Lichfield and Burntwood turned blue as the Conservatives took every Staffordshire County Council seat across the district.
Labour’s hopes of retaining and winning seats collapsed as the national voting picture was repeated locally.
Burntwood saw Tom Loughbrough-Rudd oust Sue Woodward, while Darren Ennis’ hopes of winning a seat at the county council were dashed as the Conservatives saw Mike Wilcox take the seat.
The nearest Labour came to taking a seat in Lichfield was the Lichfield City North division where Kathy Coe MBE was beaten by district councillor Janice Silvester-Hall.
Among those celebrating the local successes was Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant who described the results as “spectacular”.
Full results – Staffordshire County Council local seats
Burntwood North
- Tom Loughbrough Rudd (Cons) – 1,450
- Sue Woodward (Lab) – 1,415
- Jamie Christie (Lib Dem) – 97
Burntwood South
- Michael Wilcox (Cons) – 1,419
- Darren Ennis (Lab) – 1,339
- John Paul Taylor (Lib Dem) – 199
Lichfield City North
- Janice Silvester-Hall (Cons) – 1,391
- Kathy Coe (Lab) – 1,047
- Miles Trent (Lib Dem) – 370
- Stephen Sanders (Green) – 269
- Christopher Wilkinson (Ind) – 143
- John Madden (Ind) – 80
Lichfield City South
- Colin Greatorex (Cons) – 1,936
- Ann Hughes (Lab) – 857
- Hugh Ashton (Lib Dem) – 691
- Paul Ecclestone-Brown (Green) – 508
Lichfield Rural East
- Alan White (Cons) – 2,196
- Lorna McGinty (Lab) – 583
- Roger Bennion (Lib Dem) – 485
Lichfield Rural North
- Janet Eagland (Cons) – 2,153
- David Whatton (Lab) – 712
- Simon Partridge (Green) – 360
- Paul McDermott (Lib Dem) – 229
- Peter Longman (Ind) – 202
Lichfield Rural South
- David Smith (Cons) – 2l,754
- Brad Westwood (Lab) – 566
- John Smith (Lib Dem) – 258
Lichfield Rural West
- Richard Cox (Cons) – 2,629
- Mark Pritchard (Lab) – 614
- Fiona Robertson (Lib Dem) – 232
- Janet Higgins (UKIP) – 87
