Stone (UK Parliament constituency)

This was a mostly rural seat to the south of the Stoke-on-Trent conurbation. Electoral Calculus described the seat as "Strong Right" characterised by retired, socially conservative voters who strongly supported Brexit.Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Stone

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Stone was in the top decile in geographical size in England. It covered the area from Madeley in the north to the west of Newcastle-under-Lyme, then ran south and out to the outskirts of Market Drayton, running down to the northern edge of Newport. The boundary headed north alongside the western boundary of Stafford around the north of Stafford and down its eastern boundary. It ran across the north of Abbots Bromley before reaching its eastern end. It continued to the west of Uttoxeter in the Burton constituency. It then extended eastwards between the Burton constituency and up to Cheadle and to the south of Stoke-on-Trent. The towns of Eccleshall, Cheadle and Stone were within the constituency.

2010–2024: The Borough of Stafford wards of Barlaston and Oulton, Chartley, Church Eaton, Eccleshall, Fulford, Gnosall and Woodseaves, Milwich, St Michael's, Stonefield and Christchurch, Swynnerton, and Walton, the District of Staffordshire Moorlands wards of Cheadle North East, Cheadle South East, Cheadle West, Checkley, and Forsbrook, and the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme wards of Loggerheads and Whitmore, and Madeley.

1997–2010: The Borough of Stafford wards of Barlaston, Chartley, Church Eaton, Eccleshall, Fulford, Gnosall, Milwich, Oulton, St Michael's, Stonefield and Christchurch, Swynnerton, Walton, and Woodseaves, the District of Staffordshire Moorlands wards of Alton, Cheadle North East, Cheadle South East, Cheadle West, Checkley, Forsbrook, and Kingsley, and the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme wards of Loggerheads, Madeley, and Whitmore.

1918–1950: The Urban District of Stone, and the Rural Districts of Blore Heath, Cheadle, Mayfield, Newcastle-under-Lyme, and Stone.

There were various alterations to the constituency shape in boundary changes put in place for the 2010 general election. Stone took the areas covered by the Bradley, and Salt and Enson civil parish from the neighbouring Stafford constituency. In turn, the parishes of Hixon, Ellenhall, and Ranton, were moved back from Stone to Stafford. In the largest alteration, the north-eastern parishes covering Kingsley, Oakamoor, Alton, Farley, and Cotton, were all moved to the altered Staffordshire Moorlands.[http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm70/7032/7032_iv.pdf 2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England]

From the 2024 general election, the constituency will be merged with parts of the current South Staffordshire and Dudley South constituencies to form the new constituency of Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge. Gavin Williamson, MP for South Staffordshire, will stand as the Conservative candidate in place of Bill Cash who announced his retirement from the House of Commons in June 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-01 |title=Sir Gavin to stand for Tories in new constituency |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-66075213 |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2023-06-10 |title=Veteran Tory MP and arch Eurosceptic Sir Bill Cash to retire at next election |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/bill-cash-johnny-cash-commons-eurosceptic-parliament-b2355163.html |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=The Independent |language=en}}

The earlier constituency of the same name that existed 1918-1950 elected Conservatives, all three officers who had fought with some distinction in either of the two World Wars.

A new Stone constituency was created for the 1997 general election, when Parliament approved for Staffordshire the additional seat proposed by the Boundary Commission. The constituency was formed from parts of the Stafford, Staffordshire Moorlands and Mid Staffordshire.

Presenting a safe seat for the Conservatives and proving to be one,Almanac of British Politics, 5th ed, Robert Waller its creation reduced the Conservative majority in the Staffordshire Moorlands and Stafford constituencies, both of which were gained by a Labour Party member at the 1997 general election.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished prior to the 2024 general election, with its contents distributed to a newly created seat and four neighbouring constituencies:

• The town of Stone to the new constituency of Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
• The villages of Checkley, Forsbrook, Barlaston, Fulford, Swynnerton and Oulton to Stoke on Trent South
• The town of Cheadle to Staffordshire Moorlands
• Western rural areas, including the town of Eccleshall, to Stafford
• The village of Madeley to Newcastle-under-Lyme

{{Election box begin

|title=General election 2019: Stone{{cite news |title=Stone parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000975 |website=Election 2019 selected |publisher=BBC |access-date=14 December 2019}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Bill Cash

|votes = 31,687

|percentage = 63.6

|change = +0.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Mike Stubbs

|votes = 11,742

|percentage = 23.6

|change = −4.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Alec Sandiford

|votes = 4,412

|percentage = 8.9

|change = +4.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Tom Adamson

|votes = 2,002

|percentage = 4.0

|change = +2.6

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 19,945

|percentage = 40.0

|change = +5.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 49,843

|percentage = 71.8

|change = −2.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +2.6

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin

|title=General election 2017: Stone}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Bill Cash

|votes = 31,614

|percentage = 63.2

|change = +8.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party= Labour Co-operative

|candidate= Sam Hale

|votes = 14,119

|percentage = 28.2

|change = +8.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Martin Lewis

|votes = 2,222

|percentage = 4.4

|change = −0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Edward Whitfield

|votes = 1,370

|percentage = 2.7

|change = −13.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Sam Pancheri

|votes = 707

|percentage = 1.4

|change = −1.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 17,495

|percentage = 35.0

|change = +0.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 50,032

|percentage = 73.8

|change = +3.7

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +0.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 2015: Stone{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Bill Cash

|votes = 25,733

|percentage = 54.7

|change = +4.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Sam Hale

|votes = 9,483

|percentage = 20.2

|change = −0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = United Kingdom Independence Party

|candidate = Andrew Illsley{{cite web|url=http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/stone/|title=UK Polling Report|website=ukpollingreport.co.uk}}

|votes = 7,620

|percentage = 16.2

|change = +10.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Martin Lewis

|votes = 2,473

|percentage = 5.3

|change = −17.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Wenslie Naylon

|votes = 1,191

|percentage = 2.5

|change = +1.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = John Coutouvidis

|votes = 531

|percentage = 1.1

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 16,250

|percentage = 34.5

|change = +6.3

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 47,031

|percentage = 70.1

|change = −0.4

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 2010: Stone{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Bill Cash

|votes = 23,890

|percentage = 50.6

|change = +2.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Christine Tinker

|votes = 10,598

|percentage = 22.4

|change = +3.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Joanne Lewis

|votes = 9,770

|percentage = 20.7

|change = −9.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = United Kingdom Independence Party

|candidate = Andrew Illsley

|votes = 2,481

|percentage = 5.3

|change = +2.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Damon Hoppe

|votes = 490

|percentage = 1.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 13,292

|percentage = 28.2

|change = +8.9

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 47,229

|percentage = 70.5

|change = +3.5

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −0.8

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 2005: Stone{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Bill Cash

|votes = 22,733

|percentage = 48.3

|change = −0.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Mark Davis

|votes = 13,644

|percentage = 29.0

|change = −6.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Richard Stevens

|votes = 9,111

|percentage = 19.4

|change = +4.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = United Kingdom Independence Party

|candidate = Mike Nattrass

|votes = 1,548

|percentage = 3.3

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,089

|percentage = 19.3

|change = +6.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 47,036

|percentage = 66.9

|change = +0.6

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +3.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 2001: Stone{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Bill Cash

|votes = 22,395

|percentage = 49.1

|change = +2.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Palfreyman

|votes = 16,359

|percentage = 35.8

|change = −3.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Brendan McKeown

|votes = 6,888

|percentage = 15.1

|change = +3.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,036

|percentage = 13.3

|change = +6.1

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 45,642

|percentage = 66.3

|change = −12.5

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1997: Stone{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Bill Cash

|votes = 24,859

|percentage = 46.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Wakefield

|votes = 21,041

|percentage = 39.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Barry Stamp

|votes = 6,392

|percentage = 12.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)

|candidate = Ann Winfield

|votes = 545

|percentage = 1.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Natural Law Party

|candidate = Dinah Grice

|votes = 237

|percentage = 0.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,818

|percentage = 7.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 53,074

|percentage = 77.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1945: Stone

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Hugh Fraser

|votes = 20,279

|percentage = 42.9

|change = −18.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = W Simcock

|votes = 18,173

|percentage = 38.4

|change = −0.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = John Wedgwood

|votes = 8,853

|percentage = 18.7

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,106

|percentage = 4.5

|change = −17.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 47,305

|percentage = 72.6

|change = +6.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1935: Stone}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Joseph Lamb

|votes = 20,498

|percentage = 61.0

|change = −1.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = WI Simcock

|votes = 13,099

|percentage = 39.0

|change = +20.7

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,399

|percentage = 22.0

|change = −20.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 33,597

|percentage = 66.3

|change = −8.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1931: Stone}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Joseph Lamb

|votes = 20,327

|percentage = 62.1

|change = +22.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Walter Meakin

|votes = 6,407

|percentage = 19.6

|change = −8.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = WI Simcock

|votes = 5,993

|percentage = 18.3

|change = −9.4

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 13,920

|percentage = 42.5

|change = +26.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 32,727

|percentage = 74.6

|change = −2.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1929: Stone British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Fred W. S. Craig

Parliamentary Research Services, 1983

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Joseph Lamb

|votes = 13,965

|percentage = 44.0

|change = −13.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Walter Meakin

|votes = 8,975

|percentage = 28.3

|change = +4.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = George Belt

|votes = 8,792

|percentage = 27.7

|change = +8.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,990

|percentage = 15.7

|change = −17.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 31,732

|percentage = 76.9

|change = +2.0

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 41,268

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = −8.9

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1924: Stone

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Joseph Lamb

|votes = 12,856

|percentage = 57.3

|change = +6.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Walter Meakin

|votes = 5,351

|percentage = 23.8

|change = −25.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = C.A. Brook

|votes = 4,245

|percentage = 18.9

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,505

|percentage = 33.5

|change = +31.9

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 22,452

|percentage = 74.9

|change = +7.4

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 29,994

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = +16.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1923: Stone

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Joseph Lamb

|votes = 10,001

|percentage = 50.8

|change = +12.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Walter Meakin

|votes = 9,687

|percentage = 49.2

|change = +13.5

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 314

|percentage = 1.6

|change = −1.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 19,688

|percentage = 67.5

|change = −3.9

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 29,151

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = −0.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1922: Stone

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Joseph Lamb

|votes = 7,742

|percentage = 38.3

|change = −8.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = George Townsend

|votes = 7,198

|percentage = 35.7

|change = +1.3

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Agriculturalist

|candidate = W.L. Steel

|votes = 5,243

|percentage = 26.0

|change = +7.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 544

|percentage = 2.6

|change = −9.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 20,183

|percentage = 71.4

|change = +9.4

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 28,273

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = −4.9

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1918: Stone

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Smith Child

|votes = 7,568

|percentage = 46.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = George Townsend

|votes = 5,573

|percentage = 34.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Agriculturalist

|candidate = Joseph Lamb

|votes = 3,056

|percentage = 18.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,995

|percentage = 12.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 16,197

|percentage = 62.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 26,113

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end 1918}}

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• {{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |author-link= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 |orig-year=1969 |edition= 3rd |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |isbn= 0-900178-06-X}}
• {{cite book | title=The Times House of Commons 1929, 1931, 1935 | publisher=Politico's (reprint) | year=2003 | editor=Iain Dale | isbn=1-84275-033-X }}
• {{cite book | title=The Times House of Commons 1945 | year=1945 }}

• [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/13389.html Stone UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
• [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65950.html Stone UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK

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