Stroud District Council election, 2014

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The 2014 Stroud District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Stroud District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Stroud District Council

Stroud District Council is the local authority for Stroud District. Stroud District is located in Central Gloucestershire in the South West of England region. The Council itself is based in the Council Offices in Stroud proper, but the borough also comprises Nailsworth, Dursley, Cam, and Wotton-under-Edge as well as a number of other settlements. It is administratively distinct from Stroud Town Council, which serves the smaller parish of Stroud only.

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In the 2016 election all seats in Stroud District Council were contested. In future there will only be an election every four years.

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 2002 Stroud Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Stroud District Council in Gloucestershire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 4. The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

The 2003 Stroud Council election took place on 1 May 2003 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.

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.

2006 Stroud District Council election

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.

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.

The 2012 Stroud Council election is scheduled to take place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Stroud Council in England. This will be on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012.

The 2015 Stroud District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Stroud District Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.

2016 Stroud District Council election

The 2016 Stroud District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Stroud District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Due to boundary changes, all seats were up for election, with the council moving to a four-year election cycle.

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References

  1. "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.