2019 Lichfield District Council election

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2019 Lichfield District Council election
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All 47 seats to Lichfield District Council
24 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Labour
Last election42 seats, 54.6%4 seats, 26.8%
Seats won3410
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 8Increase2.svg 6
Popular vote20,12011,606
Percentage49.0%28.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg 5.6%Increase2.svg 1.5%
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Independent Liberal Democrats
Last election0 seats, 3.8%1 seat, 4.7%
Seats won21
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg
Popular vote1,6435,605
Percentage4.0%13.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.2%Increase2.svg 9.0%
Lichfield UK ward map 2019.svg
Map of the results by ward
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2019 Lichfield District Council election took place on 2 May to elect members of Lichfield District Council in Staffordshire, England. The whole council - 47 members - was up for election and the Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

Contents

Campaign

Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrats, Independent, UKIP and Green Party candidates stood in the election. Between one and three members of the council were elected from each ward, depending on the electorate's size.

Summary

Election result

The Conservatives maintained control of the council.

2019 Lichfield District Council election [1]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 463408Decrease2.svg 872.349.020,120–5.6
  Labour 331060Increase2.svg 621.328.311,606+1.5
  Independent 4220Increase2.svg 24.34.01,643+0.2
  Liberal Democrats 16100Steady2.svg2.113.75,605+9.0
  UKIP 4000Steady2.svg0.02.61,052–5.9
  Green 4000Steady2.svg0.02.51,025+0.8

Results by ward

Elected candidates in bold.

Alrewas and Fradley (3 seats) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derick George Cross 843 63.3
Conservative Michael John Wilcox 790 59.3
Conservative Sonia Elizabeth Wilcox 748 56.2
Labour Alison Claire Wright44233.2
Labour David Alan Cullen32524.4
Majority3069.72
Turnout 3,14828
Armitage with Handsacre (3 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Ernest Cox 850 58.0
Conservative Tom Marshall 799 54.5
Conservative Nicholas David Binney 663 45.3
Labour Lindsey Teresa Baker50834.7
Independent Steve Hyden45731.2
Majority1554.73
Turnout 3,27724
Boley Park (2 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet May Eagland 697 54.6
Conservative Mark Andrew Warfield 639 50.1
Liberal Democrats Linda Dickins47036.8
Liberal Democrats Christine Ann Rapley36128.3
Labour Veran-Elise Palmer27121.2
Majority1696.93
Turnout 243838
Boney Hay and Central (3 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Di Evans 583 49.2
Labour Rob Birch 569 48.0
Labour Brad Westwood 510 43.0
Conservative Keith Andrew Willis-Croft49141.4
Conservative Robin Place46439.2
Conservative Thomas Neil Teko Pita Loughbrough Heron40033.8
Majority190.63
Turnout 3,01724
Bourne Vale (1 seat) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian William Yeates no contest
Chadsmead (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Ray 461 41.6
Independent Joanne Kay Grange 350 31.6
Liberal Democrats Miles Trent34331.0
Conservative Muriel Gwyneth Boyle20318.3
Conservative Sara Pritchard19017.2
Labour Philip Sutcliffe18216.4
Labour Mark Neil Taylor17615.9
UKIP Kevin Casserley15614.1
Majority70.34
Turnout 206133
Chase Terrace (2 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steven Gerald Norman 505 58.4
Labour Sharon Wyn Banevicius 492 56.9
Conservative Brian Frederick Bacon32237.2
Conservative Norma Bacon31936.9
Majority17010.38
Turnout 163824
Chasetown (2 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Darren Michael Oliver Ennis 391 59.2
Conservative Samuel John Tapper 282 42.7
Labour Carolyn Harriet Gittings27942.2
Majority10911.45
Turnout 95221
Colton and the Ridwares (1 seat) [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shirley Ann Barnett 432 73.6
Labour Colin George Noble15526.4
Majority27747.19
Turnout 58733
Curborough (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin John Ball 339 43.3
Labour Dave Robertson 280 35.8
Conservative Daniel Floyd24431.2
Conservative Susan Elizabeth Smith19725.2
Green Diane Rosemary Harrison16020.4
Liberal Democrats Anne Margaret Johnson Pitman13317.0
Liberal Democrats Christopher James Cadwallader-Allan9912.6
Majority362.48
Turnout 145224
Fazeley (2 seats) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Andrew Parton-Hughes 368 41.5
Conservative Barry John Gwilt 306 34.5
Labour Kathryn Dawn Dwyer29933.7
UKIP Janet Maureen Higgins28432.1
Labour Jenny Sadler27531.0
Majority70.46
Turnout 1,53225
Hammerwich with Wall (2 seats) [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janice Silvester-Hall 696 67.1
Conservative Alastair Matthew Little 529 51.0
Labour Andrew James Wilred Bullock32231.1
Labour Jamie Lee Denton31430.3
Majority20711.12
Turnout 1,86131
Highfield (2 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Douglas Robert Pullen 578 55.7
Conservative Wai-Lee Ho 533 51.4
Labour Jane Elizabeth Smith38437.0
Labour Elaine Denise Kirkham33131.9
Majority1498.16
Turnout 1,82629
Leomansley (3 seats) [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jamie Checkland 790 43.9
Conservative Iain Morris Eadie 776 43.1
Conservative Andy Smith 743 41.3
Liberal Democrats Jamie Christie52829.3
Liberal Democrats Ian Andrew Jackson51828.8
Liberal Democrats Lee Mark Cadwallader-Allan42923.8
Green Paul Ecclestone-Brown36020.0
Labour Rajesh Krishna Kulkarni30717.1
Labour Kim Sheree Heidi Rochelle29116.2
Labour Paul Anthony Golder28515.8
Majority2154.28
Turnout 5,02735
Little Aston and Stonnall (2 seats) [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Alice Little no contest
Conservative Joseph John Rayner Powell no contest
Longdon (1 seat) [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert William Strachan no contest
Mease Valley (1 seat) [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ashley Yeates 293 54.2
Liberal Democrats Roger Phillip Bennion24845.8
Majority458.32
Turnout 54136
Shenstone (1 seat) [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Frank Salter 374 54.0
Green Stuart Alan Jones17625.4
Labour David Stephen Thompson14220.5
Majority19828.61
Turnout 69236
St John's (3 seats) [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Deb Baker 629 44.4
Conservative Tim Matthews 613 43.3
Conservative Chris Spruce 558 39.4
Labour Robyn St Clair Fawcett34224.2
Labour Benjamin Robert Watkins33323.5
Green Simon Charles Partridge32923.2
Liberal Democrats Hugh Thomas Ashton31122.0
Liberal Democrats John Anthony Smith30421.5
Labour Don Palmer29620.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Anthony Yeo29020.5
Majority2165.39
Turnout 4,00531
Stowe (3 seats) [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Clare Lax 567 35.2
Conservative Colin Greatorex 561 34.9
Independent Jeyan Anketell 551 34.2
Conservative Jon O'Hagan45528.3
Liberal Democrats Richard John Rathbone40625.2
Liberal Democrats Paul McDermott38123.7
Labour Matthew Lee Field37423.2
Liberal Democrats Alasdair Mark Brooks32320.1
Independent Christopher James Wilkinson28517.7
UKIP Alan Schofield25515.8
Majority962.31
Turnout 4,15833
Summerfield and All Saints (3 seats) [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bernard John Brown 493 41.4
Labour Laura Jane Ennis 492 41.4
Conservative Ken Humphreys 470 39.5
Conservative Heather Tranter38232.1
UKIP John Stewart Hitchin35730.0
Conservative Natasha Inez Pullen32627.4
Labour Roy Frederick Tovey31926.8
Majority883.1
Turnout 2,83925
Whittington and Streethay (3 seats) [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David John Leytham no contest
Conservative Harry Albert Warburton no contest
Conservative Alan George White no contest

By-elections

Summerfield and All Saints by-election, 6 May 2021

Bernard Brown resigned from the council in July 2020, as council meetings were being held exclusively online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and he was unable to attend as he did not have access to the Internet. [24]

Summerfield and All Saints by-election 6 May 2021 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Heather Tranter 783 57%
Labour Michael Galvin39229%
Liberal Democrats John Taylor19114%
Majority391
Turnout 1366

Armitage & Handsacre

Armitage & Handsacre: 16 December 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Cross 458 60.3 -2.2
Labour Mark Pritchard30139.7+2.2
Majority15720.6
Turnout 75912.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.2

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  2. ↑ "Election results for Alrewas and Fradley". Lichfield District Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Election results for Armitage with Handsacre". Lichfield District Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Election results for Boley Park". Lichfield District Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Election results for Boney Hay and Central". Lichfield District Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Election results for Bourne Vale". Lichfield District Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Election results for Chadsmead". Lichfield District Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Election results for Chase Terrace". Lichfield District Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Election results for Chasetown". Lichfield District Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "Election results for Colton and the Ridwares". Lichfield District Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Election results for Curborough". Lichfield District Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "Election results for Fazeley". Lichfield District Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "Election results for Hammerwich with Wall". Lichfield District Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  14. ↑ "Election results for Highfield". Lichfield District Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "Election results for Leomansley". Lichfield District Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  16. ↑ "Election results for Little Aston and Stonnall". Lichfield District Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  17. ↑ "Election results for Longdon". Lichfield District Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  18. ↑ "Election results for Mease Valley". Lichfield District Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  19. ↑ "Election results for Shenstone". Lichfield District Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  20. ↑ "Election results for St John's". Lichfield District Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  21. ↑ "Election results for Stowe". Lichfield District Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  22. ↑ "Election results for Summerfield and All Saints". Lichfield District Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  23. ↑ "Election results for Whittington and Streethay". Lichfield District Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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