The Reform UK party has won control of Staffordshire County Council

With 32 seats needed for a majority, Reform UK won 49 in the 1 May election, compared to the Conservative Party’s 10, with three seats for other parties.

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With all of the Council’s 62 divisions being contested, the Conservatives had entered the 2025 election holding 53 seats, with five for Labour and four for independent councillors.

Martin Murray, Staffordshire County Organiser for Reform UK, said:

"I thank each and every candidate for their willingness to stand up and take part in the democratic process, and all those who have worked to make these elections happen.It is humbling to have voters place their trust in us and I can promise that we will work hard delivering essential services for residents while focusing on the future.”

Having won control of the county council for the first time in 2009, the Conservatives had retained power in the elections of 2013, 2017 and 2021. In total, 298 candidates stood in 62 divisions, with each division returning one councillor.

Ballot papers cast yesterday were declared overnight in several parts of the county, with the remainder counted today.

The final result was:

• Reform UK: 49

• Conservative: 10

• Green: 1

• Labour, Labour & Co-operative Party: 1

• Stafford Borough Independents: 1

Pat Flaherty, Chief Executive of Staffordshire County Council, was the Returning Officer. He said:

"Staffordshire County Council’s annual budget is more than £700 million and our work touches everyone’s life in one way or another.It’s vital that local people debate local issues and determine how the county council goes about its business, so I was very pleased to see every seat contested by multiple candidates and I thank them all for their time, effort and commitment to the democratic process.”

The Reform UK party has won control of Staffordshire County Council