🗳️
Find your electionBack to Cannock ChaseLocal elections are coming up — 7 May 2026
Enter your postcode to find the candidates standing in your ward.
Previous elections
Brereton & Ravenhill (2025)
Conservative and Unionist Party· Not elected
Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley (2024)
Conservative and Unionist Party· Not elected
Western Springs Ward
Where Joshua fits into things
Cannock Chase
Constituency
Western Springs
Ward
Joshua Leigh Birch
Candidate
Western Springs
About the role
The responsibility of a councillor is to represent the people within a ward by making decisions on local services and other local issues.
What councillors do
- Make decisions on local services like housing, roads, and parks
- Represent residents' concerns at council meetings
- Help resolve local issues raised by constituents
- Set council budgets and local tax levels
How to influence
- Attend local council surgeries
- Write or email about local issues
- Attend public council meetings
- Join local community groups
Council
Cannock Chase