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Stafford

Every general election in Stafford since 1983. Latest: Leigh Ingham, Labour, majority 4,595.

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Member of Parliament

Leigh Ingham

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 4,595

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Leigh Ingham ElectedLabour18,53140.3%
Theo Clarke sitting MPConservative13,93630.3%
Michael RileyReform UK8,61218.7%
Scott SpencerGreen2,8566.2%
Peter AndrasLiberal Democrats1,6763.6%
Titus AnythingOfficial Monster Raving Loony Party3070.7%
Craig MortonHeritage Party910.2%
Valid votes46,009
Majority4,59510.0%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 65.2% of 70,608 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Conservative, 1983: 51.2%Conservative, 1987: 51.3%Conservative, 1992: 49.9%Conservative, 1997: 39.2%Conservative, 2001: 36.6%Conservative, 2005: 39.0%Conservative, 2010: 43.9%Conservative, 2015: 48.4%Conservative, 2017: 54.7%Conservative, 2019: 58.6%Conservative, 2024: 30.3%Labour, 1983: 23.7%Labour, 1987: 21.2%Labour, 1992: 32.3%Labour, 1997: 47.5%Labour, 2001: 48.0%Labour, 2005: 43.7%Labour, 2010: 33.0%Labour, 2015: 29.6%Labour, 2017: 39.9%Labour, 2019: 30.5%Labour, 2024: 40.3%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 17.3%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 10.6%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 9.5%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 14.0%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 16.3%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.8%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 3.0%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 6.2%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 3.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 24.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 27.5%Reform UK, 2024: 18.7%UK Independence Party, 2010: 3.4%UK Independence Party, 2015: 12.9%
Vote share in Stafford at each general election Con Lab LD Alliance Ref UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Stafford lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Stafford (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Leigh InghamCon4,59510.065.2%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Theo ClarkeLab14,37728.170.5%Con hold
2017Con Jeremy LefroyLab7,72914.975.9%Con hold
2015Con Jeremy LefroyLab9,17718.871.0%Con hold
2010Con Jeremy LefroyLab5,46010.971.1%Con gain from Lab
2005LabCon2,1214.767.5%
2001LabCon5,03211.365.3%Lab hold
1997LabCon4,3148.377.5%
1992ConLab10,90017.682.9%Con hold
1987ConAlliance13,70723.879.5%Con hold
1983ConAlliance14,27726.475.5%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Stafford?

Leigh Ingham (Labour) won Stafford at the 2024 general election with a majority of 4,595.

Which parties have won Stafford?

At the 11 general elections held under this name since 1983: Conservative 7, Labour 4.

Which region is Stafford in?

Stafford is in West Midlands.

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