Local Elections / Cannock Chase

Cannock Chase

Shire District· West Midlands· By-thirds (1/3 contested)· 36 total seats
Control:LabourReform

Control changes from Labour to no overall control. Reform projected as largest party with 7 of 12 seats, but multi-party fragmentation prevents a majority.

Seat Projection (Current vs Projected)

Labour
Now: 20Proj: 2-18
Conservative
Now: 11Proj: 1-10
Lib Dem
Now: 0Proj: 00
Reform
Now: 0Proj: 28+28
Green
Now: 5Proj: 2-3
Other/Ind
Now: 0Proj: 3+3
Faded bar = current seats. Solid bar = projected. Dashed line = majority threshold. For by-thirds councils, projection covers the 1/3 of seats contested in 2026 overlaid on the existing 2/3.

Projected Vote Shares

Reform
39.7%
Labour
21.7%
Conservative
17.2%
Green
14.1%
Lib Dem
0.0%
Ind/Other
7.4%

Control Probabilities

Labour
0%
Conservative
0%
Reform
0%
Lib Dem
0%
Green
0%
NOC
0%

From 1,000 Monte Carlo simulations. Confidence: medium.

What to watch

Reform surge