2015 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election

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The 2015 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Ward results

The candidates highlighted in bold were elected to each ward.

Alton (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Sylvester Forrester66680
Labour Paul Thomas Powner20020
Majority46653.8+266
Turnout 86675.6+19.33
Conservative hold
Bagnall and Stanley (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sybil Evelyn Ralphs74275
Labour Paul Thomas Powner11712
Green Sarah Elizabeth Colwell646.5
Liberal Democrats David Teasdale616.2
Majority62563.5+0.8
Turnout 98470.29+21.51
Conservative hold
Biddulph East (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin James Jackson136625.9
Labour Madelaine Mary Lovatt128224.2
Labour Jeanette Ann Walley118022.3
Independent Jill Salt73413.9
UKIP Lisa Salt72313.7
Turnout 528554.17+24.56
Labour hold
Biddulph Moor (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Jones54454.1
Independent Hal Wilson21421.3
Conservative Agnes Gronkiewicz16216.1
Labour Robert Thomas Arthur Whilding858.4
Majority33032.8-18.9
Turnout 100572.35+24.7
Independent hold
Biddulph North (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jim Davis156326.3
Independent Tony Hall155626.1
Independent Andrew Hart135522.8
Labour Eileen Sylvia Rushton86114.4
Liberal Democrats Dave Boothroyd60410.1
Turnout 593970.8427.84
Independent hold
Biddulph South (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Phillip Redfern40843.5
Labour Gavin Carl Wood27929.7
Independent Ken Harper25226.8
Majority15616.6+15.6
Turnout 93967.52+21.34
Liberal Democrats hold
Biddulph West (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Hilda Mary Sheldon130648.5
Conservative Ian Sinnett Lawson105239.1
Labour Christopher Wood98436.6
Independent Elaine Elizabeth Baddeley86632.1
Labour Nigel Richard Yates78923.3
Green Gareth John Whalley38214.2
Turnout 296062.4+25.52
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Brown Edge and Endon (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Doreen Lea118040.3
Conservative Geoff Bond111238.0
Liberal Democrats Christina Rita Jebb110137.6
Conservative Joe Porter106736.4
Liberal Democrats Henry Walter Gladwyn Jebb74325.4
Liberal Democrats Danielle Maria Spooner57219.5
Labour Andrew Stuart Cunningham Church55018.8
Labour Nick Revell58520.0
Labour Gareth Richard Taylor41014.0
Green Brian Geoffrey Smith2438.3
Moorlands Democratic AllianceAndy Wragg1123.8-3.0
Turnout 292672.02+21.77
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Caverswall (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul John Roberts58563.0+0.3
Moorlands Democratic AllianceDave Bateman34337.0-0.9
Majority58563.0+38.8
Turnout 92867.31+27.63
Conservative hold Swing 0.75
Cheadle North East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Dawn Bull59337.0
UKIP Peter Wilkinson51532.2
Conservative Michael John Shirley38624.1
Independent Ian Tracy Whitehouse37823.6
Labour John Palfreyman34021.3
UKIP Thomas Peter Wilkinson22814.25
Independent Phil Routledge18211.4
Moorlands Democratic AllianceIan William Plant1428.9
Moorlands Democratic AllianceSue Walley935.8
Turnout 160056.6+22.3
Conservative hold
Cheadle South East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Alcock70239.4
Conservative Deb Grocott54030.3
Independent Peter James Elkin49527.8
Conservative Brian Slaney48627.3
Labour Jan Hale47626.7
Moorlands Democratic AllianceNeil Plant26915.0
Turnout 178260.3+22.5
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Cheadle West (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Andrew Ellis114653.4
Conservative Alan Banks105949.3
Conservative Peter Mark Jackson92743.1
Labour Sam Hale64830.2
Moorlands Democratic AllianceRay Wood60528.2
Moorlands Democratic AllianceRonald Gordon Locker53925.1
Labour Joe Baker51123.8
Labour Alan Geoffrey Baker50123.3
Liberal Democrats Philip Alvin Silk2119.8
Turnout 246159.6+22.6
Conservative gain from Moorlands Democratic Alliance Swing
Checkley (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Anthony Deaville173955.7
Conservative Colin Pearce160451.4
Conservative David Kingsley Trigger129341.4
Labour Jane Palfreyman71222.8
Labour Rosie Hale66721.4
Moorlands Democratic AllianceDavid Wright41913.4
Turnout 312167.1+26.2
Conservative hold
Cheddleton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Philip Worthington162252.7
Conservative Michael Thomas Bowen152749.6
Conservative Salvino Scalise138845.1
Labour Mahfooz Ahmad98732.1
Green Paul Mark Fenton74424.2
Moorlands Democratic AllianceHarold Rensburgh Jennings73723.9
Turnout 307969.3+24.98
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Churnet (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ivor John Lucas96054.0
Conservative Elsie Fallows73541.3
Conservative Bryan Andrew Bull66237.2
Turnout 177867.3+24.5
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Forsbrook (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian James Herdman114140.3
Conservative Keith Flunder98934.9
UKIP Abigail Laura Wilkinson88931.4
Independent Gillian Burton82329.0
Labour Alan Edward Wilson78427.7
Moorlands Democratic AllianceChristine Rose Hopley63622.5
Moorlands Democratic AllianceFrank John Hopley60321.3
Turnout 283067.3+29.3
UKIP gain from Independent Swing
Hamps Valley (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edwin Thomas John Wain72664.2
Moorlands Democratic AllianceSteven Ratcliffe23420.7
Labour Terry Riley17115.1
Majority49243.5-3.5
Turnout 113176.5+18.0
Conservative hold Swing
Horton (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norma Hawkins95178.9
Labour Lytton Page23419.4
Majority71759.5+37.6
Turnout 120574.1+22.3
Conservative hold Swing
Ipstones (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Moorlands Democratic AllianceLinda Ann Malyon61552.0
Conservative Brian Warrington40334.1
Labour Philip James Barks15613.2
Majority21217.9-1.8
Turnout 118376.42+17.51
Moorlands Democratic Alliance hold Swing
Leek East (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rebecca Done99738.6
Conservative Brian Charles Johnson86633.5
Moorlands Democratic AlliancePamela Wood73428.4
Labour Gwen Gledhill69426.9
Conservative Roy Denis Tomkinson65925.5
Labour Bill Cawley64024.8
UKIP Michael Anthony Mothershaw53720.8
Moorlands Democratic AllianceAndrew William Easom51920.1
Green Megan Ruth Walmsley-Pitts40715.8
Liberal Democrats Judy Gregg2118.2
Turnout 258363.87+23.85
Conservative gain from Moorlands Democratic Alliance Swing
Leek North (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charlotte Atkins127552.5
Labour Margaret Ann Lovatt113046.5
Conservative Dani Ogden93838.6
Labour Darren Anthony Price77231.8
Green Keith Robert Naldrett44718.4
Turnout 242857.1+21.4
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Leek South (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gail Karen Lynn Lockett85030.9
Labour Mike Gledhill80929.4
Independent Keith Harrison78928.7
Labour Susan Coleman78428.5
Conservative John Povey77928.3
Labour Keith Hoptroff69825.4
Conservative Roy Molson68224.8
Moorlands Democratic AllianceRoger Adams53719.5
Moorlands Democratic AllianceNeil Kirby40114.6
Green Francisco Philip Davies38414.0
Liberal Democrats Mike Ottewell1716.2
Turnout 274961.44+23.41
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Leek West (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ben Emery115743.4
Conservative Robert Warrington Plant99437.3
Conservative Neal Robert Podmore92134.5
Labour Susan Webster69726.7
Moorlands Democratic AllianceAndy Machin50619.0
Moorlands Democratic AllianceBrian Hall49018.4
Green Mark Sidebotham40015.0
Liberal Democrats Roy Gregg38014.3
Independent Jason Gregory Banks29311.0
Independent Brian Harry Pointon1846.9
Turnout 266569.7+25.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Manifold (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Teresa Riley88877.8
UKIP Gary William Salt20417.9
Majority68459.9+10.7
Turnout 114275.53+22.63
Conservative hold Swing
Werrington (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Shaw101755.9
Conservative Ross David Ward69738.3
Staffordshire Independent GroupLisa Martin55430.5
Labour Jocelyn Anne Morrison48726.8
Labour Doreen Jones47125.9
Turnout 181768.21+27.5
Conservative gain from Staffordshire Independent Group Swing

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