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Stoke-on-Trent Central

Every general election and by-election in Stoke-on-Trent Central since 1950. Latest: Gareth Snell, Labour, majority 6,409.

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Member of Parliament

Gareth Snell

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 6,409

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Gareth Snell ElectedLabour
Labour and Co-operative Party		14,95042.4%
Luke ShentonReform UK8,54124.2%
Chandra KannegantiConservative6,22117.6%
Navid KaleemIndependent2,2816.5%
Adam ColcloughGreen1,7034.8%
Laura McCarthyLiberal Democrats9992.8%
Andy PoleshawIndependent3150.9%
AliRom AliromIndependent2790.8%
Valid votes35,289
Majority6,40918.2%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 47.8% of 73,812 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1950195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Labour, 1950: 65.5%Labour, 1951: 64.6%Labour, 1955: 63.9%Labour, 1959: 61.1%Labour, 1964: 64.2%Labour, 1966: 68.1%Labour, 1970: 62.6%Labour, February 1974: 63.8%Labour, October 1974: 60.4%Labour, 1979: 60.2%Labour, 1983: 48.1%Labour, 1987: 52.5%Labour, 1992: 58.0%Labour, 1997: 66.3%Labour, 2001: 60.6%Labour, 2005: 52.9%Labour, 2010: 38.8%Labour, 2015: 39.3%Labour, 2017: 51.5%Labour, 2019: 43.3%Labour, 2024: 42.4%Conservative, 1950: 34.5%Conservative, 1951: 35.4%Conservative, 1955: 36.1%Conservative, 1959: 38.9%Conservative, 1964: 35.8%Conservative, 1966: 32.0%Conservative, 1970: 37.4%Conservative, February 1974: 36.2%Conservative, October 1974: 23.8%Conservative, 1979: 29.5%Conservative, 1983: 29.4%Conservative, 1987: 31.0%Conservative, 1992: 28.0%Conservative, 1997: 16.7%Conservative, 2001: 18.9%Conservative, 2005: 17.3%Conservative, 2010: 21.0%Conservative, 2015: 22.6%Conservative, 2017: 39.8%Conservative, 2019: 45.4%Conservative, 2024: 17.6%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 13.6%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 12.0%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 14.6%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 17.9%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 21.7%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 4.2%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.1%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 3.5%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 2.8%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 21.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 16.4%UK Independence Party, 2010: 4.3%UK Independence Party, 2015: 22.7%UK Independence Party, 2017: 4.9%Liberal, October 1974: 15.8%Liberal, 1979: 10.4%Others, 1983: 1.1%Others, 1992: 0.4%Others, 1997: 5.1%Others, 2001: 5.9%Others, 2005: 12.0%
Vote share in Stoke-on-Trent Central at each general election Lab Con LD Alliance UKIP Lib Oth

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Stoke-on-Trent Central lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Stoke-on-Trent Central (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 Gareth SnellRef6,40918.247.8%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Jo GideonLab6702.157.9%Con gain from Lab
2017Lab Gareth SnellCon3,89711.858.2%Lab hold
By-election Feb 2017Lab Gareth SnellUKIP2,62012.438.1%Lab hold
2015Lab Tristram HuntUKIP5,17916.751.3%Lab hold
2010Lab Tristram HuntLD5,56617.153.2%Lab hold
2005LabLD9,77435.048.6%
2001LabCon11,81841.747.4%Lab hold
1997LabCon19,92449.562.5%
1992LabCon13,42030.168.1%Lab hold
1987LabCon9,77021.568.8%Lab hold
1983LabCon8,25018.765.2%
1979LabCon12,60330.769.0%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon14,65336.765.3%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon11,74827.670.2%
1970LabCon7,53125.150.0%Lab hold
1966LabCon14,13836.168.3%Lab hold
1964LabCon12,10228.372.3%Lab hold
1959LabCon10,42522.375.3%Lab hold
1955LabCon12,35527.771.3%
1951LabCon15,49029.282.2%Lab hold
1950LabCon16,54731.183.2%

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 Stoke-on-Trent Central?

Gareth Snell (Labour) won Stoke-on-Trent Central at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,409.

Which parties have won Stoke-on-Trent Central?

At the 21 general elections held under this name since 1950: Labour 20, Conservative 1.

Which region is Stoke-on-Trent Central in?

Stoke-on-Trent Central is in West Midlands.

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