Stone residents back Stafford Borough Independents as all five seats for Stone are taken by candidates not affiliated with national parties.
Stafford Borough Council
As a recap, Stone has five seats, split between two wards for representation at Stafford Borough Council, representing 12.5% of the total seats at the borough level.
For 2023, Jonathan Powell, the current Stone Town Mayor, has won the seat previously held by Mark Green – who didn’t stand for re-election.
Here is the Stone result broken down by ward and candidate:
St. Michael’s and Stonefield
| Candidate | Description of Candidate | Votes | ||
| Simon Bell | Conservative Party | 795 | ||
| Ian Fordham | Stafford Borough Independents | 1219 | Elected | |
| Adrian Harding | Conservative Party | 679 | ||
| Rob Kenney | Stafford Borough Independents | 1323 | Elected | |
| Philip Leason | Stafford Borough Independents | 1306 | Elected | |
| Mike Osborne-Town | Labour Party | 863 | ||
| Duncan Sandbrook | Conservative Party | 454 | ||
| 6639 | 32.87% Turnout | |||
Walton
| Candidate | Description of Candidate | Votes | ||
| Jill Hood | Stafford Borough Independents | 1144 | Elected | |
| Bill Lockwood | Labour Party | 536 | ||
| Ivor Parry | Conservative Party | 252 | ||
| Jon Powell | Stafford Borough Independents | 658 | Elected | |
| Stephen Walker | Conservative Party | 213 | ||
| 2803 | 27.72% Turnout | |||
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