Cannock Chase council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 15 wards · 17 seats contested

Most seats
9
Labour and Co-operative Party
Seats contested
17
across 15 wards
Turnout
24.8%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party 9 +4 9,269 44.9% +6.9
Conservative and Unionist Party 4 -2 6,626 32.1% -10.0
Green Party 4 +3 3,352 16.2% +10.1
Independent 0 +0 965 4.7% +3.8
Liberal Democrats 0 -1 434 2.1% -0.6

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 17
Labour Party 17
Conservative and Unionist Party 15
Green Party 15
Independent 8
Liberal Democrats 1

A party standing a full slate could field 17 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 +/−
Labour Party Carl Michael Boulton Elected 672 47.6% +12.6
Liberal Democrats Gerald Nickolas Molineux 434 30.7% -6.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Melanie Jayne Frew 306 21.7% -6.6
Majority238
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,412

Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Cannock East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tony Brendon Johnson Elected 739 72.0% +27.0
Labour Party Fred Prestwood Elected 622 60.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gary Andrew Millward 408 39.8% -4.0
Green Party Arlette Marie Carmichael 142 13.8% +8.9
Green Party Melody Ellieena Donnallie 142 13.8% —
Majority214
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,026

Labour Party gain · Labour Party hold

Cannock North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paula Lilian Stanton Elected 642 57.3% +11.4
Conservative and Unionist Party David Michael John Guy 268 23.9% -5.3
Independent Paul Carnell 126 11.2% -2.2
Green Party Richard Jenking 85 7.6% +2.0
Majority374
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,121

Labour Party hold

Cannock South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jeff Hill Elected 651 46.1% +1.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Anthony Snape 537 38.1% -5.5
Green Party Eloise Siobhan Cropp 142 10.1% —
Independent David Nicholas Hyden 81 5.7% —
Majority114
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,411

Labour Party hold

Cannock West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Val Jones Elected 976 57.6% +3.0
Labour Party Natalie Ann Hill 537 31.7% -2.4
Green Party Maire Theresa Smith 182 10.7% +0.9
Majority439
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,695

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Etching Hill and The Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Sutherland Elected 675 52.2% +4.5
Labour Party Daniel Foceac 470 36.3% -16.0
Green Party Carl Graham Harwatt 149 11.5% —
Majority205
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,294

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Hagley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Dave Williams Elected 488 63.0% +29.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Julia Elizabeth Kenny 164 21.2% -22.5
Independent Alan Dudson 72 9.3% —
Green Party Kenneth John Paul George Richard Beardmore 51 6.6% +3.8
Majority324
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast775

Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Hawks Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Adrienne Ann Fitzgerald Elected 618 50.7% +4.7
Labour Party Dale Craig Bilbie 456 37.4% +13.3
Green Party David James Green 146 12.0% +7.6
Majority162
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,220

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Julie Amanda Aston Elected 547 47.2% +11.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Samantha Louise Thompson 507 43.8% +2.3
Green Party Stuart Hunter Kennedy 104 9.0% +5.0
Majority40
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,158

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Hednesford Green Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mandy Dunnett Elected 598 53.8% +16.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Laura Caroline Harrison 408 36.7% -5.4
Independent Ron Turville 106 9.5% —
Majority190
Turnout20.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,112

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Hednesford North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Darrell Lee Mawle Elected 464 38.5% —
Labour Party Paul Thomas Witton 416 34.5% -3.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Marie Elizabeth Taylor 219 18.2% -9.2
Independent Arthur John Roden 107 8.9% +4.3
Majority48
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,206

Green Party gain from Labour Party

Hednesford South 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Liz Bishop Elected 464 42.5% —
Green Party Mandi Boyer Elected 388 35.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Phil Hewitt 353 32.3% -3.6
Labour Party Bob Heighway 319 29.2% +15.5
Labour Party Steven Thornley 293 26.8% —
Independent Andrea Beach 197 18.0% +16.1
Independent Chris Harborow 170 15.6% —
Majority35
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,092

Green Party gain from Chase Community Independents Group · Green Party gain

Norton Canes

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Josh Newbury Elected 1,069 66.9% +5.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Tim Clapham 357 22.4% -11.2
Independent Sean Andrew Butler 106 6.6% —
Green Party Stuart Karl Crabtree 65 4.1% —
Majority712
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,597

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Rawnsley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Andrea Michelle Muckley Elected 715 69.8% +15.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Yaxley 174 17.0% -12.8
Labour Party Leslie William Bullock 135 13.2% -3.1
Majority541
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,024

Green Party hold

Western Springs

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Pam Owen Elected 656 47.4% -9.8
Labour Party David Sulayman Gaye 615 44.4% +1.6
Green Party Warren Simon Cocker 113 8.2% —
Majority41
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,384

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

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