BNP make gains in Staffordshire

The British National Party (BNP) has won three seats on Stoke-on-Trent City Council, although the authority remains under no overall control.

It gained Labour leader Terry Doughty's seat in Weston and Meir as well as the Abbey Green and Bentilee and Townsend seats but lost Longton North to Labour.

Elected mayor Mark Meredith said he would not associate with the party.

Tamworth Borough, Lichfield and South Staffordshire councils remain under Conservative control.

LOCAL COUNCIL RESULTS

	Councillors		Councils
Party	+/-	Total	+/-	Total
After 312 of 312 councils.
CON	911	5315	39	165
LAB	-505	1877	-8	34
LD	-246	2171	-4	23
OTH	-162	1112	0	5
NOC	-	-	-27	85

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In Stoke-on-Trent, Labour has the majority with 24 councillors, the Independents have 18 and the BNP now has seven, up from five.

The Conservatives have six and the Liberal Democrats have five - a gain of one.

A husband and wife, Albert and Ellie Walker, have become councillors in the Abbey Green ward.

A third of Tamworth Borough Council's 30 seats were contested, while all of the councillors in South Staffordshire were up for re-election.

The Tories there gained seven seats and now control 42 of the 49 seats. Six Labour seats were lost, leaving the party just one seat on the council.

Tamworth and Lichfield

In Tamworth, the Conservatives took eight seats, a gain of three, meaning they have a total of 23 councillors.

Labour won just one seat, a loss of three councillors. An Independent candidate also took one seat.

There are three Independent councillors after one lost a seat, and one Liberal Democrat was elected. Two seats remain vacant.

In Lichfield, all of the city council's 56 seats were up. The Conservatives remain in control and gained eight seats to give them a total of 44. Labour lost eight seats to give them seven seats while the Independents got their first seat.

The Liberal Democrats lost one seat to give them four seats on the council.