Cannock Chase District Council Election Results 1973-2012 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre Plymouth University The information contained in this report has been obtained from a number of sources. Election results from the immediate post-reorganisation period were painstakingly collected by Alan Willis largely, although not exclusively, from local newspaper reports. From the mid- 1980s onwards the results have been obtained from each local authority by the Elections Centre. The data are stored in a database designed by Lawrence Ware and maintained by Brian Cheal and others at Plymouth University. Despite our best efforts some information remains elusive whilst we accept that some errors are likely to remain. Notice of any mistakes should be sent to [email protected]. The results sequence can be kept up to date by purchasing copies of the annual Local Elections Handbook, details of which can be obtained by contacting the email address above. Front cover: the graph shows the distribution of percentage vote shares over the period covered by the results. The lines reflect the colours traditionally used by the three main parties. The grey line is the share obtained by Independent candidates while the purple line groups together the vote shares for all other parties. Rear cover: the top graph shows the percentage share of council seats for the main parties as well as those won by Independents and other parties. The lines take account of any by- election changes (but not those resulting from elected councillors switching party allegiance) as well as the transfers of seats during the main round of local election. The lower graph shows for each main round of local elections the overall percentage turnout (solid line), the percentage of women candidates standing at (dotted line) and the percentage of women among those elected (hashed line). St. Lukes (7928)5 Broomhill (4503)3 Cannock Chase - 1973 vote share vote share Cadman G. Lab 2,000 56.3 Poole L. Lab 858 - 2 Preece H. Lab 1,950 - Roberts J. Lab 858 61.3 Brereton (2981) Loverock J. Ms. Lab 1,898 - Alcott G. Lab 791 - vote share Marshall M. Lab 1,867 - Tipton L. Ms. Con 541 38.7 Kelly P. Lab 781 79.7 Baillie J. Lab 1,749 - Rowley A. Lab 746 - Gore P. Con 1,552 43.7 Turnout 32.7 22.7 Dibsdale M. Ms. Con 199 20.3 Woodhouse R. Con 1,467 - Chilton F. Con 1,461 - Cannock South (4019)3 Turnout 32.7 59.4 vote share Turnout 47.6 12.6 Prime E. Lab 802 48.5 Brindley Heath (700) Loverock J. Ms. Lab 762 - vote share St. Marks (5112)3 Harris C. Lab 674 - Walker A. Ms. Lab 233 75.2 vote share Whitehouse E. Con 602 36.4 Whitehouse F. Con 77 24.8 Metcalfe D. Lab 1,266 72.0 Plant J. Con 598 - O'Leary J. Lab 1,262 - Steed L. Ms. Con 593 - Turnout 45.1 50.3 Lomas A. Lab 1,247 - Taylor B. Lib 250 15.1 3 Desmonde J. Con 492 28.0 Johnson B. Ms. Lib 244 - Hagley (5558) Lightfoot M. Con 484 - Oakes H. Ms. Lib 152 - vote share Dacre R. Con 444 - Madden L. Lab 893 57.9 Turnout 42.9 12.1 Smith T. Lab 885 - Turnout 36.2 44.0 White R. Lab 856 - Chadsmoor (4324)3 Hardcastle A. Con 649 - St. Pauls (3080)2 vote share Santaniello B. Con 649 42.1 vote share Bullas G. Lab 726 52.6 Courtenay A. Con 638 - Prince E. Lab 797 82.3 Dixon K. Lab 723 - Ansell S. Lab 731 - Allen F. Lab 696 - Turnout 28.8 15.8 Reid A. Con 171 17.7 Hill V. Con 655 47.4 3 Woodhouse A. Con 161 - Cartwright G. Con 604 - Norton Canes (4161) Bishop C. Con 579 - vote share Turnout 32.4 64.7 Shaw P. Lab 1,366 72.6 Turnout 33.8 5.1 Sharratt L. Lab 1,181 - St. Peters (3370)2 Darby K. Lab 1,158 - vote share Etching Hill (4437)3 Pinson R. Ind Con 515 27.4 Dixon D. Lab 827 56.2 vote share Clarke D. Ind Con 498 - Wood B. Lab 791 - Hughes J. Con 1,024 52.3 Desmonde J. Con 352 23.9 Watkiss H. Con 1,013 - Turnout 43.2 45.2 Gaskell F. Ind 292 19.9 Sidwell R. Con 1,008 - Tongue S. Ms. Con 275 - Evans W. Lab 591 30.2 Pear Tree (2309)2 Myatt W. Lab 586 - vote share Turnout 39.8 32.3 Sutton L. Ms. Lab 571 - Jackson L. Lab 531 85.2 Metcalf J. Lib 344 17.6 Dean M. Ms. Lab 490 - Wolseley Road (3302)2 Brandon R. Lib 322 - Owen M. Con 92 14.8 vote share Lane D. Lib 314 - Cowlishaw T. Lab 786 51.2 Turnout 28.2 70.5 Mason M. Con 748 48.8 Turnout 44.9 22.1 Littlemore D. Con 687 - Ravenhill (1181) Rowen J. Lab 642 - Hagley (2924)3 vote share vote share Newman G. Lab 420 89.2 Turnout 45.0 2.5 Cowlishaw T. Lab 700 63.3 McMillan R. Con 51 10.8 Smith T. Lab 597 - Dean M. Ms. Lab 574 - Turnout 39.8 78.3 Bowden C. Ms. Con 405 36.7 St. Aidans (5782)4 Cannock Chase - 1976 Turnout 35.7 26.7 vote share 3 Roberts J. Lab 1,008 73.7 Anglesey (4614) Heath Hayes (3540)3 Poole L. Lab 1,007 - vote share vote share Jacques I. Lab 988 - Burnett J. Con 952 42.6 Tennant A. Lab 645 40.7 Minten H. Lab 986 - Alcock A. Con 911 - Dunning V. Lab 599 - Crompton K. Con 360 26.3 Desmonde J. Con 899 - Holston J. Lab 569 - Davis D. Lab 870 38.9 Bate A. Con 511 32.2 Turnout 23.9 47.4 Keynon R. Lab 786 - Hall C. Con 500 - Thomas D. Lab 702 - Price A. Ind Rate 429 27.1 St. Chads (6014)4 Knott J. Ind Rate 412 18.4 vote share Turnout 36.4 8.5 Alcott G. Lab 0 - Turnout 42.8 3.7 Holston W. Lab 0 0.0 3 3 Longford (4741) Dixon K. Lab 0 - Brereton & Ravenhill (4421) vote share Davis D. Lab 0 - vote share Cartwright C. Con 1,413 58.7 Rowley A. Lab 1,098 52.2 Chilton F. Con 1,375 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Kelly P. Lab 975 - Cooper R. Con 1,346 - King L. Lab 936 - 3 Preece H. Lab 995 41.3 St. Johns (4363) Santaniello B. Con 532 25.3 Marshall M. Lab 967 - vote share Walker C. Ind Lib 473 22.5 Baillie J. Lab 947 - Dixon D. Lab 845 64.9 Dunning V. Lab 793 - Turnout 37.8 26.9 Turnout 52.0 17.4 Holston J. Lab 769 - Starkey J. Con 457 35.1 Brindley Heath (591) Norton Canes (4841)3 Bhageerutty C. Con 452 - vote share vote share Hall K. Con 434 - Walker A. Ms. Lab 187 53.4 Bhageerutty C. Ms. Con 1,263 57.2 Wigginton T. Con 163 46.6 Clarke D. Con 1,026 - Turnout 30.8 29.8 Lunn F. Con 962 - Turnout 59.4 6.9 Darby K. Lab 945 42.8 Sharratt L. Lab 934 - Small F. Lab 862 - Turnout 45.0 14.4 Results of the English Shire District Elections 1973-2012 1 Parkside (3953)3 Etching Hill (4595)2 Brindley Heath (547) vote share vote share vote share Astbury M. Ms. Con 1,209 61.1 Watson C. Con 948 53.3 Walker A. Ms. Lab 170 36.7 Gore P. Con 1,182 - Pope M. Con 922 - Instone D. Lib 166 35.9 Woodhouse R. Con 1,124 - Young T. Lab 647 36.4 Wigginton T. Con 127 27.4 Cadman G. Lab 770 38.9 Williams R. Lab 617 - Jacques I. Lab 690 - Instone P. Lib 182 10.2 Turnout 87.0 0.9 Minten H. Lab 641 - Turner S. Lib 146 - Broomhill (4611) Turnout 49.6 22.2 Turnout 42.0 16.9 vote share Bagguley R. Lab 2,518 71.9 Pye Green Valley (4358)3 Hagley (2905) Tipton L. Ms. Con 986 28.1 vote share vote share Metcalfe D. Lab 964 63.7 Stanley N. Lib 1,211 67.1 Turnout 77.2 43.7 O'Leary J. Lab 952 - Dean M. Ms. Lab 444 24.6 Jackson L. Lab 810 - Bowden C. Ms. Con 151 8.4 Cannock South (4022) Desmonde J. Ms. Con 550 36.3 vote share Tongue S. Ms. Con 533 - Turnout 62.5 42.5 Loverock J. Ms. Lab 1,816 60.2 Dace R. Con 504 - McLoughlin P. Con 1,203 39.8 Heath Hayes (3520) Turnout 36.2 27.3 vote share Turnout 76.2 20.3 Holston J. Lab 763 58.5 Rawnsley (2436)2 Hall C. Con 541 41.5 Chadsmoor (4397) vote share vote share Wood B. Lab 562 57.2 Turnout 37.1 17.0 Dixon K. Lab 2,251 66.2 Tipton C. Lab 510 - Shelley I. Con 1,150 33.8 Slater K. Con 421 42.8 Longford (4798) Gough B. Con 406 - vote share Turnout 78.2 32.4 Cooper R. Con 1,338 53.9 Turnout 42.6 14.3 Baillie J. Lab 1,144 46.1 Etching Hill (4652) vote share Western Springs (4187)3 Turnout 51.9 7.8 Watkiss H. Con 1,454 40.3 vote share Instone P. Lib 1,090 30.2 Mason M.