Stroud District Council election, 2008

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Map of the results of the 2008 Stroud council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Green party in green. Wards in grey were not contested in 2008. Stroud 2008 election map.png
Map of the results of the 2008 Stroud council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Green party in green. Wards in grey were not contested in 2008.

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. [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.

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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.

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Background

Before the election the council had 31 Conservative, 9 Labour, 5 Green, 4 Liberal Democrat and 2 independents. [3] 61 candidates stood for the 17 seats that were being contested, with the Green party contesting every seat for the first time. [3] Councillors standing down at the election included Conservative Sue Fellows and the Labour party's Hilary Fowles and Mattie Ross. [3]

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.

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives stay in control with 31 seats, after both gaining and losing 2 seats, [4] while increasing their vote share to 51%. [5] The Conservatives gained the seats of Dursley and Stonehouse from Labour, after the sitting Labour councillors had stood down, reducing Labour to 7 seats. [6] However the Conservatives also lost Nailsworth by 28 votes to the Greens and Wotton-under-Edge by 25 votes to the Liberal Democrats. [6] This meant the Greens went up to 6 seats and the Liberal Democrats up to 5 seats, while there remained 2 independents who had not defended seats in the election. [6] Turnout in the election varied from a high of 50.03% in Painswick to a low of 33% in Cainscross. [6]

Dursley town and civil parish in southern Gloucestershire, England

Dursley is a market town and civil parish in southern Gloucestershire, England, situated almost equidistantly between the cities of Bristol and Gloucester. It is under the northeast flank of Stinchcombe Hill, and about 3 3⁄4 miles (6.0 km) southeast of the River Severn. The town is adjacent to Cam which, though a village, is a slightly larger community in its own right.

Stonehouse, Gloucestershire town and civil parish in the Stroud District of Gloucestershire, England in the United Kingdom

Stonehouse is a town in the Stroud District of Gloucestershire in southwestern England.

Nailsworth a town in Stroud District, United Kindom

Nailsworth is a town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, lying in one of the Stroud Valleys in the Cotswolds, on the A46 road, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Stroud and about 25 miles (40 km) north of Bath. The parish had a population of 5,794 at the 2011 census.

The local Labour Member of Parliament David Drew blamed the defeats for Labour on "general disillusionment with the Government" and the issues of government assistance after the 2007 floods and the abolition of the 10 pence income tax rate. [7]

David Drew (politician) British politician

David Elliott Drew is a British Labour Co-operative politician who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stroud from 1997 to 2010, and regained his seat on 9 June 2017.

2007 United Kingdom floods June-July 2007 floods series in the UK

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Stroud local election result 2008 [8] [9]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1222070.651.213,231+10.8%
  Labour 202-211.817.44,491-5.7%
  Liberal Democrat 210+111.812.23,142-1.3%
  Green 110+15.917.84,595-1.1%
  UKIP 000001.2300-0.5%
  BNP 000000.367+0.3%

Ward results

Amberley and Woodchester [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen Glanfield45254.3-1.7
Green Jennifer Whiskerd15118.1+2.6
Labour Jo Smith13115.7+0.8
Liberal Democrat Adrian Walker-Smith9811.8-1.8
Majority30136.2-4.2
Turnout 83249.4
Conservative hold Swing
Berkeley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Tim Archer86167.2-2.7
Labour Geoffrey Wheeler29523.0-7.1
Green Chris Keppie1269.8+9.8
Majority56644.1+4.4
Turnout 1,28239.0-0.9
Conservative hold Swing
Cainscross [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Tom Williams75742.2-7.1
Conservative Norma Rodman64836.2+1.4
Green Helen Royall19510.9-5.0
Liberal Democrat Sylvia Bridgland19210.7+10.7
Majority1096.1-8.4
Turnout 1,79233.3-3.2
Labour hold Swing
Chalford [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Debbie Young1,21756.2+0.9
Green Carolyn Billingsley63329.2+4.8
Labour Malcolm Perry1959.0-3.4
UKIP Leslie Banstead1215.6-2.2
Majority58427.0-3.9
Turnout 2,16643.2+2.8
Conservative hold Swing
Dursley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alex Stennett64734.4-0.1
Liberal Democrat Brian Marsh60832.3+0.5
Labour Daryl Matthews53128.2-5.5
Green Gillian Stott975.2+5.2
Majority392.1+1.4
Turnout 1,88339.0-1.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Eastington and Standish [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ken Stephens28844.5+3.4
Conservative Ian Robinson27742.8+3.4
Green Gerald Hartley8212.7+2.1
Majority111.7+0.0
Turnout 64745.9
Labour hold Swing
Hardwicke [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Len Tomlins87569.3+0.9
Labour Miranda Williams22718.0+3.4
Green Sally Pickering16012.7+12.7
Majority64851.3-0.1
Turnout 1,26233.8-1.8
Conservative hold Swing
Kingswood [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Paul Hemming30950.3-0.7
Conservative Michael Howard18730.5-12.1
Green Sue Fleming11819.2+19.2
Majority12219.9+11.5
Turnout 61440.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Minchinhampton [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Joe Forbes1,11271.2+8.0
Green Marie Gwynn27517.6+6.3
Labour Joan Moore17511.2-1.0
Majority83753.6+3.7
Turnout 1,56244.6-4.5
Conservative hold Swing
Nailsworth [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green Fi MacMillan1,02843.1+5.2
Conservative Dorcas Binns1,00041.9+3.5
Labour Sally Thorpe2299.6-3.7
BNP Alan Lomas672.8+2.8
UKIP Maureen Upchurch612.6-2.7
Majority281.2
Turnout 2,38546.4+2.6
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Painswick [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Barbara Tait1,22869.0+1.9
Green Elinor Croxall37120.8-1.5
Labour David Heyes18110.2-0.5
Majority85748.1+3.3
Turnout 1,78050.0-0.3
Conservative hold Swing
Rodborough [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nigel Cooper51632.1+1.7
Liberal Democrat Andrew Fisk46529.0-1.8
Green Phil Blomberg44627.8+1.7
Labour John Appleton17811.1-1.6
Majority513.2
Turnout 1,60546.4+1.7
Conservative hold Swing
Severn [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Norman-Leonard Smith96160.6+3.1
Liberal Democrat John Howe30619.3-7.2
Labour John Greenwood20613.0-1.9
Green Annie Finlay-Trotter1147.2+7.2
Majority65541.3+10.3
Turnout 1,58742.9+0.0
Conservative hold Swing
Stonehouse [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Phil Bevan84342.1+5.1
Labour Gary Powell80640.2-1.1
Green Clare Sheridan23711.8-2.1
UKIP Adrian Blake1185.9-1.8
Majority371.8
Turnout 2,00434.1-1.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
The Stanleys [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ray Apperley71852.3-1.4
Labour Lesley Williams31623.0+3.3
Green Tony Mcnulty19013.8+0.9
Liberal Democrat Gavin Owen15010.9-2.8
Majority40229.3-4.8
Turnout 1,37441.2-1.8
Conservative hold Swing
Upton St Leonards [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Keith Pearson71078.9+0.4
Green Peter Adams11412.7+12.7
Labour Ela Pathak-Sen768.4-13.1
Majority59666.2+9.3
Turnout 90048.9+1.3
Conservative hold Swing
Wotton-Under-Edge [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat June Cordwell1,01445.0-7.2
Conservative John Gowers97943.5+18.4
Green Martin Harvey25811.5-5.5
Majority351.6-25.5
Turnout 2,25145.0-0.9
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

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  2. ↑ "National: Full election results". The Guardian. 2008-05-03. p. 45.
  3. 1 2 3 "Town braced for a heated poll battle". Gloucestershire Echo. 2008-04-09. p. 13.
  4. ↑ "Ups and downs but few surprises in poll results ; Across the South West election results held few surprises and little change for local authorities". Western Daily Press . 2008-05-03. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  5. ↑ "Jubilant Tories boost their share of votes in local elections". Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "It's won two, lost two for the Tories". The Citizen Gloucestershire. 2008-05-03. p. 4.
  7. ↑ "Labour' s poor support due to disillusionment says Stroud MP". Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
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