Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 2010

Map of the results of the 2010 Stratford-on-Avon council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in white. Wards in grey were not contested in 2010.

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

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

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]

Stratford-on-Avon Local Election Result 2010^[5]^[2]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	11	1	1	0	55.0	47.8	24,712	-3.2%
	Liberal Democrat	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

Alcester^[5]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing

Bidford and Salford^[5]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing

Brailes^[5]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Philip Seccombe	976	70.1	+15.0
	Liberal Democrat	Laura Nelson	416	29.9	-15.0
Majority			560	40.2	+30.1
Turnout			1,392	77.6	+19.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Harbury^[5]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing

Henley^[5]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jeremy Jones	1,664	65.1	-9.5
	Liberal Democrat	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

Kinwarton^[5]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Gittus	675	52.2	+5.5
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat		Swing

Long Compton^[5]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Stephen Gray	859	63.3	-9.0
	Liberal Democrat	Virginia Mason	499	36.7	+9.0
Majority			360	26.5	-18.1
Turnout			1,358	75.5	+28.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Long Itchington^[5]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Robert Stevens	901	64.6	-5.9
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Pugh	494	35.4	+20.7
Majority			407	29.2	-26.6
Turnout			1,395	73.3	+29.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Quinton^[5]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Brain	959	67.3	-6.1
	Liberal Democrat	Jeffery Dench	467	32.7	+32.7
Majority			492	34.5	-12.4
Turnout			1,426	71.5	+24.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sambourne^[5]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Justin Kerridge	696	64.7	-9.1
	Liberal Democrat	Clive Rickhards	380	35.3	+9.1
Majority			316	29.4	-18.1
Turnout			1,076	73.4	+28.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shipston^[5]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing

Snitterfield^[5]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Helen Hayter	940	70.0	-8.4
	Liberal Democrat	John Insoll	403	30.0	+8.4
Majority			537	40.0	-16.8
Turnout			1,343	74.9	+28.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Southam^[5]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jennifer Ellard	1,631	46.5	-5.6
	Liberal Democrat	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

Stratford Alveston^[5]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Stratford Avenue and New Town^[5]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing

Stratford Guild and Hathaway^[5]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing

Studley^[5]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing

Tanworth^[5]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Peter Oakley	1,723	73.8	-12.8
	Liberal Democrat	Eric Holder	613	26.2	+12.8
Majority			1,110	47.5	-25.8
Turnout			2,336	73.1	+31.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Vale of the Red Horse^[5]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Gillian Roache	1,048	70.7	-9.4
	Liberal Democrat	Kenneth Osborne	435	29.3	+9.4
Majority			613	41.3	-18.8
Turnout			1,483	77.9	+28.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wellesbourne^[5]^[4]
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

↑ "Stratford-On-Avon". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
1 2 "Local elections 2010". London: guardian.co.uk. 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
1 2 "Full list of local election candidates". Southam News. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "Tories Stay In Control Of Stratford District Council". Manchesterwired. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Results for District Council Elections on 06 May 2010". Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Retrieved 2 March 2011.

Council elections in Warwickshire

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