2010 Stroud District Council election

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Results of the 2010 Stroud District Council election

The 2010 Stroud Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Stroud District Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives retain control of the council with 30 councillors despite losing 2 seats to the Liberal Democrats. [3] [4] The Liberal Democrats gained Dursley and Wotton-under-Edge wards from the Conservatives, [3] to move to 7 seats, level with Labour. [4]

Stroud local election result 2010 [2] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1212-166.744.121,102-7.1%
  Liberal Democrats 320+216.715.67,487+3.4%
  Labour 200011.127.213,019+9.8%
  Green 10005.613.06,242-4.8%
  Independent 001-1000-

Ward results

Berkeley (2) [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gordon Craig1,281
Conservative John Stanton1,253
Labour Jaswant Gangotra800
Labour John Greenwood790
Turnout 4,12471.0+32.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bisley [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Le Flemming72148.1−15.3
Green Anna Bonallack58539.1+15.4
Labour Theresa Watt19212.8+8.2
Majority 1369.1−30.6
Turnout 1,49883.3+31.4
Conservative hold Swing
Cainscross [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karon Cross1,72544.6+2.4
Conservative Ian Robinson1,12329.0−7.2
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Bridgland67817.5+6.8
Green Helen Cranston3418.8−2.1
Majority 60215.6+9.5
Turnout 3,86770.1+36.8
Labour hold Swing
Cam East [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hudson94238.3−9.6
Labour Miranda Clifton85834.9−3.2
Liberal Democrats Darren Jones58623.8+9.8
Green Indigo Redfern733.0+3.0
Majority 843.4−6.4
Turnout 2,45975.6+29.5
Conservative hold Swing
Cam West [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dennis Andrewartha1,06845.8+13.0
Conservative Jeffrey Tyndall66228.4+0.4
Labour Josephine Colebrook60425.9−13.4
Majority 40617.4
Turnout 2,33472.3+34.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Chalford [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chas Fellows2,03351.5−4.7
Green Richard Dean1,04126.4−2.8
Labour Sally Thorpe87222.1+13.1
Majority 99225.1−1.9
Turnout 3,94678.4+35.2
Conservative hold Swing
Coaley and Uley [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Trave84455.9+20.9
Labour Tricia Leonard66544.1+35.1
Majority 17911.9
Turnout 1,50981.6+30.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Dursley [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Marsh1,13633.0+0.7
Conservative Timothy Frankau1,12032.5−1.9
Labour Geoffrey Wheeler1,02629.8+1.6
Green Miriam Yagud1634.7−0.5
Majority 160.5
Turnout 3,44568.1+29.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Hardwicke [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Littleton1,60663.1−6.2
Labour Barbara Peacock94036.9+18.9
Majority 66626.2−25.1
Turnout 2,54667.8+34.0
Conservative hold Swing
Nailsworth [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rowland Blackwell1,58841.1−0.8
Green Catherine Farrell1,36435.3−7.8
Labour Jo Smith90823.5+13.9
Majority 2245.8
Turnout 3,86072.9+26.5
Conservative hold Swing
Painswick [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frances Roden1,71658.9−10.1
Green Peter Adams71724.6+3.8
Labour Joan Moore48116.5+6.3
Majority 99934.3−13.8
Turnout 2,91480.5+30.5
Conservative hold Swing
Randwick, Whiteshill and Ruscombe [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Philip Booth76568.8+13.0
Conservative Jason Bullingham21519.3−9.3
Labour John Appleton13211.9+2.4
Majority 55049.5+22.3
Turnout 1,11277.4+25.8
Green hold Swing
Severn [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Jones1,51153.1−7.5
Liberal Democrats John Howe82529.0+9.7
Labour Lesley Williams50717.8+4.8
Majority 68624.1−17.2
Turnout 2,84376.4+33.5
Conservative hold Swing
Stonehouse [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gary Powell1,68441.9+1.7
Conservative Trevor Baker1,43335.7−6.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Fisk58314.5+14.5
Green Clare Sheridan3157.8−4.0
Majority 2516.3
Turnout 4,01567.4+33.3
Labour hold Swing
The Stanleys [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Studdert-Kennedy94137.6−14.7
Labour Stephen Lydon59323.7+0.7
Liberal Democrats Phillip Herbert55822.3+11.4
Green Nicola Hillard41216.5+2.7
Majority 34813.9−15.4
Turnout 2,50476.5+35.3
Conservative hold Swing
Vale [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Penny Wride89278.7+2.7
Labour Hilary Fowles24221.3+11.7
Majority 65057.3−4.2
Turnout 1,13476.0+26.9
Conservative hold Swing
Wotton-Under-Edge [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan O'Connor2,05354.9+9.9
Conservative Nick McGarvey1,22132.6−10.9
Green David Barker46612.5+1.0
Majority 83222.2+20.6
Turnout 3,74073.6+28.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. "Stroud". BBC News. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Local elections 2010". The Guardian. London. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  3. 1 2 Thomas, David (10 May 2010). "Our pride and joy". The Citizen Gloucestershire. p. 6.
  4. 1 2 "Stroud District Council election results". Gazette Series. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "District Election Results 2010". Stroud District Council. Retrieved 9 January 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
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