Staffordshire County Council - Wards and Councillors

County council · West Midlands · 62 seats in 62 divisions · All seats elected every four years · Next election 3 May 2029

Reform UK have a majority on Staffordshire County Council. The council has 62 councillors in 62 divisions. Seats by party: Reform 43, Conservative 12, Other 5, Labour 1, Green 1. The next election is on 3 May 2029.

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

Reform UK (Majority)

62 seats - 32 for a majority

Reform 43Labour 1Conservative 12Green 1Other 5

Seat changes since the 1 May 2025 election Other +4 Conservative +2 Reform −6

Vote share at the 1 May 2025 election (62 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Reform41.6%49

Conservative27.8%10

Labour16.1%1

Green5.7%1

Lib Dem5.1%0

Other3.8%1

Next election

3 May 2029

all 62 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Reform 43

majority of 24; 32 needed

Closest result

Burton Town

Reform won by 13 votes over Labour, 1 May 2025

Latest by-election

Stretton

Reform hold, 25 June 2026 (4 since 2021)

Constituencies

11 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

63%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeReformGreenIndependentOther

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 62 divisions

Councillors and last results

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

Ward and councillors	Last election
Audley & Chesterton Rhys Machin	1 May 2025 Reform 51.8% lead 30.5 pts
Biddulph North Mike Broom	1 May 2025 Reform 38.9% lead 12.5 pts
Biddulph South & Endon Bob Egginton	1 May 2025 Reform 42.4% lead 10.6 pts
Bradwell & Porthill Nicholas Lakin	1 May 2025 Reform 52.4% lead 26.2 pts
Brereton & Ravenhill Neil Parton	1 May 2025 Reform 49.5% lead 30.5 pts
Brewood Chris Large	1 May 2025 Reform 44.8% lead 8.0 pts
Burntwood North Andrew Clissett	1 May 2025 Reform 51.8% lead 30.0 pts
Burntwood South Robin Hall	1 May 2025 Reform 46.6% lead 15.5 pts
Burton South Peter Mason	1 May 2025 Reform 47.4% lead 22.8 pts
Burton Tower Conor Wileman	1 May 2025 Conservative 39.2% lead 6.7 pts
Burton Town Michael Carver	1 May 2025 Reform 35.3% lead 0.6 pts
Burton Trent Syed Hussain	1 May 2025 Labour 41.7% lead 10.4 pts
Cannock Town Martin Murray	1 May 2025 Reform 51.5% lead 27.0 pts
Caverswall Warwick McKenzie	1 May 2025 Reform 42.4% lead 4.3 pts
Chadsmoor Alex Hunt	1 May 2025 Reform 62.9% lead 47.2 pts
Cheadle & Checkley Gary Bentley	1 May 2025 Reform 38.2% lead 4.7 pts
Cheslyn Hay Village, Featherstone & Shareshill Thomas Baker	1 May 2025 Reform 50.6% lead 20.0 pts
Churnet Valley Su Beardmore	1 May 2025 Reform 46.4% lead 18.5 pts
Codsall Val Chapman	1 May 2025 Conservative 40.9% lead 7.7 pts
Dove Philip White	1 May 2025 Conservative 43.7% lead 10.3 pts
Eccleshall & Gnosall Jeremy Pert	1 May 2025 Reform 34.9% lead 0.6 pts
Etching Hill & The Heath Jon Pendleton	1 May 2025 Reform 46.0% lead 18.4 pts
Great Wyrley & Essington Michelle Woods	1 May 2025 Reform 49.6% lead 18.0 pts
Hawks Green, Rawnsley & Cannock Wood Rhys Mandry	1 May 2025 Reform 47.2% lead 24.1 pts
Hednesford North Paul Jones	1 May 2025 Reform 56.4% lead 35.3 pts
Kidsgrove Anthony Screen	1 May 2025 Reform 53.6% lead 31.1 pts
Kinver Victoria Wilson	1 May 2025 Conservative 45.1% lead 8.0 pts
Leek Rural Charlotte Kelly	1 May 2025 Reform 42.1% lead 20.6 pts
Leek South Sonny Edwards	1 May 2025 Reform 32.1% lead 1.5 pts
Lichfield City North Matthew Wallens	1 May 2025 Reform 34.0% lead 8.6 pts
Lichfield City South Colin Greatorex	1 May 2025 Conservative 29.1% lead 2.8 pts
Lichfield Rural East Tracey Dougherty	1 May 2025 Reform 38.8% lead 7.8 pts
Lichfield Rural North Richard Holland	1 May 2025 Conservative 32.9% lead 0.7 pts
Lichfield Rural South Alex Farrell	1 May 2025 Conservative 42.4% lead 1.9 pts
Lichfield Rural West Janet Higgins	1 May 2025 Reform 42.1% lead 3.5 pts
May Bank & Wolstanton Lynn Dean	1 May 2025 Reform 35.4% lead 5.4 pts
Needwood Forest Catherine Brown	1 May 2025 Conservative 37.3% lead 0.8 pts
Newcastle Rural Helen Williams	1 May 2025 Reform 39.8% lead 7.4 pts
Newcastle South Adam Griffiths	1 May 2025 Reform 38.6% lead 9.8 pts
Norton Canes, Heath Hayes & Wimblebury Daniel Cecil	1 May 2025 Reform 60.7% lead 42.2 pts
Penkridge Craig Humphreyson	1 May 2025 Reform 37.6% lead 5.8 pts
Perrycrofts Ian Cooper	1 May 2025 Reform 34.9% lead 11.1 pts
Perton James Hodges	1 May 2025 Reform 35.2% lead 1.7 pts
Silverdale & Knutton Mark Nixon	1 May 2025 Reform 50.7% lead 23.5 pts
Stafford Central Paul Williams	1 May 2025 Reform 33.8% lead 2.5 pts
Stafford North Chris Gilbert	1 May 2025 Reform 31.4% lead 1.4 pts
Stafford South East Ann Edgeller	1 May 2025 Conservative 45.1% lead 17.0 pts
Stafford South West Antonia Orlandi-Fantini	1 May 2025 Reform 37.4% lead 11.2 pts
Stafford Trent Valley Andrew Mynors	1 May 2025 Reform 30.6% lead 0.5 pts
Stafford West & Rural Jack Rose	1 May 2025 Green 34.8% lead 4.8 pts
Stone Rural North Sean Bagguley	1 May 2025 Reform 34.6% lead 6.9 pts
Stone Urban Jill Hood	1 May 2025 Stafford Borough Independents 42.4% lead 9.9 pts
Stretton Jonathan Pyke	1 May 2025 Reform 39.1% lead 8.9 pts
Talke & Red Street Martin Rogerson	1 May 2025 Reform 57.5% lead 34.8 pts
The Cotes/Two Rivers Nicholas Thompson	1 May 2025 Reform 50.4% lead 29.8 pts
The Heaths Hayley Coles	1 May 2025 Reform 55.2% lead 34.8 pts
Uttoxeter Rural Gary Hales	1 May 2025 Reform 38.8% lead 0.7 pts
Uttoxeter Town Patrick Allen	1 May 2025 Reform 43.2% lead 16.2 pts
Watling Wayne Luca	1 May 2025 Reform 55.9% lead 30.0 pts
Westlands, Thistleberry & Keele Simon Tagg	1 May 2025 Conservative 49.9% lead 24.1 pts
Wilnecote Gordon Munro	1 May 2025 Reform 53.5% lead 30.3 pts
Wombourne Marie Shortland	1 May 2025 Reform 46.8% lead 12.0 pts

Audley & Chesterton

Rhys Machin Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform51.8%

Labour21.3%

Conservative16.2%

Lib Dem10.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rhys James Machin Elected	Reform	1,605	51.8%
Rebekah Sioban Lewis	Labour	660	21.3%
Jeremy John Elton Lefroy	Conservative	503	16.2%
Andrew Robert Wemyss	Lib Dem	331	10.7%

Biddulph North

Mike Broom Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform38.9%

Conservative26.4%

Independent23.1%

Labour8.2%

Green3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Broom Elected	Reform	1,404	38.9%
Derek Stubbs	Conservative	954	26.4%
Jim Garvey	Independent	834	23.1%
Sharon Fox	Labour	295	8.2%
Ian Waite	Green	122	3.4%

Biddulph South & Endon

Bob Egginton Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform42.4%

Conservative31.8%

Labour12.7%

Lib Dem9.8%

Green3.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bob Egginton Elected	Reform	1,824	42.4%
Keith Flunder	Conservative	1,369	31.8%
Gareth Richard Taylor	Labour	548	12.7%
Christina Rita Jebb	Lib Dem	420	9.8%
Alison Rosemary McCrea	Green	138	3.2%

Bradwell & Porthill

Nicholas Lakin Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform52.4%

Labour26.2%

Conservative13.5%

Lib Dem7.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nicholas Ronald Lakin Elected	Reform	1,471	52.4%
Andrew Fox-Hewitt	Labour	734	26.2%
Qamar Khan	Conservative	378	13.5%
Eric Geoffrey Durber	Lib Dem	223	7.9%

Brereton & Ravenhill

Neil Parton Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform49.5%

Labour19.0%

Conservative14.6%

Independent11.0%

Green5.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Neil Andrew Parton Elected	Reform	1,210	49.5%
Dave Williams	Labour	464	19.0%
Joshua Leigh Birch	Conservative	358	14.6%
Gerald Nickolas Molineux	Independent	268	11.0%
Mandi Boyer	Green	144	5.9%

Brewood

Chris Large Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform44.8%

Conservative36.8%

Labour10.3%

Lib Dem4.6%

Green3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chris Large Elected	Reform	1,618	44.8%
Mark Edward Sutton	Conservative	1,331	36.8%
Jan Jeffries	Labour	374	10.3%
Mark Ronald Middleton	Lib Dem	168	4.6%
Andrew Neil Ballance	Green	124	3.4%

Burntwood North

Andrew Clissett Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform51.8%

Conservative21.8%

Labour19.8%

Lib Dem6.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andrew John Clissett Elected	Reform	1,888	51.8%
Richard Stephenson	Conservative	794	21.8%
Jane Elizabeth Smith	Labour	721	19.8%
Paul Ray	Lib Dem	241	6.6%

Burntwood South

Robin Hall Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform46.6%

Labour31.1%

Conservative17.5%

Lib Dem4.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robin Jeremy Hall Elected	Reform	1,407	46.6%
Darren Michael Oliver Ennis	Labour	939	31.1%
Antony Charles Jones	Conservative	529	17.5%
Miles Trent	Lib Dem	145	4.8%

Burton South

Peter Mason Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform47.4%

Conservative24.6%

Labour18.9%

Green9.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter Mason Elected	Reform	1,062	47.4%
Mike Metcalfe	Conservative	551	24.6%
Adriana Maria Bailey	Labour	423	18.9%
Cate Ilett	Green	206	9.2%

Burton Tower

Conor Wileman Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative39.2%

Reform32.5%

Labour18.6%

Lib Dem4.9%

Green4.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Conor Wileman Elected	Conservative	1,376	39.2%
Tracy Elizabeth Sutcliffe	Reform	1,139	32.5%
Simon Clive Slater	Labour	652	18.6%
Robert Frank Coates	Lib Dem	173	4.9%
Elliott Sutton-Page	Green	169	4.8%

Burton Town

Michael Carver Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform35.3%

Labour34.7%

Conservative16.5%

Green13.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michael Denis Laval Carver Elected	Reform	685	35.3%
Arshad Afsar	Labour	672	34.7%
Ray Faulkner	Conservative	320	16.5%
Cameron Lowndes	Green	261	13.5%

Burton Trent

Syed Hussain Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Labour41.7%

Reform31.3%

Conservative15.4%

Green5.9%

Lib Dem5.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Syed Anwar Hussain Elected	Labour	1,021	41.7%
Jonathan Pyke	Reform	766	31.3%
Colin Digby Wileman	Conservative	377	15.4%
Anthony Bates	Green	144	5.9%
Theodore Henry Hollier	Lib Dem	143	5.8%

Cannock Town

Martin Murray Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform51.5%

Conservative24.5%

Labour15.1%

Green8.3%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition0.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Martin Paul Murray Elected	Reform	1,982	51.5%
Paul Anthony Snape	Conservative	942	24.5%
Garry John Samuels	Labour	580	15.1%
Eloise Siobhan Cropp	Green	318	8.3%
Gareth Knox	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	30	0.8%

Caverswall

Warwick McKenzie Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform42.4%

Conservative38.1%

Labour7.6%

Independent5.6%

Green3.3%

Lib Dem3.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Warwick McKenzie Elected	Reform	1,711	42.4%
Ross David Ward	Conservative	1,539	38.1%
Matthew Charles Spooner	Labour	306	7.6%
Caroline Ann Lovatt	Independent	226	5.6%
Helen Stead	Green	133	3.3%
Judith Elizabeth Gregg	Lib Dem	120	3.0%

Chadsmoor

Alex Hunt Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform62.9%

Labour15.7%

Conservative13.4%

Green4.9%

Lib Dem3.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alex Robert Hunt Elected	Reform	2,053	62.9%
Jacquie Prestwood	Labour	512	15.7%
Philippa Kate Haden	Conservative	436	13.4%
Joanne Susan Elson	Green	161	4.9%
Anthony John Thompson	Lib Dem	102	3.1%

Cheadle & Checkley

Gary Bentley Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform38.2%

Conservative33.5%

Independent12.6%

Labour11.3%

Green4.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gary Bentley Elected	Reform	1,650	38.2%
Mark Anthony Deaville	Conservative	1,448	33.5%
Peter Wilkinson	Independent	547	12.6%
Vicky Marie Wheeldon	Labour	490	11.3%
James Martin Firkins	Green	190	4.4%

Cheslyn Hay Village, Featherstone & Shareshill

Thomas Baker Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform50.6%

Conservative30.6%

Labour12.3%

Green3.4%

Lib Dem3.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thomas Roddy Baker Elected	Reform	1,685	50.6%
Rob Duncan	Conservative	1,020	30.6%
John Brindle	Labour	409	12.3%
Gary Burnett	Green	114	3.4%
Amanda Jane Young	Lib Dem	104	3.1%

Churnet Valley

Su Beardmore Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform46.4%

Conservative27.9%

Labour10.8%

Green6.0%

Independent5.0%

Lib Dem3.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Su Beardmore Elected	Reform	1,882	46.4%
Mike Worthington	Conservative	1,133	27.9%
John Gill	Labour	439	10.8%
Mike Jones	Green	244	6.0%
Ian William Plant	Independent	205	5.0%
Roy William Gregg	Lib Dem	157	3.9%

Codsall

Val Chapman Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative40.9%

Reform33.2%

Green8.7%

Lib Dem8.7%

Labour7.8%

Independent0.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Val Chapman Elected	Conservative	1,317	40.9%
Matt Ewart	Reform	1,067	33.2%
Ian Leonard Sadler	Green	281	8.7%
Stuart Andrew Bailey	Lib Dem	279	8.7%
Kian Banks	Labour	250	7.8%
Sam Payne	Independent	24	0.7%

Dove

Philip White Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative43.7%

Reform33.4%

Labour11.6%

Green11.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Philip John White Elected	Conservative	1,414	43.7%
Paul Gregory Allen	Reform	1,081	33.4%
Simon Peaple	Labour	376	11.6%
Dale Peter Barr	Green	364	11.3%

Eccleshall & Gnosall

Jeremy Pert Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform34.9%

Conservative34.3%

Green19.0%

Labour7.5%

Lib Dem4.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Wayne Titley Elected	Reform	1,584	34.9%
Jeremy Michael Pert	Conservative	1,557	34.3%
Scott Nathaniel Spencer	Green	863	19.0%
Stewart Moffat	Labour	342	7.5%
Janet Crossley	Lib Dem	187	4.1%

Last by-election, 17 July 2025

Conservative44.4%

Green27.3%

Reform24.7%

Labour3.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jeremy Michael Pert Elected	Conservative	1,689	44.4%
Scott Nathaniel Spencer	Green	1,037	27.3%
Ray Barron	Reform	938	24.7%
Leah Elston-Thompson	Labour	140	3.7%

Etching Hill & The Heath

Jon Pendleton Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform46.0%

Conservative27.6%

Labour15.0%

Independent5.7%

Green5.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jon Pendleton Elected	Reform	1,525	46.0%
Mike Sutherland	Conservative	915	27.6%
Darren Foley	Labour	497	15.0%
Alan Dudson	Independent	188	5.7%
David James Green	Green	188	5.7%

Great Wyrley & Essington

Michelle Woods Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform49.6%

Conservative31.6%

Labour11.2%

Green4.1%

Lib Dem3.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michelle Woods Elected	Reform	1,679	49.6%
Peter Kruskonjic	Conservative	1,068	31.6%
Barbara Ann Sigley	Labour	380	11.2%
Danni Braine	Green	138	4.1%
Andrew Calloway	Lib Dem	118	3.5%

Hawks Green, Rawnsley & Cannock Wood

Rhys Mandry Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform47.2%

Green23.1%

Conservative18.9%

Labour6.8%

Lib Dem2.3%

UKIP1.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rhys Anthony Mandry Elected	Reform	1,973	47.2%
Richard Jenking	Green	964	23.1%
Phil Hewitt	Conservative	789	18.9%
James Howard Mark Withington	Labour	286	6.8%
Matthew John Scotchmer	Lib Dem	94	2.3%
Terry Dryhurst	UKIP	70	1.7%

Hednesford North

Paul Jones Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform56.4%

Green21.1%

Labour11.8%

Conservative9.7%

Independent1.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Jones Elected	Reform	2,019	56.4%
Darrell Lee Mawle	Green	754	21.1%
Paula Lilian Stanton	Labour	423	11.8%
Anthony Stephen Boucker	Conservative	348	9.7%
Ron Turville	Independent	36	1.0%

Kidsgrove

Anthony Screen Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform53.6%

Labour22.5%

Conservative21.1%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tony Screen Elected	Reform	1,878	53.6%
Mark Stuart Porter	Labour	787	22.5%
Conna Douglas Eynon	Conservative	739	21.1%
Rebecca Anne Carter	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	99	2.8%

Kinver

Victoria Wilson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative45.1%

Reform37.1%

Labour7.3%

Lib Dem6.0%

Green3.7%

Independent0.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Victoria Wilson Elected	Conservative	1,804	45.1%
Andrew Southall	Reform	1,483	37.1%
Lorraine Holmes	Labour	294	7.3%
Hannah Louise Harper-Wallis	Lib Dem	240	6.0%
Andi Mohr	Green	150	3.7%
Gordon Edward Fanthom	Independent	31	0.8%

Leek Rural

Charlotte Kelly Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform42.1%

Conservative21.5%

Independent17.5%

Green12.4%

Labour6.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charlotte Kelly Elected	Reform	1,887	42.1%
Iain Edward Banks	Conservative	965	21.5%
Linda Malyon	Independent	786	17.5%
Jonathan Paul Kempster	Green	554	12.4%
Sheree Peaple	Labour	287	6.4%

Leek South

Sonny Edwards Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform32.1%

Labour30.6%

Conservative29.1%

Green4.6%

Lib Dem2.5%

Independent1.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sonny Rooney Edwards Elected	Reform	1,452	32.1%
Charlotte Jean Scott Atkins	Labour	1,384	30.6%
Joe Porter	Conservative	1,319	29.1%
Judith Rutnam	Green	209	4.6%
Christopher William Rank	Lib Dem	112	2.5%
Roy Alan James Molson	Independent	51	1.1%

Lichfield City North

Matthew Wallens Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform34.0%

Labour25.4%

Conservative22.2%

Lib Dem11.8%

Green6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Matthew John Wallens Elected	Reform	1,260	34.0%
Kate Greening	Labour	941	25.4%
Janice Silvester-Hall	Conservative	821	22.2%
Jordan Lane	Lib Dem	436	11.8%
David Melhuish	Green	247	6.7%

Lichfield City South

Colin Greatorex Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative29.1%

Reform26.3%

Labour22.6%

Lib Dem15.4%

Green6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Colin Greatorex Elected	Conservative	1,109	29.1%
Martin Baylay	Reform	1,002	26.3%
Jacob Steven Marshall	Labour	862	22.6%
Jamie Christie	Lib Dem	587	15.4%
Jessica Kelly	Green	255	6.7%

Lichfield Rural East

Tracey Dougherty Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform38.8%

Conservative31.0%

Lib Dem18.6%

Labour11.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tracey Dougherty Elected	Reform	1,197	38.8%
Alan George White	Conservative	958	31.0%
Andrew Philip Rushton	Lib Dem	575	18.6%
Jenny Mackintosh	Labour	357	11.6%

Lichfield Rural North

Richard Holland Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative32.9%

Reform32.2%

Labour24.5%

Lib Dem10.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard Holland Elected	Conservative	964	32.9%
John Madden	Reform	944	32.2%
Ben Watkins	Labour	719	24.5%
Morag MacLean	Lib Dem	307	10.5%

Lichfield Rural South

Alex Farrell Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative42.4%

Reform40.5%

Labour11.6%

Lib Dem5.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alex Farrell Elected	Conservative	1,825	42.4%
Sarah Beech	Reform	1,744	40.5%
David Stephen Thompson	Labour	500	11.6%
Phil Bennion	Lib Dem	232	5.4%

Lichfield Rural West

Janet Higgins Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform42.1%

Conservative38.6%

Labour10.5%

Green4.9%

Lib Dem3.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Janet Higgins Elected	Reform	1,586	42.1%
Richard Ernest Cox	Conservative	1,455	38.6%
Paul Taylor	Labour	397	10.5%
David Cullen	Green	184	4.9%
Ash Walters	Lib Dem	146	3.9%

May Bank & Wolstanton

Lynn Dean Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform35.4%

Conservative30.0%

Labour24.7%

Lib Dem5.8%

Independent4.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lynn Dean Elected	Reform	1,142	35.4%
David Hutchison	Conservative	966	30.0%
Mark Joseph Olszewski	Labour	797	24.7%
Hilary Ann Jones	Lib Dem	187	5.8%
Duncan Greenwood	Independent	133	4.1%

Needwood Forest

Catherine Brown Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative37.3%

Reform36.5%

Labour12.7%

Lib Dem8.6%

Green4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Catherine Brown Elected	Conservative	1,312	37.3%
Richard William Howard	Reform	1,281	36.5%
Rosie Harvey-Coggins	Labour	447	12.7%
Patrice Moreau	Lib Dem	303	8.6%
Jack Andrew Mellor	Green	171	4.9%

Newcastle Rural

Helen Williams Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform39.8%

Conservative32.4%

Labour15.0%

Lib Dem7.6%

Green5.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Helen Elizabeth Arnold Elected	Reform	1,497	39.8%
Andrew William Turnock	Conservative	1,217	32.4%
Jeff Love	Labour	564	15.0%
Anne Becket	Lib Dem	284	7.6%
Steven Allen Jones	Green	195	5.2%

Newcastle South

Adam Griffiths Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform38.6%

Conservative28.8%

Labour25.2%

Lib Dem7.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Adam Griffiths Elected	Reform	1,238	38.6%
Gillian Mary Heesom	Conservative	924	28.8%
Jacqueline Anne Brown	Labour	810	25.2%
Nigel Jones	Lib Dem	236	7.4%

Norton Canes, Heath Hayes & Wimblebury

Daniel Cecil Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform60.7%

Conservative18.5%

Labour15.6%

Green5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Daniel Paul Cecil Elected	Reform	2,250	60.7%
Sam Priest	Conservative	685	18.5%
Lisa Wilson	Labour	577	15.6%
Ian Douglas Wallace	Green	196	5.3%

Penkridge

Craig Humphreyson Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform37.6%

Lib Dem31.8%

Conservative22.5%

Labour5.5%

Green2.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Craig Humphreyson Elected	Reform	1,438	37.6%
Sam Harper-Wallis	Lib Dem	1,216	31.8%
Wendy Sutton	Conservative	859	22.5%
Andrew Charles Lenz	Labour	212	5.5%
Roger Powell	Green	99	2.6%

Perrycrofts

Ian Cooper Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform34.9%

Conservative23.8%

Independent23.5%

Labour13.5%

Green3.7%

UKIP0.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ian Stuart Cooper Elected	Reform	1,517	34.9%
Robert Steven Pritchard	Conservative	1,037	23.8%
Richard John Samuel Kingstone	Independent	1,021	23.5%
Gareth Coates	Labour	588	13.5%
Owxn Harrison Thomas Smith	Green	160	3.7%
Lisa Jane Morris	UKIP	27	0.6%

Perton

James Hodges Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform35.2%

Conservative33.5%

Independent17.1%

Labour6.7%

Green4.3%

Lib Dem3.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James Hodges Elected	Reform	1,084	35.2%
Sion Alexander Charlesworth-Jones	Conservative	1,031	33.5%
Nigel Caine	Independent	527	17.1%
Adam Freeman	Labour	205	6.7%
Hilde Liesens	Green	131	4.3%
Robert John Lickley	Lib Dem	100	3.2%

Silverdale & Knutton

Mark Nixon Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform50.7%

Labour27.2%

Conservative13.9%

Lib Dem8.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Nixon Elected	Reform	1,344	50.7%
Dave Jones	Labour	720	27.2%
Finn Swain	Conservative	368	13.9%
James Martin Borg	Lib Dem	218	8.2%

Stafford Central

Paul Williams Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform33.8%

Labour31.3%

Conservative18.7%

Green9.5%

Lib Dem6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Graham Williams Elected	Reform	1,080	33.8%
Debbie Harrison	Labour	1,002	31.3%
Paul David Startin	Conservative	598	18.7%
Mike Spight	Green	305	9.5%
Sam Whitehouse	Lib Dem	214	6.7%

Stafford North

Chris Gilbert Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform31.4%

Conservative30.0%

Labour23.6%

Green7.4%

Lib Dem6.4%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chris Gilbert Elected	Reform	1,058	31.4%
Mike Newton	Conservative	1,011	30.0%
Ant Reid	Labour	793	23.6%
Emma Louise Carter	Green	250	7.4%
Eleanor Anders	Lib Dem	216	6.4%
Allan Vernon Gray	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	39	1.2%

Stafford South East

Ann Edgeller Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative45.1%

Reform28.1%

Labour18.3%

Green5.4%

Lib Dem3.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ann Edgeller Elected	Conservative	2,137	45.1%
Ray Barron	Reform	1,332	28.1%
Alison Breakwell	Labour	869	18.3%
Victoria Mary Door	Green	258	5.4%
Toby Simon Webster	Lib Dem	144	3.0%

Stafford South West

Antonia Orlandi-Fantini Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform37.4%

Labour26.2%

Conservative21.3%

Green8.9%

Lib Dem6.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Antonia Orlandi-Fantini Elected	Reform	1,189	37.4%
Aaron Thurstance	Labour	832	26.2%
Roy Anthony Clarke	Conservative	679	21.3%
Roisin Ita Chambers	Green	283	8.9%
Maria Alexia Moore	Lib Dem	198	6.2%

Stafford Trent Valley

Andrew Mynors Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform30.6%

Conservative30.1%

Stafford Borough Independents24.3%

Labour10.1%

Lib Dem4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andrew Towers Mynors Elected	Reform	1,273	30.6%
Jonathan Keith Price	Conservative	1,252	30.1%
Brendan McKeown	Stafford Borough Independents	1,008	24.3%
Trudie Anne McGuinness	Labour	421	10.1%
Peter Donald Voss	Lib Dem	202	4.9%

Stafford West & Rural

Jack Rose Green

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Green34.8%

Reform30.0%

Conservative23.7%

Labour8.6%

Lib Dem2.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jack Thomas Rose Elected	Green	1,297	34.8%
Paul Gilbert	Reform	1,116	30.0%
Mark James Winnington	Conservative	884	23.7%
Leah Elston-Thompson	Labour	320	8.6%
Edward Foreman	Lib Dem	106	2.8%

Stone Rural North

Sean Bagguley Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform34.6%

Lib Dem27.7%

Conservative22.0%

Labour8.5%

Independent7.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sean McAllister Bagguley Elected	Reform	1,461	34.6%
Alec Sandiford	Lib Dem	1,172	27.7%
Ian Michael Parry	Conservative	930	22.0%
Sharon Tracey Reid	Labour	360	8.5%
Gary Lloyd	Independent	303	7.2%

Stone Urban

Jill Hood Stafford Borough Independents

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Stafford Borough Independents42.4%

Reform32.5%

Conservative12.6%

Labour12.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jill Hood Elected	Stafford Borough Independents	1,589	42.4%
Jordan John Luke Turnock	Reform	1,215	32.5%
Darren Woodward	Conservative	470	12.6%
Polly Sutherland	Labour	470	12.6%

Stretton

Jonathan Pyke Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform39.1%

Conservative30.2%

Labour19.5%

Lib Dem6.6%

Green4.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Barry Martin Elected	Reform	1,214	39.1%
Bernard Godfrey Peters	Conservative	938	30.2%
Shelagh McKiernan	Labour	605	19.5%
Neville Ingley	Lib Dem	206	6.6%
Shane Robinson	Green	140	4.5%

Last by-election, 25 June 2026

Reform37.1%

Conservative35.8%

Labour18.4%

Green8.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jonathan Pyke Elected	Reform	902	37.1%
Bernard Godfrey Peters	Conservative	871	35.8%
Shelagh McKiernan	Labour	448	18.4%
Jack Andrew Mellor	Green	213	8.8%

Talke & Red Street

Martin Rogerson Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform57.5%

Labour22.7%

Conservative13.5%

Lib Dem6.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Martin Gavin Rogerson Elected	Reform	1,971	57.5%
Sarah Elizabeth Pickup	Labour	776	22.7%
Ray Tait	Conservative	464	13.5%
Steven Maddox	Lib Dem	215	6.3%

The Cotes/Two Rivers

Nicholas Thompson Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform50.4%

Labour20.6%

Conservative20.1%

Green5.9%

UKIP1.5%

Workers Party of Britain1.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nick Thompson Elected	Reform	1,972	50.4%
Carol Dean	Labour	806	20.6%
James David Barron	Conservative	788	20.1%
Zoot Roome	Green	232	5.9%
Gail Edwina Anne Bilcliff	UKIP	57	1.5%
Adam Goodfellow	Workers Party of Britain	56	1.4%

The Heaths

Hayley Coles Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform55.2%

Conservative20.4%

Labour16.3%

Green6.4%

UKIP1.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Hayley Coles Elected	Reform	2,020	55.2%
Brett Bryan Beetham	Conservative	746	20.4%
Chris Bain	Labour	595	16.3%
Emily Walker	Green	233	6.4%
Tony Fergus	UKIP	65	1.8%

Uttoxeter Rural

Gary Hales Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform38.8%

Conservative38.1%

Green13.4%

Labour9.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gary Robert Hales Elected	Reform	1,432	38.8%
Philip Edward Bailey Atkins	Conservative	1,407	38.1%
Geoffrey William Aris	Green	496	13.4%
Matthew Charles-Stephen Simpson	Labour	357	9.7%

Uttoxeter Town

Patrick Allen Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform43.2%

Conservative27.0%

Labour20.3%

Green9.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Patrick Nigel Allen Elected	Reform	1,492	43.2%
Philip Anthony Hudson	Conservative	933	27.0%
Rob Hawkins	Labour	701	20.3%
Oliver Ragg	Green	330	9.5%

Watling

Wayne Luca Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform55.9%

Conservative25.9%

Labour18.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Wayne Luca Elected	Reform	2,164	55.9%
Jeremy Oates	Conservative	1,004	25.9%
Ben Clarke	Labour	702	18.1%

Westlands, Thistleberry & Keele

Simon Tagg Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative49.9%

Reform25.8%

Labour16.2%

Lib Dem8.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Simon John Tagg Elected	Conservative	1,757	49.9%
Keith Parker	Reform	907	25.8%
Joel Sean George Edgington-Plunkett	Labour	571	16.2%
Robin Studd	Lib Dem	284	8.1%

Wilnecote

Gordon Munro Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform53.5%

Conservative23.2%

Labour20.4%

UKIP2.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gordon Munro Elected	Reform	1,934	53.5%
Tina Anne Clements	Conservative	840	23.2%
Margaret Clarke	Labour	736	20.4%
Robert Bilcliff	UKIP	106	2.9%

Wombourne

Marie Shortland Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform46.8%

Conservative34.8%

Labour9.2%

Green5.7%

Lib Dem3.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Marie Shortland Elected	Reform	1,751	46.8%
Mike Davies	Conservative	1,303	34.8%
Adrian Noel Hamlyn	Labour	343	9.2%
Claire McIlvenna	Green	213	5.7%
Valerie Mona Davis	Lib Dem	132	3.5%

Councillors

Changed party since the election

5 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Brewood	Chris Large	Reform 2025	Independent
Leek Rural	Charlotte Kelly	Reform 2025	Conservative
Lichfield City North	Matthew Wallens	Reform 2025	Independent
May Bank & Wolstanton	Lynn Dean	Reform 2025	Independent
Perrycrofts	Ian Cooper	Reform 2025	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

4 by-elections since July 2021, 2 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
25 June 2026	Stretton	Reform hold	37.1%
17 July 2025	Eccleshall & Gnosall	Conservative gain from Reform	44.0%
5 March 2023	Tamworth Watling South	Conservative hold
22 January 2023	Staffordshire Moorlands Biddulph North	Labour gain from Conservative

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Burton and Uttoxeter	12%	Labour	Reform 28%
Tamworth	12%	Labour	Reform 32%
Cannock Chase	11%	Labour	Reform 35%
Newcastle-under-Lyme	11%	Labour	Labour 34%
Lichfield	11%	Labour	Labour 29%
Stafford	10%	Labour	Labour 32%
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge	10%	Conservative	Conservative 32%
Staffordshire Moorlands	10%	Conservative	Conservative 35%
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire	6%	Conservative	Conservative 40%
Stoke-on-Trent North	3%	Labour	Reform 37%
Stoke-on-Trent South	3%	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 Staffordshire

876,104 residents in 375,170 households

Voted Leave in 2016

63% 11 above GB

Degree or higher

29% 5 below GB

No qualifications

19% 1 above GB

Own their home

70% 9 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

14% 3 below GB

Rent privately

15% 5 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

27% 4 below GB

Aged 65 and over

26% 4 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.