Stroud District Council elections
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.
Election results
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats[a] | Green[b] | Independents & Others |
Council control after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local government reorganisation; council established (56 seats) | ||||||||
| 1973 | 16 | 14 | 9 | – | 17 | No overall control | ||
| 1976 | 33' | 9 | 4 | 0 | 10 | Conservative | ||
| 1979 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 12 | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries (56 seats) | ||||||||
| 1983 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 | Conservative | ||
| 1984 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | No overall control | ||
| 1986 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 8 | No overall control | ||
| 1987 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 8 | No overall control | ||
| 1988 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 7 | No overall control | ||
| 1990 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 7 | No overall control | ||
| New ward boundaries (55 seats) | ||||||||
| 1991 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 6 | No overall control | ||
| 1992 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | No overall control | ||
| 1994 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | No overall control | ||
| 1995 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 5 | No overall control | ||
| 1996 | 7 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 6 | No overall control | ||
| 1998 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 6 | No overall control | ||
| 1999 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 5 | No overall control | ||
| 2000 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 4 | No overall control | ||
| New ward boundaries (51 seats) | ||||||||
| 2002 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Conservative | ||
| 2003 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Conservative | ||
| 2004 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Conservative | ||
| 2006 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | Conservative | ||
| 2007 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | Conservative | ||
| 2008 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | Conservative | ||
| 2010 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | Conservative | ||
| 2011 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | No overall control | ||
| 2012 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 3 | No overall control | ||
| 2014 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 2 | No overall control | ||
| 2015 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 2 | No overall control | ||
| New ward boundaries (51 seats)[c] | ||||||||
| 2016 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 0 | No overall control | ||
| 2021 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 0 | No overall control | ||
| 2024 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 0 | No overall control | ||
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)[2]
- 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)[3][4][5][6]
- 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)[7][8][9]
- 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)[10]
- 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)[11]
- 2021 Stroud District Council election
- 2024 Stroud District Council election
District result maps
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2002 results map
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2003 results map
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2004 results map
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2006 results map
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2007 results map
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2008 results map
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2010 results map
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2011 results map
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2012 results map
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2014 results map
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2015 results map
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2016 results map
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2021 results map
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2024 results map
By-election results
1994–1998
| 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 | ||||
1998–2002
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
2002–2006
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
2006–2010
| 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 | ||||
2010–2014
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Miranda Clifton | 654 | 53.2 | +6.0 | |
| Conservative | Loraine Patrick | 575 | 46.8 | −6.0 | |
| Majority | 79 | 6.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,229 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
2014–2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Martin Baxendale | 291 | 42.8 | −4.3 | |
| Labour | James Heslop | 230 | 33.8 | +2.3 | |
| UKIP | Stuart Love | 76 | 11.2 | +11.2 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Davies | 67 | 9.9 | −11.5 | |
| TUSC | Lucy Roberts | 16 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 61 | 9.0 | |||
| Turnout | 680 | ||||
| Green hold | Swing | ||||
2016–2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Darren Loftus | 751 | 45.1 | +12.9 | |
| Labour | Karen Pitney | 427 | 25.6 | −2.0 | |
| Green | Robin Lewis | 341 | 20.5 | −7.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kris Beacham | 146 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
| Majority | 324 | 19.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,665 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Trevor Hall | 889 | 50.5 | +13.5 | |
| Conservative | Loraine Patrick | 704 | 40.0 | +15.3 | |
| Green | Yvon Dignon | 90 | 5.1 | −9.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Blackwell-Whitehead | 79 | 4.5 | −19.5 | |
| Majority | 185 | 10.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,762 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lindsay Green | 993 | 49.8 | +4.6 | |
| Labour | Liz Ashton | 686 | 34.4 | +0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Stayte | 231 | 11.6 | −1.5 | |
| Green | Thomas Willetts | 82 | 4.1 | −3.9 | |
| Majority | 307 | 15.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,992 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2021–2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Gary Luff | 1,168 | 45.9 | +11.9 | |
| Conservative | Sue Williams | 817 | 32.1 | −10.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roz Savage | 381 | 15.0 | +15.0 | |
| Labour | Ela Pathak-Sen | 180 | 7.1 | −16.5 | |
| Majority | 351 | 13.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,546 | ||||
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
2024–2028
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Cate James-Hodges | 416 | 56.3 | ||
| Labour | Shelley Rider | 118 | 16.0 | ||
| Reform UK | Daryl Leslie Arthur Smith | 108 | 14.6 | ||
| Conservative | Hena Mannan-Rahman | 60 | 8.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Philip James Purves | 27 | 3.7 | ||
| UKIP | Lucian Aeris | 10 | 1.4 | ||
| Majority | 298 | 40.3 | |||
| Turnout | 743 | 40.9 | |||
| Green gain from Labour | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Moya Shannon | 439 | 27.8 | ||
| Conservative | Hena Mannan-Rahman | 425 | 26.9 | ||
| Reform UK | Jonathan Wren | 421 | 26.7 | ||
| Labour | Karen Frances Linforth | 177 | 11.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Stayte | 112 | 7.1 | ||
| UKIP | Ben Walker | 5 | 0.3 | ||
| Majority | 14 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1579 | 26.8 | |||
| Green gain from Labour | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Helen Elliott-Boult | 540 | 67.5 | ||
| Reform UK | Michael Rees | 132 | 16.5 | ||
| Conservative | Anthony Pilkington | 58 | 7.3 | ||
| Labour | Mick Fealty | 46 | 5.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Raffy Chiswick | 22 | 2.8 | ||
| UKIP | Lucian Aeris | 2 | 0.3 | ||
| Majority | 408 | 51.0 | |||
| Turnout | 800 | 26.8 | |||
| Green hold | |||||
References
- ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
- ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Green Party of England and Wales, the Ecology Party and Green Party UK.
- ^ Changed from one-third to whole council elections.
- ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
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- ^ 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.
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