2017 Staffordshire County Council election

The 2017 Staffordshire County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of 2017 local elections in the UK.[1] All 62 councillors were elected from electoral divisions (two of which serve dual-councillor electoral divisions) for a four-year term of office. The system used is first-past-the-post voting.

2017 Staffordshire County Council election

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All 62 seats to Staffordshire County Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour UKIP
Last election 34 seats, 36% 24 seats, 30% 2 seats, 24%
Seats won 51 10 0
Seat change Increase21 Decrease14 Decrease2
Popular vote 116,644 60,697 12,947
Percentage 53.8% 28.0% 6.0%
Swing Increase17.8% Decrease2.0% Decrease18.0%

Map showing the results of the 2017 Staffordshire County Council elections.

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The result was Conservative councillors formed an increased majority on the council.

Results summary

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Staffordshire County Council election, 2017[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 51 +17 53.8 116,644
  Labour 10 -14 28.0 60,697
  Other parties 1 -1 2.7 5,789
  UKIP 0 -2 6.0 12,947
  Green 0 0 5.0 10,897
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 4.6 10,017

Division results for Cannock Chase District

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Spoilt votes not included below.

Brereton & Ravenhill Division

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Brereton & Ravenhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Dudson 941 36 −2
Conservative Olivia Lyons 838 32 +19
Liberal Democrats Paul Fisher 618 24 +5
UKIP Ann Bernard 207 8 −20
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Cannock Town Centre Division

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Cannock Town Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Snape 1,989 55 +20
Labour Trudie McGuinness 1,154 32 −9
UKIP Kevin Whittaker 305 8 −13
Green Marie Smith 168 5 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Cannock Villages Division

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Cannock Villages
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Johnny McMahon 1,420 49 +22
Labour Diane Todd 1,023 35 −9
UKIP John Bernard 333 12 −11
Green 110 4 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Chadsmoor Division

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Chadsmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Derek Davis, OBE 1,449 51 −7
Conservative Jim Bowater 870 30 +15
UKIP Dave Morris 408 14 −7
Green Jo Elson 132 5 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Etchinghill & Heath Division

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Etchinghill & Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Sutherland 1,590 57 +25
Labour Carl Bennett 674 24 +1
Liberal Democrats Ray Jones 249 9 −9
UKIP Robert Branson 202 7 −20
Green Michael Lees 70 3 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Hednesford & Rawnsley Division

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Hednesford & Rawnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Burnett 2,597 38 +12
Conservative Phil Hewitt 2,305 34 +13
Labour George Adamson 1,998 29 −11
Green Paul Woodhead 1,807 26 N/A
Labour Christine Mitchell 1,683 25 −10
Green Stuart Crabtree 1,482 22 N/A
UKIP Dave Percox 555 8 −21
UKIP Paul Allen 530 8 −18
Local Residents Putting The People First Ann Turville 251 4 N/A
Local Residents Putting The People First Ron Turville 168 2 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Division results for East Staffordshire

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Spoilt votes not included below.

Burton Tower Division

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Burton Tower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Conor Wileman 2,261 62 +18
Labour Philippa Saddington 1,010 28 −11
Liberal Democrats Robert Coates 213 6 N/A
Green Carol Sharratt 162 4 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Burton Town Division

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Burton Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ron Clarke 1,351 43 −10
Conservative Hamid Asghar 1,106 35 +18
Liberal Democrats Helen Hall 372 12 +3
UKIP Dene Whyman 258 8 −11
Green Simon Hales 82 3 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Burton Trent Division

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Burton Trent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Syed Hussain 1,488 56 +9
Conservative Maqsood Hussain 658 25 +6
UKIP Sally Green 490 19 −10
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Dove Division

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Dove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip White 2,549 63 +23
Labour John Anderson 1,114 28 +5
UKIP Mike Green 375 9 −27
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Horninglow & Stretton Division

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Horninglow & Stretton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bernard Peters 1,911 53 +19
Labour Shelagh McKiernan 1,104 31 −5
UKIP Peter Levis 416 12 −18
Liberal Democrats Hugh Warner 103 3 N/A
Green Robert Sharratt 73 2 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Needwood Forest Division

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Needwood Forest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julia Jessel 2,719 72 +25
Labour Robert Saddington 792 21
Green Kelly Rickard 242 6 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Uttoxeter Rural Division

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Uttoxeter Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Atkins 3,169 79 +4
Labour Chloe Kelly 553 14 −4
UKIP George Langley-Poole 285 7 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Uttoxeter Town Division

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Uttoxeter Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Brookes 1,763 60 +20
Labour John McKiernan 857 29 −7
UKIP Norman Moir 313 11 −9
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Division results for Lichfield District

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Spoilt votes not included below.

Burntwood North Division

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Burntwood North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Woodward 1,371 47 +6
Conservative Eileen Tranter 1,321 45 +15
UKIP Martin Dewes 175 6 −20
Green Carol Ivett 76 3 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Burntwood South Division

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Burntwood South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Fisher 1,506 53 +31
Labour Steven Norman 848 30 +2
UKIP John Hitchin 280 10 −23
Liberal Democrats John Smith 114 4 N/A
Green Adam Elsdon 72 3 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Lichfield City North Division

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Lichfield City North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Natasha Pullen 1,571 46 +12
Labour Caroline Wood 1,076 32 −4
Liberal Democrats Miles Trent 420 12 +4
Something New Philip Peter 175 5 N/A
Green Hilary Wolfenden 163 5 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Lichfield City South Division

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Lichfield City South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Greatorex 1,982 56 +11
Liberal Democrats Jamie Christie 645 18 +3
Labour Colin Ball 623 18 −1
Green Simon Partridge 269 8 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Lichfield Rural East Division

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Lichfield Rural East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan White 2,077 63 +19
Labour Glen Mynott 562 17 −5
Liberal Democrats Roger Bennion 365 11 +6
Green Robert Pass 270 8 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Lichfield Rural North Division

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Lichfield Rural North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Janet Eagland 2,145 68 +19
Labour David Harvey 478 15 −2
Liberal Democrats Jeyan Anketell 378 12 +6
Green Michael Broughton 164 5 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Lichfield Rural South Division

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Lichfield Rural South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Smith 2,497 74 +22
Labour David Thompson 496 15 +2
Liberal Democrats Alasdair Brooks 225 7 +3
Green Mathew Hayward 159 5 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Lichfield Rural West Division

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Lichfield Rural West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martyn Tittley 2,279 70 +26
Labour Ben Watkins 555 17 −2
Liberal Democrats Richard Rathbone 200 6 +2
Green Kate Tilley 199 6 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Spoilt votes not included below.

Audley & Chesterton Division

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Audley & Chesterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Beech 1,245 39
Conservative David Cooper 873 27 +21
Liberal Democrats Ian Wilkes 748 23 −2
UKIP Mark Barlow 365 11 −15
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Bradwell, Porthill & Wolstanton Division

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Bradwell, Porthill & Wolstanton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Cooper 1,552 49 +27
Labour Sandra Hambleton 1,506 47 +2
Liberal Democrats Richard Virr 136 4 +1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Keele, Knutton & Silverdale Division

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Keele, Knutton & Silverdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dave Jones 965 52 +14
Conservative Mark Holland 505 27 +19
UKIP Neil Farrow 222 12 −26
Liberal Democrats James Borg 112 6 N/A
Green Gordon Pearson 53 3 −4
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

Kidsgrove Division

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Kidsgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gill Burnett 1,057 35 +24
Labour Laura Dillon 967 32 −12
Independent Margaret Astle 570 19 −25
UKIP Geoffrey Locke 447 15 −26
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

May Bank & Cross Heath Division

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May Bank & Cross Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Trevor Johnson 1,608 46 +21
Labour Mark Olszewski 1,475 42 +1
UKIP Lynn Dean 297 8 −16
Liberal Democrats Andrew Wemyss 149 4
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Newcastle Rural Division

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Newcastle Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Northcott 2,359 73 +27
Liberal Democrats Matthew Elphinstone-Walker 649 20 +9
UKIP Gordon Davies 210 7 −21
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Newcastle South Division

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Newcastle South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Sweeney 1,859 51 +12
Labour Ruth Wright 1,306 36
UKIP Gary Fedtschyschak 255 7 −18
Liberal Democrats Richard Whelan 143 4 N/A
Green Joseph Talbot 90 2 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Talke & Red Street Division

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Talke & Red Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kyle Robinson 1,793 55 +7
Conservative Jill Waring 1,042 32 +20
UKIP Raymond Williams 274 8 −25
Liberal Democrats Ben Ireland 137 4 −2
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Westlands & Thistleberry Division

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Westlands & Thistleberry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Tagg 1,998 52 +6
Liberal Democrats Marion Reddish 963 25 +9
Labour Imogen Wilkes 653 17 −2
UKIP Maria Foy 158 4 −14
Green Jade Taylor-Cashmore 84 2 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Division results for South Staffordshire

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Spoilt votes not included below.

Brewood Division

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Brewood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Sutton 2,329 71 +17
Labour Lorna Jones 559 17 −3
Independent Victor Kelly 242 7 N/A
Green Kerst Ward 135 4 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Cheslyn Hay, Essington & Great Wyrley Division

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Cheslyn Hay, Essington & Great Wyrley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kath Perry 3,720 60 +25
Conservative Bernard Williams 3,345 54 +23
Labour Colin Davison 1,364 22 −1
Labour John Brindle 1,285 21 +2
UKIP Alan Emery 781 13 −12
UKIP Steve Hollis 745 12 −16
Green David Mermod 310 5 N/A
Green Richard Jenking 191 3 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Codsall Division

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Codsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Marshall 2,327 75 +20
Labour Nick Hill 439 14 −2
Green Gary Burnett 332 11 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Kinver Division

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Kinver
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Victoria Wilson 2,217 64 +12
No Description Seb Hargreaves 457 13 N/A
Labour Christine Ridgeway 337 10 −2
UKIP Gordon Fanthom 266 8 −28
Green Ian Sadler 166 5 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Penkridge Division

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Penkridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Williams 1,913 64 +8
Labour Andrew Lenz 877 29 −15
Green Scarlett Ward 191 6 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Perton Division

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Perton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith James 2,078 74 +35
Labour Adam Freeman 546 19 +8
Green Hilde Liesens 180 6 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Wombourne Division

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Wombourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Davies 2,517 78 +23
Labour Daniel Sherriff 432 13 +1
Green Claire Mcilvenna 295 9 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Division results for Borough of Stafford

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Spoilt votes not included below.

Eccleshall Division

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Eccleshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Pert 2,642 73 +26
Labour Catherine Gregory 562 16 +2
Green Kathryn Elphick 235 7 N/A
UKIP Edward Whitfield 175 5 −24
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Gnosall & Doxey Division

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Gnosall & Doxey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Winnington 3,065 70 +29
Labour Rowan Draper 845 19 +7
Green Tony Pearce 451 10 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Stafford Central Division

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Stafford Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maureen Compton 1,451 46 +2
Conservative Mary Jennings 1,165 37 +8
Liberal Democrats Richard Kemp 187 6 N/A
UKIP Paul Williams 187 6 −14
Green Sharon Hollinshead 149 5 −1
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Stafford North Division

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Stafford North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Price 1,417 41 +5
Labour Julian Thorley 1,023 30 −10
Green Ian Hollinshead 524 15 +11
Independent Geoff Small 322 9 N/A
UKIP Raymond Smith 164 5 −14
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Stafford South East Division

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Stafford South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ann Edgeller 2,537 61 +18
Labour Louise Nixon 1,045 25 −7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Cliff 304 7 N/A
UKIP William Stanfield 163 4 −17
Green Mike Shone 125 3 −1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Stafford Trent Valley Division

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Stafford Trent Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Francis 2,573 67 +20
Labour Trevor Fisher 702 18 −4
Green Mark Oliver 340 9 N/A
UKIP John Mosley 241 6 −25
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Stafford West Division

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Stafford West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carolyn Trowbridge 1,635 47 +15
Labour Trish Rowlands 1,463 42 −3
UKIP Ellis Stones 206 6 −12
Green Toby Hollinshead 189 5 +1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Stone Rural Division

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Stone Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Parry 2,546 68 +31
Labour Richard Sidley 679 18 +5
No Description Mark Green 273 7 N/A
Green Pete Latham 248 7 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Stone Urban Division

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Stone Urban
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jill Hood 1,694 43 N/A
Conservative Philip Jones 1,333 34 +6
Labour Andrew Church 550 14 −3
UKIP Andrew Illsley 227 6 −19
Green Thomas Harris 98 3 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Division results for Staffordshire Moorlands

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Spoilt votes not included below.

Biddulph North Division

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Biddulph North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Lawson 1,808 59 +23
Labour Christopher Wood 1,111 36 +6
Liberal Democrats Danielle Spooner 168 5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Biddulph South & Endon Division

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Biddulph South & Endon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Flunder 1,247 36 +11
Liberal Democrats Henry Jebb 1,139 33 +8
Labour Kevin Jackson 1,037 30 +1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Caverswall Division

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Caverswall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ross Ward 2,252 68 +37
Labour Jocelyn Morrison 570 17 +2
Independent Julie Bull 356 11 N/A
Liberal Democrats Christoper Simpkins 119 4 N/A
Majority 1,682 51.0
Turnout 3,297 30.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Cheadle & Checkley Division

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Cheadle & Checkley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Deaville 1,815 56 +11
Labour John Palfreyman 691 21 −5
UKIP Peter Wilkinson 518 16 −9
Liberal Democrats Judy Gregg 121 4
Green James Firkins 71 2 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Churnet Valley

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Churnet Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Worthington 1,939 55 +8
Labour Mahfooz Ahmad 688 20 −1
Independent Ian Whitehouse 401 11 N/A
Liberal Democrats Geoff Preston 224 6 +1
Green Paul Fenton 139 4 N/A
Independent Keith Harvey 115 3 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Leek Rural

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Leek Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gill Heath 2,441 57 +17
Labour Philip Barks 1,020 24 +7
Independent Linda Malyon 441 10 −8
Liberal Democrats Roy Gregg 180 4 +1
Green Wendy Bohme 165 4 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Leek South Division

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Leek South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charlotte Atkins 2,204 55 +18
Conservative Gail Lockett 1,465 37 +6
Liberal Democrats Lee Jagger 182 5 +1
Green Mike Jones 155 4 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Division results for Borough of Tamworth

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Spoilt votes not included below.

Amington Division

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Amington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alastair Little 1,198 41 +10
Labour Sheree Peaple 1,183 41 +3
UKIP Dennis Box 408 14 −15
Green Eddie Jones 109 4 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Bolebridge Division

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Bolebridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Oates 1,297 44 +16
Labour Carol Dean 1,182 40 −2
UKIP John Baker 263 9 −18
Liberal Democrats Matt Davies 127 4
Green Lesley Edmunds 83 3 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Perrycrofts Division

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Perrycrofts
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ben Adams 1,614 49 +14
Labour Gordon Moore 1,129 34 +1
UKIP Jamie Bristoll 254 8 −17
Liberal Democrats Jenny Pinkett 195 6 +2
Green Nicola Holmes 102 3
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Stonydelph Division

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Stonydelph
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jason Jones 991 42 +19
Labour Margaret Clarke 846 36 +2
UKIP Robert Bilcliff 417 18 N/A
Green Sarah Waters 116 5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Watling North Division

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Watling North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tina Clements 1,462 50 +6
Labour Brian Jenkins 1,044 36 −9
UKIP Paul Smith 265 9 N/A
Green Wil Goodridge 127 4 −4
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Watling South Division

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Watling South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Greatorex 1,780 59 +7
Labour Michelle Abbots 723 24 −17
UKIP Paul Biggs 307 10 N/A
Liberal Democrats Roger Jones 132 4 −3
Green Mollie Scharaschkin 68 2 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Staffordshire County Council election results 2017". Staffordshire County Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.