2019 UK local government election
Elections to Stafford Borough Council were held on Thursday 2 May 2019.[1]
Summary
Election result
2019 Stafford Borough Council election |
Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 39 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 55.0 | 48.5 | 26,218 | +0.5 |
| Labour | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 27.2 | 14,718 | +4.6 |
| Independent | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17.5 | 14.7 | 7,940 | +2.9 |
| Green | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
Barlaston
Barlaston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Evan Jones | 570 | 76.4 | −23.6 |
| UKIP | Karen Jones | 176 | 23.6 | New |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 36.1 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Baswich
Baswich Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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 | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Common
Common Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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-op hold | Swing | | |
Coton
Coton 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 | |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
Doxey and Castletown
Doxey and Castletown 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 | |
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Eccleshall
Eccleshall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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 | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Forebridge
Fulford
Fulford Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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 | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Gnosall and Woodseaves
Gnosall and Woodseaves Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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 | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Haywood and Hixon
Haywood and Hixon Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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 | |
| Independent gain from Conservative |
| Conservative hold |
Highfields and Western Downs
Highfields and Western Downs Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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 | |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
Holmcroft
Holmcroft Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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 | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Littleworth
Manor
Manor Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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 | |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
Milford
Milford 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 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Milwich
Milwich Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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 | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Penkside
Penkside Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ralph Cooke | 389 | 62.6 | +18.0 |
| Conservative | Andrew Edwards | 232 | 37.4 | +9.4 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 25.0 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rowley
Rowley 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 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Seighford and Church Eaton
Seighford and Church Eaton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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 | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
St. Michael's and Stonefield
St. Michael's and Stonefield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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 | |
| Independent gain from Conservative |
| Independent gain from Conservative |
| Independent gain from Conservative |
Swynnerton and Oulton
Swynnerton and Oulton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Roy James | Unopposed |
| Conservative | James Nixon | Unopposed |
Majority | – | – | |
Turnout | – | – | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Walton
Walton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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 | |
| Independent hold |
| Independent gain from Conservative |
Weeping Cross and Wildwood
Weeping Cross and Wildwood 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 | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Changes 2019–2023
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 under no 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
- ^ "Borough Election Results 2019 | Stafford Borough Council". www.staffordbc.gov.uk.
- ^ Ashdown, Kerry (28 March 2022). "Tories lose Stafford Council majority as councillor couple go independent". Express and Star. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Councillors". Stafford Borough Council. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Cook, Jon (23 March 2023). "Stafford Borough Independent councillors form new political party ahead of upcoming elections". A Little Bit of Stone. Retrieved 29 December 2023.