# 2012 Stroud District Council election

The 2012 Stroud Council election was on 3 May 2012 to elect members of the Stroud District Council. Eighteen seats were up for grabs and the Conservative Party won nine.

## Election result

Stroud Council Election, 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 9 | 50.00% | 41.40% | 10,333 |
| Labour | 7 | 38.90% | 33.40% | 8,339 |
| Green | 0 | 0% | 14.40% | 3,594 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 5.56% | 10.20% | 2,538 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0% | 0.60% | 152 |

## Ward results

Amberley & Woodchester (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Uta Baldauf | 117 | 15.9% | |
| | Labour | Sarah Madley | 176 | 23.8% | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Wigzell | 445 | 60.30% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 445 | 60.30% | +8.52% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 748 | 41.60% | −1.70% |
Berkeley (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Ashton | 753 | 54.8% | |
| | Conservative | John Stanton | 620 | 45.20% | +14.81% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 753 | 54.85% | +6.60% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,373 | 41.00% | −31.00% |
Cainscross (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Bridgland | 105 | 5.66% | −2.28% |
| | Green | Oliver Kirkham | 212 | 11.42% | |
| | TUSC | Christopher Moore | 152 | 8.19% | |
| | Conservative | Deborah Westgate | 495 | 26.66% | |
| | Labour | Thomas Williams | 893 | 48.09% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 893 | 48.09% | −3.69% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,857 | 41.60% | −1.70% |
Chalford (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Richard Dean | 381 | 21.10% | |
| | Labour | David Taylor | 481 | +2.00% | |
| | Conservative | Deborah Young | 945 | 52.30% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 945 | 52.30% | +2.00% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,807 | 35.60% | −16.10% |
Dursley (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Doina Cornell | 880 | 51.80% | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Stayte | 277 | 16.30% | |
| | Conservative | Alexander Stennett | 543 | 31.90% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 880 | 51.80% | +5.90% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,700 | 33.10% | −10.40% |
Eastington & Standish (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Gerald Hartley | 62 | 9.10% |
| | Conservative | Richard James | 271 | 39.80% |
| | Labour | David Stephens | 348 | 51.10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 348 | 51.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 681 | 45.40% |
Hardwicke (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ian Butler | 533 | 43.40% | |
| | Conservative | Russell Miles | 564 | 45.90% | |
| | Green | Sally Pickering | 131 | 10.70% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 564 | 45.90% | −17.20% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,228 | 31.80% | −36.00% |
Kingswood (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Henry Carr | 150 | 27.40% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Hemming | 332 | 60.70% |
| | Labour | Joan Moore | 65 | 11.90% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 332 | 60.70% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 547 | 33.30% |
Minchinhampton (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Holtom | 213 | 14.40% | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Hurst | 858 | 57.90% | |
| | Green | John Williams | 412 | 27.80% | +10.10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 858 | 57.90% | +2.40% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,483 | 41.30% | −14.70% |
Nailsworth (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Dechan | 72 | 3.60% | |
| | Green | Catherine Farrell | 676 | 33.70% | +20.36% |
| | Conservative | Emma Sims | 789 | 39.30% | |
| | Labour | Audrey Smith | 471 | 23.50% | +10.58% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 789 | 39.30% | +0.46% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,008 | 37.50% | −14.40% |
Painswick (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Cooper | 981 | 63.50% | |
| | Labour | Sheila McGrath | 204 | 13.20% | |
| | Green | Graham Spencer | 360 | 23.30% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 981 | 63.50% | +4.60% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,545 | 42.60% | −37.90% |
Rodborough (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Philip Blomberg | 205 | 12.80% | +1.40% |
| | Conservative | Rodger Cuddington | 333 | 20.70% | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Headley | 490 | 30.50% | −1.00% |
| | Labour | Stephen Moore | 579 | 36.00% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 579 | 36.00% | +3.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,607 | 53.90% | +2.40% |
Severn (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Greenwood | 296 | 21.70% |
| | Green | Susan Hartley | 145 | 10.60% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Howe | 212 | 15.60% |
| | Conservative | Haydn Jones | 707 | 52.10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 709 | 52.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,362 | 36.00% |
Stonehouse (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Bevan | 537 | 28.00% | |
| | Labour | Mattie Ross | 1,151 | 59.90% | |
| | Green | Clare Sheridan | 233 | 12.10% | −0.70% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,151 | 59.90% | +4.90% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,921 | 31.50% | −9.50% |
The Stanleys (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lawrence Hall | 507 | 37.10% | |
| | Green | Nicola Hillary | 236 | 17.30% | +0.80% |
| | Labour | Stephen Lydon | 582 | 42.50% | +18.80% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Myles Robinson | 43 | 3.10% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 582 | 42.50% | +4.90% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,368 | 41.60% | −34.90% |
Upton St. Leonards (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Peter Adams | 130 | 16.00% |
| | Labour | Thomas Lydon | 132 | 16.20% |
| | Conservative | Keith Pearson | 552 | 67.80% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 552 | 67.80% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 814 | 34.80% |
Wotton-Under-Edge (1 Councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C Burling | 413 | 21.00% | |
| | Liberal Democrats | J Cordwell | 1,007 | 51.30% | |
| | Conservative | Richard Williams | 543 | 27.70% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,007 | 51.30% | +5.80% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,963 | 38.40% | −14.10% |