2022 Cannock Chase District Council election

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2022 Cannock Chase District Council election
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13 out of 41 seats to Cannock Chase District Council
21 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Labour Chase Indies
Last election24 seats, 52.6%9 seats, 29.3%5 seats, 11.5%
Seats before2494
Seats won650
Seats after2583
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote7,6756,9291,750
Percentage42.1%38.0%9.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg 10.5%Increase2.svg 8.7%Decrease2.svg 1.9%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Party Green Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election1 seat, 4.2%2 seats, 1.6%1 seat, 0.4%
Seats before121
Seats won110
Seats after221
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote1,112498167
Percentage6.1%2.7%0.9%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.9%Increase2.svg 1.1%Increase2.svg 0.5%
Cannock Chase UK ward map 2022.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Cannock Chase District Council election
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

Elections to Cannock Chase District Council took place on 5 May 2022 [1] on the same day as other local elections in England, Scotland and Wales. All but two of the council's wards were up for election, meaning a total of 13 councillors were elected.

Contents

At the previous local election in Cannock Chase, the Conservatives won their first overall majority in the history of the council. They were defending five seats and hoping to gain further seats in order to expand their majority. Labour had suffered a complete wipeout in 2021, losing all of the nine seats they were defending; they were therefore hoping to bounce back from this result and retain the six wards they won in 2018. One councillor who had defected from the Green Party to the localist Chase Community Independent Group stood down, with the latter opting not to contest that seat; the Chase Indies instead hoped to make gains elsewhere. The Liberal Democrats were defending one seat and did not field a candidate in any other wards.

The result was a minimal change compared to when these seats were last contested in 2018. The Conservatives held their five wards and gained one from Labour who in turn held their remaining five seats. [2] It was no change elsewhere in the district: the Green Party regained the Rawnsley ward and the Liberal Democrats held their Brereton and Ravenhill seat. [3] Across the district, there was a small 1% swing to Labour compared to 2018; compared to 2021, the swing to Labour was 9.6%, reflecting the substantial change since the Conservatives' landslide victory.

Summary

Election result

2022 Cannock Chase District Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 6Increase2.svg 146.2192561.07,67542.1–10.5
  Labour 5Decrease2.svg 138.53819.56,92938.0+8.7
  Chase Indies 0Decrease2.svg 10.0337.31,7509.6–1.9
  Green 1Increase2.svg 17.7124.91,1126.1+1.9
  Liberal Democrats 1Steady2.svg7.7124.94982.7+1.1
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0112.41670.9+0.5
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0870.4N/A

Council Composition

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

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2494211
ConservativeLabourChase IndiesLDGrnInd

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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2583221
ConservativeLabourChase IndsLDGrnInd

Ward results

Vote share changes are based on the results achieved by parties in 2016 when these seats were last contested.

Brereton and Ravenhill

Brereton and Ravenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Fisher 498 36.8 Decrease2.svg2.9
Labour Alan Dudson47335.0Increase2.svg6.0
Conservative Toby Ashcroft31628.2Increase2.svg2.1
Majority251.8N/A
Turnout 1,35325.9Decrease2.svg3.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.5

Cannock East

Cannock East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacquie Prestwood 614 45.0 Decrease2.svg4.9
Conservative Hayley Rushton59643.7Increase2.svg6.6
Chase Indies Samuel Mawle856.2N/A
Green Richard Jenking687.5Increase2.svg2.5
Majority181.3Decrease2.svg11.5
Turnout 1,36325.6Decrease2.svg0.1
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.8

Cannock North

Cannock North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Thornley 569 45.9 Decrease2.svg16.2
Conservative Lois Manning36229.2Increase2.svg0.6
Independent Chris Harborow16713.5N/A
Chase Indies Karl Perry746.0N/A
Green Carl Harwatt695.6Decrease2.svg3.7
Majority20716.7Decrease2.svg16.8
Turnout 1,24123.6Decrease2.svg2.1
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg8.4

Cannock South

Cannock South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Pearson 651 44.6 Decrease2.svg1.7
Conservative Bill Kenny63643.5Increase2.svg4.3
Chase Indies Ian Wallace17411.9N/A
Majority151.1Decrease2.svg6.0
Turnout 1,46124.1Decrease2.svg0.5
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.0

Cannock West

Cannock West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Josh Bancroft 1,145 59.9 Decrease2.svg9.5
Labour Steve Thornley52727.6Increase2.svg3.6
Chase Indies Sarah Findlay1357.1N/A
Green Marie Smith1055.5Decrease2.svg1.1
Majority61832.3Decrease2.svg13.1
Turnout 1,91233.8Steady2.svg0.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.6

Etching Hill and the Heath

Etching Hill and the Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Fletcher 728 48.0 Decrease2.svg7.4
Labour Co-op Darren Foley53535.3Increase2.svg9.0
Chase Indies Ian Pyke1509.9N/A
Green Michael Sheridan1316.8Decrease2.svg0.8
Majority19312.7Decrease2.svg16.4
Turnout 1,51629.8Increase2.svg2.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg8.2

Hawks Green

Hawks Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paris Theodorou 626 45.6 Decrease2.svg13.5
Chase Indies Paul Dadge35926.1N/A
Labour Pam Johnson32823.9Decrease2.svg4.0
Green Warren Cocker604.4Decrease2.svg2.6
Majority26719.5Decrease2.svg11.7
Turnout 1,37325.4Increase2.svg2.7
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg19.8

Heath Hayes East & Wimblebury

Heath Hayes East & Wimblebury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martyn Buttery 478 41.5 Decrease2.svg2.4
Labour Diane Todd41335.9Decrease2.svg2.3
Chase Indies Jodie Ashford21518.7N/A
Green Stuart Kennedy463.5Decrease2.svg3.0
Majority655.4N/A
Turnout 1,15224.1Decrease2.svg0.4
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.1

Hednesford Green Heath

Hednesford Green Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Jones 474 42.1 Increase2.svg0.2
Labour Jeff Hill42137.4Decrease2.svg10.3
Chase Indies Jacob Huggins15814.0N/A
Green David Green726.4Increase2.svg0.9
Majority534.7N/A
Turnout 1,12520.6Decrease2.svg7.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Decrease2.svg5.3

Hednesford North

Hednesford North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Cartwright 473 36.4 Decrease2.svg9.6
Conservative Roger Wootton42632.8Decrease2.svg1.4
Chase Indies Darrell Mawle40030.8N/A
Majority473.6Decrease2.svg8.2
Turnout 1,29924.5Decrease2.svg1.7
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.1

Norton Canes

Norton Canes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op John Preece 1,060 61.5 Increase2.svg7.5
Conservative Tim Clapham57633.5Decrease2.svg8.5
Reform UK Paul Allen875.0N/A
Majority48228.0Increase2.svg16.0
Turnout 1,72526.6Decrease2.svg4.2
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg8.0

Rawnsley

Rawnsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Jo Elson 589 53.9 Increase2.svg17.2
Conservative Laura Harrison32629.8Decrease2.svg3.8
Labour Dave Galaska17816.3Decrease2.svg8.9
Majority26324.1Increase2.svg21.0
Turnout 1,09330.4Decrease2.svg4.9
Green hold Swing Increase2.svg10.5

Western Springs

Western Springs
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Olivia Lyons 918 57.2 Increase2.svg5.4
Labour David Gaye68742.8Increase2.svg20.1
Majority23114.4Decrease2.svg14.7
Turnout 1,60531.2Decrease2.svg0.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.4

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References

  1. ↑ "District Election Results 2022". Cannock Chase District Council. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Cannock Chase election: Conservatives claim local issues won the day after extending control". Express & Star. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Cannock Chase Council election results as Conservatives cement their majority". Express & Star. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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