Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke
Stoke-on-Trent; Stoke
City and Unitary authority
	From left to right:; Top: Stoke Minster and surrounding skyline; Middle: Bottle Kilns and Trentham Estate; Bottom: The Potteries Shopping Centre in Hanley and Hanley Park;
	Nickname(s): The Potteries, City of the Six Towns, Stoke and Stokie
	Motto: Vis Unita Fortior (united strength is stronger)
	Shown within Staffordshire
	Coordinates: 53°01′32″N 2°10′34″W / 53.0255°N 2.1761°W
OS grid reference	SJ 87951 45147
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	West Midlands
Ceremonial county	Staffordshire
County Borough established (Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Stoke-upon-Trent and Tunstall)	31 March 1910
City status	5 June 1925
Unitary authority	1 April 1998
Administrative HQ	Hanley & Stoke-upon-Trent
Areas of the city; (2011 census BUASD)	List Abbey Hulton; Baddeley Green; Bentilee; Berryhill Fields; Birches Head; Blurton; Bucknall; Burslem (One of the Six Towns); Chell; Cliffe Vale; Cobridge; Dresden; Etruria; Fenton (One of the Six Towns); Florence; Goldenhill; Hanford; Hanley (One of the Six Towns); Hartshill; Hem Heath; Heron Cross; Lightwood; Longport; Longton (One of the Six Towns); Meir; Meir Heath (Village); Middleport; Milton; Normacot; Northwood; Norton le Moors (Part); Penkhull; Shelton; Sideway; Smallthorne; Sneyd Green; Stoke-upon-Trent (One of the Six Towns); Trentham; Tunstall (One of the Six Towns); Weston Coyney;
Government
• Type	Unitary authority with leader and cabinet
• Body	Stoke-on-Trent City Council
• Control	Labour
• Leader	Jane Ashworth (L)
• Lord Mayor	Lyn Sharpe
• City Director	Jon Rouse
• House of Commons	3 MPs Gareth Snell (L) ; David Williams (L) ; Allison Gardner (L) ;
• Rank	221st
Population (2022)
• Total	259,965
• Rank	72nd
• Density	7,210/sq mi (2,782/km2)
Demonym	Stokie
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 88.6% White ; 7.4% Asian ; 1.8% Mixed ; 1.5% Black ; 0.7% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 60.9% Christianity ; 25.2% no religion ; 6.0% Islam ; 0.6% Hinduism ; 0.4% other ; 0.3% Buddhism ; 0.2% Sikhism ; 0.1% Judaism ; 6.4% not stated ;
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode area	ST1-4, 6-9, 12
Dialling code	01782
ISO 3166 code	GB-STE
GSS code	E06000021
ITL code	UKG23
• Total	£7.5 billion
• Per capita	£28,627
Website	stoke.gov.uk

Stoke-on-Trent (often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England. It has an estimated population of 259,965 as of 2022,^[6]^[7] making it the largest settlement in Staffordshire and one of the largest cities of the Midlands. Stoke is surrounded by the towns of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Alsager, Kidsgrove and Biddulph, which form a conurbation around the city.

The city is polycentric, formed from the federation of six towns in 1910. It took its name from the town of Stoke-upon-Trent where the main centre of government and the principal railway station in the district were located. Hanley is the primary commercial centre. The other four towns which form the city are Burslem, Tunstall, Longton and Fenton.

The home of the pottery industry in England, it is known as The Potteries. It is a centre for service industries and distribution centres. It formerly had a primarily heavy industry sector.

^ "No. 33063". The London Gazette. 3 July 1925. p. 4449.
^ "Leadership of the Council". Derby City Council. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Stoke-on-Trent Local Authority (E06000021)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ "Stoke-on-Trent Population Change". ons.gov,uk. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
^ "Estimates of the population for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

[1] "No. 33063". The London Gazette. 3 July 1925. p. 4449.

[Leadership_of_the_Council-2] "Leadership of the Council". Derby City Council. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

[popstats-3] "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[2021_Nomis-4] UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Stoke-on-Trent Local Authority (E06000021)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

[5] "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[6] "Stoke-on-Trent Population Change". ons.gov,uk. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

[2019-pop-7] "Estimates of the population for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

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Stoke-on-Trent Stoke
City and Unitary authority
From left to right: Top: Stoke Minster and surrounding skyline Middle: Bottle Kilns and Trentham Estate Bottom: The Potteries Shopping Centre in Hanley and Hanley Park
Nickname(s): The Potteries, City of the Six Towns, Stoke and Stokie
Motto: Vis Unita Fortior (united strength is stronger)
Shown within Staffordshire
Coordinates: 53°01′32″N 2°10′34″W / 53.0255°N 2.1761°W / 53.0255; -2.1761
OS grid reference	SJ 87951 45147
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	West Midlands
Ceremonial county	Staffordshire
County Borough established (Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Stoke-upon-Trent and Tunstall)	31 March 1910
City status	5 June 1925^[1]
Unitary authority	1 April 1998
Administrative HQ	Hanley & Stoke-upon-Trent
Areas of the city (2011 census BUASD)	List Abbey Hulton Baddeley Green Bentilee Berryhill Fields Birches Head Blurton Bucknall Burslem (One of the Six Towns) Chell Cliffe Vale Cobridge Dresden Etruria Fenton (One of the Six Towns) Florence Goldenhill Hanford Hanley (One of the Six Towns) Hartshill Hem Heath Heron Cross Lightwood Longport Longton (One of the Six Towns) Meir Meir Heath (Village) Middleport Milton Normacot Northwood Norton le Moors (Part) Penkhull Shelton Sideway Smallthorne Sneyd Green Stoke-upon-Trent (One of the Six Towns) Trentham Tunstall (One of the Six Towns) Weston Coyney
Government ^[2]
• Type	Unitary authority with leader and cabinet
• Body	Stoke-on-Trent City Council
• Control	Labour
• Leader	Jane Ashworth (L)
• Lord Mayor	Lyn Sharpe
• City Director	Jon Rouse
• House of Commons	3 MPs Gareth Snell (L) David Williams (L) Allison Gardner (L)
• Rank	221st
Population (2022)^[3]
• Total	259,965
• Rank	72nd
• Density	7,210/sq mi (2,782/km²)
Demonym	Stokie
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 88.6% White 7.4% Asian 1.8% Mixed 1.5% Black 0.7% other
Religion (2021) ^[4]
• Religion	List 60.9% Christianity 25.2% no religion 6.0% Islam 0.6% Hinduism 0.4% other 0.3% Buddhism 0.2% Sikhism 0.1% Judaism 6.4% not stated
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode area	ST1-4, 6-9, 12
Dialling code	01782
ISO 3166 code	GB-STE
GSS code	E06000021
ITL code	UKG23
• Total	£7.5 billion
• Per capita	£28,627
Website	stoke.gov.uk