Stroud District Council election, 2006

Last updated

Map of the results of the 2006 Stroud council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrat in yellow, Green party in green and independent in white. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006. Stroud 2006 election map.png
Map of the results of the 2006 Stroud council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrat in yellow, Green party in green and independent in white. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006.

The 2006 Stroud Council election took place on 4 May 2006 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]

Non-metropolitan district Type of local government district in England

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a two-tier arrangement.

Gloucestershire County of England

Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights. Labour is a full member of the Party of European Socialists and Progressive Alliance, and holds observer status in the Socialist International. As of 2017, the party was considered the "largest party in Western Europe" in terms of party membership, with more than half a million members.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal, centrist political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

Election result

The results saw the Conservative party increase their majority on the council after gaining 2 seats. [3] The Conservatives gained a seat in Cainscross from the Labour party and Wotton-under-Edge from the Liberal Democrats, [3] while holding the other 11 seats they had been defending. [4] Meanwhile, the Greens gained Over Stroud from the Labour party and came within 70 votes of taking Nailsworth from the Conservatives. [3] This meant the Greens had 5 seats after the election, the same number as the Liberal Democrats. [4] Overall turnout in the election was 42.16%, [5] a little above the national average. [3]

Cainscross farm village in the United Kingdom

Cainscross is a suburban community and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, on the western outskirts of Stroud and forming part of the Stroud urban area. The parish includes the communities of Ebley, Cashes Green and Hamwell Leaze, and part of Dudbridge.

Wotton-under-Edge market town within the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England

Wotton-under-Edge is a market town within the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England. Located near the southern end of the Cotswolds, the Cotswold Way long-distance footpath passes through the town. Standing on the B4058 Wotton is about 5 miles (8.0 km) from the M5 motorway. The nearest railway station is Cam and Dursley, 7 miles (11 km) away by road, on the Bristol to Birmingham line.

Green Party of England and Wales Political party in England and Wales

The Green Party of England and Wales is a green, left-wing political party in England and Wales. Headquartered in London, since September 2018, its Co-Leaders are Siân Berry and Jonathan Bartley. The Green Party has one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons, one representative in the House of Lords, and three Members of the European Parliament. It has various councillors in UK local government and two members of the London Assembly.

Stroud local election result 2006 [5] [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1320+272.247.412,856+5.4%
  Labour 202-211.121.15,736+0.0%
  Liberal Democrat 101-15.617.04,613-2.2%
  Green 110+15.612.23,318-1.9%
  Independent 10005.62.3613+1.3%

Ward results

Berkeley [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Stanton80561.0+10.8
Labour Michael Denning34225.9-4.4
Liberal Democrat Graham Lloyd-Jones17313.1+1.6
Majority46335.1+15.2
Turnout 1,32040.9
Conservative hold Swing
Bisley [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Patricia Carrick58663.4+14.1
Green Simon Laverack21923.7-20.2
Liberal Democrat Charles Hartley778.3+8.3
Labour Henrietta Nichols434.6+4.6
Majority36739.7+34.3
Turnout 92551.9+1.0
Conservative hold Swing
Cainscross (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Karon Cross733
Conservative Laurence Carmichael664
Labour Thomas Williams603
Conservative Jason Bullingham584
Green Helen Royall375
Liberal Democrat Sylvia Bridgland254
Liberal Democrat Andrew Fisk251
Turnout 3,46435.3
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Cam East [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Hudson68349.9+11.9
Labour Daryl Matthews40129.3-11.1
Liberal Democrat John Howe28420.8-0.8
Majority28220.6
Turnout 1,36842.4+2.7
Conservative hold Swing
Cam West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Dennis Andrewartha62153.9+14.3
Conservative Brian Tipper26823.2+4.7
Labour Stephen Ballard26422.9-18.9
Majority35330.6
Turnout 1,15336.7+0.8
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Chalford [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Charles Fellows1,10054.3+12.6
Green David Wood44722.1+3.1
Liberal Democrat John Freeman25912.8-2.6
Labour Clare Jackson22010.9-0.9
Majority65332.2+9.6
Turnout 2,02641.8
Conservative hold Swing
Coaley and Uley [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Janet Wood61355.9+1.7
Conservative Lynette Wilcox38435.0+1.8
Labour Patricia Leonard999.0+2.3
Majority22920.9+0.0
Turnout 1,09651.6-6.0
Independent hold Swing
Dursley [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Timothy Frankau81642.6+12.5
Labour Geoffrey Wheeler63933.3+0.6
Liberal Democrat Veronica Collins46224.1+0.9
Majority1779.2
Turnout 1,91742.9
Conservative hold Swing
Hardwicke [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Graham Littleton88968.4+8.5
Liberal Democrat Milner Howe22117.0-2.3
Labour Ela Pathak-Sen19014.6-6.2
Majority66851.4+12.3
Turnout 1,30035.6
Conservative hold Swing
Nailsworth [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sybil Bruce87739.2+3.4
Green Piers Clifford80736.0+4.2
Labour Audrey Smith31614.1-2.4
Liberal Democrat John Bowen24010.7+2.3
Majority703.1-0.9
Turnout 2,24046.1
Conservative hold Swing
Over Stroud [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green Philip Booth41855.8+37.2
Conservative Norma Rodman21428.6-11.7
Labour Linda Durrans719.5-31.5
Liberal Democrat Colleen Rothwell466.1+6.1
Majority20427.2
Turnout 74951.6+10.6
Green gain from Labour Swing
Painswick [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Frances Roden1,16067.1+11.7
Green Fiona Ritchie38522.3-0.5
Labour Sally Thorpe18510.7+4.4
Majority77544.8+12.1
Turnout 1,73050.3
Conservative hold Swing
Severn [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Jones89657.5+4.4
Liberal Democrat Michael Stayte41326.5-2.6
Labour John Greenwood24814.9-2.9
Majority48331.0+7.0
Turnout 1,55742.9
Conservative hold Swing
Stonehouse [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Leslie Williams83543.0-2.6
Conservative Philip Bevan71236.6+0.9
Green Clare Sheridan26313.5+4.8
Liberal Democrat Margaret Edmunds1346.9-3.1
Majority1236.3-3.6
Turnout 1,94434.3
Labour hold Swing
The Stanleys [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nigel Studdert-Kennedy75453.7+11.0
Labour Miranda Williams27619.7-1.5
Liberal Democrat Ian Owen19213.7-4.7
Green Sue Drennen18112.9-4.8
Majority47834.1+12.6
Turnout 1,40343.0
Conservative hold Swing
Vale [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Wride55376.0-1.6
Liberal Democrat Patrick Blitz10514.4+14.4
Labour Douglas Blackstock709.6-12.8
Majority44861.5+6.4
Turnout 72849.1+1.0
Conservative hold Swing
Wotton-Under-Edge [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christopher Routledge91141.1+0.4
Liberal Democrat June Cordwell88139.8+2.2
Green Clive Phillips22310.1-0.3
Labour Helen Roberts2019.1-2.2
Majority301.4-1.7
Turnout 2,21644.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Related Research Articles

The 1999 Lichfield District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Lichfield District Council in Staffordshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party.

2006 St Albans City and District Council election

The 2006 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of St Albans District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

2006 Wyre Forest District Council election

The 2006 Wyre Forest District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Wyre Forest District Council in Worcestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

2007 Worcester City Council election

The 2007 Worcester City Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Worcester District Council in Worcestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

The 2010 Winchester Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Winchester District Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from the Conservative party.

2006 Winchester City Council election

The 2006 Winchester Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Winchester District Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

The 2004 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

The 2006 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

The 2000 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Unitary Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

2008 Cheltenham Borough Council election

The 2008 Cheltenham Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. Half of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

2006 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2006 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

The 1998 Stroud Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Stroud District Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

The 1999 Stroud Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Stroud District Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

The 2000 Stroud Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Stroud District Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

The 2004 Stroud Council election took place on 10 June 2004 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.

2007 Stroud District Council election

The 2007 Stroud Council election took place on 3 May 2007 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.

2008 Stroud District Council election

The 2008 Stroud Council election took place on 1 May 2008 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.

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.

2006 Harrogate Borough Council election

The 2006 Harrogate Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Harrogate Borough Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.

2007 West Oxfordshire District Council election

The 2007 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

References

  1. ↑ "Local elections: Stroud". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  2. ↑ Wilson, Graeme (2006-05-05). "Conservatives Cameron's crusade puts Tories back on victory trail". The Daily Telegraph. p. 4.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Electorate's message to Tony". Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. 2006-05-11. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
  4. 1 2 "Tories consolidate lead". Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. 2006-05-12. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "District Results 2006". Stroud District Council. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  6. ↑ "Local elections". The Times. 2006-05-06. p. 64.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.