Local government elections in Staffordshire, England
East Staffordshire Borough Council elections are held every four years. East Staffordshire is a non-metropolitan district with borough status in Staffordshire, England. The Borough Council area of East Staffordshire covers three main settlements such as Burton-Upon-Trent, Uttoxeter and Tutbury, as well several rural towns and villages, such as Barton-under-Needwood, Stramshall, Weaver, Draycott in the Clay, Rolleston-on-Dove, Needwood and Abbots Bromley.
New ward boundaries were implemented as of the May 2023 elections, following a boundary review, electing 37 councillors from 16 wards.[1][2] Between the last boundary changes in 2003 and 2023, 39 councillors were elected from 21 wards.
Council elections
- 1973 East Staffordshire District Council election
- 1976 East Staffordshire District Council election
- 1979 East Staffordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
- 1983 East Staffordshire District Council election
- 1987 East Staffordshire District Council election
- 1991 East Staffordshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4][5]
- 1995 East Staffordshire Borough Council election
- 1999 East Staffordshire Borough Council election
- 2003 East Staffordshire Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[1]
- 2007 East Staffordshire Borough Council election
- 2011 East Staffordshire Borough Council election
- 2015 East Staffordshire Borough Council election
- 2019 East Staffordshire Borough Council election
- 2023 East Staffordshire Borough Council election
Results maps
By-election results
1995-1999
Needwood By-Election 25 September 1997 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | 315 | 31.2 | +5.9 |
| Labour | | 265 | 26.2 | -3.9 |
| Independent | | 237 | 23.5 | +23.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | | 193 | 19.1 | -5.6 |
Majority | 50 | 5.0 | |
Turnout | 1,010 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Town By-Election 25 September 1997 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | 386 | 48.4 | +27.4 |
| Labour | | 318 | 39.9 | -13.9 |
| Independent | | 93 | 11.7 | -13.4 |
Majority | 68 | 8.5 | |
Turnout | 797 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
1999-2003
Eton By-Election 7 February 2002 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | 288 | 45.4 | -17.7 |
| Conservative | | 185 | 29.2 | +15.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | | 147 | 23.2 | +0.1 |
| UKIP | | 14 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
Majority | 103 | 16.2 | |
Turnout | 634 | 23.2 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Edgehill By-Election 2 May 2002 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | 326 | 55.0 | +3.5 |
| Conservative | | 170 | 28.7 | +5.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | | 97 | 16.4 | +16.4 |
Majority | 156 | 26.3 | |
Turnout | 593 | 21.6 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Outwoods By-Election 2 May 2002 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | 502 | 58.9 | |
| Labour | | 153 | 18.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | | 129 | 15.1 | |
| Independent | | 68 | 8.0 | |
Majority | 349 | 40.9 | |
Turnout | 852 | 39.7 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2003-2007
Stapenhill By-Election 8 September 2005 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Michael Key | 624 | 66.6 | -4.5 |
| Conservative | Mary Crowley | 268 | 28.6 | +0.3 |
| UKIP | Philip Lancaster | 45 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
Majority | 356 | 38.0 | |
Turnout | 937 | 16.0 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Shobnall By-Election 29 June 2006 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Ganley | 581 | 41.0 | -8.3 |
| Conservative | Dilpazir Ahmed | 441 | 31.2 | +5.9 |
| BNP | Clive Jones | 291 | 20.6 | +20.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Rodgers | 102 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
Majority | 140 | 9.8 | |
Turnout | 1,415 | 31.0 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Town By-Election 31 August 2006 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Malcolm Barrett | 664 | 64.9 | +24.1 |
| Labour | Martin Blencowe | 255 | 24.9 | +3.3 |
| UKIP | Philip Lancaster | 104 | 10.2 | +10.2 |
Majority | 409 | 40.0 | |
Turnout | 1,023 | 20.9 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2007-2011
Stretton By-Election 14 February 2008 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Len Milner | 661 | 36.9 | -11.6 |
| Labour | John McKiernan | 366 | 20.4 | -7.2 |
| BNP | Clive Jones | 327 | 18.2 | +18.2 |
| Popular Alliance | Brian Buxton | 233 | 13.0 | -10.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bryan Ambrose | 205 | 11.4 | +11.4 |
Majority | 295 | 16.5 | |
Turnout | 1,792 | 28.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bagots By-Election 6 May 2010[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Greg Hall | 1,177 | 74.0 | -8.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Dean-Young | 414 | 26.0 | +26.0 |
Majority | 763 | 48.0 | |
Turnout | 1,591 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Abbey By-Election 21 October 2010[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Colin Whittaker | 604 | 87.8 | +1.3 |
| Labour | Liz Harman | 84 | 12.2 | -1.3 |
Majority | 520 | 75.6 | |
Turnout | 688 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2011-2015
Yoxall By-Election 3 November 2011[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Beryl Behague | 478 | 84.3 | +5.0 |
| Labour | John McKiernan | 89 | 15.7 | -5.0 |
Majority | 389 | 68.6 | |
Turnout | 567 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2015-2019
Stapenhill by-election 26 May 2016[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Craig Jones | 536 | 44.3 | +12.5 |
| UKIP | Sally Green | 348 | 28.8 | -2.5 |
| Conservative | Michael Teasel | 208 | 17.2 | -7.3 |
| Independent | Susan Paxton | 75 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| Green | Thomas Hadley | 24 | 2.0 | -10.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Warner | 18 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
Majority | 188 | 15.5 | |
Turnout | 1,214 | | |
| Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | | |
Town by-election 2 February 2017[10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Philip Hudson | 627 | 52.3 | -0.3 |
| Labour | Zdzislaw Krupski | 359 | 29.9 | -3.0 |
| UKIP | Norman Moir | 213 | 17.8 | +17.8 |
Majority | 268 | 22.4 | |
Turnout | 1,199 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Burton by-election 16 February 2017[11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Hall | 271 | 52.7 | +5.4 |
| Labour | Phil Hutchinson | 127 | 24.7 | -5.2 |
| UKIP | Peter Levis | 60 | 11.7 | +11.7 |
| Conservative | Hamid Asghar | 56 | 10.9 | -11.9 |
Majority | 144 | 28.0 | |
Turnout | 514 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Horninglow by-election 4 May 2017[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Deneice Florence-Jukes | 800 | 44.2 | +12.2 |
| Labour | Louise Walker | 756 | 41.8 | +2.0 |
| UKIP | Peter Levis | 199 | 11.0 | -17.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Warner | 53 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
Majority | 44 | 2.4 | |
Turnout | 1,808 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Shobnall by-election 4 May 2017[13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Paul Walker | 794 | 50.9 | -8.8 |
| Conservative | Colin Wood | 504 | 32.3 | -8.0 |
| UKIP | Mike Green | 113 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Monica Douglas-Clark | 96 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| Green | Simon Hales | 54 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
Majority | 290 | 18.6 | |
Turnout | 1,561 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Stretton by-election 28 September 2017[14] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dale Spedding | 762 | 47.2 | +2.2 |
| Independent | Graham Lamb | 455 | 28.2 | +28.2 |
| Labour | Cameron McKiernan | 311 | 19.2 | -0.5 |
| UKIP | Peter Levis | 52 | 3.2 | -24.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rhys Buchan | 36 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
Majority | 307 | 19.0 | |
Turnout | 1,616 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stretton by-election 8 February 2018[15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Vicki Gould | 764 | 42.5 | -4.7 |
| Independent | Graham Lamb | 625 | 34.8 | +6.6 |
| Labour | Elaine Pritchard | 347 | 19.3 | +0.1 |
| UKIP | Peter Levis | 47 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rhys Buchan | 14 | 0.8 | -1.4 |
Majority | 139 | 7.7 | |
Turnout | 1,797 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2019-2023
Yoxall by-election 13 February 2020[16] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Laura Beech | 431 | 78.5 | -9.0 |
| Labour | Michael Baker | 118 | 21.5 | +9.0 |
Majority | 313 | 57.0 | |
Turnout | 549 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Eton Park by-election 6 May 2021[17] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Thomas Hadley | 660 | | |
| Labour | Louise Walker | 656 | | |
| Conservative | Michael Ackroyd | 330 | | |
| Conservative | Jack Gould | 247 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Goldsworthy | 53 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Warner | 43 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Tutbury and Outwoods by-election 30 September 2021[18] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Russell Lock | 549 | 44.3 | -13.5 |
| Independent | John Anderson | 464 | 37.5 | +37.5 |
| Labour | Dale Barr | 186 | 15.0 | -27.2 |
| Green | Lynn Furber | 39 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
Majority | 85 | 6.9 | |
Turnout | 1,238 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ a b "The Borough of East Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/1443, retrieved 15 September 2022
- ^ "The East Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2021", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2021/1220, retrieved 15 September 2022
- ^ The District of East Staffordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1066)
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bagots Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Abbey Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Yoxall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stapenhill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Town Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Burton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Horninglow Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Shobnall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stretton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stretton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Yoxall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Eton Park Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Tutbury and Outwoods Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- East Staffordshire election results
- Local Authority Byelection Results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- East Staffordshire Borough Council