# 2011 Stafford Borough Council election

Elections to Stafford Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011. All 59 seats on the council were up for election. There were elections held in 26 wards. The Conservative Party retained majority control of the council. Overall turnout was 45.93%, with the lowest turnout (31.1%) in Coton ward and the highest (54.7%) in Chartley.

## Election result

Stafford Local Election Result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 38 | 5 | 6 | -1 | % | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Labour | 17 | 6 | 1 | +5 | % | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | -3 | -3 | % | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green | 1 | +1 | 0 | +1 | % | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
The total number of seats on the Council after the election was:
* Conservative Party - 38
* Labour - 17
* Liberal Democrats - 2
* Green Party - 1
* Independent - 1

## Results by ward
### Barlaston and Oulton (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Evan Gareth Rowland Jones | 901 | |
| | Conservative | Lynne Bakker-Collier | 793 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Russell | 646 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.2% |

### Baswich (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ann Edgeller | 1,183 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Trainor | 918 | |
| | Labour | Ann Millichap | 631 | |
| | Labour | Diana Smith | 537 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham John Sellman | 150 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Seabrook | 111 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.4% |

### Chartley (1 seat)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Frances Elizabeth Beatty | 598 | 49.8% |
| | Independent | Susan Anita McKeown | 261 | 50.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.7% |

### Church Eaton (1 seat)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Stamp | 576 | |
| | Conservative | Rose Atkinson | 368 | |
| | Labour | Chris Plant | 76 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.9% |

### Common (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Simpson | 578 | |
| | Labour | Julian Thorley | 543 | |
| | Conservative | Ray Barron | 395 | |
| | Conservative | Jenny Barron | 357 | |
| | Independent | Simon Andrew Davies | 297 | |
| | Green | Andrew Murray | 170 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.1% |

### Coton (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Kemp | 596 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Welch | 494 | |
| | Conservative | James Edward George Cantrill | 250 | |
| | Conservative | Len Bloomer | 236 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.1% |

### Eccleshall (3 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Frank Chapman | 1,605 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Wallace Jones | 1,581 | |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Michael Pert | 1,425 | |
| | Labour | Cathy Gregory | 654 | |
| | Labour | Ros Kennedy | 510 | |
| | UKIP | Pauline Scott | 420 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.8% |

### Forebridge (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Baron | 607 | |
| | Green | Tom Harris | 495 | |
| | Labour | Maureen Compton | 457 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Seary | 358 | |
| | Green | Lisa Pearce | 297 | |
| | Conservative | Keith Boardman | 280 | |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Davis | 229 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.1% |

### Fulford (3 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tony Holmes | 1,239 | |
| | Conservative | Michael George Dodson | 1,182 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Roycroft | 1,175 | |
| | Labour | Rob Chesworth | 722 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.6% |

### Gnosall and Woodseaves (3 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ann Kelly | 1,699 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Williamson | 1,619 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Smith | 1,566 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Bevington | 703 | |
| | Labour | Chris Malvern | 628 | |
| | Labour | John Hartshorne | 515 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.5% |

### Haywood and Hixon (3 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jean Tabernor | 1,207 | |
| | Conservative | Amyas Stafford Northcote | 1,182 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Perkins | 1,083 | |
| | Independent | Brendan McKeown | 653 | |
| | Independent | Paul Gilbert | 582 | |
| | Independent | Andrew Carrington | 496 | |
| | Labour | Rolfe Pearce | 468 | |
| | Independent | John Mosley | 431 | |
| | Labour | Amy Louise Hollinshead | 356 | |
| | Labour | Sharon Hollinshead | 338 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.6% |

### Highfields and Western Downs (3 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Maureen Bowen | 945 | |
| | Labour | Aidan Godfrey | 922 | |
| | Labour | Stephen O’Connor | 851 | |
| | Conservative | Ivan Jennings | 773 | |
| | Conservative | James Nixon | 705 | |
| | Conservative | Carolyn Trowbridge | 699 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.4% |

### Holmcroft (3 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Frank James | 1,043 | |
| | Conservative | Bryan Cross MBE | 1,030 | |
| | Labour | Ravi Rai Bhakhri | 980 | |
| | Labour | Alan Ramsay | 956 | |
| | Conservative | Charles Simpson | 944 | |
| | Conservative | Sue Francis | 887 | |
| | BNP | Roland Thomas Hynd | 151 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.7% |

### Littleworth (3 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rowan Draper | 1,043 | |
| | Labour | Ian Hollinshead | 1,006 | |
| | Labour | Michael Winkle | 961 | |
| | Conservative | David Bowyer | 902 | |
| | Conservative | Denis Skelland | 897 | |
| | Conservative | Mary Jennings | 885 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43% |

### Manor (3 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Angela Loughran | 1,003 | |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Rowlands | 912 | |
| | Labour | Patricia Rowlands | 899 | |
| | Conservative | Ann Foster | 608 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Eld | 607 | |
| | Conservative | Neil Washington | 488 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Towers | 213 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Hine | 175 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.4% |

### Milford (2 seat)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Francis Finlay | 1,200 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Stephens | 1,084 | |
| | Labour | Ed Smith | 452 | |
| | Labour | Vic Casambros | 432 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.3% |

### Milwich (1 seat)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Harp | 616 | |
| | UKIP | Rosemary Herbert | 157 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.5% |

### Penkside (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ralph Cooke | 680 | |
| | Labour | Malcolm Millichap | 622 | |
| | Conservative | Cathy Collier | 392 | |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Simpson | 372 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.6% |

### Rowley (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Allan | 868 | |
| | Conservative | Patrick Farrington | 783 | |
| | Labour | Anne Hobbs | 759 | |
| | Labour | Bob Hobbs | 711 | |
| | Green | Kate Harding | 222 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cathie Ginette Seville | 146 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.7% |

### Seighford (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mark Winnington | 1,088 | |
| | Conservative | Raymond Sutherland | 1,070 | |
| | Labour | Duncan Cooper | 307 | |
| | Labour | Barrie Taylor | 307 | |
| | Independent | Diane Key | 268 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.7% |

### St Michael's (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geoff Collier | 735 | |
| | Conservative | Phillip Jones | 733 | |
| | Labour | Lloyd Brown | 541 | |
| | Labour | Kim Jones | 446 | |
| | Independent | Lin Davies | 341 | |
| | UKIP | Andrew Illsley | 197 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.5% |

### Stonefield and Christchurch (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joyce Farnham | 845 | |
| | Independent | Phillip Leason | 590 | |
| | Independent | Rob Kenney | 504 | |
| | Labour | Michael Abbott | 424 | |
| | Labour | Peter Young | 378 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.8% |

### Swynnerton (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Highfield | 1,124 | |
| | Conservative | David Price | 947 | |
| | Independent | Roy James | 530 | |
| | UKIP | Daniel Scott | 257 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.9% |

### Tillington (2 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Isabella Davies | 660 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Goodland | 602 | |
| | Labour | Jane Essex | 560 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Nixon | 504 | |
| | Green | Jeremy Milln | 145 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.5% |

### Walton (3 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mike Carey | 1,009 | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Goodall | 900 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Williamson | 824 | |
| | Independent | Jill Hood | 740 | |
| | Labour | Harry Brunt | 656 | |
| | Labour | Julie Taylor | 517 | |
| | Labour | Becky Sawyer | 469 | |
| | Independent | Mark Green | 469 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46% |

### Weeping Cross (3 seats)

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Judith Dalgarno | 1,750 | |
| | Conservative | John Francis | 1,617 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Heenan | 1,592 | |
| | Labour | Jack Barber | 976 | |
| | Labour | John Boyle | 726 | |
| | Labour | Victoria Soper | 697 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.1% |