Constituency profile

Stratford-on-Avon

West Midlands · County constituency · Stratford-on-Avon borough

Manuela Perteghella MP
Sitting MP

Manuela Perteghella

Liberal Democrat

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
West Midlands
County constituency, Stratford-on-Avon council
Last 5 GE winners
CCCCLD
Conservative 4/5, Liberal Democrats 1/5
EU referendum 2016
51.0% Leave
UK average 51.9%; -0.9pp below mean
Current outlook
Liberal Democrats +15.0pp
vs Conservative 28.7%
MidlandsBrexit-marginal

About the Stratford-on-Avon constituency

Stratford-on-Avon is a county constituency in the West Midlands. The sitting MP is Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat), first elected in July 2024. At the 2024 general election, the Liberal Democrats won with 44.3% to 30.8% for the Conservatives, a majority of 7,122 votes on a 69.9% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has the Liberal Democrats on 43.7% and the Conservatives on 28.7%, a margin of 15.0 points.

Who lives in Stratford-on-Avon? Constituency demographics

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

Leave vote 2016
51.0%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
39.2%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
14.8%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
70.3%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
28.0%
UK average ~36%
Median age
49.2
UK median ~40
Age 65+
31.0%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
21.9%
UK average ~28%

How did Stratford-on-Avon 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

LD gain from Con · majority 7,122 votes (13.5pp) · turnout 69.9%

Current projection

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

Map of Stratford-on-Avon

Switch between GE2024 ward winners (modelled estimates, ~4pp average error) and a demographic view from the 2021 Census. Hover any area for detail. How the map is built ›

Council layer (not Westminster)

Stratford-on-Avon within Stratford-on-Avon

Stratford-on-Avon sits entirely within Stratford-on-Avon Council. Stratford-on-Avon was not due to vote in 2026, so the figures below are the most recent ward results available. About this layer ›

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
Stratford-on-Avon
53 LSOAs
100%

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
9 Jul 2026Kinwarton
Stratford-on-Avon
Con GAIN from LDCon 36% LD 36% Ref 17%
20 Nov 2025Quinton
Stratford-on-Avon
LD HOLDLD 47% Ref 33% Con 15%
20 Nov 2025Salford Priors & Alcester Rural
Stratford-on-Avon
Ref GAIN from ConLD 33% Ref 33% Con 28%
1 May 2025Alcester West
Stratford-on-Avon
LD HOLDLD 33% Ref 23% Con 22%
1 May 2025Welford-on-Avon
Stratford-on-Avon
LD HOLDLD 46% Ref 31% Con 18%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward - May 2026 results where the council voted, otherwise the most recent available result. How this table is sourced ›

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout
Alcester EastLib Dem 54.6%vs Conservative 23.4%2023 Lib Dem 66.7%vs Conservative 23.6%-34.2%
Alcester WestLib Dem 47.2%vs Conservative 28.9%2023 Lib Dem 40.7%vs Labour 30.8%-46.4%
Bidford EastConservative 36.7%vs Lib Dem 33.7%2023 Conservative 41.0%vs Labour 33.8%-30.5%
Bidford WestLib Dem 39.4%vs Conservative 32.7%2023 Conservative 45.5%vs Lib Dem 27.1%-30.8%
Brailes & ComptonConservative 38.2%vs Lib Dem 37.9%2023 Conservative 49.9%vs Lib Dem 42.4%-43.9%
Claverdon & SnitterfieldLib Dem 34.0%vs Conservative 31.6%2023 Green 62.1%vs Conservative 30.3%-47.9%
Henley-in-ArdenConservative 38.1%vs Lib Dem 37.0%2023 Lib Dem 57.5%vs Conservative 32.8%-40.5%
KinwartonLib Dem 42.2%vs Conservative 34.9%2023 Lib Dem 56.6%vs Conservative 33.5%-43.5%
Long MarstonLib Dem 54.4%vs Conservative 24.3%2023 Lib Dem 58.6%vs Conservative 25.9%-38.4%
QuintonConservative 38.8%vs Lib Dem 35.2%2023 Lib Dem 40.1%vs Conservative 37.6%-39.5%
Salford Priors & Alcester RuralConservative 37.4%vs Lib Dem 37.3%2023 Conservative 57.0%vs Lib Dem 23.0%-34.0%
Shipston NorthConservative 34.9%vs Lib Dem 34.9%2023 Green 63.2%vs Conservative 25.5%-38.2%
Shipston SouthLib Dem 41.6%vs Conservative 33.1%2023 Green 58.2%vs Conservative 41.8%-44.3%
Stratford AvenueLib Dem 46.5%vs Conservative 27.5%2023 Lib Dem 41.9%vs Conservative 32.7%-33.9%
Stratford BishoptonLib Dem 52.5%vs Conservative 24.8%2023 Lib Dem 57.3%vs Conservative 27.9%-39.8%
Stratford CloptonLib Dem 47.5%vs Conservative 21.9%2023 Lib Dem 50.0%vs Labour 30.7%-39.8%
Stratford Guildhall & BridgetownLib Dem 55.7%vs Conservative 22.1%2023 Lib Dem 68.4%vs Conservative 20.8%-45.4%
Stratford HathawayLib Dem 47.6%vs Conservative 20.3%2023 Lib Dem 47.1%vs Labour 32.1%-32.3%
Stratford Orchard HillLib Dem 51.2%vs Conservative 23.8%2023 Lib Dem 53.3%vs Conservative 25.8%-45.7%
Stratford ShotteryLib Dem 55.3%vs Conservative 23.2%2023 Lib Dem 63.5%vs Conservative 22.9%-46.9%
Stratford TiddingtonLib Dem 59.8%vs Conservative 21.1%2023 Lib Dem 73.1%vs Conservative 18.1%-46.5%
Stratford WelcombeLib Dem 49.4%vs Conservative 26.3%2023 Lib Dem 57.9%vs Conservative 34.8%-45.0%
Studley NorthLib Dem 47.0%vs Conservative 29.6%2023 Lib Dem 45.7%vs Conservative 38.8%-32.7%
Studley SouthLib Dem 49.5%vs Conservative 27.2%2023 Lib Dem 53.8%vs Conservative 30.7%-33.8%
Tanworth-in-ArdenConservative 46.6%vs Lib Dem 30.1%2023 Conservative 67.8%vs Lib Dem 14.7%-31.0%
TredingtonLib Dem 46.3%vs Conservative 32.5%2023 Conservative 44.9%vs Lib Dem 41.7%-44.7%
Welford-on-AvonLib Dem 46.9%vs Conservative 31.0%2023 Lib Dem 73.6%vs Conservative 21.1%-49.3%
Wellesbourne North & RuralConservative 39.1%vs Lib Dem 27.8%2023 Conservative 46.3%vs Lib Dem 40.0%-42.3%
Wootton WawenConservative 42.9%vs Lib Dem 31.9%2023 Conservative 64.5%vs Lib Dem 19.6%-35.6%

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Stratford-on-Avon at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Stratford-on-Avon at past general elections?

2024 and notional 2019 rows are on current boundaries; 2010-2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time. More on boundaries ›

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010Con holdNadhim Zahawi9.5%51.5%29.1%3.7% UKIP1.0%5.1%11,34672.7%
2015Con holdNadhim Zahawi13.0%57.7%12.0%13.2% UKIP4.1%-22,87672.2%-0.5
2017Con holdNadhim Zahawi21.9%62.9%11.9%-2.5%0.9%21,95873.8%+1.6
2019notionalConservative winnerNadhim Zahawi 2019 MP, pre-review boundary11.3%60.2%24.7%-3.8%-19,02074.0%+0.2
2024LD gain from ConManuela Perteghella7.1%30.8%44.3%14.6% Ref2.3%0.9%7,12269.9%-4.1

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

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Related

Sources

Every figure on this page is computed from the sources below. Read the full methodology ›

Show full source list
  • 2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
  • Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
  • Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
  • Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
  • May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
  • Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
  • Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
  • EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
  • MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
  • Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
  • Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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