Stroud District Council elections
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Stroud District Council in Gloucestershire, England is elected every four years. The all-out elections every four years began in 2016; up to and including the 2015 election one third of the council was elected each year, followed by one year without election.
Political control
Since the first elections to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1][2]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
No overall control | 1973–1976 | |
Conservative | 1976–1984 | |
No overall control | 1984–1996 | |
Labour | 1996–1998 | |
No overall control | 1998–2002 | |
Conservative | 2002–2011 | |
No overall control | 2011–present |
Leadership
The leaders of the council since 2001 have been:[3]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Stephenson-Oliver | Conservative | 10 May 2001 | 29 Jul 2004 | |
Chas Fellows | Conservative | 29 Jul 2004 | 12 Nov 2009 | |
Frances Roden | Conservative | 12 Nov 2009 | May 2012 | |
Geoff Wheeler | Labour | 12 May 2012 | 8 May 2016 | |
Steve Lydon | Labour | 19 May 2016 | Jan 2018 | |
Doina Cornell | Labour | 25 Jan 2018 |
Council elections
- 1973 Stroud District Council election
- 1976 Stroud District Council election
- 1979 Stroud District Council election
- 1983 Stroud District Council election (New ward boundaries)[4]
- 1984 Stroud District Council election
- 1986 Stroud District Council election
- 1987 Stroud District Council election
- 1988 Stroud District Council election
- 1990 Stroud District Council election
- 1991 Stroud District Council election (New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place)[5][6][7][8]
- 1992 Stroud District Council election
- 1994 Stroud District Council election
- 1995 Stroud District Council election
- 1996 Stroud District Council election
- 1998 Stroud District Council election
- 1999 Stroud District Council election
- 2000 Stroud District Council election
- 2002 Stroud District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 4)[9][10][11]
- 2003 Stroud District Council election
- 2004 Stroud District Council election
- 2006 Stroud District Council election
- 2007 Stroud District Council election
- 2008 Stroud District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)[12]
- 2010 Stroud District Council election
- 2011 Stroud District Council election
- 2012 Stroud District Council election
- 2014 Stroud District Council election
- 2015 Stroud District Council election
- 2016 Stroud District Council election (New ward boundaries)[13]
- 2021 Stroud District Council election
District result maps
By-election results
1993-1997
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 308 | 55.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 250 | 44.8 | |||
Majority | 58 | 10.4 | |||
Turnout | 558 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 857 | 55.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 272 | 17.7 | |||
Conservative | 240 | 15.6 | |||
Green | 167 | 10.8 | |||
Majority | 585 | 381 | |||
Turnout | 1,536 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
1997-2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 275 | 60.3 | +35.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 159 | 34.9 | -19.7 | ||
Labour | 22 | 4.8 | -15.8 | ||
Majority | 116 | 25.4 | |||
Turnout | 456 | 46.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
2001-2005
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1,319 | 35.4 | +9.5 | ||
Conservative | 1,308 | 35.1 | +4.0 | ||
Labour | 1,163 | 29.6 | +5.6 | ||
Majority | 11 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,790 | 67.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Frankau | 652 | 39.7 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Marsh | 609 | 37.1 | +8.1 | |
Labour | Paul Denney | 382 | 23.2 | -11.3 | |
Majority | 43 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,643 | 35.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2005-2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Treacher | 652 | 43.4 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | Linda Jeffreys | 425 | 28.3 | +0.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Bowen | 257 | 17.1 | -4.1 | |
Green | Helen Royall | 169 | 11.2 | -0.6 | |
Majority | 227 | 15.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,503 | 28.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Williams | 489 | 43.1 | +6.9 | |
Conservative | Linda Jeffreys | 407 | 35.9 | +3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Darren Jones | 238 | 21.0 | +8.5 | |
Majority | 82 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,134 | 22.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rowland Blackwell | 857 | 44.5 | +6.1 | |
Green | Chris Harmer | 810 | 42.0 | +4.1 | |
Labour | Jo Smith | 261 | 13.5 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 47 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,928 | 38.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2009-2013
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Wigzell | 366 | 54.9 | +0.5 | |
Labour | Audrey Smith | 177 | 26.5 | +10.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Adrian Walker-Smith | 124 | 18.6 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 189 | 28.3 | |||
Turnout | 667 | 38.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Stroud". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ^ Harrison, Stephen (30 April 1998). "Close contest as Labour battles to stay in control Voters across the Midlands go to the polls next Thursdaymay7. Today, Local Government Correspondent Stephen Harrison looks at the looming ballot battle in Gloucestershire". Birmingham Post. p. 4.
- ^ "Council minutes". Stroud District Council. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Stroud (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1991. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) (Variation) Order 1991. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Avon and Gloucestershire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire (District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Stroud". BBC News Online. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Stroud (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Stroud (Parishes and Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2005. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Stroud (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2008. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Stroud (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Results of Cainscross District Ward By-Election 2005". Stroud District Council. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ "Results of Cainscross District Ward By-Election". Stroud District Council. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ "Nailsworth By Elections 2007". Stroud District Council. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ^ Mead, Chris (4 February 2011). "Labour celebrates council by-election breakthrough". The Independent. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Stroud District Council. Retrieved 4 February 2011.