Stratford-on-Avon District Council elections
One third of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 53 councillors have been elected from 31 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Independent | 1973 - 1976 |
No overall control | 1976 - 1979 |
Conservative | 1979 - 1991 |
No overall control | 1991 - 1992 |
Conservative | 1992 - 1994 |
No overall control | 1994 - 2000 |
Conservative | 2000 - 2002 |
No overall control | 2002 - 2003 |
Conservative | 2003 - present |
Council elections
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 1973
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 1976
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)[4]
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 1980
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 1982
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 1983
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 1984
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 1986
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 1987
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 1988
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 1990
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 1991
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 1992
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 1994 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5][6]
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 1995
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 1996
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 1998
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 1999
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 2000
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 2002 (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 2)[7][8]
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 2003
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 2004
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 2006
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 2007
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 2008 (Some new ward boundaries)[9]
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 2010
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 2011
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 2012
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 2014
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 2015 (New ward boundaries)[10]
District result maps
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2006 results map
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2007 results map
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2008 results map
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2010 results map
By-election results
1993-1997
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 277 | 67.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 132 | 32.4 | |||
Majority | 145 | 35.3 | |||
Turnout | 409 | 32.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 266 | 56.5 | |||
Conservative | 167 | 35.4 | |||
Labour | 38 | 8.0 | |||
Majority | 99 | 21.1 | |||
Turnout | 471 | 35.3 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
1997-2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 441 | 58.9 | +7.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 308 | 41.1 | -7.3 | ||
Majority | 133 | 17.8 | |||
Turnout | 749 | 37.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 306 | 67.3 | |||
Independent | 149 | 32.7 | |||
Majority | 157 | 34.6 | |||
Turnout | 455 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
2001-2005
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Darren Pemberton | 449 | 48.4 | +48.4 | |
Conservative | Graham Getgood | 405 | 43.7 | -7.4 | |
Labour | Michael Gerard | 73 | 7.9 | -3.7 | |
Majority | 44 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 927 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Adams | 313 | 55.5 | -10.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Virginia Mason | 228 | 40.4 | +6.7 | |
Labour | Jacqueline Abbott | 23 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 85 | 15.1 | |||
Turnout | 564 | 40.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gillian Roche | 469 | 48.8 | -23.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | 391 | 40.6 | +13.3 | ||
Independent | 73 | 7.6 | +7.6 | ||
Green | 29 | 3.0 | +3.0 | ||
Majority | 78 | 8.2 | |||
Turnout | 962 | 53.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 727 | 48.6 | +5.5 | ||
Conservative | 489 | 32.7 | -24.2 | ||
Independent | 281 | 18.7 | +18.7 | ||
Majority | 238 | 15.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,497 | 35.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
2005-2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Gray | 706 | 57.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Virginia Mason | 523 | 42.6 | ||
Majority | 283 | 14.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,229 | 73.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Laura Main | 897 | 47.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Priscilla Cook | 804 | 42.4 | ||
Labour | John Ritchie | 197 | 10.4 | ||
Majority | 93 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,898 | 35.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Susan Adams | 798 | 53.5 | +22.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Karyl Rees | 638 | 42.8 | -13.9 | |
Labour | Matthew Stephens | 54 | 3.6 | -2.0 | |
Majority | 160 | 10.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,490 | 31.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Susan Wixey | 712 | 54.4 | +13.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sandra Knapton | 598 | 45.6 | -13.3 | |
Majority | 114 | 8.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,310 | 39.4 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
2009-2013
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Cronin | 888 | 47.0 | -2.1 | |
Conservative | Lynda Organ | 834 | 44.1 | +1.8 | |
Labour | David Talbot | 111 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
Green | Hugh Chatwin | 58 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 54 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,891 | 31.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
2013-present
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Hazel Wright | 632 | 55.3 | +24.1 | |
Conservative | Paul Beaman | 233 | 20.4 | -12.2 | |
Labour | Karen Somner-Brown | 156 | 13.7 | +4.5 | |
Independent | Nick Moon | 66 | 5.8 | N/A | |
UKIP | Nigel Rogers | 55 | 4.8 | -5.5 | |
Majority | 376 | 34.9 | |||
Turnout | 39.5 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Nick Moon, who was elected as a Conservative. However, Moon changed his mind and contested the election as an Independent, receiving 5.8% of the vote[19]
References
- ^ "Structure". Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
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(help) - ^ The District of Stratford-on-Avon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Hereford and Worcester and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Hereford and Worcester, Warwickshire and West Midlands (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Stratford-on-Avon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
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- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Stratford-on-Avon (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2008. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Stratford-on-Avon (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Council election win for LibDem party". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 2001-09-18. p. 5.
- ^ "Tories make shock gain from SNP". London: guardian.co.uk. 2002-09-20. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
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