South Staffordshire District Council elections

South Staffordshire District Council elections are held every four years. South Staffordshire District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of South Staffordshire in Staffordshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 42 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.^[1]

Council elections[edit]

1973 South Staffordshire District Council election
1976 South Staffordshire District Council election
1979 South Staffordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[2]
1983 South Staffordshire District Council election
1987 South Staffordshire District Council election
1991 South Staffordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place)^[3]^[4]^[5]
1995 South Staffordshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[6]
1999 South Staffordshire District Council election
2003 South Staffordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by one)^[7]^[8]
2007 South Staffordshire District Council election
2011 South Staffordshire District Council election
2015 South Staffordshire District Council election
2019 South Staffordshire District Council election
2023 South Staffordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[1]

Election results[edit]

	Overall control		Conservative		Labour		Lib Dems		Green		Freedom		UKIP		Independent
2023	Conservative	29		2		4		2		0		0		4
2019	Conservative	37		1		0		3		0		1		7
2015	Conservative	43		1		0		0		0		1		4
2011	Conservative	42		2		0		0		0		0		5
2007	Conservative	42		1		1		0		0		0		5
2003	Conservative	35		8		1		0		1		0		4

Results maps[edit]

2023 results map

By-election results[edit]

1995-1999[edit]

Bilbrook By-Election 25 July 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	420	49.5
	Liberal Democrats	216	25.5
	Labour	212	25.0
Majority		204	24.0
Turnout		848
	Conservative hold	Swing

1999-2003[edit]

Shareshill By-Election 7 March 2002
Party		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		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

2003-2007[edit]

Great Wyrley Town By-Election 3 November 2005^[9]
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

2007-2011[edit]

Huntington and Hatherton By-Election 1 July 2010^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Williams	237	44.2	-10.3
	Labour	Ron Kenyon	235	43.8	-1.7
	Independent	David Percox	64	11.9	+11.9
Majority			2	0.4
Turnout			536
	Conservative hold		Swing

2011-2015[edit]

Huntington and Hatherton By-Election 6 December 2012^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barry Bond	404	59.3	-6.2
	UKIP	Lyndon Jones	182	26.7	-7.8
	Labour	John Brindle	95	14.0	+14.0
Majority			222	32.6
Turnout			681
	Conservative hold		Swing

Perton East By-Election 14 February 2013^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Anthony Bourke	314	65.1	+16.9
	Conservative	Nigel Caine	168	34.9	-16.9
Majority			146	30.2
Turnout			482
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Brewood and Coven By-Election 10 October 2013^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wendy Sutton	459	40.8	-3.7
	Labour	Lorna Jones	352	31.3	+6.4
	UKIP	Christopher Lenton	225	20.0	+20.0
	Independent	Moira Alden-Court	89	7.9	+7.9
Majority			107	9.5
Turnout			1,125
	Conservative hold		Swing

2015-2019[edit]

Great Wyrley Town By-Election 21 July 2016^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Lawrence	357	50.9	+1.1
	Labour	George Bullock	230	32.8	+5.5
	UKIP	Malcolm McKenzie	114	16.3	-6.7
Majority			127	18.1
Turnout			701
	Conservative hold		Swing

Penkridge West By-Election 4 May 2017^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Josephine Chapman	357	57.4	-2.7
	Labour	Andrew Lenz	101	16.2	+16.2
	Independent	David Oldfield	99	15.9	-24.0
	Independent	Victor Kelly	39	6.3	+6.3
	Green	Ian Sadler	15	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Norman Smallwood	11	1.8	+1.8
Majority			256	41.2
Turnout			622
	Conservative hold		Swing

Codsall South By-Election 8 February 2018^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Spencer	490	78.8	N/A
	Labour	Kevin McElduff	82	13.2	N/A
	Green	Ian Sadler	50	8.0	N/A
Majority			408	65.6
Turnout			622
	Conservative hold		Swing

2019-2023[edit]

Kinver By-Election 28 October 2021^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoff Sisley	865	74.1	+29.4
	Labour	Michael Vaughan	154	13.2	+13.2
	Green	Bernadette McGourty	149	12.8	-16.3
Majority			711	60.9
Turnout			1,168
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wombourne South East By-Election 28 October 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Evans	370	50.3	-22.7
	Green	Claire McIlvenna	323	43.9	+43.9
	Labour	Denis Beaumont	42	5.7	-21.3
Majority			47	6.4
Turnout			735
	Conservative hold		Swing

Penkridge North East and Acton Trussell By-Election 21 July 2022^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andy Adams	388	47.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Sam Harper-Wallis	378	46.6	N/A
	Labour	Norman Smallwood	45	5.5	N/A
Majority			10	1.2
Turnout			811
	Conservative hold		Swing

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "The South Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/1140, retrieved 28 December 2023
^ The District of South Staffordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Staffordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1989. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Hereford and Worcester, Staffordshire and West Midlands (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
^ "The District of South Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/1446, retrieved 17 September 2022
^ "Great Wyrley Town By-Election - November 2005". Staffordshire District Council. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Huntington and Hatherton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Huntington and Hatherton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Perton East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Brewood and Coven Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Great Wyrley Town Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Penkridge West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Codsall South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Kinver Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Wombourne South East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Penkridge North East and Acton Trussell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

External links[edit]

South Staffordshire District Council

[2022order-1] "The South Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/1140, retrieved 28 December 2023

[2] The District of South Staffordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977

[3] slation.gov.uk - The District of South Staffordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1989. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.

[4] slation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[5] slation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[6] slation.gov.uk - The Hereford and Worcester, Staffordshire and West Midlands (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[local-7] "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 9 August 2009.

[2001order-8] "The District of South Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/1446, retrieved 17 September 2022

[wyrley-9] "Great Wyrley Town By-Election - November 2005". Staffordshire District Council. Retrieved 9 August 2009.

[10] "Local Elections Archive Project — Huntington and Hatherton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[11] "Local Elections Archive Project — Huntington and Hatherton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[12] "Local Elections Archive Project — Perton East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[13] "Local Elections Archive Project — Brewood and Coven Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[14] "Local Elections Archive Project — Great Wyrley Town Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[15] "Local Elections Archive Project — Penkridge West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[16] "Local Elections Archive Project — Codsall South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Kinver Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Wombourne South East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[19] "Local Elections Archive Project — Penkridge North East and Acton Trussell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

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v t e Council elections in Staffordshire
Staffordshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021
Cannock Chase District Council	1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
East Staffordshire Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Lichfield District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2022
South Staffordshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Stafford Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Stoke-on-Trent City Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015 2019 2023
Tamworth Borough Council	1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
See also: Wards Boundary changes