# 2006 Stroud District Council election

The 2006 Stroud Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Stroud District Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 29
* Labour 9
* Liberal Democrat 5
* Green 5
* Independent 3

## Election result

The results saw the Conservative Party increase their majority on the council after gaining 2 seats. The Conservatives gained a seat in Cainscross from the Labour Party and Wotton-under-Edge from the Liberal Democrats, while holding the other 11 seats they had been defending. Meanwhile, the Greens gained Over Stroud from the Labour Party and came within 70 votes of taking Nailsworth from the Conservatives. This meant the Greens had 5 seats after the election, the same number as the Liberal Democrats. Overall turnout in the election was 42.16%, a little above the national average.
Stroud local election result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 13 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 72.2 | 47.4 | 12,856 | +5.4% |
| Labour | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 11.1 | 21.1 | 5,736 | +0.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5.6 | 17.0 | 4,613 | -2.2% |
| Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.6 | 12.2 | 3,318 | -1.9% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 613 | +1.3% |

## Ward results

Berkeley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Stanton | 805 | 61.0 | +10.8 |
| | Labour | Michael Denning | 342 | 25.9 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Lloyd-Jones | 173 | 13.1 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 463 | 35.1 | +15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,320 | 40.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bisley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Carrick | 586 | 63.4 | +14.1 |
| | Green | Simon Laverack | 219 | 23.7 | −20.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Hartley | 77 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Henrietta Nichols | 43 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 367 | 39.7 | +34.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 925 | 51.9 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cainscross (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Karon Cross | 733 | |
| | Conservative | Laurence Carmichael | 664 | |
| | Labour | Thomas Williams | 603 | |
| | Conservative | Jason Bullingham | 584 | |
| | Green | Helen Royall | 375 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Bridgland | 254 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Fisk | 251 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,464 | 35.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Cam East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hudson | 683 | 49.9 | +11.9 |
| | Labour | Daryl Matthews | 401 | 29.3 | −11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Howe | 284 | 20.8 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | 20.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,368 | 42.4 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cam West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Andrewartha | 621 | 53.9 | +14.3 |
| | Conservative | Brian Tipper | 268 | 23.2 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Stephen Ballard | 264 | 22.9 | −18.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 353 | 30.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,153 | 36.7 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Chalford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Fellows | 1,100 | 54.3 | +12.6 |
| | Green | David Wood | 447 | 22.1 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Freeman | 259 | 12.8 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Clare Jackson | 220 | 10.9 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 653 | 32.2 | +9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,026 | 41.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Coaley and Uley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Janet Wood | 613 | 55.9 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Lynette Wilcox | 384 | 35.0 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | Patricia Leonard | 99 | 9.0 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 20.9 | +0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,096 | 51.6 | −6.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Dursley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Timothy Frankau | 816 | 42.6 | +12.5 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Wheeler | 639 | 33.3 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Veronica Collins | 462 | 24.1 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 177 | 9.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,917 | 42.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hardwicke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Littleton | 889 | 68.4 | +8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Milner Howe | 221 | 17.0 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | Ela Pathak-Sen | 190 | 14.6 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 668 | 51.4 | +12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,300 | 35.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Nailsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sybil Bruce | 877 | 39.2 | +3.4 |
| | Green | Piers Clifford | 807 | 36.0 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Audrey Smith | 316 | 14.1 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Bowen | 240 | 10.7 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 3.1 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,240 | 46.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Over Stroud :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Philip Booth | 418 | 55.8 | +37.2 |
| | Conservative | Norma Rodman | 214 | 28.6 | −11.7 |
| | Labour | Linda Durrans | 71 | 9.5 | −31.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colleen Rothwell | 46 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 204 | 27.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 749 | 51.6 | +10.6 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Painswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frances Roden | 1,160 | 67.1 | +11.7 |
| | Green | Fiona Ritchie | 385 | 22.3 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | Sally Thorpe | 185 | 10.7 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 775 | 44.8 | +12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,730 | 50.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Severn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Jones | 896 | 57.5 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Stayte | 413 | 26.5 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | John Greenwood | 248 | 14.9 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | 31.0 | +7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,557 | 42.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stonehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Leslie Williams | 835 | 43.0 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | Philip Bevan | 712 | 36.6 | +0.9 |
| | Green | Clare Sheridan | 263 | 13.5 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Edmunds | 134 | 6.9 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 6.3 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,944 | 34.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The Stanleys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Studdert-Kennedy | 754 | 53.7 | +11.0 |
| | Labour | Miranda Williams | 276 | 19.7 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Owen | 192 | 13.7 | −4.7 |
| | Green | Sue Drennen | 181 | 12.9 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 478 | 34.1 | +12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,403 | 43.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Wride | 553 | 76.0 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Blitz | 105 | 14.4 | +14.4 |
| | Labour | Douglas Blackstock | 70 | 9.6 | −12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 448 | 61.5 | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 728 | 49.1 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wotton-Under-Edge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Routledge | 911 | 41.1 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Cordwell | 881 | 39.8 | +2.2 |
| | Green | Clive Phillips | 223 | 10.1 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Helen Roberts | 201 | 9.1 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 1.4 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,216 | 44.4 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |