Staffordshire County Council elections

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Staffordshire County Council elections are held every four years. Staffordshire County Council is the upper-tier authority for the non-metropolitan county of Staffordshire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2013, 62 councillors have been elected from 60 electoral divisions. [1]

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Political control

Staffordshire County Council was first created in 1889. Its territory, powers and responsibilities were significantly reformed under the Local Government Act 1972, with a new council elected in 1973, initially acting as a shadow authority ahead of the new arrangements coming into effect on 1 April 1974. Since 1974, political control of the council has been held by the following parties: [2]

Party in controlYears
Labour 1974–1977
Conservative 1977–1981
Labour 1981–2009
Conservative 2009–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1974 have been: [3]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Jim Westwood [4] [5] Labour 1 Apr 19748 May 1977
Rex Roberts [6] [7] Conservative May 1977May 1981
Bill Austin [8] Labour May 1981May 1996
Terry Dix [9] [10] Labour May 199617 May 2007
John Taylor Labour 17 May 20077 Jun 2009
Philip Atkins [11] Conservative 18 Jun 200923 Jul 2020
Alan White Conservative 23 Jul 2020

Council elections

County result maps

By-election results

1993-1997

Codsall By-Election 8 August 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,26255.7
Liberal Democrats 50422.2
Labour 50022.1
Majority75833.5
Turnout 2,26622.7
Conservative hold Swing

1997-2001

Burntwood Chase By-Election 18 November 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 57456.9-4.9
Conservative 24624.4+24.4
Liberal Democrats 18818.7-4.2
Majority32832.5
Turnout 1,00810.7
Labour hold Swing
Stafford Southgate By-Election 30 March 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,83260.8+17.4
Labour 76325.3-15.7
Liberal Democrats 42013.9-1.8
Majority1,06935.5
Turnout 3,01526.8
Conservative hold Swing

2001-2005

Gnossal By-Election 7 February 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,27349.4+21.0
Conservative 1,13444.0+2.8
Labour 1726.7-18.7
Majority1395.4
Turnout 2,57924.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
The Heaths By-Election 21 March 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 70145.8-7.1
Conservative 62640.9+7.1
Liberal Democrats 20213.2-0.1
Majority754.9
Turnout 1,52911.0
Labour hold Swing
Lichfield Rural East By-Election 2 May 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,37741.9+20.2
Conservative 1,20236.6-11.0
Labour 70921.6-9.1
Majority1755.3
Turnout 3,288
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
The Hayes By-Election 27 March 2003
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janos Toth62436.7-11.0
Liberal Democrats P Ansell55833.0+14.5
Conservative P Freeman50730.0-3.9
Majority663.7
Turnout 1,68913.3
Labour hold Swing

2005-2009

Kinver By-Election 23 June 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Edwards2,40362.5+2.0
Liberal Democrats Robert Simmons1,05127.3+7.1
Labour Kevin McElduff38810.1-9.4
Majority1,35235.2
Turnout 3,842
Conservative hold Swing
Cheadle & Checkley By-Election 13 July 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Maryon79147.6-2.9
RatepayerPeter Elkin56033.7+33.7
Liberal Democrats Philip Silk31118.7+1.8
Majority23113.9
Turnout 96214.8
Conservative hold Swing
Keele and Westlands By-Election 12 July 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Tagg1,06743.8-1.5
Liberal Democrats Marion Reddish1,00539.5+6.6
Labour David Beardmore26810.5-13.9
UKIP Wayne Harling2048.0+4.7
Majority622.4
Turnout 2,54420.4
Conservative hold Swing
Newcastle Rural By-Election 1 May 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Chapman1,99450.7+4.2
Liberal Democrats David Becket82020.9-1.4
Labour 58815.0-10.9
UKIP David Howell52913.5+8.2
Majority1,17429.8
Turnout 3,931
Conservative hold Swing

2009-2013

Burton Town By-Election 16 June 2011 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ron Clarke1,23343.7+9.3
Conservative Ahmet Orta88431.3+8.5
Liberal Democrats Michael Rodgers52518.6-9.1
UKIP Peter McGuiggan1826.4+6.4
Majority34912.4
Turnout 2,824
Labour hold Swing
Churnet Valley By-Election 7 July 2011 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Worthington1,06352.0-1.9
Labour Mahfooz Ahmad49124.0+4.4
UKIP Darren Federici31615.5+15.5
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Brewin1738.5-18.0
Majority57228.0
Turnout 2,043
Conservative hold Swing
Leek South By-Election 9 February 2012 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neal Podmore72527.3-0.8
UKIP Alex Povey55620.9-15.7
Labour Margaret Lovatt43216.2+6.4
Liberal Democrats John Fisher41915.8-3.0
Moorlands Democratic Alliance Pamela Wood33612.6+12.6
Independent Bill Cawley1927.2+7.2
Majority1696.4
Turnout 2,660
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

2013-2017

Uttoxeter Town By-Election 5 May 2016 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Brookes1,24742.6+2.9
Labour John McKiernan96733.0-3.2
UKIP Julian Lee71324.4+3.9
Majority2809.6
Turnout 2,927
Conservative hold Swing

2017-2021

Hednesford and Rawnsley By-Election 7 September 2017 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bryan Jones1,48432.5-3.5
Labour George Adamson1,45431.9+4.2
Green Paul Woodhead1,31628.9+3.8
UKIP John Bernard1753.8-3.9
Liberal Democrats Pat Ansell671.5+1.5
Chase Independent Party Ron Turville651.4-2.1
Majority300.7
Turnout 4,561
Conservative hold Swing
Codsall By-Election 8 February 2018 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Spencer1,27467.6-7.5
Green Gary Burnett32917.4+6.7
Labour Kevin McElduff28315.0+0.8
Majority94550.1
Turnout 1,886
Conservative hold Swing
Watling South By-Election 12 December 2019 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Ford4,30467.5+8.4
Labour Simon Peaple1,49323.4-0.6
Liberal Democrats Roger Jones5809.1+4.7
Majority2,81144.1
Turnout 6,377
Conservative hold Swing

2021-2025

Biddulph North By-Election 19 January 2023 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nigel Yates93149.5+13.8
Independent Andrew Hart49326.2+26.2
Conservative Rathi Pragasam45824.3-33.3
Majority43823.3
Turnout 1,882
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Watling South By-Election 2 March 2023 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alex Farrell85846.6-20.0
Labour Carol Dean71438.8+10.1
Liberal Democrats Helen Miller-Viney1608.7+8.7
Reform UK Barry Gwilt1106.0+6.0
Majority1447.8
Turnout 1,842
Conservative hold Swing

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  14. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Churnet Valley Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  15. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Leek South Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Uttoxeter Town Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  17. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hednesford and Rawnsley Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  18. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Codsall Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  19. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Watling South Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  20. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Biddulph North Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
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