It is named after and covers a large part of Cannock Chase, a designated National Landscape.

The district also contains the towns of Hednesford and Rugeley, as well as a number of villages and surrounding rural areas.

Until the 2010 general election the constituency also included the adjacent village of Huntington in South Staffordshire.

[18] According to data from the 2011 United Kingdom census, Cannock Chase has a population of 100,600, with 49,500 males and 51,100 females.

[20] Radio stations for the area are: The Express & Star is the local newspaper that cover the district.

In 1988 two parishes called Rugeley and Brereton were created covering the former Rugeley Urban District, and four parishes called Bridgtown, Cannock Wood, Heath Hayes and Wimblebury, and Norton Canes were created covering parts of the former Cannock Urban District.