City Independents 1, non-aligned 1, Potteries Party 1. The potteries city, based on several towns which grew together. The council had a directly-elected Mayor, followed by an infamously fissiparous local political structure before full council elections in 2011.
David Mountford (Great Chell and Packmoor) moved from Labour to Potteries Party in September 2025. At a byelection on 15 May, Reform UK gained a seat in Birches Head and Northwood from Labour.
Next local elections
2027
Election cycle
Full
Local authority type
Unitary
Address
Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1RN
Phone
01782 234567
Website
http://www.stoke.gov.uk/
Council Tax (Band D)
£2078.34