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Stoke-on-Trent Central

West Midlands, England

Lab gain from Con
Current MP

Current representation

Gareth Snell

Labour

Male

Majority6,409
Turnout47.8%
Electorate73,812
Valid votes35,289
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour14,950 - 42.4%
Reform8,541 - 24.2%
Conservative6,221 - 17.6%
Other2,875 - 8.1%
Green1,703 - 4.8%
Lib Dem999 - 2.8%

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Benefits bill · 2025/26

£349,209,683

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£2,926 total benefits bill per resident · 30% above average

Stoke-on-Trent Central
£2,926
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 107 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£349,209,68384/575
Change over 2 years+16.6%
Median local wage (2025)£35,730+15.8%
  • Universal Credit£196,129,256

    £1,643 per resident · 17,978 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 6,386 · 1 in 12 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£79,196,372

    £664 per resident · 10,413 claimants (+12.1% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 3,795 · 36% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 5,917

  • Housing Benefit£33,325,367

    £279 per resident · 3,272 claimants

  • Disability Living Allowance£16,518,533

    £138 per resident · 2,768 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£13,280,470

    £111 per resident · 2,048 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£10,759,685

    £90 per resident · 2,480 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021
White 81.0%White British 74.4%Asian 10.8%Black, African or Caribbean 3.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.5%Other 2.1%
England & Wales (2021)
White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%
2011
White 86.4%White British 83.7%Asian 8.7%Black, African or Caribbean 2.0%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.0%Other 0.9%
England & Wales (2011)
White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%
2001
White 94.1%White British 92.6%Asian 3.9%Black, African or Caribbean 0.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.1%Other 0.3%
England & Wales (2001)
White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%
1991
White 95.8%White British N/AAsian 3.1%Black, African or Caribbean 0.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.3%
England & Wales (1991)
White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Stoke-on-Trent Central (2021)
UK 83.4%Other EU 6.8%Other countries 9.8%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Stoke-on-Trent Central (2011)
UK 89.5%Other EU 2.4%Other countries 8.1%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Stoke-on-Trent Central (2001)
UK 95.7%Other EU 0.8%Other countries 3.5%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
Stoke-on-Trent Central (1991)
UK 96.2%Other EU 1.2%Other countries 2.6%
England & Wales (1991)
UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Stoke-on-Trent Central

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.