The 2019 Lichfield District Council election took place on 2 May to elect members of Lichfield District Council in Staffordshire, England. The whole council - 47 members - was up for election and the Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

Campaign Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrats, Independent, UKIP and Green Party candidates stood in the election. Between one and three members of the council were elected from each ward, depending on the electorate's size.

Summary

Election result

The Conservatives maintained control of the council.

Results by ward Elected candidates in bold.

Changes 2019–2023 Jeyan Anketell, elected for Stowe as an independent, joined the Labour Party in 2020. Alastair Little, elected for Hammerwich with Wall as a Conservative, left the party in January 2022 over its handling of allegations of lockdown-breaching gatherings in Downing Street, and continued to sit as an independent. James Parton-Hughes, elected for Fazeley as a Conservative, was disqualified as a councillor on 12 January 2023 under section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972 for non-attendance at meetings, citing bereavement, medical issues and the COVID-19 pandemic; the seat remained vacant for the rest of the term. Barry Gwilt, elected for Fazeley as a Conservative, defected to Reform UK in January 2023, having been deselected as the Conservative candidate for the 2023 election. Elizabeth "Liz" Little, elected for Little Aston and Stonnall as a Conservative, was suspended by the party in March 2023 after criticising her deselection as the Conservative candidate for the 2023 election, and continued to sit as an independent.

By-elections

Summerfield and All Saints

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting Labour councillor, Bernard Brown, in July 2020, as council meetings were being held exclusively online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and he was unable to attend as he did not have access to the Internet.

Armitage with Handsacre

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting Conservative councillor, Nick Binney, who stepped down after moving out of the area.

Chasetown

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting Conservative councillor, Samuel Tapper, earlier in 2022.

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