Map of the results of the 2016 Cannock Chase District Council election.
Labour in red,
Conservatives in blue and
Greens in green. White areas indicate wards where no seat was up for election.
The
Labour Party held control of the council with a slightly reduced majority of one compared with their tally following the
previous election. Labour lost one seat of their
2012 election total but held all of the other seats they were defending, albeit many with reduced majorities.
The
Conservative Party won the highest number of seats and votes at the previous election but did not make any net gains on their 2012 result. They did, however, regain a seat in Hawks Green which was held by a former Conservative councillor who had defected to
UKIP. This left the Conservatives with 13 seats on the council, confirming their status as the official opposition party. UKIP failed to match their
2014 success and did not win any seats at this election.
The
Liberal Democrats only fielded two candidates, both in former areas of strength for them in
Rugeley. Although one of these wards went to a recount, they did not manage to regain any of the losses they suffered in 2012. Meanwhile, the
Green Party once again stood candidates in every ward and made a surprise gain in the
Hednesford South ward, ousting a sitting Labour councillor and giving them their first representation on Cannock Chase District Council. Unlike previous years, there are no
independent candidates.