2026 Cannock Chase District Council election

2026 Cannock Chase District Council election
7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)
13 out of 36 seats to Cannock Chase District Council
(including 1 by-election)
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Reform Labour
Last election 0 seats, 3.5% 21 seats, 44.6%
Seats before 2 18[1]
Seats won 13 0
Seats after 14 10
Seat change Increase 12 Decrease 8
Popular vote 16,454 4,157
Percentage 53.6% 13.5%
Swing Increase 50.1% Decrease 31.1%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Conservative Green
Last election 10 seats, 32.6% 5 seats, 16.8%
Seats before 10 5[a]
Seats won 0 0
Seats after 8 3
Seat change Decrease 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 5,190 4,726
Percentage 16.9% 15.4%
Swing Decrease 15.7% Decrease 1.4%
Winner of each seat at the 2026 Cannock Chase District Council election.
Leader before election

Steve Thornley
Labour

 Leader after election

Paul Jones
Reform
No overall control[b]

The 2026 Cannock Chase District Council election will take place on 7 May 2026 to elect members of Cannock Chase District Council in Staffordshire, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Council composition

After 2024 election Before 2026 election
Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 21 Labour 19
Conservative 10 Conservative 10
Green 5 Green 4
Reform 0 Reform 2
Vacant N/A Vacant 1

Changes 2024–2026:

  • March 2025: Josh Newbury (Labour) resigns – by-election held May 2025[3]
  • May 2025:
    • Samantha Thompson (Conservative) gains by-election from Labour[4]
    • Fred Prestwood (Labour) dies – by-election held August 2025[5]
  • August 2025: Paul Jones (Reform) gains by-election from Labour[6]
  • October 2025: Richard Craddock (Conservative) joins Reform[7]
  • November 2025: Hayley Page (Green) resigns – seat left vacant until 2026 election[8]

Election result

2026 Cannock Chase District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Candidates Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Reform {{{candidates}}} 13 Increase12 100.0 1 14 40.0 16,454 53.6 +50.1
  Labour {{{candidates}}} 0 Decrease 8 0.0 10 10 28.6 4,157 13.5 –31.1
  Conservative {{{candidates}}} 0 Decrease 2 0.0 8 8 22.9 5,190 16.9 –15.7
  Green {{{candidates}}} 0 Decrease 2 0.0 3 3 8.6 4,726 15.4 –1.4
  Independent {{{candidates}}} 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 167 0.5 –1.7
  TUSC {{{candidates}}} 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 23 0.1 –0.2

Incumbents

Ward Incumbent councillor Party Re-standing
Brereton & Ravenhill David Williams Labour Co-op
Cannock Longford & Bridgtown Richard Craddock[c] Reform
Cannock Park & Old Fallow Steve Thornley Labour
Chadsmoor Sue Thornley Labour
Etching Hill & The Heath Justin Johnson Conservative
Hawks Green with Rumer Hill Les Bullock Labour
Heath Hayes & Wimblebury Diane Todd Labour
Hednesford Green Heath Garry Samuels Labour
Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley Hayley Page Green
Hednesford Pye Green Sheila Cartwright Labour
Norton Canes Jean Hill Labour
Western Springs George Hughes Conservative

Ward results

Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).

Brereton & Ravenhill

Brereton & Ravenhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Michael Sheppard 1,111 51.3 N/A
Labour Co-op Dave Williams* 500 23.1 –27.0
Conservative Keeren Hart 288 13.3 –3.3
Green Ian Pyke 268 12.4 +3.7
Majority 611 28.2 N/A
Turnout 2,167 33.1 +9.7
Registered electors ~6,547
Reform gain from Labour Co-op

Cannock Longford & Bridgtown

Cannock Longford & Bridgtown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Richard Craddock* 1,378 53.2 N/A
Conservative Doug Smith 441 17.0 –22.9
Labour Denise Elizabeth 400 15.5 –29.9
Green Eloise Cropp 346 13.4 –1.4
TUSC Gareth Knox 23 0.9 N/A
Majority 937 36.2 N/A
Turnout 2,588 37.3 +11.9
Registered electors ~6,938
Reform hold

Cannock Park & Old Fallow

Cannock Park & Old Fallow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Mandy Bell 1,467 54.5 +34.4
Conservative Paris Theodorou 594 22.1 –14.9
Labour Steve Thornley* 349 13.0 –19.2
Green Simon Cocker 282 10.5 –0.3
Majority 873 32.4 N/A
Turnout 2,692 41.5 +14.0
Registered electors ~6,487
Reform gain from Labour Swing Increase24.7

Chadsmoor

Chadsmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Alex Hunt 1,494 61.0 +39.2
Labour Sue Thornley* 357 14.6 –33.4
Green Emma Osborne 310 12.7 +1.2
Conservative Phil Jones 288 11.8 –7.0
Majority 1,137 46.4 N/A
Turnout 2,449 34.2 +12.4
Registered electors ~7,161
Reform gain from Labour Swing Increase36.3

Etching Hill & The Heath

Etching Hill & The Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Steven Deakin 1,181 45.6 N/A
Conservative Justin Johnson* 755 29.2 –11.9
Labour Co-op Darren Foley 359 13.9 –22.4
Green Diane Phizacklea 294 11.4 +3.3
Majority 426 16.4 N/A
Turnout 2,589 37.7 +11.1
Registered electors ~6,867
Reform gain from Conservative

Hawks Green with Rumer Hill

Hawks Green with Rumer Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Melissa Cecil 1,178 50.1 +30.8
Conservative Phil Hewitt 611 26.0 –7.5
Green Kevin Elson 293 12.5 +3.3
Labour Leslie Bullock* 271 11.5 –17.1
Majority 567 24.1 N/A
Turnout 2,353 39.5 +14.1
Registered electors ~5,957
Reform gain from Labour Swing Increase19.2

Heath Hayes & Wimblebury

Heath Hayes & Wimblebury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Daniel Cecil 1,468 59.0 +39.6
Conservative Helen Young 388 15.6 –15.7
Labour Diane Todd* 355 14.3 –26.7
Green Ian Wallace 276 11.1 +2.8
Majority 1,080 43.4 N/A
Turnout 2,487 37.4 +12.6
Registered electors ~6,650
Reform gain from Labour Swing Increase27.7

Hednesford Green Heath

Hednesford Green Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Mark Deakin 1,092 53.1 +33.4
Green David Green 336 16.4 +6.2
Conservative Laura Harrison 310 15.1 –10.4
Labour Garry Samuels* 269 13.1 –28.0
Independent Ron Turville 48 2.3 –1.2
Majority 756 36.7 N/A
Turnout 2,055 33.6 +11.0
Registered electors ~6,116
Reform gain from Labour Swing Increase13.6

Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley

Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Rhys Mandry 1,293 49.1 N/A
Green Rachel Rock 837 31.8 –21.4
Conservative Ron Sutton 350 13.3 –9.6
Labour Alan Pearson 154 5.8 –13.0
Majority 456 17.3 N/A
Turnout 2,634 43.4 +15.4
Registered electors ~6,069
Reform gain from Green

Hednesford Pye Green

Hednesford Pye Green (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Robert Branson 1,165 56.1 N/A
Reform Graham Millington 1,152 55.5 N/A
Green Angela Rushton 511 24.6 –17.4
Green Cameron Rushton 487 23.5 –17.7
Conservative Hyra Sutton 262 12.6 –8.1
Labour Sheila Cartwright* 245 11.8 –28.8
Labour Paula Stanton 212 10.2 –29.3
Independent Sharon Jagger 119 5.7 N/A
Turnout ~2,077 37.0 +11.7
Registered electors ~5,614
Reform gain from Labour
Reform gain from Green

Norton Canes

Norton Canes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Georgina Jeffrey 1,515 59.6 N/A
Labour Jean Hill* 406 16.0 –48.2
Conservative Wendy Yates 386 15.2 –8.4
Green Linda Mawle 236 9.3 +2.9
Majority 1,109 43.6 N/A
Turnout 2,543 37.5 +15.0
Registered electors ~6,781
Reform gain from Labour

Western Springs

Western Springs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform John Parkes 960 47.8 N/A
Conservative Joshua Birch 517 25.8 –15.8
Labour Daniel Foceac 280 14.0 –24.1
Green Leah Adams 250 12.5 –7.8
Majority 443 22.0 N/A
Turnout 2,007 38.8 +10.7
Registered electors ~5,173
Reform gain from Conservative

References

  1. ↑ Including the vacant seat in Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley last held by a Green.
  2. ↑ Reform minority.
  3. ↑ Originally elected as a Conservative, but later defected to Reform.
  1. ↑ "Cannock Chase Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 17 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Update on May 2026 local authority elections". mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). 16 February 2026. Archived from the original on 16 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  3. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Redbridge a little less, or more, red?". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Norton Canes Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  5. ↑ Ashdown, Kerry (27 May 2025). "Tributes paid to former vice chair of Cannock Chase Council after sudden death". Express and Star. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hednesford Green Heath Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  7. ↑ Ashdown, Kerry (12 October 2025). "New Reform UK councillor blames 'broken promises' for quitting Tories". Stoke-on-Trent Live. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  8. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Shalom aleichem, Natalie". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
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