Editing Staffordshire (section)

==Government==
===Westminster parliamentary===
The ceremonial county of Staffordshire (including the [[unitary authority]] of Stoke-on-Trent) is represented by twelve [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Members of Parliament]] (MPs) in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]. Nine of the MPs represent the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] and three MPs represent the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]. The current membership of each constituency as of [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]] is as follows:
{{Excerpt|Parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire|Constituencies}}

===County council===
[[Staffordshire County Council]] is the top-tier [[local government in England|local council]] for the non-metropolitan county. For [[Eurostat]] purposes, it is a [[NUTS of the United Kingdom|NUTS 3 region]] (code UKG22).

Staffordshire operates a [[cabinet-style council]]. There are 62 councillors for Staffordshire. The Full Council elects a cabinet of 10 councillors, including the council leader, from the majority party. Each cabinet member has their own portfolio about which they make the "day to day" decisions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Your-council-and-democracy/Elections-and-democracy/The-role-of-the-council.aspx |title=The role of the council |publisher=Staffordshire County Council |access-date=5 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250201012548/https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Your-council-and-democracy/Elections-and-democracy/The-role-of-the-council.aspx |archive-date=1 February 2025 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Your-council-and-democracy/Elections-and-democracy/The-role-of-the-cabinet.aspx |title=The role of the cabinet |publisher=Staffordshire County Council |access-date=5 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250201012255/https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Your-council-and-democracy/Elections-and-democracy/The-role-of-the-cabinet.aspx |archive-date=1 February 2025 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
{{excerpt|2021 Staffordshire County Council election|Election result}}

===Boundary changes===
{{Main|List of Staffordshire boundary changes}}