Elections to the Cannock Chase District Council took place on 22 May 2014, in line with other local elections in the United Kingdom which were held on the same day as the European Parliament elections. A total of 13 councillors were elected from 13 wards as a third of the council was up for election. There were no elections held in the Hagley or Hednesford South wards as those wards elect only two councillors in the other two years of the election cycle.
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The Labour Party held control of the council and increased its majority by one compared with the previous election when it had gained the council from no overall control. Notably, UKIP came a close second and gained 4 seats, despite not previously contesting an election in the district. Compared with the results of 2010 when these seats were last up for election, Labour's vote share slightly decreased but they gained one seat from the Conservatives whilst UKIP gained three seats from the Conservatives and one from the Liberal Democrats. This left the Conservatives and Lib Dems, who had previously won 8 seats between them, with just one seat each.
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 2010 when these seats were last contested.
Brereton and Ravenhill
^ Linda Whitehouse was the sitting councillor for the Rawnsley ward and previously defected from the Conservatives to UKIP.
Western Springs
^ Mike Grocott was re-elected as the councillor for the Western Springs ward after he had previously left the Liberal Democrats to become an Independent.