Elections to Cannock Chase District Council took place on 7 May 2015, in line with other local elections in the United Kingdom which were held on the same day as the general election. A total of 15 councillors were elected from all 15 of the council's wards as a third of the council was up for election.
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The Labour Party held control of the council but with a reduced majority of two compared with the previous election. Labour gained a seat from the Liberal Democrats in Brereton and Ravenhill but suffered a net loss of three due to losses elsewhere.
The Conservative Party won the highest number of seats and votes, gaining four seats from Labour and one from the Lib Dems as well as holding the four seats they had won at the 2011 election. They also regained two seats from councillors who had defected since 2011, one who went to UKIP and one who became an independent.
UKIP came a strong third, gaining over 20% of the votes but no seats, leaving them with 5 seats on the council and losing their status as main opposition party. The Liberal Democrats lost the two seats they had won in 2011, leaving them with one councillor. The Green Party contested an election in the district for the first time, putting up a candidate in every ward and coming fourth in terms of vote share.
Council Composition
The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table:
Ward results
Vote share changes are based on the results achieved by parties in 2011 when these seats were last contested.
Hawks Green
^ John Bernard was the sitting councillor for the Hawks Green ward and previously defected from the Conservatives to UKIP.