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2014 Cannock Chase District Council election
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 ChaseDistrict Council took place on 22 May 2014 on the same day as other local elections in England and the European Parliament elections. 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.
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
6
1
0
1
46.1
35.0
7,024
1.1
4
4
0
4
30.8
33.3
6,691
N/A
1
0
4
4
7.7
23.8
4,777
16.1
1
0
2
2
7.7
5.6
1,120
17.0
1
1
0
1
7.7
2.3
466
N/A
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Column 5
24
9
3
3
2
Labour
Conservative
Lib Dem
UKIP
Ind
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Column 5
25
6
6
3
1
Labour
Conservative
UKIP
Lib Dem
Ind
Vote share changes are based on the results achieved by parties in 2010 when these seats were last contested.
^ Linda Whitehouse was the sitting councillor for the Rawnsley ward and previously defected from the Conservatives to UKIP.
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
726
46.0
8.6
UKIP
584
37.0
N/A
Conservative
268
17.0
28.4
142
9.0
1,578
29.8
Labour hold
22.8
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
791
50.9
5.8
UKIP
563
36.2
N/A
Conservative
200
12.9
12.9
228
14.7
1,554
27.8
Labour hold
21.0
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
657
42.2
0.4
UKIP
551
35.4
N/A
Conservative
350
22.5
15.7
106
6.8
1,558
26.6
Labour hold
17.9
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
909
45.3
19.1
UKIP
586
29.2
N/A
Labour
512
25.5
10.1
323
16.1
2,007
35.2
Conservative hold
24.2
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
UKIP
494
33.0
N/A
Conservative
473
31.6
6.1
Labour
333
22.2
1.3
Liberal Democrats
199
13.3
25.4
21
1.4
N/A
1,499
28.4
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats
29.2
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
UKIP
634
43.0
N/A
Conservative
465
31.6
15.9
Labour
374
25.4
0.4
169
11.4
N/A
1,473
26.3
UKIP gain from Conservative
29.5
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
UKIP
621
42.1
N/A
Labour
494
33.5
2.2
Conservative
310
21.0
16.1
127
8.6
N/A
1,476
29.7
UKIP gain from Conservative
22.2
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
524
43.0
7.1
UKIP
335
27.5
N/A
Conservative
283
23.2
12.6
Independent
77
6.3
N/A
189
15.5
1,219
31.2
Labour hold
10.2
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
653
40.5
1.7
UKIP
562
34.9
N/A
Conservative
397
24.6
7.6
91
5.6
1,612
30.0
Labour hold
16.6
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
710
41.1
2.0
UKIP
554
32.0
N/A
Conservative
440
25.4
19.9
Liberal Democrats
25
1.4
14.2
156
9.1
N/A
1,729
30.1
Labour gain from Conservative
11.0
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
UKIP
447
35.7
N/A
Labour
419
33.5
2.4
Conservative
336
26.9
14.9
Liberal Democrats
49
3.9
23.2
28
2.2
N/A
1,251
32.6
UKIP gain from Conservative
11.0
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
389
24.6
N/A
Labour
349
22.1
1.3
Conservative
346
21.9
11.8
UKIP
309
19.6
N/A
Liberal Democrats
187
11.8
31.1
40
2.5
N/A
1,580
28.6
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats
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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