Stoke-on-Trent North: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Stoke-on-Trent North is David Williams (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave David Williams (Labour) 14,579 votes and Jonathan Gullis (Conservative) 9,497, a majority of 5,082. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 51.8% (36,150 of 69,854).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Stoke-on-Trent North has the 5th lowest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£29,507 a year), and the 11th lowest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (15.7%).
Median annual pay for full-time work was £29,507 for jobs in Stoke-on-Trent North and £32,383 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £30,964. The residents' figure ranks 28th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Homes in Stoke-on-Trent North sold for a median £165,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 57% on £105,000 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 40th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,130 recorded sales.
DWP figures count 8,094 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 39.0% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 36.0% in 2024/25, from 33.8% in 2021/22.
Census 2021: 43,179 households, 2,094.3 people per square kilometre, 15.7% of workers based at home, 22.7% of adults retired.
2,920 business sites were registered in Stoke-on-Trent North in March 2026 (2,915 a year before), and employed 26,000 people in 2024.
Stoke-on-Trent North had an estimated population of 104,243 in mid-2024, against 99,162 in 2014 (ONS). Children under 16 numbered 20,769; people aged 65 and over, 19,744.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 76.1% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.8 points. The economically inactive share was 21.9%.
3,175 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 5.0% of residents aged 16 to 64. September 2025 had 3,255.
MP
David Williams, Labour
- MP for Stoke-on-Trent North since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by David Williams on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as David Williams's latest words in Parliament, from 7 September 2026 to 27 October 2026. Hansard search returns 142 spoken contributions by David Williams since 4 July 2024.
Given the scale of civilian suffering in Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, can the Minister please outline what discussions have taken place and will take place with international partners to ensure that international humanitarian law is upheld, and that …
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21. What steps his Department is taking to help improve the humanitarian situation in Palestine and Gaza.
Having worked for our local YMCA in Stoke-on-Trent for nearly two decades before entering this place, this issue is personal to me, so I warmly welcome the statement. I was also so pleased to attend the homelessness summit at No. 10 earlier today.
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In Stoke-on-Trent, whether it is Kidsgrove or Tunstall, residents tell me that they are fed up with being terrorised by off-road bikes that tear through our parks and our streets.
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When I am out on the doorsteps in Stoke-on-Trent North and Kidsgrove, residents tell me that too often they feel distant from decisions that affect their lives.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Williams | Labour | 14,579 | 40.3% | +5.5 |
| Jonathan Gullis | Conservative | 9,497 | 26.3% | −27.9 |
| Karl Beresford | Reform UK | 8,824 | 24.4% | +18.8 |
| Josh Harris | Green Party | 1,236 | 3.4% | +2.1 |
| Jag Boyapati | Independent | 1,103 | 3.1% | |
| Lucy Hurds | Liberal Democrat | 911 | 2.5% | −0.8 |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 40.3% | Conservative 26.3% | 5,082 | 51.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 54.1% | Labour 34.8% | 8,077 | 59.9% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Stoke-on-Trent North covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Stoke-on-Trent E06000021
- Newcastle-under-Lyme E07000195
Who has power over Stoke-on-Trent North
Every body that makes decisions for Stoke-on-Trent North, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Stoke-on-Trent North this page: David Williams (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Stoke-on-Trent North?
UK Parliament lists David Williams, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent North since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Stoke-on-Trent North?
David Williams (Labour) won with 14,579 votes, a majority of 5,082, on a turnout of 51.8% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Stoke-on-Trent North?
5.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 3,175 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Stoke-on-Trent North?
The median price paid was £165,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Stoke-on-Trent North?
Median full-time pay of residents was £32,383 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Stoke-on-Trent North live in low income families?
DWP counts 8,094 (39.0% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Stoke-on-Trent North?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 104,243 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.