2018 Cannock Chase District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2018 Cannock Chase District Council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Greens in green and the Liberal Democrats in yellow. White areas indicate wards where no seat was up for election. Cannock Chase District Council election 2018 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2018 Cannock Chase District Council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Greens in green and the Liberal Democrats in yellow. White areas indicate wards where no seat was up for election.

Elections to Cannock Chase District Council took place on 3 May 2018 on the same day as other local elections in England. [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.

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The Labour Party held control of the council by maintaining its slim majority of one. Labour held the six seats they previously won at the 2014 election but did not gain any seats from other parties. Unlike previous years, several Labour candidates stood as joint Labour and Co-operative candidates and three were elected, giving the Co-operative Party its first representation on the council.

The Conservatives strengthened their position as the largest opposition group on the council by increasing their number to 15 councillors. They were the main beneficiaries from the collapse in the UKIP vote, increasing their share by just over 20% which reversed the ground they had lost to UKIP at the 2014 election. Their numbers were previously boosted by the defection of two sitting UKIP councillors whose four-year terms were coming to an end; they held onto their seats in these areas whilst also gaining a seat from UKIP and another from an independent in Rugeley, leaving them with four gains. The Conservatives received the highest number of votes but won one seat less than Labour due to their large majorities compared with most Labour-held seats.

Meanwhile, the Green Party were the only other party to gain a seat at this election after winning the Rawnsley ward which had previously been held by UKIP; this was the only direct Green gain from UKIP in the whole country and increased the size of the Green group on the council to three. The Greens stood candidates in all but two wards and gained a higher share of the vote than in 2015 and 2016.

The Liberal Democrats fielded three candidates in their former stronghold of Rugeley. They held onto their last remaining seat in Brereton & Ravenhill but their vote continued to decline in other areas. UKIP stood candidates in seven wards but were not successful in maintaining their seat in Heath Hayes East & Wimblebury or regaining the other three seats they won in 2014. UKIP's share of the vote plummeted by 30%, dropping by as much as 37% in some wards where they stood a candidate. There were two independent candidates, including the sitting councillor for the Western Springs ward who lost his seat to Conservatives.

Results

Cannock Chase District Council election, 2018
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 600Steady2.svg046.138.07,112Increase2.svg3.0
  Conservative 540Increase2.svg438.544.08,235Increase2.svg20.2
  Green 110Increase2.svg17.78.41,569N/A
  Liberal Democrats 100Steady2.svg07.74.3817Decrease2.svg1.3
  UKIP 004Decrease2.svg40.03.2608Decrease2.svg30.1
  Independent 001Decrease2.svg10.02.1391Decrease2.svg0.2

Council Composition

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

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LabourConservativeIndGreenUKIPLD

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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LabourConservativeGreenLDInd

Ward results

Vote share changes are based on the results achieved by parties in 2014 when these seats were last contested.

Brereton and Ravenhill

Brereton and Ravenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Fisher 614 39.7 Increase2.svg0.2
Labour Jacquie Prestwood44929.0Decrease2.svg2.3
Conservative Lorraine Northway40426.1N/A
UKIP Sarah Thomas-Dean805.2Decrease2.svg24.0
Majority16910.7Increase2.svg2.5
Turnout 1,54729.8Decrease2.svg0.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg1.3

Cannock East

Cannock East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Muriel Davis 680 49.9 Increase2.svg3.9
Conservative Johnny McMahon50537.1Increase2.svg20.1
UKIP Mick Howes1098.0Decrease2.svg29.0
Green Arlette Carmichael685.0N/A
Majority17512.8Increase2.svg3.8
Turnout 1,36225.7Decrease2.svg4.1
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease2.svg8.1

Cannock North

Cannock North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Allen 791 62.1 Increase2.svg11.2
Conservative Petar Kruskonjic36428.6Increase2.svg15.7
Green Jodie Winter1189.3N/A
Majority42733.5Increase2.svg5.7
Turnout 1,27325.7Decrease2.svg2.1
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.3

Cannock South

Cannock South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Witton 679 46.3 Increase2.svg4.1
Conservative John Dawkins57539.2Increase2.svg16.7
UKIP Kev Whittaker1238.4Decrease2.svg27.0
Green Scarlett Ward896.1N/A
Majority1047.1Increase2.svg0.3
Turnout 1,46624.6Decrease2.svg2.0
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.3

Cannock West

Cannock West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hyra Sutton 1,335 69.4 Increase2.svg24.1
Labour Edmund Frondigoun46224.0Decrease2.svg1.5
Green Marie Smith1286.6N/A
Majority87345.4Increase2.svg29.3
Turnout 1,92533.8Decrease2.svg1.4
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg12.8

Etching Hill and the Heath

Etching Hill and the Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Startin 797 55.4 Increase2.svg23.8
Labour Jeff Winter37926.3Increase2.svg4.1
Liberal Democrats Pat Ansell15310.6Decrease2.svg2.7
Green Michael Sheridan1107.6N/A
Majority41829.1N/A
Turnout 1,43927.8Decrease2.svg0.6
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing Increase2.svg9.9

Hawks Green

Hawks Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Phil Hewitt 727 59.1 Increase2.svg27.5
Labour Co-op Josh Mills34427.9Increase2.svg2.5
Green Eloise Cropp867.0N/A
UKIP Dave Percox746.0Decrease2.svg37.0
Majority38331.2N/A
Turnout 1,23122.7Decrease2.svg3.6
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing Increase2.svg9.9

Heath Hayes East & Wimblebury

Heath Hayes East & Wimblebury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martyn Buttery 512 43.9 Increase2.svg22.9
Labour Co-op Les Bullock44538.2Increase2.svg4.7
UKIP Dave Morris13211.3Decrease2.svg30.8
Green Kenny Beardmore766.5N/A
Majority675.7N/A
Turnout 1,16524.5Decrease2.svg5.2
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing Increase2.svg26.9

Hednesford Green Heath

Hednesford Green Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op George Adamson 591 47.7 Increase2.svg4.7
Conservative Bryan Jones51941.9Increase2.svg18.7
Green Andrea Muckley685.5N/A
UKIP Marg Dean312.5Decrease2.svg25.0
Independent Ron Turville292.3Decrease2.svg4.0
Majority725.8Decrease2.svg9.7
Turnout 1,23828.1Decrease2.svg3.1
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.0

Hednesford North

Hednesford North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Cartwright 635 46.0 Increase2.svg5.5
Conservative Wendy Yates47234.2Increase2.svg9.6
Green Mandy Dunnett27419.8N/A
Majority16311.8Increase2.svg6.2
Turnout 1,38126.2Decrease2.svg3.8
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.1

Norton Canes

Norton Canes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op John Preece 960 54.0 Increase2.svg12.9
Conservative Adrienne Fitzgerald74742.0Increase2.svg16.6
Green Glen Tapper724.0N/A
Majority21312.0Increase2.svg2.9
Turnout 1,77930.8Increase2.svg0.7
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.9

Rawnsley

Rawnsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Claire Wilkinson 480 36.7 N/A
Conservative Val Jones43933.6Increase2.svg6.7
Labour Aaron Bate32925.2Decrease2.svg8.3
UKIP Mick Jackson594.5Decrease2.svg31.2
Majority413.1N/A
Turnout 1,30735.3Increase2.svg2.7
Green gain from UKIP Swing Increase2.svg34.0

Western Springs

Western Springs
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Olivia Lyons 839 51.8 Increase2.svg29.9
Labour Kieran Green36822.7Increase2.svg0.6
Independent Mick Grocott36222.4Decrease2.svg2.2
Liberal Democrats Ken Ansell503.1Decrease2.svg8.7
Majority47129.1N/A
Turnout 1,61931.8Increase2.svg3.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing Increase2.svg16.1

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  1. ↑ "Cannock Chase District Council election, 2018 results". Cannock Chase District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
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