Constituency profile

Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

West Midlands · County constituency

Sir Gavin Williamson MP
Sitting MP

Sir Gavin Williamson

Conservative

First elected May 2010

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
West Midlands
County constituency
Last 5 GE winners
CCCCC
Conservative 5/5
EU referendum 2016
60.1% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +8.2pp above mean
Current outlook
Conservative +12.8pp
vs Reform UK 23.0%
MidlandsStrong Leave area

About the Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge constituency

Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge is a county constituency in the West Midlands, spanning parts of South Staffordshire, Stafford and neighbouring councils. The sitting MP is Sir Gavin Williamson (Conservative), first elected in May 2010.

At the 2024 general election, the Conservatives won Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge with 46.5% of the vote, ahead of Labour on 33.7%, a majority of 5,466 votes. Turnout was 59.8%.

If a general election were held today, PollCheck's projection at the current seven-poll average has the Conservatives on 35.8% and Reform UK on 23.0% in Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge, a margin of 12.8 points. The projection updates automatically as new polls are added.

Demographically, Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge is a strongly Leave-voting area (an estimated 60.1% voted Leave in 2016). About 30.7% of residents hold a degree, 74.5% of homes are owner-occupied, and the seat has a median age of about 47 (2021 Census).

Across the most recent general elections on record here, the seat has been won by the Conservatives each time.

Who lives in Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
60.1%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
30.7%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
18.3%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
74.5%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
24.5%
UK average ~36%
Median age
47.0
UK median ~40
Age 65+
28.0%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
25.0%
UK average ~28%

How did Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Con hold · majority 5,466 votes (12.8pp) · turnout 59.8%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge within South Staffordshire and Stafford

Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge crosses multiple council boundaries: South Staffordshire (65%), Stafford (35%). English councils rotate their election cycles and none of the constituent councils were due to vote in 2026, so the figures below show the most recent ward result available for each ward.

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
South Staffordshire
35 LSOAs
65%
Stafford
19 LSOAs
35%

Recent council by-elections

Council ward by-elections held inside this seat, most recent first. The result column shows which party won; the share column shows the top three parties’ vote shares on the day.

DateWardResultTop 3 vote shares
26 Jun 2025Great Wyrley Landywood
South Staffordshire
Con HOLDCon 49% Ref 40% Lab 7%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where the council held a May 2026 election, those results are shown; otherwise we show the most recent available ward result (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024), or, where the seat was uncontested at the last election, the current sitting councillor from OpenCouncilData. The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010predecessorCon gain from LabJeremy Lefroy Stafford MP33.0%43.9%16.3%3.4% UKIP1.1%2.2%5,46071.1%
2015predecessorCon holdJeremy Lefroy Stafford MP29.6%48.4%2.8%12.9% UKIP2.9%3.5%9,17771.0%-0.1
2017predecessorCon holdJeremy Lefroy Stafford MP39.9%54.7%3.0%-2.4%-7,72975.9%+4.9
2019notionalConservative winnerTheo Clarke Stafford MP, pre-review boundary21.6%68.5%6.5%-3.4%-21,92266.1%
2024Con holdGavin Williamson33.7%46.5%6.9%-5.2%7.7%5,46659.8%-6.3

Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Stafford (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

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