2015 Cannock Chase District Council election

2015 UK local government election November 2015 November 2015 thumb|right|300px|Map of the results of the 2015 Cannock Chase District Council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Elections to Cannock Chase District Council took place on 7 May 2015 on the same day as other local elections in England as well as a general election.Cannock Chase District Council election, 2015 results, Cannock Chase District Council website A third of the council was up for election, meaning a total of 15 councillors were elected from all of the council's wards. The Labour Party held control of the council but with a reduced majority of two compared with the previous election. Labour gained a seat from the Liberal Democrats in Brereton and Ravenhill but suffered a net loss of three due to losses elsewhere. The Conservative Party won the highest number of seats and votes, gaining four seats from Labour and one from the Lib Dems as well as holding the four seats they had won at the 2011 election. They also regained two seats from councillors who had defected since 2011, one who went to UKIP and one who became an independent. UKIP came a strong third, gaining over 20% of the votes but no seats, leaving them with five seats on the council, meaning they lost their status as the main opposition party. The Liberal Democrats saw their vote share collapse and they lost the two seats they had won in 2011, leaving them with one councillor. The Green Party contested an election in the district for the first time, putting up a candidate in every ward and coming fourth in terms of vote share. Results Cannock Chase District Council election, 2015 Conservative Party (UK) 9 5 0 5 60.0 36.9 17,389 0.8 Labour Party (UK) 6 1 4 3 40.0 33.7 15,872 7.8 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 20.8 9,780 N/A Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.3 2,014 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 2 2 0.0 3.1 1,479 23.7 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.2 551 N/A |} Council Composition Prior to the election, the composition of the council was: + ↓ 25 6 5 3 2 Labour UKIP Conservative Lib Dem Ind After the election, the composition of the council was: + ↓ 22 12 5 1 1 Labour Conservative UKIP LD Ind Ward results Vote share changes are based on the results achieved by parties in 2011 when these seats were last contested. Brereton and Ravenhill Brereton and Ravenhill Labour Party (UK) Darren Foley 1,037 32.0 3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Fisher 772 23.8 17.6 Conservative Party (UK) John Rowley 728 22.5 0.8 United Kingdom Independence Party George Neville 601 18.6 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Paul McCarthy 99 3.1 N/A 265 8.2 N/A 3,262 63.4 29.9 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 7.2 Cannock East Cannock East Labour Party (UK) Tony Johnson 1,395 45.1 15.4 Conservative Party (UK) Clive Smith 915 29.6 9.9 United Kingdom Independence Party David Morris 703 22.7 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Vanessa Ramkorun 83 2.7 N/A 480 15.5 5.5 3,107 59.2 27.6 Labour Party (UK) 2.8 Cannock North Cannock North Labour Party (UK) Jessica Cooper 1,557 48.8 18.0 Conservative Party (UK) Philip Jones 766 24.0 1.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Amanda Capewell 758 23.7 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Jodie Winter 112 3.5 N/A 791 24.8 19.3 3,199 57.4 28.2 Labour Party (UK) 9.7 Cannock South Cannock South Labour Party (UK) John Kraujalis 1,349 40.0 13.3 Conservative Party (UK) Daniel Snape 1,156 34.3 0.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Kevin Whittaker 725 21.5 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Leo Harrison 140 4.2 N/A 193 5.7 13.4 3,388 57.2 26.2 Labour Party (UK) 6.7 Cannock West Cannock West Conservative Party (UK) Paul Snape 2,173 54.4 4.5 Labour Party (UK) Patrick Frondigoun 1,011 25.3 5.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Robert Branson 645 16.2 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Maire Smith 164 4.1 N/A 1,162 29.1 1.4 4,005 70.5 28.4 Conservative Party (UK) 0.7 Etching Hill and the Heath Etching Hill and the Heath Conservative Party (UK) Jim Bowater 1,311 37.7 11.7 Labour Party (UK) Wes Davies 909 26.2 10.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Margaret Dean 672 19.3 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Raymond Jones 429 12.3 38.3 Green Party of England and Wales Marc Ganley 153 4.4 N/A 402 11.5 N/A 3,493 65.7 33.2 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 13.3 Hagley Hagley Labour Party (UK) Michelle Dudson 790 39.3 5.6 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Alexander 629 31.3 8.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Susan Morris 371 18.5 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Ansell 128 6.4 26.2 Independent (politician) Patricia Williams 51 2.5 N/A Green Party of England and Wales David Thawley 40 2.0 N/A 161 8.0 14.3 2,016 59.8 27.7 Labour Party (UK) 7.2 Hawks Green Hawks Green Conservative Party (UK) Mike Sutherland 1,753 47.9 2.0 Labour Party (UK) Craig Woods 849 23.2 9.4 United Kingdom Independence Party John Bernard ^ 818 22.3 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Christian Pearce 152 4.2 N/A Independent (politician) Sean Gleeson 88 2.4 N/A 904 24.7 7.4 3,681 65.7 36.7 Conservative Party (UK) 3.7 ^ John 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 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Lea 1,207 38.7 1.3 Labour Party (UK) Alison Spicer 964 30.9 11.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Wayne Lewis 695 22.3 N/A Independent (politician) Les Bullock 141 4.5 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Kenny Beardmore 110 3.5 N/A 243 7.8 N/A 3,138 63.3 31.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 6.3 Hednesford Green Heath Hednesford Green Heath Conservative Party (UK) Graham Burnett 1,026 40.5 6.7 Labour Party (UK) Bob Todd 831 32.8 11.5 United Kingdom Independence Party Michael Sage 461 18.2 N/A Independent (politician) Ronald Turville 134 5.3 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Sharon Read 79 3.1 N/A 195 7.7 N/A 2,550 65.5 32.1 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 9.1 Hednesford North Hednesford North Labour Party (UK) Doris Grice 1,307 40.2 18.3 Conservative Party (UK) James Moffat 1,000 30.8 0.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Linda Whitehouse 806 24.8 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Glen Tapper 137 4.2 N/A 307 9.4 18.1 3,278 60.9 30.1 Labour Party (UK) 9.1 Hednesford South Hednesford South Conservative Party (UK) Joanne Christian 1,115 41.2 9.8 Labour Party (UK) Gordon Ball 842 31.1 12.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Mark Deakin 580 21.4 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Paul Woodhead 169 6.2 N/A 273 10.1 N/A 2,729 65.3 31.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 11.2 Norton Canes Norton Canes Conservative Party (UK) Mike Hoare 1,447 39.7 7.1 Labour Party (UK) Mike Holder 1,273 34.9 14.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Christopher Cox 762 20.9 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Richard Jenking 95 2.6 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Ken Ansell 70 1.9 1.6 174 4.8 N/A 3,671 64.8 31.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 3.9 Rawnsley Rawnsley Conservative Party (UK) Claire Peake 857 33.1 6.1 Labour Party (UK) Sue Holliday 780 30.1 6.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Susan Hardman 496 19.1 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Arlette Carmichael 378 14.6 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Darrell Mawle 80 3.1 20.7 77 3.0 0.8 2,595 68.2 28.7 Conservative Party (UK) 0.4 Western Springs Western Springs Conservative Party (UK) Anne Allt 1,306 40.7 1.7 Labour Party (UK) Craig Brown 978 30.5 3.5 United Kingdom Independence Party Daniel Davies 687 21.4 N/A Independent (politician) Neil Stanley 137 4.3 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Michael Lees 103 3.2 N/A 328 10.2 1.8 3,223 62.3 30.4 Conservative Party (UK) 0.9 References Cannock Chase Category:May 2015 in the United Kingdom 2015 Category:2010s in Staffordshire