Cannock Chase (district)
| Cannock Chase District | |
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| — Non-metropolitan district — | |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Non-metropolitan county | Staffordshire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Cannock |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Cannock Chase Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Labour (council NOC)) |
| • MPs | Aidan Burley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.5 sq mi (78.9 km2) |
| Area rank | 244th (of 326) |
| Population (2010 est.) | |
| • Total | 94,700 |
| • Rank | 238th (of 326) |
| • Density | 3,109/sq mi (1,200.3/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 97.3% White 1.2% S.Asian |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 41UB |
| OS grid reference | SK0200614806 |
| Website | www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk |
Cannock Chase is a local government district in England. It covers a large part of Cannock Chase forest and the towns of Cannock, Rugeley and Hednesford.
There are several parish and town councils in the district:
- Rugeley
- Hednesford
- Brereton and Ravenhill
- Bridgtown
- Brindley Heath
- Cannock Wood
- Heath Hayes and Wimblebury
- Norton Canes
Cannock, which covers around 30% of the population, includes the parish of Bridgtown but the rest of Cannock is unparished.
Until the 2010 general election the parliamentary constituency of Cannock Chase consisted of Cannock Chase district plus the adjacent village of Huntington. From 2010 onwards the constituency has exactly the same boundaries as the district.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Cannock and Rugeley urban districts, and Brindley Heath from Lichfield Rural District.
[edit] Political Control
Currently there is no overall control on the council with the Labour Party as the largest party.
| Year | Liberal Democrats | Labour | Conservatives | Other |
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| 2011 (5th May)[1] | 11 | 17 | 13 | 0 |
| 2010 (26th August)[2] | 17 | 14 | 10 | 0 |
| 2010 (6th May)[3] | 17 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
| 2010 (22nd February)[4] | 19 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 2010 (26th January)[5] | 17 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| 2010 (22nd January)[6] | 18 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| 2010 (18th January)[7] | 17 | 14 | 10 | 0 |
| 2010 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 0 |
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ district council elections: one third of council to be elected. L/D -6 Lab +3 Con +3.
- ^ following the death of Conservative councillor John Jillings in the Heath Hayes and Wimblebury ward and subsequent by election win for Labour's Dianne Todd
- ^ district council elections: one third of council to be elected. L/D -2 Lab -1 Con +3 Ind -1 (Independent Lisa Pearce stood as Conservative but lost her seat).
- ^ following 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.
- ^ following the defection of Lisa Pearce of the Hednesford Green Heath ward from the Liberal Democrats to Independent.
- ^ following the defection of Mark Green of the Cannock South ward from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats.
- ^ following 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.
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Coordinates: 52°43′50″N 1°58′13″W / 52.73056°N 1.97028°W
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