Staffordshire County Council election, 2009

Staffordshire County Council election, 2009

4 June 2009

All 62 seats to Staffordshire County Council 32 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrat Seats won 49 4 Seat change 22 2   Third party Fourth party   Party UKIP Labour Seats won 4 3 Seat change 4 29

The county of Staffordshire within England

Council control before election Labour Council control after election Conservative

Elections to Staffordshire County Council took place on 4 June 2009 as part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2009, having been delayed from 7 May, in order to coincide with elections to the European Parliament. 62 councillors were elected from the various electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous election in 2005. The council continues to be administered on the Leader and Cabinet model.

All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections,^[1] although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.^[2]

Summary

The election was won by the Conservatives with 49 seats (a net gain of 22 seats), defeating Labour who were reduced to just 3 seats (a net loss of 29 seats) who were the ruling party for 28 years running. The Liberal Democrats came joint second with UKIP with 4 seats each, and there were 2 independent candidates elected.

Overall Results

References

Council elections in Staffordshire Staffordshire County Council 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 Cannock Chase District Council 1973 1976 1979 1980 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 East Staffordshire Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Lichfield District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1980 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 South Staffordshire District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Stafford Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Stoke-on-Trent City Council 1973 1976 1979 1980 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 Tamworth Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1980 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 See also: Wards Boundary changes

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