2024 Stroud District Council election

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2024 Stroud District Council election
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All 51 seats to Stroud District Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Lindsey Green Catherine Braun
Party Conservative Green
Leader's seat Berkeley Vale Wotton-under-Edge
Last election 20 seats, 43.1% 13 seats, 24.6%
Current seats 19 14
Seats needed Increase 7 Increase 12
 
Leader Steve Robinson Ken Tucker
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Nailsworth Wotton-under-Edge
Last election 15 seats, 25.8% 3 seats, 5.8%
Current seats 4 3
Seats needed Increase 22 Increase 23
Incumbent Leader

Catherine Braun
Green
No overall control



The 2024 Stroud District Council election is scheduled to be held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. All 51 members of Stroud District Council in Gloucestershire will be elected. Due to the previous election being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, councillors face re-election after a 3-year term, rather than the usual 4.

Background[edit]

Stroud has traditionally been a Conservative council. The party held a majority on the council from 1976 to 1984, with a period of no overall control until 2002.[1] The Conservatives remained the largest group on the council, aside from a period between 1994 and 1999, when Labour overtook them. The council again fell to no overall control in 2011,[2] and no party has won a majority since then. In 2016, the council moved from electing by thirds to an all-out system, where all seats are contested every 4 years.[3]

In the most recent election, the Conservative party won 20 seats (down 3) with 39.2% of the vote, labour won 15 (down 3) with 29.4%, the Green Party won 13 (up 5) with 25.5%, and the Liberal Democrats won 3 (up 1) with 5.9%. Following the election, Doina Cornell of the Labour Party was elected council leader, with the backing of the Green Party and Liberal Democrats.[4] Labour lost their position as the largest party in the coalition in June 2022, following the resignation of Cornell and 3 others from the party.[5] Green Party councillor Catherine Braun was elected leader on 22 July 2022;[6] the council is now run by a coalition of the Green Party, the Liberal Democrats, the Community Independents group, and the Independent Left group.[7]

Summary[edit]

Council composition[edit]

After 2021 election Before 2024 election[8] After 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Conservative 20 Conservative 19 Conservative
Green 13 Green 14 Green
Labour 15 Labour 4 Labour
Liberal Democrats 3 Liberal Democrats 3 Liberal Democrats
Independent 0 Independent 10 Independent

Changes:

  • June 2022: Doina Cornell, Colin Fryer, Trevor Hall, and Robin Layfield leave Labour to sit as independents[9][a]
  • September 2022: Paula Baker, Natalie Bennett, Chris Brine, Helen Fenton, and Mattie Ross leave Labour to sit as independents[9][b]
  • April 2023: Jason Bullingham (Conservative) resigns; by-election held May 2023[10]
  • May 2023: Gary Luff (Green Party) gains by-election from Conservatives[11]
  • June 2023: Laurie Davies leaves Labour to sit as an independent[12]
  • October 2023: Jessie Hoskin leaves Labour to sit as an independent[13][c]
  • December 2023: Norman Kay (Green Party) dies; seat left vacant until 2024 election[14]
  • February 2024: Helen Fenton (independent) joins Green Party[15]

Election result[edit]

2024 Stroud District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 51
  Green 51
  Independent 5
  Labour 51
  Liberal Democrats 20
  TUSC 4

Candidates[edit]

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Stroud District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024.[16]

Amberley & Woodchester[edit]

Amberley & Woodchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Chisholm
Green Sarah Canning
Labour Co-op Lesley Williams

Berkeley Vale[edit]

Berkeley Vale (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lindsey Green*
Conservative Charles Tuffin
Conservative Paul Turner
Green Martyn Cutcher
Green Bob Hilliard
Green Susie Medley
Labour Liz Ashton
Labour Steve Lydon
Labour Jo Smith
Liberal Democrats Nick Easby

Bisley[edit]

Bisley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Davies
Green Martin Brown*
Labour Neil Hughes
Liberal Democrats Rod Rhys Jones

Cainscross[edit]

Cainscross (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donna Pickering
Conservative Adam Whitehead
Conservative George Williams
Green Kate Crews*[d]
Green Gavin McClafferty
Green Alan Mossman
Independent Charlie Mitchell
Labour Fraser Dahdouh
Labour Dave Mathews
Labour Elizabeth Stanley
TUSC Sue Richards

Cam East[edit]

Cam East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Victoria Gray*
Conservative Brian Tipper*
Green Anna Bonallack
Green Steven Naumann
Labour Ian Hamilton
Labour Milly Hill
Liberal Democrats Richard Wilsher

Cam West[edit]

Cam West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bridget Baxter
Conservative Christopher Evans*
Green Ben Bywater
Green Sally Pickering
Labour Chris Haynes
Labour Terri Kinnison
Liberal Democrats Rhianna Wilsher

Chalford[edit]

Chalford (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gail Fearnley-Whittingstall
Conservative Kim Hawkins
Conservative Tim Westlake
Green James Boyle
Green Helen Fenton*[e]
Green Tricia Watson*
Labour Alex Hughes
Labour Jed Knight
Labour Stephen Stanley

Coaley & Uley[edit]

Coaley & Uley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Stanton
Green Martin Pearcy*
Labour Claire Cook

Dursley[edit]

Dursley (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Loraine Patrick*
Conservative Matt Patrick
Conservative Carwyn Williams
Green James Broady
Green Tom Meadowcroft
Green Danae Savvidou
Labour Helen Caton Hughes
Labour Terry Cook
Labour Bob Hughes
Liberal Democrats Ann Blacklock
TUSC Lucia Jayaseelan

Hardwicke[edit]

Hardwicke (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gill Oxley*
Conservative Mark Ryder*
Conservative Demelza Turner-Wilkes
Green Adrian Oldman
Green John Patient
Green John Robinthwaite
Labour Simon MacGregor
Labour Keith Terry
Labour Thomas Williams
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Owen

Kingswood[edit]

Kingswood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Allison Long
Green Hannah Lyons-Tsai
Labour Val Randell
Liberal Democrats Holly Simkiss

Minchinhampton[edit]

Minchinhampton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Duncan Grannaway
Conservative Philip Morris
Green Gill Thomas
Green Chloe Turner*
Labour David Carter
Labour Stephen Moore
Liberal Democrats Christo Archer

Nailsworth[edit]

Nailsworth (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Daniels
Conservative Tom George
Conservative Max Howells
Green Kate Kay
Green Rod Nelson
Green Rosie Thresher
Labour Co-op Maggie Dutton
Labour Co-op Shelley Rider
Labour Co-op Steve Robinson*
Liberal Democrats Adam Cain
Liberal Democrats Colleen Rothwell

Painswick & Upton[edit]

Painswick & Upton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Castle
Conservative David Lowin
Conservative Tim Williams
Green Pete Kennedy
Green Gary Luff*
Green Matthew Sargeant
Labour Ashley Smith*[f]
Labour Anne Snelgrove
Labour Andrew Treacher
Liberal Democrats Richard Osborn

Randwick, Whiteshill & Ruscombe[edit]

Randwick, Whiteshill & Ruscombe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marcia Cosh
Green Jon Edmunds*
Labour Paul Sztumpf
Liberal Democrats John Holmes

Rodborough[edit]

Rodborough (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Jones
Conservative Tom Whittaker
Green Phil Blomberg
Green Liz Hillary
Independent Helen Elliott-Boult
Independent Robin Layfield*[g]
Labour Katy Hofmann
Labour Nigel Prenter*

Severn[edit]

Severn (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Brown
Conservative Hena Mannan-Rahman
Green Isa Clee
Green Moya Shannon
Labour Co-op Nathan Greenway
Labour Co-op Richard Maisey
Liberal Democrats Mike Stayte

Stonehouse[edit]

Stonehouse (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sonia Brinkworth
Conservative Nicholas Housden*
Conservative Surjeet Malik
Green Carol Kambites
Green Madelaine Maraboli-Roman
Green Rachel Smith
Independent Wendy Thomson
Labour John Callinan
Labour Karen Linforth
Labour John Parker
Liberal Democrats Robert Jewell
TUSC Adam Goulcher

Stroud Central[edit]

Stroud Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Cursham
Green Cate James-Hodges
Labour Co-op David Drew

Stroud Farmhill & Paganhill[edit]

Stroud Farmhill & Paganhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Silvey
Green Val Saunders
Labour Shyama Ananthan

Stroud Slade[edit]

Stroud Slade
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Malpass
Green Natalie Rothwell-Warn
Independent Thea Pilikian
Labour Rachel Lyons

Stroud Trinity[edit]

Stroud Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sharon Sugars
Green Lucas Schoemaker*
Labour Andy Theaker
Liberal Democrats Philip Purves
TUSC Chris Moore

Stroud Uplands[edit]

Stroud Uplands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jessica Tomblin
Green Sarah Dixon
Labour Cath Moore
Liberal Democrats George James

Stroud Valley[edit]

Stroud Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Lee
Green Martin Baxendale*
Labour Co-op Mick Fealty

The Stanleys[edit]

The Stanleys (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Studdert-Kennedy*
Conservative David White
Green Marisa Godfrey
Green Steve Hynd*
Labour Julie Harper
Labour Jenny Miles
Liberal Democrats Elaine Jewell

Thrupp[edit]

Thrupp
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charlie Stacey
Green Beki Aldam*
Labour Rod Beer

Wotton-under-Edge[edit]

Wotton-under-Edge (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Allan Nolan
Conservative Andrew Reynolds
Conservative Graham Smith
Green Catherine Braun*
Green Gareth Kitchen
Green Eleanor Meehan
Labour John Bloxsom
Labour Rachel Curley
Labour Steven Mackay
Liberal Democrats Lisa Carr
Liberal Democrats Linda Cohen
Liberal Democrats Mark Walter

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cornell, Fryer, Hall, and Layfield are part of the Community Independents group on the council, which is not registered as a political party.
  2. ^ Baker, Bennett, and Ross are part of the Independent Left group on the council, which is not registered as a political party.
  3. ^ Hoskin is part of the Independent Left group on the council, which is not registered as a political party.
  4. ^ Kate Crews was elected in 2021 as Councillor for Stroud Central
  5. ^ Helen Fenton was elected in 2021 as a Labour & Co-operative Councillor
  6. ^ Ashley Smith was elected in 2021 as Councillor for Amberley & Woodchester
  7. ^ Robin Layfield was elected in 2021 as a Labour & Co-operative Councillor
  1. ^ "Stroud District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "BBC News - Election 2011 - England council elections - Stroud". BBC News. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  3. ^ "District and Parish/Town Council elections". Stroud District Council. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Parties unite to lead district for three more years". Stroud District Council. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  5. ^ Molloy, Caroline (1 July 2022). "Labour loses grip of council coalition as trio quit in stitch-up row". OpenDemocracy. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  6. ^ "New Leader and Deputy Leader for Stroud District Council". Stroud District Council. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Cross-party administration elected to run Stroud District Council for another year". Stroud District Council. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Your Councillors by Party". Stroud District Council. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Stroud Labour councillors resign - including deputy leader". Stroud News and Journal. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  10. ^ Garcia, Carmelo (16 April 2023). "Health concern sparks council resignation forcing by-election". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Painswick and Upton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  12. ^ Garcia, Carmelo (7 June 2023). "Stroud councillor quits Labour amid concerns over party's direction". Stroud News and Journal. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Stroud councillor quits Labour over Starmer comments". BBC News. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Heartfelt tributes to Councillor Norman Kay". Stroud District Council. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Ex-Labour councillor joins Green Party | Stroud Times". Stroud Times. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Stroud District Council. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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