Staffordshire County Council
Staffordshire County Council | |
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| Type | |
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| Leadership | |
Chief Executive | John Henderson since May 2015 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 62 councillors |
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Political groups |
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Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 6 May 2021 |
| Meeting place | |
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| County Buildings, Stafford | |
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Staffordshire County Council is the top-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Staffordshire, England.
62 councillors sit on Staffordshire County Council. Staffordshire operates a cabinet-style council. The full council elects a cabinet of 10 councillors, including the council leader, from the majority party. Each cabinet member has their own portfolio about which they make the "day to day" decisions.[2][3]
Council election results
Results summary
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 57 | +6 | 91.9 | 56.5 | 125,310 | ||||
| Labour | 4 | -6 | 6.5 | 26.2 | 58,225 | ||||
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.9 | 15,251 | ||||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 14,198 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 5,949 | ||||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2,171 | ||||
| Other parties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 729 | ||||
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 51 | +17 | 82.3 | 53.8 | 116,644 | ||||
| Labour | 10 | -14 | 16.1 | 28.0 | 60,697 | ||||
| Other parties | 1 | -1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 5,789 | ||||
| UKIP | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6.0 | 12,947 | ||||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 10,897 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 10,017 | ||||
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Conservative | 34 | -15 | 54.8 | 36.2 | 68,395 | ||||
| Labour | 24 | +21 | 38.7 | 29.7 | 56,172 | ||||
| UKIP | 2 | -2 | 3.2 | 24.0 | 45,401 | ||||
| Independent | 2 | +2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 7,770 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 7,904 | ||||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 1,445 | ||||
| Other parties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 1,743 | ||||
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 49 | +22 | 109699 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | +2 | |||||||
| UKIP | 4 | +4 | |||||||
| Labour | 3 | -29 | 46315 | ||||||
References
- ^ "Council minutes, 23 July 2020" (PDF). Staffordshire County Council. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Role of County Council". Staffordshire County Council. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ "Role of the Cabinet". Staffordshire County Council. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ "Staffordshire County Council Elections - Thursday 6th May 2021". Staffordshire County Council. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Staffordshire County Council Elections - Thursday 6th May 2021 - Staffordshire Live". Staffordshire Live. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Staffordshire County Council election results 2017". Staffordshire County Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ "The Elections Centre - Election results Year Tables". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 13 May 2021.