2010 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

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^[2]^[5]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	11	1	1	55.0	47.8	24,712	-3.2%
Liberal Democrats	8	1	1	40.0	36.6	18,891	-3.3%
Independent	1	0	0	5.0	7.6	3,931	+4.2%
Labour	0	0	0	0	6.6	3,396	+2.9%
Green	0	0	0	0	1.4	715	+0.8%

Ward results

Alcester^[4]^[5]
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

Bidford and Salford^[4]^[5]
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

Brailes^[4]^[5]
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

Harbury^[4]^[5]
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

Henley^[4]^[5]
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

Kinwarton^[4]^[5]
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

Long Compton^[4]^[5]
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

Long Itchington^[4]^[5]
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

Quinton^[4]^[5]
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

Sambourne^[4]^[5]
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

Shipston^[4]^[5]
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

Snitterfield^[4]^[5]
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

Southam^[4]^[5]
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

Stratford Alveston^[4]^[5]
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

Stratford Avenue and New Town^[4]^[5]
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

Stratford Guild and Hathaway^[4]^[5]
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

Studley^[4]^[5]
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

Tanworth^[4]^[5]
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

Vale of the Red Horse^[4]^[5]
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

Wellesbourne^[4]^[5]
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. 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.

[change-1] "Stratford-On-Avon". BBC News. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2011.

[local-2] "Local elections 2010". London: guardian.co.uk. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2011.

[full-3] "Full list of local election candidates". Southam News. 8 April 2010. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.

[district-4] ^ ^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.

[results-5] ^ ^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.

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