2012 Stroud District Council election

The 2012 Stroud Council election was on 3 May 2012 to elect members of the Stroud District Council. Eighteen seats were up for grabs and the Conservative Party won nine.

Election result

Stroud Council Election, 2012

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	9				50.00%	41.40%	10,333
	Labour	7				38.90%	33.40%	8,339
	Green	0				0%	14.40%	3,594
	Liberal Democrats	2				5.56%	10.20%	2,538
	TUSC	0				0%	0.60%	152

Ward results

Amberley & Woodchester (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Uta Baldauf	117	15.9%
	Labour	Sarah Madley	176	23.8%
	Conservative	Margaret Wigzell	445	60.30%
Majority			445	60.30%	+8.52%
Turnout			748	41.60%	−1.70%

Berkeley (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Ashton	753	54.8%
	Conservative	John Stanton	620	45.20%	+14.81%
Majority			753	54.85%	+6.60%
Turnout			1,373	41.00%	−31.00%

Cainscross (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sylvia Bridgland	105	5.66%	−2.28%
	Green	Oliver Kirkham	212	11.42%
	TUSC	Christopher Moore	152	8.19%
	Conservative	Deborah Westgate	495	26.66%
	Labour	Thomas Williams	893	48.09%
Majority			893	48.09%	−3.69%
Turnout			1,857	41.60%	−1.70%

Chalford (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Richard Dean	381	21.10%
	Labour	David Taylor	481	+2.00%
	Conservative	Deborah Young	945	52.30%
Majority			945	52.30%	+2.00%
Turnout			1,807	35.60%	−16.10%

Dursley (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Doina Cornell	880	51.80%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Stayte	277	16.30%
	Conservative	Alexander Stennett	543	31.90%
Majority			880	51.80%	+5.90%
Turnout			1,700	33.10%	−10.40%

Eastington & Standish (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Gerald Hartley	62	9.10%
	Conservative	Richard James	271	39.80%
	Labour	David Stephens	348	51.10%
Majority			348	51.10%
Turnout			681	45.40%

Hardwicke (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Butler	533	43.40%
	Conservative	Russell Miles	564	45.90%
	Green	Sally Pickering	131	10.70%
Majority			564	45.90%	−17.20%
Turnout			1,228	31.80%	−36.00%

Kingswood (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Carr	150	27.40%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Hemming	332	60.70%
	Labour	Joan Moore	65	11.90%
Majority			332	60.70%
Turnout			547	33.30%

Minchinhampton (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher Holtom	213	14.40%
	Conservative	Nicholas Hurst	858	57.90%
	Green	John Williams	412	27.80%	+10.10%
Majority			858	57.90%	+2.40%
Turnout			1,483	41.30%	−14.70%

Nailsworth (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Dechan	72	3.60%
	Green	Catherine Farrell	676	33.70%	+20.36%
	Conservative	Emma Sims	789	39.30%
	Labour	Audrey Smith	471	23.50%	+10.58%
Majority			789	39.30%	+0.46%
Turnout			2,008	37.50%	−14.40%

Painswick (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Cooper	981	63.50%
	Labour	Sheila McGrath	204	13.20%
	Green	Graham Spencer	360	23.30%
Majority			981	63.50%	+4.60%
Turnout			1,545	42.60%	−37.90%

Rodborough (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Philip Blomberg	205	12.80%	+1.40%
	Conservative	Rodger Cuddington	333	20.70%
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Headley	490	30.50%	−1.00%
	Labour	Stephen Moore	579	36.00%
Majority			579	36.00%	+3.10%
Turnout			1,607	53.90%	+2.40%

Severn (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Greenwood	296	21.70%
	Green	Susan Hartley	145	10.60%
	Liberal Democrats	John Howe	212	15.60%
	Conservative	Haydn Jones	707	52.10%
Majority			709	52.10%
Turnout			1,362	36.00%

Stonehouse (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Bevan	537	28.00%
	Labour	Mattie Ross	1,151	59.90%
	Green	Clare Sheridan	233	12.10%	−0.70%
Majority			1,151	59.90%	+4.90%
Turnout			1,921	31.50%	−9.50%

The Stanleys (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lawrence Hall	507	37.10%
	Green	Nicola Hillary	236	17.30%	+0.80%
	Labour	Stephen Lydon	582	42.50%	+18.80%
	Liberal Democrats	Myles Robinson	43	3.10%
Majority			582	42.50%	+4.90%
Turnout			1,368	41.60%	−34.90%

Upton St. Leonards (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Peter Adams	130	16.00%
	Labour	Thomas Lydon	132	16.20%
	Conservative	Keith Pearson	552	67.80%
Majority			552	67.80%
Turnout			814	34.80%

Wotton-Under-Edge (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C Burling	413	21.00%
	Liberal Democrats	J Cordwell	1,007	51.30%
	Conservative	Richard Williams	543	27.70%
Majority			1,007	51.30%	+5.80%
Turnout			1,963	38.40%	−14.10%