# 2019 East Staffordshire Borough Council election

The 2019 East Staffordshire Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the East Staffordshire Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

2019 East Staffordshire Borough Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 39 | 25 | 1 | 1 | | 64.1 | 48.1 | 22,293 | –0.7 |
| Labour | 36 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25.6 | 38.7 | 17,923 | +1.8 |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 2,673 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 2.6 | 3.3 | 1,534 | +2.7 |
| UKIP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 1,020 | –9.1 |
| Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.0 | 926 | –0.4 |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Whittaker | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Anglesey

Anglesey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Syed Hussain | 1,082 | 79.0 | |
| | Labour | Ali Chaudhry | 900 | 65.7 | |
| | Conservative | Aaron Bell | 201 | 14.7 | |
| | Conservative | Liam Sperrin | 182 | 13.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,370 | 30.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bagots

Bagots :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Greg Hall | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Branston

Branston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Ackroyd | 927 | 54.4 | |
| | Conservative | Adam Clarke | 886 | 52.0 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Grosvenor | 861 | 50.5 | |
| | Labour | Arshad Afsar | 652 | 38.2 | |
| | Labour | Mick Huckbury | 606 | 35.5 | |
| | Labour | Sajid Rashid | 581 | 34.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,705 | 29.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Brizlincote

Brizlincote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bernard Peters | 898 | 60.8 | |
| | Conservative | Colin Wileman | 821 | 55.5 | |
| | Labour | Tom Hadley | 366 | 24.8 | |
| | Labour | William Walker | 319 | 21.6 | |
| | Green | Carol Sharratt | 276 | 18.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,478 | 35.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Burton

Burton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Hall | 339 | 57.0 |
| | Labour | Jami Shrive | 176 | 29.6 |
| | Conservative | Conor Wileman | 80 | 13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 606 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Churnet

Churnet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Steve Sankey | 428 | 57.8 |
| | Labour | David Vaughan-Birch | 175 | 23.6 |
| | Independent | Chris Smith | 137 | 18.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 740 | 35.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Crown

Crown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Philip Hudson | 602 | 82.7 |
| | Labour | Cristina Parker | 126 | 17.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 770 | 37.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Eton Park

Eton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sonia Andjelkovic | 569 | 44.7 | |
| | Independent | Dale Spedding | 519 | 40.7 | |
| | Labour | Louise Walker | 500 | 39.2 | |
| | UKIP | Peter Levis | 226 | 17.7 | |
| | Conservative | Jack Gould | 171 | 13.4 | |
| | Conservative | Philip White | 127 | 10.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Warner | 60 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,274 | 27.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour |

### Heath

Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Sylvester | 671 | 52.0 | |
| | Conservative | Duncan Goodfellow | 628 | 48.7 | |
| | Labour | Jo Cane | 530 | 41.1 | |
| | Labour | Zdzislaw Krupski | 498 | 38.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,290 | 26.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Horninglow

Horninglow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ken Builth | 672 | 44.5 | |
| | Independent | Deneice Florence-Jukes | 628 | 41.6 | |
| | Labour | Mandy Shrive | 621 | 41.1 | |
| | Labour | Bob Johnston | 540 | 35.8 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Ackroyd | 428 | 28.3 | |
| | Conservative | Ishrat Abbasi | 304 | 20.1 | |
| | Conservative | Georgina Graham | 293 | 19.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,510 | 24 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Needwood

Needwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jacqui Jones | 1,010 | 59.4 | |
| | Conservative | Bev Ashcroft | 838 | 49.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Lord | 509 | 30.0 | |
| | Labour | Michael Baker | 335 | 19.7 | |
| | UKIP | Luke Norman | 240 | 14.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,699 | 36.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Rolleston-on-Dove

Rolleston-on-Dove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Beryl Toon | 779 | 71.3 |
| | Labour | Ron Clarke | 313 | 28.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,119 | 41.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Shobnall

Shobnall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Walker | 695 | 52.2 | |
| | Labour | Shelagh Mckiernan | 671 | 50.4 | |
| | Conservative | Hamid Asghar | 475 | 35.7 | |
| | Conservative | Maqsood Hussain | 377 | 28.3 | |
| | Green | Simon Hales | 196 | 14.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,332 | 25.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Stapenhill

Stapenhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alison Legg | 534 | 43.7 | |
| | Labour | Michael Fitzpatrick | 519 | 42.5 | |
| | Conservative | Becky Brady | 511 | 41.9 | |
| | Labour | Craig Jones | 401 | 32.8 | |
| | Conservative | Lynda Peters | 397 | 32.5 | |
| | Conservative | Helen Smart | 369 | 30.2 | |
| | Green | Robert Sharratt | 246 | 20.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,221 | 21.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP |

### Stretton

Stretton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Graham Lamb | 1,389 | 61.5 | |
| | Conservative | Vicki Gould | 902 | 39.9 | |
| | Conservative | Julie Killoran | 784 | 34.7 | |
| | UKIP | Brain Buxton | 554 | 24.5 | |
| | Conservative | Shruti Purandare | 540 | 23.9 | |
| | Labour | Michael Slater | 377 | 16.7 | |
| | Labour | May Low | 280 | 12.4 | |
| | Labour | Martin Partridge | 241 | 10.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,258 | 37.0 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Town

Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sue McGarry | 787 | 52.8 | |
| | Conservative | George Allen | 761 | 51.0 | |
| | Labour | Dave Trenery | 632 | 42.4 | |
| | Labour | John Mckiernan | 521 | 34.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,491 | 28.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Tutbury and Outwoods

Tutbury and Outwoods :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Gaskin | 935 | 55.6 | |
| | Conservative | Gary Raybould | 856 | 50.9 | |
| | Labour | John Anderson | 683 | 40.6 | |
| | Labour | Lewis Anderson | 627 | 37.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,683 | 32.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Weaver

Weaver :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Barker | 525 | 79.4 |
| | Labour | Pat Slater | 136 | 20.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Winshill

Winshill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ray Faulkner | 789 | 42.0 | |
| | Labour | Dennis Fletcher | 756 | 40.2 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Metcalfe | 730 | 38.8 | |
| | Conservative | Mathew Webb | 714 | 38.0 | |
| | Labour | Kim Smith | 671 | 35.7 | |
| | Labour | Philippa Saddington | 517 | 27.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Coates | 239 | 12.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam Goldsworthy | 214 | 11.4 | |
| | Green | Dena Rapley | 208 | 11.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Theo Hollier | 173 | 9.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,880 | 30.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Yoxall

Yoxall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alan Johnson | 706 | 87.5 |
| | Labour | Dale Barr | 101 | 12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## By-elections
### Eaton Park

Eaton Park By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate |
| | Conservative | Michael Ackroyd |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam Goldsworthy |
| | Conservative | Jack Gould |
| | Labour | Thomas Hadley |
| | Labour | Louise Walker |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Warner |
| Majority | Majority | Majority |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |

### Tutbury & Outwoods

Tutbury & Outwoods: 30 September 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Russell Lock | 549 | 44.3 | −13.4 |
| | Independent | John Anderson | 464 | 37.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Dale Barr | 186 | 15.0 | −27.2 |
| | Green | Lynn Furber | 39 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,240 | 22.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 25.5 | |