The constituency

Stratford is the South Warwickshire seat, consisting of Stratford itself and its large rural hinterland.

Wards: Alcester, Aston Cantlow, Bardon, Bidford and Salford, Brailes, Claverdon, Earlswood, Ettington, Henley in Arden, Kinwarton, Lapworth, Long Compton, Quinton, Sambourne, Shipston, Snitterfield, Stratford Avenue and New Town, Stratford Alveston, Stratford Guild and Hathaway, Stratford Mount Pleasant, Studley, Tanworth in Arden, Tredington, Vale of the Red Horse, Welford and Wootton Wawen.

A warm welcome to the wards of Earlswood, Henley in Arden, Lapworth and Tanworth in Arden who have joined the constituency since the boundary realignment following the last General Election.

We also offer thanks and best wishes to the wards of Burton Dassett, Fenny Compton, Harbury, Kineton, Long Itchington, Southam, Stockton and Napton and Wellesbourne who are in the new constituency of Mid Warwickshire.

Constituency Description
Stratford has for a long time been a rural seat nestled around one largish town and half a dozen small towns and large amounts of rural hinterland - it has been Conservative for years. However, it has started to change - the arrival of the M40/M42 combined with urban flight from the West Midlands conurbation has started to change the character of parts of this this rural seat.

It was the 5th largest seat in the UK at the last election, despite redistribution in the last boundary changes - much of this is due to the growth in the north-west of the seat.