# Staffordshire Moorlands District Council elections

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council elections are held every four years. Staffordshire Moorlands District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Staffordshire Moorlands in Staffordshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 56 councillors have been elected from 27 wards.

## Council elections

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

## By-elections
### 1995-1999

Biddulph North By-Election 4 September 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 262 | 40.7 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | | 180 | 28.0 | +28.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 130 | 20.2 | +7.4 |
| | Ratepayer | | 72 | 11.2 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 12.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 644 | 14.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Leek NE By-Election 30 October 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 386 | 58.6 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | | 125 | 19.0 | +9.0 |
| | Ratepayer | | 85 | 12.9 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 61 | 9.3 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 39.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 657 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cheadle NE By-Election 12 February 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ratepayer | | 315 | 50.1 | +19.0 |
| | Labour | | 195 | 31.0 | −16.3 |
| | Conservative | | 119 | 18.9 | +18.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 19.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 629 | 26.3 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Biddulph South By-Election 30 April 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 617 | 55.7 | +20.8 |
| | Labour | | 382 | 35.0 | −13.7 |
| | Independent | | 108 | 9.8 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | 20.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,107 | 31.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 1999-2003

Biddulph East By-Election 6 April 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 465 | 72.3 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 110 | 17.1 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | | 68 | 10.5 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 355 | 55.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 643 | 19.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Biddulph South By-Election 8 February 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 506 | 54.1 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | | 345 | 36.9 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | | 84 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 161 | 17.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 935 | 26.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Leek South East By-Election 30 May 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 357 | 32.0 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | | 351 | 31.4 | +2.9 |
| | Ratepayer | | 287 | 25.7 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 122 | 10.9 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,117 | 27.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

Biddulph East By-Election 29 July 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Madelaine Lovatt | 501 | 79.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Lewis | 130 | 20.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 371 | 58.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 631 | 14.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Biddulph North By-Election 9 December 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | | 320 | 41.4 | +11.4 |
| | Labour | | 269 | 34.8 | +15.7 |
| | Ratepayer | | 103 | 13.3 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 81 | 10.5 | +0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 773 | 17.5 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Werrington By-Election 9 March 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Bass | 265 | 27.2 | −27.5 |
| | Labour | Yvonne Ahmad | 206 | 21.1 | −24.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Leaper | 196 | 20.1 | +20.1 |
| | BNP | John Burgess | 162 | 16.6 | +16.6 |
| | Independent | Austin Hanchard | 83 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
| | Independent | Trevor Austin | 34 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| | UKIP | Michael Critchlow | 29 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 6.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 975 | 34.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cheadle West By-Election 13 July 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Banks | 354 | 59.7 | +14.8 |
| | Ratepayer | Ernest Vernon | 239 | 40.3 | +28.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 | 19.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 593 | 15.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Leek East By-Election 19 March 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 452 | 38.7 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Gregg | 238 | 20.4 | +20.4 |
| | Independent | | 197 | 16.9 | +16.9 |
| | Staffordshire Independent Group | | 189 | 16.2 | +16.2 |
| | Green | | 91 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 214 | 18.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,167 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Leek North By-Election 9 February 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charlotte Atkins | 514 | 54.9 | +16.9 |
| | UKIP | Alex Povey | 188 | 20.1 | −13.7 |
| | Conservative | Bob Bestwick | 178 | 19.0 | −1.6 |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Brian Pointon | 33 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Gregg | 24 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 326 | 34.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 937 | | |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | | |
Leek North By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Darren Price | 397 | 32.3 | +0.3 |
| | UKIP | Matthew Cooper | 347 | 28.2 | −5.6 |
| | Conservative | Bob Bestwick | 260 | 21.1 | +0.5 |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Maureen Motum | 203 | 16.5 | +16.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Gregg | 23 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,230 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cellarhead By-Election 20 March 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barbara Hughes | 178 | 32.5 | −12.3 |
| | Labour | Jocelyn Morrison | 132 | 24.1 | +24.1 |
| | Staffordshire Independent Group | Jean Hodgetts | 119 | 21.8 | −33.4 |
| | UKIP | Alex Povey | 105 | 19.2 | +19.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Routledge | 13 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 8.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 547 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Staffordshire Independent Group | Conservative gain from Staffordshire Independent Group | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Leek East by-election 20 July 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Darren Price | 505 | 45.0 |
| | Conservative | Roy Denis Tomkinson | 325 | 28.9 |
| | Independent | Nick Sheldon | 219 | 19.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy William Gregg | 74 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 180 | 16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Leek West by-election 22 March 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Cawley | 487 | 42.9 | +23.6 |
| | Conservative | James Aberley | 370 | 32.6 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Herbert | 219 | 19.2 | +8.7 |
| | Independent | Stephen Wales | 61 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | 10.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,137 | 30.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Cheadle North East by-election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Ellis | 308 | 47.2 | +47.2 |
| | Independent | Liz Whitehouse | 163 | 25.0 | +25.0 |
| | Labour | Debra Gratton | 117 | 17.9 | −4.3 |
| | Independent | Paulette Upton | 33 | 5.1 | −18.9 |
| | Green | Dan Mayers | 31 | 4.8 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 22.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 652 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Cheadle South East by-election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Jackson | 359 | 42.4 | +19.8 |
| | Labour | Liz Haines | 206 | 24.3 | −1.6 |
| | Independent | Jamie Evans | 153 | 18.1 | +18.1 |
| | Independent | Colin Pearce | 87 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
| | Independent | Alan Thomas | 24 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| | Green | Daniella Vickerstaff | 18 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 18.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 847 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Cheadle South East by-election 5 May 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Zenobia Routledge | 348 | 43.0 | +20.4 |
| | Labour | Matthew Spooner | 325 | 40.1 | +14.2 |
| | Independent | Abigail Wilkinson | 137 | 16.9 | −12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 810 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Biddulph West by-election 19 January 2023 (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Charlie Smith | 364 |
| Labour | Dave Proudlove | 288 |
| Independent | Abigail Wilkinson | 226 |
| Conservative | Rathi Pragasam | 185 |
| Independent | Alistair McLoughlin | 154 |
| Green | Ian Waite | 61 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |