2019 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election

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2019 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
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  2015 2 May 2019 (2019-05-02) 2023  

All 44 seats to Stoke-on-Trent City Council
23 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Labour Conservative
Last election21 seats, 32.2%7 seats, 22.2%
Seats won1615
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 5Increase2.svg 8
Popular vote22,06023,665
Percentage32.4%34.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.2%Increase2.svg 12.6%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party City Independents Independent
Last election14 seats, 23.9%0 seats, 2.8%
Seats won121
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote17,4142,714
Percentage25.6%4.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.7%Increase2.svg 1.2%

Stoke-on-Trent UK ward map 2019.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2019 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 2019 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Stoke-on-Trent City Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Election result

2019 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 441627Decrease2.svg 536.432.422,060+0.2
  Conservative 441580Increase2.svg 834.134.823,665+12.6
  City Independents 381224Decrease2.svg 227.325.617,414+1.7
  Independent 7110Increase2.svg 12.34.02,714+1.2
  Green 7000Steady2.svg0.01.3883–1.0
  UKIP 3002Decrease2.svg 20.01.0648–13.7
  For Britain 300000.00.9610N/A

[2]

Ward results

Abbey Hulton and Townsend

Abbey Hulton and Townsend (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
City Independents Mel Baddeley 766 45.0
Labour Jo Woolner 540 31.7
Labour Matt Crompton52130.6
City Independents Mike Bridgewater48828.6
Conservative Richard Brereton23213.6
Independent Steven Dennis Woolridge21512.6
Conservative James Vernon1609.4
For Britain Richard Broughan1478.6
Majority191.1
Turnout 1,71924.22Decrease2.svg 22.78
City Independents hold Swing
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

Baddeley, Milton and Norton

Baddeley, Milton and Norton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Daniel Evans 1,854 49.9
Conservative Carl Edwards 1,629 43.8
Conservative James Robert Smith 1,292 34.8
Independent Gary Elsby1,12030.1
Labour Jeff Birks84422.7
Labour Emma Jane Ford83722.5
Labour Tina Natalello69518.7
City Independents Chris Wardle58415.7
City Independents Julie Dawn Ball52514.1
City Independents Steven Peter Taylor51413.8
Majority1724.7
Turnout 3,74728.77Decrease2.svg 56.73
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from City Independents Swing

Bentilee and Ubberley

Bentilee and Ubberley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Grace Pitt 528 38.5
Labour Stephen Christopher Funnell 519 37.8
City Independents Sharon Ann Edwards35726.0
UKIP Gary Fedtschyschak35425.8
City Independents Dale Morrey26619.4
For Britain Lee Martin23317.0
Conservative Sarah Louise Kempson14310.4
Conservative Liam James Sperrin956.9
Majority16211.8
Turnout 1,37919.02Decrease2.svg 20.48
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Birches Head and Central Forest Park

Birches Head and Central Forest Park (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
City Independents Jean Ann Bowers 869 40.4
City Independents Sabrina Ann Bowers 779 36.2
Conservative Tim Foxley65630.5
Labour Sharon Yates62729.1
Conservative Bert Loweth60528.1
Labour Muhammed Aumir57726.8
Majority1235.7
Turnout 2,17228.70Decrease2.svg 23.40
City Independents hold Swing
City Independents hold Swing

Blurton East

Blurton East (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lorraine Beardmore 623 42.4 +18.0
Labour Joan Bell34223.3-5.5
City Independents Susan Elizabeth Whalley31821.6+2.0
Independent Brian Ward18612.7-6.9
Majority28119.1
Turnout 1,48035.96
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Blurton West and Newstead

Blurton West and Newstead (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maxine Clark 322 31.8 +10.6
City Independents Neil Douglas Day31531.1+22.7
Labour Javid Iqbal Najmi30329.9-13.3
Green Pete Latham727.1N/A
Majority70.7
Turnout 1,02623.31
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Boothen and Oakhill

Boothen and Oakhill (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Platt 604 49.2 +18.3
Conservative Paul Wilshaw28223.0N/A
Green Adam William Colclough14511.8+3.5
City Independents Dave Cooper1209.8+1.9
Independent Matthew Ken Halliday766.2N/A
Majority32226.2
Turnout 1,22730.13
Labour hold Swing

Bradeley and Chell Heath

Bradeley and Chell Heath (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gurmeet Singh Kallar 552 56.3 +11.7
Conservative Rathi Pragasam42843.7N/A
Majority12412.6
Turnout 1,04427.26
Labour hold Swing

Broadway and Longton East

Broadway and Longton East (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ali Asman 522 50.5 +22.9
Labour Christopher Robinson51249.5+12.4
Majority101.0
Turnout 1,08627.73
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Burslem Central

Burslem Central (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Ashworth 583 52.8 +3.6
City Independents Alan Edward Dutton44440.2-9.0
Conservative Sakhir Ahmad777.0-18.2
Majority13912.6
Turnout 1,22730.13
Labour hold Swing

Burslem Park

Burslem Park (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
City Independents Lesley Marion Adams 455 44.9 N/A
Labour Joy Anne Garner41040.4+3.2
Conservative Chaudhry Amjad Hussain14914.7-6.5
Majority454.5
Turnout 1,03226.64
City Independents gain from Labour Swing

Dresden and Florence

Dresden and Florence (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
City Independents Lilian Jean Dodd 679 48.8 +12.3
Conservative Mohammed Shafiq53533.9+8.6
Labour Fred Ball27217.3-17.2
Majority14414.9
Turnout 1,58443.04
City Independents hold Swing

Eaton Park

Eaton Park (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Heather Melissa Blurton 488 45.3 N/A
Labour Terry Crowe35833.2-6.1
City Independents Jeanette Maddison23121.4-39.3
Majority13012.1
Turnout 1,08330.89
Conservative gain from City Independents Swing

Etruria and Hanley

Etruria and Hanley (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Majid Khan 823 55.5 +0.6
City Independents Khalil Ahmed47932.3N/A
Conservative Stuart Neil Barrow18112.2N/A
Majority34423.2
Turnout 1,50537.00
Labour hold Swing

Fenton East

Fenton East (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Shotton 384 33.3 +2.6
Independent Alan James Gerrard38233.1+7.6
City Independents Susan Helen Pickering24120.9N/A
Conservative William Peter Litherland14612.7-2.7
Majority20.2
Turnout 1,15427.88
Labour hold Swing

Fenton West and Mount Pleasant

Fenton West and Mount Pleasant (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Cheryl Elizabeth Gerrard 520 43.2 +12.8
City Independents Mick Bell33727.8-4.8
Labour Christine Mallaband-Brown24019.9-1.4
Conservative Tayyab Hussain756.2-7.4
Green Brian Burgess322.7N/A
Majority18315.2
Turnout 1,21030.70
Independent gain from UKIP Swing

Ford Green and Smallthorne

Ford Green and Smallthorne (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Candi Chetwynd 451 44.3 +8.4
Conservative Dean Trevor Richardson29028.5-3.6
City Independents Mike Lucking27627.1-4.8
Majority16115.8
Turnout 1,03224.23
Labour hold Swing

Goldenhill and Sandyford

Goldenhill and Sandyford (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chandra Mohan Kanneganti 710 54.1 +26.5
Labour Lucy Kelly36227.6-17.6
City Independents Peter Wheeldon24118.4-8.8
Majority34826.5
Turnout 1,33130.75
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Great Chell and Packmoor

Great Chell and Packmoor (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
City Independents Ann Elizabeth James 1,250 63.5
City Independents Janine Frances Bridges 1,236 62.8
Labour Sue Akkurt46223.5
Labour Jamie Cameron Tennant33216.9
Conservative Mark Jellyman23612.0
Conservative Rahim Danyal Suleman1246.3
Majority77439.3
Turnout 1,98025.53
City Independents hold Swing
City Independents hold Swing

Hanford and Trentham

Hanford and Trentham (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Mark Jellyman 2,673 73.7
Conservative Rachel Louise Kelsall 2,120 58.5
City Independents Harold David Gregory46112.7
Labour John Hume Cunnison45212.5
Labour Sue Ramm45012.4
City Independents Ian Stuart Jones38410.6
Green Alan Edmund Borgars3008.3
Majority65945.8
Turnout 3,64339.33
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from City Independents Swing

Hanley Park and Shelton

Hanley Park and Shelton (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Amjid Wazir 577 69.4 +5.4
City Independents Fawad Gul18922.7+9.2
Conservative Sharon Wilshaw667.9N/A
Majority38846.7
Turnout 83938.73
Labour hold Swing

Hartshill and Basford

Hartshill and Basford (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shaun Patrick Pender 802 61.6 +21.6
Conservative Christine Warren29522.6-1.0
City Independents Gulzar Ahmed20615.8+10.2
Majority50739.0
Turnout 1,32329.52
Labour hold Swing

Hollybush and Longton West

Hollybush and Longton West (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
City Independents Shaun Lee Bennett 432 44.1 +12.8
Labour Kath Banks37538.3-3.1
Conservative Carlton Espley17217.6-5.6
Majority575.8
Turnout 98723.32
City Independents gain from Labour Swing

Joiners Square

Joiners Square (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alastair Scott Watson 644 58.1 +16.3
City Independents Asim Shaheen33530.2+11.0
Conservative Claire Picken12911.6N/A
Majority30927.9
Turnout 1,13128.35
Labour hold Swing

Lightwood North and Normacot

Lightwood North and Normacot (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sadaqat Maqsoom 1,436 59.0 +13.7
Labour Bagh Ali99841.0+1.1
Majority43818.0
Turnout 2,45861.68
Conservative hold Swing

Little Chell and Stanfield

Little Chell and Stanfield (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Williams 513 45.4 +8.3
City Independents Dave Conway40635.9-8.9
UKIP Lian Brennan14012.4-5.7
Conservative Waheed Karim726.4N/A
Majority1079.5
Turnout 1,13427.18
Labour gain from City Independents Swing

Meir Hay

Meir Hay (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Craig David Beardmore 861 68.1 +32.7
Labour Asim Ali23418.5-15.6
City Independents Teresa Joy Slizewski-Whalley16913.4N/A
Majority62749.6
Turnout 1,27833.23
Conservative hold Swing

Meir North

Meir North (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Desiree Gail Elliott 244 25.6 -13.7
Independent Ruth Victoria Rosenau21522.5-16.8
Conservative Steve Brown17618.4-5.1
City Independents Michelle Suzanne Swift16517.3N/A
UKIP David Pegg15416.1-16.4
Majority293.1
Turnout 96222.50
Labour hold Swing

Meir Park

Meir Park (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Abi Brown 1,130 84.4 +9.1
Labour Marty Christopher Day20915.6-9.1
Majority92168.8
Turnout 1,36936.94
Conservative hold Swing

Meir South

Meir South (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Faisal Hussain 405 39.7 +17.5
Labour Debbie Wheeldon32632.0-7.2
City Independents John Ayres28828.3+15.6
Majority797.7
Turnout 1,02727.13
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Moorcroft

Moorcroft (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Pervez 992 60.4 +5.5
Conservative Tariq Mahmood65039.6+23.3
Majority34220.8
Turnout 1,69144.12
Labour hold Swing

Penkhull and Stoke

Penkhull and Stoke (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
City Independents Randy Conteh 679 44.5 +1.8
Labour Jim Bradbury62040.6+14.3
Green Robert Hywel Bennett Griffiths1298.4-1.4
Conservative Mohammed Ateeq996.5-11.9
Majority593.9
Turnout 1,53833.74
City Independents hold Swing

Sandford Hill

Sandford Hill (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ally Simcock 430 40.6 +1.6
Conservative James Robert Nicholas Watts39937.7+17.9
For Britain Alex Wright23021.7N/A
Majority312.9
Turnout 1,07125.65
Labour hold Swing

Sneyd Green

Sneyd Green (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
City Independents Joanne Clare Powell-Beckett 561 56.2 +21.8
Labour Helen Patricia Harrison28828.8-4.8
Conservative Beth Peake15015.0-16.9
Majority27327.08
Turnout 1,00826.25
City Independents hold Swing

Springfields and Trent Vale

Springfields and Trent Vale (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
City Independents Jackie Barnes 567 47.6 +15.6
Labour Birgit Allport41735.0+10.1
Green Jade Hanna Taylor1149.6+2.2
Conservative Bilal Mohammad927.7N/A
Majority15012.6
Turnout 1,19627.14
City Independents hold Swing

Tunstall

Tunstall (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
City Independents Lee Wanger 584 47.1 -0.3
Labour Omair Ahmed Hussain52942.6+3.6
Conservative Christopher Martin John Mulroy12810.3-3.4
Majority554.5
Turnout 1,25432.97
City Independents hold Swing

Weston Coyney

Weston Coyney (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ross Andrew Irving 758 60.2 +32.5
Labour Chris Walker28222.4-1.2
City Independents Julian Richard Read12810.2-0.6
Green Jan Zablocki917.2-7.5
Majority47637.8
Turnout 1,27232.36
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections

There have been three by-elections since the last set of elections in May 2019.

Moorcroft

The first was the Moorcroft by-election, which was held to replace former Labour group leader Mr. Mohammed Pervez on 6 May 2021.

Moorcroft (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tariq Mahmood 769 49.7 +10.1
Labour Javid Najmi70245.4-15.0
TUSC Andy Butcher775.0N/A
Majority674.3
Turnout 154839.39Decrease2.svg 4.73
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Penkhull and Stoke

The second was the Penkhull and Stoke by-election, which was held to replace the former City Independent Councillor Mr Randi Conteh, on 1 July 2021.

Penkhull and Stoke (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dean Richardson 582 40.6 +34.1
Labour Lee Polshaw57239.9-0.7
City Independents Hazel Doreen Lyth17111.9-32.6
Green Adam Colclough1097.6-0.8
Majority100.7
Turnout 1,43430.64Decrease2.svg 3.10
Conservative gain from City Independents Swing

Bentilee and Ubberley

The third was the Bentilee and Ubberley by-election, which was held to replace the former Labour Councillor Mr Stephen Funnell, on 22 September 2022.

Bentilee and Ubberley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lynn Susan Watkins 469 62.5 +24.7
City Independents Sharon Ann Edwards14319.1-6.9
Conservative Matthew James Bridger13818.4+8.0
Majority32643.4
Turnout 75010.76Decrease2.svg 8.26
Labour hold Swing

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