# 2011 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election

The 2011 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 26
* Independent 10
* Labour 7
* Moorlands Democratic Alliance 5
* Liberal Democrat 4
* Staffordshire Independent Group 3
* UKIP 1

## Ward results

The candidates highlighted in bold were elected to each ward.
Alton (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Sylvester Forrester | 410 | 64.8 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Julie Downie | 210 | 33.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | 32.3 | −143 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 633 | 56.27 | +11.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bagnall and Stanley (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sybil Evelyn Ralphs | 492 | 74.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Teasdale | 88 | 33.4 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Andrew John Machin | 64 | 9.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 404 | 61.2 | −8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 660 | 48.78 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Biddulph East (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin James Jackson | 866 | 63.3 | |
| | Labour | Madelaine Mary Lovatt | 846 | 61.8 | |
| | Labour | Jeanette Ann Walley | 814 | 59.5 | |
| | Conservative | John Rushton | 324 | 23.7 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Lawson | 311 | 22.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Alan Lewis | 169 | 12.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1369 | 29.61 | −29.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Biddulph Moor (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Jones | 468 | 71.1 | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Rose Leason | 141 | 21.4 | |
| | Independent | Ronald Edward Sherwin | 24 | 3.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 327 | 49.7 | −162 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 658 | 47.7 | +1.4 |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Biddulph North (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Derek Anthony Hall | 1007 | 55.3 | |
| | Independent | James Edward Davies | 921 | 20.6 | |
| | Independent | Harold Andrew Hart | 844 | 46.3 | |
| | Conservative | Eileen Cox | 624 | 34.3 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Alex Johnathan Povey | 439 | 24.1 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Alan James Hague | 317 | 17.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1821 | 43.0 | +14.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Biddulph South (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Phillip Redfern | 256 | 39.6 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Alan Tolley | 250 | 38.7 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Nigel Richard Yates | 125 | 19.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.9 | −61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 646 | 46.2 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Biddulph West (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Hilda Mary Sheldon | 904 | 56.7 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Wood | 593 | 37.2 | |
| | Independent | Elaine Elizabeth Baddeley | 584 | 36.6 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Terence Cyril Gibson | 441 | 27.7 | |
| | Independent | Gerald Stuart Adams | 410 | 25.7 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Ian Maryon | 290 | 18.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Edward Boothroyd | 137 | 8.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Edward Asquith | 89 | 5.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deirdre Ann deGoldthorp Hanson | 87 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1594 | 36.9 | +9.2 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Brown Edge and Endon (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christina Rita Jebb | 932 | 46.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Henry Walter Gladwyn Jebb | 776 | 38.5 | |
| | Conservative | Barnaby Williams | 751 | 37.3 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Stubbs | 637 | 31.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Doreen Lea | 625 | 31.0 | |
| | Conservative | Martin John Pointon | 614 | 30.5 | |
| | Labour | Paul Thomas Powner | 364 | 18.0 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Dennis Salt | 187 | 9.3 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Andrew John Wragg | 138 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2015 | 50.3 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Caverswall (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul John Roberts | 346 | 61.2 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | William David Bateman | 211 | 37.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 23.9 | +13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 565 | 39.7 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cellarhead (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Staffordshire Independent Group | May Ethel Day | 533 | 50.0 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Mcnicol | 432 | 40.6 | |
| | Staffordshire Independent Group | Jean Millicent Hodgetts | 393 | 36.9 | |
| | Conservative | Alfred John White | 358 | 33.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1064 | 40.7 | +4.6 |
| | Staffordshire Independent Group gain from Conservative | Staffordshire Independent Group gain from Conservative | | | |
Cheadle North East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julie Dawn Bull | 283 | 30.0 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Ian Tracy Whitehouse | 262 | 27.8 | |
| | Conservative | Helen Margaret Lingard | 254 | 27.0 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Margaret Jane Locker | 212 | 22.5 | |
| | Labour | John Palfreyman | 176 | 18.7 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Wilkinson | 161 | 17.0 | |
| | Independent | Ivor John Lucas | 157 | 16.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip Richmond Routledge | 70 | 7.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 942 | 34.3 | +5.7 |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance gain from Conservative | Moorlands Democratic Alliance gain from Conservative | | | |
Cheadle South East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Frederick Richard Alcock | 518 | 47.7 | |
| | Independent | Peter James Elkin | 305 | 28.1 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Menzies Lingard | 296 | 27.3 | |
| | Labour | Samuel Hale | 263 | 24.2 | |
| | Independent | Adrian Higgins | 155 | 14.3 | |
| | Independent | Gladys Hilda Ferguson | 144 | 13.3 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Robert Price | 76 | 7.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gregory Morris Williams | 55 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1085 | 37.82 | +11.5 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Cheadle West (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Andrew Ellis | 703 | 47.2 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Ronald Gordon Locker | 586 | 39.4 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Banks | 544 | 36.6 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Henry Warrillow | 535 | 36.0 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Kenneth Riley | 440 | 29.6 | |
| | Labour | Claire Louise Morrison | 353 | 23.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Alvin Silk | 191 | 12.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1488 | 37.0 | +10.3 |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance gain from Conservative | Moorlands Democratic Alliance gain from Conservative | | | |
Checkley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Anthony Deaville | 1010 | 54.7 | |
| | Conservative | Colin William Pearce | 976 | | |
| | Conservative | David Kingsley Trigger | 811 | 52.8 | |
| | Independent | David Ball | 487 | 26.4 | |
| | Labour | Jane Palfreyman | 441 | 23.9 | |
| | Independent | Brian Christopher Evans | 323 | 17.5 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Steven Dennis Buckley | 301 | 16.3 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | John Bevan | 214 | 11.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1847 | 40.9 | +12.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cheddleton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Thomas Bowen | 864 | 45.1 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Philip Worthington | 823 | 43.0 | |
| | Labour | Mahfooz Ahmad | 646 | 33.8 | |
| | Independent | John Gareth Arnold | 624 | 32.6 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Salvino Scalise | 552 | 28.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas John Brewin | 285 | 14.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1914 | 44.3 | +7.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Churnet (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elsie Fallows | 539 | 48.9 | |
| | Conservative | Josephine Barbara Clowes | 504 | 45.7 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Darren John Federici | 351 | 31.8 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Paula Toal | 222 | 20.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1103 | 42.8 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Dane (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Gillian Heath | 496 | 72.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Edward Ashworth | 129 | 20 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 367 | 56.8 | +2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 646 | 51.3 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Forsbrook (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Gillian Burton | 918 | 58.1 | |
| | Staffordshire Independent Group | Frank John Hopley | 591 | 37.4 | |
| | Conservative | Abigail Laura Wilkinson | 544 | 34.5 | |
| | Labour | Joanne Peta Lewis | 489 | 31.0 | |
| | Independent | Paul Anthony Quinton | 342 | 21.7 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Anthony Pemberton | 284 | 18.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1579 | 38.1 | +14.2 |
| | Conservative gain from BNP | Conservative gain from BNP | Swing | | |
Hamps Valley (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edwin Thomas John Wain | 609 | 76.2 | |
| | Labour | Terence William Riley | 219 | 27.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 390 | 48.8 | −68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 837 | 58.37 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Horton (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norma Hawkins | 453 | 56.7 | |
| | Independent | Christopher James Rider | 278 | 34.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Mary Teasdale | 62 | 7.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 21.9 | −214 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 799 | 51.8 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ipstones (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Linda Ann Malyon | 599 | 67.4 | |
| | Conservative | Patrick Stimpson | 281 | 31.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 318 | 35.8 | +290 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 889 | 58.91 | +6.4 |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance gain from Ratepayers (Staffordshire Moorlands) | Moorlands Democratic Alliance gain from Ratepayers (Staffordshire Moorlands) | | | |
Leek East (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Barry Trevor Cowie | 699 | 44.1 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Pamela Wood | 697 | 44.0 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Charles Johnson | 669 | 42.2 | |
| | Conservative | Arthur Ellis Rowlands | 635 | 40.0 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Michael Reginald Cozens | 607 | 38.3 | |
| | Conservative | Peter William Stanier | 485 | 30.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Elizabeth Gregg | 253 | 16.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1584 | 40.0 | +4.9 |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance gain from Conservative | Moorlands Democratic Alliance gain from Conservative | | | |
Leek North (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Stephen Frances Povey | 694 | 47.7 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Ann Lovatt | 657 | 45.2 | |
| | Labour | Sandra Jean Cooper | 527 | 36.2 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Allan Bestwick | 423 | 29.1 | |
| | UKIP | Terry Wood | 336 | 23.1 | |
| | Independent | Paul Anthony Robinson | 277 | 19.1 | |
| | Conservative | James Chadwick | 275 | 18.9 | |
| | Conservative | Keith Robert Walker | 170 | 11.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1454 | 35.8 | +4.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Leek South (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Keith Harrison | 670 | 40.1 | |
| | Conservative | Edward Francis John Povey | 621 | 37.2 | |
| | Conservative | Neal Robert Podmore | 565 | 33.8 | |
| | Labour | Keith Hoptroff | 521 | 31.2 | |
| | Labour | Susan Webster | 444 | 26.6 | |
| | Conservative | Roy Denis Tomkinson | 395 | 23.7 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Richard Mark Martin-Bacon | 343 | 20.5 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Brian Harry Pointon | 337 | 20.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Sean Frederick Callaghan | 200 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1670 | 38.03 | +5.8 |
| | Independent gain from Ratepayers (Staffordshire Moorlands) | Independent gain from Ratepayers (Staffordshire Moorlands) | | | |
Leek West (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Warrington Plant | 678 | 40.8 | |
| | Conservative | Benedict James Paul Emery | 612 | 36.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Malcolm Fisher | 576 | 34.7 | |
| | Conservative | Colin Turner | 527 | 31.4 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | William Leslie Critchlow | 474 | 28.6 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Reginald Davies | 457 | 27.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alfred Wilson | 364 | 21.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy William Gregg | 322 | 19.4 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Michael Charles Howson | 274 | 16.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1660 | 44.0 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Manifold (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jason Nicholas Hails | 582 | 73.3 | |
| | Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Roger Cannon | 199 | 25.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 383 | 48.2 | +69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 794 | 52.9 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Werrington (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Staffordshire Independent Group | Lisa Chelsea Martin | 417 | 38.3 | |
| | Conservative | David John Twemlow Shaw | 407 | 37.4 | |
| | Conservative | Barbara Aileen Hughes | 402 | | |
| | Labour | Jocelyn Anne Morrison | 284 | 36.9 | |
| | Staffordshire Independent Group | Nigel Michael Meakin | 249 | 22.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1089 | 40.8 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |