2021 Elections
Introduction
As we kick off our election coverage we would like to once again state that A Little Bit of Stone (ALBOS) isn’t affiliated with any particular political party or any of the existing councillors or prospective candidates. We strive to provide politically neutral coverage and our election coverage will once again aim to do that. If you feel that we aren’t meeting this goal then please get in touch using our contact form.
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2021 Elections
The elections are scheduled to take place on Thursday 6th May 2021. Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner elections were postponed in 2020, as the Covid pandemic took hold, however, the government have now confirmed that elections will take place in 2021 with additional measures to ensure the safety of voters, candidates and campaigners.
In this election, residents of Stone will be voting for:
- County Council
- Stone Urban
- Stone Rural
- Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner
- Stone Town Council – Stonefield & Christchurch By-election
- Stone Neighbourhood Plan Referendum
This page holds links to all articles we’ve created in relation to the 2021 elections in Stone.
For coverage of the Stone Neighbourhood Plan please see our dedicated page – Stone Neighbourhood Plan.
What are the different types of local government responsible for?
Here’s a reminder of what Stone Town Council, Stafford Borough Council and Staffordshire County Council are responsible for.
Articles:
Elections Results:
- Conservative Ben Adams becomes new Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner
- Conservative Steve Walley, takes Stonefield and Christchurch by-election
- Independent Jill Hood retains the Stone Urban seat that she originally won in 2017
- Conservative Ian Parry retains the Stone Rural seat he’s held for 24 years
- Stone Neighbourhood Plan passes local referendum and is now legally binding
Election Details
- Who are your current elected officials
- How to stand as a councillor
- How to register to vote
- Methods of voting – Postal / Proxy etc.
- Find your polling station
- Covid secure in-person voting explained
- Stone Urban / Stone Rural – what’s the difference?
- Husting/Q&A Events
- Stone Neighbourhood Plan
Candidate Profiles:
Candidate lists haven’t been finalised however some have already thrown their hats in the ring. The ones we already know about we emailed on March 29th to ask for them to complete our candidate profile templates. Once we receive them back we will post them in the order we receive them and share them with our audience.
Our dedicated candidate page will be updated as the profiles come in and can be seen at – https://alittlebitofstone.com/2021-elections/2021-candidate-profiles/
If you’re standing and we haven’t been in contact then please email us, elections@alittlebitofstone.com
