Staffordshire Moorlands District Council elections

Local government elections in Staffordshire, England

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council elections are held every four years. Staffordshire Moorlands District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Staffordshire Moorlands in Staffordshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 56 councillors have been elected from 27 wards.[1]

## Council elections

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* 1973 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election
* 1976 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
* 1979 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election
* 1983 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election
* 1987 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election
* 1991 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3][4]
* 1995 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
* 1999 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election
* 2003 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election (New ward boundaries)[1]
* 2007 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election
* 2011 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election
* 2015 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election
* 2019 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election
* 2023 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election

## By-elections

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### 1995-1999

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Biddulph North By-Election 4 September 1997  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour |  | 262  | 40.7  | +3.8
| Conservative |  | 180  | 28.0  | +28.0
| Liberal Democrats |  | 130  | 20.2  | +7.4
| Ratepayer  |  | 72  | 11.2  | −5.2
Majority  | 82  | 12.7  |
Turnout | 644  | 14.3  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Leek NE By-Election 30 October 1997  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour |  | 386  | 58.6  | +8.6
| Conservative |  | 125  | 19.0  | +9.0
| Ratepayer  |  | 85  | 12.9  | −3.4
| Liberal Democrats |  | 61  | 9.3  | +4.7
Majority  | 261  | 39.6  |
Turnout | 657  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Cheadle NE By-Election 12 February 1998  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Ratepayer  |  | 315  | 50.1  | +19.0
| Labour |  | 195  | 31.0  | −16.3
| Conservative |  | 119  | 18.9  | +18.9
Majority  | 120  | 19.1  |
Turnout | 629  | 26.3  |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing |  |
Biddulph South By-Election 30 April 1998  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats |  | 617  | 55.7  | +20.8
| Labour |  | 382  | 35.0  | −13.7
| Independent |  | 108  | 9.8  | −6.5
Majority  | 235  | 20.7  |
Turnout | 1,107  | 31.5  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### 1999-2003

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Biddulph East By-Election 6 April 2000  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour |  | 465  | 72.3  | −3.4
| Liberal Democrats |  | 110  | 17.1  | +4.7
| Conservative |  | 68  | 10.5  | −1.0
Majority  | 355  | 55.2  |
Turnout | 643  | 19.4  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Biddulph South By-Election 8 February 2001  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats |  | 506  | 54.1  | +1.9
| Labour |  | 345  | 36.9  | +4.1
| Conservative |  | 84  | 9.0  | +9.0
Majority  | 161  | 17.2  |
Turnout | 935  | 26.2  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |  |
Leek South East By-Election 30 May 2002  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour |  | 357  | 32.0  | +3.4
| Conservative |  | 351  | 31.4  | +2.9
| Ratepayer  |  | 287  | 25.7  | −8.9
| Liberal Democrats |  | 122  | 10.9  | +2.6
Majority  | 6  | 0.6  |
Turnout | 1,117  | 27.0  |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### 2003-2007

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Biddulph East By-Election 29 July 2004  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Madelaine Lovatt  | 501  | 79.4  |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Lewis  | 130  | 20.6  |
Majority  | 371  | 58.8  |
Turnout | 631  | 14.4  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Biddulph North By-Election 9 December 2004  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent |  | 320  | 41.4  | +11.4
| Labour |  | 269  | 34.8  | +15.7
| Ratepayer  |  | 103  | 13.3  | −3.1
| Liberal Democrats |  | 81  | 10.5  | +0.0
Majority  | 51  | 6.6  |
Turnout | 773  | 17.5  |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
Werrington By-Election 9 March 2006  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jeffrey Bass  | 265  | 27.2  | −27.5
| Labour | Yvonne Ahmad  | 206  | 21.1  | −24.2
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Leaper  | 196  | 20.1  | +20.1
| BNP | John Burgess  | 162  | 16.6  | +16.6
| Independent | Austin Hanchard  | 83  | 8.5  | +8.5
| Independent | Trevor Austin  | 34  | 3.2  | +3.2
| UKIP | Michael Critchlow  | 29  | 3.0  | +3.0
Majority  | 59  | 6.1  |
Turnout | 975  | 34.0  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Cheadle West By-Election 13 July 2006  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Alan Banks  | 354  | 59.7  | +14.8
| Ratepayer  | Ernest Vernon  | 239  | 40.3  | +28.7
Majority  | 115  | 19.4  |
Turnout | 593  | 15.2  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 2007-2011

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Leek East By-Election 19 March 2009[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative |  | 452  | 38.7  | −7.6
| Liberal Democrats | Roy Gregg[7] | 238  | 20.4  | +20.4
| Independent |  | 197  | 16.9  | +16.9
| Staffordshire Independent Group |  | 189  | 16.2  | +16.2
| Green |  | 91  | 7.8  | +7.8
Majority  | 214  | 18.3  |
Turnout | 1,167  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 2011-2015

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Leek North By-Election 9 February 2012[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Charlotte Atkins | 514  | 54.9  | +16.9
| UKIP | Alex Povey  | 188  | 20.1  | −13.7
| Conservative | Bob Bestwick  | 178  | 19.0  | −1.6
| Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Brian Pointon  | 33  | 3.5  | +3.5
| Liberal Democrats | Roy Gregg  | 24  | 2.6  | +2.6
Majority  | 326  | 34.8  |
Turnout | 937  |  |
| Labour gain from UKIP | Swing |  |
Leek North By-Election 2 May 2013[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Darren Price  | 397  | 32.3  | +0.3
| UKIP | Matthew Cooper  | 347  | 28.2  | −5.6
| Conservative | Bob Bestwick  | 260  | 21.1  | +0.5
| Moorlands Democratic Alliance | Maureen Motum  | 203  | 16.5  | +16.5
| Liberal Democrats | Roy Gregg  | 23  | 1.9  | +1.9
Majority  | 50  | 4.1  |
Turnout | 1,230  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Cellarhead By-Election 20 March 2014[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Barbara Hughes  | 178  | 32.5  | −12.3
| Labour | Jocelyn Morrison  | 132  | 24.1  | +24.1
| Staffordshire Independent Group | Jean Hodgetts  | 119  | 21.8  | −33.4
| UKIP | Alex Povey  | 105  | 19.2  | +19.2
| Liberal Democrats | Phil Routledge  | 13  | 2.4  | +2.4
Majority  | 46  | 8.4  |
Turnout | 547  |  |
| Conservative gain from Staffordshire Independent Group | Swing |  |

### 2015-2019

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Leek East by-election 20 July 2017  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Darren Price  | 505  | 45.0  |
| Conservative | Roy Denis Tomkinson  | 325  | 28.9  |
| Independent | Nick Sheldon  | 219  | 19.5  |
| Liberal Democrats | Roy William Gregg  | 74  | 6.6  |
Majority  | 180  | 16.0  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
Leek West by-election 22 March 2018  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Bill Cawley  | 487  | 42.9  | +23.6
| Conservative | James Aberley  | 370  | 32.6  | +0.6
| Liberal Democrats | George Herbert  | 219  | 19.2  | +8.7
| Independent | Stephen Wales  | 61  | 5.4  | +5.4
Majority  | 117  | 10.3  |
Turnout | 1,137  | 30.9  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### 2019-2023

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Cheadle North East by-election 6 May 2021[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Stephen Ellis  | 308  | 47.2  | +47.2
| Independent | Liz Whitehouse  | 163  | 25.0  | +25.0
| Labour | Debra Gratton  | 117  | 17.9  | −4.3
| Independent | Paulette Upton  | 33  | 5.1  | −18.9
| Green | Dan Mayers  | 31  | 4.8  | −6.8
Majority  | 145  | 22.2  |
Turnout | 652  |  |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |  |
Cheadle South East by-election 6 May 2021[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Peter Jackson  | 359  | 42.4  | +19.8
| Labour | Liz Haines  | 206  | 24.3  | −1.6
| Independent | Jamie Evans  | 153  | 18.1  | +18.1
| Independent | Colin Pearce  | 87  | 10.3  | +10.3
| Independent | Alan Thomas  | 24  | 2.8  | +2.8
| Green | Daniella Vickerstaff  | 18  | 2.1  | +2.1
Majority  | 153  | 18.1  |
Turnout | 847  |  |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |  |
Cheadle South East by-election 5 May 2022[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Zenobia Routledge  | 348  | 43.0  | +20.4
| Labour | Matthew Spooner  | 325  | 40.1  | +14.2
| Independent | Abigail Wilkinson  | 137  | 16.9  | −12.0
Majority  | 23  | 2.8  |
Turnout | 810  |  |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |  |
Biddulph West by-election 19 January 2023 (2 seats)[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Charlie Smith  | 364  |  |
| Labour | Dave Proudlove  | 288  |  |
| Independent | Abigail Wilkinson  | 226  |  |
| Conservative | Rathi Pragasam  | 185  |  |
| Independent | Alistair McLoughlin  | 154  |  |
| Green | Ian Waite  | 61  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "The District of Staffordshire Moorlands (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/1448, retrieved 15 September 2022
2. ^ "The District of Staffordshire Moorlands (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1976/174, retrieved 15 September 2022
3. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
4. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
5. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Stafford and Staffordshire Moorlands (District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 7 November 2015.
6. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Leek East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
7. ^ "Local Campaigner Roy Gregg for Leek East". Staffordshire Moorlands Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
8. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Leek North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
9. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Leek North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
10. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cellarhead Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
11. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cheadle North East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
12. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cheadle South East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
13. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cheadle South East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
14. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Biddulph West East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

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