2024 Stroud District Council election

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2024 Stroud District Council election
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  2021 2 May 2024 (2024-05-02) 2028  

All 51 seats to Stroud District Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderCatherine BraunSteve RobinsonLindsey Green
Party Green Labour Conservative
Last election13 seats, 24.6%15 seats, 25.8%20 seats, 43.1%
Seats before15419
Seats won22207
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 7Increase2.svg 16Decrease2.svg 12
Popular vote29,81125,91520,709
Percentage35.7%31.0%24.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg 11.1%Increase2.svg 5.2%Decrease2.svg 18.3%

 Fourth partyFifth party
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LeaderKen Tucker
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election3 seats, 5.8%0 seats, 0.5%
Seats before310
Seats won20
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 10
Popular vote5,5861,337
Percentage6.7%1.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.9%Increase2.svg 1.1%

Stroud UK ward map 2024.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Stroud District Council election

Leader before election

Catherine Braun
Green
No overall control

Leader after election

Catherine Braun
Green
No overall control

The 2024 Stroud District Council election was 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 were elected.

Contents

Background

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control. The Conservatives were the largest party, but the council was being run by a coalition of the Green Party, Liberal Democrats and independent councillors, led by Catherine Braun of the Green Party. [1]

At the previous election in 2021, the Conservatives 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. [2] 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. [3] Green Party councillor Catherine Braun was elected leader on 22 July 2022; [4] the council is now run by a coalition of the Green Party, the Liberal Democrats, the Community Independents group, and the Independent Left group. [5]

Summary

Following the election, the council remained under no overall control, but the Greens overtook the Conservatives to become the largest party. Labour also made significant gains, whereas the Conservatives made significant losses and no independent councillors were elected. The Green subsequently formed a minority administration. [6]

Council composition

After 2021 election Before 2024 election [7] After 2024 election
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
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:

Election result

2024 Stroud District Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Green 512281Increase2.svg 743.135.729,811+11.1
  Labour 5120182Increase2.svg 1639.231.025,915+5.2
  Conservative 517012Decrease2.svg 1213.724.820,709–18.3
  Liberal Democrats 20201Decrease2.svg 13.96.75,586+0.9
  Independent 50010Decrease2.svg 100.01.61,337+1.1
  TUSC 4000Steady2.svg0.00.3217+0.2

Results

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. [15]

Amberley & Woodchester

Amberley & Woodchester
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Sarah Canning 420 47.9 N/A
Labour Co-op Lesley Williams26730.4-21.2
Conservative Colin Chisholm19021.7-26.7
Majority15317.5
Turnout 88450.46
Registered electors 1,752
Green gain from Labour Swing

Berkeley Vale

Berkeley Vale (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Ashton87640.7+9.7
Labour Steve Lydon58227.0+10.7
Labour Jo Smith55625.8N/A
Green Martyn Cutcher25011.6-5.9
Green Susie Medley24711.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Nick Easby22910.6-4.3
Green Bob Hilliard22410.4N/A
Turnout 2,16936.33
Registered electors 5,970
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bisley

Bisley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Martin Brown* 546 62.1 +8.5
Conservative Stephen Davies20923.8-22.6
Labour Neil Hughes809.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Rod Rhys Jones445.0N/A
Majority33738.3
Turnout 88249.55
Registered electors 1,780
Green hold Swing

Cainscross

Cainscross (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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* [lower-alpha 4] 63030.6+12.0
Green Alan Mossman42820.8+3.5
Green Gavin McClafferty41320.0+4.9
Conservative George Williams39719.3-9.2
Conservative Donna Pickering31915.5-14.8
Conservative Adam Whitehead31115.1-5.6
Independent Charlie Mitchell20910.1N/A
TUSC Sue Richards813.9+2.1
Turnout 2,07135.41
Registered electors 5,848
Labour gain from Independent
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Cam East

Cam East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Hamilton 662 44.9 +17.8
Labour Milly Hill 583 39.5 +15.6
Conservative Brian Tipper*51334.8-14.5
Conservative Victoria Gray*42228.6-15.9
Green Anna Bonallack20914.2N/A
Green Steven Naumann1328.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Wilsher1218.2-9.3
Turnout 1,48140.61
Registered electors 3,647
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Cam West

Cam West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Haynes 590 46.6 +3.1
Labour Terri Kinnison 528 41.7 +12.7
Conservative Bridget Baxter36128.5-5.8
Conservative Christopher Evans*34527.3-16.5
Green Ben Bywater23818.8N/A
Green Sally Pickering15912.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Rhianna Wilsher1078.5-2.1
Turnout 1,27433.50
Registered electors 3,803
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Independent

Chalford

Chalford (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Tricia Watson* 1,323 53.5 +3.5
Green Helen Fenton* [lower-alpha 5] 1,279 51.7 +15.3
Green James Boyle 1,192 48.2 +1.2
Labour Alex Hughes62425.2-11.2
Labour Jed Knight60524.5N/A
Conservative Gail Fearnley-Whittingstall55922.6-11.7
Conservative Tim Westlake51120.7-12.4
Conservative Kim Hawkins50420.4-9.3
Labour Stephen Stanley50420.4N/A
Turnout 2,48647.60
Registered electors 5,223
Green hold
Green hold
Green hold

Coaley & Uley

Coaley & Uley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Martin Pearcy* 584 59.2 +4.1
Conservative John Stanton26026.3-18.6
Labour Claire Cook14314.5N/A
Majority32433.1
Turnout 99850.74
Registered electors 1,967
Green hold Swing

Dursley

Dursley (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Savvidou68832.5-3.7
Green Tom Meadowcroft55726.3+6.2
Conservative Loraine Patrick*54925.9-13.7
Conservative Matt Patrick48022.7-10.4
Conservative Carwyn Williams44921.2-9.4
Green James Broady41719.7+5.6
Liberal Democrats Ann Blacklock1557.3N/A
TUSC Lucia Jayaseelan452.1N/A
Turnout 2,12937.42
Registered electors 5,689
Labour gain from Independent
Labour gain from Independent
Labour gain from Conservative

Hardwicke

Hardwicke (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 MacGregor49125.7+0.7
Green Adrian Oldman45824.0-1.9
Labour Keith Terry42022.0N/A
Labour Thomas Williams41521.7N/A
Green John Robinthwaite38019.9-3.4
Green John Patient36219.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Owen26313.8N/A
Turnout 1,92227.59
Registered electors 6,967
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Kingswood

Kingswood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Holly Simkiss 689 82.0 +23.1
Conservative Allison Long799.4-23.1
Green Hannah Lyons-Tsai404.8N/A
Labour Val Randell323.8-4.8
Majority61072.6
Turnout 84345.77
Registered electors 1,842
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Minchinhampton

Minchinhampton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Chloe Turner* 1,259 72.5 +13.8
Green Gill Thomas 960 55.3 N/A
Conservative Duncan Greenaway30617.6-31.0
Liberal Democrats Christo Archer26115.0N/A
Conservative Philip Morris20311.7-10.0
Labour Stephen Moore17310.0-11.9
Labour David Carter1488.5N/A
Turnout 1,74047.10
Registered electors 3,694
Green hold Swing
Green gain from Independent Swing

Nailsworth

Nailsworth (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Rider82734.5N/A
Green Rod Nelson61425.6N/A
Green Rosie Thresher43418.1N/A
Conservative Ian Daniels34714.5-12.4
Conservative Tom George32913.7-11.5
Conservative Max Howells32713.7-9.7
Liberal Democrats Colleen Rothwell1857.7-4.2
Liberal Democrats Adam Cain1154.8N/A
Turnout 2,41245.72
Registered electors 5,276
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Green hold Swing
Labour Co-op gain from Independent Swing

Painswick & Upton

Painswick & Upton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Castle84933.0-13.1
Conservative Tim Williams80731.4-10.5
Conservative David Lowin73728.7-13.2
Labour Anne Snelgrove27410.7-15.0
Labour Ashley Smith* [lower-alpha 6] 2459.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Osborn2399.3N/A
Labour Andrew Treacher2027.9N/A
Turnout 2,58743.09
Registered electors 6,004
Green hold Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Randwick, Whiteshill & Ruscombe

Randwick, Whiteshill & Ruscombe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Jon Edmunds* 613 74.0 +2.1
Conservative Marcia Cosh11113.4-14.7
Labour Paul Sztumpf657.9N/A
Liberal Democrats John Holmes394.7N/A
Majority50260.6
Turnout 83348.00
Registered electors 1,737
Green hold Swing

Rodborough

Rodborough (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nigel Prenter* 602 34.5 +0.6
Labour Katy Hofmann 576 33.0 -8.9
Green Liz Hillary53930.9+6.7
Green Phil Blomberg50528.9+3.1
Independent Robin Layfield* [lower-alpha 7] 45025.8-16.1
Independent Helen Elliott-Boult30317.4N/A
Conservative Sarah Jones19311.1-11.4
Conservative Tom Whittaker1699.7-8.7
Turnout 1,74549.36
Registered electors 3,535
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Severn

Severn (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Brown 706 37.3 -10.6
Labour Co-op Richard Maisey 683 36.1 +8.2
Labour Co-op Nathan Greenway64834.2N/A
Conservative Hena Mannan-Rahman50426.6-19.2
Green Moya Shannon37419.8-3.2
Liberal Democrats Mike Stayte34118.0-1.8
Green Isa Clee27614.6N/A
Turnout 1,91133.89
Registered electors 5,638
Conservative hold Swing
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

Stonehouse

Stonehouse (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Linforth57130.8+0.2
Conservative Nicholas Housden*41222.2-13.4
Green Madelaine Maraboli-Roman39321.2-0.7
Conservative Sonia Brinkworth36119.5-10.1
Green Rachel Smith31717.1+3.2
Independent Wendy Thomson31016.7N/A
Conservative Surjeet Malik29415.8-9.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Jewell1297.0+2.4
TUSC Adam Goulcher452.4+0.5
Turnout 1,86832.01
Registered electors 5,835
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Stroud Central

Stroud Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op David Drew 408 50.7 +14.2
Green Cate James-Hodges32640.5-0.7
Conservative Susan Cursham708.7-13.6
Majority8210.2
Turnout 81444.68
Registered electors 1,822
Labour Co-op gain from Green Swing

Stroud Farmhill & Paganhill

Stroud Farmhill & Paganhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shyama Ananthan 388 48.4 +7.8
Green Val Saunders30938.5+22.5
Conservative Richard Silvey10513.1-30.3
Majority799.9
Turnout 80542.62
Registered electors 1,889
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Stroud Slade

Stroud Slade
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Natalie Rothwell-Warn 387 53.8 +13.2
Labour Rachel Lyons23031.9-11.1
Independent Thea Pilikian659.0N/A
Conservative Anthony Malpass385.3-9.3
Majority15721.9
Turnout 72540.26
Registered electors 1,801
Green gain from Labour Swing

Stroud Trinity

Stroud Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Lucas Schoemaker* 485 60.2 +8.3
Labour Andy Theaker19424.1-7.6
Conservative Sharon Sugars526.5-10.0
TUSC Chris Moore465.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Philip Purves293.6N/A
Majority29136.1
Turnout 81449.76
Registered electors 1,636
Green hold Swing

Stroud Uplands

Stroud Uplands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cath Moore 246 38.0 -5.8
Green Sarah Dixon18428.4-0.9
Liberal Democrats George James11818.2+14.5
Conservative Jessica Tomblin10015.4-7.0
Majority629.6
Turnout 65739.94
Registered electors 1,645
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Stroud Valley

Stroud Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Martin Baxendale* 559 62.0 +16.4
Labour Co-op Mick Fealty29332.5-8.4
Conservative Brian Lee495.4-8.1
Majority26629.5
Turnout 90652.28
Registered electors 1,733
Green hold Swing

The Stanleys

The Stanleys (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Steve Hynd* 907 56.8 +18.1
Green Marisa Godfrey 741 46.4 N/A
Conservative Nigel Studdert-Kennedy*43727.3-13.8
Labour Jenny Miles31719.8-8.8
Conservative David White22614.1-15.4
Labour Julie Harper20312.7-6.4
Liberal Democrats Elaine Jewell563.5N/A
Turnout 1,60842.89
Registered electors 3,749
Green hold
Green gain from Independent

Thrupp

Thrupp
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Beki Aldam* 635 64.4 +1.4
Labour Rod Beer17818.1+7.0
Conservative Charlie Stacey17317.5-8.4
Majority45746.0
Turnout 99451.53
Registered electors 1,929
Green hold

Wotton-under-Edge

Wotton-under-Edge (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Walter74030.5-12.9
Conservative Graham Smith55823.0-16.3
Liberal Democrats Lisa Carr54122.3N/A
Green Eleanor Meehan43117.8N/A
Labour Steven Mackay35414.6N/A
Labour Rachel Curley34314.1N/A
Labour John Bloxsom33213.7N/A
Conservative Andrew Reynolds31613.0-10.7
Conservative Allan Nolan30412.5-9.8
Turnout 2,43243.88
Registered electors 5,542
Liberal Democrats hold
Green hold
Green gain from Liberal Democrats

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  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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