2012 Stroud District Council election

Results of the 2012 Stroud District Council election

The 2012 Stroud Council election was on 3 May 2012 to elect members of the Stroud District Council. ^[1] Eighteen seats were up for grabs and the Conservative Party won nine. ^{[2] [3]}

Election result

Stroud Council Election, 2012

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	9				50.00%	41.40%	10,333
	Labour	7				38.90%	33.40%	8,339
	Green	0				0%	14.40%	3,594
	Liberal Democrats	2				5.56%	10.20%	2,538
	TUSC	0				0%	0.60%	152

Ward results

Amberley & Woodchester (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Uta Baldauf	117	15.9%
	Labour	Sarah Madley	176	23.8%
	Conservative	Margaret Wigzell	445	60.30%
Majority			445	60.30%	+8.52%
Turnout			748	41.60%	−1.70%

Berkeley (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Ashton	753	54.8%
	Conservative	John Stanton	620	45.20%	+14.81%
Majority			753	54.85%	+6.60%
Turnout			1,373	41.00%	−31.00%

Cainscross (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sylvia Bridgland	105	5.66%	−2.28%
	Green	Oliver Kirkham	212	11.42%
	TUSC	Christopher Moore	152	8.19%
	Conservative	Deborah Westgate	495	26.66%
	Labour	Thomas Williams	893	48.09%
Majority			893	48.09%	−3.69%
Turnout			1,857	41.60%	−1.70%

Chalford (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Richard Dean	381	21.10%
	Labour	David Taylor	481	+2.00%
	Conservative	Deborah Young	945	52.30%
Majority			945	52.30%	+2.00%
Turnout			1,807	35.60%	−16.10%

Dursley (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Doina Cornell	880	51.80%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Stayte	277	16.30%
	Conservative	Alexander Stennett	543	31.90%
Majority			880	51.80%	+5.90%
Turnout			1,700	33.10%	−10.40%

Eastington & Standish (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Gerald Hartley	62	9.10%
	Conservative	Richard James	271	39.80%
	Labour	David Stephens	348	51.10%
Majority			348	51.10%
Turnout			681	45.40%

Hardwicke (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Butler	533	43.40%
	Conservative	Russell Miles	564	45.90%
	Green	Sally Pickering	131	10.70%
Majority			564	45.90%	−17.20%
Turnout			1,228	31.80%	−36.00%

Kingswood (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Carr	150	27.40%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Hemming	332	60.70%
	Labour	Joan Moore	65	11.90%
Majority			332	60.70%
Turnout			547	33.30%

Minchinhampton (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher Holtom	213	14.40%
	Conservative	Nicholas Hurst	858	57.90%
	Green	John Williams	412	27.80%	+10.10%
Majority			858	57.90%	+2.40%
Turnout			1,483	41.30%	−14.70%

Nailsworth (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Dechan	72	3.60%
	Green	Catherine Farrell	676	33.70%	+20.36%
	Conservative	Emma Sims	789	39.30%
	Labour	Audrey Smith	471	23.50%	+10.58%
Majority			789	39.30%	+0.46%
Turnout			2,008	37.50%	−14.40%

Painswick (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Cooper	981	63.50%
	Labour	Sheila McGrath	204	13.20%
	Green	Graham Spencer	360	23.30%
Majority			981	63.50%	+4.60%
Turnout			1,545	42.60%	−37.90%

Rodborough (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Philip Blomberg	205	12.80%	+1.40%
	Conservative	Rodger Cuddington	333	20.70%
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Headley	490	30.50%	−1.00%
	Labour	Stephen Moore	579	36.00%
Majority			579	36.00%	+3.10%
Turnout			1,607	53.90%	+2.40%

Severn (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Greenwood	296	21.70%
	Green	Susan Hartley	145	10.60%
	Liberal Democrats	John Howe	212	15.60%
	Conservative	Haydn Jones	707	52.10%
Majority			709	52.10%
Turnout			1,362	36.00%

Stonehouse (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Bevan	537	28.00%
	Labour	Mattie Ross	1,151	59.90%
	Green	Clare Sheridan	233	12.10%	−0.70%
Majority			1,151	59.90%	+4.90%
Turnout			1,921	31.50%	−9.50%

The Stanleys (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lawrence Hall	507	37.10%
	Green	Nicola Hillary	236	17.30%	+0.80%
	Labour	Stephen Lydon	582	42.50%	+18.80%
	Liberal Democrats	Myles Robinson	43	3.10%
Majority			582	42.50%	+4.90%
Turnout			1,368	41.60%	−34.90%

Upton St. Leonards (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Peter Adams	130	16.00%
	Labour	Thomas Lydon	132	16.20%
	Conservative	Keith Pearson	552	67.80%
Majority			552	67.80%
Turnout			814	34.80%

Wotton-Under-Edge (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C Burling	413	21.00%
	Liberal Democrats	J Cordwell	1,007	51.30%
	Conservative	Richard Williams	543	27.70%
Majority			1,007	51.30%	+5.80%
Turnout			1,963	38.40%	−14.10%

References

1. "Election results 2012". Stroud District Council. n.d. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (n.d.). "Stroud District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
3. "Local Election Results 2012". Local Elections Archive Project. n.d. Retrieved 13 October 2021.