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Stoke-on-Trent South

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

At a glance

Current MP
Dr Allison Gardner
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
70,002
Turnout
58.5%
Majority
627

Where is Stoke-on-Trent South?

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

Stoke-on-Trent South Stoke-on-Trent Central Burton and Uttoxeter Staffordshire Moorlands Stoke-on-Trent North Stafford Newcastle-under-Lyme Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge Cannock Chase Congleton Lichfield Crewe and Nantwich Derbyshire Dales The Wrekin South Derbyshire Chester South and Eddisbury Mid Derbyshire North East Derbyshire North Shropshire England
Stoke-on-Trent South

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Stoke-on-Trent South is a constituency in the West Midlands region of England. The seat has been held by Dr Allison Gardner (Labour) since July 2024.

Current MP

Dr Allison Gardner MP

Labour

Represents Stoke-on-Trent South in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
627
Turnout
58.5%
Full candidate result (7 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Allison GardnerElectedLabour14,22134.7%5.1%
Jack BreretonConservative13,59433.2%-29.3%
Michael BailyReform UK8,85121.6%
Alec SandifordLiberal Democrat1,5773.9%-2.4%
Asif MehmoodIndependent1,3723.4%
Peggy WisemanGreen Party1,2072.9%1.3%
Carla ParrishIndependent1200.3%

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 Stoke-on-Trent South, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population96,710
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationWest Midlands

Age profile

0 to 1721.5% · 20,746 people
18 to 246.8% · 6,560 people
25 to 3411.5% · 11,085 people
35 to 4918.2% · 17,608 people
50 to 6419.5% · 18,830 people
65 and over22.6% · 21,881 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.

39,972 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners70.6% · 28,234 households
Private renters12.3% · 4,903 households
Social renters16.5% · 6,585 households
Other tenure0.6% · 250 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.

39,972 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households28.3% · 11,320 households
Families with dependent children28.3% · 11,306 households
Other single-family households40.9% · 16,343 households
Other household types2.5% · 1,003 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.

94,488 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot9.3% · 8,761 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little11.2% · 10,564 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act79.5% · 75,163 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 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency795
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency390
Signatures nationally206,593

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 constituency317
Signatures nationally129,565

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

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency289
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency206
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

View 73 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency191
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency157
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency74
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 recorded26
Total awarded£1,299,539

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 4 June 2026

Update SMART Recovery InsideOut Programme

UK SMART Recovery

£19,100

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

About this award

UK SMART Recovery - Health & Wellbeing - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 14 May 2026

Beyond Wedgwood: Discovering the Wider Ceramics Stories within the V&A Wedgwood Collection.

Victoria and Albert Museum

£250,000

The National Lottery Heritage Fund · Heritage

About this award

In 2014, the Wedgwood Collection, one of the most historically significant ceramics collections in the world comprising over 175,000 items, was saved for the nation and taken into the V&A’s care after a fundraising campaign led by Art Fund and supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Within the Collection are approximately 60,000 items from the archives of the subsidiary companies acquired by the Wedgwood Company which now urgently need cataloguing and digitising. These iconic Staffordshire brands, including Susie Cooper, Johnson’s, Mason’s, Coalport and Midwinter, form a core part of the V&A Wedgwood Collection and tell a story ‘Beyond Wedgwood’. ‘Beyond Wedgwood’ represents a further development in the V&A’s commitment to making the breadth of the V&A Wedgwood Collection available for future generations. Through new staff posts and a comprehensive programme of engagement activities with local communities and partner organisations, we will bring new meaning to the wider Potteries story.

National Lottery grantAwarded 23 April 2026

Untitled Project Grants Application

Urban Wilderness Stoke C.I.C.

£100,000

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Untitled Project Grants Application - Combined arts - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 20 April 2026

YOUNG MUMS CONNECT – FIRST 1001 DAYS PROGRAMME

MGM FOUNDATION CIC

£13,000

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

About this award

MGM FOUNDATION CIC - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 4 March 2026

NLPG O30 Nov25

Brilliant Bamboo CIC

£50,000

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

NLPG O30 Nov25 - Visual arts - National Lottery Project Grants

21 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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