2023 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election

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2023 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election
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All 56 seats to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
29 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderMike GledhillPaul Roberts
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Last election13 seats, 26.0%25 seats, 36.3%17 seats, 28.5%
Seats before152911 [lower-alpha 1]
Seats won24228
Seat changeIncrease2.svg11Decrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg9
Popular vote17,18616,2427,961
Percentage36.7%34.7%17.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg10.7%Decrease2.svg1.6%Decrease2.svg11.5%
 Fourth partyFifth party
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Party Green Liberal Democrats
Last election0 seats, 5.1%1 seat, 4.2%
Seats before01
Seats won11
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote3,5381,745
Percentage7.6%3.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg2.5%Decrease2.svg0.5%
Staffordshire Moorlands UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Election
Leader before election

Paul Roberts
Conservative

Leader after election

Mike Gledhill
Labour
No overall control

The 2023 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 56 members of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council in Staffordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Contents

The Conservatives lost their majority at this election, with the council going under no overall control and Labour overtaking the Conservatives to become the largest party.

Summary

At the previous 2019 election the Conservatives had lost control of the council to no overall control and subsequently formed an administration with some of the independent councillors. Following a number of by-elections and changes of allegiance the Conservatives regained a majority of the seats on the council during May 2022. [2]

Following the results, the Conservatives lost the council to no overall control. Labour was the largest party after the election and was able to form a minority administration with the informal support of independent councillors. Labour's group leader, Mike Gledhill, was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 17 May 2023. [3] [4]

Results

2023 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Election [5]

[6]

PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 352490Increase2.svg1142.936.717,186+10.7
  Conservative 392214Decrease2.svg339.334.716,242-1.6
  Green 13110Increase2.svg11.87.63,538+2.5
  Liberal Democrats 7111Steady2.svg1.83.71,745-0.5
  Reform UK 1000Steady2.svg-0.3135N/A
  Independent 25809Decrease2.svg914.317.07,961-11.5

Ward Results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election. [6] [7] [8]

Alton

Alton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel John Moult 209 54.9 -11.6
Labour Jenny Lingham17245.1+11.6
Turnout 38133.3
Conservative hold Swing

Bagnall and Stanley

Bagnall and Stanley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charlotte Hannah Edwards 356 53.7 -17.1
Independent Sybil Ralphs*18928.5-42.3
Labour Dave Jennings7911.9-1.0
Liberal Democrats Lee Jagger395.9N/A
Turnout 66649.0
Conservative hold Swing

Sybil Ralphs had been a Conservative prior to the election but stood as an independent in 2023. Seat shown as Conservative hold to allow comparison with 2019 results.

Biddulph East

Biddulph East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jill Salt* 583 72.2 +21.7
Labour Connor Brady* 451 55.9 +16.7
Labour Christopher Wood 435 53.9 +6.5
Independent Sheryl Bayley21927.1N/A
Independent Chris Perkin19123.7-10.6
Liberal Democrats Geoff Preston10913.5N/A
Turnout 80718.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Biddulph Moor

Biddulph Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Thomas Jones* 308 75.3 -5.2
Labour Jim Bostock10124.7+19.5
Turnout 40930.2
Independent hold Swing

Biddulph North

Biddulph North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adam Parkes 652 51.7 +25.1
Independent Jim Garvey 643 51.0 N/A
Independent Andrew Hart* 641 50.8 -7.2
Independent Ken Harper44034.9N/A
Green Ian Waite27722.0+3.5
Turnout 1,26128.6
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Biddulph South

Biddulph South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Stuart Cunningham Church 207 46.8 +27.0
Independent Adrian Charles Lawton17639.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Roy William Gregg5913.3-20.9
Turnout 44232.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Biddulph West

Biddulph West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nigel Yates* 482 44.7 +9.8
Labour Dave Proudlove* 451 41.8 N/A
Labour Charlie Smith* 440 40.8 N/A
Conservative Derek James Stubbs41938.8+7.9
Conservative Maj Stubbs34431.9+5.1
Conservative Mark Andrew Stubbs32830.4+15.6
Independent Neil Eardley28226.1N/A
Independent Alistair McLoughlin22520.9N/A
Turnout 1,07927.0
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Brown Edge and Endon

Brown Edge and Endon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joe Porter* 707 50.3 +9.5
Conservative Keith Flunder* 606 43.1 -5.3
Liberal Democrats Christina Jebb 585 41.6 +11.6
Conservative Roy Alan James Molson50636.0-5.4
Liberal Democrats Danielle Spooner45232.1+9.1
Labour Joy Majekodunmi43631.0+10.9
Liberal Democrats John Redfern*33924.1N/A
Turnout 1,40636.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Caverswall

Caverswall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Roberts* 241 53.3 -26.8
Labour Chris Podszus21146.7+26.8
Turnout 45231.1
Conservative hold Swing

Cellarhead

Cellarhead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barbara Aillen Hughes* 403 59.5 +8.1
Conservative Patricia Ann Hughes 319 47.1 -11.3
Green James Martin Firkins26739.4+0.5
Green Julian Bernard King-Salter24436.0N/A
Turnout 67726.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cheadle North East

Cheadle North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Liz Whitehouse 284 41.7 +24.6
Labour Matthew Charles Spooner 245 36.0 N/A
Conservative Phil Routledge*23334.2-0.4
Conservative Stephen Ellis*23133.9N/A
Independent Julie Bull17625.8+4.1
Independent Dennis Wilson13019.1N/A
Turnout 68123.8
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Phil Routledge had been elected as an independent in 2019 but joined the Conservatives in May 2022. Stephen Ellis had won the seat in a by-election in May 2021 following the death of the previous independent councillor. Both seats shown as independent losses to allow comparison with 2019 results.

Cheadle South East

Cheadle South East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Haines 466 57.0 +30.7
Labour Vicky O'Shea 401 49.1 N/A
Conservative Peter Jackson*34141.7+18.8
Conservative Zenobia Rose Lillian Routledge*32439.7N/A
Turnout 81728.5
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Both seats had been won by independents in 2019, but Peter Jackson won his seat in a by-election in May 2021 and Zenobia Routledge won her seat in a by-election in May 2022. Both seats shown as independent losses to allow comparison with 2019 results.

Cheadle West

Cheadle West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kate Mills* 602 52.9 +7.4
Independent Gary Bentley* 551 48.4 +9.8
Independent Ian William Plant* 464 40.7 -0.3
Labour Bernie Charlesworth43838.5N/A
Conservative Jonathan Nicholas Mason33429.3-3.2
Turnout 1,13928.6
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Checkley

Checkley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Wilkinson* 629 47.2 +1.5
Conservative Mark Anthony Deaville* 603 45.2 -3.3
Conservative Alan Hulme* 532 39.9 -0.8
Labour Liz Haines39929.9+9.0
Independent Luke Daniel Emery37127.8N/A
Green Derek Tatton30122.6+0.2
Independent Mark Hall21816.4N/A
Turnout 1,33329.4
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cheddleton

Cheddleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Worthington* 607 41.2 -1.8
Labour Dylan Pascall 526 35.7 +0.2
Conservative Oliver Pointon 507 34.4 -9.5
Conservative Andrea Grocott46131.3-11.5
Labour Eddie Sabir41828.4-1.9
Independent Michael Thomas Bowen*36424.7-19.2
Green Dan Mayers24616.7N/A
Independent Harold Jennings19413.2N/A
Independent Keith Harvey16811.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Judy Gregg16211.0-9.2
Independent Ferenc Kari1167.9N/A
Turnout 1,47233.9
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Michael Bowen had been elected as a Conservative in 2019 but left the party in May 2022 to sit as an independent. Seat shown as independent loss to allow comparison with 2019 results.

Churnet

Churnet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Aberley* 505 62.3 +13.3
Conservative Elsie Fallows* 475 58.6 +6.0
Labour Hugh Gerald Thomas Black25731.7+13.0
Reform UK Warwick Alexander McKenzie13516.6N/A
Turnout 81130.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Dane

Dane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Callum George Beswick 295 63.3 -4.8
Green Alison Rosemary McCrea17136.7+4.8
Turnout 47435.5
Conservative hold Swing

Forsbrook

Forsbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Holmes* 589 49.8 -10.3
Conservative Marc Durose 497 42.0 -7.1
Conservative Ian Herdman* 495 41.9 -13.5
Labour Paul Thomas Powner43737.0-10.4
Independent Abigail Wilkinson40234.0N/A
Green Helen Stead37231.5N/A
Turnout 1,18228.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hamps Valley

Hamps Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edwin Wain* 332 64.6 -20.1
Green Wendy Bohme18235.4N/A
Turnout 51435.9
Conservative hold Swing

Horton

Horton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jo Cox 324 54.3 +29.5
Green Dominic Cooney27345.7N/A
Turnout 59740.1
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Ipstones

Ipstones
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Linda Ann Malyon* Uncontested 100.0
Independent hold Swing

Leek East

Leek East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Darren Price* 766 57.7 +22.0
Labour Crecy Janina Christian Boone 681 51.3 +21.0
Labour Gareth Richard Taylor 591 44.5 N/A
Conservative Paul Chauveau47635.9+12.2
Conservative Andy Machin44233.3N/A
Conservative Brian Johnson*43632.9-1.8
Green Mike Jones27820.9N/A
Turnout 1,32732.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Brian Johnson had been elected as an independent in 2019 but joined the Conservatives in May 2022. Seat shown as independent loss to allow comparison with 2019 results.

Leek North

Leek North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charlotte Atkins* 742 73.2 +11.0
Labour Lyn Swindlehurst* 673 66.4 +19.8
Labour Mark David Johnson 633 62.4 +18.5
Conservative Charlotte Lockett29729.3-1.4
Independent Ferenc Kari11611.4N/A
Turnout 1,01424.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Leek South

Leek South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matt Swindlehurst 880 66.4 +20.0
Labour Mike Gledhill* 801 60.4 +5.5
Labour Keith Hoptroff* 794 59.9 +19.1
Green Daniella Vickerstaff37528.3+3.4
Conservative Neil David Cox35726.9-4.6
Turnout 1,32629.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Leek West

Leek West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Cawley* 802 62.4 +9.4
Labour Philip Barks 688 53.5 +11.9
Conservative Ben Emery* 572 44.5 +0.6
Labour Charlie Bromilow56443.9N/A
Conservative Neal Robert Podmore49038.1+1.4
Turnout 1,28635.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Manifold

Manifold
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Jonathan Paul Kempster 306 52.7 N/A
Conservative Stephen Wales27547.3-17.4
Turnout 58139.6
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Werrington

Werrington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Shaw* 404 56.3 -6.8
Conservative Ross Ward* 370 51.6 -6.4
Independent Nigel Michael Meakin26236.5N/A
Green Andrew Sharrock24634.3-4.7
Turnout 71727.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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  1. ↑ "Political control and composition". Staffordshire Moorlands District Council. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Boothroyd, David (13 May 2022). "Post-election roundup". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Price, Richard (19 May 2023). "Deadlock broken as Labour takes control of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council". Stoke-on-Trent Live. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
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