Cannock Chase District

Cannock Chase is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Cannock; other notable towns are Rugeley, Bridgtown and Hednesford. The district covers a large part of the Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, from which it takes its name.

Cannock Chase District
Non-metropolitan district
Cannock Chase District Council offices and a Deer (which is common and is growing in the district around Cannock Chase) statue outside the office.
Cannock Chase District Council offices and a Deer (which is common and is growing in the district around Cannock Chase[2]) statue outside the office.
Cannock Chase shown within Staffordshire
Cannock Chase shown within Staffordshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionWest Midlands
Non-metropolitan countyStaffordshire
StatusNon-metropolitan district
Admin HQCannock
Incorporated1 April 1974
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan district council
 • BodyCannock Chase Council
 • LeadershipLeader & Cabinet
 • MPsAmanda Milling
Area
 • Total30.5 sq mi (78.9 km2)
 • Rank219th (of 296)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total100,590
 • Rank239th (of 296)
 • Density3,300/sq mi (1,300/km2)
 • Ethnicity
97.3% White
1.2% S.Asian
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code41UB (ONS)
E07000192 (GSS)
OS grid referenceSK0200614806
Websitewww.cannockchasedc.gov.uk

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Cannock and Rugeley urban districts, along with Brindley Heath from Lichfield Rural District, and Norton Canes from Aldridge-Brownhills Urban District. Cannock, which covers around 30% of the population, includes the parish of Bridgtown but the rest of Cannock is unparished. Until the 2010 general election the parliamentary constituency of Cannock Chase consisted of Cannock Chase district plus the adjacent village of Huntington. From 2010 onwards the constituency has exactly the same boundaries as the district.

Since 2011, Cannock Chase has formed part of both the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (along with neighbouring authorities Birmingham, Bromsgrove, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Redditch, Solihull, Tamworth and Wyre Forest), and Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership.

Demographics

According to data from the 2011 United Kingdom census, Cannock Chase has a population of 100,600, with 49,500 males and 51,100 females. 62.5% of the population is between the ages of 16–64, of which 88.7% is economically active, 11.2% above the West Midlands regional average.[3]


Areas of Cannock Chase District

There are many villages and suburbs along with three towns in the Cannock Chase District.

Towns:

Villages:

Areas:

Politics
For historical political control and leadership, see Cannock Chase District Council elections.

Council political composition

The Labour Party controlled the district council from the 2012 election, when it gained an overall majority, until the 2019 election when the council entered no overall control. For the 2019/20 civic year, the Labour Party ran the council with an informal confidence-and-supply agreement with the Green Party. In June 2020, four Green councillors and a former Labour councillor formed the Chase Community Independents Group which led to Labour forming a minority administration with confidence and supply from two Liberal Democrat councillors and one former Labour independent councillor.

At the elections held in May 2021, the Conservatives won 12 of the 13 seats being contested (10 of which went to newly elected councillors), and in doing so, secured an outright majority on the Council.

The table below shows the number of seats held by each party since the beginning of 2010. This includes district council election results, highlighted in red, as well as defections and by-elections.

Date Labour Conservative Chase Inds Lib Dem Greens UKIP Independent Vacant
4 May 2023 17 18 0 1 5 0 0
20 March 2023[4] 12 21 1 2 2 0 1 2
28 February 2023[5] 12 22 2 2 2 0 1
19 February 2023[6] 10 22 3 2 2 0 2
5 January 2023[7] 10 23 3 2 2 0 1
11 November 2022[8] 9 23 3 2 2 0 1 1
10 November 2022[9] 9 24 3 2 2 0 1
8 September 2022[10] 9 24 3 2 2 0 1
1 September 2022[11] 8 23 3 2 2 0 1 2
11 July 2022[12] 8 24 3 2 2 0 1 1
5 May 2022[13] 8 25 3 2 2 0 1
6 May 2021[14] 8 25 5 2 1 0 0
15 June 2020[15] 17 14 5 2 1 0 1 1
8 June 2020[16] 17 14 2 5 0 2 1
7 May 2020[17] 18 14 2 5 0 1 1
2 May 2019[18] 18 15 2 5 0 1
3 May 2018[19] 21 15 1 3 0 1
7 September 2017[20] 21 13 1 2 1 3
18 August 2017[21] 20 15 1 1 1 3
6 July 2017[22] 21 15 1 1 1 2
1 September 2016[23] 21 13 1 1 3 2
5 May 2016[24] 21 13 1 1 4 1
7 May 2015[25] 22 12 1 0 5 1
23 May 2014[26] 25 5 3 6 2
22 May 2014[27] 25 6 3 6 1
18 February 2014[28] 24 9 3 3 2
30 July 2013[29] 24 9 4 3 1
22 July 2013[30] 24 10 4 2 1
4 July 2013[31] 24 12 4 1
3 May 2012[32] 24 12 5 0
February 2012[33] 17 13 9 2
5 May 2011[34] 17 13 11 0
26 August 2010[35] 14 10 17 0
6 May 2010[36] 13 11 17 0
22 February 2010[37] 14 7 19 1
26 January 2010[38] 14 9 17 1
22 January 2010[39] 14 9 18
18 January 2010[40] 14 10 17
1 January 2010 14 12 15

Cabinet members 2022/23
Councillor Position Political Group Ward Represented
Olivia Lyons Leader of the Council Conservatives Western Springs
Bryan Jones Deputy Leader of the Council and

Community Safety & Partnerships Portfolio Leader

 Conservatives Hednesford Green Heath
Mike Sutherland District and High Street Development Portfolio Leader Conservatives Etching Hill and The Heath
Justin Johnson Environment and Climate Change Portfolio Leader Conservatives Etching Hill and The Heath
Val Jones Health, Wellbeing, and Community Engagement Portfolio Leader Conservatives Cannock West
Adrienne Fitzgerald Housing, Heritage, and Leisure Portfolio Leader Conservatives Hawks Green
Rob Hughes Innovation and Resources Portfolio Leader Conservatives Hagley

Shadow Cabinet members 2022/23
Councillor Position Political Group Ward Represented
Tony Johnson Leader of the Opposition Labour Cannock East
Josh Newbury Deputy Leader of the Opposition and

Environment and Climate Change Shadow Portfolio Leader

 Labour Norton Canes
Jacquie Prestwood Community Safety & Partnerships Shadow Portfolio Leader Labour Cannock East
Alan Pearson District and High Street Development Shadow Portfolio Leader Labour Cannock South
John Kraujalis Health, Wellbeing, and Community Engagement Shadow Portfolio Leader Labour Cannock South
John Preece Housing, Heritage, and Leisure Shadow Portfolio Leader Labour Norton Canes
Sue Thornley Innovation and Resources Shadow Portfolio Leader Labour Cannock North

Footnotes
  1. "Cannock Chase deer count suggests growing population". BBC News. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  2. "Cannock Chase deer count suggests growing population". BBC News. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  3. "Labour market profile - Cannock Chase". Nomis. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. Resignation from the Council of Johnny McMahon (Conservative) - Cannock East ward, and Paul Woodhead (Chase Community Independents) - Hednesford South ward.
  5. Defection of Lisa Wilson (Heath Hayes East & Wimblebury ward) from Independent to Labour and Mandy Dunnett (Hednesford North ward) from the Chase Community Independents to Labour.
  6. Defection of Lisa Wilson (Heath Hayes East & Wimblebury ward) from the Conservatives to Independent
  7. Election of Darren Foley (Labour & Co-operative) to the Etching Hill and The Heath ward in a by-election held following the resignation of James Fletcher.
  8. Resignation from the Council of James Fletcher (Conservative) - Etching Hill and The Heath ward
  9. Election of Bill Kenny (Conservative) to the Cannock West ward in a by-election held following the resignation of Doug Smith.
  10. Election of Pam Johnson (Labour) to the Hednesford North ward in a by-election held following the resignation of Matt McCall.
  11. Resignation from the Council of Doug Smith (Conservative) - Cannock West ward
  12. Resignation from the Council of Matt McCall (Conservative) - Hednesford North ward
  13. district council election. one third of council to be elected. Labour -1, Conservatives +1 (compared to 2018 results)
  14. district council election, one third of council to be elected: Lab -9 Cons+10 Ind-1.
  15. following the defection of Paul Woodhead and Stuart Crabtree of the Hednesford South ward, Mandy Dunnett of the Hednesford North ward and Claire Wilkinson of the Rawnsley ward from the Greens to the Chase Community Independent Group and Andrea Layton of the Cannock North ward from Independent to the Chase Community Independent Group.
  16. following the defection of Andrea Layton of the Cannock North ward from Labour to Independent.
  17. following the resignation of Dan Snape of the Hawks Green ward (Conservative).
  18. district council election, one third of council to be elected: Lab -3 Greens +2 LD +1.
  19. district council election: one third of council to be elected. Con +2 Greens +1 UKIP -1 Independents -2.
  20. following the death of Conservative councillor Graham Burnett of the Hednesford Green Heath Ward and subsequent by-election win for Linda Tait of the Labour Party, and the disqualification of Conservative councillor Joanne Christian of the Hednesford South and subsequent by-election win for Stuart Crabtree of the Green Party.
  21. following the defection of Maureen Freeman of the Cannock South ward from Labour to Independent.
  22. following the defection of Martyn Buttery of the Hawks Green Ward and Stephanie Whitehouse of the Etching Hill and the Heath wards from UKIP to the Conservatives.
  23. following the defection of Bill Hardman of the Rawnsley ward from UKIP to Independent.
  24. district council election: one third of council to be elected. Lab −1 Greens +1.
  25. district council election: one third of council to be elected. Lab −3 Con +7 UKIP −1 Lib Dem −2 Independent −1.
  26. following the defection of Jodie Jones of the Rawnsley ward from the Conservatives to Independent.
  27. district council election: one third of council to be elected. Lab +1 Con −3 UKIP +3 Independent −1.
  28. following the defection of Danny Davies of the Etching Hill and the Heath ward from the Liberal Democrats to Independent.
  29. following the defection of Linda Whitehouse of the Rawnsley ward from the Conservatives to UKIP.
  30. following the defection of Anne and John Bernard of the Hawks Green ward from the Conservatives to UKIP.
  31. following the defection of Michael Grocott of the Western Springs ward from the Liberal Democrats to Independent.
  32. district council election: one third of council to be elected. Lib Dem –4 Lab +7 Con –1 Liberal –2.
  33. following the defection of Diane Bennett of the Cannock West ward and Tony Williams of the Hagley ward from the Liberal Democrats to the Liberal Party.
  34. district council elections: one third of council to be elected. Lib Dem –6 Lab +3 Con +3.
  35. following the death of Conservative councillor John Jillings in the Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury ward and subsequent by-election win for Diane Todd of the Labour Party.
  36. district council elections: one third of council to be elected. Lib Dem –2 Lab –1 Con +3 Ind –1 (Independent Lisa Pearce stood as Conservative but lost her seat).
  37. following the defection of Michael Freeman of the Cannock West ward and Wendy Yates of the Hednesford Green Heath ward from the Conservatives to Liberal Democrats.
  38. following the defection of Lisa Pearce of the Hednesford Green Heath ward from the Liberal Democrats to Independent.
  39. following the defection of Mark Green of the Cannock South ward from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats.
  40. following the defection of Diane Bennet of the Cannock West ward and Keith Bennet of the Hawks Green ward from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats.

Further reading
  • Wise, M. J. (November 1951). "Some notes on the growth of population in the Cannock Chase coalfield". Geography. Geographical Association. 36 (4): 235–248. JSTOR 40563131.

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