Stoke-on-Trent North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Stoke-on-Trent North
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Stoke-on-Trent North (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
West Midlands - Stoke-on-Trent North constituency.svg
Boundary of Stoke-on-Trent North in West Midlands region
County Staffordshire
Electorate 72,225 (December 2010) [1]
Major settlements Burslem, Tunstall
Current constituency
Created 1950
Member of Parliament David Williams (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from Burslem, Hanley
Leek

Stoke-on-Trent North is a constituency [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by David Williams, a member of the Labour Party. [n 2]

Contents

Boundaries

Historic

1950–1955: The County Borough of Stoke-on-Trent wards numbers 1 to 9 and 27.

1955–1983: The County Borough of Stoke-on-Trent wards numbers 1 to 8.

1983–1997: The City of Stoke-on-Trent wards of Burslem Central, Burslem Green, Chell, East Valley, Norton and Bradeley, and Tunstall North, and the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme wards of Butt Lane, Kidsgrove, Newchapel, and Talke.

1997–2010: The City of Stoke-on-Trent wards of Burslem Central, Burslem Grange, Chell, East Valley, Norton and Bradeley, and Tunstall North, and the District of Staffordshire Moorlands wards of Brown Edge and Endon, and Stanley.

2010–2024: The City of Stoke-on-Trent wards of Burslem North, Burslem South, Chell and Packmoor, East Valley, Norton and Bradeley, and Tunstall, and the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme wards of Butt Lane, Kidsgrove, Ravenscliffe, and Talke.

Current

Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency was defined as composing the following as they existed on 1 December 2020:

In order to bring the electorate within the permitted range, the Kidsgrove district of Newchapel was transferred from Staffordshire Moorlands. The boundary with Stoke-on-Trent Central was re-aligned to take account of revised ward boundaries.

Following a further local government boundary review in the City of Stoke-on-Trent which came into effect in May 2023, [3] [4] the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:

Constituency profile

Each of the three constituencies of Stoke-on-Trent contain two of the historic "six towns" of the Potteries. Burslem and Tunstall are Stoke-on-Trent North's long-established ceramics and porcelain settlements; see Staffordshire Potteries.

The area has relatively fast connections compared to other seats in the county, equally to Greater Manchester and the West Midlands. However, the area's traditional pottery industry has shed many jobs. Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 higher than the national average of 3.8%, at 5.2% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian , the middle figure of the three rates for the city's seats. [6]

History

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election as the successor to the Burslem Division of Stoke-on-Trent. It also included parts of the Leek constituency which had been absorbed into the County Borough of Stoke-on-Trent.

Political history

This seat and its predecessor had elected Labour MPs at every election since 1935, until Jonathan Gullis won the seat for the Conservatives from incumbent Ruth Smeeth in 2019. Labour's David Williams recaptured the seat from Gullis at the 2024 general election.

Prominent members

As a frontbench member in government, John Forrester became in 1970 a Health Minister, before the election of that year.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [7] Party
1950 Albert Davies Labour
1953 by-election Harriet Slater Labour Co-op
1966 John Forrester Labour
1987 Joan Walley Labour
2015 Ruth Smeeth Labour
2019 Jonathan Gullis Conservative
2024 David Williams Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Stoke-on-Trent North [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Williams 14,579 40.3 +5.5
Conservative Jonathan Gullis 9,49726.3−27.8
Reform UK Karl Beresford8,82424.4+18.8
Green Josh Harris1,2363.4+2.0
Independent Jag Boyapti1,1033.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Lucy Hurds9112.5−0.8
Majority 5,08214.1N/A
Turnout 36,15051.8−8.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +16.6

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Stoke-on-Trent North [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Gullis 20,974 52.3 Increase2.svg 7.0
Labour Ruth Smeeth 14,68836.6Decrease2.svg 14.3
Brexit Party Richard Watkin2,3745.9New
Liberal Democrats Peter Andras1,2683.2Increase2.svg 1.0
Green Alan Borgars5081.3Decrease2.svg 0.3
Independent Matthew Dilworth3220.8New
Majority 6,28615.7N/A
Turnout 40,13457.5Decrease2.svg 1.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg 10.7
General election 2017: Stoke-on-Trent North [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ruth Smeeth 21,272 50.9 Increase2.svg 11.0
Conservative Benedict Adams 18,91345.3Increase2.svg 17.9
Liberal Democrats Richard Whelan9162.2Decrease2.svg 0.7
Green Doug Rouxel6851.6Decrease2.svg 1.2
Majority 2,3595.6Decrease2.svg 6.9
Turnout 41,78658.6Increase2.svg 5.4
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 3.4
General election 2015: Stoke-on-Trent North [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ruth Smeeth 15,429 39.9 Decrease2.svg 4.4
Conservative Benedict Adams 10,59327.4Increase2.svg 3.6
UKIP Geoff Locke9,54224.7Increase2.svg 18.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Roberts1,1372.9Decrease2.svg 14.8
Green Sean Adam1,0912.8New
Independent John Millward5081.3New
Independent Craig Pond [12] [13] 3540.9New
Majority 4,83612.5Decrease2.svg 8.0
Turnout 38,65453.2Decrease2.svg 2.6
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 4.0
General election 2010: Stoke-on-Trent North [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Walley 17,815 44.3 Decrease2.svg 11.5
Conservative Andy Large9,58023.8Increase2.svg 6.0
Liberal Democrats John Fisher7,12017.7Increase2.svg 4.2
BNP Melanie Baddeley3,1968.0Increase2.svg 2.0
UKIP Geoff Locke2,4856.2Increase2.svg 2.1
Majority 8,23520.5Decrease2.svg11.9
Turnout 40,19655.8Increase2.svg 4.9
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 8.8

Elections of the 2000s

General election 2005: Stoke-on-Trent North [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Walley 16,191 52.6 −5.4
Conservative Benjamin Browning6,15520.0+1.2
Liberal Democrats Henry Jebb4,56114.8+2.9
BNP Spencer Cartlidge2,1326.9New
UKIP Eileen Braithwaite6962.3New
Veritas Ian Taylor6892.2New
Independent Harry Chesters3361.1New
Majority 10,03632.6−6.6
Turnout 30,76052.7+0.8
Labour hold Swing -3.3
General election 2001: Stoke-on-Trent North [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Walley 17,460 58.0 −7.2
Conservative Benjamin Browning5,67618.8−1.4
Liberal Democrats Henry Jebb3,58011.9+1.2
Independent Charles Wanger3,39911.3New
Majority 11,78439.2−5.8
Turnout 30,11551.9−13.4
Labour hold Swing -2.9

Elections of the 1990s

General election 1997: Stoke-on-Trent North [19] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Walley 25,190 65.2 +8.5
Conservative Christopher Day7,79820.2−9.0
Liberal Democrats Henry Jebb4,14110.7−2.6
Referendum Jennefer Tobin1,5374.0New
Majority 17,39245.0+17.5
Turnout 38,66465.3−8.1
Labour hold Swing +11.9
General election 1992: Stoke-on-Trent North [21] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Walley 30,464 56.7 +9.6
Conservative Laurence Harris15,68729.2−2.1
Liberal Democrats John Redfern7,16713.3−8.3
Natural Law Alan Morrison3870.7New
Majority 14,77727.5+11.7
Turnout 53,70573.4+0.5
Labour hold Swing +5.9

Elections of the 1980s

General election 1987: Stoke-on-Trent North [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Walley 25,459 47.1 +0.8
Conservative Reginald Davies16,94631.3+0.4
SDP Stephen Simmonds11,66521.6−1.2
Majority 8,51315.8+0.4
Turnout 54, 07072.9+1.9
Labour hold Swing +0.2
General election 1983: Stoke-on-Trent North [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Forrester 24,721 46.3 −13.1
Conservative Roger Ibbs16,51830.9+0.3
SDP Trevor Beswick12,18622.8+13.6
Majority 8,20315.4−13.3
Turnout 53,42571.0−1.7
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 1970s

General election 1979: Stoke-on-Trent North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Forrester 25,65259.36
Conservative Roger Ibbs13,22830.61
Liberal Clive Smedley3,9949.24
National Front C Baugh3410.79New
Majority 12,42428.75
Turnout 43,21572.75
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Stoke-on-Trent North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Forrester 25,26460.59
Conservative JWD Davies10,19224.44
Liberal M Smith6,23914.96New
Majority 15,07236.15
Turnout 41,69569.61
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Stoke-on-Trent North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Forrester 28,17764.19
Conservative J Davies15,71835.81
Majority 12,45928.38
Turnout 43,89573.95
Labour hold Swing
General election 1970: Stoke-on-Trent North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Forrester 20,64266.19
Conservative JS Heath10,54233.81
Majority 10,10032.38
Turnout 31,18452.95
Labour win (new seat)

Elections of the 1960s

General election 1966: Stoke-on-Trent North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Forrester 28,49171.54
Conservative LCN Bury11,33528.46
Majority 17,15643.08
Turnout 39,82672.44
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Stoke-on-Trent North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Harriet Slater 27,58464.74
Conservative B David Barton15,02535.26
Majority 12,55929.48
Turnout 42,60976.24
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Elections of the 1950s

General election 1959: Stoke-on-Trent North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Harriet Slater 29,33663.97
Conservative Samuel Middup16,52236.03
Majority 12,81427.94
Turnout 45,85878.61
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General election 1955: Stoke-on-Trent North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Harriet Slater 29,47366.87
Conservative Samuel Middup14,59933.13
Majority 14,87433.74
Turnout 44,07275.31
Labour Co-op hold Swing
By Election 1953: Stoke-on-Trent North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Harriet Slater 23,10375.49+4.05
Conservative Samuel Middup7,50224.51−4.05
Majority 15,60150.98+8.10
Turnout 30,605
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Stoke-on-Trent North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Davies 36,69271.44
National Liberal James Coventry14,66828.56
Majority 22,02442.88
Turnout 51,36083.81
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Stoke-on-Trent North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Davies 36,89671.58
Conservative PW Hodgens14,64728.42
Majority 22,24943.16
Turnout 51,54385.01
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

  1. ↑ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
  3. ↑ LGBCE. "Stoke-on-Trent | LGBCE". lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "The Stoke-on-Trent (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
  5. ↑ "New Seat Details – Stoke-on-Trent North". electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
  7. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)
  8. ↑ "Stoke-on-Trent North". BBC News. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Stoke-on-Trent North Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "General Election 2017: Who is standing in your constituency?". Stoke Sentinel. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "- Get it off your chest". Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Craig Pond is standing as an independent nationalist in Stoke-on-Trent North", BBC News, London, 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "BBC NEWS | Election 2005 | Results | Stoke-on-Trent North". BBC News.
  17. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Stoke-on-Trent North". BBC News.
  19. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  20. ↑ "Politics Science Resources". 12 October 2022.
  21. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  22. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  23. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  24. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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