Stratford-on-Avon District Council elections

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Stratford-on-Avon District Council elections are held every four years. Stratford-on-Avon District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Stratford-on-Avon in Warwickshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 41 councillors have been elected from 39 wards. [1] Prior to 2015 elections were held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time.

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Council elections

District result maps

By-election results

1994-1998

Tanworth By-Election 6 March 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 27767.7
Liberal Democrats 13232.4
Majority14535.3
Turnout 40932.0
Conservative hold Swing
Tanworth Earlswood By-Election 6 March 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 26656.5
Conservative 16735.4
Labour 388.0
Majority9921.1
Turnout 47135.3
Independent hold Swing

1998-2002

Tredington By-Election 22 October 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 44158.9+7.3
Liberal Democrats 30841.1−7.3
Majority13317.8
Turnout 74937.0
Conservative hold Swing
Elm By-Election 8 February 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 30667.3
Independent 14932.7
Majority15734.6
Turnout 455
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bidford By-Election 13 September 2001 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Darren Pemberton44948.4+48.4
Conservative Graham Getgood40543.7−7.4
Labour Michael Gerard737.9−3.7
Majority444.7
Turnout 927
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Compton By-Election 13 September 2001 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Adams31355.5−10.8
Liberal Democrats Virginia Mason22840.4+6.7
Labour Jacqueline Abbott234.1+4.1
Majority8515.1
Turnout 56440.2
Conservative hold Swing

2002-2006

Vale of the Red Horse By-Election 19 September 2002 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gillian Roche46948.8−23.9
Liberal Democrats 39140.6+13.3
Independent 737.6+7.6
Green 293.0+3.0
Majority788.2
Turnout 96253.1
Conservative hold Swing
Stratford Alveston By-Election 7 November 2002 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 72748.6+5.5
Conservative 48932.7−24.2
Independent 28118.7+18.7
Majority23815.9
Turnout 1,49735.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Long Compton By-Election 5 May 2005 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Gray70657.4
Liberal Democrats Virginia Mason52342.6
Majority28314.8
Turnout 1,22973.2
Conservative hold Swing

2006-2010

Wellesbourne By-Election 20 July 2006 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Laura Main89747.2
Liberal Democrats Priscilla Cook80442.4
Labour John Ritchie19710.4
Majority934.8
Turnout 1,89835.9
Conservative hold Swing
Alcester By-Election 24 August 2006 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Adams79853.5+22.4
Liberal Democrats Karyl Rees63842.8−13.9
Labour Matthew Stephens543.6−2.0
Majority16010.7
Turnout 1,49031.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Kineton By-Election 2 November 2006 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Wixey71254.4+13.3
Liberal Democrats Sandra Knapton59845.6−13.3
Majority1148.8
Turnout 1,31039.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Stratford Alveston By-Election 28 November 2009 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Cronin88847.0−2.1
Conservative Lynda Organ83444.1+1.8
Labour David Talbot1115.9+5.9
Green Hugh Chatwin583.1+3.1
Majority542.9
Turnout 1,89131.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2011-2015

Shipston by-election 29 November 2012 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeffrey Kenner61337.9+9.1
Liberal Democrats Laura Nelson57535.5−7.8
Conservative Marion Lowe43126.6+2.2
Majority382.3
Turnout 1,619
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Southam by-election 19 June 2014 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Bromwich49342.9+2.0
Labour Bransby Thomas39834.6+11.7
UKIP Emily Bleloch25922.5−7.0
Majority958.3
Turnout 1,150
Conservative hold Swing

2015-2019

Studley with Sambourne by-election 25 February 2016 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hazel Wright63255.3+24.1
Conservative Paul Beaman23320.4−12.2
Labour Karen Somner-Brown15613.7+4.5
Independent Nick Moon665.8N/A
UKIP Nigel Rogers554.8−5.5
Majority37634.9
Turnout 39.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Nick Moon, who was elected as a Conservative. However, Moon changed his mind and contested the election as an Independent, receiving 5.8% of the vote [20]

Red Horse by-election 9 March 2017 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Feilding47653.4−9.0
Liberal Democrats Philip Vial26629.8+20.2
UKIP Edward Fila9210.3−4.9
Green Pat Hotson586.5+6.5
Majority21023.5
Turnout 892
Conservative hold Swing
Ettington by-election 4 May 2017 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Penny-Anne O'Donnell94974.3+9.0
Liberal Democrats Bill Dowling22717.8+6.4
Green Dave Passingham1028.0+2.7
Majority72256.5
Turnout 1,278
Conservative hold Swing

2019-2023

Welford-on-Avon by-election 12 March 2020 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Manuela Perteghella 47243.6+43.6
Conservative Richard Cox32329.9+8.8
Independent Neal Appleton23121.3+21.3
Labour Anthony Kent413.8−1.5
Green John Stott151.4−7.1
Majority14913.8
Turnout 1,082
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

2023-

Stratford Town Council Shottery ward by-election 4 July 2024 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Albon1,101
Conservative Matt Fallon503
Labour Jacob David Simon Hill246
Independent Claudine Helene Pearson278
Majority598
Turnout 2,14772.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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  15. ↑ "November 2006 - Kineton by-election". Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Archived from the original on 5 November 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
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