Constituency view

Stoke-on-Trent North

West Midlands, England

Lab gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

David Williams

Labour

Male

Previous MP: Jonathan Gullis (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority5,082

Turnout51.8%

Electorate69,854

Valid votes36,150

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour14,579 - 40.3%

Conservative9,497 - 26.3%

Reform8,824 - 24.4%

Green1,236 - 3.4%

Other1,103 - 3.1%

Lib Dem911 - 2.5%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£279,452,771

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

£2,681 total benefits bill per resident · 19% above average

Stoke-on-Trent North: £2,681
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 157 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£279,452,771	180/575
Change over 2 years	+19.6%
Median local wage (2025)	£29,507	+5.3%

Universal Credit£155,682,332
£1,493 per resident · 13,965 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 5,071 · 1 in 13 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£67,022,484
£643 per resident · 8,872 claimants (+13.1% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 2,999 · 34% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 5,005
Housing Benefit£19,539,990
£187 per resident · 2,298 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£15,232,685
£146 per resident · 2,550 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£11,788,602
£113 per resident · 1,826 claimants
Carer's Allowance£10,186,678
£98 per resident · 2,349 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

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 87.0%White British 83.5%Asian 7.9%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.0%Other 1.3%

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 91.3%White British 89.5%Asian 5.5%Black, African or Caribbean 1.0%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.7%Other 0.5%

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 96.0%White British 95.0%Asian 2.7%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.8%Other 0.1%

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 97.2%White British N/AAsian 2.1%Black, African or Caribbean 0.5%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 North (2021)

UK 90.3%Other EU 3.7%Other countries 5.9%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Stoke-on-Trent North (2011)

UK 93.9%Other EU 1.5%Other countries 4.6%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Stoke-on-Trent North (2001)

UK 97.2%Other EU 0.4%Other countries 2.4%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Stoke-on-Trent North (1991)

UK 97.5%Other EU 0.9%Other countries 1.6%

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.

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Stoke-on-Trent North

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Stoke-on-Trent North	National	Difference	Rank
% White	87.0%	83.0%	+4.0pp	394/650
% White British	83.5%	74.4%	+9.0pp	320/632
% Asian	7.9%	8.6%	-0.7pp	208/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	1.8%	3.7%	-1.9pp	257/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2.0%	2.7%	-0.7pp	323/650
% Other ethnic group	1.3%	2.0%	-0.7pp	262/650
% UK-born	90.3%	84.0%	+6.4pp	296/650
% Non-UK-born	9.7%	16.0%	-6.4pp	355/650
% Other EU-born	3.7%	6.0%	-2.2pp	397/650
% Other countries-born	5.9%	10.1%	-4.1pp	326/650
% Christian	47.3%	46.7%	+0.6pp	322/575
% Muslim	7.8%	6.3%	+1.5pp	137/575
% Hindu	0.3%	1.6%	-1.3pp	394/575
% Sikh	0.1%	0.9%	-0.7pp	335/575
% Jewish	0.0%	0.5%	-0.4pp	509/575
% Buddhist	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2pp	527/575
% Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2pp	486/575
% No religion	38.1%	37.0%	+1.1pp	322/575
% Religion not stated	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2pp	326/575
% Has any religion	56.2%	57.0%	-0.8pp	251/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Stoke-on-Trent North

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.