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Stroud

Every general election in Stroud since 1955. Latest: Simon Opher, Labour, majority 11,388.

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Member of Parliament

Simon Opher

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 11,388

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Simon Opher ElectedLabour25,60746.4%
Siobhan Baillie sitting MPConservative14,21925.8%
Chris LesterReform UK6,32911.5%
Pete KennedyGreen5,72910.4%
George JamesLiberal Democrats2,9135.3%
Saskia WhitfieldIndependent2610.5%
Jason HughesVolt United Kingdom1630.3%
Valid votes55,221
Majority11,38820.6%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 70.9% of 77,905 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Conservative, 1955: 49.4%Conservative, 1959: 48.1%Conservative, 1964: 44.1%Conservative, 1966: 43.2%Conservative, 1970: 51.1%Conservative, February 1974: 43.6%Conservative, October 1974: 43.8%Conservative, 1979: 52.6%Conservative, 1983: 51.3%Conservative, 1987: 50.2%Conservative, 1992: 46.2%Conservative, 1997: 37.9%Conservative, 2001: 37.4%Conservative, 2005: 39.0%Conservative, 2010: 40.8%Conservative, 2015: 45.7%Conservative, 2017: 45.9%Conservative, 2019: 47.9%Conservative, 2024: 25.8%Labour, 1955: 41.1%Labour, 1959: 37.6%Labour, 1964: 38.2%Labour, 1966: 40.2%Labour, 1970: 36.1%Labour, February 1974: 29.2%Labour, October 1974: 31.1%Labour, 1979: 27.5%Labour, 1983: 16.8%Labour, 1987: 18.5%Labour, 1992: 27.0%Labour, 1997: 42.7%Labour, 2001: 46.6%Labour, 2005: 39.6%Labour, 2010: 38.6%Labour, 2015: 37.7%Labour, 2017: 47.0%Labour, 2019: 42.1%Labour, 2024: 46.4%Liberal, 1955: 9.5%Liberal, 1959: 14.3%Liberal, 1964: 17.7%Liberal, 1966: 16.6%Liberal, 1970: 12.8%Liberal, February 1974: 26.4%Liberal, October 1974: 24.7%Liberal, 1979: 19.9%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 24.0%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 15.5%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 10.9%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 14.1%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 15.5%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 3.4%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 3.2%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 5.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 31.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 31.3%Green, 2010: 2.7%Green, 2015: 4.6%Green, 2017: 2.2%Green, 2019: 7.5%Green, 2024: 10.4%Reform UK, 2024: 11.5%
Vote share in Stroud at each general election Con Lab Lib LD Alliance Grn Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

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

Where the voters of the old Stroud (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 Simon OpherCon11,38820.670.9%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Siobhan BaillieLab3,8405.878.0%Con gain from Lab
2017Lab David DrewCon6871.177.0%Lab gain from Con
2015Con Neil CarmichaelLab4,8668.075.5%Con hold
2010Con Neil CarmichaelLab1,2992.274.1%Con gain from Lab
2005LabCon3500.670.9%
2001LabCon5,0399.170.0%Lab hold
1997LabCon2,9104.778.8%
1992ConLab13,40519.284.5%Con hold
1987ConAlliance12,37518.980.6%Con hold
1983ConAlliance11,71419.576.7%
1979ConLab15,49725.081.3%Con hold
October 1974ConLab7,05412.780.4%Con hold
February 1974ConLab8,47114.485.4%
1970ConLab7,93115.080.3%Con hold
1966ConLab1,5453.185.8%Con hold
1964ConLab2,9135.985.4%Con hold
1959ConLab5,11210.585.2%Con hold
1955ConLab3,9438.484.3%

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 Stroud?

Simon Opher (Labour) won Stroud at the 2024 general election with a majority of 11,388.

Which parties have won Stroud?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 14, Labour 5.

Which region is Stroud in?

Stroud is in South West.

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