# 2016 Cannock Chase District Council election

Elections to Cannock Chase District Council took place on 5 May 2016. This election was held on the same day as other local elections as well as Police and Crime Commissioner elections. A total of 13 councillors were elected from all but two of the council's wards as a third of the council was up for election.
The Labour Party held control of the council with a slightly reduced majority of one compared with their tally following the previous election. Labour lost one seat of their 2012 election total but held all of the other seats they were defending, albeit many with reduced majorities.
The Conservative Party won the highest number of seats and votes at the previous election but did not make any net gains on their 2012 result. They did, however, regain a seat in Hawks Green which was held by a former Conservative councillor who had defected to UKIP. This left the Conservatives with 13 seats on the council, confirming their status as the official opposition party. UKIP failed to match their 2014 success and did not win any seats at this election.
The Liberal Democrats only fielded two candidates, both in former areas of strength for them in Rugeley. Although one of these wards went to a recount, they did not manage to regain any of the losses they suffered in 2012. Meanwhile, the Green Party once again stood candidates in every ward and made a surprise gain in the Hednesford South ward, ousting a sitting Labour councillor and giving them their first representation on Cannock Chase District Council. Unlike previous years, there are no independent candidates.

## Results

Cannock Chase District Council election, 2016 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69.2 | 36.9 | 7,018 | 16.7 |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 | 27.5 | 5,219 | 3.8 |
| Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 1,321 | N/A |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25.4 | 4,821 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 619 | 5.2 |

### Council Composition

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
| 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | Conservative | UKIP | LD | Ind | Vac |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 21 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | Conservative | UKIP | LD | Grn | Ind |

## Ward results

Vote share changes are based on the results achieved by parties in 2012 when these seats were last contested.

### Brereton and Ravenhill

Brereton and Ravenhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Dudson | 478 | 31.6 | 13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Fisher | 475 | 31.4 | 9.2 |
| | UKIP | Sarah Thomas-Dean | 302 | 20.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Pam Owen | 223 | 14.7 | 0.7 |
| | Green | Michael Lees | 34 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,523 | 30.0 | 3.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.3 | |

### Cannock East

Cannock East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Mitchell | 687 | 44.6 | 29.6 |
| | UKIP | Dave Morris | 495 | 32.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Phil Hewitt | 315 | 20.5 | 5.3 |
| | Green | Glen Tapper | 42 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 192 | 12.4 | 36.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,546 | 30.1 | 6.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 30.9 | |

### Cannock North

Cannock North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gordon Alcott | 760 | 53.2 | 27.7 |
| | UKIP | Rob Branson | 399 | 27.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Phil Jones | 201 | 14.1 | 5.0 |
| | Green | Jodie Winter | 68 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 361 | 25.3 | 36.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,432 | 26.1 | 2.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 27.8 | |

### Cannock South

Cannock South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maureen Freeman | 749 | 46.6 | 20.0 |
| | Conservative | Johnny McMahon | 423 | 26.3 | 0 |
| | UKIP | Kev Whittaker | 389 | 24.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Leo Harrison | 46 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 326 | 20.3 | 20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,615 | 27.7 | 4.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.0 | |

### Cannock West

Cannock West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Doug Smith | 982 | 51.5 | 7.1 |
| | Labour | Pat Frondigoun | 510 | 26.8 | 14.6 |
| | UKIP | Paul Allen | 310 | 16.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Maire Smith | 102 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 472 | 24.7 | 7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,915 | 33.9 | 3.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.8 | |

### Etching Hill and the Heath

Etching Hill and The Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Justin Johnson | 500 | 32.7 | 2.6 |
| | UKIP | Danny Davies | 451 | 29.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jeffrey Winter | 389 | 25.4 | 6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ray Jones | 144 | 9.4 | 16.3 |
| | Green | David Thawley | 47 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,539 | 29.5 | 6.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 16.0 | |

### Hagley

Hagley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris Martin | 409 | 47.9 | 0.5 |
| | UKIP | Mark Deakin | 234 | 27.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Robert Hughes | 175 | 20.5 | 7.7 |
| | Green | Stuart Crabtree | 36 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 20.5 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 862 | 26.0 | 1.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 13.5 | |

### Hawks Green

Hawks Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dan Snape | 483 | 36.0 | 4.0 |
| | UKIP | Ann Bernard ^ | 419 | 31.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Matthew Freeman | 374 | 27.8 | 8.9 |
| | Green | Kelly Tuft | 67 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 4.8 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,347 | 24.5 | 6.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 17.6 | |
^ Anne 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Diane Todd | 505 | 40.1 | 21.3 |
| | UKIP | John Bernard | 373 | 29.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Helen Borton | 310 | 24.6 | 14.0 |
| | Green | Kenny Beardmore | 71 | 5.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 10.5 | 12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,270 | 26.5 | 3.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 25.5 | |

### Hednesford North

Hednesford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Pearson | 697 | 47.9 | 14.2 |
| | UKIP | Sue Hardman | 382 | 26.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | James Moffat | 317 | 21.8 | 4.6 |
| | Green | Arlette Carmichael | 59 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | 21.6 | 14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,463 | 27.6 | 0.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 20.3 | |

### Hednesford South

Hednesford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Paul Woodhead | 618 | 42.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Olivia Lyons | 322 | 22.2 | 10.9 |
| | Labour | Brian Gamble | 298 | 20.5 | 31.8 |
| | UKIP | Grahame Wiggin | 213 | 14.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 296 | 20.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,462 | 35.7 | 9.3 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 37.2 | |

### Norton Canes

Norton Canes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Zaphne Stretton | 659 | 39.4 | 16.3 |
| | Conservative | Val Jones | 512 | 30.6 | 9.4 |
| | UKIP | Chris Cox | 444 | 26.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Richard Jenking | 59 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 8.8 | 6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,679 | 29.8 | 2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.5 | |

### Western Springs

Western Springs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carl Bennett | 503 | 34.9 | 4.1 |
| | Conservative | Sara Allt | 456 | 31.6 | 3.2 |
| | UKIP | Sarah Rose | 410 | 28.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Sara Anderson | 72 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 3.3 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,452 | 28.5 | 6.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.5 | |