# 2019 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election

The 2019 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Results summary
### Election result

2019 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 42 | 25 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 44.6 | 36.3 | 17,132 | –3.8 |
| Independent | 32 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 30.4 | 28.5 | 13,448 | +14.6 |
| Labour | 34 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23.2 | 26.0 | 12,282 | +1.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 1,969 | –0.5 |
| Green | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 5.1 | 2,416 | +1.9 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | –3.3 |

## Ward results
### Alton

Alton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Hayley Plimley | 320 | 66.5 |
| | Labour | Jenny Lingham | 161 | 33.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bagnall & Stanley

Bagnall & Stanley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sybil Ralphs | 421 | 70.8 |
| | Green | Helen Stead | 97 | 16.3 |
| | Labour | Frances Naggs | 77 | 12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Biddulph East

Biddulph East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jill Salt | 482 | 50.5 | |
| | Labour | Kevin Jackson | 453 | 47.4 | |
| | Labour | Connor Brady | 374 | 39.2 | |
| | Independent | Gerald Adams | 341 | 35.7 | |
| | Independent | Chris Perkin | 328 | 34.3 | |
| | Independent | Ken Harper | 199 | 20.8 | |
| | Conservative | Catharine Aberley | 155 | 16.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 21.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Biddulph Moor

Biddulph Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | John Jones | 479 | 80.5 |
| | Conservative | Pam Gregory | 85 | 14.3 |
| | Labour | Robert Whilding | 31 | 5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.9 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Biddulph North

Biddulph North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tony Hall | 885 | 64.6 | |
| | Independent | Jim Davies | 878 | 64.1 | |
| | Independent | Andrew Hart | 795 | 58.0 | |
| | Labour | Jim Bostock | 364 | 26.6 | |
| | Labour | Denver Johnson | 304 | 22.2 | |
| | Green | Ian Waite | 253 | 18.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.3 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Biddulph South

Biddulph South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Redfern | 154 | 34.2 |
| | Independent | Paul Barlow | 144 | 32.0 |
| | Labour | Dave Proudlove | 89 | 19.8 |
| | Conservative | Martin Graham | 63 | 14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Biddulph West

Biddulph West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Hilda Sheldon | 873 | 72.0 | |
| | Labour | Nigel Yates | 423 | 34.9 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Lawson | 374 | 30.9 | |
| | Conservative | Oliver McGuinness | 325 | 26.8 | |
| | Conservative | Stefan Trbovic | 179 | 14.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.8 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Brown Edge & Endon

Brown Edge & Endon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Linda Lea | 653 | 48.4 | |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Bond | 558 | 41.4 | |
| | Conservative | Joe Porter | 551 | 40.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Adams | 405 | 30.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Delf | 310 | 23.0 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Church | 271 | 20.1 | |
| | Green | Alison McCrea | 269 | 19.9 | |
| | Labour | Sam Chapple | 197 | 14.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Caverswall

Caverswall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Roberts | 322 | 80.1 |
| | Labour | Andy Darrant | 80 | 19.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Cellarhead

Cellarhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony McNicol | 389 | 58.4 | |
| | Conservative | Barbara Hughes | 342 | 51.4 | |
| | Green | Andrew Sharrock | 259 | 38.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Cheadle North East

Cheadle North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ian Whitehouse | 372 | 51.0 | |
| | Independent | Phil Routledge | 252 | 34.6 | |
| | Independent | Paulette Upton | 175 | 24.0 | |
| | Independent | Julie Bull | 158 | 21.7 | |
| | Labour | Martin Chadwick | 125 | 17.1 | |
| | Independent | Alan Thomas | 98 | 13.4 | |
| | Green | Rachel Fairbanks | 65 | 8.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.4 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP |

### Cheadle South East

Cheadle South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Richard Alcock | 448 | 52.3 |
| | Independent | Peter Elkin | 304 | 35.5 |
| | Independent | Abigail Wilkinson | 247 | 28.9 |
| | Labour | Adam Drane | 225 | 26.3 |
| | Conservative | David Newport | 196 | 22.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.2 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Cheadle West

Cheadle West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Kate Martin | 468 | 45.5 | |
| | Independent | Ian Plant | 422 | 41.0 | |
| | Independent | Gary Bentley | 397 | 38.6 | |
| | Independent | Ron Locker | 337 | 32.8 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Ellis | 334 | 32.5 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Jackson | 251 | 24.4 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Banks | 246 | 23.9 | |
| | Independent | Add Lees | 196 | 19.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.9 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

### Checkley

Checkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Deaville | 664 | 48.5 | |
| | Independent | Peter Wilkinson | 626 | 45.7 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Hulme | 557 | 40.7 | |
| | Independent | Sandra Peck | 389 | 28.4 | |
| | Conservative | Paul McCormack | 382 | 27.9 | |
| | Green | James Firkins | 307 | 22.4 | |
| | Labour | John Palfreyman | 287 | 20.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | 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 |

### Cheddleton

Cheddleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Bowen | 640 | 43.9 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Worthington | 627 | 43.0 | |
| | Conservative | Sav Scalise | 623 | 42.8 | |
| | Labour | Steven Proffitt | 517 | 35.5 | |
| | Labour | Ian Dakin | 441 | 30.3 | |
| | Labour | Mahfooz Ahmed | 410 | 28.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoff Preston | 295 | 20.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.0 | |
| | 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 |

### Churnet

Churnet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elsie Fallows | 491 | 52.6 | |
| | Conservative | James Aberley | 458 | 49.0 | |
| | Independent | Ivor Lucas | 405 | 43.4 | |
| | Labour | Paul Powner | 175 | 18.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.7 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Dane

Dane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gill Heath | 341 | 68.1 |
| | Green | Mike Jones | 160 | 31.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Forsbrook

Forsbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Holmes | 707 | 60.1 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Herdman | 652 | 55.4 | |
| | Conservative | Keith Flunder | 578 | 49.1 | |
| | Labour | Joanne Darrant | 557 | 47.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP |

### Hamps Valley

Hamps Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edwin Wain | 524 | 84.7 |
| | Labour | Neil Singh | 95 | 15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Horton

Horton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Norma Hawkins | 366 | 60.2 |
| | Conservative | Bob Cooper | 151 | 24.8 |
| | Labour | Laura Robinson | 91 | 15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.9 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Ipstones

Ipstones :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Linda Malyon | 511 | 74.5 |
| | Conservative | Dan Newton | 175 | 25.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Leek East

Leek East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Pamela Wood | 939 | 67.1 | |
| | Labour | Darren Price | 500 | 35.7 | |
| | Independent | Brian Johnson | 485 | 34.7 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Kidd | 424 | 30.3 | |
| | Independent | Stephen Wales | 388 | 27.7 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Howson | 332 | 23.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Gregg | 216 | 15.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.5 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

### Leek North

Leek North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charlotte Atkins | 731 | 62.2 | |
| | Labour | Lyn Swindlehurst | 548 | 46.6 | |
| | Labour | Lytton Page | 516 | 43.9 | |
| | Conservative | Dani Ogden | 384 | 32.7 | |
| | Independent | Charlotte Lockett | 361 | 30.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Leek South

Leek South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Gledhill | 775 | 54.9 | |
| | Labour | Sue Coleman | 654 | 46.4 | |
| | Labour | Keith Hoptroff | 575 | 40.8 | |
| | Conservative | Jo Cox | 445 | 31.5 | |
| | Green | Daniella Vickerstaff | 352 | 24.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Ottewell | 214 | 15.2 | |
| | Independent | Gail Lockett | 182 | 12.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Leek West

Leek West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Cawley | 714 | 53.0 | |
| | Conservative | Ben Emery | 591 | 43.9 | |
| | Labour | Phil Taylor | 560 | 41.6 | |
| | Conservative | Neal Podmore | 494 | 36.7 | |
| | Green | Mark Sidebotham | 382 | 28.4 | |
| | Conservative | Roy Molson | 351 | 26.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lee Jagger | 235 | 17.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.8 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Manifold

Manifold :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Teresa Riley | 357 | 64.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Wolstencroft | 140 | 25.3 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Rowley | 56 | 10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Werrington

Werrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Shaw | 440 | 63.1 | |
| | Conservative | Ross Ward | 404 | 58.0 | |
| | Green | Teresa Pattison | 272 | 39.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

## Changes 2019–2023
### By-elections

* 6 May 2021: Conservative gain (Stephen Ellis) in Cheadle North East following death of independent Ian Whitehouse.
* 6 May 2021: Conservative gain (Peter Jackson) in Cheadle South East following resignation of independent Peter Elkin.
* 5 May 2022: Conservative gain (Zenobia Routledge) in Cheadle South East following death of independent Richard Alcock.
Biddulph West: 19 January 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charlie Smith | 364 | 50.5 | |
| | Labour | Dave Proudlove | 288 | 39.9 | |
| | Independent | Neil Eardley | 226 | 31.3 | |
| | Conservative | Rathi Pragasam | 185 | 25.7 | |
| | Independent | Alistair McLoughlin | 154 | 21.4 | |
| | Green | Ian Waite | 61 | 8.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 721 | 17.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,039 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |
A double by-election after the deaths of incumbent Conservative (Ian Lawson) and independent (Hilda Sheldon) councillors.

### Changes of allegiance

In May 2022, Norma Hawkins, Brian Johnson and Phil Routledge, all elected as independents, joined the Conservatives. At the same time, Michael Bowen, elected as a Conservative, left the party to sit as an independent. These changes gave the council an overall Conservative majority, having previously been under no overall control.