# 2011 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

The 2011 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election to the Stratford-on-Avon District Council took place on Thursday 5 May 2011.
Seventeen seats were up for election, one third of the councillors. The previous elections in 2010 produced a majority for the Conservative Party.

## Election result

Stratford-on-Avon Council Election, 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 13 | +2 | -1 | +1 | 49.9 | 16,568 |
| Labour | 0 | | | | 11.3 | 3,740 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | | -2 | -2 | 29.2 | 9,694 |
| Green | 0 | | | | 1.6 | 528 |
| Henley and Beaudesert Independent Conservatives | 0 | | | | | |
| Stratford First Independent | 1 | +1 | | +1 | | |

## Ward results

Alcester Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andrew Mark Foster | 326 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katherine Mary Long | 366 | |
| | Conservative | Eric Alfred Payne | 1612 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Bidford and Salford Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Barry Doherty | 354 | |
| | Vox Pop Independent | Bill Fleming | 881 | |
| | Conservative | Maurice Reginald Howse | 1136 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Fenny Compton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Booth | 336 | |
| | Conservative | Chris Williams | 695 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 359 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Harbury Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Derek Hamburger | 994 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Roderick | 950 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Henley Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Robert Handy | 169 | |
| | Labour | John Hartigan | 192 | |
| | Henley and Beaudesert Independent Conservatives | Bill Leech | 335 | |
| | Conservative | George Matheou | 1027 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Kineton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Robert Ballantyne | 261 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wallace Talbot Insoll | 278 | |
| | Conservative | Chris Mills | 1109 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Shipston Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Aston | 262 | 13.02 | +2.02 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Gullis | 883 | 43.90 | +5.30 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Vial | 866 | 43.06 | −4.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 0.84 | −8.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2011 | 49.6 | −21.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Southam Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Alexander Hedges | 254 | |
| | Labour | Carol Ann Pratt | 772 | |
| | Conservative | David Arthur James Wise | 1162 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Stockton and Napton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Kittendorf | 673 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Jonathan Lamb | 316 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 357 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Stratford Alveston Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tracy Jayne Doherty | 359 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janette Elizabeth Dyson | 1044 | |
| | Conservative | Lynda Margaret Organ | 1560 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Stratford Avenue and New Town Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Dewhurst | 514 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Hurst | 796 | |
| | Stratford First Independent | Keith Lloyd | 1009 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Troup | 254 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.9 |
| | Stratford First Independent gain from Conservative | Stratford First Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Stratford Guild and Hathaway Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Neville Beamer | 1458 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Mary Rose Brandon | 739 | |
| | Labour | Samuel Hargreaves | 381 | |
| | Stratford First Independent | John Packard | 221 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Stratford Mount Pleasant Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andrew James Paul Henderson | 177 | |
| | Stratford First Independent | Bill Lowe | 222 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Geoffrey Williams Moorse | 648 | |
| | Conservative | Karen Dawn Parnell | 353 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Studley Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Wayne Bates | 462 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Holder | 788 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Weddell | 774 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Tredington Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jeffrey Simon Kenner | 142 | |
| | Conservative | Chris Saint | 733 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Helen Vial | 208 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Welford Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Barnes | 675 | |
| | Labour | Philip Heath | 59 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Thomas Vaudry | 416 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 68.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Wellesbourne Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David John Close | 1186 | |
| | Green | Roger Fisher | 267 | |
| | Conservative | Danny Kendall | 1544 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 358 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |