# 2015 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election

The 2015 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 31
* Independent 8
* Labour 7
* Liberal Democrat 2
* Moorlands Democratic Alliance 2
* UKIP 2

## Ward results

The candidates highlighted in bold were elected to each ward.
Alton (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Sylvester Forrester | 666 | 80 | |
| | Labour | Paul Thomas Powner | 200 | 20 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 466 | 53.8 | +266 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 866 | 75.6 | +19.33 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Bagnall and Stanley (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sybil Evelyn Ralphs | 742 | 75 | |
| | Labour | Deborah Alison Price | 117 | 12 | |
| | Green | Sarah Elizabeth Colwell | 64 | 6.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Teasdale | 61 | 6.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 625 | 63.5 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 984 | 70.29 | +21.51 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Biddulph East (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin James Jackson | 1366 | 25.9 | |
| | Labour | Madelaine Mary Lovatt | 1282 | 24.2 | |
| | Labour | Jeanette Ann Walley | 1180 | 22.3 | |
| | Independent | Jill Salt | 734 | 13.9 | |
| | UKIP | Lisa Salt | 723 | 13.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5285 | 54.17 | +24.56 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Biddulph Moor (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Jones | 544 | 54.1 | |
| | Independent | Hal Wilson | 214 | 21.3 | |
| | Conservative | Agnes Gronkiewicz | 162 | 16.1 | |
| | Labour | Robert Thomas Arthur Whilding | 85 | 8.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 330 | 32.8 | −18.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1005 | 72.35 | +24.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Biddulph North (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jim Davis | 1563 | 26.3 | |
| | Independent | Tony Hall | 1556 | 26.1 | |
| | Independent | Andrew Hart | 1355 | 22.8 | |
| | Labour | Eileen Sylvia Rushton | 861 | 14.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Boothroyd | 604 | 10.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5939 | 70.84 | 27.84 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Biddulph South (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Phillip Redfern | 408 | 43.5 | |
| | Labour | Gavin Carl Wood | 279 | 29.7 | |
| | Independent | Ken Harper | 252 | 26.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 156 | 16.6 | +15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 939 | 67.52 | +21.34 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
Biddulph West (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Hilda Mary Sheldon | 1306 | 48.5 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Sinnett Lawson | 1052 | 39.1 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Wood | 984 | 36.6 | |
| | Independent | Elaine Elizabeth Baddeley | 866 | 32.1 | |
| | Labour | Nigel Richard Yates | 789 | 23.3 | |
| | Green | Gareth John Whalley | 382 | 14.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2960 | 62.4 | +25.52 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Brown Edge and Endon (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Linda Doreen Lea | 1180 | 40.3 | |
| | Conservative | Geoff Bond | 1112 | 38.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christina Rita Jebb | 1101 | 37.6 | |
| | Conservative | Joe Porter | 1067 | 36.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Henry Walter Gladwyn Jebb | 743 | 25.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Danielle Maria Spooner | 572 | 19.5 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Stuart Cunningham Church | 550 | 18.8 | |
| | Labour | Nick Revell | 585 | 20.0 | |
| | Labour | Gareth Richard Taylor | 410 | 14.0 | |
| | Green | Brian Geoffrey Smith | 243 | 8.3 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Andy Wragg | 112 | 3.8 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2926 | 72.02 | +21.77 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Caverswall (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul John Roberts | 585 | 63.0 | +0.3 |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Dave Bateman | 343 | 37.0 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 585 | 63.0 | +38.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 928 | 67.31 | +27.63 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.75 | |
Cheadle North East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julie Dawn Bull | 593 | 37.0 | |
| | UKIP | Peter Wilkinson | 515 | 32.2 | |
| | Conservative | Michael John Shirley | 386 | 24.1 | |
| | Independent | Ian Tracy Whitehouse | 378 | 23.6 | |
| | Labour | John Palfreyman | 340 | 21.3 | |
| | UKIP | Thomas Peter Wilkinson | 228 | 14.25 | |
| | Independent | Phil Routledge | 182 | 11.4 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Ian William Plant | 142 | 8.9 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Sue Walley | 93 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1600 | 56.6 | +22.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Cheadle South East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Richard Alcock | 702 | 39.4 | |
| | Conservative | Deb Grocott | 540 | 30.3 | |
| | Independent | Peter James Elkin | 495 | 27.8 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Slaney | 486 | 27.3 | |
| | Labour | Jan Hale | 476 | 26.7 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Neil Plant | 269 | 15.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1782 | 60.3 | +22.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Cheadle West (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Andrew Ellis | 1146 | 53.4 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Banks | 1059 | 49.3 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Mark Jackson | 927 | 43.1 | |
| | Labour | Sam Hale | 648 | 30.2 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Ray Wood | 605 | 28.2 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Ronald Gordon Locker | 539 | 25.1 | |
| | Labour | Joe Baker | 511 | 23.8 | |
| | Labour | Alan Geoffrey Baker | 501 | 23.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Alvin Silk | 211 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2461 | 59.6 | +22.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Conservative gain from Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Swing | | |
Checkley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Anthony Deaville | 1739 | 55.7 | |
| | Conservative | Colin Pearce | 1604 | 51.4 | |
| | Conservative | David Kingsley Trigger | 1293 | 41.4 | |
| | Labour | Jane Palfreyman | 712 | 22.8 | |
| | Labour | Rosie Hale | 667 | 21.4 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | David Wright | 419 | 13.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3121 | 67.1 | +26.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Cheddleton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Philip Worthington | 1622 | 52.7 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Thomas Bowen | 1527 | 49.6 | |
| | Conservative | Salvino Scalise | 1388 | 45.1 | |
| | Labour | Mahfooz Ahmad | 987 | 32.1 | |
| | Green | Paul Mark Fenton | 744 | 24.2 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Harold Rensburgh Jennings | 737 | 23.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3079 | 69.3 | +24.98 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Churnet (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ivor John Lucas | 960 | 54.0 | |
| | Conservative | Elsie Fallows | 735 | 41.3 | |
| | Conservative | Bryan Andrew Bull | 662 | 37.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1778 | 67.3 | +24.5 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Forsbrook (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian James Herdman | 1141 | 40.3 | |
| | Conservative | Keith Flunder | 989 | 34.9 | |
| | UKIP | Abigail Laura Wilkinson | 889 | 31.4 | |
| | Independent | Gillian Burton | 823 | 29.0 | |
| | Labour | Alan Edward Wilson | 784 | 27.7 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Christine Rose Hopley | 636 | 22.5 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Frank John Hopley | 603 | 21.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2830 | 67.3 | +29.3 |
| | UKIP gain from Independent | UKIP gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Hamps Valley (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edwin Thomas John Wain | 726 | 64.2 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Steven Ratcliffe | 234 | 20.7 | |
| | Labour | Terry Riley | 171 | 15.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 492 | 43.5 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1131 | 76.5 | +18.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Horton (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norma Hawkins | 951 | 78.9 | |
| | Labour | Lytton Page | 234 | 19.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 717 | 59.5 | +37.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1205 | 74.1 | +22.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ipstones (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Linda Ann Malyon | 615 | 52.0 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Warrington | 403 | 34.1 | |
| | Labour | Philip James Barks | 156 | 13.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 | 17.9 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1183 | 76.42 | +17.51 |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance hold | Moorlands Democratic Alliance hold | Swing | | |
Leek East (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Done | 997 | 38.6 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Charles Johnson | 866 | 33.5 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Pamela Wood | 734 | 28.4 | |
| | Labour | Gwen Gledhill | 694 | 26.9 | |
| | Conservative | Roy Denis Tomkinson | 659 | 25.5 | |
| | Labour | Bill Cawley | 640 | 24.8 | |
| | UKIP | Michael Anthony Mothershaw | 537 | 20.8 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Andrew William Easom | 519 | 20.1 | |
| | Green | Megan Ruth Walmsley-Pitts | 407 | 15.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judy Gregg | 211 | 8.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2583 | 63.87 | +23.85 |
| | Conservative gain from Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Conservative gain from Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Swing | | |
Leek North (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charlotte Atkins | 1275 | 52.5 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Ann Lovatt | 1130 | 46.5 | |
| | Conservative | Dani Ogden | 938 | 38.6 | |
| | Labour | Darren Anthony Price | 772 | 31.8 | |
| | Green | Keith Robert Naldrett | 447 | 18.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2428 | 57.1 | +21.4 |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |
Leek South (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gail Karen Lynn Lockett | 850 | 30.9 | |
| | Labour | Mike Gledhill | 809 | 29.4 | |
| | Independent | Keith Harrison | 789 | 28.7 | |
| | Labour | Susan Coleman | 784 | 28.5 | |
| | Conservative | John Povey | 779 | 28.3 | |
| | Labour | Keith Hoptroff | 698 | 25.4 | |
| | Conservative | Roy Molson | 682 | 24.8 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Roger Adams | 537 | 19.5 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Neil Kirby | 401 | 14.6 | |
| | Green | Francisco Philip Davies | 384 | 14.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Ottewell | 171 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2749 | 61.44 | +23.41 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Leek West (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ben Emery | 1157 | 43.4 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Warrington Plant | 994 | 37.3 | |
| | Conservative | Neal Robert Podmore | 921 | 34.5 | |
| | Labour | Susan Webster | 697 | 26.7 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Andy Machin | 506 | 19.0 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Brian Hall | 490 | 18.4 | |
| | Green | Mark Sidebotham | 400 | 15.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Gregg | 380 | 14.3 | |
| | Independent | Jason Gregory Banks | 293 | 11.0 | |
| | Independent | Brian Harry Pointon | 184 | 6.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2665 | 69.7 | +25.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Manifold (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Teresa Riley | 888 | 77.8 | |
| | UKIP | Gary William Salt | 204 | 17.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 684 | 59.9 | +10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1142 | 75.53 | +22.63 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Werrington (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Shaw | 1017 | 55.9 | |
| | Conservative | Ross David Ward | 697 | 38.3 | |
| | Staffordshire Independent Group | Lisa Martin | 554 | 30.5 | |
| | Labour | Jocelyn Anne Morrison | 487 | 26.8 | |
| | Labour | Doreen Jones | 471 | 25.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1817 | 68.21 | +27.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Staffordshire Independent Group | Conservative gain from Staffordshire Independent Group | Swing | | |