Lichfield District Council elections

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Lichfield District Council elections are held every four years. Lichfield District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Lichfield in Staffordshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 47 councillors have been elected from 22 wards. [1]

Contents

Council elections

Results maps

By-election results

1999-2003

Fazeley By-Election 27 July 2000 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Littlefield38050.2+11.5
Conservative Frank Worrall28737.9+14.2
Liberal Democrats Charles Robinson9011.9+11.9
Majority 9312.3
Turnout 75722.1
Labour gain from Independent Swing
All Saints By-Election 11 April 2002 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brenda Constable18849.2+2.7
Labour Hazel Worrallo16041.9−11.6
Liberal Democrats R Paul348.9+8.9
Majority 287.3
Turnout 382
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Boney Hay By-Election 11 April 2002 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J James29263.6−7.8
Conservative M Bamborough11424.8−3.6
Liberal Democrats K Morgan5311.5+11.5
Majority 17838.8
Turnout 45919.0
Labour hold Swing
Summerfield By-Election 11 April 2002 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D Isaacs19458.1
Conservative K Humphreys8425.1
Liberal Democrats I Jackson5616.8
Majority 11033.0
Turnout 33415.3
Labour hold Swing

2003-2007

Alrewas and Fradley By-Election 5 February 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 55753.8−1.5
Liberal Democrats 35234.0+12.3
Labour 12612.2−10.8
Majority 20519.8
Turnout 1,03526.0
Conservative hold Swing
Chadsmead By-Election 15 December 2005 [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence Thomas19239.2−5.9
Labour Darren Gilbert18136.9−4.3
Liberal Democrats Marion Bland11723.9+10.2
Majority 112.3
Turnout 49018.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2007-2011

Whittington By-Election 9 July 2009 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rob Strachan34565.1−5.1
Liberal Democrats Penny Bennion18534.9+5.1
Majority 16030.2
Turnout 530
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Fazeley By-Election 30 May 2013 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Doug Pullen42353.0−6.7
Labour Dave Whatton37547.0+6.7
Majority 486.0
Turnout 798
Conservative hold Swing
Chadsmead By-Election 30 January 2014 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Marion Bland20636.0+4.8
Labour Caroline Wood15727.4−1.6
UKIP Bob Green10818.8+18.8
Conservative Jon O'Hagan10217.8−22.0
Majority 498.6
Turnout 573
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2015-2019

Chadsmead By-Election 18 February 2016 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Ray30040.0+14.9
Labour Colin Ball19526.0+1.6
Conservative Brian McMullan15921.2−12.2
UKIP Jan Higgins739.7−7.4
Green Adam Elsdon233.1+3.1
Majority 10514.0
Turnout 750
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Fazeley By-Election 4 May 2017 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Hoult65261.5+21.9
Labour Glen Mynott34332.3+5.9
Green Edwin Jones666.2−1.2
Majority 30929.1
Turnout 1,061
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Stowe By-Election 22 February 2018 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joanne Grange51344.8−9.1
Labour Don Palmer29926.1−0.9
Liberal Democrats Jeyan Anketell21719.0+19.0
Something New Philip Peter595.2+5.2
Green Mat Hayward564.9−14.2
Majority 21418.7
Turnout 1,144
Conservative hold Swing
Curborough By-Election 5 July 2018 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Ball30960.4+27.2
Conservative Jayne Marks16933.0−8.4
Liberal Democrats Lee Cadwallader-Allen346.6+6.6
Majority 14027.3
Turnout 512
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Stowe By-Election 27 September 2018 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Lax49944.1−0.7
Labour Donald Palmer44038.9+12.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Rathbone19317.0−2.0
Majority 595.2
Turnout 1,132
Conservative hold Swing

2019-2023

Summerfield and All Saints By-Election 6 May 2021 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Heather Tranter78357.3+21.7
Labour Michael Galvin39228.7−8.6
Liberal Democrats John Taylor19114.0+14.0
Majority 39128.6
Turnout 1,366
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Armitage with Handsacre By-Election 16 December 2021 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Cross45860.3+13.5
Labour Mark Pritchard30139.7+11.7
Majority 15720.7
Turnout 759
Conservative hold Swing
Chasetown By-Election 3 November 2022 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Taylor31873.3+15.2
Conservative Norma Bacon11626.7−15.2
Majority 20246.5
Turnout 434
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2023-2027

Curborough By-Election 1 May 2025 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Matthew Wallens38138.5+38.5
Conservative Daniel Floyd23023.2−12.1
Labour Liz Stamatelatos21721.9−42.8
Green David Melhuish929.3+9.3
Liberal Democrats Paul McDermott707.1+7.1
Majority 15115.3
Turnout 990
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing
Alrewas and Fradley By-Election 24 July 2025 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Stephenson69042.4−1.1
Reform UK Brandon Clark43927.0+27.0
Labour Glen Bown31419.3−17.9
Liberal Democrats Morag Maclean18511.4−7.9
Majority 25115.4
Turnout 1,628
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. 1 2 "The Lichfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2015", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2015/111, retrieved 16 September 2022
  2. The District of Lichfield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  3. legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  4. legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Hereford and Worcester, Staffordshire and West Midlands (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
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  8. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Lichfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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  10. 1 2 3 "Tory's joy at votes victory". Birmingham Mail . 12 April 2002. p. 8.
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  13. "Whittington By-Election". Lichfield District Council. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
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  18. "Local Elections Archive Project — Stowe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  19. "Local Elections Archive Project — Curborough Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  20. "Local Elections Archive Project — Stowe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  21. "Local Elections Archive Project — Summerfield and All Saints Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  22. "Local Elections Archive Project — Armitage with Handsacre Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  23. "Local Elections Archive Project — Chasetown Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  24. "Local Elections Archive Project — Curborough Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
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