Cannock Chase council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 13 wards · 13 seats contested

Most seats
6
Labour and Co-operative Party
Seats contested
13
across 13 wards
Turnout
28.2%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party 6 -3 7,112 38.0% +1.0
Conservative and Unionist Party 5 +2 8,235 44.0% +16.5
Green Party 1 +0 1,569 8.4% +1.4
Liberal Democrats 1 +1 817 4.4% +1.1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 608 3.2% -22.1
Independent 0 +0 391 2.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 13
Conservative and Unionist Party 13
Labour Party 13
Green Party 11
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 7
Liberal Democrats 3
Independent 2

A party standing a full slate could field 13 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Brereton and Ravenhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul Anthony Fisher Elected 614 39.7% +8.3
Labour Party Jacquie Prestwood 449 29.0% -2.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Lorraine Northway 404 26.1% +11.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Sarah Thomas-Dean 80 5.2% -14.8
Majority165
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,547

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

Cannock East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Muriel Ann Davis Elected 680 49.9% +5.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Johnny McMahon 505 37.1% +16.6
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mick Howes 109 8.0% -24.2
Green Party Arlette Marie Carmichael 68 5.0% +2.3
Majority175
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,362

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Cannock North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Frank William Charles Allen Elected 791 62.1% +8.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Kruskonjic 364 28.6% +14.5
Green Party Jodie Winter 118 9.3% +4.5
Majority427
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,273

Labour Party hold

Cannock South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paul Thomas Witton Elected 679 46.3% -0.3
Conservative and Unionist Party John Dawkins 575 39.2% +12.9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Kev Whittaker 123 8.4% -15.8
Green Party Scarlett Ward 89 6.1% +3.2
Majority104
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,466

Labour Party hold

Cannock West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Hyra Sutton Elected 1,335 69.4% +17.8
Labour Party Edmund Philip Pawlak Frondigoun 462 24.0% -2.8
Green Party Maire Theresa Smith 128 6.6% +1.3
Majority873
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,925

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Etching Hill and The Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul David Startin Elected 797 55.4% +22.7
Labour Party Jeffrey Winter 379 26.3% +0.9
Liberal Democrats Pat Ansell 153 10.6% +1.2
Green Party Michael Edward Sheridan 110 7.6% +4.6
Majority418
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,439

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Hawks Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Phil Hewitt Elected 727 59.1% +23.1
Labour and Co-operative Party Josh Mills 344 27.9% +0.1
Green Party Eloise Siobhan Cropp 86 7.0% +2.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Dave Percox 74 6.0% -25.2
Majority383
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,231

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Martyn Buttery Elected 512 43.9% +19.3
Labour and Co-operative Party Leslie William Bullock 445 38.2% -1.9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Dave Morris 132 11.3% -18.3
Green Party Kenneth John Paul George Richard Beardmore 76 6.5% +0.9
Majority67
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,165

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Hednesford Green Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party George Adamson Elected 591 47.7% +3.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Bryan Jones 519 41.9% +5.1
Green Party Andrea Michelle Muckley 68 5.5% -5.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Marg Dean 31 2.5% -1.0
Independent Ron Turville 29 2.3% —
Majority72
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,238

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Hednesford North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sheila Margaret Cartwright Elected 635 46.0% -1.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Wendy Yates 472 34.2% +12.4
Green Party Mandy Dunnett 274 19.8% +15.8
Majority163
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,381

Labour Party hold

Norton Canes

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party John Philip Thomas Leslie Preece Elected 960 54.0% +14.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Adrienne Ann Fitzgerald 747 42.0% +11.4
Green Party Glen Tapper 72 4.0% +0.5
Majority213
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,779

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Rawnsley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Claire Louise Wilkinson Elected 480 36.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Val Jones 439 33.6% —
Labour Party Aaron John Bate 329 25.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mick Jackson 59 4.5% —
Majority41
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,307

Western Springs

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Olivia Lyons Elected 839 51.8% +20.2
Labour Party Kieran Michael Green 368 22.7% -12.2
Independent Mick Grocott 362 22.4% —
Liberal Democrats Ken Ansell 50 3.1% —
Majority471
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,619

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

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