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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Results summary

Staffordshire County Council Election, 2021 [2] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 57+691.956.5125,310
  Labour 4-66.526.258,225
  Independent 101.66.915,251
  Green 0006.414,198
  Liberal Democrats 0002.75,949
  UKIP 0001.02,171
  Other parties 0000.3729
Staffordshire County Council Election, 2017 [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 51+1782.353.8116,644
  Labour 10-1416.128.060,697
  Other parties 1-11.62.75,789
  UKIP 0-206.012,947
  Green 0005.010,897
  Liberal Democrats 0004.610,017
Staffordshire County Council Election, 2013 [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 34-1554.836.268,395
  Labour 24+2138.729.756,172
  UKIP 2-23.224.045,401
  Independent 2+23.24.17,770
  Liberal Democrats 0004.27,904
  Green 0000.81,445
  Other parties 0000.91,743
Staffordshire County Council Election, 2009
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 49+22109699
  Liberal Democrats 4+2
  UKIP 4+4
  Labour 3-2946315

Results maps

Council elections

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 [7]
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 [8]
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 [9]
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 [10]
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 [11]
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 [12]
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 [13]
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 [14]
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 [15]
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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