2019 South Staffordshire District Council election

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2019 South Staffordshire District Council election
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  2015 2 May 2019 (2019-05-02) 2023  

All 49 seats to South Staffordshire District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Independent Green
Last election43 seats, 60.9%4 seats, 14.4%0 seats, 1.3%
Seats won3773
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 6Increase2.svg 3Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote23,3485,9474,471
Percentage57.4%14.6%11.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.5%Increase2.svg 0.2%Increase2.svg 9.7%

 Fourth partyFifth party
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Party Labour UKIP
Last election1 seat, 17.8%1 seat, 5.6%
Seats won11
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote5,578680
Percentage13.7%1.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 4.1%Decrease2.svg 3.9%

Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2019 South Staffordshire District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the South Staffordshire District Council in England. [1] It was held on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Summary

Election result

2019 South Staffordshire District Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 453706Decrease2.svg 677.157.423,348–3.5
  Independent 11730Increase2.svg 314.614.65,947+0.2
  Green 11330Increase2.svg 36.311.04,471+9.7
  Labour 25111Steady2.svg2.113.75,578–4.1
  UKIP 2100Steady2.svg2.11.7680–3.9
  Liberal Democrats 2000Steady2.svg0.01.7677N/A

Ward results

Bilbrook

Bilbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Gary Burnett 747 68.4
Green Ian Sadler 580 53.1
Conservative Valeria Chapman41938.4
Conservative Shane Jenkinson29326.8
Turnout 1,09834.0
Green gain from Conservative
Green gain from Conservative

Brewood and Coven

Brewood and Coven
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joyce Bolton 1,011 62.3
Conservative Anne Holmes 1,009 62.1
Conservative Wendy Sutton 910 56.0
Labour Lorna Jones46228.4
Green James Sadler43626.8
Labour Antony Hyett30118.5
Majority
Turnout 1,65030.7
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Cheslyn Hay North and Saredon

Cheslyn Hay North and Saredon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Stephen Hollis 394 46.4
Labour Thomas Boyle 344 40.5
Conservative Victor Kelly33739.6
Labour Lee Booker19522.9
Turnout 86125.5
UKIP hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Cheslyn Hay South

Cheslyn Hay South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bernard Williams 369 45.4
Conservative Joseph Lockley 365 45.0
UKIP Albert Emery28635.2
Labour Joseph Davidson18422.7
Labour Matthew Plant17421.4
Turnout 82228.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Codsall North

Codsall North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Megan Barrow 628 62.8
Conservative James Ewart 595 59.5
Green Brigid O'Connor29229.2
Labour Luke Carpenter21521.5
Turnout 1,01730.5
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Codsall South

Codsall South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Spencer 691 67.8
Conservative John Michell 625 61.3
Green Hilde Liesens25925.4
Labour David Jones16416.1
Labour Kevin McElduff12212.0
Turnout 1,03732.9
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Essington

Essington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Warren Fisher 697 55.3
Independent Christopher Steel 641 50.9
Independent David Clifft43634.6
Independent Peter Lever37029.4
Conservative Malcolm McKenzie16713.3
Turnout 1,26532.0
Independent hold
Independent hold

Featherstone and Shareshill

Featherstone and Shareshill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Robert Cope 669 54.8
Independent Frank Beardsmore 663 54.3
Conservative Henryk Lobuczek31926.1
Labour John Brindle26021.3
Majority
Turnout 1,22933.3
Independent hold
Independent gain from Conservative

Great Wyrley Landywood

Great Wyrley Landywood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kathleen Williams 522 67.4
Conservative Raymond Perry 512 66.1
Labour Susan Wood22228.6
Labour Adam Pearson21227.4
Turnout 81322.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Great Wyrley Town

Great Wyrley Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kathleen Perry 731 57.4
Conservative Janet Johnson 682 53.6
Conservative Michael Lawrence 541 42.5
Independent David Norris35728.0
Labour George Bullock28922.7
Labour John Jones25520.0
Green David Mermod22817.9
Labour Alex Brindle22617.8
Turnout 1,29125.5
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Himley and Swindon

Himley and Swindon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Lee 350 58.3
Independent Gordon Fanthom24041.7
Majority
Turnout 59828.6
Conservative hold Swing

Huntington and Hatherton

Huntington and Hatherton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Williams 393 47.6
Green Christopher Benton 358 43.4
Labour Leslie Ashley33140.1
Turnout 84721.3
Conservative hold
Green gain from Labour

Kinver

Kinver
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Hingley 1,022 55.8
Conservative Brian Edwards 1,004 54.8
Conservative Henry Williams 889 48.6
Green Bernadette McGourty66536.3
Liberal Democrats Timothy Talbot-Webb59832.7
Turnout 1,86031.3
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Pattingham and Patshull

Pattingham and Patshull
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence Mason 468 80.4
Labour Nicholas Hill11419.6
Majority
Turnout 60233.7
Conservative hold Swing

Penkridge South East

Penkridge South East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christine Raven 571 61.5
Conservative John Raven 529 56.9
Labour Norman Smallwood33035.5
Labour Andrew Lenz31834.2
Turnout 96627.4
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Penkridge West

Penkridge West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Josephine Chapman 373 78.7
Labour Ronald Kenyon10121.3
Majority
Turnout 50228.7
Conservative hold Swing

Perton East

Perton East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Anthony Bourke 485 81.1
Conservative Richard Simonds11318.9
Majority
Turnout 60236.2
Independent hold Swing

Perton Lakeside

Perton Lakeside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Penelope Allen 771 62.6
Independent Nigel Caine 618 50.2
Conservative Rita Heseltine 532 43.2
Conservative Christopher Evans50240.8
Green Jonathan Stokes30925.1
Conservative Natalie Neale27422.3
Turnout 1,24125.5
Independent gain from Conservative
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley

Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Cox 686 68.3
Conservative Venetia Jackson 685 68.2
Labour Barbara Sandland24724.6
Turnout 1,04632.1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Wombourne North and Lower Penn

Wombourne North and Lower Penn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Bond 813 62.0
Conservative Daniel Kinsey 771 58.8
Conservative Robert Reade 701 53.5
Green Holly Fuller50738.7
Turnout 1,34825.4
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Wombourne South East

Wombourne South East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Upton 677 76.3
Conservative Reginald Williams 585 66.0
Labour Denis Beaumont25028.2
Labour Michael Vaughan17219.4
Turnout 91828.7
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

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References

  1. "Election Results South Staffordshire Council". www.sstaffs.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2021.