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2001 Staffordshire County Council election

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2001 Staffordshire County Council election

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All 62 seats to Staffordshire County Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats won 36 24
Seat change Decrease4 Increase4

  Third party
 
Party Liberal Democrats
Seats won 2
Seat change Steady0

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

Elections to Staffordshire County Council took place on 7 June 2001, as part of the 2001 United Kingdom local elections, and on the same day as the general election. The elections had been delayed from May 2001 due to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. All 62 seats were up for election.

Summary

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The election was won by the Labour Party, with 36 seats.[1]

Overall results

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Staffordshire County Council election, 2001[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 36 -4 58.0 41%
  Conservative 24 +4 39.0 38%
  Liberal Democrats 2 0 3.0 17%
  Independent 0 0 0.0 2%
  Other 0 0 0.0 1%

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Local Elections of 7 June 2001" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 9 May 2021.