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Stafford Borough Council

Local authority area: Stafford

Stafford is a district council in Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It covers 598.2 km² and had 138,670 residents in 2022 — about 232 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Stafford.

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Town hall in the administrative centreCounty Buildings and Judges House, Stafford

People

Population

Estimates recorded for Stafford, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022138,670+5.4% since 2012

Land area598.2km²231.0 sq mi

Density232/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#222of 382 UK councils · #189 in England

Population estimates5 data points

131.6K132.5K135.9K136.9K138.7K

20122015201820212022

History

How the council came to be

1974
Created
Stafford became a local authority area.

Abroad

Twinned with

BelfortDreieichLa RoëRimbachSkarżysko-KamiennaStaffordTarragona

Same county

Other councils in Staffordshire

All councils in West Midlands

East Staffordshire125,760 Newcastle-under-Lyme125,297 South Staffordshire111,527 Lichfield108,352 Cannock Chase101,140 Staffordshire Moorlands95,899 Tamworth79,639

Elections

23 electoral wards

Census 2021: 136,870 residents in 60,044 households across the wards; 23.0% aged 65+, 70.0% of homes owned, 14.8% of households without a car.

1St Michael's & Stonefield4,672 households · 22.5% aged 65+10,230 2Coton3,502 households · 10.8% aged 65+8,784 3Manor3,289 households · 21.8% aged 65+7,200 4Eccleshall3,105 households · 26.6% aged 65+7,049 5Walton3,135 households · 24.0% aged 65+7,048 6Milwich2,755 households · 22.2% aged 65+6,988

All wards of Stafford

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CEccleshall Parish CounciCouncil office · Stafford ST18 9PR CStaffordshire CaresCouncil office · Stafford ST16 2DH · hours listed CStaffordshire Record OfficeCouncil office · Stafford ST16 2LZ · hours listed PGnosall Parish CouncilParish council · Stafford ST20 0EX · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Stafford · 15 wards Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge · 5 wards Stoke-on-Trent South · 3 wards

Source: Wikidata Q678347 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.