Staffordshire Moorlands District Council elections

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Staffordshire Moorlands District Council elections are held every four years. Staffordshire Moorlands District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Staffordshire Moorlands in Staffordshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 56 councillors have been elected from 27 wards. [1]

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Council elections

By-elections

1995-1999

Biddulph North By-Election 4 September 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 26240.7+3.8
Conservative 18028.0+28.0
Liberal Democrats 13020.2+7.4
Ratepayer7211.2-5.2
Majority8212.7
Turnout 64414.3
Labour hold Swing
Leek NE By-Election 30 October 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 38658.6+8.6
Conservative 12519.0+9.0
Ratepayer8512.9-3.4
Liberal Democrats 619.3+4.7
Majority26139.6
Turnout 657
Labour hold Swing
Cheadle NE By-Election 12 February 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ratepayer31550.1+19.0
Labour 19531.0-16.3
Conservative 11918.9+18.9
Majority12019.1
Turnout 62926.3
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Biddulph South By-Election 30 April 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 61755.7+20.8
Labour 38235.0-13.7
Independent 1089.8-6.5
Majority23520.7
Turnout 1,10731.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1999-2003

Biddulph East By-Election 6 April 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 46572.3-3.4
Liberal Democrats 11017.1+4.7
Conservative 6810.5-1.0
Majority35555.2
Turnout 64319.4
Labour hold Swing
Biddulph South By-Election 8 February 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 50654.1+1.9
Labour 34536.9+4.1
Conservative 849.0+9.0
Majority16117.2
Turnout 93526.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Leek South East By-Election 30 May 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 35732.0+3.4
Conservative 35131.4+2.9
Ratepayer28725.7-8.9
Liberal Democrats 12210.9+2.6
Majority60.6
Turnout 1,11727.0
Labour gain from Independent Swing

2003-2007

Biddulph East By-Election 29 July 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Madelaine Lovatt50179.4
Liberal Democrats Brian Lewis13020.6
Majority37158.8
Turnout 63114.4
Labour hold Swing
Biddulph North By-Election 9 December 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 32041.4+11.4
Labour 26934.8+15.7
Ratepayer10313.3-3.1
Liberal Democrats 8110.5+0.0
Majority516.6
Turnout 77317.5
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Werrington By-Election 9 March 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeffrey Bass26527.2-27.5
Labour Yvonne Ahmad20621.1-24.2
Liberal Democrats Jane Leaper19620.1+20.1
BNP John Burgess16216.6+16.6
Independent Austin Hanchard838.5+8.5
Independent Trevor Austin343.2+3.2
UKIP Michael Critchlow293.0+3.0
Majority596.1
Turnout 97534.0
Conservative hold Swing
Cheadle West By-Election 13 July 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Banks35459.7+14.8
RatepayerErnest Vernon23940.3+28.7
Majority11519.4
Turnout 59315.2
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Leek East By-Election 19 March 2009 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 45238.7-7.6
Liberal Democrats Roy Gregg [7] 23820.4+20.4
Independent 19716.9+16.9
Staffordshire Independent Group 18916.2+16.2
Green 917.8+7.8
Majority21418.3
Turnout 1,167
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Leek North By-Election 9 February 2012 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charlotte Atkins 51454.9+16.9
UKIP Alex Povey18820.1-13.7
Conservative Bob Bestwick17819.0-1.6
Moorlands Democratic Alliance Brian Pointon333.5+3.5
Liberal Democrats Roy Gregg242.6+2.6
Majority32634.8
Turnout 937
Labour gain from UKIP Swing
Leek North By-Election 2 May 2013 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Darren Price39732.3+0.3
UKIP Matthew Cooper34728.2-5.6
Conservative Bob Bestwick26021.1+0.5
Moorlands Democratic Alliance Maureen Motum20316.5+16.5
Liberal Democrats Roy Gregg231.9+1.9
Majority504.1
Turnout 1,230
Labour hold Swing
Cellarhead By-Election 20 March 2014 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barbara Hughes17832.5-12.3
Labour Jocelyn Morrison13224.1+24.1
Staffordshire Independent Group Jean Hodgetts11921.8-33.4
UKIP Alex Povey10519.2+19.2
Liberal Democrats Phil Routledge132.4+2.4
Majority468.4
Turnout 547
Conservative gain from Staffordshire Independent Group Swing

2015-2019

Leek East by-election 20 July 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Darren Price 505 45.0
Conservative Roy Denis Tomkinson32528.9
Independent Nick Sheldon21919.5
Liberal Democrats Roy William Gregg746.6
Majority18016.0
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Leek West by-election 22 March 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Cawley 487 42.9 +23.6
Conservative James Aberley37032.6+0.6
Liberal Democrats George Herbert21919.2+8.7
Independent Stephen Wales615.4+5.4
Majority11710.3
Turnout 1,13730.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2019-2023

Cheadle North East by-election 6 May 2021 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Ellis 308 47.2 +47.2
Independent Liz Whitehouse16325.0+25.0
Labour Debra Gratton11717.9-4.3
Independent Paulette Upton335.1-18.9
Green Dan Mayers314.8-6.8
Majority14522.2
Turnout 652
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Cheadle South East by-election 6 May 2021 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Jackson 359 42.4 +19.8
Labour Liz Haines20624.3-1.6
Independent Jamie Evans15318.1+18.1
Independent Colin Pearce8710.3+10.3
Independent Alan Thomas242.8+2.8
Green Daniella Vickerstaff182.1+2.1
Majority15318.1
Turnout 847
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Cheadle South East by-election 5 May 2022 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Zenobia Routledge 348 43.0 +20.4
Labour Matthew Spooner32540.1+14.2
Independent Abigail Wilkinson13716.9-12.0
Majority232.8
Turnout 810
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Biddulph West by-election 19 January 2023 (2 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charlie Smith 364
Labour Dave Proudlove 288
Independent Abigail Wilkinson226
Conservative Rathi Pragasam185
Independent Alistair McLoughlin154
Green Ian Waite61
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 "The District of Staffordshire Moorlands (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2001/1448, retrieved 15 September 2022
  2. ↑ "The District of Staffordshire Moorlands (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1976/174, retrieved 15 September 2022
  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 Stafford and Staffordshire Moorlands (District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 7 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Leek East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Local Campaigner Roy Gregg for Leek East". Staffordshire Moorlands Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Leek North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Leek North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cellarhead Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cheadle North East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cheadle South East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cheadle South East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Biddulph West East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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