The 2024 Cannock Chase District Council election took place on Thursday 2 May 2024 to elect councillors on Cannock Chase District Council in Staffordshire. All 36 seats on the council were elected following boundary changes. This election was held on the same day as other local elections in England and the election of Staffordshire's Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner.
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All 36 seats to Cannock Chase District Council 19 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Winner of each seat at the 2024 Cannock Chase District Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editPrior to the election, the council was under no overall control, being run by a coalition of Labour and the Greens, led by Labour councillor Tony Johnson.[1]
After a review of the council's ward boundaries, the number of councillors was reduced from 41 to 36 and the number of wards was reduced from 15 to 12.[2] This means that each ward will now elect exactly three councillors.
Boundary changes
editCannock Chase usually elects its councillors in thirds, on a four-year cycle. However, following boundary changes, all councillors will be elected to the new wards. The first-placed candidate will receive a four-year term, the second-placed candidate will receive a three-year term and the third-placed candidate will receive a two-year term.
| Old wards[3] | No. of seats | New wards | No. of seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brereton and Ravenhill | 3 | Brereton and Ravenhill | 3 |
| Cannock East | 3 | Chadsmoor | 3 |
| Cannock North | 3 | Cannock Longford and Bridgtown | 3 |
| Cannock South | 3 | Cannock Park and Old Fallow | 3 |
| Cannock West | 3 | Etching Hill and the Heath | 3 |
| Etching Hill and The Heath | 3 | Hawks Green with Rumer Hill | 3 |
| Hagley | 2 | Heath Hayes and Wimblebury | 3 |
| Hawks Green | 3 | Hednesford Green Heath | 3 |
| Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury | 3 | Hednesford Hills and Rawnsley | 3 |
| Hednesford Green Heath | 2 | Hednesford Pye Green | 3 |
| Hednesford North | 3 | Norton Canes | 3 |
| Hednesford South | 2 | Western Springs | 3 |
| Norton Canes | 3 | ||
| Rawnsley | 2 | ||
| Western Springs | 3 |
Previous council composition
edit| After 2023 election | Before 2024 election[4] | After 2024 election | ||||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | |||
| Labour | 17 | Labour | 18 | Labour | 21 | |||
| Conservative | 18 | Conservative | 18 | Conservative | 10 | |||
| Green | 5 | Green | 5 | Green | 5 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 0 | Liberal Democrats | 0 | |||
Changes 2023–2024:
- Paul Fisher joins Labour from Liberal Democrats[5]
Results
editLabour won 21 of the seats on the council, giving them an overall majority.[6]
Vote share changes are compared with the 2023 election.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Labour | 21 | N/A | N/A |  3
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58.3 | 44.6 | 23,278 |  0.3
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| Conservative | 10 | N/A | N/A | 8
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27.8 | 32.6 | 17,022 | 0.5
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| Green | 5 | N/A | N/A |  0
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13.9 | 16.8 | 8,796 | 0.6
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| Reform UK | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0
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0.0 | 3.5 | 1,799 | N/A | |
| Independent | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0
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0.0 | 2.2 | 1,149 | N/A | |
| TUSC | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0
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0.0 | 0.3 | 169 | N/A | |
Ward results
editAn asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election. Ward-level comparison with previous years is not possible due to new ward boundaries being introduced.
Brereton and Ravenhill
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Carl Boulton* | 916 | 64.8 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Paul Fisher* | 903 | 63.9 | ||
| Labour Co-op | David Williams* | 709 | 50.2 | ||
| Independent | Gerald Molineux | 451 | 31.9 | ||
| Conservative | Julia Kenny | 303 | 21.4 | ||
| Conservative | John Parkes | 267 | 18.9 | ||
| Conservative | Keeren Hart | 264 | 18.7 | ||
| Green | Laura Jackson | 160 | 11.3 | ||
| Green | Claire Wilkinson | 135 | 9.6 | ||
| Green | Kevin Elson | 132 | 9.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,559 | 23.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,665 | ||||
| Labour Co-op hold | |||||
| Labour Co-op hold | |||||
| Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | |||||
Cannock Longford and Bridgtown
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Maureen Freeman | 793 | 48.4 | ||
| Labour | Jeff Hill* | 751 | 45.9 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Craddock | 697 | 42.6 | ||
| Labour | Alan Pearson* | 675 | 41.2 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Snape | 658 | 40.2 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Kruskonjic* | 651 | 39.8 | ||
| Green | Arlette Carmichael | 258 | 15.8 | ||
| Green | Eloise Cropp | 238 | 14.5 | ||
| Green | Dylan Kennedy | 191 | 11.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,785 | 25.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,030 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Cannock Park and Old Fallow
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Val Jones* | 719 | 46.5 | ||
| Conservative | Joshua Bancroft* | 713 | 46.1 | ||
| Labour | Steve Thornley | 626 | 40.5 | ||
| Labour | Natalie Hill | 609 | 39.4 | ||
| Conservative | Bill Kenny* | 599 | 38.7 | ||
| Labour | Paula Stanton* | 585 | 37.8 | ||
| Reform UK | Paul Carnell | 390 | 25.2 | ||
| Green | Christopher Baptie | 209 | 13.5 | ||
| Green | Maire Smith | 188 | 12.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,812 | 27.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,602 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Chadsmoor
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tony Johnson* | 851 | 60.6 | ||
| Labour | Jacquie Prestwood* | 783 | 55.8 | ||
| Labour | Sue Thornley* | 779 | 55.5 | ||
| Reform UK | Alex Hunt | 386 | 27.5 | ||
| Conservative | Phil Jones* | 333 | 23.7 | ||
| Conservative | Gary Millward | 287 | 20.4 | ||
| Conservative | Hayley Rushton | 267 | 19.0 | ||
| Green | Emma Hunneyball | 204 | 14.5 | ||
| Green | Melody Donnallie | 171 | 12.2 | ||
| Green | Taylor Fóstra | 151 | 10.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,594 | 21.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,326 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Etching Hill and The Heath
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nick Lyons* | 802 | 47.7 | ||
| Conservative | Mike Sutherland* | 798 | 47.5 | ||
| Conservative | Justin Johnson* | 765 | 45.5 | ||
| Labour | Darren Foley* | 708 | 42.1 | ||
| Labour | Nicki Haywood | 650 | 38.7 | ||
| Labour | Dave Galaska | 607 | 36.1 | ||
| Independent | Alan Dudson | 282 | 16.8 | ||
| Green | Stephanie Beardmore | 158 | 9.4 | ||
| Green | Kenneth Beardmore | 145 | 8.6 | ||
| Green | Warren Cocker | 127 | 7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,851 | 26.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,956 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Hawks Green with Rumer Hill
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Philippa Haden* | 610 | 44.4 | ||
| Conservative | Adrienne Fitzgerald* | 573 | 41.7 | ||
| Labour | Les Bullock | 520 | 37.8 | ||
| Conservative | Paris Theodorou* | 516 | 37.5 | ||
| Labour | Nain Aston | 484 | 35.2 | ||
| Labour | Dale Bilbie | 460 | 33.4 | ||
| Reform UK | Alan Dean | 351 | 25.5 | ||
| Independent | Andrea Beach | 172 | 12.5 | ||
| Green | Alex Jackson | 168 | 12.2 | ||
| Independent | Chris Harborow | 146 | 10.6 | ||
| Green | Anna Zukowska | 126 | 9.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,520 | 25.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,994 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Heath Hayes and Wimblebury
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lisa Wilson* | 737 | 50.1 | ||
| Labour | Julie Aston* | 721 | 49.0 | ||
| Labour | Diane Todd | 708 | 48.2 | ||
| Conservative | Samantha Thompson | 562 | 38.2 | ||
| Conservative | Sam Priest | 494 | 33.6 | ||
| Conservative | Nathan Kirk | 431 | 29.3 | ||
| Reform UK | John Bernard | 349 | 23.7 | ||
| Green | Siena Hyde-Beardmore | 149 | 10.1 | ||
| Green | Stuart Kennedy | 136 | 9.3 | ||
| Green | Ian Wallace | 123 | 8.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,663 | 24.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,719 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Hednesford Green Heath
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mandy Dunnett* | 675 | 55.9 | ||
| Labour | Fred Prestwood* | 595 | 49.2 | ||
| Labour | Garry Samuels | 569 | 47.1 | ||
| Conservative | Laura Harrison | 418 | 34.6 | ||
| Conservative | David Guy | 346 | 28.6 | ||
| Reform UK | Mark Deakin | 323 | 26.7 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Jones* | 312 | 25.8 | ||
| Green | Adam Green | 168 | 13.9 | ||
| Green | Ruby Green | 162 | 13.4 | ||
| Independent | Ron Turville | 57 | 4.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,339 | 22.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,933 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Hednesford Hills and Rawnsley
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Andrea Muckley* | 924 | 57.3 | ||
| Green | Jo Elson* | 908 | 56.4 | ||
| Green | Hayley Page | 831 | 51.6 | ||
| Conservative | Phil Hewitt | 397 | 24.6 | ||
| Conservative | Joshua Birch | 390 | 24.2 | ||
| Conservative | Tom Yaxley | 350 | 21.7 | ||
| Labour | Ian Price | 326 | 20.2 | ||
| Labour | Kath Hunt | 322 | 20.0 | ||
| Labour | Kim Williams | 296 | 18.4 | ||
| Independent | Linda Whitehouse | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,695 | 28.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,062 | ||||
| Green win (new seat) | |||||
| Green win (new seat) | |||||
| Green win (new seat) | |||||
Hednesford Pye Green
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Liz Bishop* | 583 | 42.0 | ||
| Green | Darrell Mawle* | 572 | 41.2 | ||
| Labour | Sheila Cartwright* | 564 | 40.6 | ||
| Labour | Pam Johnson* | 548 | 39.5 | ||
| Green | Rachel Rock | 520 | 37.4 | ||
| Labour | Jason Harper | 518 | 37.3 | ||
| Conservative | Erica Bennett | 287 | 20.7 | ||
| Conservative | Marie Taylor | 252 | 18.1 | ||
| Conservative | Helen Young | 241 | 17.4 | ||
| TUSC | Dave Ireland | 81 | 5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,479 | 25.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,854 | ||||
| Green win (new seat) | |||||
| Green win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Norton Canes
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Josh Newbury* | 979 | 72.5 | ||
| Labour | John Preece* | 935 | 69.2 | ||
| Labour | Jean Hill | 799 | 59.2 | ||
| Conservative | Mike Hoare* | 359 | 26.6 | ||
| Conservative | Diane Bennett | 356 | 26.4 | ||
| Conservative | Tim Clapham | 343 | 25.4 | ||
| Green | Stuart Crabtree | 98 | 7.3 | ||
| Green | Linda Mawle | 95 | 7.0 | ||
| TUSC | Paul Wainwright | 88 | 6.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,511 | 22.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,713 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Western Springs
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Olivia Lyons* | 699 | 52.3 | ||
| Labour | David Gaye | 640 | 47.9 | ||
| Conservative | George Hughes | 506 | 37.9 | ||
| Labour | Daniel Foceac | 489 | 36.6 | ||
| Conservative | Louis Arduino* | 459 | 34.4 | ||
| Labour | Shirley Pearson | 448 | 33.5 | ||
| Green | Mandi Boyer* | 341 | 25.5 | ||
| Green | Ian Pyke | 257 | 19.2 | ||
| Green | Richard Jenking | 169 | 12.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,472 | 28.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,236 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
References
edit- ^ Lawson, Eleanor (25 May 2023). "Labour forms coalition with Greens and Lib Dems in Cannock Chase to run council". Express and Star. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "The Cannock Chase (Electoral Changes) Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2023/1023, retrieved 29 February 2024
- ^ "Your District Councillors 2023/24" (PDF). Cannock Chase District Council. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Your Councillors". Cannock Chase District Council. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Ashdown, Kerry (5 October 2023). "New council leader sets out Labour group priorities". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Stubbings, David (3 May 2024). "Cannock Chase Council results in full as Labour take control after border changes". Express and Star. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Brereton and Ravenhill" (PDF). Cannock Chase District Council. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Cannock Longford and Bridgtown" (PDF). Cannock Chase District Council. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Cannock Park and Old Fallow" (PDF). Cannock Chase District Council. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Chadsmoor" (PDF). Cannock Chase District Council. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Etching Hill and The Heath" (PDF). Cannock Chase District Council. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Hawks Green with Rumer Hill" (PDF). Cannock Chase District Council. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Heath Hayes and Wimblebury" (PDF). Cannock Chase District Council. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Hednesford Green Heath" (PDF). Cannock Chase District Council. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Hednesford Hills and Rawnsley" (PDF). Cannock Chase District Council. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Hednesford Pye Green" (PDF). Cannock Chase District Council. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Norton Canes" (PDF). Cannock Chase District Council. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Western Springs" (PDF). Cannock Chase District Council. Retrieved 8 April 2024.