Staffordshire County Council election, 2017

Staffordshire County Council election, 2017

4 May 2017

All 62 seats to Staffordshire County Council
32 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour UKIP
Last election 34 24 2
Seats won 51

(+24)

10 (-14) 0

  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election 2
Seats won 1

Map showing the results of the 2017 Staffordshire County Council elections.

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2017 Staffordshire County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of 2017 local elections in the UK.[1] All 62 councillors were elected from electoral divisions (two of which serve dual-councillor electoral divisions) for a four-year term of office. The system used is first-past-the-post voting.

The result was Conservative councillors formed an increased majority on the council.

Results summary

Staffordshire County Council election, 2017[2]
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 1 -1 2.7 5,789
  UKIP 0 -2 6.0 12,947
  Green 0 0 5.0 10,897
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 4.6 10,017

References

  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. "Staffordshire County Council election results 2017". Staffordshire County Council. 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
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