# 2004 Stroud District Council election

The 2004 Stroud Council election took place on 10 June 2004 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 27
* Labour 11
* Liberal Democrat 6
* Green 4
* Independent 3

## Election result

Stroud local election result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61.1 | 42.0 | 11,626 | +6.4% |
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 21.1 | 5,842 | -3.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.1 | 19.2 | 5,306 | -1.1% |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 14.1 | 3,891 | -1.3% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 679 | +1.5% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 274 | -2.1% |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 64 | +0.2% |

## Ward results

Amberley and Woodchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Glanfield | 526 | 56.0 | +2.1 |
| | Green | Mark Welton | 146 | 15.5 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | John Appleton | 140 | 14.9 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Howe | 128 | 13.6 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 380 | 40.4 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 940 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Berkeley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Francis | 745 | 50.2 |
| | Labour | Michael Denning | 450 | 30.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Lloyd-Jones | 170 | 11.5 |
| | Green | David Michael | 118 | 8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 295 | 19.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,483 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Cainscross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Burling | 694 | 38.7 | −9.8 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Price Jones | 507 | 28.3 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Tomlinson | 379 | 21.2 | −0.6 |
| | Green | John Harris | 211 | 11.8 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 10.4 | −15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,791 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Chalford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Fellows | 880 | 41.7 | −4.8 |
| | Green | David Wood | 402 | 19.0 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Freeman | 325 | 15.4 | +0.7 |
| | UKIP | Leslie Banstead | 255 | 12.1 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | David Taylor | 250 | 11.8 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 478 | 22.6 | −7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,112 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Dursley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hilary Fowles | 667 | 32.7 | +11.4 |
| | Conservative | Loraine Patrick | 614 | 30.1 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Blitz | 473 | 23.2 | −19.3 |
| | UKIP | Ronald Bishop | 137 | 6.7 | +4.5 |
| | Green | Katherine Mundy | 83 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | English Democrat | Robert Howells | 64 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,038 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Eastington and Standish :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kenneth Stephens | 282 | 41.1 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative | Thomas James | 270 | 39.4 | +1.0 |
| | Green | Valerie Hicken | 73 | 10.6 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Milner Howe | 61 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 1.7 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 686 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hardwicke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Tomlins | 743 | 59.9 |
| | Labour | Henrietta Nichols | 258 | 20.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Hartley | 240 | 19.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 485 | 39.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,241 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Kingswood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Hemming | 419 | 51.0 | −21.7 |
| | Conservative | Owen Inskip | 350 | 42.6 | +15.3 |
| | Labour | Jean Smalley | 52 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 8.4 | −37.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 821 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Minchinhampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Forbes | 857 | 53.0 | −6.6 |
| | Labour | Rhian Griffiths | 285 | 17.6 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colleen Rothwell | 221 | 13.7 | −1.3 |
| | Green | Oscar Hull | 135 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| | UKIP | Adrian Blake | 120 | 7.4 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 572 | 35.4 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,618 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Nailsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dorcas Binns | 812 | 35.8 | +2.7 |
| | Green | John Nicholson | 721 | 31.8 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | Audrey Smith | 375 | 16.5 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hilary Howe | 191 | 8.4 | −5.0 |
| | UKIP | Alan Lomas | 167 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 4.0 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,266 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Painswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Barbara Tait | 1,112 | 55.4 |
| | Green | Martin Sherrard | 457 | 22.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Harcup | 310 | 15.5 |
| | Labour | Andrew Read | 127 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 655 | 32.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,006 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Rodborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Sinfield | 471 | 30.9 | −8.3 |
| | Green | Penelope Wildgoose | 407 | 26.7 | −5.2 |
| | Independent | Charles Townley | 274 | 18.0 | +18.0 |
| | Labour | Martin Alder | 254 | 16.7 | −5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Jones | 118 | 7.7 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 4.2 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,524 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Severn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Norman Smith | 827 | 53.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Stayte | 453 | 29.1 |
| | Labour | John Greenwood | 277 | 17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 374 | 24.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,557 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Stonehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mattie Ross | 940 | 45.6 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | Philip Bevan | 736 | 35.7 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Snell | 206 | 10.0 | +0.5 |
| | Green | Clare Sheridan | 179 | 8.7 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 204 | 9.9 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,061 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The Stanleys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Raymond Apperley | 672 | 42.7 |
| | Labour | Karin Degenberg | 334 | 21.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Owen | 290 | 18.4 |
| | Green | Thomas Bermingham | 279 | 17.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 338 | 21.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,575 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Upton St Leonards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Ardron | 374 | 39.2 | +39.2 |
| | Conservative | Michael Beard | 372 | 39.0 | −18.4 |
| | Green | Peter Adams | 116 | 12.2 | −10.4 |
| | Labour | Campbell Smith | 92 | 9.6 | −10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 954 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Sarah Lunnon | 319 | 48.6 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | Jenefer Wythe | 174 | 26.5 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | Thomas Williams | 100 | 15.2 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Rogers | 64 | 9.7 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 22.1 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 657 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |
Wotton-Under-Edge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sydney Gowers | 958 | 40.7 | −6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Galbraith | 884 | 37.6 | −15.2 |
| | Labour | Helen Roberts | 265 | 11.3 | +11.3 |
| | Green | Christopher Dunn | 245 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,352 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |