Stratford-on-Avon council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 39 wards · 41 seats contested

Most seats
25
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
41
across 39 wards
Turnout
39.5%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 25 +14 18,934 41.9% +13.2
Conservative and Unionist Party 12 -8 16,354 36.2% -9.6
Green Party 3 +2 4,750 10.5% -1.4
Independent 1 -3 969 2.1% -3.9
Labour Party 0 +0 4,091 9.1% +1.7
Reform UK 0 +0 64 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 41
Conservative and Unionist Party 40
Liberal Democrats 40
Green Party 36
Labour Party 33
Independent 2
Reform UK 1

A party standing a full slate could field 41 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Alcester East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Susan Juned Elected 548 66.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Emma Jane Daniell 194 23.6% —
Labour Party Emma Jane Randle 55 6.7% —
Green Party Penny Stott 25 3.0% —
Majority354
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors2,418
Ballots cast822

Alcester West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Joe Harmer Elected 478 40.5% —
Labour Party Andrew Mark Foster 362 30.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gavin Roderick Nigel Smithers 309 26.2% —
Green Party Nicola Jayne Carpenter 25 2.1% —
Majority116
Turnout47.0%
Registered electors2,511
Ballots cast1,180

Bidford East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Daren Philip Franz Pemberton Elected 355 40.9% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Cat Price 293 33.8% —
Liberal Democrats Richard Steven Vos 152 17.5% —
Green Party Julie Ann Gilson 67 7.7% —
Majority62
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast867

Bidford West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Bill Fleming Elected 341 45.5% —
Liberal Democrats Cliff Brown 203 27.1% —
Labour Party Paul Joseph Dempsey 139 18.5% —
Green Party Georgina Valerie Evans-Goodrich 67 8.9% —
Majority138
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast750

Bishop's Itchington, Fenny Compton & Napton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Nigel Rock Elected 998 49.7% —
Liberal Democrats Natalie Jean Gist Elected 955 47.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher Kettle 855 42.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Alan Bushnell 672 33.4% —
Labour Party Judith Caroline Ruth Leask 200 10.0% —
Green Party Seth Jason Colton 188 9.4% —
Green Party Matthew Robert North 150 7.5% —
Majority100
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,009

Brailes & Compton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Kate Whalley-Hoggins Elected 612 49.9% —
Liberal Democrats Sara Margaret Billins 520 42.4% —
Labour Party Ronan Connor Woods 94 7.7% —
Majority92
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,226

Claverdon & Snitterfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Duncan Parker Elected 753 62.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Wynford James Richards 367 30.3% —
Liberal Democrats Nina Blanche Knapman 93 7.7% —
Majority386
Turnout48.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,213

Gaydon, Kineton & Upper Lighthorne 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Mills Elected 874 64.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Scorer Elected 683 50.3% —
Liberal Democrats Toby Lee 259 19.1% —
Labour Party Brian Thomas 256 18.8% —
Green Party Rob Ballantyne 250 18.4% —
Green Party Angela Webb 238 17.5% —
Liberal Democrats Nick Solman 158 11.6% —
Majority424
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,359

Harbury

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Susan Stacy Ostrander Elected 533 47.5% —
Independent Jacqui Harris 435 38.7% —
Labour Party Linda Jane Eastap 91 8.1% —
Reform UK Chris Baddon 64 5.7% —
Majority98
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,123

Henley-in-Arden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mike Rice Elected 601 57.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party India Tibbs 343 32.8% —
Labour Party Bryn Rhys Turner 101 9.7% —
Majority258
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors2,549
Ballots cast1,045

Kinwarton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Thom Holmes Elected 739 56.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lynda Harford 437 33.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lynda Harford 437 33.5% —
Labour Party Kathrin Foster 88 6.7% —
Green Party Rob Hardy 41 3.1% —
Majority302
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors2,966
Ballots cast1,305

Long Marston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Stuart Keighley Elected 505 58.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Nigel Cox 223 25.9% —
Labour Party Colin Parrott 89 10.3% —
Green Party Helen Dora Mitchell 45 5.2% —
Majority282
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast862

Quinton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Dom Skinner Elected 468 40.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Marilyn Joyce Bates 439 37.6% —
Labour Party Jan Sewell 171 14.7% —
Green Party Tom Venus 89 7.6% —
Majority29
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,167

Salford Priors & Alcester Rural

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Lauren Elizabeth Jade Stanley Elected 473 57.0% —
Liberal Democrats Michael Andrew Watson 191 23.0% —
Labour Party Tony O'Hagan 90 10.8% —
Green Party Tom Genders 76 9.2% —
Majority282
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast830

Shipston North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Olivia Mary Hatch Elected 607 63.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicholas Patrick Turner 245 25.5% —
Liberal Democrats Steve Albon 109 11.3% —
Majority362
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast961

Shipston South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Dave Passingham Elected 634 58.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jo Barker 456 41.8% —
Majority178
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,090

Southam East, Central & Stockton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Crump Elected 573 64.7% —
Liberal Democrats Chris Lambert 228 25.7% —
Green Party David Simon Watkin 85 9.6% —
Majority345
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast886

Southam North & Long Itchington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Louis William McMaster Adam Elected 527 64.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nikki Bell 179 22.0% —
Labour Party John William Hartigan 58 7.1% —
Green Party Zoe Louise James 50 6.1% —
Majority348
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast814

Southam South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Gillian Andrea Padgham Elected 323 47.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Peter Walters 282 41.1% —
Green Party James Gordon-Cumming 81 11.8% —
Majority41
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast686

Southam West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Tony George Bromwich Elected 534 69.7% —
Liberal Democrats David Booth 150 19.6% —
Green Party John David Stott 82 10.7% —
Majority384
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast766

Stratford Avenue

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Grocott Elected 353 41.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tim Sinclair 276 32.7% —
Green Party Sherron Marie-Louise Guise 166 19.7% —
Labour Party Dan Wilkinson 48 5.7% —
Majority77
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast843

Stratford Bishopton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Victoria Emma Alcock Elected 549 57.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Ellen Patricia Meehan 267 27.9% —
Labour Party Bob Malloy 75 7.8% —
Green Party John Riley 67 7.0% —
Majority282
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast958

Stratford Clopton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Letty Petrovic Elected 512 50.0% —
Labour Party Jason Fojtik 315 30.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Juliet Dorothy Short 198 19.3% —
Majority197
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,025

Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jenny Fradgley Elected 860 68.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Dixon 262 20.8% —
Labour Party Charlie Roe 83 6.6% —
Green Party Steve Michaux 52 4.1% —
Majority598
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,257

Stratford Hathaway

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Joan Phyllis Coles Elected 330 47.1% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Lee Rhodes 225 32.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gill Forman 102 14.6% —
Green Party Peter Samuel Pettifor 44 6.3% —
Majority105
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast701

Stratford Orchard Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Ian Frank Fradgley Elected 722 53.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Krish Rengaraju 350 25.8% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Jacob David Simon Hill 210 15.5% —
Green Party Matt Rickett 73 5.4% —
Majority372
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,355

Stratford Shottery

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats David Curtis Elected 863 63.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Matt Jennings 312 22.9% —
Labour Party Sally Bigwood 93 6.8% —
Green Party Vince Herbert 92 6.8% —
Majority551
Turnout47.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,360

Stratford Tiddington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Kate Rolfe Elected 784 73.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Amelia Christine Tibbs 194 18.1% —
Labour Party Helen Jane Cooper 59 5.5% —
Green Party Anthony William Dennis 35 3.3% —
Majority590
Turnout47.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,072

Stratford Welcombe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Roger Neal Harding Elected 726 57.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Jefferson 437 34.8% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Alastair James Nealon 92 7.3% —
Majority289
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,255

Studley North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Peter August Hencher-Serafin Elected 358 45.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Justin Anthony Lee Kerridge 304 38.8% —
Labour Party Wayne Bates 82 10.5% —
Green Party Anne Waldon 40 5.1% —
Majority54
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast784

Studley South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Neil Edden Elected 505 53.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jed McCrory 288 30.7% —
Labour Party Alison Jane Leask 89 9.5% —
Green Party Dominic Giles 56 6.0% —
Majority217
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast938

Tanworth-in-Arden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Lynda Margaret Organ Elected 558 67.8% —
Liberal Democrats Karyl Arlene Rees 121 14.7% —
Green Party Lil Johnston 77 9.4% —
Labour Party Bob Williams 67 8.1% —
Majority437
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast823

Tredington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Trevor Gordon Harvey Elected 537 44.9% —
Liberal Democrats Andy Fincham 499 41.7% —
Green Party Mike Wakeford 92 7.7% —
Labour Party Sue Redman 69 5.8% —
Majority38
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,197

Tysoe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Malcolm Ian Littlewood Elected 628 55.1% —
Liberal Democrats Lynn Charles Bowring 262 23.0% —
Green Party Allison Joy Aves 129 11.3% —
Labour Party Ann Christine Holland 121 10.6% —
Majority366
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,140

Welford-on-Avon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Manuela Perteghella Elected 928 73.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Annabel Wade 266 21.1% —
Labour Party Eden Leon Kaye 40 3.2% —
Green Party Sally Myfanwy Evans 27 2.1% —
Majority662
Turnout49.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,261

Wellesbourne East & Rural

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats David William Johnston Elected 560 52.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Barnaby Charles Briggs 383 35.8% —
Labour Party Simon Peter Penson 71 6.6% —
Green Party Michael Mordue 57 5.3% —
Majority177
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,071

Wellesbourne North & Rural

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Anne Vivienne Parry Elected 581 46.3% —
Liberal Democrats Kevin Collins Brown 502 40.0% —
Labour Party Angelique Celine Campbell 114 9.1% —
Green Party Tess Venus 57 4.5% —
Majority79
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,254

Wellesbourne South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats George Cowcher Elected 555 52.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Danny Kendall 379 36.1% —
Labour Party Julie Fewins 74 7.1% —
Green Party Rebecca Anne Sanders 41 3.9% —
Majority176
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,049

Wootton Wawen

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian John Shenton Elected 683 64.5% —
Liberal Democrats Dani Hunter 207 19.5% —
Green Party Chris Duffin 92 8.7% —
Labour Party Ted Spicer 77 7.3% —
Majority476
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,059

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