2014 Cannock Chase District Council election

2014 UK local government election June 2014 June 2014 thumb|right|300px|Map of the results of the 2014 Cannock Chase District Council election. Labour in red, UKIP in purple, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in grey. White areas indicate wards where no seat was up for election. Elections to Cannock Chase District Council took place on 22 May 2014 on the same day as other local elections in England and the European Parliament elections.Cannock Chase District Council election, 2014 results https://archive.today/20140615095445/http://www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/info/100004/council_and_democracy/1243/district_elections_may_2014 15 June 2014 , Cannock Chase District Council website A third of the council was up for election, meaning a total of 13 councillors were elected from all but two of the council's wards. There were no elections held in the Hagley or Hednesford South wards as those wards elect only two councillors in the other two years of the election cycle. The Labour Party held control of the council and increased its majority by one compared with the previous election when it had gained the council from no overall control. Notably, UKIP came a close second and gained four seats, despite not previously contesting an election in the district; a subsequent Conservative defection shortly after the election saw them assume the status of official opposition party. Compared with the results of the 2010 election when these seats were last up for election, Labour's vote share decreased slightly but they gained one seat from the Conservatives whilst UKIP gained three seats from the Conservatives and one from the Liberal Democrats. This left the Conservatives and Lib Dems, who had previously won eight seats between them and run the council in a coalition, winning just one seat each. Results Cannock Chase District Council election, 2014 Labour Party (UK) 6 1 0 1 46.1 35.0 7,024 1.1 United Kingdom Independence Party 4 4 0 4 30.8 33.3 6,691 N/A Conservative Party (UK) 1 0 4 4 7.7 23.8 4,777 16.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 2 2 7.7 5.6 1,120 17.0 Independent (politician) 1 1 0 1 7.7 2.3 466 N/A |} Council Composition Prior to the election, the composition of the council was: + ↓ 24 9 3 3 2 Labour Conservative Lib Dem UKIP Ind After the election, the composition of the council was: + ↓ 25 6 6 3 1 Labour Conservative UKIP Lib Dem Ind Ward results Vote share changes are based on the results achieved by parties in 2010 when these seats were last contested. Brereton and Ravenhill Brereton and Ravenhill Liberal Democrats (UK) Gerald Molineux 609 39.5 5.0 Labour Party (UK) Michelle Dudson 482 31.3 0.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Linda Whitehouse ^ 451 29.2 N/A 127 8.2 1,542 30.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2.9 ^ Linda Whitehouse was the sitting councillor for the Rawnsley ward and previously defected from the Conservatives to UKIP. Cannock East Cannock East Labour Party (UK) Muriel Davies 726 46.0 8.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Dave Morris 584 37.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Mike Hoare 268 17.0 28.4 142 9.0 1,578 29.8 Labour Party (UK) 22.8 Cannock North Cannock North Labour Party (UK) Frank Allen 791 50.9 5.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Amanda Capewell 563 36.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Phil Jones 200 12.9 12.9 228 14.7 1,554 27.8 Labour Party (UK) 21.0 Cannock South Cannock South Labour Party (UK) Paul Witton 657 42.2 0.4 United Kingdom Independence Party Kevin Whittaker 551 35.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) John Beddows 350 22.5 15.7 106 6.8 1,558 26.6 Labour Party (UK) 17.9 Cannock West Cannock West Conservative Party (UK) Hyra Sutton 909 45.3 19.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Richard Pursehouse 586 29.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) Craig Woods 512 25.5 10.1 323 16.1 2,007 35.2 Conservative Party (UK) 24.2 Etching Hill and the Heath Etching Hill and the Heath United Kingdom Independence Party Stephanie Whitehouse 494 33.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) John Rowley 473 31.6 6.1 Labour Party (UK) Dee Barfield 333 22.2 1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pat Ansell 199 13.3 25.4 21 1.4 N/A 1,499 28.4 United Kingdom Independence Party Liberal Democrats (UK) 29.2 Hawks Green Hawks Green United Kingdom Independence Party Martin Buttery 634 43.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Mike Sutherland 465 31.6 15.9 Labour Party (UK) Tony Johnson 374 25.4 0.4 169 11.4 N/A 1,473 26.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) 29.5 Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury United Kingdom Independence Party Alan Dean 621 42.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) Linda Tait 494 33.5 2.2 Conservative Party (UK) Helen Borton 310 21.0 16.1 127 8.6 N/A 1,476 29.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) 22.2 Hednesford Green Heath Hednesford Green Heath Labour Party (UK) George Adamson 524 43.0 7.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Mick Sage 335 27.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Graham Burnett 283 23.2 12.6 Independent (politician) Ron Turville 77 6.3 N/A 189 15.5 1,219 31.2 Labour Party (UK) 10.2 Hednesford North Hednesford North Labour Party (UK) Sheila Cartwright 653 40.5 1.7 United Kingdom Independence Party John Pugh 562 34.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) John Burnett 397 24.6 7.6 91 5.6 1,612 30.0 Labour Party (UK) 16.6 Norton Canes Norton Canes Labour Party (UK) John Preece 710 41.1 2.0 United Kingdom Independence Party Martin Robinson 554 32.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Peter Gilbert 440 25.4 19.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ken Ansell 25 1.4 14.2 156 9.1 N/A 1,729 30.1 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 11.0 Rawnsley Rawnsley United Kingdom Independence Party Bill Hardman 447 35.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) Sue Holliday 419 33.5 2.4 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Lea 336 26.9 14.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Dameon Johnson 49 3.9 23.2 28 2.2 N/A 1,251 32.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) 11.0 Western Springs Western Springs Independent (politician) Mick Grocott ^ 389 24.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) Chris Martin 349 22.1 1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Jim Bowater 346 21.9 11.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Shane Harrison 309 19.6 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Ray Easton 187 11.8 31.1 40 2.5 N/A 1,580 28.6 Independent (politician) Liberal Democrats (UK) 27.9 ^ Mike Grocott was re-elected as the councillor for the Western Springs ward after he had previously left the Liberal Democrats to become an independent. 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