UK Explained

Stratford-on-Avon

Represented in Parliament by Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Manuela Perteghella, Liberal Democrat. Open their full page →

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

How Stratford-on-Avon 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 160 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £830£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 105 areas and lower than 543.

UK 3.9%This area 2.2%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
Stratford-on-Avon£8302.2%
East Grinstead and Uckfield£8322.3%
Barrow and Furness£8372.3%
Rushcliffe£8372.1%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Stratford-on-Avon

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 people95,09059,597,740 in total
Aged under 1616%18%2 points lower
Aged 65 and over26%19%8 points higher
Adults with a degree or higher39%34%6 points higher
Households that own their home72%62%10 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association13%17%4 points lower
Households renting privately15%20%6 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
Manuela Perteghella

Liberal Democrat

MAJORITY
7,122

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
70%

of people who could vote did

Manuela Perteghella won with 44% of the votes, and Chris Clarkson (Conservative) came second with 31%.

Votes for each party

Liberal Democrat44% · 23,450
Conservative31% · 16,328
Reform UK15% · 7,753
Labour7% · 3,753
Green Party2% · 1,197
Independent1% · 292
Everyone else0% · 186
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Manuela PerteghellaLiberal Democrat23,45044.3%
Chris ClarksonConservative16,32830.8%
James CrockerReform UK7,75314.6%
Seyi AgboolaLabour3,7537.1%
Doug RouxelGreen Party1,1972.3%
Kevin TaylorIndependent2920.6%
Neil O'NeilNew Open Non-Political Organised Leadership1860.4%

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
£830 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
2.2%
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