# 2011 Stroud District Council election

The 2011 Stroud Council election was held 6 May to elect members of the Stroud District Council in England. Candidates in four parties campaigned for one of eighteen seats. The Labour Party won seven of the seats up for grabs, the highest of any single party in this election.

## Election result

Stroud Council Election, 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 4 | 22.23% | 34.10% | 9,858 |
| Independent | 1 | 5.56% | 3.10% | 864 |
| Green | 5 | 27.78% | 17.07% | 4,765 |
| Labour | 7 | 38.89% | 34.48% | 9,626 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 5.56% | 13.46% | 3,758 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0% | 0.02% | 45 |

## Ward results

Cainscross (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Bridgland | 190 | 7.94% | −9.56% |
| | Green | Christopher Owen | 235 | 9.83% | |
| | Labour | David Rees | 1,237 | 51.78% | |
| | Conservative | Julie Zimmer | 731 | 30.55% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,237 | 51.78% | +7.18% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,393 | 43.30% | −26.80% |
Cam East (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Miranda Clifton | 779 | 47.20% | +12.30% |
| | Conservative | Brian Tipper | 871 | 52.80% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 871 | 52.80% | +14.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,650 | 45.60% | −30.00% |
Cam West (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Denney | 683 | 46.90% | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Jones | 301 | 20.70% | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Patrick | 473 | 32.50% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 683 | 46.90% | +1.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,457 | 45.60% | −26.70% |
Central (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Malcolm Perry | 155 | 21.60% |
| | Independent | Andrew Read | 354 | 49.20% |
| | Conservative | Ian Robinson | 210 | 29.20% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 354 | 49.20% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 719 | 45.30% |
Chalford (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Richard Dean | 649 | 25.1% | −4.00% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Peters | 1,302 | 50.30% | |
| | Labour | David Taylor | 638 | 24.60% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,302 | 50.30% | −1.20% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,589 | 51.70% | −26.70% |
Dursley (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Veronica Harding | 416 | 18.60% | |
| | Conservative | Loraine Patrick | 679 | 30.40% | |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Wheeler | 1,026 | 45.90% | +16.10% |
| | Green | Miriam Yagud | 112 | 5.00% | +3.00% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,026 | 45.90% | +12.90% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,233 | 43.50% | −24.60% |
Farmhill & Paganhill (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Henry Carr | 304 | 36.10% |
| | Labour | David Drew | 538 | 63.90% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 538 | 63.90% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 842 | 50.30% |
Minchinhampton (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dorcas Binns | 1,108 | 55.50% |
| | Green | William Heaney | 263 | 13.20% |
| | Labour | Joan Moore | 270 | 13.50% |
| | Independent | John Williams | 354 | 17.70% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,108 | 55.50% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,995 | 56.00% |
Nailsworth (2 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Carter | 1,147 | 22.41% |
| | Green | Catherine Farrell | 933 | 13.34% |
| | Green | Norman Kay | 930 | 18.21% |
| | Labour | Audrey Smith | 661 | 12.92% |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Smith | 608 | 11.88% |
| | Conservative | Louise Roden | 841 | 16.43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,988 | 38.84% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,120 | 51.90% |
Rodborough (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Philip Blomberg | 213 | 11.40% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Headley | 591 | 31.50% |
| | Labour | Nigel Prenter | 617 | 32.90% |
| | Conservative | Adam Sarch | 453 | 24.20% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 617 | 32.90% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,874 | 51.50% |
Slade (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Shelagh Hume | 270 | 43.50% |
| | Green | Simon Pickering | 350 | 56.50% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 350 | 56.50% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 620 | 40.20% |
Stonehouse (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Brine | 1,346 | 55.00% | |
| | Conservative | Lawrence Hall | 789 | 32.20% | |
| | Green | Clare Sheridan | 314 | 12.80% | +5.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,346 | 55.00% | +13.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,449 | 41.00% | −26.40% |
Thrupp (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Elisabeth Bird | 319 | 28.90% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Walker-Smith | 49 | 4.40% |
| | Green | Martin Whiteside | 591 | 53.60% |
| | Labour | Lesley Williams | 143 | 13.00% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 591 | 53.60% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,102 | 58.40% |
Trinity (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Mansell | 178 | 20.30% |
| | Labour | Paul Mapplebeck | 149 | 17.00% |
| | Green | John Marjoram | 551 | 62.80% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 551 | 62.80% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 878 | 51.80% |
Uplands (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Rachel Lyons | 137 | 16.60% |
| | TUSC | Christopher Moore | 45 | 5.40% |
| | Labour | Roger Sanders | 551 | 62.80% |
| | Independent | Timothy Seager | 156 | 18.90% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 488 | 59.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 826 | 49.40% |
Valley (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Julie Job | 190 | 21.40% |
| | Labour | Stephen Lydon | 279 | 31.50% |
| | Green | Molly Scott-Cato | 417 | 47.10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 417 | 47.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 886 | 47.50% |
Wotton-Under-Edge (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Boobyer | 347 | 13.00% | |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Cartigny | 1,104 | 41.50% | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith | 1,211 | 45.50% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,211 | 45.50% | −9.40% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,662 | 52.50% | −21.10% |