# 2019 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

The 2019 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Stratford-on-Avon District Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

2019 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 35 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 55.6 | 45.8 | 17,047 | –8.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 35 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 30.6 | 28.7 | 10,669 | +9.3 |
| Independent | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11.1 | 6.0 | 2,232 | +4.4 |
| Green | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.8 | 12.0 | 4,446 | +7.5 |
| Labour | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 2,725 | –5.7 |
| UKIP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 70 | –5.7 |

## Ward results
### Alcester & Rural

Alcester & Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Cargill | 712 | 58.0 | −12.6 |
| | Labour | Andrew Foster | 211 | 17.2 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Evans | 197 | 16.1 | −3.2 |
| | Green | Michael Mordue | 107 | 8.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,251 | 42.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Alcester Town

Alcester Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Juned | 482 | 47.6 | +18.2 |
| | Conservative | Susan Adams | 404 | 39.9 | −14.5 |
| | Labour | Emma Randle | 70 | 6.9 | −4.5 |
| | Green | Jacob Hotson | 57 | 5.6 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,030 | 34.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Avenue

Avenue :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Jon Riley | 279 | 41.4 | +32.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cohl Warren-Howles | 170 | 25.2 | +10.2 |
| | Conservative | Juliet Short | 166 | 24.6 | −18.3 |
| | Labour | Karen Brown | 59 | 8.8 | −7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 680 | 27.8 | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Bidford East

Bidford East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Darren Pemberton | 516 | 51.4 | −2.9 |
| | Labour | Anthony Kent | 212 | 21.1 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Manuela Perteghella | 170 | 16.9 | +8.2 |
| | Green | Thomas Venus | 106 | 10.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,024 | 33.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bidford West & Salford

Bidford West & Salford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Fleming | 529 | 57.1 | −2.7 |
| | Green | Thomas Genders | 167 | 18.0 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Horton | 140 | 15.1 | New |
| | Labour | Christopher Jury | 90 | 9.7 | −11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 940 | 32.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bishop Itchington

Bishop Itchington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Kettle | 644 | 63.5 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Larner Onslow-Free | 214 | 21.1 | +12.3 |
| | Green | Matthew North | 156 | 15.4 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,033 | 33.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bishopton

Bishopton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Alcock | 443 | 56.8 | +16.6 |
| | Conservative | Roger Brian | 209 | 26.8 | −15.3 |
| | Green | Bruno Mason | 70 | 9.0 | +0.9 |
| | Labour | Aaron Marshall | 58 | 7.4 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 796 | 31.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Brailes & Compton

Brailes & Compton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sarah Whalley-Hoggins | 691 | 60.3 | −11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sara Billins | 251 | 21.9 | +7.9 |
| | Green | Anne Waldon | 135 | 11.8 | New |
| | Labour | Ronan Woods | 69 | 6.0 | −8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,172 | 42.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bridgetown

Bridgetown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Fradgley | 596 | 47.2 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | Lynda Organ | 464 | 36.7 | −9.4 |
| | Green | Stephen Ward | 115 | 9.1 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Robin Malloy | 89 | 7.0 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,283 | 40.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Clopton

Clopton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jason Fojtik | 404 | 56.5 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip How | 180 | 25.2 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Ryan Podmore | 92 | 12.9 | −13.5 |
| | Green | Elliot Wassell | 39 | 5.5 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 727 | 39.0 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Ettington

Ettington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Penny-Anne O'Donnell | 782 | 67.0 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nina Knapman | 171 | 14.6 | +3.2 |
| | Green | Angela Webb | 158 | 13.5 | +8.2 |
| | Labour | Alexander Monk | 57 | 4.9 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,185 | 42.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Guildhall

Guildhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Fradgley | 710 | 63.9 | +25.5 |
| | Conservative | Karen Parnell | 225 | 20.3 | −13.2 |
| | Green | Stephen Micaux | 105 | 9.5 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | Neil Annat | 71 | 6.4 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,132 | 44.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Harbury

Harbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jacqueline Harris | 451 | 40.7 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzannah Bushill | 418 | 37.7 | +2.6 |
| | Green | David Watkin | 133 | 12.0 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | Thomas Greenway | 107 | 9.6 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,132 | 39.7 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Hathaway

Hathaway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Cleeve | 304 | 46.3 | +9.7 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Sinclair | 146 | 22.2 | −13.9 |
| | Labour | Kieran Kelly | 111 | 16.9 | +1.0 |
| | Green | Peter Pettifor | 96 | 14.6 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 668 | 29.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Henley-in-Arden

Henley-in-Arden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Jennings | 805 | 65.2 | −5.1 |
| | Green | Penelope Stott | 241 | 19.5 | +10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karyl Rees | 107 | 8.7 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | Christopher Jones | 81 | 6.6 | −5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,257 | 40.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Kineton

Kineton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Mills | 824 | 66.8 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Solman | 210 | 17.0 | +8.1 |
| | Green | Robert Ballantyne | 199 | 16.1 | +9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,249 | 42.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Kinwarton

Kinwarton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gillian Forman | 520 | 54.1 | −13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynn Bowring | 302 | 31.4 | +7.5 |
| | Green | Therese Venus | 82 | 8.5 | New |
| | Labour | Kathrin Foster | 57 | 5.9 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 972 | 42.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Long Itchington & Stockton

Long Itchington & Stockton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louis Adam | 491 | 46.2 | +33.2 |
| | Conservative | Ben Dalton | 355 | 33.4 | −34.3 |
| | Labour | James Briggs | 123 | 11.6 | −7.7 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Donovan | 93 | 8.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,090 | 32.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Napton & Fenny Compton

Napton & Fenny Compton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Rock | 539 | 50.8 | +36.6 |
| | Conservative | Emilia Fletcher | 394 | 37.2 | −19.7 |
| | Green | Zoe James | 127 | 12.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,079 | 40.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Quinton

Quinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Fitter | 515 | 59.1 | −7.8 |
| | Green | Olivia Hatch | 180 | 20.6 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Walden | 107 | 12.3 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Partington | 70 | 8.0 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 891 | 33.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Red Horse

Red Horse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Feilding | 698 | 61.6 | −0.8 |
| | Green | Allison Aves | 226 | 19.9 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Insoll | 135 | 11.9 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | Janice Sewell | 75 | 6.6 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,153 | 42.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Shipston North

Shipston North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Trevor Harvey | 545 | 54.6 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Billins | 238 | 23.8 | New |
| | Green | Peter Landsman | 133 | 13.3 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Jan Ozimkowski | 82 | 8.2 | −17.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,017 | 33.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Shipston South

Shipston South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joanna Barker | 546 | 50.9 | +14.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Dinnie | 316 | 29.5 | −6.0 |
| | Green | David Passingham | 119 | 11.1 | +6.8 |
| | Labour | Frances Lee | 92 | 8.6 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,091 | 38.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Shottery

Shottery :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Curtis | 527 | 53.8 | +23.8 |
| | Conservative | Jake Findlater | 316 | 32.2 | −11.5 |
| | Green | Jenny Harding | 98 | 10.0 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Robert Williams | 39 | 4.0 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 993 | 41.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Snitterfield

Snitterfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Richards | 694 | 62.3 | −7.0 |
| | Green | Rosie Parker | 198 | 17.8 | +8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Harding | 162 | 14.5 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | Liam Bridge | 60 | 5.4 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,151 | 39.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Southam North

Southam North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tony Bromwich | 480 | 56.9 | New |
| | Conservative | Richard Hobbs | 167 | 19.8 | −31.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Booth | 115 | 13.6 | +4.0 |
| | Green | Patricia Hotson | 82 | 9.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 851 | 31.1 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Southam South

Southam South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Crump | 652 | 67.8 | +10.4 |
| | Labour | Helen Wilson | 148 | 15.4 | −2.7 |
| | Green | Derek Price | 83 | 8.6 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Roderick | 79 | 8.2 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 970 | 34.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Studley with Mappleborough Green

Studley with Mappleborough Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Hencher-Serafin | 447 | 43.7 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Justin Kerridge | 395 | 38.6 | −4.2 |
| | Green | Victoria Widdowson | 92 | 9.0 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | Watne Bates | 89 | 8.7 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,035 | 34.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Studley with Sambourne

Studley with Sambourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Edden | 424 | 42.4 | +11.1 |
| | Conservative | Paul Beaman | 367 | 36.7 | +4.1 |
| | Green | Valerie Gaize | 105 | 10.5 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Christopher Pilkington | 103 | 10.3 | −7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,009 | 34.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Tanworth-in-Arden

Tanworth-in-Arden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Dixon | 650 | 78.8 | +9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joseph Benjamin | 76 | 9.2 | +2.4 |
| | Green | John Stott | 72 | 8.7 | New |
| | Labour | Anthony O'Hagan | 27 | 3.3 | −15.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 839 | 31.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Tiddington

Tiddington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Rolfe | 873 | 66.8 | +18.7 |
| | Conservative | Philip Applin | 316 | 24.2 | −15.5 |
| | Green | Jack Fildew | 62 | 4.7 | ±0.0 |
| | Labour | Helen Cooper | 56 | 4.3 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,323 | 44.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Welcombe

Welcombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Jefferson | 433 | 44.0 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Coles | 379 | 38.6 | +22.8 |
| | Green | Duncan Parker | 108 | 11.0 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | Sally Bigwood | 63 | 6.4 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,004 | 40.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Welford-on-Avon

Welford-on-Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Frederick Barnes | 897 | 65.1 | +17.7 |
| | Conservative | Richard Cox | 291 | 21.1 | −25.8 |
| | Green | Ian Cuthbertson | 117 | 8.5 | New |
| | Labour | George Spicer | 73 | 5.3 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,384 | 44.7 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Wellesbourne East

Wellesbourne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Parry | 590 | 48.5 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Johnston | 391 | 32.2 | +4.5 |
| | Labour | Hazel Haywood | 105 | 8.6 | +0.9 |
| | UKIP | Frank Rietz | 70 | 5.8 | −4.1 |
| | Green | Roger Fisher | 60 | 4.9 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,228 | 41.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wellsbourne West

Wellsbourne West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Kendall | 653 | 64.5 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Chowdhury | 151 | 14.9 | −9.4 |
| | Labour | Carol Canty | 112 | 11.1 | +1.3 |
| | Green | Victoria Parker | 97 | 9.6 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,028 | 34.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wootton Wawen

Wootton Wawen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Shenton | 741 | 66.8 | +11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Bicknell | 154 | 13.9 | +3.0 |
| | Green | Charlotte McClymont | 149 | 13.4 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | Philip Heath | 66 | 5.9 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,126 | 38.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Changes 2019–2023

Welford–on–Avon by-election: 12 March 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Manuela Perteghella | 472 | 43.6 | New |
| | Conservative | Richard Cox | 323 | 29.9 | +8.8 |
| | Independent | Neal Appleton | 231 | 21.3 | −43.8 |
| | Labour | Anthony Kent | 41 | 3.8 | −1.5 |
| | Green | John Stott | 15 | 1.4 | −7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 13.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,082 | 32.1 | −12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
John Feilding, elected as a Conservative, resigned from the party in January 2023 to sit as an independent.
Jason Fojtik, elected as an independent in May 2019, rejoined the Labour party (which he had left shortly before the 2019 election) in March 2023.