2019 Lichfield District Council election explained

Election Name:2019 Lichfield District Council election
Country:Staffordshire
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2015 Lichfield District Council election
Previous Year:2015
Next Election:2023 Lichfield District Council election
Next Year:2023
Seats For Election:All 47 seats to Lichfield District Council
Majority Seats:24
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election1:42 seats, 54.6%
Seats1:34
Seat Change1: 8
Popular Vote1:20,120
Percentage1:49.0%
Swing1: 5.6%
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election2:4 seats, 26.8%
Seats2:10
Seat Change2: 6
Popular Vote2:11,606
Percentage2:28.3%
Swing2: 1.5%
Party4:Independent politician
Last Election4:0 seats, 3.8%
Seats4:2
Seat Change4: 2
Popular Vote4:1,643
Percentage4:4.0%
Swing4: 0.2%
Party5:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Last Election5:1 seat, 4.7%
Seats5:1
Popular Vote5:5,605
Percentage5:13.7%
Swing5: 9.0%
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Party:Conservative Party (UK)
After Party:Conservative Party (UK)

The 2019 Lichfield District Council election took place on 2 May to elect members of Lichfield District Council in Staffordshire, England. The whole council - 47 members - was up for election and the Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

Campaign

Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrats, Independent, UKIP and Green Party candidates stood in the election. Between one and three members of the council were elected from each ward, depending on the electorate's size.

Summary

Election result

The Conservatives maintained control of the council.

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Results by ward

Elected candidates in bold.

By-elections

Summerfield and All Saints by-election, 6 May 2021

Bernard Brown resigned from the council in July 2020, as council meetings were being held exclusively online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and he was unable to attend as he did not have access to the Internet.[1]

Armitage & Handsacre

Notes and References

  1. News: Reynolds . Jordan . Lichfield District Councillor resigns after negative comments online . 17 October 2021 . Express & Star . 16 July 2020.