafford

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Leigh Ingham
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
70,608
Turnout
65.2%
Majority
4,595

Where is Stafford?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

Stafford Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke-on-Trent Central Stoke-on-Trent South Stoke-on-Trent North The Wrekin Telford Wolverhampton West Crewe and Nantwich Wolverhampton North East Kingswinford and South Staffordshire Cannock Chase Congleton Wolverhampton South East Burton and Uttoxeter Dudley Walsall and Bloxwich Staffordshire Moorlands Tipton and Wednesbury Stourbridge Aldridge-Brownhills West Bromwich Halesowen Smethwick Macclesfield Mid Cheshire Lichfield Tatton Birmingham Perry Barr Birmingham Edgbaston Chester South and Eddisbury South Shropshire Birmingham Ladywood Birmingham Erdington Sutton Coldfield Tamworth Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North Birmingham Yardley Shrewsbury North Shropshire Derbyshire Dales Runcorn and Helsby North Warwickshire and Bedworth High Peak Wrexham Meriden and Solihull East Derby North South Derbyshire Nuneaton Chester North and Neston Derby South Alyn and Deeside Mid Derbyshire North West Leicestershire Hinckley and Bosworth Amber Valley North East Derbyshire Chesterfield Erewash Broxtowe Clwyd East Rugby Bolsover Ashfield Mid Leicestershire Nottingham North and Kimberley Loughborough Nottingham South South Leicestershire Mansfield Rushcliffe Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr Sherwood Forest Daventry Bangor Aberconwy Dwyfor Meirionnydd England
Stafford

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Stafford is a constituency in the West Midlands region of England. The seat has been held by Leigh Ingham (Labour) since July 2024.

Current MP

Leigh Ingham MP

Labour

Represents Stafford in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
4,595
Turnout
65.2%
Full candidate result (7 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Leigh InghamElectedLabour18,53140.3%9.1%
Theo ClarkeConservative13,93630.3%-27.7%
Michael RileyReform UK8,61218.7%
Scott SpencerGreen Party2,8566.2%1.7%
Peter AndrasLiberal Democrat1,6763.6%-2.7%
Titus AnythingOfficial Monster Raving Loony Party3070.7%
Craig MortonHeritage Party910.2%

Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.

People and place

A population and household snapshot for Stafford, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population98,172
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationWest Midlands

Age profile

0 to 1719.1% · 18,778 people
18 to 245.9% · 5,770 people
25 to 3412.9% · 12,646 people
35 to 4918.6% · 18,283 people
50 to 6421.2% · 20,774 people
65 and over22.3% · 21,921 people

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗

Home ownership and renting

Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.

41,729 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners67.6% · 28,189 households
Private renters16.7% · 6,983 households
Social renters14.8% · 6,184 households
Other tenure0.9% · 373 households

“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.

Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗

Household composition

A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.

41,727 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households30.4% · 12,701 households
Families with dependent children25.5% · 10,624 households
Other single-family households41.2% · 17,211 households
Other household types2.9% · 1,191 households

Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗

Disability and day-to-day activities

The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

94,546 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot7.2% · 6,820 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little11.3% · 10,727 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act81.4% · 76,999 people

Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.

Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗

Petitions

Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.

Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency373
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency372
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency314
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency304
Signatures nationally129,565

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency303
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

View 74 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency280
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency174
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency147
Signatures nationally118,715

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗

Funding and local projects

National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.

The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.

Grants recorded44
Total awarded£3,033,098

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 21 May 2026

Community Family Support Service

Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Support Project (Wolverhampton)

£20,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Support Project (Wolverhampton) - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 13 May 2026

SENsationals

Make Some Noise Ltd

£30,000

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

SENsationals - Combined arts - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 7 May 2026

Unlocking Collections - Civil War Room

Historic Stafford (managed by Freedom Leisure)

£30,000

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Unlocking Collections - Civil War Room - Museums - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 22 April 2026

Research and Development - DENS

Grant to individual

£28,546

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Research and Development - DENS - Theatre - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 25 March 2026

NLPG O30 Nov25

Staffordshire County Council

£69,600

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

NLPG O30 Nov25 - Libraries - National Lottery Project Grants

39 more awards are available.

Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗

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