# 2000 Stroud District Council election

The 2000 Stroud Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Stroud District Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 23
* Labour 18
* Liberal Democrat 6
* Green 4
* Independent 4

## Background

Before the election the council was run by an alliance between the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats.

## Election result

Stroud local election result 2000 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 14 | +6 | 70.0 | 45.7 | 11,904 |
| Labour | 3 | -6 | 15.0 | 26.5 | 6,897 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | +1 | 10.0 | 20.2 | 5,250 |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 1,268 |
| Independent | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1.9 | 499 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 136 |
| Natural Law | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 66 |

## Ward results

Berkeley Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony Moseley | 436 | 56.2 |
| | Labour | David Shaw | 259 | 33.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Murray | 81 | 10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 177 | 22.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 776 | 37.9 |
Cainscross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andrew Read | 507 | 38.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Sutherland | 506 | 38.9 |
| | Conservative | Ralph Kenber | 289 | 22.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,302 | 29.9 |
Cam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Andrewartha | 526 | 33.1 |
| | Conservative | Philip Briscoe | 467 | 29.4 |
| | Labour | Miranda Clifton | 452 | 28.5 |
| | Independent | David Winsor | 142 | 8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,587 | 40.7 |
Chalford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Fellows | 854 | 53.8 |
| | Labour | David Taylor | 305 | 19.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leslie Christie | 291 | 18.3 |
| | UKIP | Adrian Blake | 136 | 8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 549 | 34.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,586 | 35.2 |
Dursley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Basil Allen | 605 | 41.1 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Wheeler | 537 | 36.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Thomas | 330 | 22.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,472 | 33.0 |
Hardwicke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Graham Littleton | 532 | 56.1 |
| | Labour | David Purchase | 341 | 36.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Howe | 75 | 7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | 20.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 948 | 33.3 |
Kings Stanley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nigel Studdert-Kennedy | 471 | 35.1 |
| | Labour | Lesley Illiams | 411 | 30.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Cheyne | 255 | 19.0 |
| | Green | Sheila MacFadyen | 204 | 15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,341 | 44.9 |
Minchinhampton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dorcas Binns | 1,101 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Glanfield | 1,079 | |
| | Labour | Martin Alder | 348 | |
| | Labour | David Griffiths | 334 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Edmunds | 318 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Fisk | 235 | |
| | Natural Law | Henry Brighouse | 28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,443 | 41.1 |
Nailsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Norman Kay | 710 | 44.7 |
| | Conservative | Mohammad Akhtar | 620 | 39.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bruce Douglas-Mann | 257 | 16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,587 | 33.2 |
Painswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Stephenson-Oliver | 960 | 55.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terence Parker | 625 | 36.0 |
| | Labour | John Rhodes | 113 | 6.5 |
| | Natural Law | Sally Brighouse | 38 | 2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 335 | 19.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,736 | 50.9 |
Parklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Tomlins | 453 | 70.5 |
| | Labour | Francoise Jones | 106 | 16.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Milner Woodhead | 84 | 13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 347 | 54.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 643 | 38.8 |
Randwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Charley | 278 | 54.2 |
| | Labour | Anthony Shoritt | 139 | 27.1 |
| | Conservative | John Ferris | 96 | 18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 139 | 27.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 513 | 44.2 |
Rodborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roy Nicholas | 605 | 45.8 |
| | Labour | Ian Owen | 327 | 24.8 |
| | Green | Carol Kambites | 264 | 20.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Walker-Smith | 125 | 9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 278 | 21.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,321 | 32.1 |
Stonehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mattie Ross | 807 | 53.6 |
| | Conservative | Kamran Hameed | 476 | 31.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Melvyn Preston | 224 | 14.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 331 | 22.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,507 | 28.4 |
Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Gwendoline Belcher | 578 | 41.3 |
| | Conservative | Martin Hemming | 545 | 38.9 |
| | Labour | Henrietta Nichols | 192 | 13.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Fenn | 86 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,401 | 35.9 |
Uplands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Jeffreys | 428 | 32.3 |
| | Independent | Morgan Anthony | 357 | 26.9 |
| | Labour | Ronald Nichols | 235 | 17.7 |
| | Green | Kevin Cranston | 222 | 16.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Jones | 84 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,326 | 29.8 |
Upton St Leonards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Beard | 372 | 53.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Ardron | 270 | 39.1 |
| | Labour | Trevor Baker | 49 | 7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | 14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 691 | 51.8 |
Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Steel | 369 | 53.1 |
| | Labour | Robert Hall | 284 | 40.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Brown | 42 | 6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | 12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 695 | 48.3 |
Wotton and Kingswood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sidney Gowers | 1,146 | 53.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barrie Pierce | 558 | 26.0 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Keen | 441 | 20.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 588 | 27.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,145 | 37.0 |