Before (end of 2011) (41 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 17 · Conservative 13 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Other 0
After (end of 2012) (41 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 12 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 0
Ward results
Brereton and Ravenhill1 seat
| Alan Dudson | Labour | 611 ✓ |
| Raymond Easton | Liberal Democrats | 547 |
| Vic Hardcastle | Conservative | 189 |
Cannock East1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| Christine Mitchell | Labour | 982 ✓ |
| Susan Snape | Conservative | 341 |
Cannock North1 seat · turnout 22.7%
| Gordon Alcott | Labour | 992 ✓ |
| Peter Wallace Jones | Conservative | 234 |
Cannock South1 seat · turnout 22.6%
| Maureen Freeman | Labour | 882 ✓ |
| Steve Mate | Conservative | 349 |
| Mark Green | Liberal Democrats | 94 |
Cannock West1 seat · turnout 29.8%
| Chris Anslow | Conservative | 1,002 ✓ |
| Paul Witton | Labour | 709 |
Etching Hill and the Heath1 seat · turnout 22.5%
| Justin Johnson | Conservative | 426 ✓ |
| Charlotte Stubbs | Labour | 379 |
| Gavin Grant | Liberal Democrats | 310 |
| Diane Bennett | LIB | 93 |
Hagley2 seats · turnout 22.8%
| Andy Lovell | Labour | 387 ✓ |
| Brian Bottomer | Labour | 356 ✓ |
| Tony Williams | LIB | 237 |
| Neil Stanley | LIB | 236 |
| Richard Alexander | Conservative | 105 |
| Paul Blake | Conservative | 95 |
| Pat Ansell | Liberal Democrats | 79 |
| Les Grindey | Liberal Democrats | 72 |
Hawks Green1 seat · turnout 17.9%
| Ann Bernard | Conservative | 410 ✓ |
| John Preece | Labour | 376 |
| Colin Marklew | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 167 |
| Sarah Giles | Liberal Democrats | 71 |
| Diane Todd | Labour | 707 ✓ |
| Alan Dean | Conservative | 445 |
Hednesford North1 seat · turnout 26.8%
| Alan Raymond Pearson | Labour | 924 ✓ |
| Graham Burnett | Conservative | 392 |
| Ron Turville | — | 171 |
Hednesford South1 seat · turnout 26.0%
| Brian Gamble | Labour | 586 ✓ |
| Jacqui Burnett | Conservative | 371 |
| Ann Turville | — | 164 |
Norton Canes1 seat · turnout 27.5%
| Zaphne Stretton | Labour | 881 ✓ |
| John Beddows | Conservative | 633 |
| Kenneth Ansell | Liberal Democrats | 69 |
Western Springs1 seat · turnout 21.5%
| Carl Bennett | Labour | 430 ✓ |
| Jim Bowater | Conservative | 384 |
| Patricia Williams | Liberal Democrats | 215 |
| Becky Williams | LIB | 74 |