East Staffordshire Borough Council elections

East Staffordshire Borough Council elections are held every four years. East Staffordshire is a non-metropolitan district with borough status in Staffordshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 39 councillors have been elected from 21 wards.[1] New ward boundaries have been prepared to take effect from the 2023 elections.[2]

Political control

The first elections were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been held by the following parties:[3]

Party in controlYears
No overall control1974–1976
Conservative1976–1979
No overall control1979–1995
Labour1995–2003
Conservative2003–2014
No overall control2014–2015
Conservative2015–2023
Labour2023–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2009 have been:[4]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Richard Grosvenor[5] Conservative15 May 200924 Feb 2014
Julian Mott[6] Labour24 Feb 2014May 2015
Richard Grosvenor Conservative22 May 20159 May 2019
Duncan Goodfellow Conservative17 May 201928 Feb 2022
George Allen Conservative21 Mar 2022

Council elections
  • 1973 East Staffordshire District Council election
  • 1976 East Staffordshire District Council election
  • 1979 East Staffordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)[7]
  • 1983 East Staffordshire District Council election
  • 1987 East Staffordshire District Council election
  • 1991 East Staffordshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[8][9]
  • 1995 East Staffordshire Borough Council election
  • 1999 East Staffordshire Borough Council election
  • 2003 East Staffordshire Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[1]
  • 2007 East Staffordshire Borough Council election
  • 2011 East Staffordshire Borough Council election
  • 2015 East Staffordshire Borough Council election
  • 2019 East Staffordshire Borough Council election
  • 2023 East Staffordshire Borough Council election

By-election results
Needwood By-Election 25 September 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 315 31.2 +5.9
Labour 265 26.2 -3.9
Independent 237 23.5 +23.5
Liberal Democrats 193 19.1 -5.6
Majority 50 5.0
Turnout 1,010
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Town By-Election 25 September 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 386 48.4 +27.4
Labour 318 39.9 -13.9
Independent 93 11.7 -13.4
Majority 68 8.5
Turnout 797
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Eton By-Election 7 February 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 288 45.4 -17.7
Conservative 185 29.2 +15.4
Liberal Democrats 147 23.2 +0.1
UKIP 14 2.2 +2.2
Majority 103 16.2
Turnout 634 23.2
Labour hold Swing
Edgehill By-Election 2 May 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 326 55.0 +3.5
Conservative 170 28.7 +5.2
Liberal Democrats 97 16.4 +16.4
Majority 156 26.3
Turnout 593 21.6
Labour hold Swing
Outwoods By-Election 2 May 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 502 58.9
Labour 153 18.0
Liberal Democrats 129 15.1
Independent 68 8.0
Majority 349 40.9
Turnout 852 39.7
Conservative hold Swing
Stapenhill By-Election 8 September 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Key 624 66.6 -4.5
Conservative Mary Crowley 268 28.6 +0.3
UKIP Philip Lancaster 45 4.8 +4.8
Majority 356 38.0
Turnout 937 16.0
Labour hold Swing
Shobnall By-Election 29 June 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Ganley 581 41.0 -8.3
Conservative Dilpazir Ahmed 441 31.2 +5.9
BNP Clive Jones 291 20.6 +20.6
Liberal Democrats Michael Rodgers 102 7.2 +7.2
Majority 140 9.8
Turnout 1,415 31.0
Labour hold Swing
Town By-Election 31 August 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm Barrett 664 64.9 +24.1
Labour Martin Blencowe 255 24.9 +3.3
UKIP Philip Lancaster 104 10.2 +10.2
Majority 409 40.0
Turnout 1,023 20.9
Conservative hold Swing
Stretton By-Election 14 February 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Len Milner 661 36.9 -11.6
Labour John McKiernan 366 20.4 -7.2
BNP Clive Jones 327 18.2 +18.2
Popular Alliance Brian Buxton 233 13.0 -10.9
Liberal Democrats Bryan Ambrose 205 11.4 +11.4
Majority 295 16.5
Turnout 1,792 28.0
Conservative hold Swing
Stapenhill by-election 26 May 2016[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Craig Jones 536 44.3 +12.5
UKIP Sally Green 348 28.8 -2.5
Conservative Michael Teasel 208 17.2 -7.3
Independent Susan Paxton 75 6.2 N/A
Green Thomas Hadley 24 2.0 -10.4
Liberal Democrats Hugh Warner 18 1.5 N/A
Majority 188 15.5
Turnout 1,214 20.54
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Steve Dyche

References
  1. "The Borough of East Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/1443, retrieved 15 September 2022
  2. "The East Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2021", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2021/1220, retrieved 15 September 2022
  3. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  4. "Council minutes". East Staffordshire Borough Council. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  5. Castle, Richard (11 May 2019). "Council leader of 10 years set to lose post as Tories vote him out". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  6. "East Staffordshire Borough Council leader Richard Grosvenor ousted after vote". BBC News. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  7. The District of East Staffordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1066)
  8. legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  9. legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  10. 2016 By Election Results for Stapenhill Ward | ESBC
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