# Stoke-on-Trent City Council elections

Stoke-on-Trent City Council elections are held every four years. Stoke-on-Trent City Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Stoke-on-Trent in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 44 councillors have been elected from 34 wards.

## Council elections

* 1973 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 1976 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 1979 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1980 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 1982 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 1983 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 1984 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 1986 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 1987 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 1988 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 1990 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 1991 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 1992 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 1994 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 1995 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 1996 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 1998 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 1999 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 2000 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 2002 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2003 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 2004 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 2006 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 2007 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 2008 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 2010 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 2011 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2015 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 2019 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
* 2023 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election (New ward boundaries)

## Results maps

* 2008 results map
* 2010 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## Mayoral elections

* Stoke-on-Trent mayoral election, 2002
* Stoke-on-Trent mayoral election, 2005

## By-election results
### 2002-2006

Abbey Green by-election, 18 September 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Sutton | 842 | 34.2 | −2.8 |
| | BNP | John West | 782 | 31.8 | +31.8 |
| | Independent | Donald McLean | 374 | 15.2 | +15.2 |
| | Conservative | Shaun Bennett | 249 | 10.1 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maxine Morrow | 154 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Dave Frost | 61 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,462 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Burslem South by-election, 22 July 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Edward Owen | 657 | 37.2 | +20.3 |
| | Labour | Terence Crowe | 432 | 24.5 | −10.7 |
| | Independent | Mohammed Ayub | 261 | 14.8 | +14.8 |
| | BNP | Michael Coleman | 162 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| | Independent | Michael Farrington | 109 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | Donald Smith | 92 | 5.2 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Salmon | 51 | 2.9 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 225 | 12.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,764 | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
East Valley by-election, 3 March 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 525 | 25.2 | +12.8 |
| | Labour | | 496 | 23.8 | −7.1 |
| | BNP | | 465 | 22.3 | −3.0 |
| | Independent | | 445 | 21.4 | +21.4 |
| | Conservative | | 150 | 7.2 | −8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,081 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Springfields & Trent Vale Ward by-election, 26 July 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | City Independents | Jackie Barnes | 370 | 34.90 | N/A |
| | Labour | Mubsira Aumir | 245 | 23.11 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Les Porch | 152 | 14.33 | |
| | Conservative | Harold David Gregory | 109 | 10.28 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Michael Anthony Bedarsky | 105 | 9.90 | |
| | Independent | Gary Elsby | 36 | 3.39 | N/A |
| | BNP | Michael Coleman | 27 | 2.54 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Matt Wright | 14 | 1.32 | N/A |
| | Democratic Nationalist Party | Mark Leat | 2 | 0.18 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,060 | 21.6 | |
| | City Independents gain from Labour | City Independents gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Baddeley, Milton and Norton Ward by-election, 14 November 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | City Independents | Anthony Munday | 861 | 32.19 |
| | Conservative | Sam Richardson | 504 | 18.84 |
| | Labour | Candi Chetwynd | 444 | 16.60 |
| | UKIP | Mick Harold | 333 | 12.45 |
| | Independent | Gary Elsby | 313 | 11.70 |
| | BNP | Michael Anthony White | 79 | 2.95 |
| | Green | Adam William Colclough | 50 | 1.86 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Grocock | 32 | 1.19 |
| | Independent | John Davis | 27 | 1.00 |
| | TUSC | Liat James Norris | 25 | 0.93 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 357 | 13.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,674 | 19.18 |
| | City Independents gain from Labour | City Independents gain from Labour | Swing | |

### 2019-2023

Moorcroft by-election, 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tariq Mahmood | 769 | 49.16 | +9.56 |
| | Labour | Javid Iqbal Najmi | 702 | 44.88 | −15.52 |
| | TUSC | Andy Butcher | 77 | 4.92 | +4.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 4.28 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,564 | 39.39 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
Penkhull and Stoke by-election, 1 July 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dean Richardson | 582 | 40.6 | +34.1 |
| | Labour | Lee Polshaw | 572 | 39.9 | −0.7 |
| | City Independents | Hazel Lyth | 171 | 11.9 | −32.6 |
| | Green | Adam Colclough | 109 | 7.6 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,434 | | |
| | Conservative gain from City Independents | Conservative gain from City Independents | Swing | | |
Bentilee and Ubberley by-election, 22 September 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lynn Watkins | 469 | 62.5 | +29.8 |
| | City Independents | Sharon Edwards | 143 | 19.1 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Bridger | 138 | 18.4 | +9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 326 | 43.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 750 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2023-2027

Meir North by-election, 2 May 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lauren Davison | 469 | 53.9 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | Michelle Swift | 216 | 24.8 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative | Khawar Ali | 185 | 21.3 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 | 29.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 870 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Michelle Swift ran as a City Independents candidate in 2023.