Elections to Cannock Chase District Council took place on 22 May 2014 on the same day as other local elections in England and the European Parliament elections. [1] A third of the council was up for election, meaning a total of 13 councillors were elected from all but two of the council's wards. There were no elections held in the Hagley or Hednesford South wards as those wards elect only two councillors in the other two years of the election cycle.
The Labour Party held control of the council and increased its majority by one compared with the previous election when it had gained the council from no overall control. Notably, UKIP came a close second and gained four seats, despite not previously contesting an election in the district; a subsequent Conservative defection shortly after the election saw them assume the status of official opposition party. Compared with the results of the 2010 election when these seats were last up for election, Labour's vote share decreased slightly but they gained one seat from the Conservatives whilst UKIP gained three seats from the Conservatives and one from the Liberal Democrats. This left the Conservatives and Lib Dems, who had previously won eight seats between them and run the council in a coalition, winning just one seat each.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46.1 | 35.0 | 7,024 | 1.1 | |
UKIP | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 30.8 | 33.3 | 6,691 | N/A | |
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7.7 | 23.8 | 4,777 | 16.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 1,120 | 17.0 | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 466 | N/A |
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem | UKIP | Ind |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
25 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Labour | Conservative | UKIP | Lib Dem | Ind |
Vote share changes are based on the results achieved by parties in 2010 when these seats were last contested.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Gerald Molineux | 609 | 39.5 | 5.0 | |
Labour | Michelle Dudson | 482 | 31.3 | 0.8 | |
UKIP | Linda Whitehouse ^ | 451 | 29.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 127 | 8.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,542 | 30.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.9 | |||
^ Linda Whitehouse was the sitting councillor for the Rawnsley ward and previously defected from the Conservatives to UKIP.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Muriel Davies | 726 | 46.0 | 8.6 | |
UKIP | Dave Morris | 584 | 37.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Mike Hoare | 268 | 17.0 | 28.4 | |
Majority | 142 | 9.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,578 | 29.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 22.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Allen | 791 | 50.9 | 5.8 | |
UKIP | Amanda Capewell | 563 | 36.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Phil Jones | 200 | 12.9 | 12.9 | |
Majority | 228 | 14.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,554 | 27.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 21.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Witton | 657 | 42.2 | 0.4 | |
UKIP | Kevin Whittaker | 551 | 35.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Beddows | 350 | 22.5 | 15.7 | |
Majority | 106 | 6.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,558 | 26.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 17.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hyra Sutton | 909 | 45.3 | 19.1 | |
UKIP | Richard Pursehouse | 586 | 29.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Craig Woods | 512 | 25.5 | 10.1 | |
Majority | 323 | 16.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,007 | 35.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 24.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Stephanie Whitehouse | 494 | 33.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Rowley | 473 | 31.6 | 6.1 | |
Labour | Dee Barfield | 333 | 22.2 | 1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pat Ansell | 199 | 13.3 | 25.4 | |
Majority | 21 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,499 | 28.4 | |||
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 29.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Martin Buttery | 634 | 43.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Mike Sutherland | 465 | 31.6 | 15.9 | |
Labour | Tony Johnson | 374 | 25.4 | 0.4 | |
Majority | 169 | 11.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,473 | 26.3 | |||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | 29.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Alan Dean | 621 | 42.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Linda Tait | 494 | 33.5 | 2.2 | |
Conservative | Helen Borton | 310 | 21.0 | 16.1 | |
Majority | 127 | 8.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,476 | 29.7 | |||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | 22.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Adamson | 524 | 43.0 | 7.1 | |
UKIP | Mick Sage | 335 | 27.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Graham Burnett | 283 | 23.2 | 12.6 | |
Independent | Ron Turville | 77 | 6.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 189 | 15.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,219 | 31.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 10.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sheila Cartwright | 653 | 40.5 | 1.7 | |
UKIP | John Pugh | 562 | 34.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Burnett | 397 | 24.6 | 7.6 | |
Majority | 91 | 5.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,612 | 30.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 16.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Preece | 710 | 41.1 | 2.0 | |
UKIP | Martin Robinson | 554 | 32.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Peter Gilbert | 440 | 25.4 | 19.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ken Ansell | 25 | 1.4 | 14.2 | |
Majority | 156 | 9.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,729 | 30.1 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 11.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Bill Hardman | 447 | 35.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Sue Holliday | 419 | 33.5 | 2.4 | |
Conservative | Colin Lea | 336 | 26.9 | 14.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dameon Johnson | 49 | 3.9 | 23.2 | |
Majority | 28 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,251 | 32.6 | |||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | 11.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mick Grocott ^ | 389 | 24.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Chris Martin | 349 | 22.1 | 1.3 | |
Conservative | Jim Bowater | 346 | 21.9 | 11.8 | |
UKIP | Shane Harrison | 309 | 19.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Ray Easton | 187 | 11.8 | 31.1 | |
Majority | 40 | 2.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,580 | 28.6 | |||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 27.9 | |||
^ Mike Grocott was re-elected as the councillor for the Western Springs ward after he had previously left the Liberal Democrats to become an independent.
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