Cannock Chase District Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Cannock Chase District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Cannock Chase in Staffordshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 41 councillors have been elected from 15 wards.
Council elections 1973 Cannock Chase District Council election 1976 Cannock Chase District Council election (New ward boundaries) 1978 Cannock Chase District Council election 1979 Cannock Chase District Council election 1980 Cannock Chase District Council election 1982 Cannock Chase District Council election 1983 Cannock Chase District Council election 1984 Cannock Chase District Council election 1986 Cannock Chase District Council election 1987 Cannock Chase District Council election 1988 Cannock Chase District Council election 1990 Cannock Chase District Council election 1991 Cannock Chase District Council election 1992 Cannock Chase District Council election 1994 Cannock Chase District Council election 1995 Cannock Chase District Council election 1996 Cannock Chase District Council election 1998 Cannock Chase District Council election 1999 Cannock Chase District Council election 2000 Cannock Chase District Council election 2002 Cannock Chase District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1) 2003 Cannock Chase District Council election 2004 Cannock Chase District Council election 2006 Cannock Chase District Council election 2007 Cannock Chase District Council election 2008 Cannock Chase District Council election 2010 Cannock Chase District Council election 2011 Cannock Chase District Council election 2012 Cannock Chase District Council election 2014 Cannock Chase District Council election 2015 Cannock Chase District Council election 2016 Cannock Chase District Council election 2018 Cannock Chase District Council election 2019 Cannock Chase District Council election 2021 Cannock Chase District Council election 2022 Cannock Chase District Council election 2023 Cannock Chase District Council election 2024 Cannock Chase District Council election (New ward boundaries) 2026 Cannock Chase District Council election
Composition summary The table below shows the number of seats held by each party since the beginning of 2010. This includes district council election results, highlighted in red, as well as defections and by-elections.
Date Labour Conservative Lib Dem Greens UKIP IndependentVacant13 September 2023Defection of Paul Fisher (Brereton & Ravenhill Ward) from Independent to Labour181805018 August 2023Defection of Paul Fisher (Brereton & Ravenhill Ward) from Liberal Democrats to Independent17180514 May 2023171815020 March 2023Resignation from the Council of Johnny McMahon (Conservative) - Cannock East ward, and Paul Woodhead (Chase Community Independents) - Hednesford South ward.12211221228 February 2023Defection of Lisa Wilson (Heath Hayes East & Wimblebury ward) from Independent to Labour and Mandy Dunnett (Hednesford North ward) from the Chase Community Independents to Labour.12222221 19 February 2023Defection of Lisa Wilson (Heath Hayes East & Wimblebury ward) from the Conservatives to Independent102232225 January 2023Election of Darren Foley (Labour & Co-operative) to the Etching Hill and The Heath ward in a by-election held following the resignation of James Fletcher.1023322111 November 2022Resignation from the Council of James Fletcher (Conservative) - Etching Hill and The Heath ward9233221110 November 2022Election of Bill Kenny (Conservative) to the Cannock West ward in a by-election held following the resignation of Doug Smith.92432218 September 2022Election of Pam Johnson (Labour) to the Hednesford North ward in a by-election held following the resignation of Matt McCall.92432211 September 2022Resignation from the Council of Doug Smith (Conservative) - Cannock West ward8233221211 July 2022Resignation from the Council of Matt McCall (Conservative) - Hednesford North ward824322115 May 2022district council election. one third of council to be elected. Labour -1, Conservatives +1 (compared to 2018 results)82532216 May 2021district council election, one third of council to be elected: Lab -9 Cons+10 Ind-1.8255210 15 June 2020following the defection of Paul Woodhead and Stuart Crabtree of the Hednesford South ward, Mandy Dunnett of the Hednesford North ward and Claire Wilkinson of the Rawnsley ward from the Greens to the Chase Community Independent Group and Andrea Layton of the Cannock North ward from Independent to the Chase Community Independent Group. 17 14 5 2 1 11 8 June 2020following the defection of Andrea Layton of the Cannock North ward from Labour to Independent. 17 14 2 5 21 7 May 2020following the resignation of Dan Snape of the Hawks Green ward (Conservative). 18 14 2 5 11 2 May 2019district council election, one third of council to be elected: Lab -3 Greens +2 LD +1. 18 15 2 5 0 1 3 May 2018district council election: one third of council to be elected. Con +2 Greens +1 UKIP -1 Independents -2. 21 15 1 3 0 1 7 September 2017following the death of Conservative councillor Graham Burnett of the Hednesford Green Heath Ward and subsequent by-election win for Linda Tait of the Labour Party, and the disqualification of Conservative councillor Joanne Christian of the Hednesford South and subsequent by-election win for Stuart Crabtree of the Green Party. 21 13 1 2 1 3 18 August 2017following the defection of Maureen Freeman of the Cannock South ward from Labour to Independent. 20 15 1 1 1 3 6 July 2017following the defection of Martyn Buttery of the Hawks Green Ward and Stephanie Whitehouse of the Etching Hill and the Heath wards from UKIP to the Conservatives. 21 15 1 1 1 2 1 September 2016following the defection of Bill Hardman of the Rawnsley ward from UKIP to Independent. 21 13 1 1 3 2 5 May 2016district council election: one third of council to be elected. Lab −1 Greens +1. 21 13 1 1 4 1 7 May 2015district council election: one third of council to be elected. Lab −3 Con +7 UKIP −1 Lib Dem −2 Independent −1. 22 12 1 0 5 1 23 May 2014following the defection of Jodie Jones of the Rawnsley ward from the Conservatives to Independent. 25 5 3 6 2 22 May 2014district council election: one third of council to be elected. Lab +1 Con −3 UKIP +3 Independent −1. 25 6 3 6 1 18 February 2014following the defection of Danny Davies of the Etching Hill and the Heath ward from the Liberal Democrats to Independent. 24 9 3 3 2 30 July 2013following the defection of Linda Whitehouse of the Rawnsley ward from the Conservatives to UKIP. 24 9 4 3 1 22 July 2013following the defection of Anne and John Bernard of the Hawks Green ward from the Conservatives to UKIP. 24 10 4 2 1 4 July 2013following the defection of Michael Grocott of the Western Springs ward from the Liberal Democrats to Independent. 24 12 4 1 3 May 2012district council election: one third of council to be elected. Lib Dem –4 Lab +7 Con –1 Liberal –2. 24 12 5 0 February 2012following the defection of Diane Bennett of the Cannock West ward and Tony Williams of the Hagley ward from the Liberal Democrats to the Liberal Party. 17 13 9 2 5 May 2011district council elections: one third of council to be elected. Lib Dem –6 Lab +3 Con +3. 17 13 11 0 26 August 2010following the death of Conservative councillor John Jillings in the Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury ward and subsequent by-election win for Diane Todd of the Labour Party. 14 10 17 0 6 May 2010district council elections: one third of council to be elected. Lib Dem –2 Lab –1 Con +3 Ind –1 (Independent Lisa Pearce stood as Conservative but lost her seat). 13 11 17 0 22 February 2010following the defection of Michael Freeman of the Cannock West ward and Wendy Yates of the Hednesford Green Heath ward from the Conservatives to Liberal Democrats. 14 7 19 1 26 January 2010following the defection of Lisa Pearce of the Hednesford Green Heath ward from the Liberal Democrats to Independent. 14 9 17 1 22 January 2010following the defection of Mark Green of the Cannock South ward from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats. 14 9 18 18 January 2010following the defection of Diane Bennet of the Cannock West ward and Keith Bennet of the Hawks Green ward from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats. 14 10 17 1 January 2010 14 12 15
District result maps
By-election results 2002-2006
2006-2010
2010-2014
2014-2018
2022-2026
References
By-election results
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