Cannock Chase District Council election, 2014

Elections to the Cannock Chase District Council took place on 22 May 2014,^[1] in line with other local elections in the United Kingdom which were held on the same day as the European Parliament elections. A total of 13 councillors were elected from 13 wards as a third of the council was up for election. 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 4 seats, despite not previously contesting an election in the district. Compared with the results of 2010 when these seats were last up for election, Labour's vote share slightly decreased 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 8 seats between them, with just one seat each.

Results

Council Composition

The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table:

Ward results

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

Brereton and Ravenhill

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

Cannock East

Cannock North

Cannock South

Cannock West

Etching Hill and the Heath

Hawks Green

Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury

Hednesford Green Heath

Hednesford North

Norton Canes

Rawnsley

Western Springs

^ 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.

References

Council elections in Staffordshire Staffordshire County Council 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 Cannock Chase District Council 1973 1976 1979 1980 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 East Staffordshire Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Lichfield District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1980 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 South Staffordshire District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Stafford Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Stoke-on-Trent City Council 1973 1976 1979 1980 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 Tamworth Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1980 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 See also: Wards Boundary changes

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