2023 South Staffordshire District Council
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All 42 seats to South Staffordshire District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Roger Lees Bob Cope
Party Conservative Independent Liberal Democrats
Last election 37 seats, 57.4% 7 seats, 14.6% 0 seats, 1.7%
Seats before 36 8[a] 0
Seats won 29 5 4
Seat change Decrease 8 Decrease 2 Increase 4
Popular vote 24,653 5,391 7,311
Percentage 47.1% 10.3% 14.0%
Swing Decrease 10.3% Decrease 4.3% Increase 12.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Leader Chris Benton (defeated)
Party Labour Green UKIP
Last election 1 seat, 13.7% 3 seats, 11.0% 1 seat, 1.7%
Seats before 1 3 1
Seats won 2 2 0
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 10,410 3,915 389
Percentage 19.9% 7.5% 0.7%
Swing Increase 6.2% Decrease 3.5% Decrease 1.0%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 South Staffordshire District Council election
Leader before election

Roger Lees
Conservative

Leader after election

Roger Lees
Conservative

The 2023 South Staffordshire District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 42 councillors on South Staffordshire District Council in Staffordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.[2][3] New ward boundaries came into effect for this election, reducing the number of seats from 49 to 42.[4][5]

The Conservatives, who have held a majority of the seats on the council since 1976,[6] retained their majority at this election, winning 29 of the 42 seats.[7][8][9]

Summary

Election result

2023 South Staffordshire District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 39 29 N/A N/A Decrease 8 69.0 47.1 24,653 –10.3
  Independent 16 5 N/A N/A Decrease 2 11.9 10.3 5,391 –4.3
  Liberal Democrats 13 4 N/A N/A Increase 4 9.5 14.0 7,311 +12.3
  Labour 26 2 N/A N/A Increase 1 4.8 19.9 10,410 +6.2
  Green 13 2 N/A N/A Decrease 1 4.8 7.5 3,915 –3.5
  UKIP 2 0 N/A N/A Decrease 1 0.0 0.7 389 –1.0
  Heritage 1 0 N/A N/A Steady 0.0 0.4 208 N/A
  Freedom Alliance (UK) 1 0 N/A N/A Steady 0.0 0.2 95 N/A

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.[10][11]

Bilbrook

Bilbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Gary Burnett* 866 N/A
Green Fiona Hopkins 802 N/A
Conservative Paul Armitage 341 N/A
Conservative Ryan Hillback 280 N/A
Turnout 1,213 31.8
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Brewood, Coven and Blymhill

Brewood, Coven and Blymhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Holmes* 1,109 N/A
Conservative Wendy Sutton* 1,055 N/A
Conservative Sue Szalapski 931 N/A
Labour Adrian Hamlyn 690 N/A
Labour Adebowale Olojede 625 N/A
Liberal Democrats Valerie Davis 432 N/A
Green Nirmaljit Singh 396 N/A
Turnout 2,032 30.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cheslyn Hay Village

Cheslyn Hay Village
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rob Duncan 620 N/A
Conservative Sue Duncan 611 N/A
Conservative Bernard Williams* 565 N/A
Labour Alex Brindle 543 N/A
Labour Adam Freeman 457 N/A
Independent Dave Lockley* 447 N/A
Labour Anil Singh 400 N/A
Independent David Norris 369 N/A
UKIP Steve Hollis* 229 N/A
UKIP Alan Emery 160 N/A
Turnout 1,599 26.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Codsall

Codsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Val Chapman 1,164 N/A
Conservative Meg Barrow* 1,152 N/A
Conservative John Michell* 1,044 N/A
Labour Chris Fewtrell 748 N/A
Labour Reg Vernon 731 N/A
Liberal Democrats Gulvinder Bansal 526 N/A
Turnout 2,091 33.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Essington

Essington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Warren Fisher* 647 N/A
Independent Chris Steel* 566 N/A
Conservative Ash Smith 238 N/A
Turnout 873 21.6
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Featherstone, Shareshill and Saredon

Featherstone, Shareshill and Saredon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bob Cope* 800 N/A
Labour John Brindle 494 N/A
Conservative Hilary Southern 439 N/A
Liberal Democrats Margaret Pincher 153 N/A
Turnout 1,292 29.6
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Great Wyrley Landywood

Great Wyrley Landywood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ray Perry* 366 N/A
Conservative Kath Williams* 361 N/A
Labour Wayne Instone 349 N/A
Labour Paul Alexander 275 N/A
Independent David Norris 126 N/A
Green James Sadler 83 N/A
Turnout 835 21.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Great Wyrley Town

Great Wyrley Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kath Perry* 654 N/A
Conservative Matthew Jackson 585 N/A
Labour Christopher Jones 449 N/A
Labour Brian Levy 327 N/A
Turnout 1,090 26.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Himley and Swindon

Himley and Swindon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Lees* 380 64.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Keith Pincher 127 21.4 N/A
Independent Gordon Fanthom 85 14.4 N/A
Majority 253 42.8
Turnout 592 28.7
Conservative win (new seat)

Huntington and Hatherton

Huntington and Hatherton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeff Ashley 364 N/A
Conservative David Williams* 340 N/A
Labour Ron Kenyon 246 N/A
Green Chris Benton* 201 N/A
Green Adam Dent 77 N/A
Turnout 785 19.9
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Kinver and Enville

Kinver and Enville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Dufty 1,416 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Harrison 1,375 N/A
Liberal Democrats Greg Spruce 1,188 N/A
Conservative Geoff Sisley* 848 N/A
Conservative Roger Pauli 783 N/A
Conservative Sion Charlesworth-Jones 733 N/A
Labour Julia Southall 235 N/A
Freedom Alliance Jackie Ward 95 N/A
Turnout 2,408 38.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston

Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rob Nelson 302 39.3 N/A
Conservative Mark Sutton 245 31.9 N/A
Independent Jeff Ford 174 22.7 N/A
Green Hilde Liesens 47 6.1 N/A
Majority 57 7.4
Turnout 768 36.4
Independent win (new seat)

Pattingham, Trysull, Bobbington and Lower Penn

Pattingham, Trysull, Bobbington and Lower Penn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Victoria Wilson* 726 N/A
Conservative Robert Reade* 666 N/A
Independent Steve Bull 415 N/A
Labour Nicholas Hill 272 N/A
Green Holly Fuller 247 N/A
No Description Ben Forrest 216 N/A
Liberal Democrats Amanda Young 99 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andy Calloway 74 N/A
Turnout 1,487 37.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Penkridge North and Acton Trussell

Penkridge North and Acton Trussell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sam Harper-Wallis 930 N/A
Conservative Andy Adams* 729 N/A
Liberal Democrats Luana Bills 689 N/A
Conservative Len Bates* 566 N/A
Turnout 1,620 37.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Penkridge South and Gailey

Penkridge South and Gailey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Adams 597 N/A
Conservative Victor Kelly 585 N/A
Labour Andrew Lenz 452 N/A
Labour Norman Smallwood 423 N/A
No Description Viv Smith 278 N/A
Turnout 1,249 28.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Perton East

Perton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Penny Allen* 464 67.4 N/A
Conservative Judith Evans 224 32.6 N/A
Majority 240 34.8
Turnout 688 34.4
Independent win (new seat)

Perton Lakeside

Perton Lakeside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rita Heseltine* 354 N/A
Conservative Christopher Evans 335 N/A
Independent Alita Caine 250 N/A
Labour Mary Thomas 215 N/A
Labour Frank Thomas 212 N/A
Independent Nigel Caine* 191 N/A
Turnout 836 23.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Perton Wrottesley

Perton Wrottesley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil Davis* 388 57.7 N/A
Labour Dimple O’Gorman 128 19.0 N/A
Independent Sam Payne 108 16.0 N/A
Green Danni Braine 49 7.3 N/A
Majority 260 38.7
Turnout 673 28.8
Conservative win (new seat)

Wombourne North

Wombourne North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dan Kinsey* 891 N/A
Conservative Barry Bond* 813 N/A
Conservative Martin Perry 680 N/A
Green Ian Sadler* 425 N/A
Labour Margaret Davidson 402 N/A
Labour Chris Wood 342 N/A
Heritage Richard Blaikie 208 N/A
Liberal Democrats Claire Male 195 N/A
Green Jon Thorpe 149 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mark Middleton 107 N/A
Turnout 1,687 30.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Wombourne South

Wombourne South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Davies* 819 N/A
Conservative Mark Evans* 748 N/A
Conservative Vince Merrick* 688 N/A
Labour Denis Beaumont 419 N/A
Green Claire McIlvenna 387 N/A
Labour Vicky Boswell 318 N/A
Labour Theresa Vaccaro 294 N/A
Green Elizabeth Westlake 186 N/A
Turnout 1,482 26.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ Including one vacant seat in Featherstone and Shareshill ward previously held by independent councillor Frank Beardsmore prior to his resignation in January 2023.[1]
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  2. ^ "Local Elections 2023: Is there an election in my area?". BBC News. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. ^ "List of candidates for district and parish elections 2023 | South Staffordshire District Council". www.sstaffs.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. ^ "The South Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/1140, retrieved 28 December 2023
  5. ^ Madeley, Peter. "South Staffordshire to lose seven councillors as new boundary plans finalised". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  7. ^ "District council elections 2023: The results". South Staffordshire Council. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  8. ^ Stubbings, David (5 May 2023). "Full South Staffordshire Council election results as Conservatives lose seats but maintain control". Express and Star. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Local elections 2023: full council results for England". The Guardian. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Declarations of results of poll" (PDF). South Staffordshire Council. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Councillors". South Staffordshire Council. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
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