The placeConstituency · North East · Electorate 67,815 · 2023 boundaries

Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Labour Party MP Adam Jogee holds the seat on 40.4% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentAdam Jogee · Labour Party
CouncilNewcastle-under-Lyme
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001380
Electorate · 2024
67.8k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
40.4%
Labour Party · +12.8pp over Con
Settlements
7
Largest: Newcastle-under-Lyme
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
23.5
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
1 Jun 2026

Jogee's most visible recent actions have been on assisted dying. He voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading in June 2025 -- bucking the Labour majority -- while also supporting several strengthening amendments at Report Stage, including a tougher advertising ban designed to protect vulnerable people. That combination puts him among the minority of Labour MPs who engaged substantively with the bill's detail before ultimately opposing it. His other rebel vote, against a closure motion in May 2025, suggests a willingness to push back on procedural moves to cut off debate. Against that, he is a 98% party-line voter overall.

His parliamentary participation rate of 69% sits below the Commons average. He has spoken in 215 debates since entering Parliament in 2024, with economy and jobs, local government, and defence dominating his speeches -- a broad portfolio rather than a single specialist focus. His stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights (86%) and progressive taxation (93%), but notably low scores on civil liberties (0% versus a 21% party average) and criminal justice reform (29% versus 64%). He consistently votes against Lords scrutiny powers and employer National Insurance increases.

Outside the chamber, Jogee drew positive coverage in November 2025 for helping secure a pension settlement for former miners in North Staffordshire, acting through his role as vice-chair of the Labour Group of Coalfield MPs. A September 2025 poll predicted he would lose his seat, reflecting broader anti-Labour sentiment in the area. His recent news coverage -- across 50 articles in the past 90 days -- is near-neutral in tone, dominated by crime and local-government stories rather than personal profile pieces. He sits on the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.

40.4%
Lab vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
16
Wards · 33 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.16 wards · 33 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Audley(3 seats)Sain-Reiners · Harrison · Machin2,960Newcastle-under-Lyme RefMay 2026
Bradwell(3 seats)Simpson · Tift · Jellyman3,211Newcastle-under-Lyme RefMay 2026
Clayton Paul Malcolm Wood322Newcastle-under-Lyme RefMay 2026
Crackley Red Street(2 seats)Walton · Renshaw1,598Newcastle-under-Lyme RefMay 2026
Cross Heath(2 seats)Saxton · Harrison1,255Newcastle-under-Lyme RefMay 2026
Holditch Chesterton(2 seats)Chamberlain · Barber1,120Newcastle-under-Lyme RefMay 2026
Keele Dave Jones143Newcastle-under-Lyme RefMay 2026
Knutton Graham Paul Shaw359Newcastle-under-Lyme RefMay 2026
Madeley Betley(2 seats)Whitmore · Bettley-Smith1,716Newcastle-under-Lyme RefMay 2026
May Bank(3 seats)Hutchison · Swain · Tagg2,710Newcastle-under-Lyme RefMay 2026
Silverdale(2 seats)Sparks · Ashworth1,405Newcastle-under-Lyme RefMay 2026
Thistleberry(2 seats)Whieldon · Beeston1,161Newcastle-under-Lyme RefMay 2026
Town(2 seats)Duffy · Casey-Hulme676Newcastle-under-Lyme RefMay 2026
Westbury Park Northwood(2 seats)Parker · Fear1,358Newcastle-under-Lyme RefMay 2026
Westlands(3 seats)Heesom · Holland · Tagg4,058Newcastle-under-Lyme RefMay 2026
Wolstanton(2 seats)Fisher · Bailey1,331Newcastle-under-Lyme RefMay 2026

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

§ 02Settlements.7 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Newcastle-under-Lyme (76,230), with Madeley (3,926) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 92,896.

city 76,230village 16,666

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Newcastle-under-Lyme76,230city
Madeley3,926village
Keele3,172village
Bignall End2,923village
Audley2,886village
Halmer End and Alsagers Bank2,517village
Showing 6 of 7·All 7 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate54.4%57.1%-5%
Owner-occupied65.9%63.1%+4%
Private rented15.4%20.0%-23%
Social rented18.6%16.8%+11%

Ethnicity.

White91.6%
Asian4.5%
Black1.2%
Mixed1.8%
Other0.8%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 49.0% 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
£25,100
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£31,400
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
2,710
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
49
29 primary · 7 secondary
GCSE pass
58.2%
Attainment 8: 41.8

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£186m
Taxpayers45,000
Median per taxpayer£2,260
Mean per taxpayer£4,160

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

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

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
23.5
+14% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
7.8
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
44% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences10.2
Anti-social behaviour4.8
Public order1.7
Criminal damage & arson1.5
Shoplifting1.4
Other theft1.1
Burglary0.7

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%
Adam JogeeWONLab15,99240.4
Simon TaggCon10,92327.6
Neill WalkerRef8,86522.4
Nigel JonesLD1,9875.0
Jennifer HibellGrn1,8514.7

Turnout 39,618

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Aaron BellCon52.5
2017Paul FarrellyLab48.2
2015Paul FarrellyLab38.4
2010Farrelly, PaulLab38.0
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