Staffordshire County Council elections

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 2025, 62 councillors have been elected from 62 electoral divisions. ^[1]

Council elections

Year	Conservative	Labour	Reform	Liberal Democrats [a]	UKIP	Green [b]	Stafford Ind.	Staffordshire Independent Group	Residents' and Ratepayers' Associations	Independent	Council control after election
1973 [2]	28	47	–	1	–	–	–	–	0	9		Labour
1977 [2]	64	16		0					0	5		Conservative
1981 [c] [2]	28	48		4		0			0	2		Labour
1985 [2]	30	48		4		–			–	0		Labour
1989 [2]	28	50		2		0			2	0		Labour
1993 [4]	22	53		4		0			2	1		Labour
1997 [d] [6]	20	40		2	0	–			0	0		Labour
2001 [7]	24	36		2	–				–	0		Labour
2005 [e] [9]	28	32		2	0	0			0	0		Labour
2009 [10]	49	3		4	4	0		1	–	1		Conservative
2013 [f] [12]	34	24		0	2	0		–		2		Conservative
2017 [13]	51	10		0	0	0				1		Conservative
2021 [14]	57	4	0	0	0	0				1		Conservative
2025 [g] [15]	10	1	49	0	0	1	1			0		Reform UK

Results maps

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  2005 results map
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  2009 results map
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  2013 results map
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  2017 results map
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  2021 results map
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  2025 results map

By-election results

1993-1997

Codsall By-Election 8 August 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,262	55.7
	Liberal Democrats		504	22.2
	Labour		500	22.1
Majority			758	33.5
Turnout			2,266	22.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

1997-2001

1. Liberal Party, 1973–1981; SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1985.
2. Ecology Party, 1981; Green Party (UK), 1989.
3. Boundary changes reduced the number of seats by three. ^[3]
4. The number of seats reduced by 20 due to the removal of Stoke-on-Trent. ^[5]
5. Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same. ^[8]
6. Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same. ^[11]
7. Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same. ^[1]

References

1. "The Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024". legislation.gov.uk . 12 November 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Staffordshire County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). University of Plymouth . Retrieved 29 April 2025.
3. "The County of Staffordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk . 31 October 1980. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
4. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 1993" (PDF). University of Plymouth . Retrieved 29 April 2025.
5. "The Staffordshire (City of Stoke-on-Trent) (Structural and Boundary Changes) Order 1995". legislation.gov.uk . 11 July 1995. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
6. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 1997" (PDF). University of Plymouth . Retrieved 29 April 2025.
7. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 2001" (PDF). University of Plymouth . Retrieved 29 April 2025.
8. "The County of Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2004". legislation.gov.uk . 28 October 2004. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
9. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 2005" (PDF). University of Plymouth . Retrieved 29 April 2025.
10. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 2009" (PDF). University of Plymouth . Retrieved 29 April 2025.
11. "The Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012". legislation.gov.uk . 20 March 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
12. "Election results by party, 2 May 2013". Staffordshire County Council . Retrieved 29 April 2025.
13. "Election results by party, 4 May 2017". Staffordshire County Council . Retrieved 29 April 2025.
14. "Election results by party, 6 May 2021". Staffordshire County Council . Retrieved 29 April 2025.
15. "Election results by party, 1 May 2025". Staffordshire County Council . Retrieved 2 May 2025.
16. "Local Elections Archive Project — Burton Town Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
17. "Local Elections Archive Project — Churnet Valley Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
18. "Local Elections Archive Project — Leek South Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
19. "Local Elections Archive Project — Uttoxeter Town Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
20. "Local Elections Archive Project — Hednesford and Rawnsley Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
21. "Local Elections Archive Project — Codsall Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
22. "Local Elections Archive Project — Watling South Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
23. "Local Elections Archive Project — Biddulph North Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
24. "Local Elections Archive Project — Watling South Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk.

External links

• Staffordshire County Council

Burntwood Chase By-Election 18 November 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		574	56.9	−4.9
	Conservative		246	24.4	+24.4
	Liberal Democrats		188	18.7	−4.2

v t e Council elections in Staffordshire
Staffordshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Cannock Chase District Council	1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
East Staffordshire Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Lichfield District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2022
South Staffordshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Stafford Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Stoke-on-Trent City Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015 2019 2023
Tamworth Borough Council	1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
See also: Wards Boundary changes

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