# 2024 Cannock Chase District Council election

The 2024 Cannock Chase District Council election took place on Thursday 2 May 2024 to elect councillors on Cannock Chase District Council in Staffordshire. All 36 seats on the council were elected following boundary changes. This election was held on the same day as other local elections in England and the election of Staffordshire's Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner.

## Background

Prior to the election, the council was under no overall control, being run by a coalition of Labour and the Greens, led by Labour councillor Tony Johnson.
After a review of the council's ward boundaries, the number of councillors was reduced from 41 to 36 and the number of wards was reduced from 15 to 12. This means that each ward will now elect exactly three councillors.

## Boundary changes

Cannock Chase usually elects its councillors in thirds, on a four-year cycle. However, following boundary changes, all councillors will be elected to the new wards. The first-placed candidate will receive a four-year term, the second-placed candidate will receive a three-year term and the third-placed candidate will receive a two-year term.
| Old wards | No. of seats | New wards | No. of seats |
| Brereton and Ravenhill | 3 | Brereton and Ravenhill | 3 |
| Cannock East | 3 | Chadsmoor | 3 |
| Cannock North | 3 | Cannock Longford and Bridgtown | 3 |
| Cannock South | 3 | Cannock Park and Old Fallow | 3 |
| Cannock West | 3 | Etching Hill and the Heath | 3 |
| Etching Hill and The Heath | 3 | Hawks Green with Rumer Hill | 3 |
| Hagley | 2 | Heath Hayes and Wimblebury | 3 |
| Hawks Green | 3 | Hednesford Green Heath | 3 |
| Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury | 3 | Hednesford Hills and Rawnsley | 3 |
| Hednesford Green Heath | 2 | Hednesford Pye Green | 3 |
| Hednesford North | 3 | Norton Canes | 3 |
| Hednesford South | 2 | Western Springs | 3 |
| Norton Canes | 3 | | |
| Rawnsley | 2 | | |
| Western Springs | 3 | | |

## Previous council composition

| After 2023 election | After 2023 election | After 2023 election | Before 2024 election | Before 2024 election | Before 2024 election | After 2024 election | After 2024 election | After 2024 election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats |
| | Labour | 17 | | Labour | 18 | | Labour | 21 |
| | Conservative | 18 | | Conservative | 18 | | Conservative | 10 |
| | Green | 5 | | Green | 5 | | Green | 5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | Liberal Democrats | 0 |
Changes 2023–2024:
* Paul Fisher joins Labour from Liberal Democrats

## Results

Labour won 21 of the seats on the council, giving them an overall majority.
Vote share changes are compared with the 2023 election.
2024 Cannock Chase District Council election :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 21 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 58.3 | 44.6 | 23,278 | 0.3 |
| Conservative | 10 | N/A | N/A | 8 | 27.8 | 32.6 | 17,022 | 0.5 |
| Green | 5 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 13.9 | 16.8 | 8,796 | 0.6 |
| Reform UK | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1,799 | N/A |
| Independent | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 1,149 | N/A |
| TUSC | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 169 | N/A |

## Ward results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election. Ward-level comparison with previous years is not possible due to new ward boundaries being introduced.

### Brereton and Ravenhill

Brereton and Ravenhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Carl Boulton* | 916 | 64.8 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Paul Fisher* | 903 | 63.9 | |
| | Labour Co-op | David Williams* | 709 | 50.2 | |
| | Independent | Gerald Molineux | 451 | 31.9 | |
| | Conservative | Julia Kenny | 303 | 21.4 | |
| | Conservative | John Parkes | 267 | 18.9 | |
| | Conservative | Keeren Hart | 264 | 18.7 | |
| | Green | Laura Jackson | 160 | 11.3 | |
| | Green | Claire Wilkinson | 135 | 9.6 | |
| | Green | Kevin Elson | 132 | 9.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,559 | 23.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,665 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative |

### Cannock Longford and Bridgtown

Cannock Longford and Bridgtown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maureen Freeman | 793 | 48.4 | |
| | Labour | Jeff Hill* | 751 | 45.9 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Craddock | 697 | 42.6 | |
| | Labour | Alan Pearson* | 675 | 41.2 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Snape | 658 | 40.2 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Kruskonjic* | 651 | 39.8 | |
| | Green | Arlette Carmichael | 258 | 15.8 | |
| | Green | Eloise Cropp | 238 | 14.5 | |
| | Green | Dylan Kennedy | 191 | 11.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,785 | 25.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,030 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Cannock Park and Old Fallow

Cannock Park and Old Fallow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Val Jones* | 719 | 46.5 | |
| | Conservative | Joshua Bancroft* | 713 | 46.1 | |
| | Labour | Steve Thornley | 626 | 40.5 | |
| | Labour | Natalie Hill | 609 | 39.4 | |
| | Conservative | Bill Kenny* | 599 | 38.7 | |
| | Labour | Paula Stanton* | 585 | 37.8 | |
| | Reform UK | Paul Carnell | 390 | 25.2 | |
| | Green | Christopher Baptie | 209 | 13.5 | |
| | Green | Maire Smith | 188 | 12.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,812 | 27.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,602 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Chadsmoor

Chadsmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Johnson* | 851 | 60.6 | |
| | Labour | Jacquie Prestwood* | 783 | 55.8 | |
| | Labour | Sue Thornley* | 779 | 55.5 | |
| | Reform UK | Alex Hunt | 386 | 27.5 | |
| | Conservative | Phil Jones* | 333 | 23.7 | |
| | Conservative | Gary Millward | 287 | 20.4 | |
| | Conservative | Hayley Rushton | 267 | 19.0 | |
| | Green | Emma Hunneyball | 204 | 14.5 | |
| | Green | Melody Donnallie | 171 | 12.2 | |
| | Green | Taylor Fóstra | 151 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,594 | 21.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,326 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Etching Hill and The Heath

Etching Hill and The Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nick Lyons* | 802 | 47.7 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Sutherland* | 798 | 47.5 | |
| | Conservative | Justin Johnson* | 765 | 45.5 | |
| | Labour | Darren Foley* | 708 | 42.1 | |
| | Labour | Nicki Haywood | 650 | 38.7 | |
| | Labour | Dave Galaska | 607 | 36.1 | |
| | Independent | Alan Dudson | 282 | 16.8 | |
| | Green | Stephanie Beardmore | 158 | 9.4 | |
| | Green | Kenneth Beardmore | 145 | 8.6 | |
| | Green | Warren Cocker | 127 | 7.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,851 | 26.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,956 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Hawks Green with Rumer Hill

Hawks Green with Rumer Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philippa Haden* | 610 | 44.4 | |
| | Conservative | Adrienne Fitzgerald* | 573 | 41.7 | |
| | Labour | Les Bullock | 520 | 37.8 | |
| | Conservative | Paris Theodorou* | 516 | 37.5 | |
| | Labour | Nain Aston | 484 | 35.2 | |
| | Labour | Dale Bilbie | 460 | 33.4 | |
| | Reform UK | Alan Dean | 351 | 25.5 | |
| | Independent | Andrea Beach | 172 | 12.5 | |
| | Green | Alex Jackson | 168 | 12.2 | |
| | Independent | Chris Harborow | 146 | 10.6 | |
| | Green | Anna Zukowska | 126 | 9.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,520 | 25.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,994 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Heath Hayes and Wimblebury

Heath Hayes and Wimblebury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lisa Wilson* | 737 | 50.1 | |
| | Labour | Julie Aston* | 721 | 49.0 | |
| | Labour | Diane Todd | 708 | 48.2 | |
| | Conservative | Samantha Thompson | 562 | 38.2 | |
| | Conservative | Sam Priest | 494 | 33.6 | |
| | Conservative | Nathan Kirk | 431 | 29.3 | |
| | Reform UK | John Bernard | 349 | 23.7 | |
| | Green | Siena Hyde-Beardmore | 149 | 10.1 | |
| | Green | Stuart Kennedy | 136 | 9.3 | |
| | Green | Ian Wallace | 123 | 8.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,663 | 24.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,719 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Hednesford Green Heath

Hednesford Green Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mandy Dunnett* | 675 | 55.9 | |
| | Labour | Fred Prestwood* | 595 | 49.2 | |
| | Labour | Garry Samuels | 569 | 47.1 | |
| | Conservative | Laura Harrison | 418 | 34.6 | |
| | Conservative | David Guy | 346 | 28.6 | |
| | Reform UK | Mark Deakin | 323 | 26.7 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Jones* | 312 | 25.8 | |
| | Green | Adam Green | 168 | 13.9 | |
| | Green | Ruby Green | 162 | 13.4 | |
| | Independent | Ron Turville | 57 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,339 | 22.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,933 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Hednesford Hills and Rawnsley

Hednesford Hills and Rawnsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Andrea Muckley* | 924 | 57.3 | |
| | Green | Jo Elson* | 908 | 56.4 | |
| | Green | Hayley Page | 831 | 51.6 | |
| | Conservative | Phil Hewitt | 397 | 24.6 | |
| | Conservative | Joshua Birch | 390 | 24.2 | |
| | Conservative | Tom Yaxley | 350 | 21.7 | |
| | Labour | Ian Price | 326 | 20.2 | |
| | Labour | Kath Hunt | 322 | 20.0 | |
| | Labour | Kim Williams | 296 | 18.4 | |
| | Independent | Linda Whitehouse | 90 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,695 | 28.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,062 | | |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |

### Hednesford Pye Green

Hednesford Pye Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Liz Bishop* | 583 | 42.0 | |
| | Green | Darrell Mawle* | 572 | 41.2 | |
| | Labour | Sheila Cartwright* | 564 | 40.6 | |
| | Labour | Pam Johnson* | 548 | 39.5 | |
| | Green | Rachel Rock | 520 | 37.4 | |
| | Labour | Jason Harper | 518 | 37.3 | |
| | Conservative | Erica Bennett | 287 | 20.7 | |
| | Conservative | Marie Taylor | 252 | 18.1 | |
| | Conservative | Helen Young | 241 | 17.4 | |
| | TUSC | Dave Ireland | 81 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,479 | 25.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,854 | | |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Norton Canes

Norton Canes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Josh Newbury* | 979 | 72.5 | |
| | Labour | John Preece* | 935 | 69.2 | |
| | Labour | Jean Hill | 799 | 59.2 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Hoare* | 359 | 26.6 | |
| | Conservative | Diane Bennett | 356 | 26.4 | |
| | Conservative | Tim Clapham | 343 | 25.4 | |
| | Green | Stuart Crabtree | 98 | 7.3 | |
| | Green | Linda Mawle | 95 | 7.0 | |
| | TUSC | Paul Wainwright | 88 | 6.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,511 | 22.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,713 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Western Springs

Western Springs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Olivia Lyons* | 699 | 52.3 | |
| | Labour | David Gaye | 640 | 47.9 | |
| | Conservative | George Hughes | 506 | 37.9 | |
| | Labour | Daniel Foceac | 489 | 36.6 | |
| | Conservative | Louis Arduino* | 459 | 34.4 | |
| | Labour | Shirley Pearson | 448 | 33.5 | |
| | Green | Mandi Boyer* | 341 | 25.5 | |
| | Green | Ian Pyke | 257 | 19.2 | |
| | Green | Richard Jenking | 169 | 12.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,472 | 28.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,236 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |