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Elections to Stoke-on-Trent City Council took place on 6 May 2010, coinciding with the national General election. One third - 20 seats - of the council were up for election.
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Elections to Stoke-on-Trent City Council took place on 6 May 2010, coinciding with the national General election. One third - 20 seats - of the council were up for election.
After the election, the parties were represented thus: Labour 27 seats; Conservative 8 seats; British National Party 5 seats; Liberal Democrat 5 seats; Others 15 seats. Although Labour had greatly improved its position, becoming the largest party, the council remained in no overall control.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 17 | 11 | - | 11 | 85 | 35.28 | 34,000 | ||
| Conservative | 2 | - | - | 0 | 10 | 24.04 | 23,164 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | - | 2 | -2 | 5 | 21.28 | 20,513 | ||
| Independent | 0 | - | 6 | -6 | 0 | 14.45 | 13,927 | ||
| UKIP | 0 | - | - | - | - | 5.21 | 5,022 | ||
| BNP | 0 | - | 3 | -3 | 0 | 4.95 | 4,770 | ||
| England First | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1.00 | 959 | ||
| Turnout | 30.2 | 55,988 | |||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gwenyth Hassall | 1639 | 32.85 | ||
| Conservative | Simon Sykes | 1170 | 23.45 | ||
| BNP | Michael Durkin | 835 | 16.73 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anita Gill | 809 | 16.21 | ||
| Independent | Neil Walker | 279 | 5.59 | ||
| Independent | Alexandrina Knight | 258 | 5.17 | ||
| Majority | 469 | 9.40 | |||
| Turnout | 4990 | ||||
| Labour gain from BNP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mervin Smith | 1653 | 39.25 | ||
| BNP | Philip Sandland | 864 | 20.52 | ||
| Conservative | Amy Sykes | 618 | 14.68 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Smith | 567 | 13.46 | ||
| Independent | Wendy Johnson | 291 | 6.91 | ||
| Independent | Margaret Lowe | 218 | 5.18 | ||
| Majority | 789 | 18.74 | |||
| Turnout | 4211 | ||||
| Labour gain from BNP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Adrian Knapper | 1486 | 36.86 | ||
| Conservative | David Jones | 973 | 24.14 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Leslie Porch | 738 | 18.31 | ||
| UKIP | Geoffrey Clewlow | 450 | 11.16 | ||
| Independent | Denise Maddison | 384 | 9.53 | ||
| Majority | 513 | 12.73 | |||
| Turnout | 4031 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Margaret Barber | 1741 | 35.04 | ||
| Conservative | Harold Mouat | 939 | 18.90 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Grocock | 873 | 17.57 | ||
| BNP | Terence Cope | 764 | 15.38 | ||
| Independent | Jamie Naylor | 652 | 13.12 | ||
| Majority | 802 | 16.14 | |||
| Turnout | 4969 | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joy Garner | 2074 | 44.52 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sharon Black | 978 | 20.99 | ||
| Conservative | Donald Smith | 952 | 20.43 | ||
| UKIP | James Smith | 655 | 14.06 | ||
| Majority | 1096 | 23.52 | |||
| Turnout | 4659 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammed Pervez | 1866 | 42.28 | ||
| Independent | Edward Owen | 918 | 20.80 | ||
| Conservative | Gareth Fallows | 838 | 18.99 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Chowdhury | 511 | 11.58 | ||
| Independent | Forid Ali | 280 | 6.34 | ||
| Majority | 948 | 21.48 | |||
| Turnout | 4413 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Anthony Fradley | 1835 | 36.27 | ||
| Independent | Ann James | 1328 | 26.25 | ||
| Labour | Nicholas Jellyman | 842 | 16.64 | ||
| UKIP | Christopher McCabe | 547 | 10.81 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mazhar Hussain | 507 | 10.02 | ||
| Majority | 507 | 10.02 | |||
| Turnout | 5059 | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Matt Wilcox | 1973 | 34.38 | ||
| Conservative | Jack Brereton | 1675 | 29.19 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Ford | 1043 | 18.17 | ||
| UKIP | Andrew Smith | 461 | 8.03 | ||
| Independent | Geoffrey Knight | 303 | 5.28 | ||
| Independent | Roger Ibbs | 240 | 4.18 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Wragg | 44 | 0.77 | ||
| Majority | 298 | 5.19 | |||
| Turnout | 5739 | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sarah Hill | 1581 | 32.58 | ||
| Conservative | Stephen Brown | 962 | 19.82 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Blakemore | 946 | 19.49 | ||
| UKIP | John Cope | 465 | 9.58 | ||
| Independent | Marjorie Bate | 451 | 9.29 | ||
| England First | Kathleen Ward | 236 | 4.86 | ||
| Independent | Sharon Baggaley | 212 | 4.37 | ||
| Majority | 619 | 12.75 | |||
| Turnout | 4853 | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammad Wazir | 1631 | 42.95 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Asim Shaheen | 1340 | 35.29 | ||
| Conservative | Eleanor Bloor | 826 | 21.75 | ||
| Majority | 291 | 7.66 | |||
| Turnout | 3797 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kassem al-Khatib | 1492 | 27.21 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Billington | 1452 | 26.48 | ||
| Conservative | Shaun Bennett | 1155 | 21.06 | ||
| Independent | Ian Mitchell | 495 | 9.03 | ||
| UKIP | Steven Morris | 461 | 8.41 | ||
| Independent | Michael Williams | 429 | 7.82 | ||
| Majority | 40 | 0.73 | |||
| Turnout | 5484 | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thomas Tolley | 2436 | 41.34 | ||
| Conservative | James Whitehurst | 1272 | 21.58 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Conrad Lubinski | 814 | 13.81 | ||
| England First | Mark Leat | 606 | 10.28 | ||
| UKIP | Paul Goodwin | 488 | 8.28 | ||
| Independent | Sheila Cowell | 277 | 4.70 | ||
| Majority | 1164 | 19.75 | |||
| Turnout | 5893 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Olwen Hamer | 2114 | 33.27 | ||
| Independent | Lilian Dodd | 1585 | 24.94 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sadaqat Maqsoom | 1373 | 21.61 | ||
| Conservative | Daniel Harley | 1283 | 20.19 | ||
| Majority | 529 | 8.32 | |||
| Turnout | 6355 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Abigail Brown | 2215 | 36.94 | ||
| Labour | Alastair Watson | 1900 | 31.68 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Whittaker | 1471 | 24.53 | ||
| Independent | Jacqueline Pearson | 411 | 6.85 | ||
| Majority | 315 | 5.25 | |||
| Turnout | 5997 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jean Bowers | 2091 | 42.99 | ||
| Labour | Mahfooz Ahmad | 1194 | 24.55 | ||
| Conservative | Pamela Jellyman | 839 | 17.25 | ||
| Independent | Eve Maley | 740 | 15.21 | ||
| Majority | 897 | 18.44 | |||
| Turnout | 4864 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Duncan Walker | 1485 | 29.61 | ||
| Conservative | Austin Cooke | 1045 | 20.83 | ||
| Independent | John Nicholls | 824 | 16.43 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Elaine Bowen | 711 | 14.17 | ||
| Independent | Sheila Matthews | 579 | 11.54 | ||
| UKIP | Sean Daley | 372 | 7.42 | ||
| Majority | 440 | 8.77 | |||
| Turnout | 5016 | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jeremy Dillon | 1475 | 29.10 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Grocock | 1243 | 24.52 | ||
| Conservative | Harold Gregory | 832 | 16.41 | ||
| Independent | Alan Joynson | 634 | 12.51 | ||
| BNP | Stephen Issard | 524 | 10.34 | ||
| UKIP | Michael Harold | 361 | 7.12 | ||
| Majority | 232 | 4.58 | |||
| Turnout | 5069 | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Wright | 2500 | 38.06 | ||
| Labour | Lloyd Brown | 1368 | 20.83 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Alcock | 1321 | 20.11 | ||
| Independent | Peter Hayward | 884 | 13.46 | ||
| UKIP | Philip Smith | 496 | 7.55 | ||
| Majority | 1132 | 17.23 | |||
| Turnout | 6569 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Majid Khan | 1366 | 25.84 | ||
| Independent | Lee Wanger | 1211 | 22.91 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Nadeem | 887 | 16.78 | ||
| Conservative | Laura Baskeyfield | 844 | 15.96 | ||
| BNP | Paula Roberts | 713 | 13.49 | ||
| UKIP | David Parfitt | 266 | 5.03 | ||
| Majority | 155 | 2.93 | |||
| Turnout | 5287 | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ruth Rosenau | 1691 | 33.16 | ||
| Conservative | Ross Ward | 1384 | 27.14 | ||
| BNP | Anthony Simmonds | 1070 | 20.98 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sabrina Bowers | 838 | 16.43 | ||
| England First | Spencer Cartlidge | 117 | 2.29 | ||
| Majority | 307 | 6.02 | |||
| Turnout | 5100 | ||||
| Labour gain from BNP | Swing | ||||
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