2019 Stafford Borough Council election
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Elections to Stafford Borough Councilwere held on Thursday 2 May 2019.[1]
Summary[edit]
Election result[edit]
2019 Stafford Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Conservative | 39 | 22 | 0 | 7 | ![]() |
55.0 | 48.5 | 26,218 | +0.5 | |
Labour | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
25.0 | 27.2 | 14,718 | +4.6 | |
Independent | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
17.5 | 14.7 | 7,940 | +2.9 | |
Green | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
2.5 | 3.0 | 1,622 | –0.3 | |
UKIP | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 5.6 | 3,043 | –0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.9 | 490 | +0.4 |
Ward results[edit]
Barlaston[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Evan Jones | 570 | 76.4 | −23.6 | |
UKIP | Karen Jones | 176 | 23.6 | New | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 36.1 | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Baswich[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ann Edgeller | 1,233 | 63.8 | ||
Conservative | Marnie Phillips | 923 | 47.7 | ||
Labour | Rich Duffy | 581 | 30.1 | ||
Labour | Sophie Wain | 564 | 29.2 | ||
UKIP | Ellis Stones | 297 | 15.4 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 39.1 | ||||
Conservativehold | |||||
Conservativehold |
Common[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Aidan Godfrey | 374 | 49.4 | +8.5 | |
Green | Andy Murray | 132 | 17.4 | +9.5 | |
UKIP | Victor Edwards | 126 | 16.6 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | Joy Jones | 125 | 16.5 | −7.9 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 24.5 | ||||
Labour Co-ophold | Swing |
Coton[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack Kemp | 745 | 64.3 | ||
Labour | Louise Nixon | 695 | 60.0 | ||
Conservative | James Cantrill | 385 | 33.2 | ||
Conservative | Lindsey Douglas | 374 | 32.3 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 23.3 | ||||
Labourhold | |||||
Labourhold |
Doxey and Castletown[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Tony Pearce | 557 | 58.8 | +42.9 | |
Conservative | Isabella Davies | 221 | 23.3 | −11.0 | |
Labour | Eleanor Tristram | 169 | 17.8 | −8.1 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 35.1 | ||||
GreengainfromConservative | Swing |
Eccleshall[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jeremy Pert | 1,180 | 64.4 | ||
Conservative | Peter Jones | 1,131 | 61.7 | ||
UKIP | Tony Pace | 458 | 25.0 | ||
Labour | Bill Lockwood | 340 | 18.5 | New | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 35.2 | ||||
Conservativehold | |||||
Conservativehold |
Forebridge[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Chris Baron | 488 | 60.7 | +23.2 | |
Labour | Stuart Nixon | 245 | 30.5 | −4.8 | |
UKIP | Robert Stephens | 71 | 8.8 | New | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 32.7 | ||||
Independenthold | Swing |
Fulford[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Roycroft | 780 | 58.3 | ||
Conservative | Michael Dodson | 752 | 56.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alec Sandiford | 490 | 36.6 | New | |
Labour | Jule Whittaker | 316 | 23.6 | New | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 28.3 | ||||
Conservativehold | |||||
Conservativehold |
Gnosall and Woodseaves[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Patrick Farrington | 1,174 | 56.5 | ||
Conservative | Mike Smith | 1,152 | 55.4 | ||
Labour | Gail Gregory | 600 | 28.9 | ||
UKIP | Susan Harris | 470 | 22.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 38.1 | ||||
Conservativehold | |||||
Conservativehold |
Haywood and Hixon[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Brendan McKeown | 733 | 38.6 | ||
Conservative | Alexander Brown | 655 | 34.5 | ||
Conservative | Alan Perkins | 619 | 32.6 | ||
Labour | Suzanne O'Farrell | 310 | 16.3 | ||
Labour | Mick Kelly | 286 | 15.1 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 35.1 | ||||
IndependentgainfromConservative | |||||
Conservativehold |
Highfields and Western Downs[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michael Holmes | 629 | 53.6 | ||
Labour | Dee Holbrook-Summers | 627 | 53.4 | ||
Conservative | Victoria Jenkinson | 500 | 42.6 | ||
Conservative | Rebecca Davis | 498 | 42.4 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 24.2 | ||||
Labourhold | |||||
Labourhold |
Holmcroft[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jonathan Price | 956 | 50.1 | ||
Conservative | Bryan Cross | 937 | 49.1 | ||
Labour | Yvonne Jordan | 504 | 26.4 | ||
Labour | Julian Thorley | 430 | 22.5 | ||
Green | Emma Carter | 273 | 14.3 | ||
UKIP | Sam Falconer | 270 | 14.1 | New | |
UKIP | John Jeffrey | 259 | 13.6 | New | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 34.9 | ||||
Conservativehold | |||||
Conservativehold |
Littleworth[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Gillian Pardesi | 573 | 38.2 | ||
Labour Co-op | Tony Nixon | 530 | 35.3 | ||
Conservative | Stewart Bishop | 451 | 30.0 | ||
Conservative | Mary Jennings | 415 | 27.6 | ||
Independent | Rowan Draper | 272 | 18.1 | New | |
Green | Michael Spight | 261 | 17.4 | ||
UKIP | Paul Williams | 220 | 14.7 | ||
UKIP | Marcus Hoffmann de Visme | 168 | 11.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 34.3 | ||||
Labour Co-ophold | |||||
Labour Co-opgainfromConservative |
Manor[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Angela Loughran | 737 | 53.6 | ||
Labour | Anne Hobbs | 710 | 51.6 | ||
Conservative | Mike Heenan | 591 | 43.0 | ||
Conservative | Emily Lewis | 572 | 41.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 26.9 | ||||
Labourhold | |||||
Labourhold |
Milford[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andy Cooper | 530 | 56.0 | +8.0 | |
Labour | Paul Martlew | 215 | 22.7 | +7.3 | |
Green | Ann Elphick | 201 | 21.2 | New | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 39.2 | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Milwich[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Frances Beatty | 878 | 52.0 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Harp | 841 | 49.8 | ||
Independent | Jim Davies | 678 | 40.2 | New | |
Labour | Jim Livesey | 303 | 18.0 | New | |
UKIP | Edward Whitfield | 265 | 15.7 | New | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 35.0 | ||||
Conservativehold | |||||
Conservativehold |
Penkside[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ralph Cooke | 389 | 62.6 | +18.0 | |
Conservative | Andrew Edwards | 232 | 37.4 | +9.4 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 25.0 | ||||
Labourhold | Swing |
Rowley[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carolyn Trowbridge | 513 | 52.1 | −1.2 | |
Labour | Edward Smith | 273 | 27.7 | −8.9 | |
Green | Douglas Rouxel | 198 | 20.1 | +10.1 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 40.1 | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Seighford and Church Eaton[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ray Sutherland | 1,191 | 70.2 | ||
Conservative | Mark Winnington | 1,189 | 70.1 | ||
Labour Co-op | Trevor Fisher | 486 | 28.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 35.1 | ||||
Conservativehold | |||||
Conservativehold |
St. Michael's and Stonefield[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Rob Kenney | 1,243 | 48.9 | ||
Independent | Philip Leason | 1,238 | 48.7 | ||
Independent | Ian Fordham | 1,117 | 44.0 | ||
Conservative | Lynne Bakker-Collier | 637 | 25.1 | ||
Conservative | William Carlin | 615 | 24.2 | ||
Conservative | Geoff Collier | 604 | 23.8 | ||
Labour | Sally Osborne-Town | 477 | 18.8 | ||
Labour | Mike Osborne-Town | 470 | 18.5 | ||
Labour | Cathy Gregory | 466 | 18.3 | ||
UKIP | Andrew Illsley | 263 | 10.4 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 32.4 | ||||
IndependentgainfromConservative | |||||
IndependentgainfromConservative | |||||
IndependentgainfromConservative |
Swynnerton and Oulton[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roy James | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | James Nixon | Unopposed | |||
Majority | – | – | |||
Turnout | – | – | |||
Conservativehold | |||||
Conservativehold |
Walton[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Jill Hood | 1,256 | 73.8 | ||
Independent | Mark Green | 915 | 53.7 | ||
Conservative | Mike Williamson | 372 | 21.8 | ||
Labour | Tracey Lindop | 342 | 20.1 | ||
Conservative | Adrian Harding | 312 | 18.3 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 34.1 | ||||
Independenthold | |||||
IndependentgainfromConservative |
Weeping Cross and Wildwood[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jenny Barron | 1,065 | 60.9 | ||
Conservative | Ray Barron | 1,045 | 59.7 | ||
Labour | Daniel Cadden | 671 | 38.3 | ||
Labour | Julie Read | 661 | 37.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 38.4 | ||||
Conservativehold | |||||
Conservativehold |
Changes 2019–2023[edit]
Jenny Barron and Ray Barron, both elected as Conservatives, left the party in March 2022 to sit as independents. This caused the Conservatives to lose their majority, placing the council underno overall control.[2]
In March 2023, in the run-up to the next election, eight of the nine independent councillors formally registered themselves as a political party called the Stafford Borough Independents.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^"Borough Election Results 2019 | Stafford Borough Council".staffordbc.gov.uk.
- ^Ashdown, Kerry (28 March 2022)."Tories lose Stafford Council majority as councillor couple go independent".Express and Star.Retrieved29 December2023.
- ^"Councillors".Stafford Borough Council.Archived fromthe originalon 5 April 2023.Retrieved29 December2023.
- ^Cook, Jon (23 March 2023)."Stafford Borough Independent councillors form new political party ahead of upcoming elections".A Little Bit of Stone.Retrieved29 December2023.