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# Candidate list reveals Burntwood Town Council will remain under Labour control
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/candidate-list-reveals-burntwood-town-council-will-remain-under-labour-control/
- Published: 2023-04-06T06:06:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-14T18:08:15.000Z
- Description: The candidates hoping to win seats on Burntwood Town Council at the local elections have been confirmed – and Labour have already mathematically ensured they retain control.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Burntwood, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:01, News

The candidates hoping to win seats on Burntwood Town Council at the local elections have been confirmed – and Labour have already mathematically ensured they retain control.

Two wards – Chasetown and Chase Terrace – will not require a vote due to the number of candidates declared.

It means that of the 22 seats up for grabs, Labour have already secured seven.

But with only nine Conservative candidates and one independent standing in total, the town council will be controlled by Labour once again after 4th May.

The full list of candidates in each ward – with the number of seats in brackets are below:

#### Boney Hay and Central (5)

- Jim Craik – Conservatives
- Di Evans – Labour
- Joanne Hancox – Labour
- Elaine Kirkham – Labour
- Steven Swain – Conservatives
- Paul Taylor – Labour
- Sharon Taylor – Labour

#### Chase Terrace (4)

- Sharon Banevicius – Labour
- Paul Flanagan – Labour
- Steven Norman – Labour
- Sue Woodward – Labour

#### Chasetown (3)

- Andrew Bullock – Labour
- Darren Ennis – Labour
- Laura Ennis – Labour

#### Gorstey Lea (2)

- Robyn Ennis – Labour
- Marvin Shortman – Labour
- Keith Willis-Croft – Conservatives

#### Highfield (1)

- Wai-Lee Ho – Conservatives
- Jane Smith – Labour

#### Hunslet (2)

- Carol Ivett – Labour
- Carol McCabe – Labour
- Serena Mears – Conservatives
- Jacquie Wittstock – Conservatives

#### Summerfield and All Saints (5)

- Norma Bacon – Conservatives
- Bev Bishop – Labour
- Kathy Coe – Labour
- Michael Galvin – Labour
- Carolyn Gittings – Labour
- Sam Goody – Independent
- Ivan Holdsworth – Labour
- Richard Stephenson – Conservatives
- Heather Tranter – Conservatives