East Staffordshire Borough Council elections

Local government elections in Staffordshire, England

East Staffordshire Borough Council elections are held every four years. East Staffordshire is a non-metropolitan district with borough status in Staffordshire, England. The Borough Council area of East Staffordshire covers three main settlements such as Burton-Upon-Trent, Uttoxeter and Tutbury, as well several rural towns and villages, such as Barton-under-Needwood, Stramshall, Weaver, Draycott in the Clay, Rolleston-on-Dove, Needwood and Abbots Bromley.

New ward boundaries were implemented as of the May 2023 elections, following a boundary review, electing 37 councillors from 16 wards.[1][2] Between the last boundary changes in 2003 and 2023, 39 councillors were elected from 21 wards.

## Council elections

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* 1973 East Staffordshire District Council election
* 1976 East Staffordshire District Council election
* 1979 East Staffordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
* 1983 East Staffordshire District Council election
* 1987 East Staffordshire District Council election
* 1991 East Staffordshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4][5]
* 1995 East Staffordshire Borough Council election
* 1999 East Staffordshire Borough Council election
* 2003 East Staffordshire Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[1]
* 2007 East Staffordshire Borough Council election
* 2011 East Staffordshire Borough Council election
* 2015 East Staffordshire Borough Council election
* 2019 East Staffordshire Borough Council election
* 2023 East Staffordshire Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[6]

## Results maps

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* 2003 results map

* 2007 results map

* 2011 results map

* 2015 results map

* 2019 results map

* 2023 results map

## By-election results

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### 1995-1999

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Needwood By-Election 25 September 1997  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative |  | 315  | 31.2  | +5.9
| Labour |  | 265  | 26.2  | −3.9
| Independent |  | 237  | 23.5  | +23.5
| Liberal Democrats |  | 193  | 19.1  | −5.6
Majority | 50  | 5.0  |
Turnout | 1,010  |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
Town By-Election 25 September 1997  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative |  | 386  | 48.4  | +27.4
| Labour |  | 318  | 39.9  | −13.9
| Independent |  | 93  | 11.7  | −13.4
Majority | 68  | 8.5  |
Turnout | 797  |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |

### 1999-2003

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Eton By-Election 7 February 2002  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour |  | 288  | 45.4  | −17.7
| Conservative |  | 185  | 29.2  | +15.4
| Liberal Democrats |  | 147  | 23.2  | +0.1
| UKIP |  | 14  | 2.2  | +2.2
Majority | 103  | 16.2  |
Turnout | 634  | 23.2  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Edgehill By-Election 2 May 2002  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour |  | 326  | 55.0  | +3.5
| Conservative |  | 170  | 28.7  | +5.2
| Liberal Democrats |  | 97  | 16.4  | +16.4
Majority | 156  | 26.3  |
Turnout | 593  | 21.6  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Outwoods By-Election 2 May 2002  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative |  | 502  | 58.9  |
| Labour |  | 153  | 18.0  |
| Liberal Democrats |  | 129  | 15.1  |
| Independent |  | 68  | 8.0  |
Majority | 349  | 40.9  |
Turnout | 852  | 39.7  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 2003-2007

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Stapenhill By-Election 8 September 2005  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Michael Key  | 624  | 66.6  | −4.5
| Conservative | Mary Crowley  | 268  | 28.6  | +0.3
| UKIP | Philip Lancaster  | 45  | 4.8  | +4.8
Majority | 356  | 38.0  |
Turnout | 937  | 16.0  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Shobnall By-Election 29 June 2006  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | William Ganley  | 581  | 41.0  | −8.3
| Conservative | Dilpazir Ahmed  | 441  | 31.2  | +5.9
| BNP | Clive Jones  | 291  | 20.6  | +20.6
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Rodgers  | 102  | 7.2  | +7.2
Majority | 140  | 9.8  |
Turnout | 1,415  | 31.0  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Town By-Election 31 August 2006  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Malcolm Barrett  | 664  | 64.9  | +24.1
| Labour | Martin Blencowe  | 255  | 24.9  | +3.3
| UKIP | Philip Lancaster  | 104  | 10.2  | +10.2
Majority | 409  | 40.0  |
Turnout | 1,023  | 20.9  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 2007-2011

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Stretton By-Election 14 February 2008  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Len Milner  | 661  | 36.9  | −11.6
| Labour | John McKiernan  | 366  | 20.4  | −7.2
| BNP | Clive Jones  | 327  | 18.2  | +18.2
| Popular Alliance  | Brian Buxton  | 233  | 13.0  | −10.9
| Liberal Democrats | Bryan Ambrose  | 205  | 11.4  | +11.4
Majority | 295  | 16.5  |
Turnout | 1,792  | 28.0  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Bagots By-Election 6 May 2010[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Greg Hall  | 1,177  | 74.0  | −8.5
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Dean-Young  | 414  | 26.0  | +26.0
Majority | 763  | 48.0  |
Turnout | 1,591  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Abbey By-Election 21 October 2010[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Colin Whittaker  | 604  | 87.8  | +1.3
| Labour | Liz Harman  | 84  | 12.2  | −1.3
Majority | 520  | 75.6  |
Turnout | 688  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 2011-2015

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Yoxall By-Election 3 November 2011[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Beryl Behague  | 478  | 84.3  | +5.0
| Labour | John McKiernan  | 89  | 15.7  | −5.0
Majority | 389  | 68.6  |
Turnout | 567  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 2015-2019

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Stapenhill by-election 26 May 2016[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Craig Jones  | 536  | 44.3  | +12.5
| UKIP | Sally Green  | 348  | 28.8  | −2.5
| Conservative | Michael Teasel  | 208  | 17.2  | −7.3
| Independent | Susan Paxton  | 75  | 6.2  | +6.2
| Green | Thomas Hadley  | 24  | 2.0  | −10.4
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Warner  | 18  | 1.5  | +1.5
Majority | 188  | 15.5  |
Turnout | 1,214  |  |
| Labour gain from UKIP | Swing |  |
Town by-election 2 February 2017[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Philip Hudson  | 627  | 52.3  | −0.3
| Labour | Zdzislaw Krupski  | 359  | 29.9  | −3.0
| UKIP | Norman Moir  | 213  | 17.8  | +17.8
Majority | 268  | 22.4  |
Turnout | 1,199  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Burton by-election 16 February 2017[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Helen Hall  | 271  | 52.7  | +5.4
| Labour | Phil Hutchinson  | 127  | 24.7  | −5.2
| UKIP | Peter Levis  | 60  | 11.7  | +11.7
| Conservative | Hamid Asghar  | 56  | 10.9  | −11.9
Majority | 144  | 28.0  |
Turnout | 514  |  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Horninglow by-election 4 May 2017[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Deneice Florence-Jukes  | 800  | 44.2  | +12.2
| Labour | Louise Walker  | 756  | 41.8  | +2.0
| UKIP | Peter Levis  | 199  | 11.0  | −17.2
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Warner  | 53  | 2.9  | +2.9
Majority | 44  | 2.4  |
Turnout | 1,808  |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
Shobnall by-election 4 May 2017[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Paul Walker  | 794  | 50.9  | −8.8
| Conservative | Colin Wood  | 504  | 32.3  | −8.0
| UKIP | Mike Green  | 113  | 7.2  | +7.2
| Liberal Democrats | Monica Douglas-Clark  | 96  | 6.1  | +6.1
| Green | Simon Hales  | 54  | 3.5  | +3.5
Majority | 290  | 18.6  |
Turnout | 1,561  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Stretton by-election 28 September 2017[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Dale Spedding  | 762  | 47.2  | +2.2
| Independent | Graham Lamb  | 455  | 28.2  | +28.2
| Labour | Cameron McKiernan  | 311  | 19.2  | −0.5
| UKIP | Peter Levis  | 52  | 3.2  | −24.4
| Liberal Democrats | Rhys Buchan  | 36  | 2.2  | +2.2
Majority | 307  | 19.0  |
Turnout | 1,616  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Stretton by-election 8 February 2018[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Vicki Gould  | 764  | 42.5  | −4.7
| Independent | Graham Lamb  | 625  | 34.8  | +6.6
| Labour | Elaine Pritchard  | 347  | 19.3  | +0.1
| UKIP | Peter Levis  | 47  | 2.6  | −0.6
| Liberal Democrats | Rhys Buchan  | 14  | 0.8  | −1.4
Majority | 139  | 7.7  |
Turnout | 1,797  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 2019-2023

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Yoxall by-election 13 February 2020[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Laura Beech  | 431  | 78.5  | −9.0
| Labour | Michael Baker  | 118  | 21.5  | +9.0
Majority | 313  | 57.0  |
Turnout | 549  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Eton Park by-election 6 May 2021[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Thomas Hadley  | 660  |  |
| Labour | Louise Walker  | 656  |  |
| Conservative | Michael Ackroyd  | 330  |  |
| Conservative | Jack Gould  | 247  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Goldsworthy  | 53  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Warner  | 43  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing |  |
Tutbury and Outwoods by-election 30 September 2021[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Russell Lock  | 549  | 44.3  | −13.5
| Independent | John Anderson  | 464  | 37.5  | +37.5
| Labour | Dale Barr  | 186  | 15.0  | −27.2
| Green | Lynn Furber  | 39  | 3.2  | +3.2
Majority | 85  | 6.9  |
Turnout | 1,238  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 2023-2027

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Stretton by-election 26 September 2024[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gerry Holmes  | 1,012  | 70.8  |
| Labour | John McKiernan  | 304  | 21.3  |
| Green | Kelly Rickard  | 113  | 7.9  |
Majority | 708  | 49.5  |
Turnout | 1,429  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "The Borough of East Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/1443, retrieved 15 September 2022
2. ^ "The East Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2021", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2021/1220, retrieved 15 September 2022
3. ^ The District of East Staffordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1066)
4. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
5. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
6. ^ "The East Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2021", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2021/1220, retrieved 19 November 2024
7. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bagots Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
8. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Abbey Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
9. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Yoxall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
10. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stapenhill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
11. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Town Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
12. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Burton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
13. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Horninglow Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
14. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Shobnall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
15. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stretton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
16. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stretton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
17. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Yoxall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
18. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Eton Park Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
19. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Tutbury and Outwoods Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
20. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stretton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2024.

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