Staffordshire Moorlands District Council: all 55 councillors
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council has 55 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Conservative, with 21 of the 55 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Staffordshire Moorlands District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed).
See Staffordshire Moorlands: local statistics and who has power over Staffordshire Moorlands, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- Conservative: 21 councillors
- Labour: 15 councillors
- Independent: 10 councillors
- Labour and Co-operative: 4 councillors
- Green Party: 2 councillors
- Liberal Democrats: 1 councillor
- Non-Aligned: 1 councillor
- Reform UK: 1 councillor
Leaders and post holders
- Chris Wood (Labour): Cabinet Member - Finance
- Dave Proudlove (Labour): Cabinet Support Member
- Nigel Yates (Labour and Co-operative): Cabinet Member - Climate Change & Environment
- Linda Malyon (Independent): Chairman of the Counci
- Darren Price (Labour): Deputy Leader of the Council - Regeneration & Planning
- Charlotte Atkins (Labour and Co-operative): Cabinet Member - Services
- Lyn Swindlehurst (Labour): Vice-Chair of the Council
- Mike Gledhill (Labour): Leader of the Council
- Matt Swindlehurst (Labour): Cabinet Member - Leisure and Tourism
- Bill Cawley (Labour): Cabinet Member - Communities
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began | Official contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alton | Nigel Moult | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | nigel.moult@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07977 427044 c/o Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Moorlands House, Stockwell Street,, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Bagnall and Stanley | Charlotte Edwards | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | charlotte.edwards@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07972 589578 SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Biddulph East | Chris Wood | Labour | Cabinet Member - Finance | 9 May 2023 | christopher.wood@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 01782 511064 07771 364114 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ |
| Biddulph East | Connor Brady | Green Party | 7 May 2019 | connor.brady@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07446 244 432 c/o Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Moorlands House, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Biddulph East | Jill Salt | Independent | 7 May 2019 | jill.salt@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 01782 516 540 07949 419 647 c/o Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Moorlands House, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Biddulph Moor | John Jones | Independent | john.jones@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 01782 516 948 0774 777 5203 C/O Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Moorlands House, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | ||
| Biddulph North | Adam Parkes | Labour | 9 May 2023 | adam.parkes@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 0794 956 1995 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Biddulph North | Andrew Hart | Independent | andrew.hart@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 01782 379431 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | ||
| Biddulph North | Jim Garvey | Independent | 9 May 2023 | jim.garvey@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Biddulph South | Andrew Church | Labour | 9 May 2023 | Andrew.Church@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 01782 505223 07970 235057 SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Biddulph West | Charlie Smith | Independent | 19 January 2023 | charlotte.smith@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07837 958096 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Biddulph West | Dave Proudlove | Labour | Cabinet Support Member | 19 January 2023 | Dave.Proudlove@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07713 133257 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ |
| Biddulph West | Nigel Yates | Labour and Co-operative | Cabinet Member - Climate Change & Environment | 7 May 2019 | nigel.yates@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07733 076 519 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ |
| Brown Edge & Endon | Christina Jebb | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | christina.jebb@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07768 240146 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Brown Edge & Endon | Joe Porter | Non-Aligned | 7 May 2019 | joe.porter@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07415 560 944 c/o Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Moorlands House, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Brown Edge & Endon | Keith Flunder | Conservative | keith.flunder@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07836 526834 SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | ||
| Caverswall | Paul Roberts | Conservative | paul.roberts@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 01782 388197 07811 958471 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | ||
| Cellarhead | Barbara Hughes | Conservative | barbara.hughes@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07725 760 868 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | ||
| Cellarhead | Pat Hughes | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | 0787 5601843 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Cheadle North East | Liz Whitehouse | Labour | elizabeth.whitehouse@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07531 147809 c/o Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Moorlands House, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | ||
| Cheadle North East | Matthew Spooner | Labour | 9 May 2023 | Matthew.Spooner@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07854 178614 c/o Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Moorlands House, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Cheadle South East | Mike Haines | Labour and Co-operative | 9 May 2023 | mike.haines@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07702 239056 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Cheadle South East | Vicky Wheeldon | Labour and Co-operative | 9 May 2023 | vicky.oshea@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07825 277266 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Cheadle West | Gary Bentley | Reform UK | 7 May 2019 | gary.bentley@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07812 111474 c/o Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Moorlands House, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Cheadle West | Ian Plant | Independent | 7 May 2019 | ian.plant@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 01538 754451 07971 668720 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Cheadle West | Kate Mills | Independent | 7 May 2019 | kate.mills@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07833 993773 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Checkley | Alan Hulme | Conservative | 7 May 2019 | alan.hulme@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 01889 507349 07772 820507 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Checkley | Mark Deaville | Conservative | mark.deaville@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 01538 724194 0775 3322444 SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | ||
| Checkley | Peter Wilkinson | Independent | peter.wilkinson@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 01889 507278 07779 264 277 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | ||
| Cheddleton | Michael Worthington | Conservative | michael.worthington@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07507 066911 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | ||
| Cheddleton | Oliver Pointon | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | oliver.pointon@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07771 650 007 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Churnet | Elsie Fallows | Conservative | elsie.fallows@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07860 188830 SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | ||
| Churnet | James Aberley | Conservative | 7 May 2019 | james.aberley@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07809 197 522 c/o Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Moorlands House, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Dane | Callum Beswick | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | callum.beswick@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07474 897496 c/o Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Moorlands House, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Forsbrook | Ian Herdman | Conservative | ian.herdman@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 01782 388054 07966 138 607 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | ||
| Forsbrook | Marc Durose | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | marc.durose@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07774 511047 SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Forsbrook | Tony Holmes | Conservative | 7 May 2019 | tony.holmes@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 01782 395250 07802 867089 SMDC, c/o Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Hamps Valley | Edwin Wain | Conservative | edwin.wain@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 01538 308269 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | ||
| Horton | Jo Cox | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | jo.cox@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07715 158726 SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Ipstones | Linda Malyon | Independent | Chairman of the Counci | linda.malyon@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07464244468 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Leek East | Crecy Boone | Labour | crecy.boone@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk c/o Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Moorlands House, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 6HQ | ||
| Leek East | Darren Price | Labour | Deputy Leader of the Council - Regeneration & Planning | 20 July 2017 | darren.price@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07766302528 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ |
| Leek East | Gareth Taylor | Labour | 9 May 2023 | gareth.taylor@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk c/o Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Moorlands House, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Leek North | Charlotte Atkins | Labour and Co-operative | Cabinet Member - Services | charlotte.atkins@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 01538 371188 07814 144074 c/o Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Moorlands House, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Leek North | Lyn Swindlehurst | Labour | Vice-Chair of the Council | 7 May 2019 | lyn.swindlehurst@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk C/O Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Moorlands House, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ |
| Leek North | Mark Johnson | Labour | Mark.Johnson@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07900 491332 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | ||
| Leek South | Keith Hoptroff | Labour | 7 May 2019 | keith.hoptroff@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 01538 372 565 07572 172 623 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Leek South | Matt Swindlehurst | Labour | Cabinet Member - Leisure and Tourism | 9 May 2023 | matt.swindlehurst@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk C/O Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Moorlands House, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ |
| Leek South | Mike Gledhill | Labour | Leader of the Council | mike.gledhill@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 01538 385353 07976 237937 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Leek West | Ben Emery | Conservative | ben.emery@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 01538 387798 0797 130 6158 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | ||
| Leek West | Bill Cawley | Labour | Cabinet Member - Communities | 22 March 2018 | bill.cawley@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07972 749312 c/o Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Moorlands House, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ Home: 40 Grove Street, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 8DU |
| Leek West | Philip Barks | Independent | 9 May 2023 | philip.barks@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07715 347102 c/o Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Moorlands House, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Manifold | Jonathan Kempster | Green Party | 9 May 2023 | Jonathan.Kempster@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07961 088866 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | |
| Werrington | David Shaw | Conservative | david.shaw@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 01782 302019 07778 439693 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ | ||
| Werrington | Ross Ward | Conservative | ross.ward@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 07712 640810 c/o SMDC, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6HQ |
Source
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council. Contact details are exactly what the council publishes in its own feed on the day it was read, including a home address or phone only where the council publishes one. Anything the council removes disappears from this page at the next refresh. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.