2012 Cannock Chase District Council election

This also included a by-election in the Hagley ward which filled a vacancy that had arisen since the previous election.

This was the last election in which a party gained more than 50% of the vote until the Conservatives' landslide victory in 2021.

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was: After the election, the composition of the council was: Vote share changes are based on the results achieved by parties in 2008 when these seats were last contested.

^ Diane Bennett was the sitting councillor for the Cannock West ward and previously defected from the Conservatives to the Liberal Party.

There were two seats up for election in the Hagley ward due to the resignation of the sitting Labour councillor with the second placed candidate filling the remainder of his term.