# Staffordshire County Council elections

Staffordshire County Council elections are held every four years. Staffordshire County Council is the upper-tier authority for the non-metropolitan county of Staffordshire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2013, 62 councillors have been elected from 60 electoral divisions.

## Results summary

Staffordshire County Council Election, 2021 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 57 | +6 | 91.9 | 56.5 | 125,310 |
| Labour | 4 | -6 | 6.5 | 26.2 | 58,225 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.9 | 15,251 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 14,198 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 5,949 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2,171 |
| Other parties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 729 |
Staffordshire County Council Election, 2017 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 51 | +17 | 82.3 | 53.8 | 116,644 |
| Labour | 10 | -14 | 16.1 | 28.0 | 60,697 |
| Other parties | 1 | -1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 5,789 |
| UKIP | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6.0 | 12,947 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 10,897 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 10,017 |
Staffordshire County Council Election, 2013 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 34 | -15 | 54.8 | 36.2 | 68,395 |
| Labour | 24 | +21 | 38.7 | 29.7 | 56,172 |
| UKIP | 2 | -2 | 3.2 | 24.0 | 45,401 |
| Independent | 2 | +2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 7,770 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 7,904 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 1,445 |
| Other parties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 1,743 |
Staffordshire County Council Election, 2009 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Votes |
| Conservative | 49 | +22 | 109699 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | +2 | |
| UKIP | 4 | +4 | |
| Labour | 3 | -29 | 46315 |

### Results maps

* 2013 results map
* 2017 results map
* 2021 results map

## Council elections

* 2001 Staffordshire County Council election
* 2005 Staffordshire County Council election (new division boundaries)
* 2009 Staffordshire County Council election
* 2013 Staffordshire County Council election (new division boundaries)
* 2017 Staffordshire County Council election
* 2021 Staffordshire County Council election
* 2025 Staffordshire County Council election

## By-election results
### 1993-1997

Codsall By-Election 8 August 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 1,262 | 55.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 504 | 22.2 |
| | Labour | | 500 | 22.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 758 | 33.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,266 | 22.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 1997-2001

Burntwood Chase By-Election 18 November 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 574 | 56.9 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | | 246 | 24.4 | +24.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 188 | 18.7 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | 32.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,008 | 10.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Stafford Southgate By-Election 30 March 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 1,832 | 60.8 | +17.4 |
| | Labour | | 763 | 25.3 | −15.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 420 | 13.9 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,069 | 35.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,015 | 26.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2001-2005

Gnossal By-Election 7 February 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 1,273 | 49.4 | +21.0 |
| | Conservative | | 1,134 | 44.0 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | | 172 | 6.7 | −18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 139 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,579 | 24.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
The Heaths By-Election 21 March 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 701 | 45.8 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative | | 626 | 40.9 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 202 | 13.2 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 4.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,529 | 11.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Lichfield Rural East By-Election 2 May 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 1,377 | 41.9 | +20.2 |
| | Conservative | | 1,202 | 36.6 | −11.0 |
| | Labour | | 709 | 21.6 | −9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,288 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
The Hayes By-Election 27 March 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janos Toth | 624 | 36.7 | −11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P Ansell | 558 | 33.0 | +14.5 |
| | Conservative | P Freeman | 507 | 30.0 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,689 | 13.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2005-2009

Kinver By-Election 23 June 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Edwards | 2,403 | 62.5 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Simmons | 1,051 | 27.3 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | Kevin McElduff | 388 | 10.1 | −9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,352 | 35.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,842 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cheadle & Checkley By-Election 13 July 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Maryon | 791 | 47.6 | −2.9 |
| | Ratepayer | Peter Elkin | 560 | 33.7 | +33.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Silk | 311 | 18.7 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 231 | 13.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 962 | 14.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Keele and Westlands By-Election 12 July 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Tagg | 1,067 | 43.8 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marion Reddish | 1,005 | 39.5 | +6.6 |
| | Labour | David Beardmore | 268 | 10.5 | −13.9 |
| | UKIP | Wayne Harling | 204 | 8.0 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,544 | 20.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Newcastle Rural By-Election 1 May 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frank Chapman | 1,994 | 50.7 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Becket | 820 | 20.9 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | | 588 | 15.0 | −10.9 |
| | UKIP | David Howell | 529 | 13.5 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,174 | 29.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,931 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2009-2013

Burton Town By-Election 16 June 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ron Clarke | 1,233 | 43.7 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative | Ahmet Orta | 884 | 31.3 | +8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Rodgers | 525 | 18.6 | −9.1 |
| | UKIP | Peter McGuiggan | 182 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 349 | 12.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,824 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Churnet Valley By-Election 7 July 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Worthington | 1,063 | 52.0 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Mahfooz Ahmad | 491 | 24.0 | +4.4 |
| | UKIP | Darren Federici | 316 | 15.5 | +15.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Brewin | 173 | 8.5 | −18.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 572 | 28.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,043 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Leek South By-Election 9 February 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neal Podmore | 725 | 27.3 | −0.8 |
| | UKIP | Alex Povey | 556 | 20.9 | −15.7 |
| | Labour | Margaret Lovatt | 432 | 16.2 | +6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Fisher | 419 | 15.8 | −3.0 |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Pamela Wood | 336 | 12.6 | +12.6 |
| | Independent | Bill Cawley | 192 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 6.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,660 | | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### 2013-2017

Uttoxeter Town By-Election 5 May 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Brookes | 1,247 | 42.6 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | John McKiernan | 967 | 33.0 | −3.2 |
| | UKIP | Julian Lee | 713 | 24.4 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 280 | 9.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,927 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2017-2021

Hednesford and Rawnsley By-Election 7 September 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bryan Jones | 1,484 | 32.5 | −3.5 |
| | Labour | George Adamson | 1,454 | 31.9 | +4.2 |
| | Green | Paul Woodhead | 1,316 | 28.9 | +3.8 |
| | UKIP | John Bernard | 175 | 3.8 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Ansell | 67 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| | Chase Independent Party | Ron Turville | 65 | 1.4 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,561 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Codsall By-Election 8 February 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bob Spencer | 1,274 | 67.6 | −7.5 |
| | Green | Gary Burnett | 329 | 17.4 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | Kevin McElduff | 283 | 15.0 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 945 | 50.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,886 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Watling South By-Election 12 December 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Ford | 4,304 | 67.5 | +8.4 |
| | Labour | Simon Peaple | 1,493 | 23.4 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Jones | 580 | 9.1 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,811 | 44.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,377 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2021-2025

Biddulph North By-Election 19 January 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nigel Yates | 931 | 49.5 | +13.8 |
| | Independent | Andrew Hart | 493 | 26.2 | +26.2 |
| | Conservative | Rathi Pragasam | 458 | 24.3 | −33.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 438 | 23.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,882 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Watling South By-Election 2 March 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alex Farrell | 858 | 46.6 | −20.0 |
| | Labour | Carol Dean | 714 | 38.8 | +10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Miller-Viney | 160 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| | Reform UK | Barry Gwilt | 110 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 7.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,842 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |