2015 Cannock Chase District Council election

Elections to Cannock Chase District Council took place on 7 May 2015,[1] in line with other local elections in the United Kingdom which were held on the same day as the general election. A total of 15 councillors were elected from all 15 of the council's wards as a third of the council was up for election.

The Labour Party held control of the council but with a reduced majority of two compared with the previous election. Labour gained a seat from the Liberal Democrats in Brereton and Ravenhill but suffered a net loss of three due to losses elsewhere.

The Conservative Party won the highest number of seats and votes, gaining four seats from Labour and one from the Lib Dems as well as holding the four seats they had won at the 2011 election. They also regained two seats from councillors who had defected since 2011, one who went to UKIP and one who became an independent.

UKIP came a strong third, gaining over 20% of the votes but no seats, leaving them with 5 seats on the council and losing their status as main opposition party. The Liberal Democrats lost the two seats they had won in 2011, leaving them with one councillor. The Green Party contested an election in the district for the first time, putting up a candidate in every ward and coming fourth in terms of vote share.

Results
Cannock Chase District Council election, 2015
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 9 5 0 +5 60.0 36.9 17,389 −0.8
  Labour 6 1 4 –3 40.0 33.7 15,872 −7.8
  UKIP 0 0 0 ±0 0.0 20.8 9,780 N/A
  Green 0 0 0 ±0 0.0 4.3 2,014 N/A
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 2 −2 0.0 3.1 1,479 −23.7
  Independent 0 0 0 ±0 0.0 1.2 551 N/A

Council Composition

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

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25 6 5 3 2
Labour UKIP Conservative Lib Dem Ind

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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22 12 5 1 1
Labour Conservative UKIP LD Ind

Ward results

Vote share changes are based on the results achieved by parties in 2011 when these seats were last contested.

Brereton and Ravenhill
Brereton and Ravenhill (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Darren Foley 1,037 32.0 –3.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Fisher 772 23.8 −17.6
Conservative John Rowley 728 22.5 −0.8
UKIP George Neville 601 18.6 N/A
Green Paul McCarthy 99 3.1 N/A
Majority 265 8.2
Turnout 3,262 63.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +7.2

Cannock East
Cannock East (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Johnson 1,395 45.1 –15.4
Conservative Clive Smith 915 29.6 −9.9
UKIP David Morris 703 22.7 N/A
Green Vanessa Ramkorun 83 2.7 N/A
Majority 480 15.5 –5.5
Turnout 3,107 59.2
Labour hold Swing –2.8

Cannock North
Cannock North (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jessica Cooper 1,557 48.8 –18.0
Conservative Philip Jones 766 24.0 +1.3
UKIP Amanda Capewell 758 23.7 N/A
Green Jodie Winter 112 3.5 N/A
Majority 791 24.8 –19.3
Turnout 3,199 57.4
Labour hold Swing –9.7

Cannock South
Cannock South (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Kraujalis 1,349 40.0 –13.3
Conservative Daniel Snape 1,156 34.3 +0.1
UKIP Kevin Whittaker 725 21.5 N/A
Green Leo Harrison 140 4.2 N/A
Majority 193 5.7 –13.4
Turnout 3,388 57.2
Labour hold Swing –6.7

Cannock West
Cannock West (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Snape 2,173 54.4 –4.5
Labour Patrick Frondigoun 1,011 25.3 –5.9
UKIP Robert Branson 645 16.2 N/A
Green Maire Smith 164 4.1 N/A
Majority 1,162 29.1 +1.4
Turnout 4,005 70.5
Conservative hold Swing +0.7

Etching Hill and the Heath
Etching Hill and the Heath (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Bowater 1,311 37.7 –11.7
Labour Wes Davies 909 26.2 +10.9
UKIP Margaret Dean 672 19.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Raymond Jones 429 12.3 –38.3
Green Marc Ganley 153 4.4 N/A
Majority 402 11.5
Turnout 3,493 65.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +13.3

Hagley
Hagley (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michelle Dudson 790 39.3 –5.6
Conservative Richard Alexander 629 31.3 +8.7
UKIP Susan Morris 371 18.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Patricia Ansell 128 6.4 –26.2
Independent Patricia Williams 51 2.5 N/A
Green David Thawley 40 2.0 N/A
Majority 161 8.0 –14.3
Turnout 2,016 59.8
Labour hold Swing –7.2

Hawks Green
Hawks Green (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Sutherland 1,753 47.9 –2.0
Labour Craig Woods 849 23.2 –9.4
UKIP John Bernard ^ 818 22.3 N/A
Green Christian Pearce 152 4.2 N/A
Independent Sean Gleeson 88 2.4 N/A
Majority 904 24.7 +7.4
Turnout 3,681 65.7
Conservative hold Swing +3.7

^ John Bernard was the sitting councillor for the Hawks Green ward and previously defected from the Conservatives to UKIP.

Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury
Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Lea 1,207 38.7 +1.3
Labour Alison Spicer 964 30.9 –11.2
UKIP Wayne Lewis 695 22.3 N/A
Independent Leslie Bullock 141 4.5 N/A
Green Kenny Beardmore 110 3.5 N/A
Majority 243 7.8
Turnout 3,138 63.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +6.3

Hednesford Green Heath
Hednesford Green Heath (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Burnett 1,026 40.5 +6.7
Labour Bob Todd 831 32.8 –11.5
UKIP Michael Sage 461 18.2 N/A
Independent Ronald Turville 134 5.3 N/A
Green Sharon Read 79 3.1 N/A
Majority 195 7.7
Turnout 2,550 65.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +9.1

Hednesford North
Hednesford North (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Doris Grice 1,307 40.2 –18.3
Conservative James Moffat 1,000 30.8 –0.2
UKIP Linda Whitehouse 806 24.8 N/A
Green Glen Tapper 137 4.2 N/A
Majority 307 9.4 –18.1
Turnout 3,278 60.9
Labour hold Swing –9.1

Hednesford South
Hednesford South (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joanne Christian 1,115 41.2 +9.8
Labour Gordon Ball 842 31.1 –12.6
UKIP Mark Deakin 580 21.4 N/A
Green Paul Woodhead 169 6.2 N/A
Majority 273 10.1
Turnout 2,729 65.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +11.2

Norton Canes
Norton Canes (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Hoare 1,447 39.7 –7.1
Labour Michael Holder 1,273 34.9 –14.8
UKIP Christopher Cox 762 20.9 N/A
Green Richard Jenking 95 2.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ken Ansell 70 1.9 –1.6
Majority 174 4.8
Turnout 3,671 64.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.9

Rawnsley
Rawnsley (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Claire Peake 857 33.1 –6.1
Labour Sue Holliday 780 30.1 –6.9
UKIP Susan Hardman 496 19.1 N/A
Green Arlette Carmichael 378 14.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Darrell Mawle 80 3.1 –20.7
Majority 77 3.0
Turnout 2,595 68.2
Conservative hold Swing +0.4

Western Springs
Western Springs (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Allt 1,306 40.7 +1.7
Labour Craig Brown 978 30.5 +3.5
UKIP Daniel Davies 687 21.4 N/A
Independent Neil Stanley 137 4.3 N/A
Green Michael Lees 103 3.2 N/A
Majority 328 10.2 –1.8
Turnout 3,223 62.3
Conservative hold Swing –0.9

References
  1. Cannock Chase District Council election, 2015 results, Cannock Chase District Council website
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