Nearly 300 candidates will contest Staffordshire County Council's elections next month. Voters across Staffordshire will go to the polls on May 1 to elect 62 county councillors - for what is likely to be the final time.
Staffordshire County Council is set to be abolished as part of a major reorganisation of local government in England, which will see the end of two-tier authorities.
The ruling Conservative group won a landslide victory in the last elections in 2021, and currently hold 53 of the 62 seats on the county council. The opposition Labour group has four councillors, with five independents.
A total of 298 candidates have been nominated across 62 single-member divisions. These elections will be contested along new boundaries, following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission. Conservative, Labour and Reform UK candidates will contest every seat, with the Liberal Democrats, Green Party, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, UKIP and independents also represented.
Here is the full list of candidates:
NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME
Audley and Chesterton
Jeremy Lefroy - CON
Rebekah Lewis - LAB
Rhys Machin - REFORM
Andrew Wemyss - LIB DEM
Bradwell and Porthill
Eric Durber - LIB DEM
Andrew Fox-Hewitt - LAB
Qamar Khan - CON
Nicholas Lakin - REFORM
Kidsgrove
Rebecca Carter - TUSC
Conna Eynon - CON
Mark Porter - LAB
Tony Screen - REFORM
May Bank and Wolstanton
Lynn Dean - REFORM
Duncan Greenwood - IND
David Hutchison - CON
Hilary Jones - LIB DEM
Mark Olszewski - LAB
Newcastle Rural
Helen Arnold - REFORM
Anne Becket - LIB DEM
Steven Jones - GREEN
Jeff Love - LAB
Andrew Turnock - CON
Newcastle South
Jacqueline Brown - LAB
Adam Griffiths - REFORM
Gill Heesom - CON
Nigel Jones - LIB DEM
Silverdale and Knutton
James Borg - LIB DEM
Dave Jones - LAB
Mark Nixon - REFORM
Finn Swain - CON
Talke and Red Street
Steven Maddox - LIB DEM
Sarah Pickup - LAB
Martin Rogerson - REFORM
Ray Tait - CON
Westlands, Thistleberry and Keele
Joel Edgington-Plunkett - LAB
Keith Parker - REFORM
Robin Studd - LIB DEM
Simon Tagg - CON
STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS
Biddulph North
Mike Broom - REFORM
Sharon Fox - LAB
Jim Garvey - IND
Derek Stubbs - CON
Ian Waite - GREEN
Biddulph South and Endon
Bob Eggington - REFORM
Keith Flunder - CON
Christina Jebb - LIB DEM
Alison McCrea - GREEN
Gareth Taylor - LAB
Caverswall
Judith Gregg - LIB DEM
Caroline Lovatt - IND
Warwick McKenzie - REFORM
Matthew Spooner - LAB
Helen Stead - GREEN
Ross Ward - CON
Cheadle and Checkley
Gary Bentley - REFORM
Mark Deaville - CON
James Firkins - GREEN
Vicky Wheeldon - LAB
Peter Wilkinson - IND
Churnet Valley
Su Beardmore - REFORM
John Gill - LAB
Roy Gregg - LIB DEM
Mike Jones - GREEN
Ian Plant - IND
Mike Worthington - CON
Leek Rural
Iain Banks - CON
Charlotte Kelly - REFORM
Jonathan Kempster - GREEN
Linda Malyon - IND
Sheree Peaple - LAB
Leek South
Charlotte Atkins - LAB
Sonny Edwards - REFORM
Roy Molson - IND
Joe Porter - CON
Christopher Rank - LIB DEM
Judith Rutnam - GREEN
STAFFORD
Eccleshall and Gnosall
Janet Crossley - LIB DEM
Stewart Moffat - LAB
Jeremy Pert - CON
Scott Spencer - GREEN
Wayne Titley - REFORM
Stafford Central
Debbie Harrison - LAB
Mike Spight - GREEN
Paul Startin - CON
Sam Whitehouse - LIB DEM
Paul Williams - REFORM
Stafford North
Eleanor Anders - LIB DEM
Emma Carter - GREEN
Chris Gilbert - REFORM
Allan Gray - TUSC
Mike Newton - CON
Ant Reid - LAB
Stafford South East
Ray Barron - REFORM
Alison Breakwell - LAB
Victoria Door - GREEN
Ann Edgeller - CON
Toby Webster - LIB DEM
Stafford South West
Roisin Chambers - GREEN
Roy Clarke - CON
Maria Moore - LIB DEM
Antonia Orlandi-Fantini - REFORM
Aaron Thustance - LAB
Stafford Trent Valley
Trudie McGuinness - LAB
Brendan McKeown - STAFFORD BOROUGH IND
Andrew Mynors - REFORM
Jonathan Price - CON
Peter Voss - LIB DEM
Stafford West and Rural
Leah Elston-Thompson - LAB
Edward Foreman - LIB DEM
Paul Gilbert - REFORM
Jack Rose- GREEN
Mark Winnington - CON
Stone Rural
Sean Bagguley - REFORM
Gary Lloyd - IND
Ian Parry - CON
Sharon Reid - LAB
Alec Sandiford - LIB DEM
Stone Urban
Jill Hood - STAFFORD BOROUGH IND
Polly Sutherland - LAB
Jordan Turnock - REFORM
Darren Woodward - CON
EAST STAFFORDSHIRE
Burton South
Adriana Bailey - LAB
Cate Ilett - GREEN
Peter Mason - REFORM
Mike Metcalfe - CON
Burton Tower
Robert Coates - LIB DEM
Simon Slater - LAB
Tracy Sutcliffe - REFORM
Elliott Sutton-Page - GREEN
Conor Wileman - CON
Burton Town
Arshad Afsar - LAB
Michael Carver - REFORM
Ray Faulkner - CON
Cameron Lowndes - GREEN
Burton Trent
Anthony Bates - GREEN
Theodore Hollier - LIB DEM
Syed Hussain - LAB
Jonathan Pyke - REFORM
Colin Wileman - CON
Dove
Paul Allen - REFORM
Dale Barr - GREEN
Simon Peaple - LAB
Philip White - CON
Needwood Forest
Catherin Brown - CON
Rosie Harvey-Coggins - LAB
Richard Howard - REFORM
Jack Mellor - GREEN
Patrice Moreau - LIB DEM
Stretton
Neville Ingley - LIB DEM
Barry Martin - REFORM
Shelagh McKiernan - LAB
Bernard Peters - CON
Shane Robinson - GREEN
Uttoxeter Rural
Geoffrey Aris - GREEN
Philip Atkins - CON
Gary Hales - REFORM
Matthew Simpson - LAB
Uttoxeter Town
Patrick Allen - REFORM
Rob Hawkins - LAB
Philip Hudson - CON
Oliver Ragg - GREEN
TAMWORTH
Perrycrofts
Gareth Coates - LAB
Ian Cooper - REFORM
Richard Kingstone - IND
Lisa Morris - UKIP
Robert Pritchard - CON
Owxn Smith - GREEN
The Cotes/ Two Rivers
James Barron - CON
Gail Bilcliff - UKIP
Carol Dean - LAB
Adam Goodfellow - WORKERS PARTY
Zoot Roome - GREEN
Nicholas Thompson - REFORM
The Heaths
Chris Bain - LAB
Brett Beetham - CON
Hayley Coles - REFORM
Tony Fergus - UKIP
Emily Walker - GREEN
Watling
Ben Clarke - LAB
Wayne Luca - REFORM
Jeremy Oates - CON
Wilnecote
Robert Bilcliff - UKIP
Margaret Clarke - LAB
Tina Clements - CON
Gordon Munro - REFORM
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE
Brewood
Andrew Ballance - GREEN
Jan Jeffries - LAB
Chris Large - REFORM
Mark Middleton - LIB DEM
Mark Sutton - CON
Cheslyn Hay Village, Featherston and Shareshill
Thomas Baker - REFORM
John Brindle - LAB
Gary Burnett - GREEN
Rob Duncan - CON
Amanda Young - LIB DEM
Codsall
Stuart Bailey - LIB DEM
Kian Banks - LAB
Val Chapman - CON
Matt Ewart - REFORM
Sam Payne - IND
Ian Sadler - GREEN
Great Wyrley and Essington
Danni Braine - GREEN
Andrew Calloway - LIB DEM
Peter Kruskonjic - CON
Barbara Sigley - LAB
Michelle Woods - REFORM
Kinver
Gordon Fanthom
Hannah Harper-Wallis - LIB DEM
Lorraine Holmes - LAB
Andi Mohr - GREEN
Andrew Southall - REFORM
Victoria Wilson - CON
Penkridge
Sam Harper-Wallis - LIB DEM
Craig Humphreyson - REFORM
Andrew Lenz - LAB
Roger Powell - GREEN
Wendy Sutton - CON
Perton
Nigel Caine - IND
Sion Charlesworth-Jones - CON
Adam Freeman - LAB
James Hodges - REFORM
Robert Lickley - LIB DEM
Hilde Liesens - GREEN
Wombourne
Mike Davies - CON
Valerie Davis - LIB DEM
Adrian Hamlyn - LAB
Claire McIlvenna - GREEN
Marie Shortland - REFORM
CANNOCK CHASE
Brereton and Ravenhill
Joshua Birch - CON
Mandi Boyer - GREEN
Gerald Molineux - IND
Neil Parton - REFORM
David Willams - LAB
Cannock Town Centre
Eloise Cropp - GREEN
Gareth Knox - TUSC
Martin Murray - REFORM
Garry Samuels - LAB
Paul Snape - CON
Chadsmoor
Joanne Elson - GREEN
Philippa Haden - CON
Alex Hunt - REFORM
Jacquie Prestwood - LAB
Anthony Thompson - LIB DEM
Etching Hill and The Heath
Alan Dudson - IND
Darren Foley - LAB
David Green - GREEN
Jon Pendleton - REFORM
Mike Sutherland - CON
Hawks Green, Rawnsley and Cannock Wood
Terry Dryhurst - UKIP
Phil Hewitt - CON
Richard Jenking - GREEN
Rhys Mandry - REFORM
Matthew Scotchmer - LIB DEM
James Withington - LAB
Hednesford
Anthony Boucker - CON
Paul Jones - REFORM
Darrell Mawle - GREEN
Paula Stanton - LAB
Ronald Turville
Norton Canes, Heath Hayes and Wimblebury
Daniel Cecil - REFORM
Sam Priest - CON
Ian Wallace - GREEN
Lisa Wilson - LAB
LICHFIELD
Burntwood North
Andrew Clissett - REFORM
Ray Paul - LIB DEM
Jane Smith - LAB
Richard Stephenson - CON
Burntwood South
Darren Ennis - LAB
Robin Hall - REFORM
Antony Jones - CON
Miles Trent - LIB DEM
Lichfield City North
Kate Greening - LAB
Jordan Lane - LIB DEM
David Melhuish - GREEN
Janice Silvester-Hall - CON
Matthew Wallens - REFORM
Lichfield City South
Martyn Baylay - REFORM
Jamie Christie - LIB DEM
Colin Greatorex - CON
Jessica Kelly - GREEN
Jacob Marshall - LAB
Lichfield Rural East
Tracey Dougherty - REFORM
Jenny Mackintosh - LAB
Andrew Rushton - LIB DEM
Alan White - CON
Lichfield Rural North
Richard Holland - CON
Morag MacLean - LIB DEM
John Madden - REFORM
Ben Watkins - LAB
Lichfield Rural South
Sarah Beech - REFORM
Phillip Bennion - LIB DEM
Alex Farrell - CON
David Thompson - LAB
Lichfield Rural West
Richard Cox - CON
David Cullen - GREEN
Janet Higgins - REFORM
Paul Taylor - LAB
Ash Walters - LIB DEM
