Staffordshire and Wyre Forest local elections 2025: List of candidates vying to be your next councillor

On May 1 voters will be heading to the polls to elect councillors for Staffordshire County Council and Worcestershire County Council.

This year there are no local elections in Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Sandwell or Birmingham. 

 In England all adults aged 18 and over can vote in local elections if they are British citizens, EU citizens, or ‘qualifying Commonwealth citizens who have leave to enter or remain in the UK.

All casting votes at polling stations need to show identification on arrival. 

Fewer people vote in local elections than in general elections. Local turnout tends to be between 30-40 per cent of the electorate.

The list of some wards and candidates for Staffordshire County Council:

Cannock Chase

Brereton & Ravenhill

• Conservative Party: BIRCH Joshua Leigh

• Green Party: BOYER Mandi

• Independent: MOLINEUX Gerald Nickolas

• Reform UK: PARTON Neil Andrew

• Labour and Co-operative Party: WILLIAMS David William Gavin

Cannock Town

• Green Party: CROPP Eloise

• Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition: KNOX Gareth

• Reform UK: MURRAY Martin Paul

• Labour Party: SAMUELS Garry John

• Conservative Party: SNAPE Paul Anthony 

Chadsmoor Division

• Green Party: ELSON Joanne Susan

• Conservative Party: HADEN Philippa Kate

• Reform UK: HUNT Alex Robert

• Labour and Co-operative Party: PRESTWOOD Jacquie

• Liberal Democrats: THOMPSON Anthony John 

Etching Hill & The Heath Division

• Independent:   DUDSON Alan 

• Labour and Co-operative Party: FOLEY Darren

• Green Party: GREEN David James

• Reform UK: PENDLETON Jon

•  Conservative Party: SUTHERLAND Mike 

Hawks Green, Rawnsley & Cannock Wood

• UKIP - NO to Illegal Immigration: DRYHURST Terry

• Conservative Party: HEWITT Phil 

• Green Party: JENKING Richard

• Reform UK: MANDRY Rhys Anthony

• Liberal Democrats: SCOTCHMER Matthew John

• Labour Party: WITHINGTON James Howard Mark

Hednesford North

• Conservative Party: BOUCKER Anthony Stephen

• Reform UK: JONES Paul

• Green Party: MAWLE Darrell Lee

• Labour and Co-operative Party: STANTON Paula

• TURVILLE Ronald Charles 

Norton Canes, Heath Hayes & Wimblebury

• Reform UK: CECIL Daniel

• Conservative Party: PRIEST Sam

• Green Party: WALLACE Ian Douglas 

• Labour and Co-operative Party: WILSON Lisa

Lichfield 

Burntwood North

• Reform UK: CLISSETT Andrew John

• Liberal Democrats: RAY Paul

• Labour Party: SMITH Jane Elizabeth

• Local Conservatives: STEPHENSON Richard 

Burntwood South

• Labour Party: ENNIS Darren

• Reform UK: HALL Robin Jeremy

• Local Conservatives: JONES Antony Charles

• Liberal Democrats: TRENT Miles

Lichfield City North 

• Labour Party: GREENING Kate

• Liberal Democrats: LANE Jordan

• Green Party: MELHUISH David 

• Local Conservatives:  SILVESTER-HALL Janice 

• Reform UK: WALLENS Matthew John 

Lichfield City South 

• Reform UK: BAYLAY Martyn

• Liberal Democrats: CHRISTIE Jamie

• Local Conservatives: GREATOREX Colin

• Green Party: KELLY Jessica

• Labour Party: MARSHALL Jacob Steven

Lichfield Rural East

• Reform UK: DOUGHERTY Tracey

• Labour Party: MACKINTOSH Jenny

• Liberal Democrats: RUSHTON Andrew Philip

• Local Conservatives: WHITE Alan George

Lichfield Rural North

• Local Conservatives: HOLLAND Richard

• Liberal Democrat: MACLEAN Morag

• Reform UK: MADDEN John

• Labour Party: WATKINS Ben

Lichfield Rural South

• Reform UK:  BEECH Sarah

•  Liberal Democrats: BENNION Phillip

• Conservative Party: FARRELL Alex

• Labour Party: THOMPSON David Stephen

Lichfield Rural West

• Local Conservatives: COX Richard Ernest

• Green Party: CULLEN David

• Reform UK: HIGGINS Janet

• Labour and Co-operative Party: TAYLOR Paul 

• Liberal Democrats: WALTERS Ash 

South Staffordshire

Brewood

• Green Party: BALLANCE Andrew Neil 

• Labour Party: JEFFRIES Jan 

• Reform UK: LARGE Chris 

• Liberal Democrats:  MIDDLETON Mark Ronald 

• Conservative Party:  SUTTON Mark Edward 

Cheslyn Hay Village, Featherstone & Shareshill 

• Reform UK:  BAKER Thomas Roddy 

• Labour Party:  BRINDLE John 

• Green Party:  BURNET Gary 

• Conservative Party:  DUNCAN Rob 

• Liberal Democrats:  YOUNG Amanda Jane 

Codsall 

• Liberal Democrats:  BAILEY Stuart Andrew 

• Labour Party:  BANKS Kian 

• Conservative Party:  CHAPMAN Val 

• Reform UK:  EWART Matt 

• Independent:  PAYNE Sam 

• Green Party:  SADLER  Ian Leonard 

Great Wyrley & Essington 

• Green Party:  BRAINE Danni 

• Liberal Democrats:  CALLOWAY Andrew 

• Conservative Party:  KRUSKONJIC Peter 

• Labour Party:  SIGLEYS Barbara Ann 

• Reform UK: WOODS Michelle   

Kinver 

• UKIP:  FANTHOM Gordon Edward 

• Liberal Democrats:  HARPER-WALLIS Hannah Louise 

• Labour Party:  HOLMES Lorraine 

• Green Party:  MOHR Andi 

• Reform UK:   SOUTHALL Andrew  

• Conservative Party:  WILSON Victoria Helena 

Penkridge 

• Liberal Democrats:  HARPER-WALLIS Sam 

• Reform UK:  HUMPHREYSON Craig Roger 

• Labour Party:  LENZ Andrew Charles 

• Green Party:   POWELL Roger 

• Conservative Party:  SUTTON Wendy Jacqueline 

Perton 

• Independent:   CAINE Nigel Peter 

• Conservative Party:  CHARLESWORTH-JONES Sion Alexander 

• Labour Party:  FREEMAN Adam Ashley 

• Reform UK:   HODGES James 

• Liberal Democrats:  LICKEY Robert John 

• Green Party:  LIESENS  Hilde 

Wombourne 

• Conservative Party:   DAVIES Mike 

• Liberal Democrats:  DAVIS Valerie Mona 

• Labour and Co-operative Party:   HAMLYN Adrian Noel 

• Green Party:   MCILVENNA Claire 

• Reform UK:  SHORTLAND Marie 

Stafford

Eccleshall & Gnosall

• Liberal Democrats:  CROSSLEY Janet 

• Labour Party:  MOFFAT Stewart 

• Conservative Party:   PERT Jeremy Michael 

• Green Party:  SPENCER Scott Nathaniel 

• Reform UK:  TITLEY Wayne 

Stafford Central

•  Labour and Co-operative Party:  HARRISON Debbie 

• Green Party:   SPIGHT Mike 

• Conservative Party:   STARTIN Paul David 

• Liberal Democrats:  WHITEHOUSE Sam 

• Reform UK:   WILLIAMS Paul Graham 

Stafford North 

• Liberal Democrats:  ANDERS Eleanor Grace 

• Green Party:  CARTER Emma Louise 

• Reform UK:   GILBERT Chris 

• Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition:   GRAY Allan Vernon 

• Conservative Paty:  NEWTON Mike 

• Labour and Co-operative Party:   REID Ant 

Stafford South East

• Reform UK:   BARRON Ray 

• Labour:  BREAKWELL Alison Rosemary 

• Green Party:   DOOR Victoria Mary 

• Conservative Party:  EDGELLER  Ann 

• Liberal Democrats:   WEBSTER Toby Simon 

Stafford South West

• Green Party:  CHAMBERS Roisin Ita 

• Conservative Party:  CLARKE  Ray Anthony 

• Liberal Democrats:   MOORE Maria Alexia 

• Reform UK:  ORLANDOI- FANTININ Antonia 

• Labour and Co-operative Party:  THURSTANCE Aaron 

Stafford Trent Valley 

• Labour Party:  MCGUINESS  Trudie Anne 

• Stafford Borough Independents:  MCKEOWN  Brendan 

• Reform UK:  MYNORS Andrew Towers 

• Conservative Party:   PRICE Jonathan Keith 

• Liberal Democrats: VOSS  Peter Donald

Stafford West & Rural 

• Labour Party:   ELTON-THOMPSON Leah

• Liberal Democrats:  FOREMAN  Edward 

• Reform UK:   GILBERT Paul 

• Green Party:  ROSE Jack Thomas 

• Conservative Party:  WINNGTON Mark James 

Stone Rural North 

• Reform UK: BAGGULEY Sean McAllister 

• Independent:  LLOYD Gary 

• Conservative Party:  PARRY Ian Michael 

• Labour Party:   REID Sharon Tracey 

• Liberal Democrats:  SANDIFORD Alec 

Stone Urban 

• Stafford Borough Independents:   HOOD Jill 

• Labour Party:  SUTHERLAND Polly 

• Reform UK:  TURNOCK Jordan John Luke 

• Conservative Party:  WOODWARD Darren 

The list of some wards and candidates for Worcestershire County Council:

Wyre Forest 

Bewdley

•  Green Party: BAILEY Corinne   

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• Reform UK: HYDE  Lisa

• Conservative Party: MOREHEAD  Dan

• Liberal Democrats: SCHMEISING-BARNES Ingrid

•  Labour Party: STANCZYSZYN  Rod        

Chaddesley

• Independent:    DYKE Helen Elizabeth

• Liberal Democrats:   HARDWICK Linda Dorothy 

• Conservative Party: HART Marcus John

• Reform UK: HINGLEY Philip William

• Labour Party:  HOLMNE Stuart

• Green Party:  NICHOLSON Wren

Cookley, Wolverley & Wribbenhall

• Conservative Party: BROOKES Ben

• Labour Party: EDMUNDSON  Philip John

• Liberal Democrats: GOLLOP  Cloud Clare Eloise

• Reform UK: SHAW  Jenny

• Green Party: SPOHRER Kate

St Barnabas 

• Labour and Co-operative:   CONNOR  Bernadette

• Green Party:  FINCH Dave

• Conservative Party: ROSS David Richard

• Reform UK:  UPTON Anthony 

• Liberal Democrats:  WALKER Oliver Yasha

St Chads

• Green Party:  CAULFIELD Brett Raymond

• Liberal Democrats: GRACE Nigel John

• Conservative Party: HOLLANDS  Steve

• Labour and Co-operative:  HOLMES  Marie 

• Reform UK:  HOPKINS Bill

• Liberal Party- Keep It Local:  OBORSKI Fran

St Georges

• Reform UK:   CROSBY Mark

• Conservative Party:  GALE Kevin George

• Liberal Democrats: HEAFIELD Mark Thomas Eliot

• Green Party:  HYAMS Oskar

• Liberal Party- Keep It Local:   MIAH Shazu

• Independent:  MUIR Tony Andrew

• Labour and Co-operative:  Di SMITH

St Johns

• Labour and Co-operative:  BECKINGHAM John

• Conservative Party:  CAMPION John

• Green Party: DAVIS John

• Reform UK:  JONES Matthew

• Liberal Democrats: NICHOLL Suzanne Elizabeth

• Independent:  WHITEHOUSE Leigh

St Peters

• Labour Party:  BUDDEN Keith

• Liberal Democrats: CASSIDY Clare

• Conservative Party:  DESMOND Nathan John

• Independent: DYKE Peter

• Green Party:  HINE Doug

• Reform UK:  WHARTON Rob

Stourport - Areley Kings & Riverside

• Labour Party:  MOULE William

• Reform UK:  PERKS Karl

• Liberal Democrats:  Schmeising-Barnes Timothy

• Conservative Party:  SUTTON Alan

• Independent: THOMAS John William Roland

• Green Party:  WOOD Clive

Stourport-Mitton 

• Liberal Democrats: CALDWELL John

• Reform UK:  CRESSWELL Ian Robert

• Green Party:  DAVIS Gilda

• Labour Party: GRIFFITHS Jackie

• Conservative Party:  ROGERS Chris