2019 Cannock Chase District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2019 Cannock Chase District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Greens in green and the Liberal Democrats in yellow. Cannock Chase District Council election 2019 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2019 Cannock Chase District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Greens in green and the Liberal Democrats in yellow.

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 elected.

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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 their overall majority on the council. Four Labour candidates stood as joint Labour and Co-operative candidates and one was elected adding to the three councillors who also represented 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 had not won any seats in 2015 but went on to gain one seat in 2016, one seat in the 2017 by-elections and another 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

Cannock Chase District Council election, 2019
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 722Steady2.svg046.736.97,134Steady2.svg0.0
  Labour 414Decrease2.svg328.630.35,865Decrease2.svg3.4
  Green 320Increase2.svg221.420.03,875Increase2.svg15.7
  Liberal Democrats 110Increase2.svg17.13.4655Increase2.svg0.3
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg00.08.21,589Decrease2.svg12.6
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.01.2237Steady2.svg0.0

Council Composition

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

2115311
LabourConservativeGreenLDInd

After the election, the composition of the council was:

1815521
LabourConservativeGreenLDInd

Ward results

Vote share changes are based on the results achieved by parties in 2015 election 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

Brereton and Ravenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gerald Molineux 598 42.9 Increase2.svg19.1
Labour Co-op Darren Foley52337.5Increase2.svg5.5
Conservative Phil Jones27319.6Decrease2.svg2.9
Majority755.4N/A
Turnout 1,39427.4Decrease2.svg36.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Co-op Swing Increase2.svg6.8

Cannock East

Cannock East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Johnson 578 42.1 Decrease2.svg3.0
UKIP Mick Howes34224.9Increase2.svg2.2
Conservative Johnny McMahon32924.0Decrease2.svg5.6
Green Arlette Carmichael1249.0Increase2.svg6.3
Majority23617.2Increase2.svg1.7
Turnout 1,37326.1Decrease2.svg33.1
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.6

Cannock North

Cannock North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrea Layton 613 53.5 Increase2.svg4.7
Conservative John Dawkins26923.5Decrease2.svg0.5
Green Jodie Winter26423.0Increase2.svg19.5
Majority34430.0Increase2.svg5.2
Turnout 1,14622.3Decrease2.svg35.1
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.6

Cannock South

Cannock South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Kraujalis 565 38.7 Decrease2.svg1.3
Conservative Peter Kruskonjic46732.0Decrease2.svg2.3
UKIP Kev Whittaker30520.9Decrease2.svg0.6
Green Scarlett Ward1248.5Increase2.svg4.3
Majority986.7Increase2.svg1.0
Turnout 1,46124.5Decrease2.svg32.7
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg0.5

Cannock West

Cannock West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Val Jones 1,097 62.8 Increase2.svg8.4
Labour Michael Holder36320.8Decrease2.svg4.5
Green Marie Smith28616.4Increase2.svg12.3
Majority73442.0Increase2.svg12.9
Turnout 1,74631.0Decrease2.svg39.5
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg6.5

Etching Hill and the Heath

Etching Hill and the Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Sutherland 805 60.0 Increase2.svg22.3
Green Michael Sheridan29121.7Increase2.svg17.3
Labour Kieran Tait-Green24618.3Decrease2.svg7.9
Majority51438.3Increase2.svg26.8
Turnout 1,34226.7Decrease2.svg39.0
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg15.1

Hagley

Hagley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rob Hughes 299 41.4 Increase2.svg10.1
Labour Jess Cooper26737.0Decrease2.svg2.3
Green Stuart Kennedy15621.6Increase2.svg19.6
Majority324.4N/A
Turnout 72222.5Decrease2.svg37.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg6.2

Hawks Green

Hawks Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Adrienne Fitzgerald 552 43.7 Decrease2.svg4.2
Labour Co-op Les Bullock21216.8Decrease2.svg6.4
UKIP Robert Pitcher20916.5Decrease2.svg5.8
Independent John Bernard16312.9N/A
Green David Green12710.1Increase2.svg5.9
Majority34026.9Increase2.svg2.2
Turnout 1,26323.5Decrease2.svg42.2
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg1.1

Heath Hayes East & Wimblebury

Heath Hayes East & Wimblebury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samantha Thompson 435 37.1 Decrease2.svg1.6
Labour Co-op Paul Dadge35430.2Decrease2.svg0.7
UKIP Dave Morris26923.0Increase2.svg4.8
Green Ken Beardmore1149.7Increase2.svg6.6
Majority816.9Decrease2.svg0.8
Turnout 1,17224.9Decrease2.svg40.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.5

Hednesford Green Heath

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Hednesford Green Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bryan Jones 391 34.1 Decrease2.svg2.7
Labour Linda Tait ^37832.9Decrease2.svg11.0
UKIP Dave Percox17215.0Increase2.svg11.5
Green Brian Apter13311.6Increase2.svg1.1
Independent Ron Turville746.4Increase2.svg1.3
Majority131.2N/A
Turnout 1,14824.5Increase2.svg4.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg6.2

^ 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

Hednesford North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Mandy Dunnett 517 41.7 Increase2.svg37.5
Labour Jacquie Prestwood38931.3Decrease2.svg8.9
Conservative Diane Bennett33527.0Decrease2.svg3.8
Majority12810.4N/A
Turnout 1,24124.4Decrease2.svg36.5
Green gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg23.2

Hednesford South

Hednesford South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Stuart Crabtree ^ 720 60.7 Increase2.svg12.4
Conservative Wendy Yates32927.7Decrease2.svg1.6
Labour Doris Grice13811.6Decrease2.svg6.3
Majority39133.0Increase2.svg7.0
Turnout 1,18729.8Increase2.svg10.8
Green hold Swing Increase2.svg7.0

^ 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

Norton Canes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Josh Newbury 737 45.0 Increase2.svg10.1
Conservative Mike Hoare51931.7Decrease2.svg8.0
UKIP Paul Allen29217.8Decrease2.svg3.1
Green Glen Tapper895.4Increase2.svg2.8
Majority21813.3N/A
Turnout 1,63728.4Decrease2.svg36.4
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg9.1

Rawnsley

Rawnsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Andrea Muckley 672 55.8 Increase2.svg41.2
Conservative Philippa Haden31826.4Decrease2.svg6.7
Labour Mark Deakin15813.1Decrease2.svg17.0
Liberal Democrats Pat Ansell574.7Increase2.svg1.6
Majority35429.4N/A
Turnout 1,20533.8Decrease2.svg34.4
Green gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg24.0

Western Springs

Western Springs
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Boucker 716 54.3 Increase2.svg13.6
Labour David Gaye34426.1Decrease2.svg4.4
Green Warren Cocker25819.6Increase2.svg16.4
Majority37228.2Increase2.svg18.0
Turnout 1,31827.1Decrease2.svg35.2
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg9.0

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  1. "Cannock Chase District Council election, 2019". Cannock Chase District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2019.