Stafford Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · West Midlands · 40 seats in 23 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Stafford Council is run by a Labour / Independent / Green coalition. The council has 40 councillors in 23 wards. Seats by party: Conservative 15, Labour 12, Other 7, Green 5, Lib Dem 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

A government plan to replace the councils in this area with two unitary councils was paused for review on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Labour / Independent / Green Coalition

40 seats - 21 for a majority

Labour 12Conservative 15Lib Dem 1Green 5Other 7

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Conservative +1 Labour −1

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (40 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Conservative33.4%14

Labour31.4%13

Green16.2%5

Other15.1%7

Lib Dem2.7%1

Reform1.2%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 40 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Conservative 15

6 short of the 21 needed for a majority

Closest result

Holmcroft

Conservative won the last seat by 7 votes over another Conservative candidate, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Manor

Labour hold, 16 July 2026 (1 since 2021)

Constituencies

3 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

56%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemGreenOther

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 23 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Barlaston Gareth Jones	4 May 2023 Conservative 54.0% lead 23.3 pts
Baswich Marnie Phillips, Ann Edgeller	4 May 2023 Conservative 43.4% lead 13.4 pts
Common Aidan Godfrey	4 May 2023 Labour 63.0% lead 37.5 pts
Coton Louise Nixon, Ant Reid	4 May 2023 Labour 59.2% lead 39.6 pts
Doxey & Castletown Tony Pearce	4 May 2023 Green 56.1% lead 37.8 pts
Eccleshall Peter Jones, Jeremy Pert	4 May 2023 Conservative 52.5% lead 22.3 pts
Forebridge Julian Thorley	4 May 2023 Labour 56.1% lead 30.9 pts
Fulford Alec Sandiford, Mike Dodson	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 43.3% lead 7.3 pts
Gnosall & Woodseaves Mark Winnington, Scott Spencer	4 May 2023 Conservative 46.7% lead 1.7 pts
Haywood & Hixon Brendan McKeown, Andy Cooper	4 May 2023 Stafford Borough Independents 36.2% lead 7.6 pts
Highfields & Western Downs Dee McNaughton, Andy McNaughton	4 May 2023 Labour 53.4% lead 21.3 pts
Holmcroft Frank James, Bryan Cross	4 May 2023 Labour 43.6% lead 0.4 pts
Littleworth Gillian Pardesi, Tony Nixon	4 May 2023 Labour 52.8% lead 27.6 pts
Manor Aaron Thurstance, Anne Hobbs	4 May 2023 Labour 55.8% lead 26.4 pts
Milford Peter Edgeller	4 May 2023 Conservative 48.6% lead 11.0 pts
Milwich Karine Aspin, Frances Beatty	4 May 2023 Conservative 44.5% lead 21.9 pts
Penkside Ralph Cooke	4 May 2023 Labour 54.5% lead 26.1 pts
Rowley Doug Rouxel	4 May 2023 Green 41.3% lead 7.5 pts
Seighford & Church Eaton Emma Carter, Jack Rose	4 May 2023 Green 47.9% lead 13.0 pts
St Michael's & Stonefield Rob Kenney, Ian Fordham, Philip Leason	4 May 2023 Stafford Borough Independents 44.4% lead 15.4 pts
Swynnerton & Oulton James Nixon, Roy James	4 May 2023 Conservative 34.5% lead 12.3 pts
Walton Jon Powell, Jill Hood	4 May 2023 Stafford Borough Independents 59.2% lead 31.5 pts
Weeping Cross & Wildwood Julie Read, Jenny Barron	4 May 2023 Stafford Borough Independents 34.9% lead 0.5 pts

Barlaston

Gareth Jones Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative54.0%

Labour30.7%

Green15.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Evan Gareth Rowland Jones Elected	Conservative	368	54.0%
Richard Kirkup Sidley	Labour	209	30.7%
Karen Jane Davies	Green	104	15.3%

Baswich

Ann Edgeller ConservativeMarnie Phillips Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative43.4%

Labour30.0%

Stafford Borough Independents16.9%

Green9.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ann Edgeller Elected	Conservative	915
Marnie Phillips Elected	Conservative	688
Alison Carr	Labour	633
Kulwant Singh Kang	Labour	524
Maria Davies	Stafford Borough Independents	357
Paul Woodhead	Stafford Borough Independents	346
Timothy John Boardman	Green	205

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Common

Aidan Godfrey Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour63.0%

Conservative25.5%

Green11.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Aidan Thomas Arthur Godfrey Elected	Labour	439	63.0%
Peter Patrick Martin	Conservative	178	25.5%
Daniel Laidler	Green	80	11.5%

Coton

Ant Reid LabourLouise Nixon Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour59.2%

Conservative19.6%

Green12.0%

Reform9.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Louise Nixon Elected	Labour	645
Ant Reid Elected	Labour	564
Neil David Glover	Conservative	214
Paul David Startin	Conservative	160
Mike Spight	Green	131
Michael Riley	Reform	100
Steven Robert Spennewyn	Reform	74

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Doxey & Castletown

Tony Pearce Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Green56.1%

Labour18.3%

Conservative12.2%

Independent7.5%

Independent5.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tony Pearce Elected	Green	447	56.1%
Rich Duffy	Labour	146	18.3%
James Peter Brampton	Conservative	97	12.2%
Eleanor Catherine Tristram	Independent	60	7.5%
Isabella Edna Davies	Independent	47	5.9%

Eccleshall

Jeremy Pert ConservativePeter Jones Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative52.5%

Labour30.2%

Green17.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jeremy Michael Pert Elected	Conservative	1,028
Peter Wallace Jones Elected	Conservative	949
Kate Hanley	Labour	591
Rebecca Sally Osborne-Town	Labour	444
Gillian Elizabeth Douce	Green	338

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Forebridge

Julian Thorley Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour56.1%

Conservative25.2%

Green18.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Julian Thorley Elected	Labour	418	56.1%
James Edward George Cantrill	Conservative	188	25.2%
Robert Thomas James Norman	Green	139	18.7%

Fulford

Alec Sandiford Lib DemMike Dodson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem43.3%

Conservative36.0%

Labour20.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alec Sandiford Elected	Lib Dem	693
Michael George Dodson Elected	Conservative	576
Lynne Barbara Bakker-Collier	Conservative	515
Maria Alexia Moore	Lib Dem	429
Charlie Nutt	Labour	331

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Gnosall & Woodseaves

Mark Winnington ConservativeScott Spencer Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative46.7%

Green45.0%

Reform8.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mark James Winnington Elected	Conservative	962
Scott Nathaniel Spencer Elected	Green	926
Patrick Milton McLean Farrington	Conservative	914
Dave Whittaker	Green	828
Richard Alan Harris	Reform	171
Susan Alexandra Harris	Reform	160

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Haywood & Hixon

Andy Cooper ConservativeBrendan McKeown Stafford Borough Independents

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Stafford Borough Independents36.2%

Conservative28.6%

Labour22.8%

Green12.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Brendan McKeown Elected	Stafford Borough Independents	1,088
Andy Cooper Elected	Conservative	861
Julian Richard Porter	Labour	684
Victoria Mary Door	Green	373

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Highfields & Western Downs

Andy McNaughton LabourDee McNaughton Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour53.4%

Conservative32.1%

Green14.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Andy McNaughton Elected	Labour	597
Dee McNaughton Elected	Labour	548
Roy Anthony Clarke	Conservative	358
Barbara Mary Patricia Riddle	Conservative	334
Jake Mahal	Green	162
Rosemary Anne Musson	Green	156

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Holmcroft

Bryan Cross ConservativeFrank James Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour43.6%

Conservative43.2%

Green13.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Frank Douglas Joseph James Elected	Labour	797
Bryan Michael Cross Elected	Conservative	790
Jonathan Keith Price	Conservative	783
Mick Lupton	Labour	583
Jonathan Thomas Moore	Green	242

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Littleworth

Gillian Pardesi LabourTony Nixon Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour52.8%

Conservative25.2%

Green13.8%

Reform8.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Gillian Parminder Kaur Pardesi Elected	Labour	775
Tony Nixon Elected	Labour	704
Maria Ann Redfern	Conservative	370
William Sebastian John Taylor	Conservative	370
Andrew Murray	Green	202
Michael Bailey	Reform	120
Martyn Garbett	Reform	106

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Manor

Aaron Thurstance LabourAnne Hobbs Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour55.8%

Conservative29.4%

Green14.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Angela Mary Loughran Elected	Labour	853
Anne Hobbs Elected	Labour	785
Alex Oldridge	Conservative	450
Robert Andrew Gwynn	Conservative	432
Hayley Percival	Green	227

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 16 July 2026

Labour36.2%

Reform31.2%

Conservative17.8%

Green14.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Aaron Thurstance Elected	Labour	481	36.2%
Ray Barron	Reform	414	31.2%
Freddie Crisp	Conservative	237	17.8%
Joe Tunnicliffe	Green	197	14.8%

Milford

Peter Edgeller Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative48.6%

Labour37.6%

Green13.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter Charles Edgeller Elected	Conservative	444	48.6%
Nicholas Dominic Shaw	Labour	344	37.6%
Katherine Laura Dewey	Green	126	13.8%

Milwich

Frances Beatty ConservativeKarine Aspin Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative44.5%

Stafford Borough Independents22.6%

Labour22.0%

Green10.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Frances Elizabeth Beatty Elected	Conservative	836
Karine Michele Aspin Elected	Conservative	752
Jim Davies	Stafford Borough Independents	424
Kathryn Ann Williams	Labour	414
Susan Anita McKeown	Stafford Borough Independents	403
Paul McGee	Labour	365
Tom Harris	Green	205

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Penkside

Ralph Cooke Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour54.5%

Conservative28.4%

Green9.4%

Reform7.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ralph Philip Cooke Elected	Labour	324	54.5%
Anthony Stephen Boucker	Conservative	169	28.4%
Roisin Ita Chambers	Green	56	9.4%
Fran Clark	Reform	46	7.7%

Rowley

Doug Rouxel Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Green41.3%

Conservative33.8%

Labour25.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Doug Rouxel Elected	Green	496	41.3%
Carolyn Velma Trowbridge	Conservative	406	33.8%
Deborah Frances Hawkes	Labour	300	25.0%

Seighford & Church Eaton

Emma Carter GreenJack Rose Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Green47.9%

Conservative34.9%

Labour17.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Emma Louise Carter Elected	Green	974
Jack Thomas Rose Elected	Green	777
Cathy Collier	Conservative	710
Geoff Collier	Conservative	681
Joe McCormick	Labour	349

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

St Michael's & Stonefield

Ian Fordham Stafford Borough IndependentsPhilip Leason Stafford Borough IndependentsRob Kenney Stafford Borough Independents

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Stafford Borough Independents44.4%

Labour29.0%

Conservative26.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Rob Kenney Elected	Stafford Borough Independents	1,323
Philip Anthony Leason Elected	Stafford Borough Independents	1,306
Ian David Fordham Elected	Stafford Borough Independents	1,219
Mike Osborne-Town	Labour	863
Simon Michael John Bell	Conservative	795
Adrian Clive Harding	Conservative	679
Duncan Shaun Sandbrook	Conservative	454

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Swynnerton & Oulton

James Nixon ConservativeRoy James Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative34.5%

Labour22.2%

Stafford Borough Independents18.2%

Lib Dem15.1%

Green10.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Roy Arthur James Elected	Conservative	676
James Anthony Nixon Elected	Conservative	546
Adrian John Bryan Holmes	Labour	435
Kerry Elizabeth Rose Dawson	Stafford Borough Independents	356
Paul Frederick Warman	Labour	347
Philip Ezra Jones	Lib Dem	295
Jason Christopher Metters	Stafford Borough Independents	239
Simon Capewell	Green	195

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Walton

Jill Hood Stafford Borough IndependentsJon Powell Stafford Borough Independents

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Stafford Borough Independents59.2%

Labour27.7%

Conservative13.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jill Hood Elected	Stafford Borough Independents	1,144
Jon Powell Elected	Stafford Borough Independents	658
Bill Lockwood	Labour	536
Ivor David Parry	Conservative	252
Stephen Frederick Walker	Conservative	213

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Weeping Cross & Wildwood

Jenny Barron Stafford Borough IndependentsJulie Read Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Stafford Borough Independents34.9%

Labour34.4%

Conservative20.3%

Green10.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jenny Barron Elected	Stafford Borough Independents	639
Julie Patricia Read Elected	Labour	630
Ray Barron	Stafford Borough Independents	592
James Howard Mark Withington	Labour	587
Steph Travis	Conservative	372
Lianne Jayne Al-Khaldi	Conservative	358
Sarah Matthews	Green	189
Martin John Sandbrook	Green	126

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

1 councillor now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Coton	Louise Nixon	Labour 2023	Conservative

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

1 by-election since July 2021, 0 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
16 July 2026	Manor	Labour hold	36.2%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Stafford	64%	Labour	Labour 32%
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge	24%	Conservative	Conservative 32%
Stoke-on-Trent South	12%	Labour	Reform 31%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Stafford

136,867 residents in 60,061 households

Voted Leave in 2016

56% 4 above GB

Degree or higher

35% 1 above GB

No qualifications

16% 2 below GB

Own their home

70% 9 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

14% 3 below GB

Rent privately

16% 4 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

25% 6 below GB

Aged 65 and over

27% 5 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.