Staffordshire County Council elections are held every four years. Staffordshire County Council is the upper-tier authority for the non-metropolitan county of Staffordshire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2013, 62 councillors have been elected from 60 electoral divisions.[1]

Results summary

Staffordshire County Council Election, 2021[2][3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 57 +6 91.9 56.5 125,310
  Labour 4 -6 6.5 26.2 58,225
  Independent 1 0 1.6 6.9 15,251
  Green 0 0 0 6.4 14,198
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 2.7 5,949
  UKIP 0 0 0 1.0 2,171
  Other parties 0 0 0 0.3 729
Staffordshire County Council Election, 2017[4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 51 +17 82.3 53.8 116,644
  Labour 10 -14 16.1 28.0 60,697
  Other parties 1 -1 1.6 2.7 5,789
  UKIP 0 -2 0 6.0 12,947
  Green 0 0 0 5.0 10,897
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 4.6 10,017
Staffordshire County Council Election, 2013[5]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 34 -15 54.8 36.2 68,395
  Labour 24 +21 38.7 29.7 56,172
  UKIP 2 -2 3.2 24.0 45,401
  Independent 2 +2 3.2 4.1 7,770
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 4.2 7,904
  Green 0 0 0 0.8 1,445
  Other parties 0 0 0 0.9 1,743
Staffordshire County Council Election, 2009
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 49 +22 109699
  Liberal Democrats 4 +2
  UKIP 4 +4
  Labour 3 -29 46315

Results maps

Council elections

By-election results

1993-1997

Codsall By-Election 8 August 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,262 55.7
Liberal Democrats 504 22.2
Labour 500 22.1
Majority 758 33.5
Turnout 2,266 22.7
Conservative hold Swing

1997-2001

Burntwood Chase By-Election 18 November 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 574 56.9 -4.9
Conservative 246 24.4 +24.4
Liberal Democrats 188 18.7 -4.2
Majority 328 32.5
Turnout 1,008 10.7
Labour hold Swing
Stafford Southgate By-Election 30 March 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,832 60.8 +17.4
Labour 763 25.3 -15.7
Liberal Democrats 420 13.9 -1.8
Majority 1,069 35.5
Turnout 3,015 26.8
Conservative hold Swing

2001-2005

Gnossal By-Election 7 February 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 1,273 49.4 +21.0
Conservative 1,134 44.0 +2.8
Labour 172 6.7 -18.7
Majority 139 5.4
Turnout 2,579 24.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
The Heaths By-Election 21 March 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 701 45.8 -7.1
Conservative 626 40.9 +7.1
Liberal Democrats 202 13.2 -0.1
Majority 75 4.9
Turnout 1,529 11.0
Labour hold Swing
Lichfield Rural East By-Election 2 May 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 1,377 41.9 +20.2
Conservative 1,202 36.6 -11.0
Labour 709 21.6 -9.1
Majority 175 5.3
Turnout 3,288
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
The Hayes By-Election 27 March 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janos Toth 624 36.7 -11.0
Liberal Democrats P Ansell 558 33.0 +14.5
Conservative P Freeman 507 30.0 -3.9
Majority 66 3.7
Turnout 1,689 13.3
Labour hold Swing

2005-2009

Kinver By-Election 23 June 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Edwards 2,403 62.5 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Robert Simmons 1,051 27.3 +7.1
Labour Kevin McElduff 388 10.1 -9.4
Majority 1,352 35.2
Turnout 3,842
Conservative hold Swing
Cheadle & Checkley By-Election 13 July 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Maryon 791 47.6 -2.9
Ratepayer Peter Elkin 560 33.7 +33.7
Liberal Democrats Philip Silk 311 18.7 +1.8
Majority 231 13.9
Turnout 962 14.8
Conservative hold Swing
Keele and Westlands By-Election 12 July 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Tagg 1,067 43.8 -1.5
Liberal Democrats Marion Reddish 1,005 39.5 +6.6
Labour David Beardmore 268 10.5 -13.9
UKIP Wayne Harling 204 8.0 +4.7
Majority 62 2.4
Turnout 2,544 20.4
Conservative hold Swing
Newcastle Rural By-Election 1 May 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank Chapman 1,994 50.7 +4.2
Liberal Democrats David Becket 820 20.9 -1.4
Labour 588 15.0 -10.9
UKIP David Howell 529 13.5 +8.2
Majority 1,174 29.8
Turnout 3,931
Conservative hold Swing

2009-2013

Burton Town By-Election 16 June 2011[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ron Clarke 1,233 43.7 +9.3
Conservative Ahmet Orta 884 31.3 +8.5
Liberal Democrats Michael Rodgers 525 18.6 -9.1
UKIP Peter McGuiggan 182 6.4 +6.4
Majority 349 12.4
Turnout 2,824
Labour hold Swing
Churnet Valley By-Election 7 July 2011[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Worthington 1,063 52.0 -1.9
Labour Mahfooz Ahmad 491 24.0 +4.4
UKIP Darren Federici 316 15.5 +15.5
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Brewin 173 8.5 -18.0
Majority 572 28.0
Turnout 2,043
Conservative hold Swing
Leek South By-Election 9 February 2012[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neal Podmore 725 27.3 -0.8
UKIP Alex Povey 556 20.9 -15.7
Labour Margaret Lovatt 432 16.2 +6.4
Liberal Democrats John Fisher 419 15.8 -3.0
Moorlands Democratic Alliance Pamela Wood 336 12.6 +12.6
Independent Bill Cawley 192 7.2 +7.2
Majority 169 6.4
Turnout 2,660
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

2013-2017

Uttoxeter Town By-Election 5 May 2016[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Brookes 1,247 42.6 +2.9
Labour John McKiernan 967 33.0 -3.2
UKIP Julian Lee 713 24.4 +3.9
Majority 280 9.6
Turnout 2,927
Conservative hold Swing

2017-2021

Hednesford and Rawnsley By-Election 7 September 2017[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bryan Jones 1,484 32.5 -3.5
Labour George Adamson 1,454 31.9 +4.2
Green Paul Woodhead 1,316 28.9 +3.8
UKIP John Bernard 175 3.8 -3.9
Liberal Democrats Pat Ansell 67 1.5 +1.5
Chase Independent Party Ron Turville 65 1.4 -2.1
Majority 30 0.7
Turnout 4,561
Conservative hold Swing
Codsall By-Election 8 February 2018[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Spencer 1,274 67.6 -7.5
Green Gary Burnett 329 17.4 +6.7
Labour Kevin McElduff 283 15.0 +0.8
Majority 945 50.1
Turnout 1,886
Conservative hold Swing
Watling South By-Election 12 December 2019[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Ford 4,304 67.5 +8.4
Labour Simon Peaple 1,493 23.4 -0.6
Liberal Democrats Roger Jones 580 9.1 +4.7
Majority 2,811 44.1
Turnout 6,377
Conservative hold Swing

2021-2025

Biddulph North By-Election 19 January 2023[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nigel Yates 931 49.5 +13.8
Independent Andrew Hart 493 26.2 +26.2
Conservative Rathi Pragasam 458 24.3 -33.3
Majority 438 23.3
Turnout 1,882
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Watling South By-Election 2 March 2023[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alex Farrell 858 46.6 -20.0
Labour Carol Dean 714 38.8 +10.1
Liberal Democrats Helen Miller-Viney 160 8.7 +8.7
Reform UK Barry Gwilt 110 6.0 +6.0
Majority 144 7.8
Turnout 1,842
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ a b "The Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2012/875, retrieved 14 September 2022
  2. ^ "Staffordshire County Council Elections - Thursday 6th May 2021". Staffordshire County Council. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Staffordshire County Council Elections - Thursday 6th May 2021 - Staffordshire Live". Staffordshire Live. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Staffordshire County Council election results 2017". Staffordshire County Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  5. ^ "The Elections Centre - Election results Year Tables". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  6. ^ "The County of Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2004", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2004/2818, retrieved 14 September 2022
  7. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Burton Town Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  8. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Churnet Valley Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  9. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Leek South Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  10. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Uttoxeter Town Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  11. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hednesford and Rawnsley Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  12. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Codsall Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  13. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Watling South Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  14. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Biddulph North Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  15. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Watling South Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.

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