Voters head to the polls to elect country representatives

Senior reporter

Published 2nd May 2025, 06:31 GMT

Counting took place overnight with the results declared in the early hours of Friday morning. With permission for all LDRS partners

placeholder image — Counting took place overnight with the results declared in the early hours of Friday morning. With permission for all LDRS partners

Voters headed to the polls on Thursday to elect their Staffordshire County Council representatives for the next four years.

South Staffordshire and Lichfield counts took place overnight with area declarations coming in overnight. Cannock Chase and Stafford area counts will start at 10am today (Friday) with an overall declaration expected at about 3pm this afternoon.

Early indications are Reform UK are making gains in Lichfield and South Staffordshire. You can follow all the results at our dedicated page which will be updated as they come in.