UK Explained

Lichfield

Represented in Parliament by Dave Robertson (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Dave Robertson, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Lichfield compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 115 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £862£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 130 areas and lower than 518.

UK 3.9%This area 2.3%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Lichfield£8622.3%
Stirling and Strathallan£8612.3%
East Kilbride and Strathaven£8602.3%
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge£8572.3%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Lichfield

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people96,20359,597,740 in total
Aged under 1617%18%2 points lower
Aged 65 and over24%19%6 points higher
Adults with a degree or higher34%34%about the same
Households that own their home75%62%12 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association13%17%4 points lower
Households renting privately13%20%8 points lower

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Dave Robertson

Labour

MAJORITY
810

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
65%

of people who could vote did

Dave Robertson won with 35% of the votes, and Michael Fabricant (Conservative) came second with 33%.

Votes for each party

Labour35% · 17,232
Conservative33% · 16,422
Reform UK20% · 9,734
Liberal Democrat7% · 3,572
Green Party4% · 1,724
Independent1% · 420
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dave RobertsonLabour17,23235.1%
Michael FabricantConservative16,42233.4%
Richard HowardReform UK9,73419.8%
Paul RayLiberal Democrat3,5727.3%
Heather McNeillisGreen Party1,7243.5%
Pete LongmanIndependent3220.7%
John MaddenIndependent980.2%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£862 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.3%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026