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Cannock Chase 2026
Local elections held 7 May 2026.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 12 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 13 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 16,454 | 53.6% | 13 | 100.0% | 7 | 53.8% | +6 |
| Conservative Party | 5,190 | 16.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 15.4% | -2 |
| Green Party | 4,726 | 15.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 15.4% | -2 |
| Labour Party | 4,157 | 13.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 15.4% | -2 |
| Independent | 167 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 23 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 30,717 | 100.0% | 13 | 100.0% | 13 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Hednesford Pye Green · 2 seats · won at 27.7% · −5.6 pts below quota
- Etching Hill and the Heath · 1 seat · won at 45.6% · −4.4 pts below quota
- Western Springs · 1 seat · won at 47.8% · −2.2 pts below quota
- Hednesford Hills and Rawnsley · 1 seat · won at 49.1% · −0.9 pts below quota
- Hawks Green with Rumer Hill · 1 seat · won at 50.1% · above quota
- Brereton and Ravenhill · 1 seat · won at 51.3% · above quota
- Hednesford Green Heath · 1 seat · won at 53.1% · above quota
- Cannock Longford and Bridgtown · 1 seat · won at 53.2% · above quota
- Cannock Park and Old Fallow · 1 seat · won at 54.5% · above quota
- Heath Hayes and Wimblebury · 1 seat · won at 59.0% · above quota
- Norton Canes · 1 seat · won at 59.6% · above quota
- Chadsmoor · 1 seat · won at 61.0% · above quota
Race results
Hednesford Pye Green · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 27.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota −5.6 pts Valid ballots 4,153
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Arron Branson | Reform UK | 1,165 | 28.1% | −5.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Graham Terence Millington | Reform UK | 1,152 | 27.7% | −5.6 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Angela Rose Rushton | Green Party | 511 | 12.3% | — | |
| 4 | Cameron John Rushton | Green Party | 487 | 11.7% | — | |
| 5 | Hyra Sutton | Conservative Party | 262 | 6.3% | — | |
| 6 | Sheila Margaret Cartwright | Labour Party | 245 | 5.9% | — | |
| 7 | Paula Lilian Stanton | Labour Party | 212 | 5.1% | — | |
| 8 | Sharon Denise Jagger | Independent | 119 | 2.9% | — |
Etching Hill and the Heath · single-seat
Marginal winner 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.4 pts Valid ballots 2,589
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Deakin | Reform UK | 1,181 | 45.6% | −4.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Justin Johnson | Conservative Party | 755 | 29.2% | — | |
| 3 | Darren Foley | Labour Party | 359 | 13.9% | — | |
| 4 | Diane Lynette Phizacklea | Green Party | 294 | 11.4% | — |
Western Springs · single-seat
Marginal winner 47.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −2.2 pts Valid ballots 2,007
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Parkes | Reform UK | 960 | 47.8% | −2.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Joshua Leigh Birch | Conservative Party | 517 | 25.8% | — | |
| 3 | Daniel Foceac | Labour Party | 280 | 14.0% | — | |
| 4 | Leah Kirsty Adams | Green Party | 250 | 12.5% | — |
Hednesford Hills and Rawnsley · single-seat
Marginal winner 49.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −0.9 pts Valid ballots 2,634
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhys Anthony Mandry | Reform UK | 1,293 | 49.1% | −0.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Rachel Lauren Rock | Green Party | 837 | 31.8% | — | |
| 3 | Ron Sutton | Conservative Party | 350 | 13.3% | — | |
| 4 | Alan Raymond Pearson | Labour Party | 154 | 5.8% | — |
Hawks Green with Rumer Hill · single-seat
Marginal winner 50.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +0.1 pts Valid ballots 2,353
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melissa Kirsty Cecil | Reform UK | 1,178 | 50.1% | +0.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Phil Hewitt | Conservative Party | 611 | 26.0% | — | |
| 3 | Kevin Gary Elson | Green Party | 293 | 12.5% | — | |
| 4 | Leslie William Bullock | Labour Party | 271 | 11.5% | — |
Brereton and Ravenhill · single-seat
Marginal winner 51.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +1.3 pts Valid ballots 2,167
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Sheppard | Reform UK | 1,111 | 51.3% | +1.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Dave Williams | Labour Party | 500 | 23.1% | — | |
| 3 | Keeren Joseph Hart | Conservative Party | 288 | 13.3% | — | |
| 4 | Ian John Pyke | Green Party | 268 | 12.4% | — |
Hednesford Green Heath · single-seat
Marginal winner 53.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +3.1 pts Valid ballots 2,055
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Deakin | Reform UK | 1,092 | 53.1% | +3.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David James Green | Green Party | 336 | 16.4% | — | |
| 3 | Laura Caroline Harrison | Conservative Party | 310 | 15.1% | — | |
| 4 | Garry John Samuels | Labour Party | 269 | 13.1% | — | |
| 5 | Ron Turville | Independent | 48 | 2.3% | — |
Cannock Longford and Bridgtown · single-seat
Marginal winner 53.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +3.2 pts Valid ballots 2,588
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard James Craddock | Reform UK | 1,378 | 53.2% | +3.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Doug Smith | Conservative Party | 441 | 17.0% | — | |
| 3 | Denise Elizabeth Gold | Labour Party | 400 | 15.5% | — | |
| 4 | Eloise Siobhan Cropp | Green Party | 346 | 13.4% | — | |
| 5 | Gareth Knox | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 23 | 0.9% | — |
Cannock Park and Old Fallow · single-seat
Marginal winner 54.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +4.5 pts Valid ballots 2,692
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mandy Jane Bell | Reform UK | 1,467 | 54.5% | +4.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Paris Theodorou | Conservative Party | 594 | 22.1% | — | |
| 3 | Steven Thornley | Labour Party | 349 | 13.0% | — | |
| 4 | Warren Simon Cocker | Green Party | 282 | 10.5% | — |
Heath Hayes and Wimblebury · single-seat
Marginal winner 59.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +9.0 pts Valid ballots 2,487
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Paul Cecil | Reform UK | 1,468 | 59.0% | +9.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Helen Young | Conservative Party | 388 | 15.6% | — | |
| 3 | Diane Todd | Labour Party | 355 | 14.3% | — | |
| 4 | Ian Douglas Wallace | Green Party | 276 | 11.1% | — |
Norton Canes · single-seat
Marginal winner 59.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +9.6 pts Valid ballots 2,543
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgina Ellen Jeffery | Reform UK | 1,515 | 59.6% | +9.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jean Hill | Labour Party | 406 | 16.0% | — | |
| 3 | Wendy Yates | Conservative Party | 386 | 15.2% | — | |
| 4 | Linda Joy Mawle | Green Party | 236 | 9.3% | — |
Chadsmoor · single-seat
Marginal winner 61.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +11.0 pts Valid ballots 2,449
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Robert Hunt | Reform UK | 1,494 | 61.0% | +11.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sue Thornley | Labour Party | 357 | 14.6% | — | |
| 3 | Emma Marie Melanie Osborne | Green Party | 310 | 12.7% | — | |
| 4 | Phil Jones | Conservative Party | 288 | 11.8% | — |