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Stoke-on-Trent North

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Apr 2026

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Stoke-on-Trent, Kidsgrove and Talke and Talke Pits. Population 104,570. Median income £24K (below average).

Stoke-on-Trent North's MP made headlines in June 2025 by voting against his own party on the assisted dying bill -- opposing its Third Reading and voting against two amendments that would have closed the self-starvation loophole, while backing two other amendments designed to tighten safeguards. His deviations on end-of-life autonomy and assisted dying safeguards both sit around 20 percentage points above the Labour average, suggesting a considered rather than reflexive position on this issue. Beyond that conscience vote, Williams has kept busy on local issues: raising the ceramics industry directly with the Prime Minister at PMQs, championing Stoke's anti-fly-tipping campaign in Parliament, and lobbying Lloyds to secure a banking hub for constituents after a branch closure.

At 85% voting participation and 96.9% party alignment, Williams is a broadly loyal backbencher who votes above the Commons average. His strongest stances are on workers' rights (92%) and progressive taxation (97%), while his scores on parliamentary scrutiny (8%), Lords scrutiny (0%), and pro-business measures (16%) indicate consistent support for government positions over checks and balances. His 118 speech contributions span local government, the economy, health, social care, and cost-of-living -- a spread that reflects the bread-and-butter concerns of a post-industrial constituency.

416
Commons votes
This parliament
£24k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
69.9k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab regained this seat from Con — last held it in 2017.

Current Member of Parliament

David Williams

David Williams

Labour Party

David Williams is the Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent North, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

Vote on an amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill that would prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the Bill solely because they have voluntarily stopped eating and drinking. This matters because without the amendment, a person could potentially use voluntary starvation to meet the terminal illness threshold and access an assisted death.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

Vote on whether to add a provision to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ensuring that if an independent doctor dies or becomes too ill to complete their assessment before signing off on an assisted dying request, a further referral can be made to another doctor — mirroring an existing provision in the Bill for the attending doctor.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

A procedural vote on whether to allow New Clause 16 to be formally considered as part of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Report Stage, after proceedings had been interrupted on 13 June when an objection was raised. The debate excerpts do not reveal the substantive content of New Clause 16.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Stoke-on-Trent, Kidsgrove and Talke and Talke Pits. Population 104,570. Median income £24K (below average).

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Williams’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.432 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Williams has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
81
Economy
74
Employment
52
Education
41
Crime & Policing
33
Welfare and Benefits
30
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 7720 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 1220 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1620 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
§ 08The local picture.14 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Baddeley Milton NortonCarl Edwards1,581Conserva
Baddeley Milton NortonDave Evans1,743Conserva
Baddeley Milton NortonDuncan Walker1,508Labour P
Bradeley Chell HeathGurmeet Singh Kallar787Labour P
BurslemJane Ashworth700Labour P
Burslem ParkGlen Watson676Labour P
Etruria HanleyMajid Khan803Labour P
Ford Green SmallthorneDiane Williams755Labour P
Goldenhill SandyfordChandra Kanneganti860Conserva
Great Chell PackmoorDavid Mountford710Labour P
Great Chell PackmoorSue Akkurt774Labour P
Kidsgrove RavenscliffeCraig Skelding1,012Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
104,570
Electorate 69,854 · 2024 register
Median income
£24,300
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
18.5%
England average 20.0%
Schools
46
32 primary · 6 secondary
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