Staffordshire County Council

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

Staffordshire County Council
Type
Type	County council
Leadership
Chair of the Council	Cllr Kath Perry, Conservative since May 2019
Leader of the Council	Cllr Philip Atkins OBE, Conservative since May 2009
Chief Executive	John Henderson since May 2015
Structure
Seats	62 councillors
Political groups	Administration   Conservative (51) Other Parties   Labour (10)   Independent (1)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	4 May 2017
Next election	6 May 2021
Meeting place
County Buildings, Stafford
Website
www.staffordshire.gov.uk

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]

Results summary

Staffordshire County Council Election, 2017[3]

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

Staffordshire County Council Election, 2013

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	34			-15
	Labour	24			+21
	UKIP	2			-2
	Independent	2			+2

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 election results 2017". Staffordshire County Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.