2021 Stroud District Council election

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2021 Stroud District Council election
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  2016 6 May 2021 (2021-05-06) 2024  

All 51 seats to Stroud District Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Labour
Last election23 seats, 30.8%18 seats, 28.3%
Seats won2015
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Popular vote17,15613,355
Percentage34.4%25.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg3.6%Decrease2.svg1.5%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party Green Liberal Democrats
Last election8 seats, 23.7%2 seats, 8.8%
Seats won133
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Popular vote15,1163,607
Percentage30.3%7.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg6.6%Decrease2.svg1.6%

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Map showing the results of the 2021 Stroud District Council election

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 2021 Stroud District Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Stroud District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Summary

Election result

2021 Stroud District Council election [2]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 512047Decrease2.svg339.234.417,156Increase2.svg3.6
  Green 321361Increase2.svg525.530.315,116Increase2.svg6.6
  Labour 351536Decrease2.svg329.426.813,355Decrease2.svg1.5
  Liberal Democrats 10310Increase2.svg15.97.23,607Decrease2.svg1.6
  Independent 1000Steady2.svg0.00.8382Decrease2.svg4.9
  TUSC 5000Steady2.svg0.00.2117Decrease2.svg0.1
  Libertarian 1000Steady2.svg0.00.161N/A
  Heritage 1000Steady2.svg0.00.158N/A

Ward results

Amberley & Woodchester

Amberley & Woodchester
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ashley Smith 537 51.6 +14.5
Conservative John Copley50348.4+2.7
Majority 343.2
Turnout 1,05059.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Berkeley Vale

Berkeley Vale (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gordon Craig* 1,415 57.0 +4.8
Conservative Lindsey Green 1,345 54.2 +6.4
Conservative Haydn Jones* 1,170 47.2 +4.3
Labour Elizabeth Ashton76831.0−7.8
Green David Lungley43517.5+8.2
Labour Keith Terry40416.3−11.1
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Easby37014.9+2.0
Turnout 2,48142.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bisley

Bisley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Martin Brown 550 53.6 +22.5
Conservative Timothy Williams*47646.4−10.8
Majority 747.2
Turnout 1,03557.0
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Cainscross

Cainscross (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jenny Miles* 767 33.9 −9.9
Labour Jessie Hoskin 754 33.4 −10.4
Conservative Katrina Davis 685 30.3 +7.2
Labour Thomas Williams*64428.5−8.2
Conservative George Williams64328.5+9.3
Conservative Anthony Malpass46820.7+1.5
Green Steven Naumann42018.6−5.0
Green Geoffrey Kayum39117.3N/A
Independent Graham Stanley38216.9+0.4
Green Roderick Nelson34115.1N/A
Heritage Richard Nurse582.6N/A
TUSC Raymond Darlington411.8+0.4
Turnout 2,26039.0
Labour hold
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Cam East

Cam East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Tipper* 825 49.3 +0.5
Conservative Victoria Gray 779 46.5 +8.8
Labour Nera Cornell45427.1−24.1
Labour Robert Blenkinsop40123.9−12.9
Liberal Democrats Richard Blackwell-Whitehead29317.5N/A
Turnout 1,67545.0
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative hold

Cam West

Cam West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Evans 593 43.8 −0.2
Labour Colin Fryer 589 43.5 −4.6
Conservative Jonathan Fulcher46434.3−7.1
Labour Anja Rowston39329.0−15.0
Liberal Democrats Elaine Jewell14310.6N/A
TUSC Lucia Jayaseelanvictor151.1N/A
Turnout 1,35441.0
Conservative hold
Labour hold

Chalford

Chalford (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Patricia Watson 1,399 50.0 +11.9
Green Christopher Jockel 1,314 47.0 N/A
Labour Co-op Helen Fenton 1,018 36.4 −1.2
Conservative Anthony Pilkington96034.3−9.4
Conservative Lewis McQueer92633.1−10.5
Conservative Christopher Lester83029.7−12.8
Turnout 2,79653.0
Green gain from Conservative
Green gain from Conservative
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative

Coaley & Uley

Coaley & Uley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Martin Pearcy 606 55.1 +2.2
Conservative Victoria Newman49444.9+10.1
Majority 11210.2
Turnout 1,11055.0
Green hold

Dursley

Dursley (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Trevor Hall 999 42.9 −1.2
Labour Doina Cornell* 973 41.8 −6.5
Conservative Loraine Patrick 921 39.6 +7.3
Labour Danae Savvidou84336.2−3.1
Conservative Alexander Stennett77033.1+2.9
Conservative Tracey Viney71330.6+1.3
Green Benjamin Bywater46720.1+1.5
Green James Broady32914.1N/A
Turnout 2,32841.0
Labour hold
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Hardwicke

Hardwicke (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gillian Oxley* 1,211 56.5 +1.6
Conservative David Mossman* 979 45.6 −10.5
Conservative Mark Ryder 860 40.1 −1.3
Green Peter Adams55525.9−1.9
Labour John Callinan53625.0−2.3
Green John Robinthwaite50023.3N/A
Turnout 2,14535.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Kingswood

Kingswood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Wilsher 515 58.9 +18.1
Conservative Charles Tuffin28432.5−15.8
Labour David Carter758.6N/A
Majority 23126.4
Turnout 87949.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Minchinhampton

Minchinhampton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Chloe Turner 1,190 58.7 +38.5
Conservative Nicholas Hurst* 986 48.6 −1.1
Labour Mark Huband44321.9−0.3
Conservative David Lowin44021.7−33.5
Turnout 2,02754.0
Green gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Nailsworth

Nailsworth (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Stephen Robinson* 1,555 58.8 −3.3
Green Norman Kay* 1,408 53.2 +2.6
Labour Co-op Natalie Bennett 1,144 43.3 −14.7
Conservative John Lockwood71226.9−11.5
Conservative Ewen Denning66625.2−4.0
Conservative Max Howells61823.4−2.5
Liberal Democrats Rhianna Wilsher31511.9N/A
Turnout 2,64550.0
Labour Co-op hold
Green hold
Labour Co-op hold

Painswick & Upton

Painswick & Upton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jason Bullingham 1,408 46.1 −10.7
Conservative Julie Job* 1,279 41.9 −14.9
Conservative Keith Pearson* 1,279 41.9 −9.6
Green Isa Clee1,12836.9+2.9
Green Gavin McClafferty1,12836.9N/A
Labour Ela Pathak-Sen78525.7−2.9
Turnout 3,05450.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Randwick, Whiteshill & Ruscombe

Randwick, Whiteshill & Ruscombe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Jonathan Edmunds* 706 71.9 +12.5
Conservative Susan Williams27628.1+5.7
Majority 43043.8
Turnout 99556.0
Green hold

Rodborough

Rodborough (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Robin Layfield 754 41.9 −0.4
Labour Co-op Nigel Prenter* 609 33.9 −10.8
Green Philip Blomberg46325.8+4.2
Green Elizabeth Hillary43524.2+10.9
Conservative Elisabeth Bird40522.5−5.5
Conservative Robert Trusty33118.4−1.2
Turnout 1,79850.0
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold

Severn

Severn (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Davies* 941 47.9 −1.9
Conservative John Jones* 900 45.8 −4.1
Labour Oakley Pollard54827.9−2.9
Green Moya Shannon45323.0+2.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Stayte39019.8−4.6
Turnout 1,96642.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Stonehouse

Stonehouse (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Christopher Brine* 840 37.9 −18.0
Conservative Nicholas Housden 789 35.6 +12.0
Labour Co-op Mattie Ross* 762 34.4 −19.2
Labour Co-op Gary Powell*67830.6−22.1
Conservative Christopher Easton65529.6+7.8
Conservative Emma Porter56925.7+8.2
Green Carol Kambites52723.8+5.4
Green Sally Pickering48421.9N/A
Green Victoria Redding30813.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Robert Jewell1024.6N/A
Libertarian Glenville Gogerly612.8N/A
TUSC Elizabeth Fletcher411.9N/A
Turnout 2,21437.0
Labour Co-op hold
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op
Labour Co-op hold

Stroud Central

Stroud Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Kathryn Crews 335 41.2 +2.8
Labour Jessica McQuail29736.5−2.9
Conservative John Stanton18122.3+0.2
Majority 384.7
Turnout 65537.0
Green gain from Labour Swing

Stroud Farmhill & Paganhill

Stroud Farmhill & Paganhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Haydn Sutton* 393 43.4 +3.6
Labour Co-op David Drew 36740.6+13.0
Green Neil Buick14516.0+1.0
Majority 262.8
Turnout 90847.0
Conservative hold Swing

Stroud Slade

Stroud Slade
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Laurie Davies 345 43.0 +6.0
Green Adrian Oldman32640.6−11.0
Conservative Allison Long11714.6+3.2
TUSC Christopher Moore141.7N/A
Majority 192.4
Turnout 80544.0
Labour Co-op gain from Green Swing

Stroud Trinity

Stroud Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Lucas Schoemaker 475 51.9 −9.2
Labour Sebastian Parkinson-Proudlove29031.7+6.8
Conservative Jessica Tomblin15116.5+2.5
Majority 18020.2
Turnout 93055.0
Green hold Swing

Stroud Uplands

Stroud Uplands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paula Baker 329 43.8 +0.9
Green George Richardson22029.3+14.5
Conservative Colin Chisholm16822.4+11.8
Liberal Democrats Natalie Davenport283.7N/A
TUSC Adam Goulcher60.8N/A
Majority 10914.5
Turnout 75945.0
Labour hold Swing

Stroud Valley

Stroud Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Martin Baxendale* 438 45.6 −8.9
Labour Megan Sheer39340.9+8.5
Conservative Sharon Sugars13013.5+0.4
Majority 454.7
Turnout 96155.0
Green hold Swing

The Stanleys

The Stanleys (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Studdert-Kennedy* 774 41.1 −1.0
Green Stephen Hynd 730 38.7 +19.4
Conservative Conor Reddington55629.5−7.0
Labour Vanessa Price54028.6−21.9
Labour Andrew Theaker36019.1−17.8
Turnout 1,88550.0
Conservative hold
Green gain from Labour

Thrupp

Thrupp
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Rebecca Aldam 714 63.0 −6.7
Conservative Anthony Blackburn29425.9+6.8
Labour Oisin Hayden Burrell12611.1−0.1
Majority 42037.1
Turnout 1,13857.0
Green hold Swing

Wotton-under-Edge

Wotton-under-Edge (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Tucker* 1,451 53.6 −9.9
Green Catherine Braun* 1,426 52.6 +20.1
Liberal Democrats George James* 1,175 43.4 +11.9
Conservative Graham Smith1,06439.3+9.8
Conservative Susan Cursham64323.7+4.9
Conservative Lorna Price60422.3+5.9
Turnout 2,70948.0
Liberal Democrats hold
Green hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Changes 2021–2025

Painswick and Upton by-election, 17 May 2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Gary Luff 1,168 45.9
Conservative Susan Williams81732.1
Liberal Democrats Roz Savage 38115.0
Labour Ela Pathak-Sen1807.1
Turnout
Green gain from Conservative

The Painswick and Upton by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Jason Bullingham. [3] [4]

References

  1. Council, SDC | Stroud District. "Local Government, County and Police and Crime Commissioner elections - Thursday 6 May 2021 | Stroud District Council". www.stroud.gov.uk.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2021 - Stroud". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  3. Garcia, Carmelo (16 April 2023). "Health concerns sparks resignation from Gloucestershire council forcing by-election". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  4. Garcia, Carmelo (19 May 2023). "Green Party's Gary Luff wins Painswick and Upton by-election". Stroud News. Retrieved 28 August 2023.