2011 Stroud District Council election

The 2011 Stroud Council election was held 6 May to elect members of the Stroud District Council in England.^[1] Candidates in four parties campaigned for one of eighteen seats.^[2] The Labour Party won seven of the seats up for grabs, the highest of any single party in this election.^[3]

Election result

Stroud Council Election, 2011

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	4				22.23%	34.10%	9,858
	Independent	1				5.56%	3.10%	864
	Green	5				27.78%	17.07%	4,765
	Labour	7				38.89%	34.48%	9,626
	Liberal Democrats	1				5.56%	13.46%	3,758
	TUSC	0				0%	0.02%	45

Ward results

Cainscross (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sylvia Bridgland	190	7.94%	−9.56%
	Green	Christopher Owen	235	9.83%
	Labour	David Rees	1,237	51.78%
	Conservative	Julie Zimmer	731	30.55%
Majority			1,237	51.78%	+7.18%
Turnout			2,393	43.30%	−26.80%

Cam East (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Miranda Clifton	779	47.20%	+12.30%
	Conservative	Brian Tipper	871	52.80%
Majority			871	52.80%	+14.50
Turnout			1,650	45.60%	−30.00%

Cam West (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Denney	683	46.90%
	Liberal Democrats	Darren Jones	301	20.70%
	Conservative	Matthew Patrick	473	32.50%
Majority			683	46.90%	+1.10%
Turnout			1,457	45.60%	−26.70%

Central (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Malcolm Perry	155	21.60%
	Independent	Andrew Read	354	49.20%
	Conservative	Ian Robinson	210	29.20%
Majority			354	49.20%
Turnout			719	45.30%

Chalford (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Richard Dean	649	25.1%	−4.00%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Peters	1,302	50.30%
	Labour	David Taylor	638	24.60%
Majority			1,302	50.30%	−1.20%
Turnout			2,589	51.70%	−26.70%

Dursley (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Veronica Harding	416	18.60%
	Conservative	Loraine Patrick	679	30.40%
	Labour	Geoffrey Wheeler	1,026	45.90%	+16.10%
	Green	Miriam Yagud	112	5.00%	+3.00%
Majority			1,026	45.90%	+12.90%
Turnout			2,233	43.50%	−24.60%

Farmhill & Paganhill (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Carr	304	36.10%
	Labour	David Drew	538	63.90%
Majority			538	63.90%
Turnout			842	50.30%

Minchinhampton (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dorcas Binns	1,108	55.50%
	Green	William Heaney	263	13.20%
	Labour	Joan Moore	270	13.50%
	Independent	John Williams	354	17.70%
Majority			1,108	55.50%
Turnout			1,995	56.00%

Nailsworth (2 Councillors)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Carter	1,147	22.41%
	Green	Catherine Farrell	933	13.34%
	Green	Norman Kay	930	18.21%
	Labour	Audrey Smith	661	12.92%
	Labour	Jacqueline Smith	608	11.88%
	Conservative	Louise Roden	841	16.43%
Majority			1,988	38.84%
Turnout			5,120	51.90%

Rodborough (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Philip Blomberg	213	11.40%
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Headley	591	31.50%
	Labour	Nigel Prenter	617	32.90%
	Conservative	Adam Sarch	453	24.20%
Majority			617	32.90%
Turnout			1,874	51.50%

Slade (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shelagh Hume	270	43.50%
	Green	Simon Pickering	350	56.50%
Majority			350	56.50%
Turnout			620	40.20%

Stonehouse (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher Brine	1,346	55.00%
	Conservative	Lawrence Hall	789	32.20%
	Green	Clare Sheridan	314	12.80%	+5.00
Majority			1,346	55.00%	+13.10%
Turnout			2,449	41.00%	−26.40%

Thrupp (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elisabeth Bird	319	28.90%
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Walker-Smith	49	4.40%
	Green	Martin Whiteside	591	53.60%
	Labour	Lesley Williams	143	13.00%
Majority			591	53.60%
Turnout			1,102	58.40%

Trinity (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Mansell	178	20.30%
	Labour	Paul Mapplebeck	149	17.00%
	Green	John Marjoram	551	62.80%
Majority			551	62.80%
Turnout			878	51.80%

Uplands (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Rachel Lyons	137	16.60%
	TUSC	Christopher Moore	45	5.40%
	Labour	Roger Sanders	551	62.80%
	Independent	Timothy Seager	156	18.90%
Majority			488	59.10%
Turnout			826	49.40%

Valley (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julie Job	190	21.40%
	Labour	Stephen Lydon	279	31.50%
	Green	Molly Scott-Cato	417	47.10%
Majority			417	47.10%
Turnout			886	47.50%

Wotton-Under-Edge (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip Boobyer	347	13.00%
	Conservative	Jacqueline Cartigny	1,104	41.50%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Smith	1,211	45.50%
Majority			1,211	45.50%	−9.40%
Turnout			2,662	52.50%	−21.10%

References

1. "Election results 2011". Stroud District Council. n.d. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
2. "Local Election Results 2011". Local Elections Archive Project. n.d. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
3. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (n.d.). "Stroud District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 13 October 2021.