2024 Cannock Chase District Council election


The 2024 Cannock Chase District Council election took place on Thursday 2 May 2024 to elect councillors on Cannock Chase District Council in Staffordshire. All 36 seats on the council were elected following boundary changes. This election was held on the same day as other local elections in England and the election of Staffordshire's Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner.

Background

Prior to the election, the council was under no overall control, being run by a coalition of Labour and the Greens, led by Labour councillor Tony Johnson.
After a review of the council's ward boundaries, the number of councillors was reduced from 41 to 36 and the number of wards was reduced from 15 to 12. This means that each ward will now elect exactly three councillors.

Boundary changes

Cannock Chase usually elects its councillors in thirds, on a four-year cycle. However, following boundary changes, all councillors will be elected to the new wards. The first-placed candidate will receive a four-year term, the second-placed candidate will receive a three-year term and the third-placed candidate will receive a two-year term.
Old wardsNo. of seatsNew wardsNo. of seats
Brereton and Ravenhill3Brereton and Ravenhill3
Cannock East3Chadsmoor3
Cannock North3Cannock Longford and Bridgtown3
Cannock South3Cannock Park and Old Fallow3
Cannock West3Etching Hill and the Heath3
Etching Hill and The Heath3Hawks Green with Rumer Hill3
Hagley2Heath Hayes and Wimblebury3
Hawks Green3Hednesford Green Heath3
Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury3Hednesford Hills and Rawnsley3
Hednesford Green Heath2Hednesford Pye Green3
Hednesford North3Norton Canes3
Hednesford South2Western Springs3
Norton Canes3
Rawnsley2
Western Springs3

Previous council composition

Changes 2023–2024:

Results

Labour won 21 of the seats on the council, giving them an overall majority.
Vote share changes are compared with the 2023 election.

Ward results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election. Ward-level comparison with previous years is not possible due to new ward boundaries being introduced.

Hednesford Green Heath

By-elections

Hednesford Green Heath

On 7 August 2025, Reform UK gained their first seat on Cannock Chase Council when they won a by-election in Hednesford Green Heath ward. The seat was previously held by Labour.