2011 Cannock Chase District Council election
Elections to Cannock Chase District Council took place on 5 May 2011.[1] This election was held on the same day as other local elections. A total of 15 councillors were elected from all of the council's wards as a third of the council was up for election.
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The Labour Party emerged as the largest party on the council, albeit short of the 21 seats required for an overall majority. They gained two seats, one from the Conservative Party and another from the Liberal Democrats. They also successfully held on to their seats won at the 2007 election and went on to form a minority administration following the election.
The Conservatives came a fairly close second in terms of vote share but won less than half the number of seats that Labour did. Despite losing a seat to Labour in Hednesford, they still managed a net gain of one seat thanks to winning two seats from the Liberal Democrats in Rawnsley and Rugeley.
The Liberal Democrats had won five seats at the previous election when these seats were last contested and were the largest party on the council with 17 seats. However their three-seat loss, combined with councillors who had defected to them not standing for re-election, meant that the Liberal Democrats became only the third largest party with 11 seats.
Also standing was one candidate from the British National Party and two candidates from The Chase Independent Party; none of these candidates were successful and so there remained only three parties represented on the council.
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 9 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
60.0 | 41.6 | 10,269 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 4 | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
26.7 | 38.4 | 9,475 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 3 | ![]() |
13.3 | 18.2 | 4,486 | ![]() | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1.1 | 269 | N/A | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.7 | 167 | ![]() |
Council Composition
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
17 | 14 | 10 |
Lib Dem | Labour | Conservative |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
17 | 13 | 11 |
Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem |
Ward results
Vote share changes are based on the results achieved by parties in 2007 when these seats were last contested.
Brereton and Ravenhill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Paul Fisher | 705 | 41.4 | ![]() | |
Labour | Brian Bottomer | 601 | 35.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Andie Wilkinson | 396 | 23.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 104 | 6.1 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,702 | 33.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Cannock East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Janos Toth | 1,059 | 60.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Claire Wixon | 691 | 39.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 368 | 21.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,750 | 31.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Cannock North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dennis Dixon | 1,057 | 66.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Jim Bowater | 359 | 22.7 | ![]() | |
BNP | William Vaughan | 167 | 10.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 698 | 44.1 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,583 | 29.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Cannock South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Kraujalis | 947 | 53.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Amanda-Jane Holmes | 608 | 34.2 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Phil Freeman | 223 | 12.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 339 | 19.1 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,778 | 31.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Cannock West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Snape | 1,411 | 58.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | William Lintern | 748 | 31.2 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Wayne Goodwin | 235 | 9.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 663 | 27.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,394 | 42.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Etching Hill and The Heath
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ray Jones | 817 | 50.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Justin Johnson | 799 | 49.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 18 | 1.2 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,616 | 32.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Hagley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gordon Brown | 493 | 44.9 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil Stanley | 358 | 32.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Philip Emery | 248 | 22.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 135 | 12.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,099 | 32.3 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
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Hawks Green
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Bernard | 818 | 49.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | John Preece | 534 | 32.6 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Bennett | 288 | 17.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 284 | 17.3 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,640 | 29.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alison Spicer | 676 | 42.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Alan Dean | 601 | 37.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Collis | 330 | 20.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 75 | 4.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,607 | 32.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Hednesford Green Heath
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bob Todd | 580 | 44.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Lisa Pearce | 443 | 33.8 | ![]() | |
Independent | Ron Turville | 161 | 12.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Darrell Mawle | 126 | 9.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 137 | 10.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,310 | 33.4 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
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Hednesford North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Doris Grice | 994 | 58.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Chris Anslow | 526 | 31.0 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Buckle | 178 | 10.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 468 | 27.5 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,698 | 30.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Hednesford South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gordon Ball | 621 | 43.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Wayne Pearce | 446 | 31.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Wendy Yates | 247 | 17.4 | ![]() | |
Independent | Ann Turville | 108 | 7.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 175 | 12.3 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,422 | 33.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Norton Canes
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Holder | 961 | 49.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | June Davies | 905 | 46.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Ken Ansell | 67 | 3.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 56 | 2.9 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,933 | 33.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Rawnsley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jodie Jones | 593 | 39.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | Brian Gamble | 560 | 37.0 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Pat Ansell | 361 | 23.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 33 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,514 | 39.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
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Western Springs
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anne Allt | 631 | 39.0 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Bob Meaden | 551 | 34.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | David Marsden | 438 | 27.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 80 | 5.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,620 | 31.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
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References
- "District Election Results 2011". Local Elections Archive Project (Andrew Teale). Retrieved 18 August 2016.