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.^[1] 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.

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

Results summary

Staffordshire County Council election, 2017^[2]

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

References