# Stratford-on-Avon District Council elections

Stratford-on-Avon District Council elections are held every four years. Stratford-on-Avon District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Stratford-on-Avon in Warwickshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 41 councillors have been elected from 39 wards. Prior to 2015 elections were held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time.

## Council elections

* 1973 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 1976 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 1979 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1980 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 1982 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 1983 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 1984 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 1986 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 1987 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 1988 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 1990 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 1991 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 1992 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 1994 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 1996 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 1998 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 1999 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 2000 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 2002 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 2)
* 2003 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 2004 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 2006 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 2007 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 2008 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)
* 2010 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 2011 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 2012 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 2014 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 2015 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2019 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
* 2023 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election (New ward boundaries)

## District result maps

* 2006 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2008 results map
* 2010 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1994-1998

Tanworth By-Election 6 March 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 277 | 67.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 132 | 32.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 35.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 409 | 32.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Tanworth Earlswood By-Election 6 March 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | | 266 | 56.5 |
| | Conservative | | 167 | 35.4 |
| | Labour | | 38 | 8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 21.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 471 | 35.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### 1998-2002

Tredington By-Election 22 October 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 441 | 58.9 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 308 | 41.1 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 17.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 749 | 37.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Elm By-Election 8 February 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 306 | 67.3 |
| | Independent | | 149 | 32.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 34.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 455 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Bidford By-Election 13 September 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Pemberton | 449 | 48.4 | +48.4 |
| | Conservative | Graham Getgood | 405 | 43.7 | −7.4 |
| | Labour | Michael Gerard | 73 | 7.9 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 927 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Compton By-Election 13 September 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Adams | 313 | 55.5 | −10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Virginia Mason | 228 | 40.4 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Abbott | 23 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | 15.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 564 | 40.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2002-2006

Vale of the Red Horse By-Election 19 September 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gillian Roche | 469 | 48.8 | −23.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 391 | 40.6 | +13.3 |
| | Independent | | 73 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| | Green | | 29 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 8.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 962 | 53.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stratford Alveston By-Election 7 November 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 727 | 48.6 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | | 489 | 32.7 | −24.2 |
| | Independent | | 281 | 18.7 | +18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | 15.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,497 | 35.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Long Compton By-Election 5 May 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Gray | 706 | 57.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Virginia Mason | 523 | 42.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 283 | 14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,229 | 73.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 2006-2010

Wellesbourne By-Election 20 July 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Laura Main | 897 | 47.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Priscilla Cook | 804 | 42.4 |
| | Labour | John Ritchie | 197 | 10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,898 | 35.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Alcester By-Election 24 August 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Adams | 798 | 53.5 | +22.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karyl Rees | 638 | 42.8 | −13.9 |
| | Labour | Matthew Stephens | 54 | 3.6 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 10.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,490 | 31.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Kineton By-Election 2 November 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Wixey | 712 | 54.4 | +13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Knapton | 598 | 45.6 | −13.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,310 | 39.4 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Stratford Alveston By-Election 28 November 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Cronin | 888 | 47.0 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | Lynda Organ | 834 | 44.1 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | David Talbot | 111 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| | Green | Hugh Chatwin | 58 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,891 | 31.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Shipston by-election 29 November 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeffrey Kenner | 613 | 37.9 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Nelson | 575 | 35.5 | −7.8 |
| | Conservative | Marion Lowe | 431 | 26.6 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,619 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Southam by-election 19 June 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Bromwich | 493 | 42.9 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Bransby Thomas | 398 | 34.6 | +11.7 |
| | UKIP | Emily Bleloch | 259 | 22.5 | −7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 8.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,150 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Studley with Sambourne by-election 25 February 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Wright | 632 | 55.3 | +24.1 |
| | Conservative | Paul Beaman | 233 | 20.4 | −12.2 |
| | Labour | Karen Somner-Brown | 156 | 13.7 | +4.5 |
| | Independent | Nick Moon | 66 | 5.8 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Nigel Rogers | 55 | 4.8 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 376 | 34.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Nick Moon, who was elected as a Conservative. However, Moon changed his mind and contested the election as an Independent, receiving 5.8% of the vote
Red Horse by-election 9 March 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Feilding | 476 | 53.4 | −9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Vial | 266 | 29.8 | +20.2 |
| | UKIP | Edward Fila | 92 | 10.3 | −4.9 |
| | Green | Pat Hotson | 58 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 210 | 23.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 892 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ettington by-election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Penny-Anne O'Donnell | 949 | 74.3 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Dowling | 227 | 17.8 | +6.4 |
| | Green | Dave Passingham | 102 | 8.0 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 722 | 56.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,278 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Welford-on-Avon by-election 12 March 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Manuela Perteghella | 472 | 43.6 | +43.6 |
| | Conservative | Richard Cox | 323 | 29.9 | +8.8 |
| | Independent | Neal Appleton | 231 | 21.3 | +21.3 |
| | Labour | Anthony Kent | 41 | 3.8 | −1.5 |
| | Green | John Stott | 15 | 1.4 | −7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 13.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,082 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |