The constituency of Stanley consists of the area that lies within 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) of the spire of Christ Church Cathedral.

[2] This covers the city of Stanley, which is the largest settlement in the Falklands representing almost 75% of the total population of the islands (excluding military personnel).

The number of members was reduced to one at the 1977 election with the implementation of the Falkland Islands (Legislative Council) (Amendment) Order 1977.

In 1985 the Falkland Islands Constitution came into force which increased the number of members from Stanley to four, elected through block voting.

This was increased to five in 1997 following a constitutional amendment, giving the members from Stanley a majority of the elected seats.