# 2010 Stroud District Council election

The 2010 Stroud Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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 30
* Liberal Democrat 7
* Labour 7
* Green 6
* Independent 1

## Election result

The results saw the Conservatives retain control of the council with 30 councillors despite losing 2 seats to the Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Democrats gained Dursley and Wotton-under-Edge wards from the Conservatives, to move to 7 seats, level with Labour.
Stroud local election result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 66.7 | 44.1 | 21,102 | -7.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 16.7 | 15.6 | 7,487 | +3.4% |
| Labour | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 27.2 | 13,019 | +9.8% |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 13.0 | 6,242 | -4.8% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |

## Ward results

Berkeley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gordon Craig | 1,281 | | |
| | Conservative | John Stanton | 1,253 | | |
| | Labour | Jaswant Gangotra | 800 | | |
| | Labour | John Greenwood | 790 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,124 | 71.0 | +32.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bisley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Le Flemming | 721 | 48.1 | −15.3 |
| | Green | Anna Bonallack | 585 | 39.1 | +15.4 |
| | Labour | Theresa Watt | 192 | 12.8 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 136 | 9.1 | −30.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,498 | 83.3 | +31.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cainscross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Karon Cross | 1,725 | 44.6 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Ian Robinson | 1,123 | 29.0 | −7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Bridgland | 678 | 17.5 | +6.8 |
| | Green | Helen Cranston | 341 | 8.8 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 602 | 15.6 | +9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,867 | 70.1 | +36.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cam East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hudson | 942 | 38.3 | −9.6 |
| | Labour | Miranda Clifton | 858 | 34.9 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Jones | 586 | 23.8 | +9.8 |
| | Green | Indigo Redfern | 73 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 3.4 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,459 | 75.6 | +29.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cam West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Andrewartha | 1,068 | 45.8 | +13.0 |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Tyndall | 662 | 28.4 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Josephine Colebrook | 604 | 25.9 | −13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 406 | 17.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,334 | 72.3 | +34.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Chalford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chas Fellows | 2,033 | 51.5 | −4.7 |
| | Green | Richard Dean | 1,041 | 26.4 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | Sally Thorpe | 872 | 22.1 | +13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 992 | 25.1 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,946 | 78.4 | +35.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Coaley and Uley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Trave | 844 | 55.9 | +20.9 |
| | Labour | Tricia Leonard | 665 | 44.1 | +35.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 179 | 11.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,509 | 81.6 | +30.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Dursley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Marsh | 1,136 | 33.0 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Frankau | 1,120 | 32.5 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Wheeler | 1,026 | 29.8 | +1.6 |
| | Green | Miriam Yagud | 163 | 4.7 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,445 | 68.1 | +29.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Hardwicke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Littleton | 1,606 | 63.1 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | Barbara Peacock | 940 | 36.9 | +18.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 666 | 26.2 | −25.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,546 | 67.8 | +34.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Nailsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rowland Blackwell | 1,588 | 41.1 | −0.8 |
| | Green | Catherine Farrell | 1,364 | 35.3 | −7.8 |
| | Labour | Jo Smith | 908 | 23.5 | +13.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 224 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,860 | 72.9 | +26.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Painswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frances Roden | 1,716 | 58.9 | −10.1 |
| | Green | Peter Adams | 717 | 24.6 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | Joan Moore | 481 | 16.5 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 999 | 34.3 | −13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,914 | 80.5 | +30.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Randwick, Whiteshill and Ruscombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Philip Booth | 765 | 68.8 | +13.0 |
| | Conservative | Jason Bullingham | 215 | 19.3 | −9.3 |
| | Labour | John Appleton | 132 | 11.9 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 550 | 49.5 | +22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,112 | 77.4 | +25.8 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |
Severn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Jones | 1,511 | 53.1 | −7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Howe | 825 | 29.0 | +9.7 |
| | Labour | Lesley Williams | 507 | 17.8 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 686 | 24.1 | −17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,843 | 76.4 | +33.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stonehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gary Powell | 1,684 | 41.9 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Trevor Baker | 1,433 | 35.7 | −6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Fisk | 583 | 14.5 | +14.5 |
| | Green | Clare Sheridan | 315 | 7.8 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | 6.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,015 | 67.4 | +33.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The Stanleys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Studdert-Kennedy | 941 | 37.6 | −14.7 |
| | Labour | Stephen Lydon | 593 | 23.7 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip Herbert | 558 | 22.3 | +11.4 |
| | Green | Nicola Hillard | 412 | 16.5 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 348 | 13.9 | −15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,504 | 76.5 | +35.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Penny Wride | 892 | 78.7 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Hilary Fowles | 242 | 21.3 | +11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 650 | 57.3 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,134 | 76.0 | +26.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wotton-Under-Edge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan O'Connor | 2,053 | 54.9 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative | Nick McGarvey | 1,221 | 32.6 | −10.9 |
| | Green | David Barker | 466 | 12.5 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 832 | 22.2 | +20.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,740 | 73.6 | +28.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |