2014 Cannock Chase District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2014 Cannock Chase District Council election. Labour in red, UKIP in purple, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in grey. White areas indicate wards where no seat was up for election. Cannock Chase District Council election 2014 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2014 Cannock Chase District Council election. Labour in red, UKIP in purple, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in grey. White areas indicate wards where no seat was up for election.

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.

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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.

Results

Cannock Chase District Council election, 2014
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 610Increase2.svg146.135.07,024Decrease2.svg1.1
  UKIP 440Increase2.svg430.833.36,691N/A
  Conservative 104Decrease2.svg47.723.84,777Decrease2.svg16.1
  Liberal Democrats 102Decrease2.svg27.75.61,120Decrease2.svg17.0
  Independent 110Increase2.svg17.72.3466N/A

Council Composition

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:

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LabourConservativeLib DemUKIPInd

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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Ward results

Vote share changes are based on the results achieved by parties in 2010 when these seats were last contested.

Brereton and Ravenhill

Brereton and Ravenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gerald Molineux 609 39.5 Decrease2.svg5.0
Labour Michelle Dudson48231.3Increase2.svg0.8
UKIP Linda Whitehouse ^45129.2N/A
Majority1278.2
Turnout 1,54230.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.9

^ Linda Whitehouse was the sitting councillor for the Rawnsley ward and previously defected from the Conservatives to UKIP.

Cannock East

Cannock East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Muriel Davies 726 46.0 Decrease2.svg8.6
UKIP Dave Morris58437.0N/A
Conservative Mike Hoare26817.0Decrease2.svg28.4
Majority1429.0
Turnout 1,57829.8
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg22.8

Cannock North

Cannock North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Allen 791 50.9 Decrease2.svg5.8
UKIP Amanda Capewell56336.2N/A
Conservative Phil Jones20012.9Decrease2.svg12.9
Majority22814.7
Turnout 1,55427.8
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg21.0

Cannock South

Cannock South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Witton 657 42.2 Increase2.svg0.4
UKIP Kevin Whittaker55135.4N/A
Conservative John Beddows35022.5Decrease2.svg15.7
Majority1066.8
Turnout 1,55826.6
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg17.9

Cannock West

Cannock West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hyra Sutton 909 45.3 Decrease2.svg19.1
UKIP Richard Pursehouse58629.2N/A
Labour Craig Woods51225.5Decrease2.svg10.1
Majority32316.1
Turnout 2,00735.2
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg24.2

Etching Hill and the Heath

Etching Hill and the Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Stephanie Whitehouse 494 33.0 N/A
Conservative John Rowley47331.6Decrease2.svg6.1
Labour Dee Barfield33322.2Decrease2.svg1.3
Liberal Democrats Pat Ansell19913.3Decrease2.svg25.4
Majority211.4N/A
Turnout 1,49928.4
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Decrease2.svg29.2

Hawks Green

Hawks Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Martin Buttery 634 43.0 N/A
Conservative Mike Sutherland46531.6Decrease2.svg15.9
Labour Tony Johnson37425.4Increase2.svg0.4
Majority16911.4N/A
Turnout 1,47326.3
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg29.5

Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury

Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Alan Dean 621 42.1 N/A
Labour Linda Tait49433.5Decrease2.svg2.2
Conservative Helen Borton31021.0Decrease2.svg16.1
Majority1278.6N/A
Turnout 1,47629.7
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg22.2

Hednesford Green Heath

Hednesford Green Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Adamson 524 43.0 Increase2.svg7.1
UKIP Mick Sage33527.5N/A
Conservative Graham Burnett28323.2Decrease2.svg12.6
Independent Ron Turville776.3N/A
Majority18915.5
Turnout 1,21931.2
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg10.2

Hednesford North

Hednesford North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Cartwright 653 40.5 Increase2.svg1.7
UKIP John Pugh56234.9N/A
Conservative John Burnett39724.6Decrease2.svg7.6
Majority915.6
Turnout 1,61230.0
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg16.6

Norton Canes

Norton Canes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Preece 710 41.1 Increase2.svg2.0
UKIP Martin Robinson55432.0N/A
Conservative Peter Gilbert44025.4Decrease2.svg19.9
Liberal Democrats Ken Ansell251.4Decrease2.svg14.2
Majority1569.1N/A
Turnout 1,72930.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg11.0

Rawnsley

Rawnsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Bill Hardman 447 35.7 N/A
Labour Sue Holliday41933.5Increase2.svg2.4
Conservative Colin Lea33626.9Decrease2.svg14.9
Liberal Democrats Dameon Johnson493.9Decrease2.svg23.2
Majority282.2N/A
Turnout 1,25132.6
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg11.0

Western Springs

Western Springs
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mick Grocott ^ 389 24.6 N/A
Labour Chris Martin34922.1Decrease2.svg1.3
Conservative Jim Bowater34621.9Decrease2.svg11.8
UKIP Shane Harrison30919.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Ray Easton18711.8Decrease2.svg31.1
Majority402.5N/A
Turnout 1,58028.6
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg27.9

^ 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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References

  1. Cannock Chase District Council election, 2014 results Archived 15 June 2014 at archive.today , Cannock Chase District Council website