# 2010 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

The 2010 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, 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 20
* Independent 3

## Background

Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 29 seats, compared to 19 Liberal Democrats and 3 independents, with a further 2 seats being vacant. 20 seats were contested in the election by a total of 58 candidates.

## Election result

The results saw the Conservatives hold control of the council after winning 11 of the 20 seats contested, compared to 8 seats for the Liberal Democrats and 1 independent. The Conservatives gained a seat in Kinwarton from the Liberal Democrats, but lost another seat back to the Liberal Democrats in Stratford Alveston to leave the political balance unchanged.
Stratford-on-Avon Local Election Result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55.0 | 47.8 | 24,712 | -3.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 | 36.6 | 18,891 | -3.3% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 7.6 | 3,931 | +4.2% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 3,396 | +2.9% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 715 | +0.8% |

## Ward results

Alcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Juned | 1,651 | 49.6 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Hine | 1,438 | 43.2 | −11.9 |
| | Labour | Barry Doherty | 241 | 7.2 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 213 | 6.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,330 | 68.8 | +24.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Bidford and Salford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daren Pemberton | 1,448 | 38.3 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | Maurice Howse | 1,354 | 35.8 | +35.8 |
| | Independent | Michael Atkins | 551 | 14.6 | −37.4 |
| | Labour | Matthew Stephens | 316 | 8.4 | +1.7 |
| | Green | Karen Varga | 109 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,778 | 69.5 | +36.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Brailes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Seccombe | 976 | 70.1 | +15.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Nelson | 416 | 29.9 | −15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 560 | 40.2 | +30.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,392 | 77.6 | +19.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Harbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Tonge | 1,461 | 52.2 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Hamburger | 1,340 | 47.8 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 4.3 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,801 | 73.8 | +28.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Henley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Jones | 1,664 | 65.1 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karyl Rees | 606 | 23.7 | +10.0 |
| | Labour | John Hartigan | 285 | 11.2 | +11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,058 | 41.4 | −19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,555 | 70.1 | +26.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kinwarton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Gittus | 675 | 52.2 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nina Knapman | 565 | 43.7 | −9.6 |
| | Labour | Jeffrey Kenner | 54 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | 8.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,294 | 74.8 | +29.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Long Compton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Gray | 859 | 63.3 | −9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Virginia Mason | 499 | 36.7 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 360 | 26.5 | −18.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,358 | 75.5 | +28.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Long Itchington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Stevens | 901 | 64.6 | −5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Pugh | 494 | 35.4 | +20.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 407 | 29.2 | −26.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,395 | 73.3 | +29.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Quinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Brain | 959 | 67.3 | −6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeffery Dench | 467 | 32.7 | +32.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 492 | 34.5 | −12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,426 | 71.5 | +24.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sambourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Justin Kerridge | 696 | 64.7 | −9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Rickhards | 380 | 35.3 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 316 | 29.4 | −18.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,076 | 73.4 | +28.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Shipston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Vial | 1,376 | 48.0 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | Clive Smithard | 1,108 | 38.6 | −9.4 |
| | Labour | Christopher Aston | 315 | 11.0 | +7.7 |
| | Green | Robert Ballantyne | 70 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 268 | 9.3 | +8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,869 | 71.0 | +22.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Snitterfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Helen Hayter | 940 | 70.0 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Insoll | 403 | 30.0 | +8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 537 | 40.0 | −16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,343 | 74.9 | +28.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Southam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Ellard | 1,631 | 46.5 | −5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helena Knight | 977 | 27.9 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Peter Thomas | 900 | 25.7 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 654 | 18.6 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,508 | 69.6 | +36.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stratford Alveston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Fradgley | 1,938 | 45.2 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Beese | 1,682 | 39.2 | −3.1 |
| | Independent | Michael Crutchley | 378 | 8.8 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | Samuel Hargreaves | 288 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 256 | 6.0 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,286 | 74.8 | +26.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Stratford Avenue and New Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Thomas | 1,531 | 39.0 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative | Ian Hurst | 1,423 | 36.2 | −9.8 |
| | Independent | Juliet Short | 620 | 15.8 | +15.8 |
| | Labour | Stephen Troup | 352 | 9.0 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | 2.8 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,926 | 65.6 | +28.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Stratford Guild and Hathaway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Fradgley | 1,876 | 45.0 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative | Irving David | 1,473 | 35.3 | −4.3 |
| | Independent | William Lowe | 364 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| | Labour | David Talbot | 315 | 7.6 | +2.0 |
| | Green | Hugh Chatwin | 144 | 3.5 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 403 | 9.7 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,172 | 70.7 | +28.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Studley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Wright | 1,755 | 55.4 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative | William McCarthy | 1,085 | 34.2 | −1.3 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Abbott | 330 | 10.4 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 670 | 21.1 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,170 | 69.1 | +28.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Tanworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Oakley | 1,723 | 73.8 | −12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Holder | 613 | 26.2 | +12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,110 | 47.5 | −25.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,336 | 73.1 | +31.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Vale of the Red Horse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gillian Roache | 1,048 | 70.7 | −9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Osborne | 435 | 29.3 | +9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 613 | 41.3 | −18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,483 | 77.9 | +28.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wellesbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Roger Wright | 2,018 | 48.7 | +48.7 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Kendall | 1,737 | 41.9 | −8.2 |
| | Green | Jessica Pinson | 392 | 9.5 | +9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 281 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,147 | 75.4 | +30.4 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |