Staffordshire County Council elections

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]

Political control

Staffordshire County Council was first created in 1889. Its territory, powers and responsibilities were significantly reformed under the Local Government Act 1972, with a new council elected in 1973, initially acting as a shadow authority ahead of the new arrangements coming into effect on 1 April 1974. Since 1974, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in controlYears
Labour1974–1977
Conservative1977–1981
Labour1981–2009
Conservative2009–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1974 have been:[3]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Jim Westwood[4][5] Labour1 Apr 19748 May 1977
Rex Roberts[6][7] ConservativeMay 1977May 1981
Bill Austin[8] LabourMay 1981May 1996
Terry Dix[9][10] LabourMay 199617 May 2007
John Taylor Labour17 May 20077 Jun 2009
Philip Atkins[11] Conservative18 Jun 200923 Jul 2020
Alan White Conservative23 Jul 2020

Council elections

County result maps
  • 2013 results map
    2013 results map
  • 2017 results map
    2017 results map
  • 2021 results map
    2021 results map

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[13]
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[14]
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[15]
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[16]
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[17]
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[18]
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[19]
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[20]
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[21]
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
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  2. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. "Council minutes". Staffordshire County Council. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
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  5. "'Sort-out' time at county level". Rugeley Times. 14 May 1977. p. 10. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  6. "Council chief vows value for money". Burton Daily Mail. 21 May 1977. p. 1. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  7. "Lib / Lab Landslide". Rugeley Times. 9 May 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  8. "Now it's down to business". Staffordshire Newsletter. 15 May 1981. p. 14. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  9. "Terry Dix takes reins of power at county". Tamworth Herald. 17 May 1996. p. 3. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  10. "Leader of council to step down". Express and Star. 18 April 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  11. "Staffordshire County Council leader to stand down". Staffordshire County Council. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  12. "The County of Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2004", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2004/2818, retrieved 14 September 2022
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  17. "Local Elections Archive Project — Hednesford and Rawnsley Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
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  19. "Local Elections Archive Project — Watling South Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
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