# 2010 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election

Elections to Stoke-on-Trent City Council took place on 6 May 2010, coinciding with the national General election. One third - 20 seats - of the council were up for election.

## Election result

After the election, the parties were represented thus: Labour 27 seats; Conservative 8 seats; British National Party 5 seats; Liberal Democrat 5 seats; Others 15 seats. Although Labour had greatly improved its position, becoming the largest party, the council remained in no overall control.
Stoke-on-Trent Council Election Result 2010 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| | Labour | 17 | 11 | - | 11 | 85 | 35.28 | 34,000 |
| | Conservative | 2 | - | - | 0 | 10 | 24.04 | 23,164 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | - | 2 | -2 | 5 | 21.28 | 20,513 |
| | Independent | 0 | - | 6 | -6 | 0 | 14.45 | 13,927 |
| | UKIP | 0 | - | - | - | - | 5.21 | 5,022 |
| | BNP | 0 | - | 3 | -3 | 0 | 4.95 | 4,770 |
| | England First | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1.00 | 959 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30.2 | 55,988 |

## Ward results

Abbey Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gwenyth Hassall | 1639 | 32.85 |
| | Conservative | Simon Sykes | 1170 | 23.45 |
| | BNP | Michael Durkin | 835 | 16.73 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anita Gill | 809 | 16.21 |
| | Independent | Neil Walker | 279 | 5.59 |
| | Independent | Alexandrina Knight | 258 | 5.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 469 | 9.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4990 | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | |
Bentilee and Townsend :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mervin Smith | 1653 | 39.25 |
| | BNP | Philip Sandland | 864 | 20.52 |
| | Conservative | Amy Sykes | 618 | 14.68 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Smith | 567 | 13.46 |
| | Independent | Wendy Johnson | 291 | 6.91 |
| | Independent | Margaret Lowe | 218 | 5.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 789 | 18.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4211 | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | |
Berryhill and Hanley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Adrian Knapper | 1486 | 36.86 |
| | Conservative | David Jones | 973 | 24.14 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leslie Porch | 738 | 18.31 |
| | UKIP | Geoffrey Clewlow | 450 | 11.16 |
| | Independent | Denise Maddison | 384 | 9.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 513 | 12.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4031 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Blurton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret Barber | 1741 | 35.04 |
| | Conservative | Harold Mouat | 939 | 18.90 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Grocock | 873 | 17.57 |
| | BNP | Terence Cope | 764 | 15.38 |
| | Independent | Jamie Naylor | 652 | 13.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 802 | 16.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4969 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |
Burslem North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joy Garner | 2074 | 44.52 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sharon Black | 978 | 20.99 |
| | Conservative | Donald Smith | 952 | 20.43 |
| | UKIP | James Smith | 655 | 14.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1096 | 23.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4659 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Burslem South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mohammed Pervez | 1866 | 42.28 |
| | Independent | Edward Owen | 918 | 20.80 |
| | Conservative | Gareth Fallows | 838 | 18.99 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Chowdhury | 511 | 11.58 |
| | Independent | Forid Ali | 280 | 6.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 948 | 21.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4413 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Chell and Packmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anthony Fradley | 1835 | 36.27 |
| | Independent | Ann James | 1328 | 26.25 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Jellyman | 842 | 16.64 |
| | UKIP | Christopher McCabe | 547 | 10.81 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mazhar Hussain | 507 | 10.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 507 | 10.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5059 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |
East Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Matt Wilcox | 1973 | 34.38 |
| | Conservative | Jack Brereton | 1675 | 29.19 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Ford | 1043 | 18.17 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Smith | 461 | 8.03 |
| | Independent | Geoffrey Knight | 303 | 5.28 |
| | Independent | Roger Ibbs | 240 | 4.18 |
| | Independent | Andrew Wragg | 44 | 0.77 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 298 | 5.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5739 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Fenton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sarah Hill | 1581 | 32.58 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Brown | 962 | 19.82 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Blakemore | 946 | 19.49 |
| | UKIP | John Cope | 465 | 9.58 |
| | Independent | Marjorie Bate | 451 | 9.29 |
| | England First | Kathleen Ward | 236 | 4.86 |
| | Independent | Sharon Baggaley | 212 | 4.37 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 619 | 12.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4853 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |
Hanley West and Shelton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mohammad Wazir | 1631 | 42.95 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Asim Shaheen | 1340 | 35.29 |
| | Conservative | Eleanor Bloor | 826 | 21.75 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 7.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3797 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Hartshill and Penkhull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kassem al-Khatib | 1492 | 27.21 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Billington | 1452 | 26.48 |
| | Conservative | Shaun Bennett | 1155 | 21.06 |
| | Independent | Ian Mitchell | 495 | 9.03 |
| | UKIP | Steven Morris | 461 | 8.41 |
| | Independent | Michael Williams | 429 | 7.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 0.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5484 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |
Longton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Thomas Tolley | 2436 | 41.34 |
| | Conservative | James Whitehurst | 1272 | 21.58 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Conrad Lubinski | 814 | 13.81 |
| | England First | Mark Leat | 606 | 10.28 |
| | UKIP | Paul Goodwin | 488 | 8.28 |
| | Independent | Sheila Cowell | 277 | 4.70 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1164 | 19.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5893 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Longton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Olwen Hamer | 2114 | 33.27 |
| | Independent | Lilian Dodd | 1585 | 24.94 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sadaqat Maqsoom | 1373 | 21.61 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Harley | 1283 | 20.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 529 | 8.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6355 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Meir Park and Sandon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Abigail Brown | 2215 | 36.94 |
| | Labour | Alastair Watson | 1900 | 31.68 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Whittaker | 1471 | 24.53 |
| | Independent | Jacqueline Pearson | 411 | 6.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | 5.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5997 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Northwood and Birches :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Bowers | 2091 | 42.99 |
| | Labour | Mahfooz Ahmad | 1194 | 24.55 |
| | Conservative | Pamela Jellyman | 839 | 17.25 |
| | Independent | Eve Maley | 740 | 15.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 897 | 18.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4864 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Norton and Bradeley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Duncan Walker | 1485 | 29.61 |
| | Conservative | Austin Cooke | 1045 | 20.83 |
| | Independent | John Nicholls | 824 | 16.43 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elaine Bowen | 711 | 14.17 |
| | Independent | Sheila Matthews | 579 | 11.54 |
| | UKIP | Sean Daley | 372 | 7.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 | 8.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5016 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |
Stoke and Trent Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jeremy Dillon | 1475 | 29.10 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Grocock | 1243 | 24.52 |
| | Conservative | Harold Gregory | 832 | 16.41 |
| | Independent | Alan Joynson | 634 | 12.51 |
| | BNP | Stephen Issard | 524 | 10.34 |
| | UKIP | Michael Harold | 361 | 7.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 232 | 4.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5069 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Trentham and Hanford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mark Wright | 2500 | 38.06 |
| | Labour | Lloyd Brown | 1368 | 20.83 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Alcock | 1321 | 20.11 |
| | Independent | Peter Hayward | 884 | 13.46 |
| | UKIP | Philip Smith | 496 | 7.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1132 | 17.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6569 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Tunstall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Majid Khan | 1366 | 25.84 |
| | Independent | Lee Wanger | 1211 | 22.91 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Nadeem | 887 | 16.78 |
| | Conservative | Laura Baskeyfield | 844 | 15.96 |
| | BNP | Paula Roberts | 713 | 13.49 |
| | UKIP | David Parfitt | 266 | 5.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 2.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5287 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |
Weston and Meir North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ruth Rosenau | 1691 | 33.16 |
| | Conservative | Ross Ward | 1384 | 27.14 |
| | BNP | Anthony Simmonds | 1070 | 20.98 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sabrina Bowers | 838 | 16.43 |
| | England First | Spencer Cartlidge | 117 | 2.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 | 6.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5100 | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | |