# Stafford Borough Council elections

Stafford Borough Council elections are held every four years. Stafford Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Stafford in Staffordshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 40 councillors have been elected from 23 wards.

## Council elections

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

## Results maps

* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

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

Weeping Cross By-Election 28 November 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 832 | 52.4 |
| | Labour | | 537 | 33.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 215 | 13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 295 | 18.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,584 | 31.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 1999-2003

Weeping Cross By-Election 30 March 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 892 | 67.9 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | | 269 | 20.5 | −11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 152 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 623 | 47.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,313 | 25.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Eccleshall By-Election 4 October 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 661 | 66.3 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 336 | 33.7 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 325 | 32.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 997 | 21.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tillington By-Election 4 October 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 445 | 47.6 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | | 368 | 39.4 | +10.4 |
| | UKIP | | 71 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 50 | 5.4 | −9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 8.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 934 | 26.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Woodseaves By-Election 7 February 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 336 | 77.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 65 | 14.9 |
| | Labour | | 35 | 8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 271 | 62.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 436 | 27.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Forebridge By-Election 5 December 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 310 | 49.8 | −8.8 |
| | Labour | | 220 | 35.3 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | | 93 | 14.9 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 14.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 623 | 32.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

St. Michaels By-Election 3 February 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Collier | 368 | 38.5 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Stevens | 313 | 32.8 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | Harry Brunt | 252 | 26.4 | −7.8 |
| | Independent | David Haswell | 22 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 955 | 27.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Fulford By-Election 13 July 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Roycroft | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Common By-Election 10 July 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roy Barron | 397 | 39.6 | −4.3 |
| | Labour | Alexandra Gribbon | 294 | 29.3 | −26.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Shapland | 140 | 14.0 | +14.0 |
| | E.P.P. | Paul Gilbert | 78 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| | Green | Damon Hoppe | 76 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 103 | 10.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 985 | 37.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Walton By-Election 20 October 2011 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Jill Hood | 569 |
| Conservative | John O'Leary | 372 |
| Labour | Lloyd Brown | 306 |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Rowley By-Election 8 March 2012 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Anne Denise Hobbs | 620 |
| Conservative | Violet Allan | 540 |
| Green | Kate Harding | 67 |
| UKIP | Malcolm Hurst | 61 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Coton By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sharon Hollinshead | 448 | 64.1 | −6.3 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Price | 251 | 35.9 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 197 | 28.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 699 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Highfields and Western Downs By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Victoria Jenkinson | 650 |
| Conservative | William Taylor | 620 |
| Labour | David Barron | 602 |
| Labour | Mike Winkle | 544 |
| Green | Toby Hollinshead | 109 |
| Green | Doug Rouxel | 97 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |