Stafford Borough Council elections are held every four years. Stafford Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Stafford in Staffordshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 40 councillors have been elected from 23 wards.[1]

Council elections

By-election results

1995-1999

Weeping Cross By-Election 28 November 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 832 52.4
Labour 537 33.8
Liberal Democrats 215 13.7
Majority 295 18.6
Turnout 1,584 31.0
Conservative hold Swing

1999-2003

Weeping Cross By-Election 30 March 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 892 67.9 +0.4
Labour 269 20.5 -11.9
Liberal Democrats 152 11.6 +11.6
Majority 623 47.4
Turnout 1,313 25.5
Conservative hold Swing
Eccleshall By-Election 4 October 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 661 66.3 +4.0
Liberal Democrats 336 33.7 -4.0
Majority 325 32.6
Turnout 997 21.0
Conservative hold Swing
Tillington By-Election 4 October 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 445 47.6 -2.6
Conservative 368 39.4 +10.4
UKIP 71 7.6 +7.6
Liberal Democrats 50 5.4 -9.4
Majority 78 8.2
Turnout 934 26.0
Labour hold Swing
Woodseaves By-Election 7 February 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 336 77.1
Liberal Democrats 65 14.9
Labour 35 8.0
Majority 271 62.2
Turnout 436 27.1
Conservative hold Swing
Forebridge By-Election 5 December 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 310 49.8 -8.8
Labour 220 35.3 +7.4
Conservative 93 14.9 +1.4
Majority 90 14.5
Turnout 623 32.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2003-2007

St. Michaels By-Election 3 February 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Collier 368 38.5 -2.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Stevens 313 32.8 +7.8
Labour Harry Brunt 252 26.4 -7.8
Independent David Haswell 22 2.3 +2.3
Majority 55 5.7
Turnout 955 27.7
Conservative hold Swing
Fulford By-Election 13 July 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Roycroft unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Common By-Election 10 July 2008[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roy Barron 397 39.6 -4.3
Labour Alexandra Gribbon 294 29.3 -26.8
Liberal Democrats Martin Shapland 140 14.0 +14.0
E.P.P. Paul Gilbert 78 7.8 +7.8
Green Damon Hoppe 76 7.6 +7.6
Majority 103 10.3
Turnout 985 37.5
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Walton By-Election 20 October 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jill Hood 569
Conservative John O'Leary 372
Labour Lloyd Brown 306
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Rowley By-Election 8 March 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anne Denise Hobbs 620
Conservative Violet Allan 540
Green Kate Harding 67
UKIP Malcolm Hurst 61
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Coton By-Election 2 May 2013[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sharon Hollinshead 448 64.1 -6.3
Conservative Jonathan Price 251 35.9 +6.3
Majority 197 28.2
Turnout 699
Labour hold Swing

2015-2019

Highfields and Western Downs By-Election 4 May 2017[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Victoria Jenkinson 650
Conservative William Taylor 620
Labour David Barron 602
Labour Mike Winkle 544
Green Toby Hollinshead 109
Green Doug Rouxel 97
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

References

  1. 1 2 "The Stafford (Electoral Changes) Order 2015", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2015/69, retrieved 16 September 2022
  2. ↑ The Borough of Stafford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/753)
  3. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Stafford and Staffordshire Moorlands (District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 7 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Stafford". BBC News Online. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  5. ↑ "The Borough of Stafford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/1447, retrieved 16 September 2022
  6. ↑ "Common Ward: Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Stafford Borough Council. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  7. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Coton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Highfields and Western Downs Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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