The County Council elections took place on Thursday 1 May 2025. All key information on the election can be found below.
Statutory Notices
- Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations
- Eccleshall and Gnosall County Division (pdf 98kb)
- Stafford Central County Division (pdf 100kb)
- Stafford North County Division (pdf 94kb)
- Stafford South East County Division (pdf 100kb)
- Stafford South West County Division (pdf 93kb)
- Stafford Trent Valley County Division (pdf 99kb)
- Stafford West and Rural County Division (pdf 97kb)
- Stone Rural North County Division (pdf 95kb)
- Stone Urban County Division (pdf 93kb)
- Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations - Combined (pdf 312kb)
- Notice of Election Agents' Names and Offices (pdf 131kb)
Stafford is responsible for holding elections for the new nine County electoral divisions each of which are represented by one councillor.
After a recent County boundary review, the new boundary maps are as follows:-
- Eccleshall and Gnosall (pdf 3mb)
- Stafford Central (pdf 2.4mb)
- Stafford North (pdf 2.4mb)
- Stafford South East (pdf 2.1mb)
- Stafford South West (pdf 2.1mb)
- Stafford Trent Valley (pdf 2.2mb)
- Stafford West and Rural (pdf 2mb)
- Stone Rural North (pdf 2.1mb)
- Stone Urban (pdf 2.5mb)
Staffordshire County Council Interactive Boundary Map
Guidance for Candidates (Electoral Commission)
Electorate, Property and Election Expense Limits (pdf 79kb)
Registration, Notice and Key Dates
Notice/Deadline | Date | Time |
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Candidate and Agent Briefing | 12 March 2025 | 6.30pm |
Notice of Election | 25 March 2025 | |
Receipt of Nominations | 2 April 2025 | 4pm |
Withdrawal of Candidate | 2 April 2025 | 4pm |
Appointment of Election Agents | 2 April 2025 | 4pm |
Publication of Statement of Persons Nominated | 3 April 2025 | 4pm |
Last Day to Register to Vote | 11 April 2025 | 11.59pm |
Last day to Apply to Vote by Post | 14 April 2025 | 5pm |
Last Day for Voter Authority Certificates | 23 April 2025 | 5pm |
Last Day to Apply to Vote by Proxy | 23 April 2025 | 5pm |
Publication of Notice of Poll | 23 April 2025 | |
Appointment of Poll and Count Agents | 24 April 2025 | |
First Day to Issue Replacement Lost Ballot Papers | 25 April 2025 | |
Last Day to Issue Replacement Lost Ballot Papers | 1 May 2025 | 5pm |
Polling Day | 1 May 2025 | 7am to 10pm |
Verification and Count | 2 May 2025 |