South Staffordshire local elections
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South Staffordshire District Council in Staffordshire, England is elected every four years.
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[edit] Political control
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| No overall control | 1973 - 1976 |
| Conservative | 1976 - present |
[edit] Council elections
- South Staffordshire Council election, 1999
- South Staffordshire Council election, 2003 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by one)[1]
- South Staffordshire Council election, 2007
- South Staffordshire Council election, 2011
[edit] By-election results
[edit] 1995-1999
| Bilbrook By-Election 25 July 1996 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 420 | 49.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | 216 | 25.5 | |||
| Labour | 212 | 25.0 | |||
| Majority | 204 | 24.0 | |||
| Turnout | 848 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1999-2003
| Shareshill By-Election 7 March 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | 321 | 65.4 | -1.4 | ||
| Conservative | 170 | 34.6 | +21.6 | ||
| Majority | 151 | 30.8 | |||
| Turnout | 491 | 30.0 | |||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Codsall South By-Election 30 May 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 575 | 82.4 | +19.2 | ||
| Labour | 123 | 17.6 | +2.8 | ||
| Majority | 452 | 64.8 | |||
| Turnout | 698 | 24.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Cheslyn Hay By-Election 24 October 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | unopposed | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2003-2007
| Great Wyrley Town By-Election 3 November 2005[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Brian Bates | 395 | 55.2 | -5.5 | |
| Labour | John Jones | 320 | 44.8 | +5.5 | |
| Majority | 75 | 10.4 | |||
| Turnout | 715 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2007-2011
| Featherstone and Shareshill By-Election 21 June 2007 (2)[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Bob Cope | 557 | |||
| Independent | Frank Beardsmore | 383 | |||
| Conservative | Mike Lawrence | 310 | |||
| Labour | John Brindle | 242 | |||
| Conservative | Jan Tate | 211 | |||
| Labour | Alex Brindle | 168 | |||
| UKIP | Steve Hollis | 115 | |||
| Turnout | 1,986 | 29.3 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/261.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ "Great Wyrley Town By-Election - November 2005". Staffordshire District Council. http://www.sstaffs.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=12858. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll". South Staffordshire District Council. http://www.sstaffs.gov.uk/pdf/Declaration%20Result_Featherstone.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
