2023 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

The 2023 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 4 May, the same day as other local elections in England.[1][2][3] The election was contested on new boundaries following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission.

2023 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
All 41 seats to Stratford-on-Avon District Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Tony Jefferson[4]
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Green
Last election 11 seats, 28.7% 20 seats, 45.8% 1 seat, 12.0%
Seats before 12 19 1
Seats after 25 12 3
Seat change +14 -8 +2
Popular vote 18,936 15,920 4,761
Percentage 42.41% 35.65% 10.66%
Swing +13.7% -10.1% -1.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Party Labour Independent
Last election 0 seats, 7.3% 4 seats, 6.0%
Seats before 1 3
Seats after 0 1
Seat change 0 -3
Popular vote 4,001 969
Percentage 8.96% 2.17%
Swing +1.7% -3.8%
Leader before election

Tony Jefferson
Conservative

 Leader after election


Liberal Democrats

Boundary changes

On 29 March 2022, the Local Government Boundary Commission announced the completion of their review of Stratford-on-Avon's ward boundaries. The final recommendation increased the number of councillors from 36 to 41 and the number of wards from 37 to 39. This consisted of 37 single member wards and two 2-member wards. These proposals were approved by Parliament in November 2022 to come into force for the council elections held in May 2023.[5][6]

Results summary
2023 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 40 25 15 0 Increase 15 60.10 42.41 18,936
  Conservative 39 12 0 14 Decrease 14 29.27 35.65 15,920
  Green 36 3 3 1 Increase 2 7.32 10.66 4,761
  Independent 2 1 0 3 Decrease 3 2.44 2.17 969
  Labour 33 0 0 0 0 0 8.96 4,001
  Reform UK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.14 64

Ward results

Alcester East
Alcester East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Juned 548 66.7 N/A
Conservative Emma Daniel 194 23.6 N/A
Labour Emma Randle 55 6.7 N/A
Green Penny Stott 25 3.0 N/A
Majority 354 43.1
Turnout 822 34.39
Liberal Democrats hold

Alcester West
Alcester West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Joe Harmer 478 40.5 N/A
Labour Andrew Foster 362 30.7 N/A
Conservative Gavin Smithers 309 26.2 N/A
Green Nicole Carpenter 31 2.6 N/A
Majority 116 9.8 N/A
Turnout 1180 46.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Bidford East
Bidford East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Darren Pemberton 355 40.95 -10.45
Labour Co-op Cat Price 293 33.79 +12.68
Liberal Democrats Richard Vos 152 17.53 +0.6
Green Julie Gibson 67 7.73 -2.83
Majority 62 7.15
Turnout 867 31.1 -2.24
Conservative hold Swing

Bidford West
Bidford West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Fleming 341 45.47 -11.66
Liberal Democrats Cliff Brown 203 27.07 +11.95
Labour Paul Dempsey 139 18.53 +8.81
Green Georgina Evans-Goodrich 67 8.93 -9.10
Majority 138 18.4
Turnout 750 30.96 -1.24
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Bishops Itchington, Fenny Compton & Napton
Bishops Itchington, Fenny Compton & Napton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Bushnell 672 16.72
Green Seth Colton 188 4.68
Liberal Democrats Natalie Gist 955 23.77
Conservative Christopher Kettle 855 21.28
Labour Judith Leask 200 4.98
Green Matthew North 150 3.73
Liberal Democrats Nigel Rock 998 24.84
Turnout 4018 38.44
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Brailes & Compton
Brailes & Compton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Whalley-Hoggins 612 50 -10.3
Liberal Democrats Sarah Billins 520 42.48 +20.58
Labour Ronan Woods 92 7.52 +1.5
Majority 92 7.52
Turnout 1228 44.5 +2.0
Conservative hold

Claverdon & Snitterfield
Claverdon & Snitterfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Duncan Parker 753 62.08
Conservative Peter Richards 367 30.26
Liberal Democrats Nina Knapman 93 7.67
Majority 386 31.82
Turnout 1.213 48.03
Green win (new seat)

Gaydon, Kineton & Upper Lighthorne
Gaydon, Kineton & Upper Lighthorne (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Rob Ballantyne 250 9.20
Liberal Democrats Toby Lee 259 9.53
Conservative Chris Mills 874 32.16
Conservative Alan Scorer 683 25.13
Liberal Democrats Nick Solman 158 5.81
Labour Brian Thomas 256 9.42
Green Angela Webb 238 8.76
Turnout 2,718 34.51
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Harbury
Harbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Ostrander 533 47.46 +9.77
Independent Jacqui Harris 435 38.74 -1.93
Labour Linda Eastap 91 8.10 -1.55
Reform UK Chris Baddon 64 5.7 +5.7
Majority 98 8.73
Turnout 1123 42.92 3.22
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing {{{swing}}}

Henley-in-Arden
Henley-in-Arden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Rice 601 57.51 +48.83
Conservative India Tibbs 343 32.82 -32.46
Labour Bryn Turner 101 9.67 +3.18
Majority 258 24.69
Turnout 1045 40.73
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Kinwarton
Kinwarton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Thom Holmes 739 56.63 +25.20
Conservative Lynda Harford 437 33.49 -20.62
Labour Kathrin Foster 88 6.74 +0.81
Green Rob Hardy 41 3.14 -5.39
Majority 302 23.14
Turnout 1305 43.63 1.43
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Long Marston
Long Marston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Keighley 505 58.38
Conservative Richard Cox 223 25.78
Labour Colin Parrott 92 10.64
Green Helen Mitchell 45 5.2
Majority 282 32.60
Turnout 865 37.6
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Quinton
Quinton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dom Skinner 468 43.78 +31.51
Conservative Marilyn Bates 439 41.07 -17.99
Green Tom Venus 91 8.51 -12.13
Labour Jan Sewell 71 6.64 -1.39
Majority 29 2.71
Turnout 1069 36.71 3.73
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing {{{swing}}}

Salford Priors & Alcester Rural
Salford Priors & Alcester Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Genders 473 56.85
Liberal Democrats Michael Watson 193 23.20
Labour Tony O'Hagan 90 10.82
Green Lauren Stanley 76 9.13
Majority 280 33.62
Turnout 832 34.36
Conservative win (new seat)

Shipston North
Shipston North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Olivia Hatch 607 63.16 +49.84
Conservative Nicholas Turner 245 25.49 -29.11
Liberal Democrats Steve Albon 109 11.34 -12.51
Majority 362 37.67
Turnout 961 38.64 +4.74
Green gain from Conservative Swing {{{swing}}}

Shipston South
Shipston South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Dave Passingham 634 58.17 +47.07
Conservative Jo Barker 456 41.83 -9.05
Majority 178 16.33
Turnout 1,090 44.01 +5.31
Green gain from Conservative Swing {{{swing}}}

Southam East, Central & Stockton
Southam East, Central & Stockton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andy Crump 573 64.67
Liberal Democrats Chris Lambert 228 25.73
Green David Watkin 85 9.59
Majority 345 38.94
Turnout 886 37.65
Conservative win (new seat)

Southam North & Long Itchington
Southam North & Long Itchington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Louis Adam 527 64.74
Conservative Nikki Bell 179 21.99
Labour John Hartigan 58 7.13
Green Zoe James 50 6.14
Majority 348 42.75
Turnout 814 32.57
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Southam South
Southam South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gillian Padgham 323 47.08 +38.87
Conservative Richard Walters 282 41.11 -26.67
Green James Gordon-Cumming 81 11.81 +3.18
Majority 41 5.98
Turnout 686 28.81 -5.79
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Southam West
Southam West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tony Bromwich 534 69.71
Liberal Democrats David Booth 150 19.59
Green John Stott 82 10.70
Majority 384 50.13
Turnout 766 32.21
Independent win (new seat)

Stratford Avenue
Stratford Avenue
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Grocott 353 41.9 +16.7
Conservative Tim Sinclair 276 32.7 +8.1
Green Sherron Guise 166 19.7 -21.7
Labour Dan Wilkinson 48 5.7 -3.1
Majority 77 9.1 -9.0
Turnout 843 33.92 +6.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Green Swing

Stratford Bishopton
Stratford Bishopton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Victoria Alcock 549 57.31 +0.51
Conservative Jane Meehan 267 27.87 +1.08
Labour Bob Malloy 75 7.83 +0.39
Green John Riley 67 6.99 -1.98
Majority 282 29.44
Turnout 958 39.51 4.91
Liberal Democrats hold

Stratford Clopton
Stratford Clopton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Letty Petrovic 512 49.95 +24.78
Labour Jason Fojtik 315 30.73
Conservative Juliet Short 198 19.32 +6.45
Majority 197 19.22
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing {{{swing}}}

Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown
Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jenny Fradgley 860 68.31
Conservative Tony Dixon 262 20.81
Labour Charlie Roe 85 6.75
Green Stephen Michaux 52 4.13
Majority 598 47.5
Turnout 1259 45.82
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Stratford Hathaway
Stratford Hathaway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Liz Coles 330 47.08 +0.8
Labour Co-op Lee Rhodes 225 32.1 +15.2
Conservative Gill Forman 102 14.55 -7.67
Green Peter Pettifor 44 6.28 -8.34
Majority 105 14.98
Turnout 701 32.32 +2.72
Liberal Democrats hold

Stratford Orchard Hill
Stratford Orchard Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Fradgley 722 53.28
Conservative Krish Rengaraju 350 25.83
Labour Co-op Jacob Hill 210 15.5
Green Matt Rickett 73 5.39
Majority 372 27.45
Turnout 1355 46.23
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Stratford Shottery
Stratford Shottery
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Curtis 863 63.41 +9.63
Conservative Matthew Jennings 313 23 -9.25
Labour Sally Bigwood 93 6.83 +2.85
Green Vince Herbert 92 6.76 -3.24
Majority 550 40.41
Turnout 1361 47.1 +5.71
Liberal Democrats hold

Stratford Tiddington
Stratford Tiddington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kate Rolfe 784 73.07 +6.27
Conservative Amelia Tibbs 195 18.17 -6.0
Labour Helen Cooper 59 5.50 +1.21
Green Anthony Dennis 35 3.26 -1.48
Majority 589 54.89
Turnout 173 46.72 +2.62
Liberal Democrats hold

Stratford Welcombe
Stratford Welcombe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Harding 726 57.86 +19.29
Conservative Tony Jefferson 437 34.82 -9.23
Labour Co-op Alastair Nealon 92 7.33 +0.92
Majority 289 23.03
Turnout 1255 45.19 +4.49
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing {{{swing}}}

Studley North
Studley North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wayne Bates
Liberal Democrats Peter Hencher-Serafin
Conservative Justin Kerridge
Green Anne Waldon
Majority
Turnout
hold

Studley South
Studley South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Edden
Green Dom Giles
Labour Alison Leask
Conservative Jed McCrory
Majority
Turnout
hold

Tanworth-in-Arden
Tanworth-in-Arden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Lil Johnston
Conservative Lynda Organ
Liberal Democrats Karyl Rees
Labour Bob Williams
Majority
Turnout
hold

Tredington
Tredington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andy Fincham
Conservative Trevor Harvey
Labour Sue Redman
Green Mike Wakeford
Majority
Turnout
hold

Tysoe
Tysoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Allison Aves
Liberal Democrats Lynn Bowring
Labour Ann Holland
Conservative Malcolm Littlewood
Majority
Turnout
hold

Welford-on-Avon
Welford-on-Avon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Manuella Perteghella 928 73.53 New
Conservative Annabel Wade 267 21.16 +0.04
Labour Eden Kaye 40 3.17 -2.13
Green Sally Evans 27 2.14 -6.35
Majority 661 52.38
Turnout 1,262 49.32
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing {{{swing}}}

Wellesbourne East & Rural
Wellesbourne East & Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barnaby Briggs
Liberal Democrats David Johnston
Green Mike Mordue
Labour Simon Penson
Majority
Turnout
hold

Wellesbourne North & Rural
Wellesbourne North & Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Parry 581 46.29
Liberal Democrats Kevin Brown 502 40
Labour Angelique Campbell 114 9.08
Green Jess Venus 58 4.62
Majority 79 6.29
Turnout 1,255 42.48
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Wellesbourne South
Wellesbourne South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Cowcher 555 52.91
Conservative Danny Kendall 379 52.91
Labour Julie Fewins 74 7.5
Green Rebecca Sanders 41 3.91
Majority 176 16.78
Turnout 1,049 42.64
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Wootton Wawen
Wootton Wawen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Shenton 683 64.49 -2.26
Liberal Democrats Dani Hunter 207 19.55 +5.67
Green Chris Duffin 92 8.69 -4.74
Labour Ted Spicer 77 7.27 +1.33
Majority 476 44.95
Turnout 1,059 35.95
Conservative hold

References
  1. "Current elections". Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. "Election timetable in England". UK Government. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. "List of candidates for the Stratford district election". Stratford Observer. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  4. "Your councillors by party". Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  5. "The Local Government boundary review". Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  6. "The Stratford-on-Avon (Electoral Changes) Order 2022". UK Government. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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