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2017 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 Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour UKIP
Last election 34 seats, 36% 24 seats, 30% 2 seats, 24%
Seats won 51 10 0
Seat change Increase21 Decrease14 Decrease2
Popular vote 116,644 60,697 12,947
Percentage 53.8% 28.0% 6.0%
Swing Increase17.8% Decrease2.0% Decrease18.0%

Map showing the results of the 2017 Staffordshire County Council elections.

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2017 Staffordshire County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of 2017 local elections in the UK.[1] All 62 councillors were elected from electoral divisions (two of which serve dual-councillor electoral divisions) for a four-year term of office. The system used is first-past-the-post voting.

The result was Conservative councillors formed an increased majority on the council.

Results summary

Staffordshire County Council election, 2017[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 51 +17 53.8 116,644
  Labour 10 -14 28.0 60,697
  Other parties 1 -1 2.7 5,789
  UKIP 0 -2 6.0 12,947
  Green 0 0 5.0 10,897
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 4.6 10,017


References

  1. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Staffordshire County Council election results 2017". Staffordshire County Council. 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2017-05-08.