South Staffordshire District Council elections

South Staffordshire District Council in Staffordshire, England is elected every four years.

Political control

Party in controlYears
No overall control1973 - 1976
Conservative1976–present

Council elections

  • 1973 South Staffordshire District Council election
  • 1976 South Staffordshire District Council election
  • 1979 South Staffordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)[1]
  • 1983 South Staffordshire District Council election
  • 1987 South Staffordshire District Council election
  • 1991 South Staffordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place)[2][3][4]
  • 1995 South Staffordshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
  • 1999 South Staffordshire District Council election
  • 2003 South Staffordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by one)[6][7]
  • 2007 South Staffordshire District Council election
  • 2011 South Staffordshire District Council election
  • 2015 South Staffordshire District Council election

By-election results

1995-1999

Bilbrook By-Election 25 July 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 420 49.5
Liberal Democrats 216 25.5
Labour 212 25.0
Majority 204 24.0
Turnout 848
Conservative hold Swing

1999-2003

Shareshill By-Election 7 March 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 321 65.4 -1.4
Conservative 170 34.6 +21.6
Majority 151 30.8
Turnout 491 30.0
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Codsall South By-Election 30 May 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 575 82.4 +19.2
Labour 123 17.6 +2.8
Majority 452 64.8
Turnout 698 24.0
Conservative hold Swing
Cheslyn Hay By-Election 24 October 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour unopposed
Labour gain from Independent Swing

2003-2007

Great Wyrley Town By-Election 3 November 2005[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Bates 395 55.2 -5.5
Labour John Jones 320 44.8 +5.5
Majority 75 10.4
Turnout 715
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Featherstone and Shareshill By-Election 21 June 2007 (2)[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bob Cope 557
Independent Frank Beardsmore 383
Conservative Mike Lawrence 310
Labour John Brindle 242
Conservative Jan Tate 211
Labour Alex Brindle 168
UKIP Steve Hollis 115
Turnout 1,986 29.3
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

References

  1. The District of South Staffordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  2. legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Staffordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1989. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
  3. legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  4. legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Hereford and Worcester, Staffordshire and West Midlands (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  6. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  7. legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  8. "Great Wyrley Town By-Election - November 2005". Staffordshire District Council. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  9. "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). South Staffordshire District Council. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
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