Staffordshire County Council

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Staffordshire County Council
Arms of Staffordshire County Council
Logo
Type
Type
County council
Leadership
Leader of the Council
Cllr Alan White, Conservative
since May 2019
Chief Executive
John Henderson
since May 2015
Structure
Seats62 councillors
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Political groups
Administration
  Conservative (57)
Other Parties
  Labour (4)
  Independent (1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First past the post
Last election
6 May 2021
Meeting place
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County Buildings, Stafford
Website
www.staffordshire.gov.uk

Staffordshire County Council is the top-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Staffordshire, England.

62 councillors sit on Staffordshire County Council. Staffordshire operates a cabinet-style council. The full council elects a cabinet of 10 councillors, including the council leader, from the majority party. Each cabinet member has their own portfolio about which they make the "day to day" decisions.[1][2]

Council election results[]

Results summary[]

Staffordshire County Council Election, 2021[3][4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 57 +6 91.9 56.5 125,310
  Labour 4 -6 6.5 26.2 58,225
  Independent 1 0 1.6 6.9 15,251
  Green 0 0 0 6.4 14,198
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 2.7 5,949
  UKIP 0 0 0 1.0 2,171
  Other parties 0 0 0 0.3 729
Staffordshire County Council Election, 2017[5]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 51 +17 82.3 53.8 116,644
  Labour 10 -14 16.1 28.0 60,697
  Other parties 1 -1 1.6 2.7 5,789
  UKIP 0 -2 0 6.0 12,947
  Green 0 0 0 5.0 10,897
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 4.6 10,017
Staffordshire County Council Election, 2013[6]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 34 -15 54.8 36.2 68,395
  Labour 24 +21 38.7 29.7 56,172
  UKIP 2 -2 3.2 24.0 45,401
  Independent 2 +2 3.2 4.1 7,770
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 4.2 7,904
  Green 0 0 0 0.8 1,445
  Other parties 0 0 0 0.9 1,743
Staffordshire County Council Election, 2009
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 49 +22 109699
  Liberal Democrats 4 +2
  UKIP 4 +4
  Labour 3 -29 46315

References[]

  1. ^ "Role of County Council". Staffordshire County Council. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Role of the Cabinet". Staffordshire County Council. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Staffordshire County Council Elections - Thursday 6th May 2021". Staffordshire County Council. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Staffordshire County Council Elections - Thursday 6th May 2021 - Staffordshire Live". Staffordshire Live. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Staffordshire County Council election results 2017". Staffordshire County Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  6. ^ "The Elections Centre - Election results Year Tables". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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