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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
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Catherine Braun Steve Robinson
Party Green Labour
Leader's seat Wotton-under-Edge Nailsworth
Last election 13 seats, 24.6% 15 seats, 25.8%
Seats before 14 4
Seats won 22 20
Seat change Increase 8 Increase 16
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Lindsey Green Ken Tucker
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Berkeley Vale Wotton-under-Edge
Last election 20 seats, 43.1% 3 seats, 5.8%
Seats before 19 3
Seats won 7 2
Seat change Decrease 12 Decrease 1
Map showing the results of the 2024 Stroud District Council election
Leader before election

Catherine Braun
Green
No overall control

Elected Leader


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[edit]

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[edit]

Council composition[edit]

After 2021 election Before 2024 election[8] After 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Conservative 20 Conservative 19 Conservative 7
Green 13 Green 14 Green 22
Labour 15 Labour 4 Labour 20
Liberal Democrats 3 Liberal Democrats 3 Liberal Democrats 2
Independent 0 Independent 10 Independent 0

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[edit]

2024 Stroud District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 51 7 Decrease 12
  Green 51 22 Increase 8
  Independent 5 0 Decrease 5
  Labour 51 20 Increase 16
  Liberal Democrats 20 2 Decrease 1
  TUSC 4 0 Steady

Results[edit]

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[edit]

Amberley & Woodchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Sarah Canning 420 47.9 N/A
Labour Co-op Lesley Williams 267 30.4 -21.2
Conservative Colin Chisholm 190 21.7 -26.7
Majority 153 17.5
Turnout 884 50.46
Registered electors 1,752
Green gain from Labour Swing

Berkeley Vale[edit]

Berkeley Vale (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lindsey Green* 1,094 50.8 -3.4
Conservative Paul Turner 935 43.4 -13.6
Conservative Charles Tuffin 881 40.9 -6.3
Labour Liz Ashton 876 40.7 +9.7
Labour Steve Lydon 582 27.0 +10.7
Labour Jo Smith 556 25.8 N/A
Green Martyn Cutcher 250 11.6 -5.9
Green Susie Medley 247 11.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Nick Easby 229 10.6 -4.3
Green Bob Hilliard 224 10.4 N/A
Turnout 2,169 36.33
Registered electors 5,970
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bisley[edit]

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 49.55
Registered electors 1,780
Green hold Swing

Cainscross[edit]

Cainscross (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Stanley 989 48.0 +14.1
Labour Dave Mathews 971 47.1 +13.7
Labour Fraser Dahdouh 954 46.3 +17.8
Green Kate Crews*[d] 630 30.6 +12.0
Green Alan Mossman 428 20.8 +3.5
Green Gavin McClafferty 413 20.0 +4.9
Conservative George Williams 397 19.3 -9.2
Conservative Donna Pickering 319 15.5 -14.8
Conservative Adam Whitehead 311 15.1 -5.6
Independent Charlie Mitchell 209 10.1 N/A
TUSC Sue Richards 81 3.9 +2.1
Turnout 2,071 35.41
Registered electors 5,848
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Cam East[edit]

Cam East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Hamilton 662 44.9 +17.8
Labour Milly Hill 583 39.5 +15.6
Conservative Brian Tipper* 513 34.8 -14.5
Conservative Victoria Gray* 422 28.6 -15.9
Green Anna Bonallack 209 14.2 N/A
Green Steven Naumann 132 8.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Wilsher 121 8.2 -9.3
Turnout 1,481 40.61
Registered electors 3,647
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Cam West[edit]

Cam West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Haynes 590 46.6 +3.1
Labour Terri Kinnison 528 41.7 +12.7
Conservative Bridget Baxter 361 28.5 -5.8
Conservative Christopher Evans* 345 27.3 -16.5
Green Ben Bywater 238 18.8 N/A
Green Sally Pickering 159 12.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Rhianna Wilsher 107 8.5 -2.1
Turnout 1,274 33.50
Registered electors 3,803
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Chalford[edit]

Chalford (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Tricia Watson* 1,323 53.5 +3.5
Green Helen Fenton*[e] 1,279 51.7 +15.3
Green James Boyle 1,192 48.2 +1.2
Labour Alex Hughes 624 25.2 -11.2
Labour Jed Knight 605 24.5 N/A
Conservative Gail Fearnley-Whittingstall 559 22.6 -11.7
Conservative Tim Westlake 511 20.7 -12.4
Conservative Kim Hawkins 504 20.4 -9.3
Labour Stephen Stanley 504 20.4 N/A
Turnout 2,486 47.60
Registered electors 5,223
Green hold
Green hold
Green gain from Labour

Coaley & Uley[edit]

Coaley & Uley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Martin Pearcy* 584 59.2 +4.1
Conservative John Stanton 260 26.3 -18.6
Labour Claire Cook 143 14.5 N/A
Majority 324 33.1
Turnout 998 50.74
Registered electors 1,967
Green hold Swing

Dursley[edit]

Dursley (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Caton Hughes 915 43.2 +0.3
Labour Terry Cook 840 39.7 -2.1
Labour Bob Hughes 802 37.9 +1.7
Green Danae Savvidou 688 32.5 -3.7
Green Tom Meadowcroft 557 26.3 +6.2
Conservative Loraine Patrick* 549 25.9 -13.7
Conservative Matt Patrick 480 22.7 -10.4
Conservative Carwyn Williams 449 21.2 -9.4
Green James Broady 417 19.7 +5.6
Liberal Democrats Ann Blacklock 155 7.3 N/A
TUSC Lucia Jayaseelan 45 2.1 N/A
Turnout 2,129 37.42
Registered electors 5,689
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Hardwicke[edit]

Hardwicke (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gill Oxley* 858 44.9 -11.6
Conservative Demelza Turner-Wilkes 724 37.9 -7.7
Conservative Mark Ryder* 676 35.4 -4.7
Labour Simon MacGregor 491 25.7 +0.7
Green Adrian Oldman 458 24.0 -1.9
Labour Keith Terry 420 22.0 N/A
Labour Thomas Williams 415 21.7 N/A
Green John Robinthwaite 380 19.9 -3.4
Green John Patient 362 19.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Owen 263 13.8 N/A
Turnout 1,922 27.59
Registered electors 6,967
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Kingswood[edit]

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 N/A
Labour Val Randell 32 3.8 -4.8
Majority 610 72.6
Turnout 843 45.77
Registered electors 1,842
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Minchinhampton[edit]

Minchinhampton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Chloe Turner* 1,259 72.5 +13.8
Green Gill Thomas 960 55.3 N/A
Conservative Duncan Greenaway 306 17.6 -31.0
Liberal Democrats Christo Archer 261 15.0 N/A
Conservative Philip Morris 203 11.7 -10.0
Labour Stephen Moore 173 10.0 -11.9
Labour David Carter 148 8.5 N/A
Turnout 1,740 47.10
Registered electors 3,694
Green hold Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Nailsworth[edit]

Nailsworth (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Steve Robinson* 1,599 66.8 +8.0
Green Kate Kay 985 41.1 -12.1
Labour Co-op Maggie Dutton 942 39.3 -4.0
Labour Co-op Shelley Rider 827 34.5 N/A
Green Rod Nelson 614 25.6 N/A
Green Rosie Thresher 434 18.1 N/A
Conservative Ian Daniels 347 14.5 -12.4
Conservative Tom George 329 13.7 -11.5
Conservative Max Howells 327 13.7 -9.7
Liberal Democrats Colleen Rothwell 185 7.7 -4.2
Liberal Democrats Adam Cain 115 4.8 N/A
Turnout 2,412 45.72
Registered electors 5,276
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Green hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Painswick & Upton[edit]

Painswick & Upton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Gary Luff* 1,492 58.0 +21.1
Green Pete Kennedy 1,245 48.4 +11.5
Green Matthew Sargeant 1,171 45.5 N/A
Conservative David Castle 849 33.0 -13.1
Conservative Tim Williams 807 31.4 -10.5
Conservative David Lowin 737 28.7 -13.2
Labour Anne Snelgrove 274 10.7 -15.0
Labour Ashley Smith*[f] 245 9.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Osborn 239 9.3 N/A
Labour Andrew Treacher 202 7.9 N/A
Turnout 2,587 43.09
Registered electors 6,004
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Randwick, Whiteshill & Ruscombe[edit]

Randwick, Whiteshill & Ruscombe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jon Edmunds* 613 74.0 +2.1
Conservative Marcia Cosh 111 13.4 -14.7
Labour Paul Sztumpf 65 7.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats John Holmes 39 4.7 N/A
Majority 502 60.6
Turnout 833 48.00
Registered electors 1,737
Green hold Swing

Rodborough[edit]

Rodborough (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nigel Prenter* 602 34.5 +0.6
Labour Katy Hofmann 576 33.0 -8.9
Green Liz Hillary 539 30.9 +6.7
Green Phil Blomberg 505 28.9 +3.1
Independent Robin Layfield*[g] 450 25.8 -16.1
Independent Helen Elliott-Boult 303 17.4 N/A
Conservative Sarah Jones 193 11.1 -11.4
Conservative Tom Whittaker 169 9.7 -8.7
Turnout 1,745 49.36
Registered electors 3,535
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Severn[edit]

Severn (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Brown 706 37.3 -10.6
Labour Co-op Richard Maisey 683 36.1 +8.2
Labour Co-op Nathan Greenway 648 34.2 N/A
Conservative Hena Mannan-Rahman 504 26.6 -19.2
Green Moya Shannon 374 19.8 -3.2
Liberal Democrats Mike Stayte 341 18.0 -1.8
Green Isa Clee 276 14.6 N/A
Turnout 1,911 33.89
Registered electors 5,638
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op Swing

Stonehouse[edit]

Stonehouse (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Callinan 749 40.4 +2.5
Labour John Parker 723 39.0 +4.6
Green Carol Kambites 661 35.6 +11.8
Labour Karen Linforth 571 30.8 +0.2
Conservative Nicholas Housden* 412 22.2 -13.4
Green Madelaine Maraboli-Roman 393 21.2 -0.7
Conservative Sonia Brinkworth 361 19.5 -10.1
Green Rachel Smith 317 17.1 +3.2
Independent Wendy Thomson 310 16.7 N/A
Conservative Surjeet Malik 294 15.8 -9.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Jewell 129 7.0 +2.4
TUSC Adam Goulcher 45 2.4 +0.5
Turnout 1,868 32.01
Registered electors 5,835
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Stroud Central[edit]

Stroud Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op David Drew 408 50.7 +14.2
Green Cate James-Hodges 326 40.5 -0.7
Conservative Susan Cursham 70 8.7 -13.6
Majority 82 10.2
Turnout 814 44.68
Registered electors 1,822
Labour Co-op gain from Green Swing

Stroud Farmhill & Paganhill[edit]

Stroud Farmhill & Paganhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shyama Ananthan 388 48.4 +7.8
Green Val Saunders 309 38.5 +22.5
Conservative Richard Silvey 105 13.1 -30.3
Majority 79 9.9
Turnout 805 42.62
Registered electors 1,889
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Stroud Slade[edit]

Stroud Slade
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Natalie Rothwell-Warn 387 53.8 +13.2
Labour Rachel Lyons 230 31.9 -11.1
Independent Thea Pilikian 65 9.0 N/A
Conservative Anthony Malpass 38 5.3 -9.3
Majority 157 21.9
Turnout 725 40.26
Registered electors 1,801
Green gain from Labour Swing

Stroud Trinity[edit]

Stroud Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Lucas Schoemaker* 485 60.2 +8.3
Labour Andy Theaker 194 24.1 -7.6
Conservative Sharon Sugars 52 6.5 -10.0
TUSC Chris Moore 46 5.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Philip Purves 29 3.6 N/A
Majority 291 36.1
Turnout 814 49.76
Registered electors 1,636
Green hold Swing

Stroud Uplands[edit]

Stroud Uplands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cath Moore 246 38.0 -5.8
Green Sarah Dixon 184 28.4 -0.9
Liberal Democrats George James 118 18.2 +14.5
Conservative Jessica Tomblin 100 15.4 -7.0
Majority 62 9.6
Turnout 657 39.94
Registered electors 1,645
Labour hold Swing

Stroud Valley[edit]

Stroud Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Martin Baxendale* 559 62.0 +16.4
Labour Co-op Mick Fealty 293 32.5 -8.4
Conservative Brian Lee 49 5.4 -8.1
Majority 266 29.5
Turnout 906 52.28
Registered electors 1,733
Green hold Swing

The Stanleys[edit]

The Stanleys (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Steve Hynd* 907 56.8 +18.1
Green Marisa Godfrey 741 46.4 N/A
Conservative Nigel Studdert-Kennedy* 437 27.3 -13.8
Labour Jenny Miles 317 19.8 -8.8
Conservative David White 226 14.1 -15.4
Labour Julie Harper 203 12.7 -6.4
Liberal Democrats Elaine Jewell 56 3.5 N/A
Turnout 1,608 42.89
Registered electors 3,749
Green gain from Conservative
Green hold

Thrupp[edit]

Thrupp
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Beki Aldam* 635 64.4 +1.4
Labour Rod Beer 178 18.1 +7.0
Conservative Charlie Stacey 173 17.5 -8.4
Majority 457 46.0
Turnout 994 51.53
Registered electors 1,929
Green hold

Wotton-under-Edge[edit]

Wotton-under-Edge (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Linda Cohen 1,185 48.8 -4.8
Green Catherine Braun* 1,090 44.9 -7.7
Green Gareth Kitchen 743 30.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mark Walter 740 30.5 -12.9
Conservative Graham Smith 558 23.0 -16.3
Liberal Democrats Lisa Carr 541 22.3 N/A
Green Eleanor Meehan 431 17.8 N/A
Labour Steven Mackay 354 14.6 N/A
Labour Rachel Curley 343 14.1 N/A
Labour John Bloxsom 332 13.7 N/A
Conservative Andrew Reynolds 316 13.0 -10.7
Conservative Allan Nolan 304 12.5 -9.8
Turnout 2,432 43.88
Registered electors 5,542
Liberal Democrats hold
Green hold
Green gain from Liberal Democrats

References[edit]

  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
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  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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