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# Burntwood voters elect UKIP candidate to Staffordshire County Council
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/burntwood-voters-elect-ukip-candidate-to-staffordshire-county-council/
- Published: 2013-05-03T17:11:11.000Z
- Updated: 2013-05-03T17:12:11.000Z
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:24, News

Burntwood voters have elected a UKIP representative on to Staffordshire County Council.

Jeffrey Sheriff took the Burntwood South seat, with the previous incumbent – independent candidate Paul Atkins – beaten back into fourth place, behind Labour and the Conservatives.

[![Burntwood](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/burntwood.jpg)](//lichfieldlive.co.uk/2013/05/03/burntwood-voters-elect-ukip-candidate-to-staffordshire-county-council/burntwood/)

*Total number of votes across Burntwood in Staffordshire County Council elections 2013*

There was also a Labour and Co-operative Party gain in Burntwood North, with Conservative Steve Tranter losing his seat to Susan Woodward, who polled 41 per cent of the vote.

The overall picture was strong in the town for UKIP, bagging 1,532 votes in total. Labour secured 726, while the Labour and Cooperative Party picked up 1,097.

The Tories enjoyed more success in Lichfield, though, with Terry Finn holding City South and Alan White taking Rural East. Janet Eagland also retained her seat in Rural North for the party, while David Smith won in the Rural South area and Martin Tittley topped the poll in Rural West.

Labour enjoyed some success in Lichfield, Caroline Wood narrowly saw off the challenge of Conservative candidate Colin Greatorex by just 41 votes in the City North poll.

[![Total number of votes across Lichfield in Staffordshire County Council elections 2013](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/lichfieldvoting.jpg)](//lichfieldlive.co.uk/2013/05/03/burntwood-voters-elect-ukip-candidate-to-staffordshire-county-council/lichfieldvoting/)

Total number of votes across Lichfield in Staffordshire County Council elections 2013

Despite not taking a seat in Lichfield, UKIP will be delighted by their overall showing across the six areas after they found themselves in second place in terms of total votes cast in the city and rural wards with 4,797 – more than a thousand in front of Labour. The Conservatives, meanwhile, secured 7,849 votes.

Things weren’t so bright for the Liberal Democrats, who could only manage to chalk up 1,222 votes across the whole of Lichfield.

Meanwhile, the Tories remain in control of Staffordshire County Council after securing 34 seats. Labour picked up 20, while Labour and Co-operative Party candidates secured four seats. Two seats went to UKIP, with an independent and a candidate from the Staffordshire Independent Group complete the new-look council.

**Full results:**

__Burntwood North__
| Candidate      | Party   | Votes |
| -------------- | ------- | ----- |
| Susan Woodward | Lab     | 1097  |
| Steve Tranter  | Cons    | 812   |
| Trish Edwards  | UKIP    | 689   |
| Jeyan Anketell | Lib Dem | 77    |

__Burntwood South__
| Candidate       | Party | Votes |
| --------------- | ----- | ----- |
| Jeffrey Sheriff | UKIP  | 843   |
| Steven Norman   | Lab   | 726   |
| Ken Humphreys   | Cons  | 568   |
| Paul Atkins     | Ind   | 434   |

__Lichfield City North__
| Candidate       | Party   | Votes |
| --------------- | ------- | ----- |
| Caroline Wood   | Lab     | 1124  |
| Colin Greatorex | Cons    | 1083  |
| John Maunder    | UKIP    | 720   |
| Paul Ray        | Lib Dem | 242   |

__Lichfield City South__
| Candidate   | Party   | Votes |
| ----------- | ------- | ----- |
| Terry Finn  | Cons    | 1361  |
| Eileen Cope | UKIP    | 626   |
| Colin Ball  | Lab     | 580   |
| Ian Jackson | Lib Dem | 437   |

__Lichfield Rural East__
| Candidate    | Party   | Votes |
| ------------ | ------- | ----- |
| Alan White   | Cons    | 1219  |
| Martin Dewes | UKIP    | 812   |
| Glen Mynott  | Lab     | 608   |
| Marion Bland | Lib Dem | 141   |

__Lichfield Rural West__
| Candidate      | Party   | Votes |
| -------------- | ------- | ----- |
| Martin Tittley | Cons    | 1300  |
| Karen Maunder  | UKIP    | 974   |
| Steve Hyden    | Lab     | 553   |
| Ray Jones      | Lib Dem | 113   |

__Lichfield Rural North__
| Candidate         | Party   | Votes |
| ----------------- | ------- | ----- |
| Janet Eagland     | Cons    | 1307  |
| Jackie Littlewood | UKIP    | 748   |
| Dave Whatton      | Lab     | 440   |
| Stuart Stockdale  | Lib Dem | 171   |

__Lichfield Rural South__
| Candidate       | Party   | Votes |
| --------------- | ------- | ----- |
| David Smith     | Cons    | 1579  |
| Bob Green       | UKIP    | 917   |
| Roy Boffy       | Lab     | 398   |
| Alison Anketell | Lib Dem | 118   |