2010 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
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The 2010 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Background
[edit]Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 29 seats, compared to 19 Liberal Democrats and 3 independents, with a further 2 seats being vacant.[3] 20 seats were contested in the election by a total of 58 candidates.[3]
Election result
[edit]The results saw the Conservatives hold control of the council after winning 11 of the 20 seats contested, compared to 8 seats for the Liberal Democrats and 1 independent.[4] The Conservatives gained a seat in Kinwarton from the Liberal Democrats, but lost another seat back to the Liberal Democrats in Stratford Alveston to leave the political balance unchanged.[4]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55.0 | 47.8 | 24,712 | -3.2% | |
Liberal Democrats | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 | 36.6 | 18,891 | -3.3% | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 7.6 | 3,931 | +4.2% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 3,396 | +2.9% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 715 | +0.8% |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Susan Juned | 1,651 | 49.6 | +8.2 | |
Conservative | Yvonne Hine | 1,438 | 43.2 | −11.9 | |
Labour | Barry Doherty | 241 | 7.2 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 213 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,330 | 68.8 | +24.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Daren Pemberton | 1,448 | 38.3 | −3.0 | |
Conservative | Maurice Howse | 1,354 | 35.8 | +35.8 | |
Independent | Michael Atkins | 551 | 14.6 | −37.4 | |
Labour | Matthew Stephens | 316 | 8.4 | +1.7 | |
Green | Karen Varga | 109 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 94 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,778 | 69.5 | +36.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Seccombe | 976 | 70.1 | +15.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Laura Nelson | 416 | 29.9 | −15.0 | |
Majority | 560 | 40.2 | +30.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,392 | 77.6 | +19.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Richard Tonge | 1,461 | 52.2 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | Richard Hamburger | 1,340 | 47.8 | −1.9 | |
Majority | 121 | 4.3 | +3.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,801 | 73.8 | +28.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeremy Jones | 1,664 | 65.1 | −9.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Karyl Rees | 606 | 23.7 | +10.0 | |
Labour | John Hartigan | 285 | 11.2 | +11.2 | |
Majority | 1,058 | 41.4 | −19.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,555 | 70.1 | +26.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Gittus | 675 | 52.2 | +5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nina Knapman | 565 | 43.7 | −9.6 | |
Labour | Jeffrey Kenner | 54 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 110 | 8.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,294 | 74.8 | +29.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Gray | 859 | 63.3 | −9.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Virginia Mason | 499 | 36.7 | +9.0 | |
Majority | 360 | 26.5 | −18.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,358 | 75.5 | +28.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Stevens | 901 | 64.6 | −5.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Pugh | 494 | 35.4 | +20.7 | |
Majority | 407 | 29.2 | −26.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,395 | 73.3 | +29.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Brain | 959 | 67.3 | −6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jeffery Dench | 467 | 32.7 | +32.7 | |
Majority | 492 | 34.5 | −12.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,426 | 71.5 | +24.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Justin Kerridge | 696 | 64.7 | −9.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Clive Rickhards | 380 | 35.3 | +9.1 | |
Majority | 316 | 29.4 | −18.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,076 | 73.4 | +28.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Philip Vial | 1,376 | 48.0 | −0.7 | |
Conservative | Clive Smithard | 1,108 | 38.6 | −9.4 | |
Labour | Christopher Aston | 315 | 11.0 | +7.7 | |
Green | Robert Ballantyne | 70 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 268 | 9.3 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,869 | 71.0 | +22.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Helen Hayter | 940 | 70.0 | −8.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Insoll | 403 | 30.0 | +8.4 | |
Majority | 537 | 40.0 | −16.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,343 | 74.9 | +28.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jennifer Ellard | 1,631 | 46.5 | −5.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Helena Knight | 977 | 27.9 | +4.7 | |
Labour | Peter Thomas | 900 | 25.7 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 654 | 18.6 | −8.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,508 | 69.6 | +36.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ian Fradgley | 1,938 | 45.2 | −3.9 | |
Conservative | Stuart Beese | 1,682 | 39.2 | −3.1 | |
Independent | Michael Crutchley | 378 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
Labour | Samuel Hargreaves | 288 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 256 | 6.0 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,286 | 74.8 | +26.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Clive Thomas | 1,531 | 39.0 | −8.6 | |
Conservative | Ian Hurst | 1,423 | 36.2 | −9.8 | |
Independent | Juliet Short | 620 | 15.8 | +15.8 | |
Labour | Stephen Troup | 352 | 9.0 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 108 | 2.8 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,926 | 65.6 | +28.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Fradgley | 1,876 | 45.0 | −2.3 | |
Conservative | Irving David | 1,473 | 35.3 | −4.3 | |
Independent | William Lowe | 364 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
Labour | David Talbot | 315 | 7.6 | +2.0 | |
Green | Hugh Chatwin | 144 | 3.5 | −4.1 | |
Majority | 403 | 9.7 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,172 | 70.7 | +28.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Hazel Wright | 1,755 | 55.4 | −3.6 | |
Conservative | William McCarthy | 1,085 | 34.2 | −1.3 | |
Labour | Jacqueline Abbott | 330 | 10.4 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 670 | 21.1 | −2.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,170 | 69.1 | +28.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Oakley | 1,723 | 73.8 | −12.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eric Holder | 613 | 26.2 | +12.8 | |
Majority | 1,110 | 47.5 | −25.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,336 | 73.1 | +31.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gillian Roache | 1,048 | 70.7 | −9.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Osborne | 435 | 29.3 | +9.4 | |
Majority | 613 | 41.3 | −18.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,483 | 77.9 | +28.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Roger Wright | 2,018 | 48.7 | +48.7 | |
Conservative | Daniel Kendall | 1,737 | 41.9 | −8.2 | |
Green | Jessica Pinson | 392 | 9.5 | +9.5 | |
Majority | 281 | 6.8 | |||
Turnout | 4,147 | 75.4 | +30.4 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Stratford-On-Avon". BBC News. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Local elections 2010". London: guardian.co.uk. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Full list of local election candidates". Southam News. 8 April 2010. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Tories Stay in Control of Stratford District Council". Manchesterwired. 9 May 2010. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Results for District Council Elections on 06 May 2010". Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.