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2024 Stroud District Council election
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All 51 seats to Stroud District Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Lindsey Green Catherine Braun
Party Conservative Green
Leader's seat Berkeley Vale Wotton-under-Edge
Last election 20 seats, 43.1% 13 seats, 24.6%
Current seats 19 14
Seats needed Increase 7 Increase 12
 
Leader Steve Robinson Ken Tucker
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Nailsworth Wotton-under-Edge
Last election 15 seats, 25.8% 3 seats, 5.8%
Current seats 4 3
Seats needed Increase 22 Increase 23
Incumbent Leader

Catherine Braun
Green
No overall control



The 2024 Stroud District Council election is scheduled to be held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. All 51 members of Stroud District Council in Gloucestershire will be elected. Due to the previous election being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, councillors face re-election after a 3-year term, rather than the usual 4.

Background

Stroud has traditionally been a Conservative council. The party held a majority on the council from 1976 to 1984, with a period of no overall control until 2002.[1] The Conservatives remained the largest group on the council, aside from a period between 1994 and 1999, when Labour overtook them. The council again fell to no overall control in 2011,[2] and no party has won a majority since then. In 2016, the council moved from electing by thirds to an all-out system, where all seats are contested every 4 years.[3]

In the most recent election, the Conservative party won 20 seats (down 3) with 39.2% of the vote, labour won 15 (down 3) with 29.4%, the Green Party won 13 (up 5) with 25.5%, and the Liberal Democrats won 3 (up 1) with 5.9%. Following the election, Doina Cornell of the Labour Party was elected council leader, with the backing of the Green Party and Liberal Democrats.[4] Labour lost their position as the largest party in the coalition in June 2022, following the resignation of Cornell and 3 others from the party.[5] Green Party councillor Catherine Braun was elected leader on 22 July 2022;[6] the council is now run by a coalition of the Green Party, the Liberal Democrats, the Community Independents group, and the Independent Left group.[7]

Summary

Council composition

After 2021 election Before 2024 election[8] After 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Conservative 20 Conservative 19 Conservative
Green 13 Green 14 Green
Labour 15 Labour 4 Labour
Liberal Democrats 3 Liberal Democrats 3 Liberal Democrats
Independent 0 Independent 10 Independent

Changes:

  • June 2022: Doina Cornell, Colin Fryer, Trevor Hall, and Robin Layfield leave Labour to sit as independents[9][a]
  • September 2022: Paula Baker, Natalie Bennett, Chris Brine, Helen Fenton, and Mattie Ross leave Labour to sit as independents[9][b]
  • April 2023: Jason Bullingham (Conservative) resigns; by-election held May 2023[10]
  • May 2023: Gary Luff (Green Party) gains by-election from Conservatives[11]
  • June 2023: Laurie Davies leaves Labour to sit as an independent[12]
  • October 2023: Jessie Hoskin leaves Labour to sit as an independent[13][c]
  • December 2023: Norman Kay (Green Party) dies; seat left vacant until 2024 election[14]
  • February 2024: Helen Fenton (independent) joins Green Party[15]

Election result

2024 Stroud District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 51
  Green 51
  Independent 5
  Labour 51
  Liberal Democrats 20
  TUSC 4

Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Stroud District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024.[16]

Amberley & Woodchester

Amberley & Woodchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Sarah Canning 420 47.9 N/A
Labour Co-op Lesley Williams 267 30.4 −20.2
Conservative Colin Chisholm 190 21.7 −26.7
Majority 153
Turnout 884 50.46
Registered electors 1,752
Green gain from Labour Swing

Berkeley Vale

Berkeley Vale (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lindsey Green*
Conservative Charles Tuffin
Conservative Paul Turner
Green Martyn Cutcher
Green Bob Hilliard
Green Susie Medley
Labour Liz Ashton
Labour Steve Lydon
Labour Jo Smith
Liberal Democrats Nick Easby

Bisley

Bisley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Martin Brown* 546 62.1 +8.5
Conservative Stephen Davies 209 23.8 −22.6
Labour Neil Hughes 80 9.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Rod Rhys Jones 44 5.0 N/A
Majority 337 38.3
Turnout 882 49.6 −7.4
Registered electors 1,780
Green hold Swing

Cainscross

Cainscross (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Stanley 989 47.8 +13.9
Labour Dave Mathews 971 46.9 +13.5
Labour Fraser Dahdouh 954 46.1 +17.6
Green Kate Crews*[d] 630 30.4 +11.8
Green Alan Mossman 428 20.7 +3.4
Green Gavin McClafferty 413 19.9 +4.8
Conservative George Williams 397 19.2 −9.3
Conservative Donna Pickering 319 15.4 −14.9
Conservative Adam Whitehead 311 15.0 −5.7
Independent Charlie Mitchell 209 10.1 N/A
TUSC Sue Richards 81 3.9 +2.1
Turnout 2071 35.4
Registered electors 5,848
Labour hold
Labour gain from Independent
Labour gain from Conservative

Cam East

Cam East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Hamilton 662 50.1 +23.0
Labour Milly Hill 583 44.1 +20.2
Conservative Brian Tipper* 513 38.8 −11.5
Conservative Victoria Gray* 422 31.9 −14.6
Green Anna Bonallack 209 15.8 N/A
Green Steven Naumann 132 10.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Wilsher 121 9.2 −8.3
Turnout 1481 40.6
Registered electors 3,647
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Cam West

Cam West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Haynes 590 50.7 +7.2
Labour Terri Kinnison 528 45.4 +16.4
Conservative Bridget Baxter 361 31.0 −12.8
Conservative Christopher Evans* 345 29.6 −14.2
Green Ben Bywater 238 20.4 N/A
Green Sally Pickering 159 13.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Rhianna Wilsher 107 9.2 −1.4
Turnout 1274 33.5
Registered electors 3,803
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Independent

Chalford

Chalford (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Tricia Watson* 1,323 55.9 +5.9
Green Helen Fenton*[e] 1,279 54.0 +17.6
Green James Boyle 1,192 50.4 N/A
Labour Alex Hughes 624 26.4 −10.0
Labour Jed Knight 605 25.6 N/A
Conservative Gail Fearnley-Whittingstall 559 23.6 −10.7
Conservative Tim Westlake 511 21.6 −11.5
Conservative Kim Hawkins 504 21.3 −8.4
Labour Stephen Stanley 504 21.3 N/A
Turnout 2486 47.6
Registered electors 5,223
Green hold
Green hold
Green hold

Coaley & Uley

Coaley & Uley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Martin Pearcy* 584 59.2
Conservative John Stanton 260 26.3
Labour Claire Cook 143 14.5
Majority 324 33.1
Turnout 998 50.7
Registered electors 1,967
Green hold Swing

Dursley

Dursley (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Caton Hughes 915 44.2 +1.3
Labour Terry Cook 840 40.6 +1.2
Labour Bob Hughes 802 38.7 +2.5
Green Danae Savvidou 688 33.2 −3.0
Green Tom Meadowcroft 557 26.9 +6.8
Conservative Loraine Patrick* 549 26.5 +13.1
Conservative Matt Patrick 480 23.2 −9.9
Conservative Carwyn Williams 449 21.7 −8.9
Green James Broady 417 20.1 +6.0
Liberal Democrats Ann Blacklock 155 7.5 N/A
TUSC Lucia Jayaseelan 45 2.2 N/A
Turnout 2129 37.4
Registered electors 5,689
Labour gain from Independent
Labour gain from Independent
Labour gain from Conservative

Hardwicke

Hardwicke (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gill Oxley* 858 51.0 −5.5
Conservative Demelza Turner-Wilkes 724 43.0 −2.6
Conservative Mark Ryder* 676 40.2 +0.1
Labour Simon MacGregor 491 29.2 +4.2
Green Adrian Oldman 458 27.2 +1.3
Labour Keith Terry 420 25.0 N/A
Labour Thomas Williams 415 24.7 N/A
Green John Robinthwaite 380 22.6 −0.7
Green John Patient 362 21.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Owen 263 15.6 N/A
Turnout 1922 27.6
Registered electors 6,967
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Kingswood

Kingswood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Holly Simkiss 689 82.0 +23.1
Conservative Allison Long 79 9.4 −23.1
Green Hannah Lyons-Tsai 40 4.8 New
Labour Val Randell 32 3.8 −4.8
Turnout 840 45.8
Liberal Democrats hold

Minchinhampton

Minchinhampton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Duncan Grannaway
Conservative Philip Morris
Green Gill Thomas
Green Chloe Turner*
Labour David Carter
Labour Stephen Moore
Liberal Democrats Christo Archer

Nailsworth

Nailsworth (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Daniels
Conservative Tom George
Conservative Max Howells
Green Kate Kay
Green Rod Nelson
Green Rosie Thresher
Labour Co-op Maggie Dutton
Labour Co-op Shelley Rider
Labour Co-op Steve Robinson*
Liberal Democrats Adam Cain
Liberal Democrats Colleen Rothwell

Painswick & Upton

Painswick & Upton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Castle
Conservative David Lowin
Conservative Tim Williams
Green Pete Kennedy
Green Gary Luff*
Green Matthew Sargeant
Labour Ashley Smith*[f]
Labour Anne Snelgrove
Labour Andrew Treacher
Liberal Democrats Richard Osborn

Randwick, Whiteshill & Ruscombe

Randwick, Whiteshill & Ruscombe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marcia Cosh
Green Jon Edmunds*
Labour Paul Sztumpf
Liberal Democrats John Holmes

Rodborough

Rodborough (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Jones
Conservative Tom Whittaker
Green Phil Blomberg
Green Liz Hillary
Independent Helen Elliott-Boult
Independent Robin Layfield*[g]
Labour Katy Hofmann
Labour Nigel Prenter*

Severn

Severn (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Brown
Conservative Hena Mannan-Rahman
Green Isa Clee
Green Moya Shannon
Labour Co-op Nathan Greenway
Labour Co-op Richard Maisey
Liberal Democrats Mike Stayte

Stonehouse

Stonehouse (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sonia Brinkworth
Conservative Nicholas Housden*
Conservative Surjeet Malik
Green Carol Kambites
Green Madelaine Maraboli-Roman
Green Rachel Smith
Independent Wendy Thomson
Labour John Callinan
Labour Karen Linforth
Labour John Parker
Liberal Democrats Robert Jewell
TUSC Adam Goulcher

Stroud Central

Stroud Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Cursham
Green Cate James-Hodges
Labour Co-op David Drew

Stroud Farmhill & Paganhill

Stroud Farmhill & Paganhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Silvey
Green Val Saunders
Labour Shyama Ananthan

Stroud Slade

Stroud Slade
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Malpass
Green Natalie Rothwell-Warn
Independent Thea Pilikian
Labour Rachel Lyons

Stroud Trinity

Stroud Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sharon Sugars
Green Lucas Schoemaker*
Labour Andy Theaker
Liberal Democrats Philip Purves
TUSC Chris Moore

Stroud Uplands

Stroud Uplands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jessica Tomblin
Green Sarah Dixon
Labour Cath Moore
Liberal Democrats George James

Stroud Valley

Stroud Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Lee
Green Martin Baxendale*
Labour Co-op Mick Fealty

The Stanleys

The Stanleys (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Studdert-Kennedy*
Conservative David White
Green Marisa Godfrey
Green Steve Hynd*
Labour Julie Harper
Labour Jenny Miles
Liberal Democrats Elaine Jewell

Thrupp

Thrupp
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charlie Stacey
Green Beki Aldam*
Labour Rod Beer

Wotton-under-Edge

Wotton-under-Edge (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Linda Cohen 1185 51.2 −2.4
Green Catherine Braun* 1090 47.1 −5.5
Green Gareth Kitchen 743 32.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mark Walter 740 32.0 −11.4
Conservative Graham Smith 558 24.1 −15.2
Liberal Democrats Lisa Carr 541 23.4 N/A
Green Eleanor Meehan 431 18.6 N/A
Labour Steven Mackay 354 15.3 New
Labour Rachel Curley 343 14.8 New
Labour John Bloxsom 332 14.4 New
Conservative Andrew Reynolds 316 13.7 −10.0
Conservative Allan Nolan 304 13.1 −9.2
Turnout 2432 43.88
Registered electors 5,542
Liberal Democrats hold
Green hold
Green gain from Liberal Democrats

References

  1. ^ Cornell, Fryer, Hall, and Layfield are part of the Community Independents group on the council, which is not registered as a political party.
  2. ^ Baker, Bennett, and Ross are part of the Independent Left group on the council, which is not registered as a political party.
  3. ^ Hoskin is part of the Independent Left group on the council, which is not registered as a political party.
  4. ^ Kate Crews was elected in 2021 as Councillor for Stroud Central
  5. ^ Helen Fenton was elected in 2021 as a Labour & Co-operative Councillor
  6. ^ Ashley Smith was elected in 2021 as Councillor for Amberley & Woodchester
  7. ^ Robin Layfield was elected in 2021 as a Labour & Co-operative Councillor
  1. ^ "Stroud District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "BBC News - Election 2011 - England council elections - Stroud". BBC News. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  3. ^ "District and Parish/Town Council elections". Stroud District Council. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Parties unite to lead district for three more years". Stroud District Council. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  5. ^ Molloy, Caroline (1 July 2022). "Labour loses grip of council coalition as trio quit in stitch-up row". OpenDemocracy. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  6. ^ "New Leader and Deputy Leader for Stroud District Council". Stroud District Council. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Cross-party administration elected to run Stroud District Council for another year". Stroud District Council. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Your Councillors by Party". Stroud District Council. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Stroud Labour councillors resign - including deputy leader". Stroud News and Journal. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  10. ^ Garcia, Carmelo (16 April 2023). "Health concern sparks council resignation forcing by-election". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Painswick and Upton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  12. ^ Garcia, Carmelo (7 June 2023). "Stroud councillor quits Labour amid concerns over party's direction". Stroud News and Journal. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Stroud councillor quits Labour over Starmer comments". BBC News. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Heartfelt tributes to Councillor Norman Kay". Stroud District Council. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Ex-Labour councillor joins Green Party | Stroud Times". Stroud Times. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Stroud District Council. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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