Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge is Sir Gavin Williamson (Conservative), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Gavin Williamson (Conservative) 19,880 votes and Jacqueline Brown (Labour) 14,414, a majority of 5,466. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 59.8% (42,770 of 71,561).
Key figures
What the figures show
About 96,400 people live in Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 96,350. Children under 16 numbered 15,345; people aged 65 and over, 23,577.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 80.2% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 8.5 points. The economically inactive share was 17.3%.
Residents of Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £35,075 for workplace jobs and £42,066 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £39,545. The residents' figure ranks 174th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
DWP figures count 3,079 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 20.1% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 16.1% in 2024/25, from 14.6% in 2021/22.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £280,000 and half for less. That is up 47% on £190,000 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 286th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,067 recorded sales.
In September 2026, 2.3% of 16 to 64 year olds in Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge were claimants (1,335 people). A year earlier the count was 1,215.
4,615 business sites were registered in Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge in March 2026 (4,510 a year before), and employed 40,000 people in 2024.
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge counted 38,510 households on Census day 2021; 27.6% of adults were retired and 28.1% of those in work were mostly working from home.
MP
Sir Gavin Williamson, Conservative
- MP for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 6 May 2010
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Sir Gavin Williamson on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Sir Gavin Williamson's latest words in Parliament, from 26 October 2026 to 27 October 2026. Hansard search returns 270 spoken contributions by Sir Gavin Williamson since 4 July 2024.
We all know that at points of emergency, such as power outages and so many other things, mobile networks are incredibly important. The villages of Huntington and Hatherton have virtually no signal at all.
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The Government have not yet set out the number of domestic abusers who have been released under the early release scheme. Will the Minister set out to the House what that number is, and the total number of domestic abusers who will be released under the scheme?
I welcome the work that the Government are doing, but has the Secretary of State dragged in the chief executive of Carlsberg? This seems to be a pattern of behaviour, happening not just in Burton, but in Wolverhampton as well.
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I remember the first day I tasted a true cask ale—I think it was my 18th birthday, when I first supped a pint of Timothy Taylor’s Landlord.
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I invite the Minister to join me on a tour of the beautiful town of Stone in my constituency. As we walk down the high street, she will see the grade II* listed Crown Hotel, which is sadly slowly degrading because the owners are not putting in the investment that is required.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Williamson | Conservative | 19,880 | 46.5% | −22.0 |
| Jacqueline Brown | Labour | 14,414 | 33.7% | +12.1 |
| Sam Harper-Wallis | Liberal Democrat | 2,952 | 6.9% | +0.4 |
| Janice MacKay | UK Independence Party | 2,638 | 6.2% | |
| Danni Braine | Green Party | 2,236 | 5.2% | +1.8 |
| Alexander Bramham | Social Democratic Party | 650 | 1.5% |
Result summary as published: Con hold. 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 | Conservative 46.5% | Labour 33.7% | 5,466 | 59.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 68.5% | Labour 21.6% | 21,922 | 66.1% |
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
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- South Staffordshire E07000196
- Stafford E07000197
Who has power over Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
Every body that makes decisions for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge, 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
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge this page: Sir Gavin Williamson (Conservative) 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 Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge?
UK Parliament lists Sir Gavin Williamson, Conservative, as the Member of Parliament for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge?
Gavin Williamson (Conservative) won with 19,880 votes, a majority of 5,466, on a turnout of 59.8% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge?
2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,335 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge?
The median price paid was £280,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge?
Median full-time pay of residents was £42,066 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,079 (20.1% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 96,350 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.