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Local Election Results 2005

Staffordshire

New division boundaries came into force at this election.

Note:— The election in Kinver was postponed due to the death of a candidate.

Other results for Staffordshire: 2009 2013 2017 2021
By-elections for Staffordshire (may be incomplete): 13th July 2006 (Cheadle & Checkley) — 12th July 2007 (Keele & Westlands) — 1st May 2008 (Newcastle Rural) — 16th June 2011 (Burton Town) — 7th July 2011 (Churnet Valley) — 9th February 2012 (Leek S.) — 5th May 2016 (Uttoxeter Town) — 7th September 2017 (Hednesford & Rawnsley) — 8th February 2018 (Codsall) — 12th December 2019 (Watling S.) — 19th January 2023 (Biddulph N.) — 2nd March 2023 (Watling S.)
Results for district councils — Cannock Chase 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 — East Staffordshire 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 — Lichfield 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 — Newcastle-under-Lyme 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2022 — South Staffordshire 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 — Stafford 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 — Staffordshire Moorlands 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 — Tamworth 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023

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Consolidated results — Staffordshire 2005

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 146462 37.6% 28
Labour 146250 37.5% 32
Liberal Democrat 81534 20.9% 2
UK Independence Party 5495 1.4% 0
Independent 4298 1.1% 0
Freedom Party 2360 0.6% 0
Green Party 1794 0.5% 0
Ratepayers (Staffordshire Moorlands) 1295 0.3% 0

Amington

Richard McDermid Lab 2962 48.2%
Brian Beale C 2049 33.4%
Andrew Gilman LD 1132 18.4%

Audley and Chesterton

Edward Boden Lab 3026 43.7%
Ian Wilkes LD 2024 29.3%
Betty Cartwright C 1199 17.3%
David Nixon UKIP 669 9.7%

Biddulph North

Madelaine Lovatt Lab 2862 43.5%
David Stone LD 1891 28.7%
Gerald Adams Ind 1832 27.8%

Biddulph South and Endon

Christine Jebb LD 3966 57.9%
Kevin Jackson Lab 2888 42.1%

Bolebridge

Roger Smith Lab 2728 50.2%
Ian Lewin C 1726 31.8%
Geoffrey Blake LD 982 18.1%

Bradwell and Porthill

Sandra Hambleton Lab 3416 53.4%
John Cooper C 1380 21.6%
Emma Cooley LD 1121 17.5%
Barbara Lewis UKIP 478 7.5%

Brereton and Ravenhill

Gwilym Roberts Lab 2535 48.0%
Raymond Easton LD 1827 34.6%
Doreen Bourton C 918 17.4%

Brewood

Rex Roberts C 3156 62.7%
Lorna Jones Lab 1876 37.3%

Burntwood North

Eric Drinkwater Lab 2790 49.5%
Douglas Constable C 1998 35.4%
Maxwell Rea LD 853 15.1%

Burntwood South

Steven Norman Lab 2525 48.2%
Brenda Constable C 1887 36.0%
Marguerite Stockdale LD 823 15.7%

Burton Tower

James Muir Lab 2851 45.2%
Elizabeth Staples C 2329 36.9%
James Shrewsbury LD 1124 17.8%

Burton Town

Peter Beresford Lab 2960 55.8%
Tariq Hussain C 1284 24.2%
Michael Rodgers LD 1064 20.0%

Burton Trent

Peter Davies Lab 2939 57.3%
Kathleen Lamb C 1199 23.4%
Hugh Warner LD 987 19.3%

Cannock Town Centre

Dennis Dixon Lab 2809 43.0%
Brian Faulkner C 2784 42.7%
Stephen Allatt LD 933 14.3%

Cannock Villages

Janos Toth Lab 2835 46.8%
John Beddows C 2020 33.3%
Trevor Stokes LD 884 14.6%
Robert Bishop Ind 320 5.3%

Caverswall

William Day C 3309 46.7%
Austin Hanchard Lab 2359 33.3%
Brian Whittaker LD 1414 20.0%

Chadsmoor

Derek Davis Lab 3589 61.8%
John Bernard C 1294 22.3%
Ian Harris LD 928 16.0%

Cheadle and Checkley

Edward Perry C 3462 50.5%
Jacqueline James Lab 2240 32.6%
Philip Silk LD 1159 16.9%

Cheslyn Hay, Essington and Great Wyrley (2)

Kathleen Perry C 4815 44.0%
Michael Lawrence C 4797
Thomas Boyle Lab 4633 42.3%
George Bullock Lab 4470
Tracy O'Brien LD 1492 13.6%
Raymond Jones LD 1077

Churnet Valley

Barrie Mycock C 3149 47.6%
Mahfooz Ahmad Lab 2144 32.4%
Michael Whitfield LD 1317 19.9%

Codsall

Sonja Oatley C 3098 60.5%
John Gregory Lab 1317 25.7%
Ian Sadler LD 708 13.8%

Cross Heath and Silverdale

David Leech Lab 3002 53.1%
Eileen Braithwaite UKIP 983 17.4%
Andrew Cooley LD 876 15.5%
Glenys Davies C 790 14.0%

Dove

Andrew Fraser C 3072 47.8%
John Morris LD 1724 26.8%
Susan Grier Lab 1628 25.3%

Eccleshall

Henry Butter C 3378 55.6%
David Kirby LD 1360 22.4%
Rosalind Kennedy Lab 1334 22.0%

Etching Hill and Heath

Daniel Davies LD 2127 40.2%
Michael Davey Lab 1801 34.1%
Warwick Bourton C 1358 25.7%

Gnosall and Doxey

Mark Winnington C 3757 45.8%
Barry Stamp LD 2696 32.8%
Anthony Nixon Lab 1756 21.4%

Hednesford and Rawnsley (2)

John O'Leary Lab 5258 45.2%
Susan Woodward Lab 4485
John Burnett C 3690 31.7%
Diane Bennett C 3531
Ronald Turville LD 2692 23.1%
Patricia Ansell LD 2473

Horninglow and Stretton

Peter Haynes Lab 3367 45.8%
Robert Bather C 2758 37.5%
Kathleen Winson LD 1223 16.6%

Keele and Westlands

Glennis Deakin C 2576 34.1%
Robin Studd LD 2487 32.9%
Gillian Williams Lab 1848 24.4%
Carolyn Grocott Grn 403 5.3%
Andrea Liversage UKIP 246 3.3%

Kidsgrove and Talke (2)

Margaret Astle Lab 5571 49.5%
John Taylor Lab 4640
Sandra Bowyer LD 2635 23.4%
Raymond Slater LD 2338
Nora Salt C 1994 17.7%
Andrew Fear C 1644
Geoffrey Locke UKIP 1048 9.3%
Christopher Nixon UKIP 844

Kinver [Postponed poll; held 23rd June 2005]

C 2403 62.5%
LD 1051 27.4%
Lab 388 10.1%

Leek Rural

Christine Heath C 3787 48.7%
Margaret Lovatt Lab 1924 24.7%
Stephen Harrison LD 1044 13.4%
Stephen Povey UKIP 1028 13.2%

Leek South

Neal Podmore C 2589 33.0%
Cheryl Priestman Lab 2010 25.6%
Michael Cozens LD 1589 20.2%
Keith Harrison RSM 1295 16.5%
Mark Gater Grn 369 4.7%

Lichfield City North

Anthony Wilkins Lab 2379 35.7%
Antony Thompson C 2289 34.4%
Trevor James LD 1062 15.9%
John Walker Ind 930 14.0%

Lichfield City South

Terence Finn C 2728 46.3%
John Smith LD 1862 31.6%
Ian Crossland Lab 1300 22.1%

Lichfield Rural East

Matthew Ellis C 2613 38.8%
Roger Bennion LD 2512 37.3%
Neil Bradley Lab 1608 23.9%

Lichfield Rural North

Janet Eagland C 4002 56.9%
Kevin McCarthy LD 1565 22.2%
David Whatton Lab 1469 20.9%

Lichfield Rural South

Erica Bayliss C 3909 63.1%
Roderick Campbell Lab 1367 22.1%
Elfriede Roe LD 919 14.8%

Lichfield Rural West

Frank Lewis C 3629 53.1%
Elaine Moore Lab 2058 30.1%
Peter Roe LD 1151 16.8%

Needwood Forest

Timothy Corbett C 4250 53.5%
Susan Palmer Lab 2360 29.7%
Victoria Trelinska LD 1341 16.9%

Newcastle Rural

Robert Edwards C 3085 46.5%
Robert Howells Lab 1718 25.9%
David Becket LD 1478 22.3%
Joseph Bonfiglio UKIP 352 5.3%

Newcastle South

Richard Gorton Lab 2798 40.3%
Gwynneth Bosley C 1885 27.1%
David Clarke LD 1779 25.6%
Paul Gregory UKIP 486 7.0%

Penkridge

Veronica Downes C 3739 50.8%
Trevor Downing Lab 2568 34.9%
Diane Key LD 1052 14.3%

Perrycrofts

John Garforth Lab 2597 43.7%
Kenneth Gant C 2256 37.9%
Jennifer Blake LD 1092 18.4%

Perton

Robert Marshall C 2937 57.1%
Suzanne Randle Lab 1308 25.4%
Albert Smith LD 623 12.1%
Stuart Hinde Grn 275 5.3%

Stafford Central

Maureen Compton Lab 2990 44.9%
Christine Baron LD 1974 29.6%
Amyas Stafford-Northcote C 1702 25.5%

Stafford North

Robert Simpson Lab 3202 53.1%
Dennis Philip C 1690 28.0%
Cathie Halliday LD 893 14.8%
Josie Whitney Grn 245 4.1%

Stafford South East

Michael Barber Lab 3741 42.7%
John Francis C 3550 40.5%
John Affleck LD 1475 16.8%

Stafford Trent Valley

Leonard Bloomer C 3273 46.8%
Brendan McKeown LD 1795 25.7%
John Kennedy Lab 1629 23.3%
Edward Clarke Grn 296 4.2%

Stafford West

Michael Poulter Lab 3658 50.2%
Trevor Houlton C 2171 29.8%
Frank James LD 1459 20.0%

Stone Rural

Ian Parry C 3198 50.3%
Alison Wedgwood Lab 1866 29.3%
John Russell LD 1298 20.4%

Stone Urban

Vincent Wakefield Lab 3138 39.2%
Philip Jones C 2667 33.3%
Peter Stevens LD 2210 27.6%

Stonydelph

Peter White Lab 2149 42.7%
Christopher Cooke Ind 1216 24.2%
Kevin Taylor C 1095 21.8%
Pete Cousins LD 569 11.3%

Uttoxeter Rural

Philip Atkins C 3533 63.1%
Jane Reeves Lab 1234 22.0%
Roy Gregg LD 832 14.9%

Uttoxeter Town

Geoffrey Morrison C 2389 41.6%
James Fergus Lab 2354 41.0%
Charles Dean-Young LD 999 17.4%

Watling North

Terence Dix Lab 2531 48.0%
Andrew James C 1870 35.4%
Penelope Bennion LD 877 16.6%

Watling South

Carol Dean Lab 2609 43.6%
Robert Pritchard C 2345 39.2%
Roger Jones LD 1024 17.1%

Wolstanton

Michael Clarke Lab 2383 41.2%
Simon Tagg C 2008 34.7%
Elizabeth Shenton LD 979 16.9%
Ann Beirne Grn 206 3.6%
Mark Barlow UKIP 205 3.5%

Wombourne

Peter Timms C 2441 37.9%
Sharron Edwards Freedom 2360 36.6%
John Brindle Lab 1065 16.5%
John Fallon LD 581 9.0%

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