2015 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election

The 2015 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

  Conservative
  Labour
  Liberal Democrat
  UKIP
  Independent / Moorlands Democratic Alliance

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Ward results

The candidates highlighted in bold were elected to each ward.

Alton (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Sylvester Forrester 666 80
Labour Paul Thomas Powner 200 20
Majority 466 53.8 +266
Turnout 866 75.6 +19.33
Conservative hold
Bagnall and Stanley (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sybil Evelyn Ralphs 742 75
Labour Paul Thomas Powner 117 12
Green Sarah Elizabeth Colwell 64 6.5
Liberal Democrats David Teasdale 61 6.2
Majority 625 63.5 +0.8
Turnout 984 70.29 +21.51
Conservative hold
Biddulph East (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin James Jackson 1366 25.9
Labour Madelaine Mary Lovatt 1282 24.2
Labour Jeanette Ann Walley 1180 22.3
Independent Jill Salt 734 13.9
UKIP Lisa Salt 723 13.7
Turnout 5285 54.17 +24.56
Labour hold
Biddulph Moor (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Jones 544 54.1
Independent Hal Wilson 214 21.3
Conservative Agnes Gronkiewicz 162 16.1
Labour Robert Thomas Arthur Whilding 85 8.4
Majority 330 32.8 -18.9
Turnout 1005 72.35 +24.7
Independent hold
Biddulph North (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jim Davis 1563 26.3
Independent Tony Hall 1556 26.1
Independent Andrew Hart 1355 22.8
Labour Eileen Sylvia Rushton 861 14.4
Liberal Democrats Dave Boothroyd 604 10.1
Turnout 5939 70.84 27.84
Independent hold
Biddulph South (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Phillip Redfern 408 43.5
Labour Gavin Carl Wood 279 29.7
Independent Ken Harper 252 26.8
Majority 156 16.6 +15.6
Turnout 939 67.52 +21.34
Liberal Democrats hold
Biddulph West (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Hilda Mary Sheldon 1306 48.5
Conservative Ian Sinnett Lawson 1052 39.1
Labour Christopher Wood 984 36.6
Independent Elaine Elizabeth Baddeley 866 32.1
Labour Nigel Richard Yates 789 23.3
Green Gareth John Whalley 382 14.2
Turnout 2960 62.4 +25.52
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Brown Edge and Endon (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Doreen Lea 1180 40.3
Conservative Geoff Bond 1112 38.0
Liberal Democrats Christina Rita Jebb 1101 37.6
Conservative Joe Porter 1067 36.4
Liberal Democrats Henry Walter Gladwyn Jebb 743 25.4
Liberal Democrats Danielle Maria Spooner 572 19.5
Labour Andrew Stuart Cunningham Church 550 18.8
Labour Nick Revell 585 20.0
Labour Gareth Richard Taylor 410 14.0
Green Brian Geoffrey Smith 243 8.3
Moorlands Democratic Alliance Andy Wragg 112 3.8 -3.0
Turnout 2926 72.02 +21.77
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Caverswall (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul John Roberts 585 63.0 +0.3
Moorlands Democratic Alliance Dave Bateman 343 37.0 -0.9
Majority 585 63.0 +38.8
Turnout 928 67.31 +27.63
Conservative hold Swing 0.75
Cheadle North East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julie Dawn Bull 593 37.0
UKIP Peter Wilkinson 515 32.2
Conservative Michael John Shirley 386 24.1
Independent Ian Tracy Whitehouse 378 23.6
Labour John Palfreyman 340 21.3
UKIP Thomas Peter Wilkinson 228 14.25
Independent Phil Routledge 182 11.4
Moorlands Democratic Alliance Ian William Plant 142 8.9
Moorlands Democratic Alliance Sue Walley 93 5.8
Turnout 1600 56.6 +22.3
Conservative hold
Cheadle South East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Alcock 702 39.4
Conservative Deb Grocott 540 30.3
Independent Peter James Elkin 495 27.8
Conservative Brian Slaney 486 27.3
Labour Jan Hale 476 26.7
Moorlands Democratic Alliance Neil Plant 269 15.0
Turnout 1782 60.3 +22.5
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Cheadle West (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Andrew Ellis 1146 53.4
Conservative Alan Banks 1059 49.3
Conservative Peter Mark Jackson 927 43.1
Labour Sam Hale 648 30.2
Moorlands Democratic Alliance Ray Wood 605 28.2
Moorlands Democratic Alliance Ronald Gordon Locker 539 25.1
Labour Joe Baker 511 23.8
Labour Alan Geoffrey Baker 501 23.3
Liberal Democrats Philip Alvin Silk 211 9.8
Turnout 2461 59.6 +22.6
Conservative gain from Moorlands Democratic Alliance Swing
Checkley (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Anthony Deaville 1739 55.7
Conservative Colin Pearce 1604 51.4
Conservative David Kingsley Trigger 1293 41.4
Labour Jane Palfreyman 712 22.8
Labour Rosie Hale 667 21.4
Moorlands Democratic Alliance David Wright 419 13.4
Turnout 3121 67.1 +26.2
Conservative hold
Cheddleton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Philip Worthington 1622 52.7
Conservative Michael Thomas Bowen 1527 49.6
Conservative Salvino Scalise 1388 45.1
Labour Mahfooz Ahmad 987 32.1
Green Paul Mark Fenton 744 24.2
Moorlands Democratic Alliance Harold Rensburgh Jennings 737 23.9
Turnout 3079 69.3 +24.98
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Churnet (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ivor John Lucas 960 54.0
Conservative Elsie Fallows 735 41.3
Conservative Bryan Andrew Bull 662 37.2
Turnout 1778 67.3 +24.5
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Forsbrook (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian James Herdman 1141 40.3
Conservative Keith Flunder 989 34.9
UKIP Abigail Laura Wilkinson 889 31.4
Independent Gillian Burton 823 29.0
Labour Alan Edward Wilson 784 27.7
Moorlands Democratic Alliance Christine Rose Hopley 636 22.5
Moorlands Democratic Alliance Frank John Hopley 603 21.3
Turnout 2830 67.3 +29.3
UKIP gain from Independent Swing
Hamps Valley (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edwin Thomas John Wain 726 64.2
Moorlands Democratic Alliance Steven Ratcliffe 234 20.7
Labour Terry Riley 171 15.1
Majority 492 43.5 -3.5
Turnout 1131 76.5 +18.0
Conservative hold Swing
Horton (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norma Hawkins 951 78.9
Labour Lytton Page 234 19.4
Majority 717 59.5 +37.6
Turnout 1205 74.1 +22.3
Conservative hold Swing
Ipstones (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Moorlands Democratic Alliance Linda Ann Malyon 615 52.0
Conservative Brian Warrington 403 34.1
Labour Philip James Barks 156 13.2
Majority 212 17.9 -1.8
Turnout 1183 76.42 +17.51
Moorlands Democratic Alliance hold Swing
Leek East (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rebecca Done 997 38.6
Conservative Brian Charles Johnson 866 33.5
Moorlands Democratic Alliance Pamela Wood 734 28.4
Labour Gwen Gledhill 694 26.9
Conservative Roy Denis Tomkinson 659 25.5
Labour Bill Cawley 640 24.8
UKIP Michael Anthony Mothershaw 537 20.8
Moorlands Democratic Alliance Andrew William Easom 519 20.1
Green Megan Ruth Walmsley-Pitts 407 15.8
Liberal Democrats Judy Gregg 211 8.2
Turnout 2583 63.87 +23.85
Conservative gain from Moorlands Democratic Alliance Swing
Leek North (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charlotte Atkins 1275 52.5
Labour Margaret Ann Lovatt 1130 46.5
Conservative Dani Ogden 938 38.6
Labour Darren Anthony Price 772 31.8
Green Keith Robert Naldrett 447 18.4
Turnout 2428 57.1 +21.4
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Leek South (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gail Karen Lynn Lockett 850 30.9
Labour Mike Gledhill 809 29.4
Independent Keith Harrison 789 28.7
Labour Susan Coleman 784 28.5
Conservative John Povey 779 28.3
Labour Keith Hoptroff 698 25.4
Conservative Roy Molson 682 24.8
Moorlands Democratic Alliance Roger Adams 537 19.5
Moorlands Democratic Alliance Neil Kirby 401 14.6
Green Francisco Philip Davies 384 14.0
Liberal Democrats Mike Ottewell 171 6.2
Turnout 2749 61.44 +23.41
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Leek West (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ben Emery 1157 43.4
Conservative Robert Warrington Plant 994 37.3
Conservative Neal Robert Podmore 921 34.5
Labour Susan Webster 697 26.7
Moorlands Democratic Alliance Andy Machin 506 19.0
Moorlands Democratic Alliance Brian Hall 490 18.4
Green Mark Sidebotham 400 15.0
Liberal Democrats Roy Gregg 380 14.3
Independent Jason Gregory Banks 293 11.0
Independent Brian Harry Pointon 184 6.9
Turnout 2665 69.7 +25.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Manifold (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Teresa Riley 888 77.8
UKIP Gary William Salt 204 17.9
Majority 684 59.9 +10.7
Turnout 1142 75.53 +22.63
Conservative hold Swing
Werrington (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Shaw 1017 55.9
Conservative Ross David Ward 697 38.3
Staffordshire Independent Group Lisa Martin 554 30.5
Labour Jocelyn Anne Morrison 487 26.8
Labour Doreen Jones 471 25.9
Turnout 1817 68.21 +27.5
Conservative gain from Staffordshire Independent Group Swing

References
  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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