Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge (UK Parliament constituency)

Stone, Great Wyrley
and Penkridge
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Map of constituency
Boundary of Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge in West Midlands region
CountyStaffordshire
Major settlementsStone, Great Wyrley, Penkridge, Landywood
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentGavin Williamson (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromStone South Staffordshire

Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election[2] and is represented by Sir Gavin Williamson of the Conservative Party.

Boundaries

Taking into account a local government boundary review in South Staffordshire which came into effect in May 2023,[3][4] the constituency comprises the following from the 2024 general election:

  • The District of South Staffordshire wards of: Brewood, Coven & Blymhill; Cheslyn Hay Village; Essington; Featherstone, Shareshill & Saredon; Great Wyrley Landywood; Great Wyrley Town; Huntington & Hatherton; Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston; Penkridge North & Acton Trussell; Penkridge South & Gailey.
  • The Borough of Stafford wards of Haywood & Hixon; Milford; Milwich; St. Michael’s & Stonefield; Walton.[5]

It comprises the three eponymous communities interspersed largely with rural areas:[5]

Constituency profile

Electoral Calculus characterises the proposed seat as "Strong Right", with right-wing economic and social views, high home ownership levels and strong support for Brexit.[6]

History

Following the announcement that Sir Bill Cash, the MP for Stone, would not be standing at the next general election, Sir Gavin Williamson, the previous MP for South Staffordshire, was chosen as the Conservative candidate for this seat in July 2023.[7] He won the seat at the 2024 election with a 12.8% majority, helped by Reform UK not standing a candidate.

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gavin Williamson[8] 19,880 46.5 −22.0
Labour Jacqueline Brown[9] 14,414 33.7 +12.1
Liberal Democrats Sam Harper-Wallis[10] 2,952 6.9 +0.4
UKIP Janice MacKay 2,638 6.2 N/A
Green Danni Braine[11] 2,236 5.2 +1.8
SDP Alexander Bramham[12] 650 1.5 N/A
Majority 5,466 12.8
Turnout 42,770 60.8
Registered electors 71,570
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ Quenby, Ron (2023-08-03). "New-look constituency boundaries bring key changes to geographical profiles - Daily Focus". Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  2. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – West Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  3. ^ LGBCE. "South Staffordshire | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  4. ^ "The South Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
  5. ^ a b "New Seat Details - Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  6. ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Stone%2C+Great+Wyrley+and+Penkridge
  7. ^ "Sir Gavin to stand for Tories in new constituency". BBC News. 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  8. ^ "Sir Gavin Williamson to stand in new Staffordshire constituency". BBC News. July 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Labour selections: Parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". 11 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Danni Braine selected as Green Party candidate for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge". A Little Bit of Stone. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  12. ^ "General Election Candidates - SDP". Social Democratic Party. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.