Stoke-on-Trent Council - Wards and Councillors

Unitary authority · West Midlands · 44 seats in 34 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Labour have a majority on Stoke-on-Trent Council. The council has 44 councillors in 34 wards. Seats by party: Labour 27, Conservative 8, Reform 5, Other 4. 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 (Majority)

44 seats - 23 for a majority

Reform 5Labour 27Conservative 8Other 4

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Reform +5 Other +3 Labour −2 Conservative −6

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (44 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Labour46.7%29

Conservative35.8%14

Other15.5%1

Green1.8%0

Reform0.1%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 44 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Labour 27

majority of 10; 23 needed

Closest result

Baddeley, Milton & Norton

Labour won the last seat by 28 votes over another Labour candidate, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Birches Head & Northwood

Reform gain from Labour, 15 May 2025 (3 since 2021)

Constituencies

3 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

69%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeReformIndependent

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 34 wards

Councillors and last results

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

Ward and councillors	Last election
Abbey Hulton Steve Watkins	4 May 2023 Labour 50.1% lead 18.3 pts
Baddeley, Milton & Norton Dave Evans, Carl Edwards, Duncan Walker	4 May 2023 Conservative 42.8% lead 5.7 pts
Basford & Hartshill Shaun Pender	4 May 2023 Labour 82.7% lead 65.4 pts
Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend Sarah Jane Colclough, Lynn Watkins	4 May 2023 Labour 61.3% lead 39.9 pts
Birches Head & Northwood Luke Shenton, Adrian Knapper	4 May 2023 Labour 43.9% lead 12.1 pts
Blurton Lorraine Beardmore	4 May 2023 Conservative 52.9% lead 15.7 pts
Boothen Andy Platt	4 May 2023 Labour 66.8% lead 54.1 pts
Bradeley & Chell Heath Gurmeet Singh Kallar	4 May 2023 Labour 79.1% lead 66.5 pts
Bucknall & Eaton Park Heather Blurton	4 May 2023 Conservative 49.7% lead 3.2 pts
Burslem Jane Ashworth	4 May 2023 Labour 75.4% lead 50.8 pts
Burslem Park Glen Watson	4 May 2023 Labour 61.5% lead 23.0 pts
Dresden & Florence Lilian Dodd	4 May 2023 City Independents 49.5% lead 9.3 pts
Etruria & Hanley Majid Khan	4 May 2023 Labour 56.0% lead 29.4 pts
Fenton East Mubsira Aumir	4 May 2023 Labour 47.5% lead 16.0 pts
Fenton West & Mount Pleasant Lyn Sharpe	4 May 2023 Labour 47.4% lead 20.4 pts
Ford Green & Smallthorne Diane Williams	4 May 2023 Labour 68.1% lead 36.2 pts
Goldenhill & Sandyford Chandra Kanneganti	4 May 2023 Conservative 71.4% lead 49.4 pts
Great Chell & Packmoor David Mountford, Sue Akkurt	4 May 2023 Labour 38.8% lead 7.7 pts
Hanford, Newstead & Trentham Rachel Kelsall, Daniel Jellyman, Maxine Clark	4 May 2023 Conservative 47.9% lead 20.0 pts
Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton Amjid Wazir, Alastair Watson	4 May 2023 Labour 50.4% lead 19.9 pts
Hartshill Park & Stoke Daniela Santoro	4 May 2023 Labour 68.2% lead 42.0 pts
Hollybush Finlay Gordon-McCusker	4 May 2023 Labour 55.3% lead 20.9 pts
Lightwood North & Normacot Sadaqat Maqsoom	4 May 2023 Conservative 57.0% lead 14.0 pts
Little Chell & Stanfield David Williams	4 May 2023 Labour 57.3% lead 28.9 pts
Longton & Meir Hay South Chris Robinson	4 May 2023 Labour 55.5% lead 11.0 pts
Meir Hay North, Parkhall & Weston Coyney Craig Beardmore, Ross Irving	4 May 2023 Conservative 59.9% lead 19.8 pts
Meir North Lauren Davison	4 May 2023 Labour 52.3% lead 22.2 pts
Meir Park Abi Brown	4 May 2023 Conservative 73.4% lead 54.0 pts
Meir South Faisal Hussain	4 May 2023 Conservative 52.5% lead 5.0 pts
Moorcroft & Sneyd Green Javid Najmi, Laura Carter	4 May 2023 Labour 44.3% lead 15.2 pts
Penkhull & Springfields Sarah Hill	4 May 2023 Labour 55.9% lead 18.8 pts
Sandford Hill Joan Bell	4 May 2023 Labour 59.0% lead 18.0 pts
Trent Vale & Oak Hill Waseem Akbar	4 May 2023 Labour 52.7% lead 17.1 pts
Tunstall Tabrase Din	4 May 2023 Conservative 45.8% lead 18.2 pts

Abbey Hulton

Steve Watkins Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour50.1%

Independent31.8%

City Independents12.7%

Reform5.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Steve Watkins Elected	Labour	429	50.1%
Melanie Baddeley	Independent	272	31.8%
Amanda Helena Webber	City Independents	109	12.7%
Luke Stephen Shenton	Reform	46	5.4%

Baddeley, Milton & Norton

Carl Edwards ReformDave Evans ConservativeDuncan Walker Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative42.8%

Labour37.1%

Independent20.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Dave Evans Elected	Conservative	1,743
Carl Edwards Elected	Conservative	1,581
Duncan Walker Elected	Labour	1,508
Dan Mazhar	Labour	1,480
Fiona Wood	Labour	1,443
Jenny Taylor	Conservative	1,443
Gary Elsby	Independent	817

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Basford & Hartshill

Shaun Pender Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour82.7%

Conservative17.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Shaun Pender Elected	Labour	930	82.7%
Waheed Karim	Conservative	194	17.3%

Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend

Lynn Watkins LabourSarah Jane Colclough Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour61.3%

City Independents21.4%

Conservative17.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sarah Jane Colclough Elected	Labour	883
Lynn Watkins Elected	Labour	717
Sharon Ann Edwards	City Independents	308
Christine Warren	Conservative	249
James Arthur Richardson	Conservative	243
Dale Morrey	City Independents	217

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Birches Head & Northwood

Adrian Knapper LabourLuke Shenton Reform

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour43.9%

City Independents31.8%

Conservative19.8%

Green4.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Steve Blakemore Elected	Labour	957
Adrian Knapper Elected	Labour	830
Jean Ann Bowers	City Independents	694
Ralf O'Neill	City Independents	509
Wil Weaver	Conservative	432
Harold Gregory	Conservative	412
Morrighan Bridie Jordan	Green	98

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 15 May 2025

Reform58.5%

Labour21.4%

City Independents16.5%

Conservative3.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Luke Stephen Shenton Elected	Reform	1,226	58.5%
Maggie Bradley	Labour	449	21.4%
Jean Ann Bowers	City Independents	346	16.5%
Khawar Ali	Conservative	73	3.5%

Blurton

Lorraine Beardmore Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative52.9%

Labour37.2%

Independent5.6%

City Independents4.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lorraine Beardmore Elected	Conservative	705	52.9%
Kath Banks	Labour	495	37.2%
Brian Ward	Independent	75	5.6%
Susan Elizabeth Whalley	City Independents	57	4.3%

Boothen

Andy Platt Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour66.8%

Conservative12.7%

Independent10.8%

Green9.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andy Platt Elected	Labour	662	66.8%
Fesar Hussain	Conservative	126	12.7%
Mark Anthony Warrington	Independent	107	10.8%
Adam William Colclough	Green	96	9.7%

Bradeley & Chell Heath

Gurmeet Singh Kallar Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour79.1%

Conservative12.6%

Independent8.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gurmeet Singh Kallar Elected	Labour	787	79.1%
Dany Suleman	Conservative	125	12.6%
Steven Peter Taylor	Independent	83	8.3%

Bucknall & Eaton Park

Heather Blurton Reform

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative49.7%

Labour46.5%

City Independents3.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Heather Blurton Elected	Conservative	693	49.7%
Sam Hackney	Labour	648	46.5%
Andrew Colin Bates	City Independents	54	3.9%

Burslem

Jane Ashworth Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour75.4%

Conservative24.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jane Ashworth Elected	Labour	700	75.4%
Waqas Shahzad	Conservative	228	24.6%

Burslem Park

Glen Watson Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour61.5%

Conservative38.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Glen Watson Elected	Labour	676	61.5%
Leslie Marion Adams	Conservative	423	38.5%

Dresden & Florence

Lilian Dodd Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

City Independents49.5%

Labour40.2%

Conservative10.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lilian Jean Dodd Elected	City Independents	637	49.5%
Nigel Ross	Labour	517	40.2%
Siona Louise Williams	Conservative	132	10.3%

Etruria & Hanley

Majid Khan Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour56.0%

Independent26.6%

Conservative17.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Majid Khan Elected	Labour	803	56.0%
Qamar Sohail	Independent	381	26.6%
Khalil Ahmed	Conservative	249	17.4%

Fenton East

Mubsira Aumir Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour47.5%

Independent31.5%

Conservative20.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mubsira Aumir Elected	Labour	513	47.5%
Alan James Gerrard	Independent	340	31.5%
Grant Christian Barnes	Conservative	226	20.9%

Fenton West & Mount Pleasant

Lyn Sharpe Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour47.4%

Independent27.0%

Conservative23.6%

Communist Party of Britain2.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lyn Sharpe Elected	Labour	581	47.4%
Cheryl Elizabeth Gerrard	Independent	331	27.0%
Khawar Ali	Conservative	289	23.6%
Jordan Roden	Communist Party of Britain	25	2.0%

Ford Green & Smallthorne

Diane Williams Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour68.1%

Conservative31.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Diane Williams Elected	Labour	755	68.1%
Candi Chetwynd	Conservative	354	31.9%

Goldenhill & Sandyford

Chandra Kanneganti Reform

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative71.4%

Labour22.0%

Independent6.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chandra Kanneganti Elected	Conservative	860	71.4%
Jeff Birks	Labour	265	22.0%
Alan Edward Dutton	Independent	79	6.6%

Great Chell & Packmoor

David Mountford The Potteries PartySue Akkurt Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour38.8%

Conservative31.1%

City Independents30.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sue Akkurt Elected	Labour	774
David Mountford Elected	Labour	710
Jan Bridges	Conservative	621
Ann Elizabeth James	City Independents	602
James Robert Smith	Conservative	508
David Owens	City Independents	466

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hanford, Newstead & Trentham

Daniel Jellyman ReformMaxine Clark IndependentRachel Kelsall Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative47.9%

Labour27.9%

City Independents12.2%

Green12.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Daniel Jellyman Elected	Conservative	2,283
Maxine Clark Elected	Conservative	2,070
Rachel Louise Kelsall Elected	Conservative	2,069
John Cunnison	Labour	1,328
Lauren Davison	Labour	1,169
Clare Frances Stanier	Labour	1,063
Andrew George Gilbride	City Independents	583
Debbie Patricia Georgakakou	Green	574

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton

Alastair Watson LabourAmjid Wazir Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour50.4%

Conservative30.5%

Independent19.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alastair Watson Elected	Labour	1,245
Amjid Wazir Elected	Labour	1,231
Murtaza Alam	Conservative	754
AliRom Alirom	Independent	471
Raja Ravi Varma Sangaraju	Conservative	454

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hartshill Park & Stoke

Daniela Santoro Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour68.2%

Conservative26.2%

Independent5.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Daniela Santoro Elected	Labour	630	68.2%
Nathan Andrew Purchase	Conservative	242	26.2%
David Edward Barker	Independent	52	5.6%

Hollybush

Finlay Gordon-McCusker Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour55.3%

Conservative34.4%

City Independents10.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Fin Gordon-McCusker Elected	Labour	631	55.3%
Shaun Lee Bennett	Conservative	393	34.4%
Michelle Francis Whalley	City Independents	118	10.3%

Lightwood North & Normacot

Sadaqat Maqsoom Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative57.0%

Labour43.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sadaqat Maqsoom Elected	Conservative	1,288	57.0%
Omar Ali	Labour	970	43.0%

Little Chell & Stanfield

David Williams Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour57.3%

Conservative28.4%

Independent14.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Williams Elected	Labour	676	57.3%
Imran Khurshid	Conservative	335	28.4%
Anthony Screen	Independent	168	14.2%

Longton & Meir Hay South

Chris Robinson Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour55.5%

Conservative44.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chris Robinson Elected	Labour	684	55.5%
Asman Ali	Conservative	549	44.5%

Meir Hay North, Parkhall & Weston Coyney

Craig Beardmore ConservativeRoss Irving Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative59.9%

Labour40.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Craig Beardmore Elected	Conservative	1,409
Ross Andrew Irving Elected	Conservative	1,293
Samantha Yates	Labour	942
Zain Albadeen Mohammed	Labour	730

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Meir North

Lauren Davison Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour52.3%

City Independents30.1%

Conservative17.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Desiree Elliott Elected	Labour	485	52.3%
Michelle Suzanne Swift	City Independents	279	30.1%
Sam Hussain	Conservative	164	17.7%

Last by-election, 2 May 2024

Labour53.9%

Independent24.8%

Conservative21.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lauren Davison Elected	Labour	469	53.9%
Michelle Suzanne Swift	Independent	216	24.8%
Khawar Ali	Conservative	185	21.3%

Meir Park

Abi Brown Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative73.4%

Labour19.4%

Green7.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Abi Brown Elected	Conservative	982	73.4%
Taimour Arfan	Labour	260	19.4%
Jenny Louise Harper	Green	95	7.1%

Meir South

Faisal Hussain Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative52.5%

Labour47.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Faisal Hussain Elected	Conservative	684	52.5%
Bagh Ali	Labour	618	47.5%

Moorcroft & Sneyd Green

Javid Najmi LabourLaura Carter Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour44.3%

Conservative29.1%

City Independents26.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Javid Iqbal Najmi Elected	Labour	1,198
Laura Anne Carter Elected	Labour	1,157
Tariq Mahmood	Conservative	787
Joanne Clare Powell-Beckett	City Independents	720
Kerry Ellis	City Independents	555
Marilyn Anne Marathe	Conservative	483

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Penkhull & Springfields

Sarah Hill Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour55.9%

Conservative37.1%

Green7.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sarah Ann Hill Elected	Labour	719	55.9%
Dean Trevor Richardson	Conservative	478	37.1%
Tom Holland	Green	90	7.0%

Sandford Hill

Joan Bell Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour59.0%

Conservative41.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joan Bell Elected	Labour	615	59.0%
Ally Simcock	Conservative	428	41.0%

Trent Vale & Oak Hill

Waseem Akbar Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour52.7%

Independent35.6%

Independent11.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Waseem Akbar Elected	Labour	592	52.7%
Jackie Barnes	Independent	400	35.6%
Bridge Allport	Independent	131	11.7%

Tunstall

Tabrase Din Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative45.8%

Labour27.6%

Independent26.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tabrase Din Elected	Conservative	650	45.8%
Joy Anne Garner	Labour	392	27.6%
Lee Wanger	Independent	377	26.6%

Councillors

Changed party since the election

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

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Baddeley, Milton & Norton	Carl Edwards	Conservative 2023	Reform
Bucknall & Eaton Park	Heather Blurton	Conservative 2023	Reform
Goldenhill & Sandyford	Chandra Kanneganti	Conservative 2023	Reform
Great Chell & Packmoor	David Mountford	Labour 2023	The Potteries Party
Hanford, Newstead & Trentham	Daniel Jellyman	Conservative 2023	Reform
Hanford, Newstead & Trentham	Maxine Clark	Conservative 2023	Independent
Hanford, Newstead & Trentham	Rachel Kelsall	Conservative 2023	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

3 by-elections since July 2021, 1 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
15 May 2025	Birches Head & Northwood	Reform gain from Labour	58.0%
9 May 2024	Meir North	Labour hold	53.9%
22 September 2022	Bentilee and Ubberley	Labour hold

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Stoke-on-Trent Central	45%	Labour	Labour 41%
Stoke-on-Trent North	28%	Labour	Reform 37%
Stoke-on-Trent South	27%	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 Stoke-on-Trent

258,377 residents in 110,411 households

Voted Leave in 2016

69% 17 above GB

Degree or higher

22% 12 below GB

No qualifications

26% 8 above GB

Own their home

57% 4 below GB

Rent from a council or housing association

22% 5 above GB

Rent privately

20% same as GB

Aged 15 to 34

33% 2 above GB

Aged 65 and over

21% 1 below 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.