As well as the General Election on June 8th, on Thursday 4th May, elections will take place across the 53 electoral divisions which make up Gloucestershire County Council. These elections will determine how the county council - which manages Road, Adults Social Care, Libraries, and other services is run.
The last local (county) election took place in 2013 - with the Conservatives the largest party. On our website we have links to information and a summary of the results and candidates in the Stroud area (the latter are copied below). You can find information about how to vote, and the candidates that are standing across Gloucestershire on the County Council's website, which will also host the results. Results from 2013 are available online.
2013: 2017:
Bisley and Painswick GCC page, Electorate - 9,452
Winner: Conservative - Jason Bullingham - 1,500 votes. Candidate: Keith Rippington
2nd: Green - Anna Bonnalack - 928 votes. Candidate: Alan Mossman
3rd: UKIP - Duncan Richardson - 625 votes. No candidate in 2017
4th: Labour - Sheila McGrath - 456 votes. No candidate in 2017
5th: Liberal Democrats - Daniel Much - 145 votes Candidate: Alexander Findlay
Cam Valley GCC page, Electorate - 10,294
Winner: Conservative - Brian Tipper - 1,479 votes. Candidate: Brian Tipper
2nd: Labour - John Fowles - 1,409 votes. Candidate: Julie Douglass
3rd: Liberal Democrat - Thomas Cairns - 315 votes. Candidate: Adrian Walker-Smith
4th: Green - Tony McNulty - 271 votes. No candidate in 2017.
Dursley GCC page, Electorate - 8,612
Winner: Labour & Cooperative - Steve Lydon - 1,003 votes. Candidate: Steve Lydon
2nd: Conservative - Alex Stennet - 952 votes. Candidate: Loraine Patrick
3rd: Liberal Democrats - Brian Marsh - 558 votes. Candidate: George Butcher
4th: Green Party - Nicola Hilary - 345 votes. No candidate in 2017
Hardwick & Severn GCC page, Electorate 8,379
Winner: Conservative - Anthony Blackburn - 1,246 votes. Candidate: Stephen Davis
2nd: Labour - Sarah Madley - 658 votes. Candidate: Liz Ashton
3rd: Green - Sue Hartley - 367 votes. Candidate: Sue Hartley
4th: Liberal Democrat - Myles Robinson - 129. Candidate: Mike Stayte
Minchinhampton GCC page, Electorate 9,983
Winner: Conservative - Stan Waddington - 1,243 votes. Candidate: Dorcas Binns
2nd: Green Party - John Williams - 946 votes. Candidate: Rachel Smith
3rd: UKIP - Adrian Blake - 743 votes. No candidate in 2017.
4th: Labour - David Taylor - 637 votes. No candidate in 2017.
5th: Liberal Democrats - Felicity Hornby - 153 votes. No candidate in 2017.
Nailsworth GCC page, Electorate - 9,021
Winner: Conservative - Dorcas Binns - 1,351 votes. Candidate: Emma Sims
2nd: Labour - Jo Smith - 1,128 votes. Candidate: Steve Robinson
3rd: Green Party - Uta Baldauf - 578 votes. Candidate: Sarah Blowers
4th: Liberal Democrats - Paul McCloskey - 135 votes. Candidate: Colleen Rothwell
5th: Independent: Robert Paterson
Rodborough GCC page, Electorate - 8,536
Winner: Labour - Brian Oosthuysen - 1,318 votes. Candidate: Brian Oosthuysen
2nd: UKIP - Richard Williams - 549 votes. No candidate in 2017
3rd: Conservative - Roger Cuddington - 546 votes. Candidate: Alex Bisset
4th: Green Party - Philip Blombery - 340 votes. Candidate: Philip Blomberg
5th: Liberal Democrat - Christine Headley - 297 votes. Canidate: Christine Headley
Stonehouse GCC page, Electorate - 9,364
Winner: Labour & Cooperative - Lesley Williams - 1,111 votes. Candidate: Lesley Williams
2nd: Conservative - Lawrie Hall - 458 votes. Candidate: Ginny Smar
3rd: UKIP - Steve Parker - 410 votes. Candidate: Glenville Gogerly
4th: Independent - Trevor Baker - 281 votes. Not a candidate in 2017
5th: Green Party - Clare Sheriden - 183 votes. Candidate: Carol Kambites
6th: Liberal Democrats - Roberta Crawley - 73 votes. Candidate: Sylvia Bridgland
7th: Trade Unionist & Socialist Coalition - Chris Moore -
Stroud Central GCC page, Electorate - 10,438
Winner: Green Party - Sarah Lunnon - 1,504 votes. Candidate: Eva Ward
2nd: Labour - Tosca Cabello-Watson - 1,042 votes. Candidate: Debbie Hicks
3rd: Conservative - Debbie Young - 577 votes. Candidate: Debbie Young
4th: UKIP - Harry Carr - 512 votes. No candidate in 2017.
5th: Liberal Democrats - Adrian Walker-Smith - 108 votes. Candidate: Steve Dechan
Wotton-Under-Edge GCC page, Electorate -8,467
Winner: Liberal Democrats - John Cordwell - 1,251 votes. Candidate: John Cordwell
2nd: Conserviate - Lesley Reeves - 1,114 votes. Candidate: Graham Smith
3rd: Labour - Laurence Cotterell - 344 votes. Candidate: Mark Huband
4th: Green Party - Graham Spender - 224 votes. No candidate in 2017
5th: No candidate in 2013 UKIP: David Hinder