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]
Council elections
[edit]- 1973 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election
- 1976 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
- 1979 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election
- 1983 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election
- 1987 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election
- 1991 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3][4]
- 1995 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
- 1999 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election
- 2003 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election (New ward boundaries)[1]
- 2007 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election
- 2011 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election
- 2015 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election
- 2019 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election
- 2023 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election
By-elections
[edit]1995-1999
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 262 | 40.7 | +3.8 | ||
Conservative | 180 | 28.0 | +28.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 130 | 20.2 | +7.4 | ||
Ratepayer | 72 | 11.2 | −5.2 | ||
Majority | 82 | 12.7 | |||
Turnout | 644 | 14.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 386 | 58.6 | +8.6 | ||
Conservative | 125 | 19.0 | +9.0 | ||
Ratepayer | 85 | 12.9 | −3.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 61 | 9.3 | +4.7 | ||
Majority | 261 | 39.6 | |||
Turnout | 657 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ratepayer | 315 | 50.1 | +19.0 | ||
Labour | 195 | 31.0 | −16.3 | ||
Conservative | 119 | 18.9 | +18.9 | ||
Majority | 120 | 19.1 | |||
Turnout | 629 | 26.3 | |||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 617 | 55.7 | +20.8 | ||
Labour | 382 | 35.0 | −13.7 | ||
Independent | 108 | 9.8 | −6.5 | ||
Majority | 235 | 20.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,107 | 31.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
1999-2003
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 465 | 72.3 | −3.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 110 | 17.1 | +4.7 | ||
Conservative | 68 | 10.5 | −1.0 | ||
Majority | 355 | 55.2 | |||
Turnout | 643 | 19.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 506 | 54.1 | +1.9 | ||
Labour | 345 | 36.9 | +4.1 | ||
Conservative | 84 | 9.0 | +9.0 | ||
Majority | 161 | 17.2 | |||
Turnout | 935 | 26.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 357 | 32.0 | +3.4 | ||
Conservative | 351 | 31.4 | +2.9 | ||
Ratepayer | 287 | 25.7 | −8.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 122 | 10.9 | +2.6 | ||
Majority | 6 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,117 | 27.0 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
2003-2007
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Madelaine Lovatt | 501 | 79.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Brian Lewis | 130 | 20.6 | ||
Majority | 371 | 58.8 | |||
Turnout | 631 | 14.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 320 | 41.4 | +11.4 | ||
Labour | 269 | 34.8 | +15.7 | ||
Ratepayer | 103 | 13.3 | −3.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 81 | 10.5 | +0.0 | ||
Majority | 51 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 773 | 17.5 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeffrey Bass | 265 | 27.2 | −27.5 | |
Labour | Yvonne Ahmad | 206 | 21.1 | −24.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jane Leaper | 196 | 20.1 | +20.1 | |
BNP | John Burgess | 162 | 16.6 | +16.6 | |
Independent | Austin Hanchard | 83 | 8.5 | +8.5 | |
Independent | Trevor Austin | 34 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
UKIP | Michael Critchlow | 29 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 59 | 6.1 | |||
Turnout | 975 | 34.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Banks | 354 | 59.7 | +14.8 | |
Ratepayer | Ernest Vernon | 239 | 40.3 | +28.7 | |
Majority | 115 | 19.4 | |||
Turnout | 593 | 15.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2007-2011
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 452 | 38.7 | −7.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Roy Gregg[7] | 238 | 20.4 | +20.4 | |
Independent | 197 | 16.9 | +16.9 | ||
Staffordshire Independent Group | 189 | 16.2 | +16.2 | ||
Green | 91 | 7.8 | +7.8 | ||
Majority | 214 | 18.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,167 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2011-2015
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charlotte Atkins | 514 | 54.9 | +16.9 | |
UKIP | Alex Povey | 188 | 20.1 | −13.7 | |
Conservative | Bob Bestwick | 178 | 19.0 | −1.6 | |
Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Brian Pointon | 33 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roy Gregg | 24 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 326 | 34.8 | |||
Turnout | 937 | ||||
Labour gain from UKIP | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Darren Price | 397 | 32.3 | +0.3 | |
UKIP | Matthew Cooper | 347 | 28.2 | −5.6 | |
Conservative | Bob Bestwick | 260 | 21.1 | +0.5 | |
Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Maureen Motum | 203 | 16.5 | +16.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roy Gregg | 23 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 50 | 4.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,230 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barbara Hughes | 178 | 32.5 | −12.3 | |
Labour | Jocelyn Morrison | 132 | 24.1 | +24.1 | |
Staffordshire Independent Group | Jean Hodgetts | 119 | 21.8 | −33.4 | |
UKIP | Alex Povey | 105 | 19.2 | +19.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Phil Routledge | 13 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 46 | 8.4 | |||
Turnout | 547 | ||||
Conservative gain from Staffordshire Independent Group | Swing |
2015-2019
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Darren Price | 505 | 45.0 | ||
Conservative | Roy Denis Tomkinson | 325 | 28.9 | ||
Independent | Nick Sheldon | 219 | 19.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Roy William Gregg | 74 | 6.6 | ||
Majority | 180 | 16.0 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bill Cawley | 487 | 42.9 | +23.6 | |
Conservative | James Aberley | 370 | 32.6 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | George Herbert | 219 | 19.2 | +8.7 | |
Independent | Stephen Wales | 61 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 117 | 10.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,137 | 30.9 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
2019-2023
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Ellis | 308 | 47.2 | +47.2 | |
Independent | Liz Whitehouse | 163 | 25.0 | +25.0 | |
Labour | Debra Gratton | 117 | 17.9 | −4.3 | |
Independent | Paulette Upton | 33 | 5.1 | −18.9 | |
Green | Dan Mayers | 31 | 4.8 | −6.8 | |
Majority | 145 | 22.2 | |||
Turnout | 652 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Jackson | 359 | 42.4 | +19.8 | |
Labour | Liz Haines | 206 | 24.3 | −1.6 | |
Independent | Jamie Evans | 153 | 18.1 | +18.1 | |
Independent | Colin Pearce | 87 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
Independent | Alan Thomas | 24 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Green | Daniella Vickerstaff | 18 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 153 | 18.1 | |||
Turnout | 847 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Zenobia Routledge | 348 | 43.0 | +20.4 | |
Labour | Matthew Spooner | 325 | 40.1 | +14.2 | |
Independent | Abigail Wilkinson | 137 | 16.9 | −12.0 | |
Majority | 23 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 810 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charlie Smith | 364 | |||
Labour | Dave Proudlove | 288 | |||
Independent | Abigail Wilkinson | 226 | |||
Conservative | Rathi Pragasam | 185 | |||
Independent | Alistair McLoughlin | 154 | |||
Green | Ian Waite | 61 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The District of Staffordshire Moorlands (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/1448, retrieved 15 September 2022
- ^ "The District of Staffordshire Moorlands (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1976/174, retrieved 15 September 2022
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Stafford and Staffordshire Moorlands (District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 7 November 2015.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Leek East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Campaigner Roy Gregg for Leek East". Staffordshire Moorlands Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Leek North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Leek North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cellarhead Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cheadle North East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cheadle South East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cheadle South East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Biddulph West East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2024.