Stoke-on-Trent South is a constituency[n 1] created in 1950, and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Jack Brereton, a Conservative.[n 2] The local electorate returned a Labour MP in every election until 2017, when Brereton became its first Conservative MP.[2] The seat is non-rural and in the upper valley of the Trent covering half of the main city of the Potteries, a major ceramics centre since the 17th century.
Jack Brereton, MP for Stoke-on-Trent South since 2017
Previously a safe Labour seat, it is now held by the Conservatives by a majority of over 11,000, having gained the seat in the 2017 election and hugely increased their vote in the 2019 election.
2010–present: The City of Stoke-on-Trent wards of Blurton, Fenton, Longton North, Longton South, Meir Park and Sandon, Trentham and Hanford, and Weston and Meir North.
1983–2010: The City of Stoke-on-Trent wards of Blurton, Fenton Green, Great Fenton, Longton South, Meir Park, Trentham Park, and Weston.
1955–1983: The County Borough of Stoke-on-Trent wards numbers 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Stoke-on-Trent wards numbers 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26.
Constituency profileEdit
A former safe Labour seat, like the other Stoke-on-Trent constituencies, it includes the city's most middle-class electoral wards of Meir that contrast with much of the neighbouring, predominantly lower income, population of the other wards.[4]
Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 equal to the regional average of 4.7% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[5]
HistoryEdit
Political historyEdit
The constituency and its predecessor was a safe Labour seat from 1935 until the 2010s when it became marginal. It was won by the Conservative Party for the first time in 2017. At the 2019 general election, the Conservatives increased their majority to over 11,000 votes; with a vote share of 62%.
Prominent membersEdit
Jack Ashley (later Lord Ashley) became deaf as a result of an operation, but his disability campaigns led to major enactments and public sector changes to improve ordinary life for deaf people, including the inclusion of sign language in television programmes and campaigns to help other disabled people.
^A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
^As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
ReferencesEdit
^. 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
^Brereton's was 1 of 6 total gains offset by greater losses (13 net seats lost) for his party in the 2017 results nationwide. In 2017 the two largest parties increased their share of the vote largely in England at the expense of UKIP.
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Stoke on Trent South is a constituency n 1 created in 1950 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Jack Brereton a Conservative n 2 The local electorate returned a Labour MP in every election until 2017 when Brereton became its first Conservative MP 2 The seat is non rural and in the upper valley of the Trent covering half of the main city of the Potteries a major ceramics centre since the 17th century Stoke on Trent SouthBorough constituencyfor the House of CommonsBoundary of Stoke on Trent South in StaffordshireLocation of Staffordshire within EnglandCountyStaffordshireElectorate68 624 December 2010 1 Major settlementsStoke on TrentCurrent constituencyCreated1950Member of ParliamentJack Brereton Conservative SeatsOneCreated fromStoke on Trent Stoke Jack Brereton MPJack Brereton MP for Stoke on Trent South since 2017Previously a safe Labour seat it is now held by the Conservatives by a majority of over 11 000 having gained the seat in the 2017 election and hugely increased their vote in the 2019 election Contents 1 Members of Parliament 2 Boundaries 3 Constituency profile 4 History 4 1 Political history 4 2 Prominent members 5 Elections 5 1 Elections in the 2010s 5 2 Elections in the 2000s 5 3 Elections in the 1990s 5 4 Elections of the 1980s 5 5 Elections of the 1970s 5 6 Elections of the 1960s 5 7 Elections of the 1950s 6 See also 7 Notes 8 ReferencesMembers of Parliament EditElection Member 3 Party1950 Ellis Smith Labour1966 Jack Ashley Labour1992 George Stevenson Labour2005 Rob Flello Labour2017 Jack Brereton ConservativeBoundaries Edit nbsp Map of current boundaries 2010 present The City of Stoke on Trent wards of Blurton Fenton Longton North Longton South Meir Park and Sandon Trentham and Hanford and Weston and Meir North 1983 2010 The City of Stoke on Trent wards of Blurton Fenton Green Great Fenton Longton South Meir Park Trentham Park and Weston 1955 1983 The County Borough of Stoke on Trent wards numbers 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 and 24 1950 1955 The County Borough of Stoke on Trent wards numbers 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 and 26 Constituency profile EditA former safe Labour seat like the other Stoke on Trent constituencies it includes the city s most middle class electoral wards of Meir that contrast with much of the neighbouring predominantly lower income population of the other wards 4 The seat is home to Stoke City F C whose Bet365 Stadium is at the northern edge of the constituency Workless claimants registered jobseekers were in November 2012 equal to the regional average of 4 7 of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian 5 History EditPolitical history Edit The constituency and its predecessor was a safe Labour seat from 1935 until the 2010s when it became marginal It was won by the Conservative Party for the first time in 2017 At the 2019 general election the Conservatives increased their majority to over 11 000 votes with a vote share of 62 Prominent members Edit Jack Ashley later Lord Ashley became deaf as a result of an operation but his disability campaigns led to major enactments and public sector changes to improve ordinary life for deaf people including the inclusion of sign language in television programmes and campaigns to help other disabled people Elections Edit nbsp Stoke South election resultsElections in the 2010s Edit General election 2019 Stoke on Trent South 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Jack Brereton 24 632 62 2 13 1Labour Mark McDonald 13 361 33 7 13 8Liberal Democrats Rosalyn Gordon 1 611 4 1 2 2Majority 11 271 28 5 26 9Turnout 39 604 61 4 1 7Conservative hold Swing 13 4General election 2017 Stoke on Trent South 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Jack Brereton 20 451 49 1 16 4Labour Rob Flello 19 788 47 5 8 3Liberal Democrats Ian Wilkes 808 1 9 1 4Green Jan Zablocki 643 1 5 1 1Majority 663 1 6 N ATurnout 41 690 63 1 5 8Conservative gain from Labour Swing 4 1General election 2015 Stoke on Trent South 8 9 10 11 Party Candidate Votes Labour Rob Flello 15 319 39 2 0 4Conservative Joe Rich 12 780 32 7 4 3UKIP Tariq Mahmood 8 298 21 2 17 8Liberal Democrats Peter Andras 1 309 3 3 12 6Green Luke Bellamy 1 029 2 6 NewTUSC Matthew Wright 372 1 0 NewMajority 2 539 6 5 3 9Turnout 39 107 57 3 1 5Labour hold Swing 2 0General election 2010 Stoke on Trent South 12 13 Party Candidate Votes Labour Rob Flello 15 446 38 8 8 1Conservative James Rushton 11 316 28 4 4 2Liberal Democrats Zulfiqar Ali 6 323 15 9 0 8BNP Michael Coleman 3 762 9 4 0 4UKIP Mark Barlow 1 363 3 4 0 7Staffordshire Independent Group Terry Follows 1 208 3 0 NewIndependent Mark Breeze 434 1 1 NewMajority 4 130 10 4 12 6Turnout 39 852 58 8 4 4Labour hold Swing 6 2Elections in the 2000s Edit General election 2005 Stoke on Trent South 14 15 Party Candidate Votes Labour Rob Flello 17 727 46 9 6 9Conservative Mark Deaville 9 046 23 9 0 7Liberal Democrats Andrew Martin 5 894 15 6 2 5BNP Mark Leat 3 305 8 7 4 9UKIP Neville Benson 1 043 2 8 NewVeritas Grant Allen 805 2 1 NewMajority 8 618 23 0 6 2Turnout 37 820 53 6 2 2Labour hold Swing 3 1General election 2001 Stoke on Trent South 16 17 Party Candidate Votes Labour George Stevenson 19 366 53 8 8 2Conservative Philip Bastiman 8 877 24 6 2 2Liberal Democrats Christopher Coleman 4 724 13 1 2 9Independent Adrian Knapper 1 703 4 7 NewBNP Steven Batkin 1 358 3 8 2 6Majority 10 489 29 2 10 4Turnout 36 028 51 4 14 7Labour hold Swing 5 2Elections in the 1990s Edit General election 1997 Stoke on Trent South 18 19 Party Candidate Votes Labour George Stevenson 28 645 62 0 12 2Conservative Sheila Scott 10 342 22 4 14 3Liberal Democrats Peter Barnett 4 710 10 2 2 8Referendum Richard Adams 1 103 2 4 NewLiberal Alison Micklem 580 1 3 NewBNP Steven Batkin 568 1 2 NewNational Democrats Brian Lawrence 288 0 6 NewMajority 18 303 39 6 26 5Turnout 46 236 66 1 8 2Labour hold Swing 13 3General election 1992 Stoke on Trent South 20 21 Party Candidate Votes Labour George Stevenson 26 380 49 8 2 3Conservative Roger M Ibbs 19 471 36 7 1 1Liberal Democrats Fred A Jones 6 870 13 0 1 7Natural Law Elizabeth A Lines 291 0 5 NewMajority 6 909 13 1 3 4Turnout 53 012 74 3 0 6Labour hold Swing 1 7Elections of the 1980s Edit General election 1987 Stoke on Trent South 22 Party Candidate Votes Labour Jack Ashley 24 794 47 5Conservative Dennis Hartshorne 19 741 37 8Liberal Peter Wild 7 669 14 69Majority 5 053 9 68Turnout 52 204 73 73Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1983 Stoke on Trent South 23 Party Candidate Votes Labour Jack Ashley 23 611 48 0 10 8Conservative P Maxwell 16 506 33 6 1 3Liberal W Walley 9 050 18 4 9 4Majority 7 105 14 4 12 1Turnout 49 167 69 6 2 9Labour hold Swing 6 0Elections of the 1970s Edit General election 1979 Stoke on Trent South Party Candidate Votes Labour Jack Ashley 31 610 58 75Conservative R Rayner 17 364 32 27Liberal D Chantrey 4 829 8 98Majority 14 246 26 48Turnout 53 803 72 52Labour hold SwingGeneral election October 1974 Stoke on Trent South Party Candidate Votes Labour Jack Ashley 30 699 61 18Conservative S Heath 14 204 28 31Liberal E Johnson 5 278 10 52Majority 16 495 32 87Turnout 50 181 69 09Labour hold SwingGeneral election February 1974 Stoke on Trent South Party Candidate Votes Labour Jack Ashley 31 650 56 83Conservative S Newall 15 981 28 70Liberal M Smith 7 578 13 61 NewCommunist S Lomas 481 0 86Majority 15 669 28 13Turnout 55 690 77 38Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1970 Stoke on Trent South Party Candidate Votes Labour Jack Ashley 20 770 60 24Conservative RJ Apps 13 344 38 70Communist SJ Lomas 364 1 06Majority 7 426 21 54Turnout 34 478 50 66Labour hold SwingElections of the 1960s Edit General election 1966 Stoke on Trent South Party Candidate Votes Labour Jack Ashley 27 380 61 65Conservative FW Thornton 14 769 33 26Communist SJ Lomas 2 262 5 09 NewMajority 12 611 28 39Turnout 44 411 71 02Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1964 Stoke on Trent South Party Candidate Votes Labour Ellis Smith 28 928 60 56Conservative Clive Howson 18 839 39 44Majority 10 089 21 12Turnout 47 767 75 65Labour hold SwingElections of the 1950s Edit General election 1959 Stoke on Trent South Party Candidate Votes Labour Ellis Smith 29 578 59 28Conservative Geoffrey S Tucker 20 318 40 72Majority 9 260 18 56Turnout 49 896 78 24Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1955 Stoke on Trent South Party Candidate Votes Labour Ellis Smith 31 003 63 61Conservative Basil GC Webb 17 739 36 39Majority 13 264 27 22Turnout 48 742 73 62Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1951 Stoke on Trent South Party Candidate Votes Labour Ellis Smith 35 261 65 77Conservative Basil Webb 18 355 34 23Majority 16 906 31 54Turnout 53 616 84 21Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1950 Stoke on Trent South Party Candidate Votes Labour Ellis Smith 34 339 64 45Conservative L Orridge 14 637 27 47Liberal William Herbert Kemp 4 307 8 08Majority 19 702 36 98Turnout 53 283 85 27Labour win new seat See also EditList of parliamentary constituencies in StaffordshireNotes Edit A borough constituency for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer As with all constituencies the constituency elects one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post system of election at least every five years References Edit Electorate Figures Boundary Commission for England 2011 Electorate Figures Boundary Commission for England 4 March 2011 Archived from the original on 6 November 2010 Retrieved 13 March 2011 Brereton s was 1 of 6 total gains offset by greater losses 13 net seats lost for his party in the 2017 results nationwide In 2017 the two largest parties increased their share of the vote largely in England at the expense of UKIP Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with S part 5 Local statistics Office for National Statistics neighbourhood statistics gov uk Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian Stoke on Trent South Parliamentary constituency BBC News Retrieved 30 November 2019 Stoke on Trent South BBC News Retrieved 9 June 2017 Election Data 2015 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 17 October 2015 Retrieved 17 October 2015 Candidates PPCS for Stoke on Trent South in the UK 2015 General Ele Archived from the original on 26 April 2015 Retrieved 26 April 2015 Peter Andras PPC page Liberal Democrats Retrieved 1 March 2015 MORE TUSC CANDIDATES IN PLACE AS ELECTION CHALLENGE GROWS www tusc org uk Election Data 2010 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 26 July 2013 Retrieved 17 October 2015 Statement of Persons Nominated permanent dead link Election Data 2005 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 15 October 2011 Retrieved 18 October 2015 BBC NEWS Election 2005 Results Stoke on Trent South BBC News Election Data 2001 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 15 October 2011 Retrieved 18 October 2015 BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS amp CONSTITUENCIES Stoke on Trent South BBC News Election Data 1997 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 15 October 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