Who is the MP for Burton and Uttoxeter?

Jacob Collier (Labour) is the MP for Burton and Uttoxeter. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won Burton and Uttoxeter at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Burton and Uttoxeter was won by Labour with 35.5% of the vote, ahead of Conservative on 30.6%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Burton and Uttoxeter?

PollCheck's current projection has Reform UK on 34.9% and Conservative on 21.8% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Burton and Uttoxeter in?

Burton and Uttoxeter sits within East Staffordshire council. Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units, but East Staffordshire covers most or all of the Burton and Uttoxeter area.

What is the demographic profile of Burton and Uttoxeter?

Burton and Uttoxeter is in West Midlands. The seat is Leave-voting (Leave vote estimated at 64.8% in 2016). Around 27.5% of residents have a degree, a median age of 40, and 65.2% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Burton and Uttoxeter?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Burton and Uttoxeter, Labour won with 35.5% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Burton and Uttoxeter in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Burton and Uttoxeter: 2010 Conservative, 2015 Conservative, 2017 Conservative, 2019 Conservative, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Burton and Uttoxeter

West Midlands · County constituency · East Staffordshire borough

Sitting MP

Jacob Collier

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

West Midlands

County constituency, East Staffordshire council

Last 5 GE winners

CCCCL

Conservative 4/5, Labour 1/5

EU referendum 2016

64.8% Leave

UK average 51.9%; +12.9pp above mean

Current outlook

Reform UK +13.1pp

Vulnerability score 9/10 (Labour projected to lose)

MidlandsStrong Leave areaWorking-class profile

Who lives in Burton and Uttoxeter? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

64.8%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

27.5%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

20.8%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

65.2%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

34.1%

UK average ~36%

Median age

40.1

UK median ~40

Age 65+

21.7%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

30.6%

UK average ~28%

How did Burton and Uttoxeter vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab gain from Con · majority 2,266 votes (4.9pp) · turnout 58.5%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Burton and Uttoxeter

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Burton and Uttoxeter within East Staffordshire

The Westminster constituency of Burton and Uttoxeter sits entirely within East Staffordshire Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - the figures below are from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat
East Staffordshire 64 LSOAs	100%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Burton and Uttoxeter at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Burton and Uttoxeter at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010predecessor	Con gain from Lab	Andrew Griffiths Burton MP	31.9%	44.5%	15.8%	2.9% UKIP	-	4.8%	6,304	66.5%
2015predecessor	Con hold	Andrew Griffiths Burton MP	27.5%	49.8%	2.5%	17.7% UKIP	2.5%	-	10,892	65.1%
2017predecessor	Con hold	Andrew Griffiths Burton MP	37.8%	58.0%	2.5%	-	1.7%	-	10,047	67.5%
2019notional	Conservative winner	Kate Griffiths Burton MP, pre-review boundary	30.9%	60.7%	5.5%	-	2.9%	-	14,496	64.6%
2024	Lab gain from Con	Jacob Collier	35.6%	30.6%	3.6%	21.1% Ref	4.6%	4.5%	2,266	58.5%

Burton and Uttoxeter was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Burton (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

Constituencies most like Burton and Uttoxeter

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Burton and Uttoxeter. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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