2025 Staffordshire County Council election

2025 Staffordshire County Council election
All 62 seats to Staffordshire County Council; 32 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 2025 Staffordshire County Council election.
Leader before election; Alan White; Conservative	Leader after election ; TBA; Reform UK

The 2025 Staffordshire County Council election took place on 1 May 2025 to elect members to Staffordshire County Council in Staffordshire, England.^[2] All 62 seats will be elected.^[3] This was on the same day as other local elections.

At the election, Reform UK secured an overall majority on the council, winning control from the Conservative Party.

Background

At the 2021 election, the Conservatives won a majority of seats.^[4]

Previous council composition

After 2021 election			Before 2025 election^[5]
Party		Seats	Party		Seats
	Conservative	57		Conservative	53
	Labour	4		Labour	5
	Independent	1		Independent	4

Changes

January 2022: Tom Loughbrough-Rudd (Conservative) suspended from party^[6]
October 2022: Ian Lawson (Conservative) dies – by-election held January 2023^[7]
January 2023: Nigel Yates (Labour) gains by-election from Conservatives;^[8] Richard Ford (Conservative) resigns – by-election held March 2023^[9]
March 2023: Alex Farrell (Conservative) wins by-election^[10]
October 2024: Thomas Jay (Conservative) leaves party to sit as an independent^[11]
December 2024: Mike Wilcox (Conservative) leaves party to sit as an independent^[12]

Summary

Election result

2025 Staffordshire County Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Reform UK	62	49	33	0	49	79.0	41.2	91,128	+41.0
	Conservative	62	10	0	30	47	16.1	27.8	61,474	–28.8
	Labour	62	1	0	3	3	1.6	16.1	35,500	–10.1
	Green	44	1	0	0	1	1.6	5.7	12,608	–0.7
	Stafford Borough Independents	2	1	0	0		1.6	1.2	2,597	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	42	0	0	0		0.0	5.4	11,910	+2.7
	Independent	15	0	0	0		0.0	2.3	5,149	–1.8
	UKIP	5	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	356	–0.8
	TUSC	3	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	168	±0.0
	Workers Party	1	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	56	N/A

Results by district

The results of the election were counted and seats declared on 2 May 2025.^[13]

Cannock Chase

Cannock Chase district summary
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Reform UK	7	7	13,012	53.5	+53.1
	Conservative	0	7	4,473	18.4	–31.6
	Labour	0		3,339	13.7	–12.7
	Green	0		2,725	11.2	+8.1
	Independent	0		492	2.0	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	0		196	0.8	–1.1
	UKIP	0		70	0.3	N/A
	TUSC	0		30	0.1	–0.2
Total		7		24,337	31.5
Registered electors				77,326	–

Division results

Brereton & Ravenhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Neil Parton	1,210	49.5	*N/A*
	Labour Co-op	David Williams	464	19.0	–15.4
	Conservative	Joshua Birch	358	14.6	–26.0
	Independent	Gerald Molineux	268	11.0	N/A
	Green	Mandi Boyer	144	5.9	+0.9
Majority			746	30.5	N/A
Turnout			2,448	28.4	–0.1
Registered electors			8,618
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Cannock Town Centre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Martin Murray	1,982	51.5	*N/A*
	Conservative	Paul Snape*	942	24.5	–37.3
	Labour	Garry Samuels	580	15.1	–6.4
	Green	Eloise Cropp	318	8.3	+2.7
	TUSC	Gareth Knox	30	0.8	N/A
Majority			1,040	27.0	N/A
Turnout			3,857	33.5	+2.1
Registered electors			11,520
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Chadsmoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Alex Hunt	2,053	62.9	*N/A*
	Labour Co-op	Jacquie Prestwood	512	15.7	–27.3
	Conservative	Philippa Haden*	436	13.4	–35.5
	Green	Joanne Elson	161	4.9	–3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Thompson	102	3.1	N/A
Majority			1,541	47.2	N/A
Turnout			3,269	29.8	+3.9
Registered electors			10,783
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Etching Hill & The Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Jon Pendleton	1,525	46.0	*N/A*
	Conservative	Mike Sutherland*	915	27.6	–38.2
	Labour Co-op	Darren Foley	497	15.0	–12.7
	Independent	Alan Dudson	188	5.7	N/A
	Green	David Green	188	5.7	–0.8
Majority			610	18.4	N/A
Turnout			3,321	32.5	–0.8
Registered electors			10,231
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Hawks Green, Rawnsley & Cannock Wood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform UK	Rhys Mandry	1,973	47.2
	Green	Richard Jenking	964	23.1
	Conservative	Phil Hewitt*	789	18.9
	Labour	James Withington	286	6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Scotchmer	94	2.3
	UKIP	Terry Dryhurst	70	1.7
Majority			1,009	24.1
Turnout			4,182	34.9
Registered electors			11,968
	Reform UK win (new seat)

Hednesford North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform UK	Paul Jones	2,019	56.4
	Green	Darrell Mawle	754	21.1
	Labour Co-op	Paula Stanton	423	11.8
	Conservative	Anthony Boucker	348	9.7
	Independent	Ronald Turville	36	1.0
Majority			1,265	35.3
Turnout			3,586	29.8
Registered electors			12,015
	Reform UK win (new seat)

Norton Canes, Heath Hayes & Wimblebury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform UK	Daniel Cecil	2,250	60.7
	Conservative	Sam Priest	685	18.5
	Labour Co-op	Lisa Wilson	577	15.6
	Green	Ian Wallace	196	5.3
Majority			1,565	42.2
Turnout			3,721	30.5
Registered electors			12,191
	Reform UK win (new seat)

East Staffordshire

East Staffordshire district summary
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Reform UK	5	5	10,152	37.4	N/A
	Conservative	3	3	8,628	31.8	–20.3
	Labour	1	1	5,254	19.4	–9.6
	Green	0		2,281	8.4	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	0		825	3.0	+1.1
Total		9	1	27,140	31.3
Registered electors				92,474	–

Division results

Burton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform UK	Peter Mason	1,062	47.4
	Conservative	Mike Metcalfe	551	24.6
	Labour	Adriana Bailey	423	18.9
	Green	Cate Ilett	206	9.2
Majority			511	22.8
Turnout			2,249	25.1
Registered electors			8,963
	Reform UK win (new seat)

Burton Tower
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Conor Wileman*	1,376	39.2	−19.6
	Reform UK	Tracy Sutcliffe	1,139	32.5	N/A
	Labour	Simon Slater	652	18.6	−3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Coates	173	4.9	N/A
	Green	Elliott Sutton-Page	169	4.8	−0.7
Majority			237	6.7	–30.5
Turnout			3,518	32.0
Registered electors			10,989
	Conservative hold		Swing

Burton Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Michael Carver	685	35.3	*N/A*
	Labour	Arshad Afsar*	672	34.7	–14.9
	Conservative	Ray Faulkner	320	16.5	–13.0
	Green	Cameron Lawndes	261	13.5	+9.0
Majority			13	0.6	N/A
Turnout			3,721	31.7
Registered electors			11,745
	Reform UK gain from Labour

Burton Trent
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Syed Hussain*	1,021	41.7	–17.2
	Reform UK	Jonathan Pyke	766	31.3	N/A
	Conservative	Colin Wileman	377	15.4	–17.5
	Green	Anthony Bates	144	5.9	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Theodore Hollier	143	5.8	+2.5
Majority			255	10.4	–15.6
Turnout			2,458	24.6
Registered electors			9,986
	Labour hold

Dove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip White*	1,414	43.7	–14.6
	Reform UK	Paul Allen	1,081	33.4	N/A
	Labour	Simon Peaple	376	11.6	–21.0
	Green	Dale Barr	364	11.3	+5.9
Majority			333	10.3	–15.4
Turnout			3,242	34.9
Registered electors			9,286
	Conservative hold

Needwood Forest
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Catherine Brown	1,312	37.3	–30.1
	Reform UK	Richard Howard	1,281	36.5	N/A
	Labour	Rosie Harvey-Coggins	447	12.7	–7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Patrice Moreau	303	8.6	+3.9
	Green	Jack Mellor	171	4.9	–2.3
Majority			31	0.8	–46.0
Turnout			3,521	35.2
Registered electors			10,000
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stretton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform UK	Barry Martin	1,214	39.1
	Conservative	Bernard Peters	938	30.2
	Labour Co-op	Shelagh McKiernan	605	19.5
	Liberal Democrats	Neville Ingley	206	6.6
	Green	Shane Robinson	140	4.5
Majority			276	8.9
Turnout			3,107	26.7
Registered electors			11,630
	Reform UK win (new seat)

Uttoxeter Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Gary Hales	1,432	38.8	*N/A*
	Conservative	Philip Atkins*	1,407	38.1	–34.7
	Green	Geoffrey Aris	496	13.4	+5.3
	Labour Co-op	Matthew Simpson	357	9.7	–3.4
Majority			25	0.7	N/A
Turnout			3,696	41.2
Registered electors			8,978
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Uttoxeter Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Patrick Allen	1,492	43.2	*N/A*
	Conservative	Philip Hudson*	933	27.0	–4.1
	Labour	Rob Hawkins	701	20.3	–0.3
	Green	Oliver Ragg	330	9.5	–7.1
Majority			559	16.2	N/A
Turnout			3,456	31.7
Registered electors			10,898
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Lichfield

Lichfield district summary
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Reform UK	5	5	10,391	36.5	N/A
	Conservative	3	5	8,684	30.5	–27.9
	Labour	0		5,436	19.1	–7.1
	Liberal Democrats	0		3,306	11.6	+2.2
	Green	0		686	2.4	–1.8
Total		8		28,503	33.3
Registered electors				85,075	–

Division results

Burntwood North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Andrew Clissett	1,888	51.8	*N/A*
	Conservative	Richard Stephenson	794	21.8	–27.2
	Labour	Jane Smith	721	19.8	–28.0
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Ray	241	6.6	+3.3
Majority			1,094	30.0	N/A
Turnout			3,652	33.2	+3.1
Registered electors			10,997
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Burntwood South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Robin Hall	1,407	46.6	*N/A*
	Labour	Darren Ennis	939	31.1	–14.2
	Conservative	Antony Jones	529	17.5	–30.5
	Liberal Democrats	Miles Trent	145	4.8	–1.9
Majority			468	15.5	N/A
Turnout			3,022	28.1	–1.4
Registered electors			10,762
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Lichfield City North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Matthew Wallens	1,260	34.0	*N/A*
	Labour	Kate Greening	941	25.4	–6.3
	Conservative	Janice Silvester-Hall*	821	22.2	–20.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jordan Lane	436	11.8	+0.6
	Green	David Melhuish	247	6.7	–1.5
Majority			319	8.6	N/A
Turnout			3,714	31.9	+0.4
Registered electors			11,651
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Lichfield City South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Greatorex*	1,109	29.1	–19.4
	Reform UK	Martyn Baylay	1,002	26.3	N/A
	Labour	Jacob Marshall	862	22.6	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jamie Christie	587	15.4	–1.9
	Green	Jessica Kelly	255	6.7	–6.0
Majority			107	2.8	–24.2
Turnout			3,820	34.1	–3.0
Registered electors			11,200
	Conservative hold

Lichfield Rural East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Tracey Dougherty	1,197	38.8	*N/A*
	Conservative	Alan White*	958	31.0	–36.3
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Rushton	575	18.6	+3.7
	Labour	Jenny Mackintosh	357	11.6	–6.3
Majority			239	7.8	N/A
Turnout			3,102	35.4	+2.8
Registered electors			8,759
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Lichfield Rural North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Holland	964	32.9	–26.0
	Liberal Democrats	Morag Maclean	944	32.2	+25.9
	Labour	Ben Watkins	719	24.5	+5.0
	Reform UK	John Madden	307	10.5	N/A
Majority			20	0.7	–38.7
Turnout			2,942	33.9	–1.5
Registered electors			8,675
	Conservative hold		Swing	26.0

Lichfield Rural South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alex Farrell	1,825	42.4	–34.6
	Reform UK	Sarah Beech	1,744	40.5	N/A
	Labour	David Thompson	500	11.6	–4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Phillip Bennion	232	5.4	–1.8
Majority			81	1.9	–59.3
Turnout			4,310	35.5	–1.6
Registered electors			12,143
	Conservative hold

Lichfield Rural West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Janet Higgins	1,586	42.1	*N/A*
	Conservative	Richard Cox*	1,455	38.6	–35.2
	Labour Co-op	Paul Taylor	397	10.5	–6.7
	Green	David Cullen	184	4.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Ash Walters	146	3.9	–2.6
Majority			131	3.5	N/A
Turnout			3,770	34.6	+1.9
Registered electors			10,888
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Newcastle-under-Lyme

Newcastle-under-Lyme district summary
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Reform UK	8	8	13,053	44.7	+44.1
	Conservative	1	8	7,316	25.2	–32.3
	Labour	0		6,419	22.0	–9.7
	Liberal Democrats	0		1,978	6.8	+2.0
	Green	0		195	0.7	–4.6
	Independent	0		133	0.5	N/A
	TUSC	0		99	0.3	N/A
Total		9		29,193	31.5
Registered electors				92,911	–

Division results

Audley & Chesterton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Rhys Machin	1,605	51.8	*N/A*
	Labour Co-op	Rebekah Lewis	660	21.3	–13.7
	Conservative	Jeremy Lefroy	503	16.2	–33.5
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Wemyss	331	10.7	+1.4
Majority			945	30.5	N/A
Turnout			3,113	29.5	+3.0
Registered electors			10,563
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Bradwell & Porthill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform UK	Nicholas Lakin	1,471	52.4
	Labour	Andrew Fox-Hewett	734	26.2
	Conservative	Qamar Khan	378	13.5
	Liberal Democrats	Eric Durber	223	7.9
Majority			737	26.2
Turnout			2,819	30.1
Registered electors			9,365
	Reform UK win (new seat)

Kidsgrove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Tony Screen	1,878	53.6	*N/A*
	Labour	Mark Porter	787	22.5	–6.0
	Conservative	Conna Eynon	739	21.1	–42.9
	TUSC	Rebecca Carter	99	2.8	+1.6
Majority			1,091	31.1	N/A
Turnout			3,516	31.3	+3.1
Registered electors			11,249
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

May Bank & Wolstanton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform UK	Lynn Dean	1,142	35.4
	Conservative	David Hutchinson	966	30.0
	Labour	Mark Olszewski	797	24.7
	Liberal Democrats	Hilary Jones	187	5.8
	Independent	Duncan Greenwood	133	4.1
Majority			176	5.4
Turnout			3,230	32.0
Registered electors			10,095
	Reform UK win (new seat)

Newcastle Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Helen Arnold	1,497	39.8	+37.1
	Conservative	Andrew Turnock	1,217	32.4	–33.4
	Labour Co-op	Jeff Love	564	15.0	–3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Becket	284	7.6	+2.4
	Green	Steven Jones	195	5.2	–2.9
Majority			280	7.4	N/A
Turnout			3,772	36.3	+0.8
Registered electors			10,384
	Reform UK gain from Conservative		Swing	33.3

Newcastle South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Adam Griffiths	1,238	38.6	*N/A*
	Conservative	Gill Heesom	924	28.8	–27.7
	Labour Co-op	Jacqueline Brown	810	25.2	–7.4
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Jones	236	7.4	+4.4
Majority			314	9.8	N/A
Turnout			3,223	31.4	–1.4
Registered electors			10,270
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Silverdale & Knutton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform UK	Mark Nixon	1,344	50.7
	Labour Co-op	Dave Jones	720	27.2
	Conservative	Finn Swain	368	13.9
	Liberal Democrats	James Borg	218	8.2
Majority			624	23.5
Turnout			2,663	25.5
Registered electors			10,427
	Reform UK win (new seat)

Talke & Red Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Martin Rogerson	1,971	57.5	*N/A*
	Labour Co-op	Sarah Pickup	776	22.7	–17.7
	Conservative	Ray Tait	464	13.5	–38.8
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Maddock	215	6.3	+3.1
Majority			1,195	34.8	N/A
Turnout			3,437	30.6	+3.5
Registered electors			11,236
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Westlands, Thistleberry & Keele
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Simon Tagg*	1,757	49.9
	Reform UK	Keith Parker	907	25.8
	Labour	Joel Edgington-Plunkett	571	16.2
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Studd	284	8.1
Majority			850	24.1
Turnout			3,528	37.8
Registered electors			9,322
	Conservative win (new seat)

South Staffordshire

South Staffordshire district summary
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Reform UK	6	6	11,805	41.9	N/A
	Conservative	2	6	9,733	34.5	–33.9
	Labour	0		2,467	8.8	–8.3
	Liberal Democrats	0		2,357	8.4	N/A
	Green	0		1,250	4.4	–5.6
	Independent	0		551	2.0	–0.4
	UKIP	0		31	0.1	–2.0
Total		8		28,194	32.7
Registered electors				86,369	–

Division results

Brewood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Chris Large	1,618	44.8	*N/A*
	Conservative	Mark Sutton*	1,331	36.8	–37.6
	Labour	Jan Jeffries	374	10.3	–5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Middleton	168	4.6	N/A
	Green	Andrew Ballance	124	3.4	–6.3
Majority			287	8.0	N/A
Turnout			3,620	34.8	–0.3
Registered electors			10,396
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Cheslyn Hay Village, Featherstone & Shareshill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform UK	Thomas Baker	1,685	50.6
	Conservative	Rob Duncan	1,020	30.6
	Labour	John Brindle	409	12.3
	Green	Gary Burnett	114	3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Young	104	3.1
Majority			665	20.0
Turnout			3,340	30.8
Registered electors			10,835
	Reform UK win (new seat)

Codsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Val Chapman	1,317	40.9	–26.6
	Reform UK	Matt Ewart	1,067	33.2	N/A
	Green	Ian Sadler	281	8.7	–9.9
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Bailey	279	8.7	N/A
	Labour	Kian Banks	250	7.8	–6.1
	Independent	Sam Payne	24	0.7	N/A
Majority			250	7.7	–41.2
Turnout			3,221	31.6	–1.9
Registered electors			10,178
	Conservative hold

Great Wyrley & Essington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform UK	Michelle Woods	1,679	49.6
	Conservative	Peter Kruskonjic	1,068	31.6
	Labour	Barbar Sigley	380	11.2
	Green	Danni Braine	138	4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Calloway	118	3.5
Majority			611	18.0
Turnout			3,387	28.8
Registered electors			11,763
	Reform UK win (new seat)

Kinver
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Victoria Wilson*	1,804	45.1	–29.4
	Reform UK	Andrew Southall	1,483	37.1	N/A
	Labour	Lorraine Holmes	294	7.3	–4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Hannah Harper-Wallis	240	6.0	N/A
	Green	Andi Mohr	150	3.7	–10.3
	UKIP	Gordon Fanthom	31	0.8	N/A
Majority			321	8.0	–52.5
Turnout			4,011	37.3	+0.2
Registered electors			10,757
	Conservative hold

Penkridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Craig Humphreyson	1,438	37.6	*N/A*
	Liberal Democrats	Sam Harper-Wallis	1,216	31.8	N/A
	Conservative	Wendy Sutton	859	22.5	–46.0
	Labour	Andrew Lenz	212	5.5	–13.2
	Green	Roger Powell	99	2.6	–10.2
Majority			222	5.8	N/A
Turnout			3,831	33.4	+4.3
Registered electors			11,459
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Perton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	James Hodges	1,084	35.2	*N/A*
	Conservative	Siôn Charlesworth-Jones	1,031	33.5	–24.4
	Independent	Nigel Caine	527	17.1	–6.7
	Labour	Adam Freeman	205	6.7	–6.5
	Green	Hilde Liesens	131	4.3	–0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Lickley	100	3.2	N/A
Majority			53	1.7	N/A
Turnout			3,080	32.0	–1.8
Registered electors			9,629
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Wombourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Marie Shortland	1,751	46.8	*N/A*
	Conservative	Mike Davies*	1,303	34.8	–36.2
	Labour Co-op	Adrian Hamlyn	343	9.2	–7.4
	Green	Claire McIlvenna	213	5.7	–6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Valerie Davis	132	3.5	N/A
Majority			448	12.0	N/A
Turnout			3,754	33.1	+1.7
Registered electors			11,352
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Stafford

Stafford district summary
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Reform UK	6	6	11,298	32.4	+32.1
	Conservative	1	6	9,498	27.3	–24.8
	Green	1	1	3,256	9.3	–1.5
	Stafford Ind.	1		2,597	7.5	N/A
	Labour	0	1	5,409	15.5	–7.9
	Liberal Democrats	0		2,439	7.0	+6.0
	Independent	0		303	0.9	–6.4
	TUSC	0		39	0.1	–0.2
Total		9		34,839

Division results

Eccleshall & Gnosall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform UK	Wayne Titley	1,584	34.9
	Conservative	Jeremy Pert*	1,557	34.3
	Green	Scott Spencer	863	19.0
	Labour	Stewart Moffat	342	7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Crossley	187	4.1
Majority			27	0.6
Turnout			4,533
	Reform UK win (new seat)

Stafford Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Paul Williams	1,080	33.8	*N/A*
	Labour Co-op	Debbie Harrison	1,002	31.3	–12.0
	Conservative	Paul Startin	598	18.7	–21.5
	Green	Mike Spight	305	9.5	–2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Sam Whitehouse	214	6.7	N/A
Majority			78	2.5	N/A
Turnout			3,199
	Reform UK gain from Labour Co-op

Stafford North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Chris Gilbert	1,058	31.4	*N/A*
	Conservative	Mike Newton	1,011	30.0	–24.9
	Labour Co-op	Ant Reid	793	23.6	–8.7
	Green	Emma Carter	250	7.4	–1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Eleanor Anders	216	6.4	N/A
	TUSC	Allan Gray	39	1.2	–0.7
Majority			47	1.4	N/A
Turnout			3,367
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Stafford South East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ann Edgeller*	2,137	45.1	–17.1
	Reform UK	Ray Barron	1,322	28.1	N/A
	Labour	Alison Breakwell	869	18.3	–10.4
	Green	Victoria Door	258	5.4	–2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Toby Webster	144	3.0	N/A
Majority			815	17.0	–16.5
Turnout			4,740
	Conservative hold

Stafford South West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform UK	Antonia Orlandi-Fantini	1,189	37.4
	Labour Co-op	Aaron Thurstance	832	26.2
	Conservative	Roy Clarke	679	21.3
	Green	Roisin Chambers	283	8.9
	Liberal Democrats	Maria Moore	198	6.2
Majority			357	11.2
Turnout			3,181
	Reform UK win (new seat)

Stafford Trent Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Andrew Mynors	1,273	30.6	*N/A*
	Conservative	Jonathan Price*	1,252	30.1	–18.0
	Stafford Ind.	Brendan McKeown	1,008	24.3	–3.8
	Labour	Trudie McGuinness	421	10.1	–6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Voss	202	4.9	N/A
Majority			21	0.5	N/A
Turnout			4,156
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Stafford West & Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Jack Rose	1,297	34.8
	Reform UK	Paul Gilbert	1,116	30.0
	Conservative	Mark Winnington*	884	23.7
	Labour	Leah Elston-Thompson	320	8.6
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Foreman	106	2.8
Majority			181	4.8
Turnout			3,723
	Green win (new seat)

Stone Rural North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Sean Bagguley	1,461	34.6	+31.4
	Liberal Democrats	Alec Sandiford	1,172	27.7	+18.2
	Conservative	Ian Parry*	930	22.0	–34.5
	Labour	Sharon Reid	360	8.5	–6.9
	Independent	Gary Lloyd	303	7.2	N/A
Majority			289	6.9	N/A
Turnout			4,226
	Reform UK gain from Conservative		Swing	6.6

Stone Urban
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Stafford Ind.	Jill Hood*	1,589	42.4	–5.4
	Reform UK	Jordan Turnock	1,215	32.5	N/A
	Conservative	Darren Woodward	470	12.6	–21.7
	Labour	Polly Sutherland	470	12.6	–2.4
Majority			374	9.9	–3.6
Turnout			3,744
	Stafford Ind. hold

Staffordshire Moorlands

Staffordshire Moorlands district summary
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Reform UK	7	7	11,810	40.3	N/A
	Conservative	0	6	8,727	29.8	–26.7
	Labour	0	1	3,749	12.8	–17.2
	Independent	0		2,649	9.0	+3.6
	Green	0		1,590	5.4	–0.4
	Liberal Democrats	0		809	2.8	+0.4
Total		7		29,334	38.1
Registered electors				77,056	–

Division results

Biddulph North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Mike Broom	1,404	38.9	*N/A*
	Conservative	Derek Stubbs	954	26.4	–31.2
	Independent	Jim Garvey	834	23.1	N/A
	Labour	Sharon Fox	295	8.2	–27.5
	Green	Ian Waite	122	3.4	–3.3
Majority			450	12.5	N/A
Turnout			3,629	37.6	+5.7
Registered electors			9,645
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Biddulph South & Endon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Bob Egginton	1,824	42.4	*N/A*
	Conservative	Keith Flunder*	1,369	31.8	–26.1
	Labour	Gareth Taylor	548	12.7	–15.4
	Liberal Democrats	Christina Jebb	420	9.8	–3.2
	Green	Alison McCrea	138	3.2	N/A
Majority			455	10.6	N/A
Turnout			4,305	36.2	+8.4
Registered electors			11,886
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Caverswall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Warwick McKenzie	1,711	42.4	*N/A*
	Conservative	Ross Ward*	1,539	38.1	–33.3
	Labour	Matthew Spooner	306	7.6	–12.5
	Independent	Caroline Lovatt	226	5.6	N/A
	Green	Helen Stead	133	3.3	–5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Gregg	120	3.0	N/A
Majority			172	4.3	N/A
Turnout			4,039	36.9	+8.1
Registered electors			10,941
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Cheadle & Checkley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Gary Bentley	1,650	38.2	*N/A*
	Conservative	Mark Deaville*	1,448	33.5	–19.4
	Independent	Peter Wilkinson	547	12.6	–10.0
	Labour Co-op	Vicky Wheeldon	490	11.3	–7.7
	Green	James Firkins	190	4.4	–1.2
Majority			202	4.7	N/A
Turnout			4,333	38.5	+8.9
Registered electors			11,243
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Churnet Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Su Beardmore	1,882	46.4	*N/A*
	Conservative	Mike Worthington*	1,133	27.9	–35.2
	Labour	John Gill	439	10.8	–15.3
	Green	Mike Jones	244	6.0	–4.8
	Independent	Ian Plant	205	5.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Roy Gregg	157	3.9	N/A
Majority			749	18.5	N/A
Turnout			4,065	36.8	+5.4
Registered electors			11,034
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Leek Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Charlotte Kelly	1,887	42.1	*N/A*
	Conservative	Iain Banks	965	21.5	–35.4
	Independent	Linda Malyon	786	17.5	N/A
	Green	Jonathan Kempster	554	12.4	+4.2
	Labour	Sheree Peaple	287	6.4	–15.3
Majority			922	20.6	N/A
Turnout			4,484	41.8	+6.6
Registered electors			10,728
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Leek South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Sonny Edwards	1,452	32.1	*N/A*
	Labour Co-op	Charlotte Atkins*	1,384	30.6	–26.8
	Conservative	Joe Porter	1,319	29.1	–8.9
	Green	Judith Rutnam	209	4.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Rank	112	2.5	–2.1
	Independent	Roy Molson	51	1.1	N/A
Majority			68	1.5	N/A
Turnout			4,534	39.2	+5.8
Registered electors			11,579
	Reform UK gain from Labour Co-op

Tamworth

Tamworth district summary
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Reform UK	5	5	9,607	49.5	N/A
	Conservative	0	6	4,415	22.8	–34.4
	Labour	0		3,427	17.7	–12.3
	Independent	0		1,021	5.3	–0.3
	Green	0		625	3.2	+1.3
	UKIP	0		255	1.3	–4.0
	Workers Party	0		56	0.3	N/A
Total		5	1	19,406	32.2
Registered electors				60,480	–

Division results

Perrycrofts
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Ian Cooper	1,517	34.9	*N/A*
	Conservative	Robert Pritchard*	1,037	23.8	–21.5
	Independent	Richard Kingstone	1,021	23.5	–3.5
	Labour	Gareth Coates	588	13.5	–10.5
	Green	Owxn Smith	160	3.7	N/A
	UKIP	Lisa Morris	27	0.6	–2.2
Majority			480	11.1	N/A
Turnout			4,352	36.6	+1.0
Registered electors			11,888
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

The Cotes/Two Rivers
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform UK	Nicholas Thompson	1,972	50.4
	Labour	Carol Dean	806	20.6
	Conservative	James Barron	788	20.1
	Green	Zoot Roome	232	5.9
	UKIP	Gail Bilcliff	57	1.5
	Workers Party	Adam Goodfellow	56	1.4
Majority			1,166	29.8
Turnout			3,919	31.5
Registered electors			12,435
	Reform UK win (new seat)

The Heaths
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform UK	Hayley Coles	2,020	55.2
	Conservative	Brett Beetham	746	20.4
	Labour Co-op	Chris Bains	595	16.3
	Green	Emily Walker	233	6.4
	UKIP	Tony Fergus	65	1.5
Majority			1,274	34.8
Turnout			3,673	31.2
Registered electors			11,775
	Reform UK win (new seat)

Watling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform UK	Wayne Luca	2,164	55.9
	Conservative	Jeremy Oates*	1,004	25.9
	Labour	Ben Clarke	702	18.1
Majority			1,160	30.0
Turnout			3,897	31.5
Registered electors			12,369
	Reform UK win (new seat)

Wilnecote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform UK	Gordon Munro	1,934	53.5
	Conservative	Tina Clements*	840	23.2
	Labour	Margaret Clarke	736	20.4
	UKIP	Robert Bilcliff	106	2.9
Majority			1,094	30.3
Turnout			3,634	30.3
Registered electors			12,013
	Reform UK win (new seat)

References

^ The sole Stafford Borough Independents councillor was elected in 2021 as an Independent, joining the party on it's inception.
^ "Election timetable in England". Electoral Commission. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ "Upcoming Elections and Election results - Staffordshire County Council". www.staffordshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
^ "Staffordshire result - Local Elections 2021". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
^ "Your County Councillors by Party". Staffordshire County Council. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
^ "Councillor quits Conservatives after suspension over Burntwood tree funding controversy". Lichfield Live. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
^ Andrews, Rob (10 October 2022). "Tories lead tributes after death of Staffordshire councillor". Stoke on Trent Live. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Biddulph North Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
^ Boothroyd, David. "Did you insinuate we'd lost three seats on Plymouth?". Localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Watling South Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
^ "Super Thursday results special". Localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
^ "Former leader quits Conservative group to become independent member at Lichfield District Council". Lichfield Live. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
^ "Staffordshire County Council Elections". Staffordshire County Council. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.

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[1] The sole Stafford Borough Independents councillor was elected in 2021 as an Independent, joining the party on it's inception.

[2] "Election timetable in England". Electoral Commission. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

[3] "Upcoming Elections and Election results - Staffordshire County Council". www.staffordshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-29.

[4] "Staffordshire result - Local Elections 2021". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-11-29.

[5] "Your County Councillors by Party". Staffordshire County Council. Retrieved 20 March 2025.

[6] "Councillor quits Conservatives after suspension over Burntwood tree funding controversy". Lichfield Live. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2025.

[7] Andrews, Rob (10 October 2022). "Tories lead tributes after death of Staffordshire councillor". Stoke on Trent Live. Retrieved 20 March 2025.

[8] "Local Elections Archive Project — Biddulph North Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2025.

[9] Boothroyd, David. "Did you insinuate we'd lost three seats on Plymouth?". Localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2025.

[10] "Local Elections Archive Project — Watling South Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2025.

[11] "Super Thursday results special". Localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2025.

[12] "Former leader quits Conservative group to become independent member at Lichfield District Council". Lichfield Live. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2025.

[13] "Staffordshire County Council Elections". Staffordshire County Council. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.

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Background

Previous council composition

Changes

Summary

Election result

Results by district

Cannock Chase

East Staffordshire

Lichfield

Newcastle-under-Lyme

South Staffordshire

Stafford

Staffordshire Moorlands

Tamworth

See also

References