 He polled 9,945 votes, which is a decrease from the 10,664 votes that the Conservatives recorded at the previous General Election; representing a fall in the Conservative share of the vote from 26.7% to 25%, although this did also represent a 2.7% swing from Labour to the Conservatives, as Labour lost vote share at an even faster rate.Lefroy was first elected as MP for Stafford in 2010 with a majority of 5,460 and was re-elected in the 2015 general election with an increased majority of 9,177 votes.He stepped down at the 2019 general election, having announced in June 2019 that he would not seek re-election.