2017 Staffordshire County Council election

The 2017 Staffordshire County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of 2017 local elections in the UK. 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.

2017 Staffordshire County Council election

4 May 2017
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 21 14 2 Popular vote 116,644 60,697 12,947 Percentage 53.8% 28.0% 6.0% Swing 17.8% 2.0% 18.0%
Map showing the results of the 2017 Staffordshire County Council elections.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

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

Results summary

Staffordshire County Council election, 2017

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

Division results for Cannock Chase District

Spoilt votes not included below.

Brereton & Ravenhill Division

Brereton & Ravenhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Dudson	941	36	−2
	Conservative	Olivia Lyons	838	32	+19
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Fisher	618	24	+5
	UKIP	Ann Bernard	207	8	−20
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Cannock Town Centre Division

Cannock Town Centre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Snape	1,989	55	+20
	Labour	Trudie McGuinness	1,154	32	−9
	UKIP	Kevin Whittaker	305	8	−13
	Green	Marie Smith	168	5	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Cannock Villages Division

Cannock Villages

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Johnny McMahon	1,420	49	+22
	Labour	Diane Todd	1,023	35	−9
	UKIP	John Bernard	333	12	−11
	Green	110	4	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Chadsmoor Division

Chadsmoor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Derek Davis, OBE	1,449	51	−7
	Conservative	Jim Bowater	870	30	+15
	UKIP	Dave Morris	408	14	−7
	Green	Jo Elson	132	5	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Etchinghill & Heath Division

Etchinghill & Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Sutherland	1,590	57	+25
	Labour	Carl Bennett	674	24	+1
	Liberal Democrats	Ray Jones	249	9	−9
	UKIP	Robert Branson	202	7	−20
	Green	Michael Lees	70	3	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hednesford & Rawnsley Division

Hednesford & Rawnsley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Burnett	2,597	38	+12
	Conservative	Phil Hewitt	2,305	34	+13
	Labour	George Adamson	1,998	29	−11
	Green	Paul Woodhead	1,807	26	N/A
	Labour	Christine Mitchell	1,683	25	−10
	Green	Stuart Crabtree	1,482	22	N/A
	UKIP	Dave Percox	555	8	−21
	UKIP	Paul Allen	530	8	−18
	Local Residents Putting The People First	Ann Turville	251	4	N/A
	Local Residents Putting The People First	Ron Turville	168	2	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Division results for East Staffordshire

Spoilt votes not included below.

Burton Tower Division

Burton Tower

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Conor Wileman	2,261	62	+18
	Labour	Philippa Saddington	1,010	28	−11
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Coates	213	6	N/A
	Green	Carol Sharratt	162	4	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Burton Town Division

Burton Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ron Clarke	1,351	43	−10
	Conservative	Hamid Asghar	1,106	35	+18
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Hall	372	12	+3
	UKIP	Dene Whyman	258	8	−11
	Green	Simon Hales	82	3	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Burton Trent Division

Burton Trent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Syed Hussain	1,488	56	+9
	Conservative	Maqsood Hussain	658	25	+6
	UKIP	Sally Green	490	19	−10
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Dove Division

Dove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip White	2,549	63	+23
	Labour	John Anderson	1,114	28	+5
	UKIP	Mike Green	375	9	−27
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Horninglow & Stretton Division

Horninglow & Stretton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bernard Peters	1,911	53	+19
	Labour	Shelagh McKiernan	1,104	31	−5
	UKIP	Peter Levis	416	12	−18
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh Warner	103	3	N/A
	Green	Robert Sharratt	73	2	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Needwood Forest Division

Needwood Forest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julia Jessel	2,719	72	+25
	Labour	Robert Saddington	792	21	−
	Green	Kelly Rickard	242	6	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Uttoxeter Rural Division

Uttoxeter Rural

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Atkins	3,169	79	+4
	Labour	Chloe Kelly	553	14	−4
	UKIP	George Langley-Poole	285	7	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Uttoxeter Town Division

Uttoxeter Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Brookes	1,763	60	+20
	Labour	John McKiernan	857	29	−7
	UKIP	Norman Moir	313	11	−9
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Division results for Lichfield District

Spoilt votes not included below.

Burntwood North Division

Burntwood North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Woodward	1,371	47	+6
	Conservative	Eileen Tranter	1,321	45	+15
	UKIP	Martin Dewes	175	6	−20
	Green	Carol Ivett	76	3	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Burntwood South Division

Burntwood South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Helen Fisher	1,506	53	+31
	Labour	Steven Norman	848	30	+2
	UKIP	John Hitchin	280	10	−23
	Liberal Democrats	John Smith	114	4	N/A
	Green	Adam Elsdon	72	3	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing

Lichfield City North Division

Lichfield City North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Natasha Pullen	1,571	46	+12
	Labour	Caroline Wood	1,076	32	−4
	Liberal Democrats	Miles Trent	420	12	+4
	Something New	Philip Peter	175	5	N/A
	Green	Hilary Wolfenden	163	5	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Lichfield City South Division

Lichfield City South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Greatorex	1,982	56	+11
	Liberal Democrats	Jamie Christie	645	18	+3
	Labour	Colin Ball	623	18	−1
	Green	Simon Partridge	269	8	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lichfield Rural East Division

Lichfield Rural East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan White	2,077	63	+19
	Labour	Glen Mynott	562	17	−5
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Bennion	365	11	+6
	Green	Robert Pass	270	8	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lichfield Rural North Division

Lichfield Rural North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Janet Eagland	2,145	68	+19
	Labour	David Harvey	478	15	−2
	Liberal Democrats	Jeyan Anketell	378	12	+6
	Green	Michael Broughton	164	5	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lichfield Rural South Division

Lichfield Rural South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Smith	2,497	74	+22
	Labour	David Thompson	496	15	+2
	Liberal Democrats	Alasdair Brooks	225	7	+3
	Green	Mathew Hayward	159	5	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lichfield Rural West Division

Lichfield Rural West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martyn Tittley	2,279	70	+26
	Labour	Ben Watkins	555	17	−2
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Rathbone	200	6	+2
	Green	Kate Tilley	199	6	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Division results for Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme

Spoilt votes not included below.

Audley & Chesterton Division

Audley & Chesterton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ann Beech	1,245	39	−
	Conservative	David Cooper	873	27	+21
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Wilkes	748	23	−2
	UKIP	Mark Barlow	365	11	−15
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Bradwell, Porthill & Wolstanton Division

Bradwell, Porthill & Wolstanton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Cooper	1,552	49	+27
	Labour	Sandra Hambleton	1,506	47	+2
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Virr	136	4	+1
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Keele, Knutton & Silverdale Division

Keele, Knutton & Silverdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dave Jones	965	52	+14
	Conservative	Mark Holland	505	27	+19
	UKIP	Neil Farrow	222	12	−26
	Liberal Democrats	James Borg	112	6	N/A
	Green	Gordon Pearson	53	3	−4
Majority
Turnout
	Labour gain from UKIP		Swing

Kidsgrove Division

Kidsgrove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gill Burnett	1,057	35	+24
	Labour	Laura Dillon	967	32	−12
	Independent	Margaret Astle	570	19	−25
	UKIP	Geoffrey Locke	447	15	−26
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

May Bank & Cross Heath Division

May Bank & Cross Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Trevor Johnson	1,608	46	+21
	Labour	Mark Olszewski	1,475	42	+1
	UKIP	Lynn Dean	297	8	−16
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Wemyss	149	4	−
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Newcastle Rural Division

Newcastle Rural

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Northcott	2,359	73	+27
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Elphinstone-Walker	649	20	+9
	UKIP	Gordon Davies	210	7	−21
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Newcastle South Division

Newcastle South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Sweeney	1,859	51	+12
	Labour	Ruth Wright	1,306	36	−
	UKIP	Gary Fedtschyschak	255	7	−18
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Whelan	143	4	N/A
	Green	Joseph Talbot	90	2	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Talke & Red Street Division

Talke & Red Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kyle Robinson	1,793	55	+7
	Conservative	Jill Waring	1,042	32	+20
	UKIP	Raymond Williams	274	8	−25
	Liberal Democrats	Ben Ireland	137	4	−2
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Westlands & Thistleberry Division

Westlands & Thistleberry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Tagg	1,998	52	+6
	Liberal Democrats	Marion Reddish	963	25	+9
	Labour	Imogen Wilkes	653	17	−2
	UKIP	Maria Foy	158	4	−14
	Green	Jade Taylor-Cashmore	84	2	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Division results for South Staffordshire

Spoilt votes not included below.

Brewood Division

Brewood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Sutton	2,329	71	+17
	Labour	Lorna Jones	559	17	−3
	Independent	Victor Kelly	242	7	N/A
	Green	Kerst Ward	135	4	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheslyn Hay, Essington & Great Wyrley Division

Cheslyn Hay, Essington & Great Wyrley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kath Perry	3,720	60	+25
	Conservative	Bernard Williams	3,345	54	+23
	Labour	Colin Davison	1,364	22	−1
	Labour	John Brindle	1,285	21	+2
	UKIP	Alan Emery	781	13	−12
	UKIP	Steve Hollis	745	12	−16
	Green	David Mermod	310	5	N/A
	Green	Richard Jenking	191	3	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Codsall Division

Codsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Marshall	2,327	75	+20
	Labour	Nick Hill	439	14	−2
	Green	Gary Burnett	332	11	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kinver Division

Kinver

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Victoria Wilson	2,217	64	+12
	No Description	Seb Hargreaves	457	13	N/A
	Labour	Christine Ridgeway	337	10	−2
	UKIP	Gordon Fanthom	266	8	−28
	Green	Ian Sadler	166	5	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Penkridge Division

Penkridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Williams	1,913	64	+8
	Labour	Andrew Lenz	877	29	−15
	Green	Scarlett Ward	191	6	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Perton Division

Perton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith James	2,078	74	+35
	Labour	Adam Freeman	546	19	+8
	Green	Hilde Liesens	180	6	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wombourne Division

Wombourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Davies	2,517	78	+23
	Labour	Daniel Sherriff	432	13	+1
	Green	Claire Mcilvenna	295	9	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Division results for Borough of Stafford

Spoilt votes not included below.

Eccleshall Division

Eccleshall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeremy Pert	2,642	73	+26
	Labour	Catherine Gregory	562	16	+2
	Green	Kathryn Elphick	235	7	N/A
	UKIP	Edward Whitfield	175	5	−24
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gnosall & Doxey Division

Gnosall & Doxey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Winnington	3,065	70	+29
	Labour	Rowan Draper	845	19	+7
	Green	Tony Pearce	451	10	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stafford Central Division

Stafford Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maureen Compton	1,451	46	+2
	Conservative	Mary Jennings	1,165	37	+8
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Kemp	187	6	N/A
	UKIP	Paul Williams	187	6	−14
	Green	Sharon Hollinshead	149	5	−1
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Stafford North Division

Stafford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan Price	1,417	41	+5
	Labour	Julian Thorley	1,023	30	−10
	Green	Ian Hollinshead	524	15	+11
	Independent	Geoff Small	322	9	N/A
	UKIP	Raymond Smith	164	5	−14
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Stafford South East Division

Stafford South East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ann Edgeller	2,537	61	+18
	Labour	Louise Nixon	1,045	25	−7
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Cliff	304	7	N/A
	UKIP	William Stanfield	163	4	−17
	Green	Mike Shone	125	3	−1
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stafford Trent Valley Division

Stafford Trent Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Francis	2,573	67	+20
	Labour	Trevor Fisher	702	18	−4
	Green	Mark Oliver	340	9	N/A
	UKIP	John Mosley	241	6	−25
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stafford West Division

Stafford West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carolyn Trowbridge	1,635	47	+15
	Labour	Trish Rowlands	1,463	42	−3
	UKIP	Ellis Stones	206	6	−12
	Green	Toby Hollinshead	189	5	+1
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Stone Rural Division

Stone Rural

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Parry	2,546	68	+31
	Labour	Richard Sidley	679	18	+5
	No Description	Mark Green	273	7	N/A
	Green	Pete Latham	248	7	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stone Urban Division

Stone Urban

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jill Hood	1,694	43	N/A
	Conservative	Philip Jones	1,333	34	+6
	Labour	Andrew Church	550	14	−3
	UKIP	Andrew Illsley	227	6	−19
	Green	Thomas Harris	98	3	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Division results for Staffordshire Moorlands

Spoilt votes not included below.

Biddulph North Division

Biddulph North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Lawson	1,808	59	+23
	Labour	Christopher Wood	1,111	36	+6
	Liberal Democrats	Danielle Spooner	168	5	−
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Biddulph South & Endon Division

Biddulph South & Endon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Flunder	1,247	36	+11
	Liberal Democrats	Henry Jebb	1,139	33	+8
	Labour	Kevin Jackson	1,037	30	+1
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Caverswall Division

Caverswall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ross Ward	2,252	68	+37
	Labour	Jocelyn Morrison	570	17	+2
	Independent	Julie Bull	356	11	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Christoper Simpkins	119	4	N/A
Majority			1,682	51.0
Turnout			3,297	30.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Cheadle & Checkley Division

Cheadle & Checkley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Deaville	1,815	56	+11
	Labour	John Palfreyman	691	21	−5
	UKIP	Peter Wilkinson	518	16	−9
	Liberal Democrats	Judy Gregg	121	4	−
	Green	James Firkins	71	2	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Churnet Valley

Churnet Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Worthington	1,939	55	+8
	Labour	Mahfooz Ahmad	688	20	−1
	Independent	Ian Whitehouse	401	11	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Preston	224	6	+1
	Green	Paul Fenton	139	4	N/A
	Independent	Keith Harvey	115	3	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Leek Rural

Leek Rural

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gill Heath	2,441	57	+17
	Labour	Philip Barks	1,020	24	+7
	Independent	Linda Malyon	441	10	−8
	Liberal Democrats	Roy Gregg	180	4	+1
	Green	Wendy Bohme	165	4	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Leek South Division

Leek South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charlotte Atkins	2,204	55	+18
	Conservative	Gail Lockett	1,465	37	+6
	Liberal Democrats	Lee Jagger	182	5	+1
	Green	Mike Jones	155	4	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Division results for Borough of Tamworth

Spoilt votes not included below.

Amington Division

Amington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alastair Little	1,198	41	+10
	Labour	Sheree Peaple	1,183	41	+3
	UKIP	Dennis Box	408	14	−15
	Green	Eddie Jones	109	4	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Bolebridge Division

Bolebridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeremy Oates	1,297	44	+16
	Labour	Carol Dean	1,182	40	−2
	UKIP	John Baker	263	9	−18
	Liberal Democrats	Matt Davies	127	4	−
	Green	Lesley Edmunds	83	3	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Perrycrofts Division

Perrycrofts

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ben Adams	1,614	49	+14
	Labour	Gordon Moore	1,129	34	+1
	UKIP	Jamie Bristoll	254	8	−17
	Liberal Democrats	Jenny Pinkett	195	6	+2
	Green	Nicola Holmes	102	3	−
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stonydelph Division

Stonydelph

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jason Jones	991	42	+19
	Labour	Margaret Clarke	846	36	+2
	UKIP	Robert Bilcliff	417	18	N/A
	Green	Sarah Waters	116	5	−
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Watling North Division

Watling North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tina Clements	1,462	50	+6
	Labour	Brian Jenkins	1,044	36	−9
	UKIP	Paul Smith	265	9	N/A
	Green	Wil Goodridge	127	4	−4
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Watling South Division

Watling South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Greatorex	1,780	59	+7
	Labour	Michelle Abbots	723	24	−17
	UKIP	Paul Biggs	307	10	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Jones	132	4	−3
	Green	Mollie Scharaschkin	68	2	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing