2008 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

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Results of the 2008 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

The 2008 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Background

Before the election the Conservatives had a 21-seat majority with 37 councillors, as compared to 14 for the Liberal Democrats and 2 independents. [3] 19 seats were being contested in the election, which was expected to be fought mainly between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. [3]

Election result

The results saw the Liberal Democrats make 5 gains to reduce the Conservatives majority on the council. [4] 3 of the gains for the Liberal Democrats came in the wards of Stratford-upon-Avon itself, along with 2 in Harbury and Shipston. [5] Meanwhile, the one independent councillor who was up for election, Kim James, successfully held his seat in Bidford and Salford ward, defeating the Liberal Democrat candidate by 185 votes. [4]

The losses for the Conservatives were one of the worst performances by the party in the 2008 local elections, in contrast to the national picture where they made strong gains. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg described the Stratford election as "an excellent result". [6]

Stratford-on-Avon Local Election Result 2008 [7]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1105-557.951.015,222-0.9%
  Liberal Democrats 750+536.839.911,916+4.3%
  Independent 10005.33.41,019+0.4%
  Labour 000003.71,103-1.8%
  UKIP 000001.4406-0.9%
  Green 000000.6183-1.1%

Ward results

Alcester [5] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Adams1,13955.1−4.9
Liberal Democrats Carol Lane85641.4+10.3
Labour Michael Gerrard733.5−0.2
Majority28313.7−15.2
Turnout 2,06843.9+0.2
Conservative hold Swing
Aston Cantlow [5] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Lawrence52473.0+11.9
Liberal Democrats John Bicknell19427.0−11.9
Majority33046.0+23.8
Turnout 71847.0−5.9
Conservative hold Swing
Bardon [5] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Valerie Hobbs53773.1+10.8
Liberal Democrats John Insoll19826.9+3.8
Majority33946.1+6.9
Turnout 73541.7−0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Bidford and Salford [5] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kim James90352.0+52.0
Liberal Democrats Rona Fitzpatrick71841.3+4.9
Labour Alec Brown1166.7−0.9
Majority18510.7
Turnout 1,73732.9−5.3
Independent hold Swing
Burton Dassett [5] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Jackson64778.8+13.0
Liberal Democrats Alan Hill17421.2−13.0
Majority47357.6+26.1
Turnout 82145.9−3.7
Conservative hold Swing
Claverdon [5] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Horner68482.6+9.3
Liberal Democrats Jeanne Lowe14417.4−9.3
Majority54065.2+18.7
Turnout 82845.9−1.4
Conservative hold Swing
Ettington [5] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Izzi Seccombe59768.0+2.6
Liberal Democrats Christian Senior16518.8−15.8
Independent Darryl Armstrong11613.2+13.2
Majority43249.2+18.4
Turnout 87847.4−2.3
Conservative hold Swing
Harbury [5] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Beverley Mann86150.3+6.8
Conservative Peter Barton85049.7−6.8
Majority110.6
Turnout 1,71145.5+2.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Henley [5] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Thirlwell1,17274.6−2.3
Liberal Democrats Karyl Rees21513.7+6.0
UKIP Brett Parsons18411.7+3.5
Majority95760.9−7.8
Turnout 1,57144.0−2.2
Conservative hold Swing
Kineton [5] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Wixey97970.0+10.9
Liberal Democrats Vivien Purdy42030.0−10.9
Majority55940.0+21.7
Turnout 1,39941.5−4.5
Conservative hold Swing
Shipston [5] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Cheney93448.7−0.5
Conservative Trevor Russel92148.0+1.5
Labour Jeffrey Kenner643.3−1.0
Majority130.7−1.9
Turnout 1,91948.6−0.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Southam [5] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Appleton85352.1−4.7
Labour Peter Thomas40424.7−7.6
Liberal Democrats Angela Adkins38023.2+12.3
Majority44927.4+2.9
Turnout 1,63733.1−1.5
Conservative hold Swing
Stratford Alveston [5] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kate Rolfe1,26449.1+10.3
Conservative Lynda Organ1,08842.3−6.3
UKIP Ralph Berry2228.6+0.7
Majority1766.8
Turnout 2,57448.3+1.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Stratford Avenue and New Town [5] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Trevor Honychurch99147.6+30.0
Conservative Juliet Short95746.0+5.1
Labour Matthew Stephens1326.3+0.2
Majority341.6
Turnout 2,08037.5−5.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Stratford Guild and Hathaway [5] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ron Cockings1,14147.3+16.3
Conservative Michael Perry95639.6−10.8
Green Hugh Chatwin1837.6+1.7
Labour George Hathaway1345.6−2.1
Majority1857.7
Turnout 2,41442.0−2.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Stratford Mount Pleasant [5] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joyce Taylor79866.8−1.3
Conservative Karen Parnell31726.5+3.3
Labour David Talbot806.7−2.0
Majority48140.3−4.6
Turnout 1,19535.6−4.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Studley [5] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Beaman1,08359.0+15.1
Conservative Jon Vale65235.5−13.0
Labour Jacqueline Abbott1005.4−2.2
Majority43123.5
Turnout 1,83540.6+0.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Tanworth [5] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Atkinson1,14086.6+5.7
Liberal Democrats Sally Hinchley17613.4−5.7
Majority96473.3+1.5
Turnout 1,31641.5+0.3
Conservative hold Swing
Wellesbourne [5] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sue Main1,20950.1+7.2
Liberal Democrats Michala Piotrowski1,20449.9−2.5
Majority50.2
Turnout 2,41345.0+1.5
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "Stratford-On-Avon". BBC News Online . 19 April 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  2. "Local elections: Results: Voters in the cities and the shires have their say in the ballot box". The Guardian . 2 May 2008. p. 7.
  3. 1 2 Corley, Michael (30 April 2008). "Last-minute bid to catch the floating voters". Coventry Evening Telegraph . p. 6.
  4. 1 2 "Good night for LibDems". Coventry Evening Telegraph . 3 May 2008. p. 20.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Election results for Stratford district - Lib Dems gain five". The Courier. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  6. "Councillors hold on to their seats". Redditch Advertiser. 7 May 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "District Council election" (PDF). Stratford on Avon District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Stratford-upon-Avon". Birmingham Post . Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2010.