Stoke-on-Trent City Council elections

Stoke-on-Trent City Council elections are held every four years. Stoke-on-Trent City Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Stoke-on-Trent in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 44 councillors have been elected from 34 wards.^[1]

Council elections

Results maps

2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
2019 results map
2023 results map

Mayoral elections

City result maps

By-election results

2002-2006

Abbey Green by-election, 18 September 2003^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Sutton	842	34.2	−2.8
	BNP	John West	782	31.8	+31.8
	Independent	Donald McLean	374	15.2	+15.2
	Conservative	Shaun Bennett	249	10.1	−3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Maxine Morrow	154	6.3	+6.3
	Socialist Alternative	Dave Frost	61	2.5	+2.5
Majority			60
Turnout			2,462
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Burslem South by-election, 22 July 2004^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Edward Owen	657	37.2	+20.3
	Labour	Terence Crowe	432	24.5	−10.7
	Independent	Mohammed Ayub	261	14.8	+14.8
	BNP	Michael Coleman	162	9.2	+9.2
	Independent	Michael Farrington	109	6.2	+6.2
	Conservative	Donald Smith	92	5.2	−1.3
	Liberal Democrats	George Salmon	51	2.9	−4.6
Majority			225	12.8
Turnout			1,764
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

East Valley by-election, 3 March 2005^[11]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	525	25.2	+12.8
	Labour	496	23.8	−7.1
	BNP	465	22.3	−3.0
	Independent	445	21.4	+21.4
	Conservative	150	7.2	−8.1
Majority		29	1.4
Turnout		2,081
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour	Swing

2011-2015

Springfields & Trent Vale Ward by-election, 26 July 2012^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	City Independents	Jackie Barnes	370	34.90	N/A
	Labour	Mubsira Aumir	245	23.11
	Liberal Democrats	Les Porch	152	14.33
	Conservative	Harold David Gregory	109	10.28	N/A
	UKIP	Michael Anthony Bedarsky	105	9.90
	Independent	Gary Elsby	36	3.39	N/A
	BNP	Michael Coleman	27	2.54	N/A
	TUSC	Matt Wright	14	1.32	N/A
	Democratic Nationalist Party	Mark Leat	2	0.18	N/A
Majority			125
Turnout			1,060	21.6
	City Independents gain from Labour		Swing

Baddeley, Milton and Norton Ward by-election, 14 November 2013^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	City Independents	Anthony Munday	861	32.19
	Conservative	Sam Richardson	504	18.84
	Labour	Candi Chetwynd	444	16.60
	UKIP	Mick Harold	333	12.45
	Independent	Gary Elsby	313	11.70
	BNP	Michael Anthony White	79	2.95
	Green	Adam William Colclough	50	1.86
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Grocock	32	1.19
	Independent	John Davis	27	1.00
	TUSC	Liat James Norris	25	0.93
Majority			357	13.35
Turnout			2,674	19.18
	City Independents gain from Labour		Swing

2019-2023

Moorcroft by-election, 6 May 2021^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tariq Mahmood	769	49.16	+9.56
	Labour	Javid Iqbal Najmi	702	44.88	−15.52
	TUSC	Andy Butcher	77	4.92	+4.92
Majority			67	4.28
Rejected ballots			16	1.0
Turnout			1,564	39.39
	Conservative gain from Labour

Penkhull and Stoke by-election, 1 July 2021^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dean Richardson	582	40.6	+34.1
	Labour	Lee Polshaw	572	39.9	−0.7
	City Independents	Hazel Lyth	171	11.9	−32.6
	Green	Adam Colclough	109	7.6	−0.8
Majority			10	0.7
Turnout			1,434
	Conservative gain from City Independents		Swing

Bentilee and Ubberley by-election, 22 September 2022^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lynn Watkins	469	62.5	+29.8
	City Independents	Sharon Edwards	143	19.1	−3.0
	Conservative	Matthew Bridger	138	18.4	+9.5
Majority			326	43.5
Turnout			750
	Labour hold		Swing

2023-2027

Meir North by-election, 2 May 2024^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lauren Davison	469	53.9	+1.6
	Independent	Michelle Swift	216	24.8	−5.3
	Conservative	Khawar Ali	185	21.3	+3.6
Majority			253	29.1
Turnout			870
	Labour hold		Swing

Michelle Swift ran as a City Independents candidate in 2023.

References

^ ^a ^b "The Stoke-on-Trent (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/665, retrieved 14 September 2022
^ The City of Stoke-on-Trent (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/1820)
^ "The City of Stoke-on-Trent (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/1449, retrieved 14 September 2022
^ "The Stoke-on-Trent (Electoral Changes) Order 2011", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2011/167, retrieved 14 September 2022
^ "Election 2015: Stoke on Trent City Council Results". Stoke Sentinel. Local World. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
^ "New ward boundaries for Stoke-on-Trent – how are you affected?". Stoke Sentinel. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Abbey Green Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
^ "Abbey Green By-Election Results 18 September 2003". Stoke on Trent City Council. Archived from the original on 4 June 2004. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Burslem South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
^ "Burslem South By-Election". Stoke on Trent City Council. Archived from the original on 13 August 2004. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — East Valley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Springfields and Trent Vale Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Baddeley, Milton and Norton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
^ "Live: Tories beat Labour in battle to replace ex-Stoke-on-Trent council leader". 7 May 2021.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Penkhull and Stoke Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bentilee and Ubberley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Meir North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2024.

External links

[2022order-1] "The Stoke-on-Trent (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/665, retrieved 14 September 2022

[2] The City of Stoke-on-Trent (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/1820)

[3] "The City of Stoke-on-Trent (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/1449, retrieved 14 September 2022

[2011order-4] "The Stoke-on-Trent (Electoral Changes) Order 2011", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2011/167, retrieved 14 September 2022

[5] "Election 2015: Stoke on Trent City Council Results". Stoke Sentinel. Local World. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

[6] "New ward boundaries for Stoke-on-Trent – how are you affected?". Stoke Sentinel. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2022.

[7] "Local Elections Archive Project — Abbey Green Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

[8] "Abbey Green By-Election Results 18 September 2003". Stoke on Trent City Council. Archived from the original on 4 June 2004. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

[9] "Local Elections Archive Project — Burslem South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

[10] "Burslem South By-Election". Stoke on Trent City Council. Archived from the original on 13 August 2004. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

[11] "Local Elections Archive Project — East Valley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

[12] "Local Elections Archive Project — Springfields and Trent Vale Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

[13] "Local Elections Archive Project — Baddeley, Milton and Norton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

[14] "Live: Tories beat Labour in battle to replace ex-Stoke-on-Trent council leader". 7 May 2021.

[15] "Local Elections Archive Project — Penkhull and Stoke Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

[16] "Local Elections Archive Project — Bentilee and Ubberley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Meir North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2024.

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v t e Council elections in Staffordshire
Staffordshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021
Cannock Chase District Council	1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
East Staffordshire Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Lichfield District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2022
South Staffordshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Stafford Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Stoke-on-Trent City Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015 2019 2023
Tamworth Borough Council	1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
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