South Staffordshire District Council elections

Local government elections in Staffordshire, England

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

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* 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

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| Overall control |  | Conservative |  | Labour |  | Lib Dems |  | Green |  | Freedom |  | UKIP |  | Independent

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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

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* 2023 results map

## By-election results

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### 1995-1999

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Bilbrook By-Election 25 July 1996  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative |  | 420  | 49.5  |
| Liberal Democrats |  | 216  | 25.5  |
| Labour |  | 212  | 25.0  |
Majority  | 204  | 24.0  |
Turnout | 848  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 1999-2003

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Shareshill By-Election 7 March 2002  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| Labour |  | unopposed  |  |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### 2003-2007

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Great Wyrley Town By-Election 3 November 2005[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Huntington and Hatherton By-Election 1 July 2010[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Huntington and Hatherton By-Election 6 December 2012[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Great Wyrley Town By-Election 21 July 2016[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Kinver By-Election 28 October 2021[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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1. ^ a b "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. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Staffordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1989. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
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. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Hereford and Worcester, Staffordshire and West Midlands (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
7. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
8. ^ "The District of South Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/1446, retrieved 17 September 2022
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.

* South Staffordshire election results
* By-election results

## External links

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Staffordshire Moorlands District Council|

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