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Lichfield.

Labour Party MP Dave Robertson holds the seat on 35.1% of the vote — a split-council geography across 2 councils.

Member of ParliamentDave Robertson · Labour Party
CouncilsLichfield · East Staffordshire
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001335
Electorate · 2024
76.1k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
35.1%
Labour Party · +1.6pp over Con
Settlements
13
Largest: Lichfield
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
14.1
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
1 Jun 2026

Robertson's most distinctive parliamentary moves have come on assisted dying. He backed several amendments to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at both Report Stage and later debate, including measures to strengthen advertising restrictions on the bill and allow employers -- notably religious hospices and care homes -- to prevent staff from facilitating assisted dying. These votes put him at odds with the Labour majority, and his stance profile shows him markedly more aligned with assisted dying safeguards than his party average. Beyond that single issue, he has been a vocal constituency operator: news coverage highlights him rallying over 60 MPs to press for a postal service debate, coordinating with rural colleagues on telecoms connectivity, lobbying ministers over farm inheritance tax thresholds, and calling in Parliament for action on preventable epilepsy deaths among people with learning disabilities.

At 88% voting participation and 99.1% party alignment, Robertson is a reliable Labour vote on almost everything else. He votes strongly for progressive taxation and workers' rights, and backs housing development. He parts company with Labour colleagues on parliamentary scrutiny (8% aligned, against a higher party average) and Lords scrutiny (0%), suggesting comfort with a more executive-led approach to governance. Economy and jobs dominate his 200 parliamentary contributions, followed by local government, cost-of-living, defence, and social care -- a breadth consistent with his role as a constituency MP rather than a policy specialist.

Robertson sits on the Petitions Committee, which channels public concerns into parliamentary debate -- fitting given his pattern of coordinating multi-MP campaigns on local and rural issues. His news sentiment over the past 90 days averages near zero across 76 articles, meaning coverage is broadly neutral rather than notably positive or critical. The volume of local press engagement is itself notable for a first-term MP representing a traditionally Conservative seat.

35.1%
Lab vote · 2024 GE
2
Councils overlapping the seat
19
Wards · 38 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.19 wards · 38 councillors · 2 councils

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Alrewas Fradley Richard Stephenson690Lichfield ConJul 2025
Anglesey(2 seats)Chaudhry · Hussain1,639East Staffordshire LabMay 2023
Armitage With Handsacre(3 seats)Hawkins · Cox · Marshall2,237Lichfield ConMay 2023
Blythe Colin Whittaker362East Staffordshire LabMay 2023
Boley Park(2 seats)Pullen · Warfield1,338Lichfield ConMay 2023
Boney Hay Central(3 seats)Evans · Taylor · Taylor2,081Lichfield ConMay 2023
Chadsmead(2 seats)Trent · Ray977Lichfield ConMay 2023
Chase Terrace(2 seats)Norman · Woodward1,109Lichfield ConMay 2023
Chasetown(2 seats)Ennis · Ennis974Lichfield ConMay 2023
Colton The Ridwares Keith Michael Vernon317Lichfield ConMay 2023
Crown Philip Anthony Hudson387East Staffordshire LabMay 2023
Curborough Matthew John Wallens381Lichfield ConMay 2025
Hammerwich With Wall(2 seats)Silvester-Hall · Leung998Lichfield ConMay 2023
Highfield(2 seats)Mears · Ho1,140Lichfield ConMay 2023
Leomansley(3 seats)Smith · Checkland · Henshaw2,183Lichfield ConMay 2023
Longdon Robert William Strachan384Lichfield ConMay 2023
St Johns(3 seats)Anketell · Smith · Harvey-Coggins2,206Lichfield ConMay 2023
Stowe(3 seats)Hughes · Ashton · Bragger2,182Lichfield ConMay 2023
Summerfield All Saints(3 seats)Coe · Galvin · Banevicius1,630Lichfield ConMay 2023

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.13 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Lichfield (32,582), with Burntwood (28,864) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 95,155.

large-town 63,220town 14,473village 17,462

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Lichfield32,582large town
Burntwood28,864large town
Rural & dispersed9,431town
Handsacre and Armitage5,042town
Barton-under-Needwood4,676village
Alrewas3,106village
Showing 6 of 13·All 13 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate56.3%57.1%-1%
Owner-occupied74.8%63.1%+19%
Private rented12.6%20.0%-37%
Social rented12.6%16.8%-25%

Ethnicity.

White95.9%
Asian1.6%
Black0.5%
Mixed1.7%
Other0.3%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.9% Female 51.1% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£29,900
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£39,900
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
4,300
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
56
37 primary · 7 secondary
GCSE pass
70.6%
Attainment 8: 48.0

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£357m
Taxpayers53,000
Median per taxpayer£3,050
Mean per taxpayer£6,690

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

This constituency is served by Lichfield and East Staffordshire. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.

For household tax breakdown

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
14.1
-32% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
4.7
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
38% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences5.3
Anti-social behaviour2.2
Vehicle crime1.5
Public order1.1
Criminal damage & arson0.9
Shoplifting0.8
Other theft0.8

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Dave RobertsonWONLab17,23235.1
Michael FabricantCon16,42233.4
Richard HowardRef9,73419.8
Paul RayLD3,5727.3
Heather McNeillisGrn1,7243.5
Pete LongmanInd3220.7
John MaddenInd980.2

Turnout 49,104

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Michael FabricantCon64.5
2017Michael FabricantCon63.6
2015Michael FabricantCon55.2
2010Fabricant, MichaelCon54.4
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission