2023 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election

2023 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election
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All 56 seats to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
29 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Mike Gledhill Paul Roberts
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Last election 13 seats, 26.0% 25 seats, 36.3% 17 seats, 28.5%
Seats before 15 29 11[a]
Seats won 24 22 8
Seat change Increase11 Decrease3 Decrease9
Popular vote 17,186 16,242 7,961
Percentage 36.7% 34.7% 17.0%
Swing Increase10.7% Decrease1.6% Decrease11.5%
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Green Liberal Democrats
Last election 0 seats, 5.1% 1 seat, 4.2%
Seats before 0 1
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Increase1 Steady
Popular vote 3,538 1,745
Percentage 7.6% 3.7%
Swing Increase2.5% Decrease0.5%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Election
Leader before election

Paul Roberts
Conservative

Leader after election

Mike Gledhill
Labour
No overall control

The 2023 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 56 members of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council in Staffordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

The Conservatives lost their majority at this election, with the council going under no overall control and Labour overtaking the Conservatives to become the largest party.

Summary

At the previous 2019 election the Conservatives had lost control of the council to no overall control and subsequently formed an administration with some of the independent councillors. Following a number of by-elections and changes of allegiance the Conservatives regained a majority of the seats on the council during May 2022.[2]

Following the results, the Conservatives lost the council to no overall control. Labour was the largest party after the election and was able to form a minority administration with the informal support of independent councillors. Labour's group leader, Mike Gledhill, was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 17 May 2023.[3][4]

Results

2023 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Election[5]

[6]

Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 35 24 9 0 Increase11 42.9 36.7 17,186 +10.7
  Conservative 39 22 1 4 Decrease3 39.3 34.7 16,242 -1.6
  Green 13 1 1 0 Increase1 1.8 7.6 3,538 +2.5
  Liberal Democrats 7 1 1 1 Steady 1.8 3.7 1,745 -0.5
  Reform UK 1 0 0 0 Steady - 0.3 135 N/A
  Independent 25 8 0 9 Decrease9 14.3 17.0 7,961 -11.5

Ward Results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.[6][7][8]

Alton

Alton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel John Moult 209 54.9 −11.6
Labour Jenny Lingham 172 45.1 +11.6
Turnout 381 33.3
Conservative hold Swing

Bagnall and Stanley

Bagnall and Stanley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charlotte Hannah Edwards 356 53.7 −17.1
Independent Sybil Ralphs* 189 28.5 −42.3
Labour Dave Jennings 79 11.9 −1.0
Liberal Democrats Lee Jagger 39 5.9 N/A
Turnout 666 49.0
Conservative hold Swing

Sybil Ralphs had been a Conservative prior to the election but stood as an independent in 2023. Seat shown as Conservative hold to allow comparison with 2019 results.

Biddulph East

Biddulph East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jill Salt* 583 72.2 +21.7
Labour Connor Brady* 451 55.9 +16.7
Labour Christopher Wood 435 53.9 +6.5
Independent Sheryl Bayley 219 27.1 N/A
Independent Chris Perkin 191 23.7 −10.6
Liberal Democrats Geoff Preston 109 13.5 N/A
Turnout 807 18.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Biddulph Moor

Biddulph Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Thomas Jones* 308 75.3 −5.2
Labour Jim Bostock 101 24.7 +19.5
Turnout 409 30.2
Independent hold Swing

Biddulph North

Biddulph North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adam Parkes 652 51.7 +25.1
Independent Jim Garvey 643 51.0 N/A
Independent Andrew Hart* 641 50.8 −7.2
Independent Ken Harper 440 34.9 N/A
Green Ian Waite 277 22.0 +3.5
Turnout 1,261 28.6
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Biddulph South

Biddulph South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Stuart Cunningham Church 207 46.8 +27.0
Independent Adrian Charles Lawton 176 39.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Roy William Gregg 59 13.3 −20.9
Turnout 442 32.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Biddulph West

Biddulph West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nigel Yates* 482 44.7 +9.8
Labour Dave Proudlove* 451 41.8 N/A
Labour Charlie Smith* 440 40.8 N/A
Conservative Derek James Stubbs 419 38.8 +7.9
Conservative Maj Stubbs 344 31.9 +5.1
Conservative Mark Andrew Stubbs 328 30.4 +15.6
Independent Neil Eardley 282 26.1 N/A
Independent Alistair McLoughlin 225 20.9 N/A
Turnout 1,079 27.0
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Brown Edge and Endon

Brown Edge and Endon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joe Porter* 707 50.3 +9.5
Conservative Keith Flunder* 606 43.1 −5.3
Liberal Democrats Christina Jebb 585 41.6 +11.6
Conservative Roy Alan James Molson 506 36.0 −5.4
Liberal Democrats Danielle Spooner 452 32.1 +9.1
Labour Joy Majekodunmi 436 31.0 +10.9
Liberal Democrats John Redfern* 339 24.1 N/A
Turnout 1,406 36.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Caverswall

Caverswall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Roberts* 241 53.3 −26.8
Labour Chris Podszus 211 46.7 +26.8
Turnout 452 31.1
Conservative hold Swing

Cellarhead

Cellarhead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barbara Aillen Hughes* 403 59.5 +8.1
Conservative Patricia Ann Hughes 319 47.1 −11.3
Green James Martin Firkins 267 39.4 +0.5
Green Julian Bernard King-Salter 244 36.0 N/A
Turnout 677 26.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cheadle North East

Cheadle North East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Liz Whitehouse 284 41.7 +24.6
Labour Matthew Charles Spooner 245 36.0 N/A
Conservative Phil Routledge* 233 34.2 −0.4
Conservative Stephen Ellis* 231 33.9 N/A
Independent Julie Bull 176 25.8 +4.1
Independent Dennis Wilson 130 19.1 N/A
Turnout 681 23.8
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Phil Routledge had been elected as an independent in 2019 but joined the Conservatives in May 2022. Stephen Ellis had won the seat in a by-election in May 2021 following the death of the previous independent councillor. Both seats shown as independent losses to allow comparison with 2019 results.

Cheadle South East

Cheadle South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Haines 466 57.0 +30.7
Labour Vicky O'Shea 401 49.1 N/A
Conservative Peter Jackson* 341 41.7 +18.8
Conservative Zenobia Rose Lillian Routledge* 324 39.7 N/A
Turnout 817 28.5
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Both seats had been won by independents in 2019, but Peter Jackson won his seat in a by-election in May 2021 and Zenobia Routledge won her seat in a by-election in May 2022. Both seats shown as independent losses to allow comparison with 2019 results.

Cheadle West

Cheadle West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kate Mills* 602 52.9 +7.4
Independent Gary Bentley* 551 48.4 +9.8
Independent Ian William Plant* 464 40.7 −0.3
Labour Bernie Charlesworth 438 38.5 N/A
Conservative Jonathan Nicholas Mason 334 29.3 −3.2
Turnout 1,139 28.6
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Checkley

Checkley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter Wilkinson* 629 47.2 +1.5
Conservative Mark Anthony Deaville* 603 45.2 −3.3
Conservative Alan Hulme* 532 39.9 −0.8
Labour Liz Haines 399 29.9 +9.0
Independent Luke Daniel Emery 371 27.8 N/A
Green Derek Tatton 301 22.6 +0.2
Independent Mark Hall 218 16.4 N/A
Turnout 1,333 29.4
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cheddleton

Cheddleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Worthington* 607 41.2 −1.8
Labour Dylan Pascall 526 35.7 +0.2
Conservative Oliver Pointon 507 34.4 −9.5
Conservative Andrea Grocott 461 31.3 −11.5
Labour Eddie Sabir 418 28.4 −1.9
Independent Michael Thomas Bowen* 364 24.7 −19.2
Green Dan Mayers 246 16.7 N/A
Independent Harold Jennings 194 13.2 N/A
Independent Keith Harvey 168 11.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Judy Gregg 162 11.0 −9.2
Independent Ferenc Kari 116 7.9 N/A
Turnout 1,472 33.9
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Michael Bowen had been elected as a Conservative in 2019 but left the party in May 2022 to sit as an independent. Seat shown as independent loss to allow comparison with 2019 results.

Churnet

Churnet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Aberley* 505 62.3 +13.3
Conservative Elsie Fallows* 475 58.6 +6.0
Labour Hugh Gerald Thomas Black 257 31.7 +13.0
Reform UK Warwick Alexander McKenzie 135 16.6 N/A
Turnout 811 30.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Dane

Dane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Callum George Beswick 295 63.3 −4.8
Green Alison Rosemary McCrea 171 36.7 +4.8
Turnout 474 35.5
Conservative hold Swing

Forsbrook

Forsbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Holmes* 589 49.8 −10.3
Conservative Marc Durose 497 42.0 −7.1
Conservative Ian Herdman* 495 41.9 −13.5
Labour Paul Thomas Powner 437 37.0 −10.4
Independent Abigail Wilkinson 402 34.0 N/A
Green Helen Stead 372 31.5 N/A
Turnout 1,182 28.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hamps Valley

Hamps Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edwin Wain* 332 64.6 −20.1
Green Wendy Bohme 182 35.4 N/A
Turnout 514 35.9
Conservative hold Swing

Horton

Horton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jo Cox 324 54.3 +29.5
Green Dominic Cooney 273 45.7 N/A
Turnout 597 40.1
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Ipstones

Ipstones
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Linda Ann Malyon* Uncontested 100.0
Independent hold Swing

Leek East

Leek East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Darren Price* 766 57.7 +22.0
Labour Crecy Janina Christian Boone 681 51.3 +21.0
Labour Gareth Richard Taylor 591 44.5 N/A
Conservative Paul Chauveau 476 35.9 +12.2
Conservative Andy Machin 442 33.3 N/A
Conservative Brian Johnson* 436 32.9 −1.8
Green Mike Jones 278 20.9 N/A
Turnout 1,327 32.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Brian Johnson had been elected as an independent in 2019 but joined the Conservatives in May 2022. Seat shown as independent loss to allow comparison with 2019 results.

Leek North

Leek North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charlotte Atkins* 742 73.2 +11.0
Labour Lyn Swindlehurst* 673 66.4 +19.8
Labour Mark David Johnson 633 62.4 +18.5
Conservative Charlotte Lockett 297 29.3 −1.4
Independent Ferenc Kari 116 11.4 N/A
Turnout 1,014 24.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Leek South

Leek South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Matt Swindlehurst 880 66.4 +20.0
Labour Mike Gledhill* 801 60.4 +5.5
Labour Keith Hoptroff* 794 59.9 +19.1
Green Daniella Vickerstaff 375 28.3 +3.4
Conservative Neil David Cox 357 26.9 −4.6
Turnout 1,326 29.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Leek West

Leek West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Cawley* 802 62.4 +9.4
Labour Philip Barks 688 53.5 +11.9
Conservative Ben Emery* 572 44.5 +0.6
Labour Charlie Bromilow 564 43.9 N/A
Conservative Neal Robert Podmore 490 38.1 +1.4
Turnout 1,286 35.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Manifold

Manifold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jonathan Paul Kempster 306 52.7 N/A
Conservative Stephen Wales 275 47.3 −17.4
Turnout 581 39.6
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Werrington

Werrington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Shaw* 404 56.3 −6.8
Conservative Ross Ward* 370 51.6 −6.4
Independent Nigel Michael Meakin 262 36.5 N/A
Green Andrew Sharrock 246 34.3 −4.7
Turnout 717 27.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Of the eleven independent councillors before the election, six formed the "Independent" group led by Linda Malyon and five formed the "Independent Alliance" group led by Tony Hall.[1]
  1. ^ "Political control and composition". Staffordshire Moorlands District Council. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. ^ Boothroyd, David (13 May 2022). "Post-election roundup". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. ^ Price, Richard (19 May 2023). "Deadlock broken as Labour takes control of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council". Stoke-on-Trent Live. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Council minutes, 17 May 2023". Staffordshire Moorlands District Council. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Staffordshire Moorlands election result". BBC News. May 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  6. ^ a b Coyle, Simon (4 May 2023). "Staffordshire Moorlands council elections 2023 results in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  7. ^ "District Council Elections 4 May 2023". Staffordshire Moorlands District Council. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Councillors". Staffordshire Moorlands District Council. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.