# 2023 East Staffordshire Borough Council election

The 2023 East Staffordshire Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 37 members of East Staffordshire Borough Council in Staffordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. New ward boundaries took effect at this election, reducing the number of councillors from 39 to 37.
The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election. Following the results, the Conservatives lost control of the council to Labour for the first time in 20 years. The Labour group leader, Mick Fitzpatrick, was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 26 May 2023.

## Overall results

2023 East Staffordshire Borough Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 37 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 56.8 | 45.1 | 25,377 | +6.4 |
| Conservative | 37 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 40.5 | 43.1 | 24,248 | –5.0 |
| Independent | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.7 | 7.8 | 4,378 | +2.0 |
| Green | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 3.6 | 2,044 | +1.6 |
| Reform UK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 191 | N/A |
The Liberal Democrats also lost one seat, but are not shown in the above table as they did not stand any candidates at this election.

## Ward results

The results for each ward were:

### Anglesey

Anglesey (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Syed Hussain* | 910 | 76.7 | –2.3 |
| | Labour | Ali Chaudhry* | 729 | 61.4 | –4.3 |
| | Conservative | Edward Barker | 156 | 13.1 | –1.6 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hartshorn | 134 | 11.3 | –2.0 |
| | Green | Kimberley Raffle | 123 | 10.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,187 | 24.2 | –6.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,908 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bagots & Needwood

Bagots & Needwood (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Beverley Ashcroft* | 1,579 | 57.0 | |
| | Conservative | Jacqui Jones* | 1,537 | 55.5 | |
| | Conservative | Vicki Gould* | 1,519 | 54.8 | |
| | Labour | Yasmin Donlon | 606 | 21.9 | |
| | Labour | Sharon Fox | 565 | 20.4 | |
| | Green | Andy Barlow | 493 | 17.8 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Fox | 485 | 17.5 | |
| | Green | Tony Slater | 463 | 16.7 | |
| | Independent | Edward Rodway-Bowden | 299 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,771 | 33.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,232 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Blythe

Blythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Colin Whittaker* | 362 | 44.9 | |
| | Conservative | Nigel Lowe | 275 | 34.1 | |
| | Labour | Karen Grant | 117 | 14.5 | |
| | Green | Olly Ragg | 53 | 6.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 810 | 37.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,174 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Branston

Branston (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mick Huckerby | 771 | 41.2 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Arshad Afsar | 742 | 39.7 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | Adam Clarke* | 709 | 37.9 | –14.1 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Ackroyd* | 667 | 35.6 | –18.8 |
| | Conservative | Ray Faulkner | 659 | 35.2 | –15.3 |
| | Labour | May Low | 599 | 32.0 | –2.1 |
| | Independent | Richard Grosvenor* | 504 | 26.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Kelly Rickard | 255 | 13.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,871 | 26.3 | –2.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,122 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | 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 |

### Brizlincote

Brizlincote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Wileman* | 898 | 48.1 | –7.4 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Peters* | 818 | 43.8 | –17.0 |
| | Labour | Jack Burrows | 690 | 36.9 | +12.1 |
| | Labour | Andrew Mason | 622 | 33.3 | +11.7 |
| | Independent | Becky Talbot | 260 | 13.9 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Tracy Sutcliffe | 145 | 7.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Walid Qneibi | 115 | 6.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,868 | 33.7 | –2.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,539 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Burton & Eton

Burton & Eton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Monica Holton | 822 | 67.3 | |
| | Labour | Thomas Hadley | 772 | 63.2 | |
| | Labour | Louise Walker | 754 | 61.7 | |
| | Independent | John Anderson | 312 | 25.5 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas George | 169 | 13.8 | |
| | Conservative | Charles George | 163 | 13.3 | |
| | Conservative | Sally Sankey | 154 | 12.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,222 | 19.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,362 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Crown

Crown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Philip Hudson* | 387 | 41.0 |
| | Independent | Robert Hardwick | 307 | 32.5 |
| | Labour | May Arthur | 141 | 14.9 |
| | Green | Sally Varley | 63 | 6.7 |
| | Reform UK | Paul Allen | 46 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 944 | 37.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,515 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Dove

Dove (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chrys Smedley | 1,253 | 51.4 | |
| | Conservative | Simon Gaskin* | 1,244 | 51.1 | |
| | Conservative | Russell Lock | 1,192 | 48.9 | |
| | Labour | Elaine Williams | 1,001 | 41.1 | |
| | Labour | Dale Barr | 993 | 40.8 | |
| | Labour | William Walker | 962 | 39.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,436 | 31.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,747 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Heath

Heath (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rob Hawkins | 983 | 53.5 | +12.4 |
| | Labour | Zdzislaw Krupski | 982 | 53.4 | +14.8 |
| | Labour | Aaron Mansfield | 918 | 49.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mark Crutchley | 754 | 41.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Chris Sylvester* | 708 | 41.0 | –13.5 |
| | Conservative | Duncan Goodfellow* | 645 | 35.1 | –13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,838 | 27.5 | +1.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,670 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Horninglow & Outwoods

Horninglow & Outwoods (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Slater | 914 | 49.7 | |
| | Labour | Mandy Shrive* | 811 | 44.1 | |
| | Labour | Adriana Bailey | 776 | 42.2 | |
| | Conservative | Jane Gaskin | 563 | 30.6 | |
| | Conservative | Lee Clarke | 457 | 24.9 | |
| | Independent | Deneice Florence-Jukes* | 457 | 24.9 | |
| | Conservative | Marguerite Harrison | 369 | 20.1 | |
| | Green | Deb Moyes | 218 | 11.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,758 | 23.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,355 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Shobnall

Shobnall (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shelagh McKiernan* | 715 | 74.0 | +23.6 |
| | Labour | Paul Walker* | 714 | 73.9 | +21.7 |
| | Conservative | Mike Newbold | 173 | 17.9 | –17.8 |
| | Conservative | Kathy Shaw | 152 | 15.7 | –12.6 |
| | Green | Simon Hales | 110 | 11.4 | –3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 966 | 19.7 | –5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,998 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Stapenhill

Stapenhill (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alison Legg* | 533 | 57.1 | +13.4 |
| | Labour | Michael Fitzpatrick | 508 | 54.4 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative | Becky Brady* | 304 | 32.5 | –9.4 |
| | Conservative | Chris Rafaluk | 226 | 24.2 | –8.3 |
| | Independent | James Wright | 152 | 16.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 934 | 18.2 | –2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,122 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Stramshall & Weaver

Stramshall & Weaver (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Sankey | 907 | 54.9 | |
| | Conservative | Laura Beech | 788 | 47.7 | |
| | Labour | David Vaughan-Birch | 404 | 24.4 | |
| | Labour | Madeleine Bounasser | 351 | 21.2 | |
| | Green | Anna Williams-Westwood | 266 | 16.1 | |
| | Independent | Malcom Barrett | 228 | 13.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,653 | 35.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,623 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Stretton

Stretton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Liz Bullock | 1,158 | 55.1 | +15.2 |
| | Conservative | Mike Ackroyd | 889 | 42.3 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | Simon Slater | 791 | 37.6 | +20.9 |
| | Conservative | Simon Hartland | 731 | 34.8 | +10.9 |
| | Labour | Ewan Parsons | 650 | 30.9 | +18.5 |
| | Labour | Robert Tolley | 608 | 28.9 | +18.2 |
| | Independent | Tracey Stretton | 595 | 28.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,102 | 28.1 | –8.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,471 | | |
| | 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 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Town

Town (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Penelope Krupski | 580 | 43.6 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | George Allen* | 436 | 32.8 | –18.2 |
| | Conservative | Susan McGarry* | 426 | 32.1 | –20.7 |
| | Labour | John McKiernan | 412 | 31.0 | –3.9 |
| | Independent | Wendy Harrogate | 311 | 23.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | David Brookes | 250 | 18.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,329 | 33.1 | +4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,011 | | |
| | 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 |

### Winshill

Winshill (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kim Smith | 726 | 48.6 | +12.9 |
| | Labour | Dennis Fletcher* | 720 | 48.2 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | Mike Metcalfe* | 552 | 36.9 | –1.9 |
| | Conservative | Kieran Bahia-Dhesi | 497 | 33.3 | –8.7 |
| | Independent | Richard Jukes | 226 | 15.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,494 | 27.4 | –2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,431 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

## Changes 2023-2027
### By-elections

Stretton: 26 September 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gerry Holmes | 1,012 | 70.8 | +25.3 |
| | Labour | John McKiernan | 304 | 21.3 | –9.8 |
| | Green | Kelly Rickard | 113 | 7.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 708 | 49.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,433 | 19.3 | –8.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,443 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 17.6 | |
By-election trigged by the death of Conservative councillor Mike Ackroyd.