2019 Cannock Chase District Council election
Elections to Cannock Chase District Council took place on 2 May 2019 on the same day as other local elections in England, including to several parish councils in the district.[1] All of the council's wards were up for election, meaning a total of 15 councillors were be elected.
Before the election, the Labour Party held control of the council with 21 seats, a majority of one. They were aiming to defend the six seats they won at the 2015 election as well as another in Hednesford Green Heath which they gained at a by-election in September 2017. Labour lost four of the seven seats they were defending and only gained one, meaning they lost overall control of the council. Four Labour candidates stood as joint Labour and Co-operative candidates and one was elected adding to the three councillors who also represent the Co-operative Party on the council.
The Conservatives had previously strengthened their position as the largest opposition group on the council at the previous elections and maintained their total of 15 seats. They lost one seat to the Green Party and another to Labour but also gained two seats from Labour, including one of the Hednesford seats they lost in the 2017 by-elections.
The Green Party did not win any seats in 2015 but went on to gain a seat in 2016, at the 2017 by-elections and in 2018. They retained their by-election seat and gained two seats, one from Labour and another from the Conservatives, to take their total up to five seats.
The Liberal Democrats only fielded two candidates this year: one in Brereton & Ravenhill and one in Rawnsley, both former strongholds of theirs. They succeeded in regaining Brereton & Ravenhill which they had lost to Labour in 2015. UKIP stood in six wards and increased their share of the vote compared to 2018 but did not gain any seats. Two independent candidates also stood but neither were elected.
Results
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 | 2 | 2 |  0
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46.7 | 36.9 | 7,134 | 0.0
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| Labour | 4 | 1 | 4 |  3
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28.6 | 30.3 | 5,865 | 3.4
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| Green | 3 | 2 | 0 |  2
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21.4 | 20.0 | 3,875 | 15.7
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| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1
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7.1 | 3.4 | 655 | 0.3
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| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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0.0 | 8.2 | 1,589 | 12.6
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| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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0.0 | 1.2 | 237 | 0.0
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Council Composition
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
| style="background-color:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; width:51.2%;" | 21 | style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width:36.6%;" | 15 | style="background-color:Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color; width:7.3%;" | 3 | style="background-color:Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color; width:2.4%;" | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | Conservative | Green | LD | Ind |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| style="background-color:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; width:43.9%;" | 18 | style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width:36.6%;" | 15 | style="background-color:Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color; width:12.2%;" | 5 | style="background-color:Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color; width:4.8%;" | 2 | 1 |
| Labour | Conservative | Green | LD | Ind |
Ward results
Vote share changes are based on the results achieved by parties in 2015 when these seats were last contested, except from the Hednesford Green Heath and Hednesford South wards which were last contested at by-elections in 2017.
Brereton and Ravenhill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gerald Molineux | 598 | 42.9 | 19.1
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| Labour Co-op | Darren Foley | 523 | 37.5 | 5.5
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| Conservative | Phil Jones | 273 | 19.6 | 2.9
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| Majority | 75 | 5.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,394 | 27.4 | 36.0
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| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | 6.8
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Cannock East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tony Johnson | 578 | 42.1 | 3.0
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| UKIP | Mick Howes | 342 | 24.9 | 2.2
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| Conservative | Johnny McMahon | 329 | 24.0 | 5.6
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| Green | Arlette Carmichael | 124 | 9.0 | 6.3
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| Majority | 236 | 17.2 | 1.7
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| Turnout | 1,373 | 26.1 | 33.1
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| Labour hold | Swing | 2.6
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Cannock North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andrea Layton | 613 | 53.5 | 4.7
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| Conservative | John Dawkins | 269 | 23.5 | 0.5
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| Green | Jodie Winter | 264 | 23.0 | 19.5
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| Majority | 344 | 30.0 | 5.2
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| Turnout | 1,146 | 22.3 | 35.1
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| Labour hold | Swing | 2.6
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Cannock South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Kraujalis | 565 | 38.7 | 1.3
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| Conservative | Peter Kruskonjic | 467 | 32.0 | 2.3
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| UKIP | Kev Whittaker | 305 | 20.9 | 0.6
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| Green | Scarlett Ward | 124 | 8.5 | 4.3
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| Majority | 98 | 6.7 | 1.0
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| Turnout | 1,461 | 24.5 | 32.7
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| Labour hold | Swing | 0.5
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Cannock West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Val Jones | 1,097 | 62.8 | 8.4
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| Labour | Michael Holder | 363 | 20.8 | 4.5
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| Green | Marie Smith | 286 | 16.4 | 12.3
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| Majority | 734 | 42.0 | 12.9
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| Turnout | 1,746 | 31.0 | 39.5
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| Conservative hold | Swing | 6.5
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Etching Hill and the Heath
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mike Sutherland | 805 | 60.0 | 22.3
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| Green | Michael Sheridan | 291 | 21.7 | 17.3
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| Labour | Kieran Tait-Green | 246 | 18.3 | 7.9
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| Majority | 514 | 38.3 | 26.8
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| Turnout | 1,342 | 26.7 | 39.0
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| Conservative hold | Swing | 15.1
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Hagley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rob Hughes | 299 | 41.4 | 10.1
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| Labour | Jess Cooper | 267 | 37.0 | 2.3
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| Green | Stuart Kennedy | 156 | 21.6 | 19.6
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| Majority | 32 | 4.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 722 | 22.5 | 37.3
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| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 6.2
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Hawks Green
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Adrienne Fitzgerald | 552 | 43.7 | 4.2
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| Labour Co-op | Les Bullock | 212 | 16.8 | 6.4
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| UKIP | Robert Pitcher | 209 | 16.5 | 5.8
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| Independent | John Bernard | 163 | 12.9 | N/A | |
| Green | David Green | 127 | 10.1 | 5.9
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| Majority | 340 | 26.9 | 2.2
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| Turnout | 1,263 | 23.5 | 42.2
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| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.1
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Heath Hayes East & Wimblebury
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Samantha Thompson | 435 | 37.1 | 1.6
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| Labour Co-op | Paul Dadge | 354 | 30.2 | 0.7
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| UKIP | Dave Morris | 269 | 23.0 | 4.8
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| Green | Ken Beardmore | 114 | 9.7 | 6.6
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| Majority | 81 | 6.9 | 0.8
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| Turnout | 1,172 | 24.9 | 40.6
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| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.5
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Hednesford Green Heath
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Bryan Jones | 391 | 34.1 | 2.7
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| Labour | Linda Tait ^ | 378 | 32.9 | 11.0
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| UKIP | Dave Percox | 172 | 15.0 | 11.5
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| Green | Brian Apter | 133 | 11.6 | 1.1
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| Independent | Ron Turville | 74 | 6.4 | 1.3
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| Majority | 13 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,148 | 24.5 | 4.9
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| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 6.2
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^ Linda Tait was the sitting councillor for the Hednesford Green Heath ward after gaining it from the Conservatives in a 2017 by-election. Changes to vote shares, turnout and swing is compared with the by-election, not the 2015 election.
Hednesford North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Mandy Dunnett | 517 | 41.7 | 37.5
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| Labour | Jacquie Prestwood | 389 | 31.3 | 8.9
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| Conservative | Diane Bennett | 335 | 27.0 | 3.8
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| Majority | 128 | 10.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,241 | 24.4 | 36.5
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| Green gain from Labour | Swing | 23.2
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Hednesford South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Stuart Crabtree ^ | 720 | 60.7 | 12.4
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| Conservative | Wendy Yates | 329 | 27.7 | 1.6
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| Labour | Doris Grice | 138 | 11.6 | 6.3
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| Majority | 391 | 33.0 | 7.0
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| Turnout | 1,187 | 29.8 | 10.8
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| Green hold | Swing | 7.0
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^ Stuart Crabtree was the sitting councillor for the Hednesford South ward after gaining it from the Conservatives in a 2017 by-election. Changes to vote shares, turnout and swing is compared with the by-election, not the 2015 election.
Norton Canes
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour Co-op | Josh Newbury | 737 | 45.0 | 10.1
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| Conservative | Mike Hoare | 519 | 31.7 | 8.0
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| UKIP | Paul Allen | 292 | 17.8 | 3.1
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| Green | Glen Tapper | 89 | 5.4 | 2.8
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| Majority | 218 | 13.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,637 | 28.4 | 36.4
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| Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.1
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Rawnsley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Andrea Muckley | 672 | 55.8 | 41.2
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| Conservative | Philippa Haden | 318 | 26.4 | 6.7
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| Labour | Mark Deakin | 158 | 13.1 | 17.0
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| Liberal Democrats | Pat Ansell | 57 | 4.7 | 1.6
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| Majority | 354 | 29.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,205 | 33.8 | 34.4
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| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 24.0
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Western Springs
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Boucker | 716 | 54.3 | 13.6
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| Labour | David Gaye | 344 | 26.1 | 4.4
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| Green | Warren Cocker | 258 | 19.6 | 16.4
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| Majority | 372 | 28.2 | 18.0
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| Turnout | 1,318 | 27.1 | 35.2
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| Conservative hold | Swing | 9.0
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References
- ^ "Cannock Chase District Council election, 2019". Cannock Chase District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
