Stroud District Council election, 2010

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Map of the results of the 2010 Stroud council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and Green party in green. Wards in grey were not contested in 2010. Stroud 2010 election map.png
Map of the results of the 2010 Stroud council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and Green party in green. Wards in grey were not contested in 2010.

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. [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.

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.

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.

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives retain control of the council with 30 councillors despite losing 2 seats to the Liberal Democrats. [3] [4] The Liberal Democrats gained Dursley and Wotton-under-Edge wards from the Conservatives, [3] to move to 7 seats, level with Labour. [4]

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

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 34 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.

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.

Stroud local election result 2010 [5] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1212-166.744.121,102-7.1%
  Liberal Democrat 320+216.715.67,487+3.4%
  Labour 200011.127.213,019+9.8%
  Green 10005.613.06,242-4.8%
  Independent 001-1000-

Ward results

Berkeley (2) [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gordon Craig1,281
Conservative John Stanton1,253
Labour Jaswant Gangotra800
Labour John Greenwood790
Turnout 4,12471.0+32.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bisley [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Daniel Le Flemming72148.1-15.3
Green Anna Bonallack58539.1+15.4
Labour Theresa Watt19212.8+8.2
Majority1369.1-30.6
Turnout 1,49883.3+31.4
Conservative hold Swing
Cainscross [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Karon Cross1,72544.6+2.4
Conservative Ian Robinson1,12329.0-7.2
Liberal Democrat Sylvia Bridgland67817.5+6.8
Green Helen Cranston3418.8-2.1
Majority60215.6+9.5
Turnout 3,86770.1+36.8
Labour hold Swing
Cam East [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Hudson94238.3-9.6
Labour Miranda Clifton85834.9-3.2
Liberal Democrat Darren Jones58623.8+9.8
Green Indigo Redfern733.0+3.0
Majority843.4-6.4
Turnout 2,45975.6+29.5
Conservative hold Swing
Cam West [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Dennis Andrewartha1,06845.8+13.0
Conservative Jeffrey Tyndall66228.4+0.4
Labour Josephine Colebrook60425.9-13.4
Majority40617.4
Turnout 2,33472.3+34.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Chalford [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Chas Fellows2,03351.5-4.7
Green Richard Dean1,04126.4-2.8
Labour Sally Thorpe87222.1+13.1
Majority99225.1-1.9
Turnout 3,94678.4+35.2
Conservative hold Swing
Coaley and Uley [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Graham Trave84455.9+20.9
Labour Tricia Leonard66544.1+35.1
Majority17911.9
Turnout 1,50981.6+30.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Dursley [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Brian Marsh1,13633.0+0.7
Conservative Timothy Frankau1,12032.5-1.9
Labour Geoffrey Wheeler1,02629.8+1.6
Green Miriam Yagud1634.7-0.5
Majority160.5
Turnout 3,44568.1+29.1
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Hardwicke [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Graham Littleton1,60663.1-6.2
Labour Barbara Peacock94036.9+18.9
Majority66626.2-25.1
Turnout 2,54667.8+34.0
Conservative hold Swing
Nailsworth [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Rowland Blackwell1,58841.1-0.8
Green Catherine Farrell1,36435.3-7.8
Labour Jo Smith90823.5+13.9
Majority2245.8
Turnout 3,86072.9+26.5
Conservative hold Swing
Painswick [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Frances Roden1,71658.9-10.1
Green Peter Adams71724.6+3.8
Labour Joan Moore48116.5+6.3
Majority99934.3-13.8
Turnout 2,91480.5+30.5
Conservative hold Swing
Randwick, Whiteshill and Ruscombe [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green Philip Booth76568.8+13.0
Conservative Jason Bullingham21519.3-9.3
Labour John Appleton13211.9+2.4
Majority55049.5+22.3
Turnout 1,11277.4+25.8
Green hold Swing
Severn [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Jones1,51153.1-7.5
Liberal Democrat John Howe82529.0+9.7
Labour Lesley Williams50717.8+4.8
Majority68624.1-17.2
Turnout 2,84376.4+33.5
Conservative hold Swing
Stonehouse [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Gary Powell1,68441.9+1.7
Conservative Trevor Baker1,43335.7-6.4
Liberal Democrat Andrew Fisk58314.5+14.5
Green Clare Sheridan3157.8-4.0
Majority2516.3
Turnout 4,01567.4+33.3
Labour hold Swing
The Stanleys [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nigel Studdert-Kennedy94137.6-14.7
Labour Stephen Lydon59323.7+0.7
Liberal Democrat Phillip Herbert55822.3+11.4
Green Nicola Hillard41216.5+2.7
Majority34813.9-15.4
Turnout 2,50476.5+35.3
Conservative hold Swing
Vale [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Penny Wride89278.7+2.7
Labour Hilary Fowles24221.3+11.7
Majority65057.3-4.2
Turnout 1,13476.0+26.9
Conservative hold Swing
Wotton-Under-Edge [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Alan O'Connor2,05354.9+9.9
Conservative Nick McGarvey1,22132.6-10.9
Green David Barker46612.5+1.0
Majority83222.2+20.6
Turnout 3,74073.6+28.6
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

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