Cannock Chase council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 12 wards · 13 seats contested

Most seats
13
Reform UK
Seats contested
13
across 12 wards
Turnout
37.6%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Reform UK 13 +13 16,454 53.6% +50.1
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 -10 5,190 16.9% -15.7
Green Party 0 -5 4,726 15.4% -1.4
Labour and Co-operative Party 0 -21 4,157 13.5% -31.0
Independent 0 +0 167 0.5% -1.7
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 23 0.1% -0.2

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 13
Green Party 13
Labour and Co-operative Party 13
Reform UK 13
Conservative and Unionist Party 12
Independent 2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1

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 & Ravenhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Michael Sheppard Elected 1,111 51.3% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Dave Williams 500 23.1% -41.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Keeren Joseph Hart 288 13.3% -8.2
Green Party Ian John Pyke 268 12.4% +1.0
Majority611
Turnout33.1%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,167

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Cannock Longford & Bridgtown

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Richard James Craddock Elected 1,378 53.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Doug Smith 441 17.0% -25.5
Labour Party Denise Elizabeth Gold 400 15.5% -33.0
Green Party Eloise Siobhan Cropp 346 13.4% -2.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Gareth Knox 23 0.9% —
Majority937
Turnout37.3%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,588

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Cannock Park & Old Fallow

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Mandy Jane Bell Elected 1,467 54.5% +29.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Paris Theodorou 594 22.1% -24.4
Labour Party Steven Thornley 349 13.0% -27.5
Green Party Warren Simon Cocker 282 10.5% -3.0
Majority873
Turnout41.5%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,692

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Chadsmoor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Alex Robert Hunt Elected 1,494 61.0% +33.5
Labour Party Sue Thornley 357 14.6% -46.0
Green Party Emma Marie Melanie Osborne 310 12.7% -1.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Phil Jones 288 11.8% -12.0
Majority1,137
Turnout34.2%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,449

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Etching Hill & the Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Steven Deakin Elected 1,181 45.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Justin Johnson 755 29.2% -18.5
Labour and Co-operative Party Darren Foley 359 13.9% -28.3
Green Party Diane Lynette Phizacklea 294 11.4% +2.0
Majority426
Turnout37.7%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,589

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Hawks Green with Rumer Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Melissa Kirsty Cecil Elected 1,178 50.1% +24.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Phil Hewitt 611 26.0% -18.4
Green Party Kevin Gary Elson 293 12.5% +0.2
Labour Party Leslie William Bullock 271 11.5% -26.3
Majority567
Turnout39.5%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,353

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Heath Hayes & Wimblebury

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Daniel Paul Cecil Elected 1,468 59.0% +35.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Helen Young 388 15.6% -22.6
Labour Party Diane Todd 355 14.3% -35.9
Green Party Ian Douglas Wallace 276 11.1% +1.0
Majority1,080
Turnout37.4%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,487

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Hednesford Green Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Mark Deakin Elected 1,092 53.1% +1.6
Green Party David James Green 336 16.4% +6.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Laura Caroline Harrison 310 15.1% +2.7
Labour Party Garry John Samuels 269 13.1% -9.5
Independent Ron Turville 48 2.3% -0.7
Majority756
Turnout33.6%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,055

Reform UK hold

Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Rhys Anthony Mandry Elected 1,293 49.1% —
Green Party Rachel Lauren Rock 837 31.8% -25.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Ron Sutton 350 13.3% -11.4
Labour Party Alan Raymond Pearson 154 5.8% -14.4
Majority456
Turnout43.4%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,634

Reform UK gain from Green Party

Hednesford Pye Green 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Robert Arron Branson Elected 1,165 56.1% —
Reform UK Graham Terence Millington Elected 1,152 55.5% —
Green Party Angela Rose Rushton 511 24.6% -17.4
Green Party Cameron John Rushton 487 23.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Hyra Sutton 262 12.6% -8.0
Labour Party Sheila Margaret Cartwright 245 11.8% -28.8
Labour Party Paula Lilian Stanton 212 10.2% —
Independent Sharon Denise Jagger 119 5.7% —
Majority641
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,076

Reform UK gain from Green Party · Reform UK gain from Green Party

Norton Canes

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Georgina Ellen Jeffery Elected 1,515 59.6% —
Labour Party Jean Hill 406 16.0% -11.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Wendy Yates 386 15.2% -57.6
Green Party Linda Joy Mawle 236 9.3% —
Majority1,109
Turnout37.5%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,543

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Western Springs

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK John Parkes Elected 960 47.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joshua Leigh Birch 517 25.8% -26.6
Labour Party Daniel Foceac 280 14.0% -34.0
Green Party Leah Kirsty Adams 250 12.5% -13.1
Majority443
Turnout38.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,007

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

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