# South Staffordshire District Council elections

South Staffordshire District Council elections are held every four years. South Staffordshire District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of South Staffordshire in Staffordshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 42 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.

## Council elections

* 1973 South Staffordshire District Council election
* 1976 South Staffordshire District Council election
* 1979 South Staffordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1983 South Staffordshire District Council election
* 1987 South Staffordshire District Council election
* 1991 South Staffordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place)
* 1995 South Staffordshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1999 South Staffordshire District Council election
* 2003 South Staffordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by one)
* 2007 South Staffordshire District Council election
* 2011 South Staffordshire District Council election
* 2015 South Staffordshire District Council election
* 2019 South Staffordshire District Council election
* 2023 South Staffordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)

## Election results

| | Overall control | | Conservative | | Labour | | Lib Dems | | Green | | Freedom | | UKIP | | Independent |
| 2023 | Conservative | 29 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | Conservative | 37 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 2015 | Conservative | 43 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | Conservative | 42 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2007 | Conservative | 42 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | Conservative | 35 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |

## Results maps

* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1995-1999

Bilbrook By-Election 25 July 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 420 | 49.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 216 | 25.5 |
| | Labour | | 212 | 25.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 204 | 24.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 848 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 1999-2003

Shareshill By-Election 7 March 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | | 321 | 65.4 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | | 170 | 34.6 | +21.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 30.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 491 | 30.0 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Codsall South By-Election 30 May 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 575 | 82.4 | +19.2 |
| | Labour | | 123 | 17.6 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 452 | 64.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 698 | 24.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cheslyn Hay By-Election 24 October 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | unopposed | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

Great Wyrley Town By-Election 3 November 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Bates | 395 | 55.2 | −5.5 |
| | Labour | John Jones | 320 | 44.8 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 715 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Huntington and Hatherton By-Election 1 July 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Williams | 237 | 44.2 | −10.3 |
| | Labour | Ron Kenyon | 235 | 43.8 | −1.7 |
| | Independent | David Percox | 64 | 11.9 | +11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 536 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Huntington and Hatherton By-Election 6 December 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barry Bond | 404 | 59.3 | −6.2 |
| | UKIP | Lyndon Jones | 182 | 26.7 | −7.8 |
| | Labour | John Brindle | 95 | 14.0 | +14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | 32.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 681 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Perton East By-Election 14 February 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Anthony Bourke | 314 | 65.1 | +16.9 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Caine | 168 | 34.9 | −16.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | 30.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 482 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Brewood and Coven By-Election 10 October 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wendy Sutton | 459 | 40.8 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | Lorna Jones | 352 | 31.3 | +6.4 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Lenton | 225 | 20.0 | +20.0 |
| | Independent | Moira Alden-Court | 89 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 9.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,125 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Great Wyrley Town By-Election 21 July 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Lawrence | 357 | 50.9 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | George Bullock | 230 | 32.8 | +5.5 |
| | UKIP | Malcolm McKenzie | 114 | 16.3 | −6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127 | 18.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 701 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Penkridge West By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Josephine Chapman | 357 | 57.4 | −2.7 |
| | Labour | Andrew Lenz | 101 | 16.2 | +16.2 |
| | Independent | David Oldfield | 99 | 15.9 | −24.0 |
| | Independent | Victor Kelly | 39 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| | Green | Ian Sadler | 15 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Independent | Norman Smallwood | 11 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 256 | 41.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 622 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Codsall South By-Election 8 February 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bob Spencer | 490 | 78.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Kevin McElduff | 82 | 13.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Ian Sadler | 50 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 408 | 65.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 622 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Kinver By-Election 28 October 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoff Sisley | 865 | 74.1 | +29.4 |
| | Labour | Michael Vaughan | 154 | 13.2 | +13.2 |
| | Green | Bernadette McGourty | 149 | 12.8 | −16.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 711 | 60.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,168 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wombourne South East By-Election 28 October 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Evans | 370 | 50.3 | −22.7 |
| | Green | Claire McIlvenna | 323 | 43.9 | +43.9 |
| | Labour | Denis Beaumont | 42 | 5.7 | −21.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 6.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 735 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Penkridge North East and Acton Trussell By-Election 21 July 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andy Adams | 388 | 47.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam Harper-Wallis | 378 | 46.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Norman Smallwood | 45 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 811 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |