Borough of Stafford

Borough of Stafford
Non-metropolitan district and borough
Bridge Street in Stafford, the borough's main town.
Stafford shown within Staffordshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	West Midlands
Non-metropolitan county	Staffordshire
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Stafford
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Stafford Borough Council
• MP	Leigh Ingham
Area
• Total	231.0 sq mi (598.2 km2)
• Rank	59th (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	138,670
• Rank	168th (of 296)
• Density	600/sq mi (230/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 93.4% White 3% Asian 1.9% Mixed 1.1% Black 0.7% other
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 54.3% Christianity 36.9% no religion 1.1% Islam 0.9% Hinduism 0.1% Judaism 0.4% Sikhism 0.4% Buddhism 0.5% other 5.4% not stated
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	41UG (ONS) E07000197 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SJ9213623094

The Borough of Stafford is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire, England. It is named after Stafford, its largest town, which is where the council is based. The borough also includes the towns of Stone and Eccleshall, as well as numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.

The neighbouring districts are Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Moorlands, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Cannock Chase, South Staffordshire, Telford and Wrekin and Shropshire.