Stroud Against the Cuts

As well as the General Election on June 8th, on Thursday 4^th 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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