Stroud District Council election, 2004

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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. [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

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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

Stroud local election result 2004 [3] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1111061.142.011,626+6.4%
  Labour 400022.221.15,842-3.5%
  Liberal Democrat 211011.119.25,306-1.1%
  Green 10005.614.13,891-1.3%
  UKIP 000002.5679+1.5%
  Independent 000001.0274-2.1%
  English Democrat 000000.264+0.2%

Ward results

Amberley and Woodchester [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen Glanfield52656.0+2.1
Green Mark Welton14615.5-2.5
Labour John Appleton14014.9+1.9
Liberal Democrat John Howe12813.6-1.5
Majority38040.4+4.4
Turnout 940
Conservative hold Swing
Berkeley [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Benjamin Francis74550.2
Labour Michael Denning45030.3
Liberal Democrat Graham Lloyd-Jones17011.5
Green David Michael1188.0
Majority29519.9
Turnout 1,483
Conservative hold Swing
Cainscross [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Charles Burling69438.7-9.8
Conservative Elizabeth Price Jones50728.3+5.6
Liberal Democrat Wendy Tomlinson37921.2-0.6
Green John Harris21111.8+4.7
Majority18410.4-15.4
Turnout 1,791
Labour hold Swing
Chalford [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Susan Fellows88041.7-4.8
Green David Wood40219.0+2.7
Liberal Democrat John Freeman32515.4+0.7
UKIP Leslie Banstead25512.1+6.4
Labour David Taylor25011.8-5.0
Majority47822.6-7.1
Turnout 2,112
Conservative hold Swing
Dursley [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Hilary Fowles66732.7+11.4
Conservative Loraine Patrick61430.1-3.9
Liberal Democrat Patrick Blitz47323.2-19.3
UKIP Ronald Bishop1376.7+4.5
Green Katherine Mundy834.1+4.1
English Democrat Robert Howells643.1+3.1
Majority532.6
Turnout 2,038
Labour hold Swing
Eastington and Standish [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Kenneth Stephens28241.1-6.4
Conservative Thomas James27039.4+1.0
Green Valerie Hicken7310.6-3.5
Liberal Democrat Milner Howe618.9+8.9
Majority121.7-7.4
Turnout 686
Labour hold Swing
Hardwicke [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Tomlins74359.9
Labour Henrietta Nichols25820.8
Liberal Democrat Charles Hartley24019.3
Majority48539.1
Turnout 1,241
Conservative hold Swing
Kingswood [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Paul Hemming41951.0-21.7
Conservative Owen Inskip35042.6+15.3
Labour Jean Smalley526.3+6.3
Majority698.4-37.1
Turnout 821
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Minchinhampton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Forbes85753.0-6.6
Labour Rhian Griffiths28517.6-4.5
Liberal Democrat Colleen Rothwell22113.7-1.3
Green Oscar Hull1358.3+8.3
UKIP Adrian Blake1207.4+4.2
Majority57235.4-2.1
Turnout 1,618
Conservative hold Swing
Nailsworth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Dorcas Binns81235.8+2.7
Green John Nicholson72131.8-0.2
Labour Audrey Smith37516.5-5.0
Liberal Democrat Hilary Howe1918.4-5.0
UKIP Alan Lomas1677.4+7.4
Majority914.0+2.9
Turnout 2,266
Conservative hold Swing
Painswick [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Barbara Tait1,11255.4
Green Martin Sherrard45722.8
Liberal Democrat David Harcup31015.5
Labour Andrew Read1276.3
Majority65532.7
Turnout 2,006
Conservative hold Swing
Rodborough [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Sinfield47130.9-8.3
Green Penelope Wildgoose40726.7-5.2
Independent Charles Townley27418.0+18.0
Labour Martin Alder25416.7-5.5
Liberal Democrat Darren Jones1187.7+1.0
Majority644.2-3.2
Turnout 1,524
Conservative hold Swing
Severn [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Norman Smith82753.1
Liberal Democrat Michael Stayte45329.1
Labour John Greenwood27717.8
Majority37424.0
Turnout 1,557
Conservative hold Swing
Stonehouse [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mattie Ross94045.6-1.4
Conservative Philip Bevan73635.7+0.8
Liberal Democrat June Snell20610.0+0.5
Green Clare Sheridan1798.7+0.1
Majority2049.9-2.1
Turnout 2,061
Labour hold Swing
The Stanleys [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Raymond Apperley67242.7
Labour Karin Degenberg33421.2
Liberal Democrat Ian Owen29018.4
Green Thomas Bermingham27917.7
Majority33821.5
Turnout 1,575
Conservative hold Swing
Upton St Leonards [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Keith Ardron37439.2+39.2
Conservative Michael Beard37239.0-18.4
Green Peter Adams11612.2-10.4
Labour Campbell Smith929.6-10.3
Majority20.2
Turnout 954
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Valley [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green Sarah Lunnon31948.6+0.2
Conservative Jenefer Wythe17426.5+2.8
Labour Thomas Williams10015.2-3.3
Liberal Democrat Mark Rogers649.7+0.4
Majority14522.1-2.6
Turnout 657
Green hold Swing
Wotton-Under-Edge [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sydney Gowers95840.7-6.5
Liberal Democrat Christopher Galbraith88437.6-15.2
Labour Helen Roberts26511.3+11.3
Green Christopher Dunn24510.4+10.4
Majority743.1
Turnout 2,352
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Stroud council". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  2. ↑ "Local councils". Financial Times. 2004-06-12. p. 7.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "June 10th 2004 Election Results". Stroud District Council. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  4. ↑ "Ballot box". The Times. 2004-06-12. p. 26.
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