# 2019 Stafford Borough Council election

Elections to Stafford Borough Council were held on Thursday 2 May 2019.

## Summary
### Election result

2019 Stafford Borough Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 39 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 55.0 | 48.5 | 26,218 | +0.5 |
| Labour | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 27.2 | 14,718 | +4.6 |
| Independent | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17.5 | 14.7 | 7,940 | +2.9 |
| Green | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1,622 | –0.3 |
| UKIP | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 5.6 | 3,043 | –0.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.9 | 490 | +0.4 |

## Ward results
### Barlaston

Barlaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Evan Jones | 570 | 76.4 | −23.6 |
| | UKIP | Karen Jones | 176 | 23.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Baswich

Baswich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ann Edgeller | 1,233 | 63.8 | |
| | Conservative | Marnie Phillips | 923 | 47.7 | |
| | Labour | Rich Duffy | 581 | 30.1 | |
| | Labour | Sophie Wain | 564 | 29.2 | |
| | UKIP | Ellis Stones | 297 | 15.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Common

Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Aidan Godfrey | 374 | 49.4 | +8.5 |
| | Green | Andy Murray | 132 | 17.4 | +9.5 |
| | UKIP | Victor Edwards | 126 | 16.6 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Joy Jones | 125 | 16.5 | −7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.5 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Coton

Coton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jack Kemp | 745 | 64.3 | |
| | Labour | Louise Nixon | 695 | 60.0 | |
| | Conservative | James Cantrill | 385 | 33.2 | |
| | Conservative | Lindsey Douglas | 374 | 32.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Doxey and Castletown

Doxey and Castletown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Tony Pearce | 557 | 58.8 | +42.9 |
| | Conservative | Isabella Davies | 221 | 23.3 | −11.0 |
| | Labour | Eleanor Tristram | 169 | 17.8 | −8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.1 | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Eccleshall

Eccleshall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Pert | 1,180 | 64.4 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Jones | 1,131 | 61.7 | |
| | UKIP | Tony Pace | 458 | 25.0 | |
| | Labour | Bill Lockwood | 340 | 18.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Forebridge

Forebridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Chris Baron | 488 | 60.7 | +23.2 |
| | Labour | Stuart Nixon | 245 | 30.5 | −4.8 |
| | UKIP | Robert Stephens | 71 | 8.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.7 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Fulford

Fulford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Roycroft | 780 | 58.3 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Dodson | 752 | 56.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alec Sandiford | 490 | 36.6 | New |
| | Labour | Jule Whittaker | 316 | 23.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Gnosall and Woodseaves

Gnosall and Woodseaves :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patrick Farrington | 1,174 | 56.5 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Smith | 1,152 | 55.4 | |
| | Labour | Gail Gregory | 600 | 28.9 | |
| | UKIP | Susan Harris | 470 | 22.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Haywood and Hixon

Haywood and Hixon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Brendan McKeown | 733 | 38.6 | |
| | Conservative | Alexander Brown | 655 | 34.5 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Perkins | 619 | 32.6 | |
| | Labour | Suzanne O'Farrell | 310 | 16.3 | |
| | Labour | Mick Kelly | 286 | 15.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.1 | |
| | 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 |

### Highfields and Western Downs

Highfields and Western Downs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Holmes | 629 | 53.6 | |
| | Labour | Dee Holbrook-Summers | 627 | 53.4 | |
| | Conservative | Victoria Jenkinson | 500 | 42.6 | |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Davis | 498 | 42.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Holmcroft

Holmcroft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Price | 956 | 50.1 | |
| | Conservative | Bryan Cross | 937 | 49.1 | |
| | Labour | Yvonne Jordan | 504 | 26.4 | |
| | Labour | Julian Thorley | 430 | 22.5 | |
| | Green | Emma Carter | 273 | 14.3 | |
| | UKIP | Sam Falconer | 270 | 14.1 | New |
| | UKIP | John Jeffrey | 259 | 13.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Littleworth

Littleworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Gillian Pardesi | 573 | 38.2 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Tony Nixon | 530 | 35.3 | |
| | Conservative | Stewart Bishop | 451 | 30.0 | |
| | Conservative | Mary Jennings | 415 | 27.6 | |
| | Independent | Rowan Draper | 272 | 18.1 | New |
| | Green | Michael Spight | 261 | 17.4 | |
| | UKIP | Paul Williams | 220 | 14.7 | |
| | UKIP | Marcus Hoffmann de Visme | 168 | 11.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.3 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative |

### Manor

Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Angela Loughran | 737 | 53.6 | |
| | Labour | Anne Hobbs | 710 | 51.6 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Heenan | 591 | 43.0 | |
| | Conservative | Emily Lewis | 572 | 41.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Milford

Milford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andy Cooper | 530 | 56.0 | +8.0 |
| | Labour | Paul Martlew | 215 | 22.7 | +7.3 |
| | Green | Ann Elphick | 201 | 21.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Milwich

Milwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frances Beatty | 878 | 52.0 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Harp | 841 | 49.8 | |
| | Independent | Jim Davies | 678 | 40.2 | New |
| | Labour | Jim Livesey | 303 | 18.0 | New |
| | UKIP | Edward Whitfield | 265 | 15.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Penkside

Penkside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ralph Cooke | 389 | 62.6 | +18.0 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Edwards | 232 | 37.4 | +9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Rowley

Rowley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carolyn Trowbridge | 513 | 52.1 | −1.2 |
| | Labour | Edward Smith | 273 | 27.7 | −8.9 |
| | Green | Douglas Rouxel | 198 | 20.1 | +10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Seighford and Church Eaton

Seighford and Church Eaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ray Sutherland | 1,191 | 70.2 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Winnington | 1,189 | 70.1 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Trevor Fisher | 486 | 28.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### St. Michael's and Stonefield

St. Michael's and Stonefield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Rob Kenney | 1,243 | 48.9 | |
| | Independent | Philip Leason | 1,238 | 48.7 | |
| | Independent | Ian Fordham | 1,117 | 44.0 | |
| | Conservative | Lynne Bakker-Collier | 637 | 25.1 | |
| | Conservative | William Carlin | 615 | 24.2 | |
| | Conservative | Geoff Collier | 604 | 23.8 | |
| | Labour | Sally Osborne-Town | 477 | 18.8 | |
| | Labour | Mike Osborne-Town | 470 | 18.5 | |
| | Labour | Cathy Gregory | 466 | 18.3 | |
| | UKIP | Andrew Illsley | 263 | 10.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.4 | |
| | 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 |

### Swynnerton and Oulton

Swynnerton and Oulton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roy James | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | James Nixon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | – | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | – | – | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Walton

Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jill Hood | 1,256 | 73.8 | |
| | Independent | Mark Green | 915 | 53.7 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Williamson | 372 | 21.8 | |
| | Labour | Tracey Lindop | 342 | 20.1 | |
| | Conservative | Adrian Harding | 312 | 18.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.1 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

### Weeping Cross and Wildwood

Weeping Cross and Wildwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jenny Barron | 1,065 | 60.9 | |
| | Conservative | Ray Barron | 1,045 | 59.7 | |
| | Labour | Daniel Cadden | 671 | 38.3 | |
| | Labour | Julie Read | 661 | 37.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

## Changes 2019–2023

Jenny Barron and Ray Barron, both elected as Conservatives, left the party in March 2022 to sit as independents. This caused the Conservatives to lose their majority, placing the council under no overall control.
In March 2023, in the run-up to the next election, eight of the nine independent councillors formally registered themselves as a political party called the Stafford Borough Independents.