Cannock Chase District Council elections

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.[1]

Political control

The first elections were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been held by the following parties:[2][3]

Party in controlYears
Labour1974–1982
No overall control1982–1987
Labour1987–2003
No overall control2003–2012
Labour2012–2019
No overall control2019–2021
Conservative2021–2023
No overall control2023–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2005 have been:[4]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Neil Stanley[5] Liberal Democratspre-20058 May 2011
George Adamson Labour25 May 201119 May 2021
Olivia Lyons Conservative19 May 2021

Council elections

District result maps
  • 2011 results map
    2011 results map

By-election results

2004
Hednesford North by-election, 25 November 2004[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 419 46.4 +14.6
Conservative 248 27.5 +4.0
Liberal Democrats 235 26.0 +3.9
Majority 171 18.9
Turnout 902 16.9
Labour hold Swing

2007
Hednesford South by-election, 21 June 2007[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gordon Ball 397 45.6 +10.2
Conservative Kevin Daly 243 27.9 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Reg Wells 117 13.4 -11.1
Independent Ron Turville 114 13.1 -0.9
Majority 154 17.7
Turnout 871 21.1
Labour hold Swing

2009
Cannock West by-election, 12 February 2009
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 654 60.6 -14.1
Labour 333 30.8 +5.5
Liberal Democrats 93 8.6 +8.6
Majority 321 29.8
Turnout 1,080 19.4
Conservative hold Swing
Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury by-election, 15 October 2009[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Collis 314 30.0 +8.2
Conservative Michelle Lucas 300 28.6 -10.9
Labour Brian Gamble 267 25.5 -0.1
BNP Shaun Grimsley 116 11.1 +11.1
UKIP Sean Gleeson 51 4.9 +4.9
Majority 14 1.4
Turnout 1,048 21.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

2017
Hednesford Green Heath by-election, 7 September 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linda Tait 359 43.9 +11.1
Conservative Bryan Jones 301 36.8 -3.7
Green Robert Branson 86 10.5 +7.4
Chase Independent Party Ron Turville 42 5.1 -0.2
UKIP David Percox 29 3.5 -14.7
Majority 58 7.1
Turnout 821 19.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Hednesford South by-election, 7 September 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Stuart Crabtree 513 48.3 +42.1
Conservative Philip Hewitt 311 29.3 -11.9
Labour Patrick Frondigoun 190 17.9 -13.2
UKIP John Bernard 48 4.5 -16.9
Majority 202 19.0
Turnout 1,068 26.06
Green gain from Conservative Swing

References
  1. "The District of Cannock Chase (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/1442, retrieved 17 September 2022
  2. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  3. "Cannock Chase". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
  4. "Council minutes". Cannock Chase District Council. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  5. "Cannock Lib Dem leader loses to Labour's Gordon Brown". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  6. "The District of Cannock Chase (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1976/181, retrieved 17 September 2022
  7. "Cannock Chase". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
  8. "Tories suffer triple defeat". guardian.co.uk. London. 26 November 2004. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
  9. "District election result". Cannock Chase Council. 22 June 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
  10. "District Council Election - Heath Hayes East & Wimblebury Ward - 15 October 2009". Cannock Chase Council. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
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