# Stroud (UK Parliament constituency)

Stroud is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It is held by Simon Opher of the Labour Party, who won the seat from Siobhan Baillie of the Conservatives in 2024.

## History

The seat's parliamentary borough forerunner was created by the First Reform Act for the 1832 general election. It elected two MPs using the bloc vote until transformed in the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for that year's general election, the name being transferred to a single-seat county division which covered a wider zone.
This was abolished at the 1950 general election, chiefly replaced with a new seat, Stroud and Thornbury. That was in turn abolished at the 1955 general election, when the present entity was created. Since this recreation the seat has had boundary changes.
Formerly a safe Conservative seat, Stroud has been a marginal seat since 1997, changing hands five times in eight elections (in 1997, 2010, 2017, 2019 and 2024).

## Boundaries

1955–1974: The Urban Districts of Nailsworth and Stroud, the Rural Districts of Dursley, Stroud, and Tetbury, and part of the Rural District of Gloucester.
1974–1983: The Urban Districts of Nailsworth and Stroud, the Rural Districts of Dursley, Stroud, and Tetbury, and in the Rural District of Gloucester the parishes of Arlingham, Brookthorpe with Whaddon, Eastington, Elmore, Frampton on Severn, Fretherne with Saul, Frocester, Hardwicke, Harescombe, Haresfield, Longney, Moreton Valence, Quedgeley, Standish, Upton St Leonards, and Whitminster.
1983–1997: The District of Stroud wards of Berkeley, Bisley, Cainscross, Cam, Cambridge, Central, Chalford, Dursley, Eastington, Hinton, King's Stanley, Leonard Stanley, Minchinhampton, Nailsworth, Nibley, Painswick, Parklands, Randwick, Rodborough, Severn, Stonehouse, Thrupp, Trinity, Uley, Uplands, Vale, Whiteshill, Woodfield, and Wotton and Kingswood, and the District of Cotswold wards of Avening, Grumbold's Ash, and Tetbury.
1997–2010: All the wards of the District of Stroud except the Wotton and Kingswood ward.
2010–2024: The District of Stroud wards of Amberley and Woodchester, Berkeley, Bisley, Cainscross, Cam East, Cam West, Central, Chalford, Coaley and Uley, Dursley, Eastington and Standish, Farmhill and Paganhill, Hardwicke, Nailsworth, Over Stroud, Painswick, Rodborough, Severn, Slade, Stonehouse, The Stanleys, Thrupp, Trinity, Uplands, Upton St Leonards, Vale, and Valley.
The seat had 24 of the 27 wards of Stroud district (the rest were in The Cotswolds seat). The north-west limit is the Severn, which meanders from Gloucester as the upper estuary.
2024–present: Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
* The District of Stroud wards of: Amberley and Woodchester; Berkeley Vale; Cainscross; Cam East; Cam West; Chalford; Coaley & Uley; Dursley; Nailsworth; Randwick, Whiteshill & Ruscombe; Rodborough; Severn; Stonehouse; Stroud Central; Stroud Farmhill & Paganhill; Stroud Slade; Stroud Trinity; Stroud Uplands; Stroud Valley; The Stanleys; Thrupp; Wotton-under-Edge.
In order to bring the electorate within the permitted range, northern areas, including the communities of Bisley, Hardwicke and Painswick, were transferred to the newly created constituency of North Cotswolds. Wotton-under-Edge was added from The Cotswolds (abolished 2024).

## Constituency profile

Stroud lies south of Gloucester, between the two larger Gloucestershire constituencies of The Cotswolds and Forest of Dean. Its east climbs the Cotswold Hills but Stroud is both smaller and more industrialised than east and west neighbours.
Most of the seat is rural or semi-rural with a middle belt that has a group of urbanised villages, including Caincross, Cam and Rodborough, with the main towns part of the West Country textile manufacturing heritage. The major market towns include Stroud itself, Dursley in the south, and the smaller towns of Berkeley (which has a smaller electorate than Chalford, but more facilities), Stonehouse and Nailsworth.
In November 2012, unemployment was 2.1%, compared to the national average of 3.8%.

## Members of Parliament
### Stroud parliamentary borough
#### MPs 1832–1885

| Election | Member | Member | Party | Member | Member | Party |
| 1832 | | David Ricardo | Whig | | William Henry Hyett | Whig |
| 1833 by-election | | George Poulett Scrope | Whig | | William Henry Hyett | Whig |
| 1835 | | George Poulett Scrope | Whig | | Charles Richard Fox | Whig |
| May 1835 by-election | | George Poulett Scrope | Whig | | Lord John Russell | Whig |
| 1841 | | George Poulett Scrope | Whig | | William Henry Stanton | Whig |
| 1852 | | George Poulett Scrope | Whig | | Lord Moreton | Whig |
| 1853 by-election | | George Poulett Scrope | Whig | | Edward Horsman | Whig |
| 1859 | | George Poulett Scrope | Liberal | | Edward Horsman | Liberal |
| 1867 by-election | | Henry Winterbotham | Liberal | | Edward Horsman | Liberal |
| 1868 | | Henry Winterbotham | Liberal | | Sebastian Dickinson | Liberal |
| Jan. 1874 by-election | | John Dorington | Conservative | | Sebastian Dickinson | Liberal |
| 1874 | | Walter John Stanton | Liberal | | Sebastian Dickinson | Liberal |
| May 1874 by-election | | John Dorington | Conservative | | Alfred John Stanton | Liberal |
| July 1874 by-election | | Henry Brand | Liberal | | Alfred John Stanton | Liberal |
| 1875 by-election | | Samuel Marling | Liberal | | Alfred John Stanton | Liberal |
| 1880 | | Walter John Stanton | Liberal | | Henry Brand | Liberal |
| 1880 | Parliamentary borough abolished. Name transferred to a new county division | Parliamentary borough abolished. Name transferred to a new county division | Parliamentary borough abolished. Name transferred to a new county division | Parliamentary borough abolished. Name transferred to a new county division | Parliamentary borough abolished. Name transferred to a new county division | Parliamentary borough abolished. Name transferred to a new county division |

### Stroud division of Gloucestershire
#### MPs 1885–1950

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Henry Brand | Liberal |
| 1886 | George Holloway | Conservative |
| 1892 | David Brynmor Jones | Liberal |
| 1895 | Charles Cripps | Conservative |
| 1900 | Charles Allen | Liberal |
| 1918 | Sir Ashton Lister | Liberal |
| 1922 | Stanley Tubbs | Conservative |
| 1923 | Frederick Guest | Liberal |
| 1924 | Sir Frank Nelson | Unionist |
| 1931 by-election | Walter Perkins | Conservative |
| 1945 | Ben Parkin | Labour |
| 1950 | constituency abolished. See Stroud & Thornbury | constituency abolished. See Stroud & Thornbury |

### Stroud County Constituency
#### MPs since 1955

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1955 | Sir Anthony Kershaw | Conservative |
| 1987 | Roger Knapman | Conservative |
| 1997 | David Drew | Labour Co-op |
| 2010 | Neil Carmichael | Conservative |
| 2017 | David Drew | Labour Co-op |
| 2019 | Siobhan Baillie | Conservative |
| 2024 | Simon Opher | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simon Opher | 25,607 | 46.4 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Siobhan Baillie | 14,219 | 25.7 | −20.0 |
| | Reform UK | Chris Lester | 6,329 | 11.5 | +10.0 |
| | Green | Pete Kennedy | 5,729 | 10.4 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George James | 2,913 | 5.3 | +3.1 |
| | Independent | Saskia Whitfield | 261 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Volt | Jason Hughes | 163 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,411 | 20.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,221 | 70.9 | −8.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,912 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.4 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Conservative | 27,733 | 45.7 |
| | Labour | 25,266 | 41.6 |
| | Green | 4,857 | 8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1,356 | 2.2 |
| | Brexit Party | 909 | 1.5 |
| | Others | 567 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 60,688 | 79.6 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 76,249 |
General election 2019: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Siobhan Baillie | 31,582 | 47.9 | +2.0 |
| | Labour Co-op | David Drew | 27,742 | 42.1 | −4.9 |
| | Green | Molly Scott Cato | 4,954 | 7.5 | +5.3 |
| | Brexit Party | Desi Latimer | 1,085 | 1.6 | N/A |
| | Libertarian | Glenville Gogerly | 567 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,840 | 5.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,930 | 78.0 | +1.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 84,536 | | +2.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | +3.5 | |
General election 2017: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | David Drew | 29,994 | 47.0 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative | Neil Carmichael | 29,307 | 45.9 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Max Wilkinson | 2,053 | 3.2 | −0.2 |
| | Green | Sarah Lunnon | 1,423 | 2.2 | −2.4 |
| | UKIP | Glenville Gogerly | 1,039 | 1.6 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 687 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,816 | 77.0 | +1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 82,839 | | +2.8 |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.5 | |
General election 2015: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neil Carmichael | 27,813 | 45.7 | +4.9 |
| | Labour Co-op | David Drew | 22,947 | 37.7 | −0.9 |
| | UKIP | Caroline Stephens | 4,848 | 8.0 | +5.8 |
| | Green | Sarah Lunnon | 2,779 | 4.6 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Walker-Smith | 2,086 | 3.4 | −12.0 |
| | Independent | Richard Wilson | 246 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Free Public Transport | David Michael | 100 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,866 | 8.0 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,819 | 75.5 | +1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 80,544 | | +2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.9 | |
General election 2010: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neil Carmichael | 23,679 | 40.8 | +2.5 |
| | Labour Co-op | David Drew | 22,380 | 38.6 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Andrewartha | 8,955 | 15.4 | +1.5 |
| | Green | Martin Whiteside | 1,542 | 2.7 | −3.0 |
| | UKIP | Steve Parker | 1,301 | 2.2 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | Alan Lomas | 116 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,299 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,973 | 74.1 | +3.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,286 | | +2.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | +2.0 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | David Drew | 22,527 | 39.6 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative | Neil Carmichael | 22,177 | 39.0 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Hirst | 8,026 | 14.1 | +3.2 |
| | Green | Martin Whiteside | 3,056 | 5.4 | +1.9 |
| | UKIP | Edward Noble | 1,089 | 1.9 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 350 | 0.6 | −8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,875 | 71.3 | +1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 79,757 | | +1.1 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −4.3 | |
General election 2001: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | David Drew | 25,685 | 46.6 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Neil Carmichael | 20,646 | 37.4 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Beasley | 6,036 | 10.9 | −4.6 |
| | Green | Kevin Cranston | 1,913 | 3.5 | −0.4 |
| | UKIP | Adrian Blake | 895 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,039 | 9.2 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,175 | 69.9 | −9.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,878 | | +1.8 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +2.2 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | David Drew | 26,170 | 42.7 | +13.3 |
| | Conservative | Roger Knapman | 23,260 | 37.9 | −8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Hodgkinson | 9,502 | 15.5 | −6.1 |
| | Green | John Marjoram | 2,415 | 3.9 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,910 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,347 | 79.2 | −4.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,494 | | +3.0 |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.8 | |
General election 1992: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Knapman | 32,201 | 46.2 | −4.0 |
| | Labour | David Drew | 18,796 | 26.9 | +8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Myles Robinson | 16,751 | 24.0 | −7.3 |
| | Green | Sue Atkinson | 2,005 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,405 | 19.3 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,753 | 84.5 | +3.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 82,553 | | +1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −6.2 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Knapman | 32,883 | 50.2 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal | Adrian Walker-Smith | 20,508 | 31.3 | −0.6 |
| | Labour | Tom Levitt | 12,145 | 18.5 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,375 | 18.9 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,553 | 80.6 | +2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 81,275 | | +4.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.3 | |
General election 1983: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Kershaw | 30,896 | 51.3 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal | Gerald Fallon | 19,182 | 31.9 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | David Parsons | 10,141 | 16.8 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,714 | 19.4 | −5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,219 | 77.7 | −8.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,528 | | +7.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.7 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Kershaw | 32,534 | 52.6 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | B.J. Marshall | 17,037 | 27.5 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal | James Heppell | 12,314 | 19.9 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,497 | 25.1 | +12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,885 | 81.3 | +0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,137 | | +9.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.2 | |
General election October 1974: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Kershaw | 24,406 | 43.8 | +0.2 |
| | Labour Co-op | Bill Maddocks | 17,352 | 31.1 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal | S.A. Ritchie | 13,756 | 24.7 | −1.7 |
| | United Democratic Party | J.S. Churchill | 241 | 0.4 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,054 | 12.7 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,755 | 80.4 | −5.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 69,381 | | +0.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.2 | |
General election February 1974: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Kershaw | 25,619 | 43.6 | −7.5 |
| | Labour Co-op | Bill Maddocks | 17,148 | 29.2 | −6.9 |
| | Liberal | S.A. Ritchie | 15,521 | 26.4 | +13.6 |
| | Powell Conservative | J.S. Churchill | 470 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,471 | 14.4 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,758 | 85.4 | +5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 68,805 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1970: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Kershaw | 27,089 | 51.1 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | R. Derek Wheatley | 19,158 | 36.1 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal | David M. Davies | 6,799 | 12.8 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,931 | 15.0 | +11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,046 | 80.3 | −5.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 66,072 | | +12.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.9 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Kershaw | 21,804 | 43.2 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | Tom Cox | 20,259 | 40.1 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal | John V. Smith | 8,397 | 16.6 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,545 | 3.1 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,460 | 85.0 | +0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,779 | | +1.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.4 | |
General election 1964: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Kershaw | 21,802 | 44.1 | −4.0 |
| | Labour | Dennis V. Hunt | 18,889 | 38.2 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | Iain P. Crawford | 8,747 | 17.7 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,913 | 5.9 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,438 | 85.4 | +0.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,906 | | +1.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.3 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Kershaw | 23,448 | 48.1 | −1.3 |
| | Labour | Alfred Evans | 18,336 | 37.6 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal | Clement John McNair, 2nd Baron McNair | 6,988 | 14.3 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,112 | 10.5 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,772 | 85.2 | +0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,220 | | +2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1 | |
General election 1955: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Kershaw | 23,318 | 49.4 | |
| | Labour | Richard W. Evely | 19,375 | 41.1 | |
| | Liberal | Eric Barnett Ayliffe | 4,489 | 9.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,943 | 8.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,182 | 84.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 55,962 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ben Parkin | 22,495 | 40.8 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Walter Perkins | 21,546 | 39.0 | −24.2 |
| | Liberal | Peter Cadbury | 11,141 | 20.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 949 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,182 | 72.6 | +1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 75,987 | | +40.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.1 | |
General Election 1939–40:
Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
* Conservative: Walter Perkins

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Walter Perkins | 24,282 | 63.2 | −8.2 |
| | Labour | Constance Borrett | 14,133 | 36.8 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,149 | 26.4 | −16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,415 | 71.0 | −5.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 54,140 | | +7.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −8.2 | |
General election 1931: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Walter Perkins | 27,612 | 71.4 | +21.9 |
| | Labour | F W Davies | 11,039 | 28.6 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,573 | 42.8 | +27.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,651 | 76.5 | −5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 50,534 | | +1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +11.7 | |
1931 Stroud by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Walter Perkins | 17,641 | 49.6 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | John Maynard | 10,688 | 30.0 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Stanton | 7,267 | 20.4 | −9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,953 | 19.6 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,596 | 71.4 | −10.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 49,874 | | +2.3 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +6.5 | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Frank Nelson | 17,700 | 44.5 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Stanton | 11,728 | 29.5 | +8.9 |
| | Labour | F. E. White | 10,384 | 26.1 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,972 | 15.0 | −14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,812 | 81.6 | +2.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 48,776 | | +30.6 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +4.0 | |
General election 1924: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Frank Nelson | 15,973 | 54.2 | +7.4 |
| | Labour | Edith Picton-Turbervill | 7,418 | 25.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Arthur Stanton | 6,057 | 20.6 | −32.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,555 | 29.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,448 | 78.9 | +0.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,336 | | +2.3 |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +16.8 | |
General election 1923: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frederick Guest | 15,179 | 53.2 | +21.9 |
| | Unionist | Stanley Tubbs | 13,355 | 46.8 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,824 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,534 | 78.2 | −1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,504 | | +1.1 |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +13.0 | |
General election 1922: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Stanley Tubbs | 14,723 | 51.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Charles Allen | 9,041 | 31.3 | −28.6 |
| | Labour | Samuel Edward Walters | 5,081 | 17.6 | −22.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,682 | 19.7 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28845 | 79.9 | +18.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,094 | | +4.1 |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal |

## Elections 1832 to 1918
### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | Ashton Lister | 12,734 | 59.9 | |
| | Labour | Charles Wye Kendall | 8,522 | 40.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,212 | 19.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,256 | 61.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,685 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected:
* Liberal: George Hardy
* Unionist: Cecil Edwin Fitch
General election December 1910: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Allen | 5,051 | 51.0 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Cecil Edwin Fitch | 4,849 | 49.0 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 202 | 2.0 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,900 | 90.1 | −3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,992 | | 0.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.6 | |
General election January 1910: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Allen | 5,285 | 51.6 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | Arthur William Clifford | 4,962 | 48.4 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | 3.2 | −9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,247 | 93.2 | +2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,992 | | +3.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.6 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Allen | 5,401 | 56.1 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | William Burton Stewart | 4,221 | 43.9 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,180 | 12.2 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,622 | 90.6 | +4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,620 | | +1.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.4 | |
General election 1900: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Allen | 4,692 | 51.7 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | Charles Cripps | 4,379 | 48.3 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 313 | 3.4 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,071 | 86.6 | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,474 | | −9.6 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.1 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Cripps | 5,175 | 53.4 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal | Charles Allen | 4,514 | 46.6 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 661 | 6.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,689 | 83.6 | +2.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,588 | | +4.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.5 | |
General election 1892: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Brynmor Jones | 4,611 | 51.1 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | George Holloway | 4,410 | 48.9 | −5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,021 | 81.5 | −0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,069 | | +6.7 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.3 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Holloway | 4,620 | 54.2 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal | Walter John Stanton | 3,911 | 45.8 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 709 | 8.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,531 | 82.3 | −4.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,371 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.9 | |
General election 1885: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Brand | 4,646 | 51.7 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | George Holloway | 4,333 | 48.3 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 313 | 3.4 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,979 | 86.6 | −5.2 (est) |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,371 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
General election 1880: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Walter John Stanton | 3,098 | 26.5 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | Henry Brand | 3,081 | 26.3 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | George Holloway | 2,810 | 24.0 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | John Dorington | 2,722 | 23.2 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 271 | 2.3 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,856 (est) | 91.8 (est) | +0.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,376 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.3 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.4 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

1875 Stroud by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Samuel Marling | 2,783 | 51.9 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | William Keppel | 2,577 | 48.1 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 3.8 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,360 | 88.7 | −2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,046 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.2 | |
* Caused by the previous by-election being declared void on petition.
July 1874 Stroud by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Brand | 2,695 | 50.8 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | James Thomas Stanton | 2,613 | 49.2 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,308 | 89.3 | −1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,942 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | −0.9 | |
* Caused by Dorington's election being declared void on petition, due to "bribery, treating, and undue influence".
May 1874 Stroud by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Dorington | 2,796 | 25.9 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal | Alfred John Stanton | 2,722 | 25.3 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal | Henry Brand | 2,677 | 24.8 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | George Holloway | 2,582 | 24.0 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 1.3 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,389 (est) | 90.7 (est) | −0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,942 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +0.7 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.9 | |
* Caused by the election being declared void on petition on "account of treating, but the treating was not with knowledge of the candidates".
General election 1874: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Walter John Stanton | 2,798 | 25.9 | −10.0 |
| | Liberal | Sebastian Dickinson | 2,794 | 25.8 | −11.4 |
| | Conservative | John Dorington | 2,763 | 25.5 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | George Holloway | 2,467 | 22.8 | +9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 0.3 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,411 (est) | 91.1 (est) | +3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,942 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −10.4 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −11.1 | |
By-election, 8 Jan 1874: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Dorington | 2,817 | 53.7 | +26.9 |
| | Liberal | Henry Allan | 2,426 | 46.3 | −26.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 391 | 7.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,243 | 88.2 | +0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,942 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +26.8 | |
* Caused by Winterbotham's death.

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sebastian Dickinson | 2,907 | 37.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Henry Winterbotham | 2,805 | 35.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Dorington | 2,096 | 26.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 709 | 9.1 | −14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,952 (est) | 87.8 (est) | +16.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,642 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
By-election, 20 August 1867: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Winterbotham | 580 | 53.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Dorington | 508 | 46.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 6.6 | −17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,088 | 80.2 | +8.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,356 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
* Caused by Scrope's resignation.
General election 1865: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edward Horsman | 687 | 41.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | George Scrope | 685 | 41.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Ashley Ponsonby | 287 | 17.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 | 24.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 973 (est) | 71.8 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,356 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edward Horsman | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | George Scrope | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,320 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1857: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Edward Horsman | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | George Scrope | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,287 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
By-election, 6 March 1855 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Edward Horsman | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
* Caused by the appointment of Horsman as Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
By-election, 28 June 1853 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Edward Horsman | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
* Caused by Reynolds-Moreton's elevation to the peerage, becoming 3rd Earl Ducie
General election 1852: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | George Scrope | 565 | 29.8 | −12.5 |
| | Whig | Henry Reynolds-Moreton | 528 | 27.8 | −16.2 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Baker | 488 | 25.7 | New |
| | Radical | John Norton | 316 | 16.7 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 2.1 | −26.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 949 (est) | 71.4 (est) | +11.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,328 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −7.0 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −8.8 | |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1847: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | William Henry Stanton | 563 | 44.0 | +4.3 |
| | Whig | George Julius Poulett Scrope | 541 | 42.3 | +7.1 |
| | Radical | Marcus Mereweather Turner | 176 | 13.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 365 | 28.5 | +18.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 728 (est) | 60.2 (est) | −14.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,210 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1841: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | William Henry Stanton | 594 | 39.7 | −0.9 |
| | Whig | George Julius Poulett Scrope | 527 | 35.2 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative | Sir William Lascelles Wraxall, 2nd Baronet | 377 | 25.2 | +7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 10.0 | −12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 916 | 74.8 | +0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,224 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −2.3 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −5.1 | |
* J Symons, formerly Editor of the Stroud Free Press, was a candidate but withdrew before the election took place.
* The Gloucester Journal described him as "A Chartist of Nailsworth by name Chapman who has issued his address couched in flaming terms worthy of the Northern Star (goes on to comment that he was a small publican and tailor".

### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | George Julius Poulett Scrope | 698 | 41.6 | −7.6 |
| | Whig | John Russell | 681 | 40.6 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | John Adams | 297 | 17.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 384 | 22.9 | −6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 991 | 74.0 | +2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,340 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
By-election, 19 May 1835: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Russell | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
* Resignation of Fox
General election 1835: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | George Julius Poulett Scrope | 866 | 49.2 | +22.8 |
| | Whig | Charles Richard Fox | 708 | 40.2 | N/A |
| | Radical | Jelinger Cookson Symons | 187 | 10.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 521 | 29.6 | +28.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 937 | 71.8 | −20.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,305 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
By-election, 27 May 1833: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | George Julius Poulett Scrope | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
* Resignation of Ricardo
General election 1832: Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | William Henry Hyett | 985 | 46.2 |
| | Whig | David Ricardo | 585 | 27.4 |
| | Whig | George Julius Poulett Scrope | 562 | 26.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,156 | 92.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,247 | |
| | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) |
| | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) |