Elections to Stafford Borough Council were held on Thursday 7 May 2015. The number of seats was reduced from 59 to 40 following a boundary review undertaken by the Local Government Boundary Commission.^[1] Going into the elections, the Conservatives controlled the Council with 35 members and Labour were the official Opposition with 17 members. There were also 6 independents. All seats on the council were up for election and the election coincided with the 2015 general election.