2023 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

2023 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
All 41 seats to Stratford-on-Avon District Council; 21 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 2023 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
	Composition of the council after the election
Leader before election; Tony Jefferson; Conservative	Leader after election ; Susan Juned; Liberal Democrats

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.

Summary

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]

Election result

Prior to the election the council was under Conservative majority control.

At the election, the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council for the first time. It was also the first time that any party other than the Conservatives had secured a majority since the creation of the authority in 1974. The Conservative leader of the council, Tony Jefferson, lost his seat.^[7]^[8] Liberal Democrat councillor Susan Juned was appointed the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 24 May 2023.^[9] After the election the Conservatives chose Sarah Whalley-Hoggins to be their new group leader,^[10] whilst the newly-formed Green group appointed Dave Passingham as its leader.^[11]

2023 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	40	25	15	0	15	60.10	42.6	18,936
	Conservative	39	12	0	14	14	29.27	34.8	15,920
	Green	36	3	3	1	2	7.32	10.5	4,761
	Independent	2	1	0	3	3	2.44	2.3	969
	Labour	33	0	0	0	0	0	9.6	4,001
	Reform UK	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	64

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election:^[12]^[13]

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	N/A
Turnout			822	34.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

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			1,180	46.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bidford East

Bidford East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Darren Pemberton*	355	40.9	N/A
	Labour Co-op	Cat Price	293	33.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Vos	152	17.5	N/A
	Green	Julie Gibson	67	7.7	N/A
Majority			62	7.2	N/A
Turnout			867	31.1	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bidford West

Bidford West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bill Fleming*	341	45.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Cliff Brown	203	27.1	N/A
	Labour	Paul Dempsey	139	18.5	N/A
	Green	Georgina Evans-Goodrich	67	8.9	N/A
Majority			138	18.4	N/A
Turnout			750	31.0	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bishops Itchington, Fenny Compton & Napton

Bishops Itchington, Fenny Compton & Napton (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Rock*	998	49.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Natalie Gist	955	47.5	N/A
	Conservative	Christopher Kettle*	855	42.6	N/A
	Conservative	Keith Bushnell	672	33.4	N/A
	Labour	Judith Leask	200	10.0	N/A
	Green	Seth Colton	188	9.4	N/A
	Green	Matthew North	150	7.5	N/A
Turnout				38.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Brailes & Compton

Brailes & Compton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sarah Whalley-Hoggins*	612	49.8	10.5
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Billins	520	42.4	20.5
	Labour	Ronan Woods	96	7.8	1.8
Majority			92	7.4	31
Turnout			1,228	44.5	2
	Conservative win

Claverdon & Snitterfield

Claverdon & Snitterfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Duncan Parker	753	62.1	N/A
	Conservative	Peter Richards*	367	30.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Nina Knapman	93	7.7	N/A
Majority			386	31.8	N/A
Turnout			1,213	48.0	N/A
	Green win (new seat)

Gaydon, Kineton & Upper Lighthorne

Gaydon, Kineton & Upper Lighthorne (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Mills*	874	64.3	N/A
	Conservative	Alan Scorer	683	50.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Toby Lee	259	19.1	N/A
	Labour	Brian Thomas	256	18.8	N/A
	Green	Rob Ballantyne	250	18.4	N/A
	Green	Angela Webb	238	17.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Solman	158	11.6	N/A
Turnout				34.5	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Harbury

Harbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Ostrander	533	47.5	N/A
	Independent	Jacqui Harris*	435	38.7	N/A
	Labour	Linda Eastap	91	8.1	N/A
	Reform UK	Chris Baddon	64	5.7	N/A
Majority			98	8.7	N/A
Turnout			1,123	42.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Henley-in-Arden

Henley-in-Arden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Rice	601	57.5	N/A
	Conservative	India Tibbs	343	32.8	N/A
	Labour	Bryn Turner	101	9.7	N/A
Majority			258	24.7	N/A
Turnout			1,045	40.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Kinwarton

Kinwarton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Thom Holmes	739	56.6	N/A
	Conservative	Lynda Harford	437	33.5	N/A
	Labour	Kathrin Foster	88	6.7	N/A
	Green	Rob Hardy	41	3.1	N/A
Majority			302	23.1	N/A
Turnout			1,305	43.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Long Marston

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

Quinton

Quinton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dom Skinner	468	43.8	N/A
	Conservative	Marilyn Bates	439	41.1	N/A
	Green	Tom Venus	91	8.5	N/A
	Labour	Jan Sewell	71	6.6	N/A
Majority			29	2.7	N/A
Turnout			1,069	36.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Salford Priors & Alcester Rural

Salford Priors & Alcester Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lauren Stanley	473	56.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Watson	193	23.2	N/A
	Labour	Tony O'Hagan	90	10.8	N/A
	Green	Tom Genders	76	9.1	N/A
Majority			280	33.7	N/A
Turnout			832	34.4	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

Shipston North

Shipston North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Olivia Hatch	607	63.2	N/A
	Conservative	Nicholas Turner	245	25.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Albon	109	11.3	N/A
Majority			362	37.7	N/A
Turnout			961	38.6	N/A
	Green win (new seat)

Shipston South

Shipston South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Dave Passingham	634	58.2	N/A
	Conservative	Jo Barker*	456	41.8	N/A
Majority			178	16.3	N/A
Turnout			1,090	44.0	N/A
	Green win (new seat)

Southam East, Central & Stockton

Southam East, Central & Stockton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andy Crump*	573	64.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Lambert	228	25.7	N/A
	Green	David Watkin	85	9.6	N/A
Majority			345	39.0	N/A
Turnout			886	37.6	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

Southam North & Long Itchington

Southam North & Long Itchington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Louis Adam*	527	64.7	N/A
	Conservative	Nikki Bell	179	22.0	N/A
	Labour	John Hartigan	58	7.1	N/A
	Green	Zoe James	50	6.1	N/A
Majority			348	42.7	N/A
Turnout			814	32.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Southam South

Southam South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Padgham	323	47.1	N/A
	Conservative	Richard Walters	282	41.1	N/A
	Green	James Gordon-Cumming	81	11.8	N/A
Majority			41	6.0	N/A
Turnout			686	28.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Southam West

Southam West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tony Bromwich*	534	69.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	David Booth	150	19.6	N/A
	Green	John Stott	82	10.7	N/A
Majority			384	50.1	N/A
Turnout			766	32.2	N/A
	Independent win (new seat)

Stratford Avenue

Stratford Avenue
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lorraine Grocott	353	41.9	N/A
	Conservative	Tim Sinclair	276	32.7	N/A
	Green	Sherron Guise	166	19.7	N/A
	Labour	Dan Wilkinson	48	5.7	N/A
Majority			77	9.2	N/A
Turnout			843	33.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Stratford Bishopton

Stratford Bishopton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Victoria Alcock*	549	57.3	N/A
	Conservative	Jane Meehan	267	27.9	N/A
	Labour	Bob Malloy	75	7.8	N/A
	Green	John Riley	67	7.0	N/A
Majority			282	29.4	N/A
Turnout			958	39.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Stratford Clopton

Stratford Clopton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Letty Petrovic	512	50.0	N/A
	Labour	Jason Fojtik*	315	30.7	N/A
	Conservative	Juliet Short	198	19.3	N/A
Majority			197	19.3	N/A
Turnout			1,025	40.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown

Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jenny Fradgley*	860	68.3	N/A
	Conservative	Tony Dixon	262	20.8	N/A
	Labour	Charlie Roe	85	6.7	N/A
	Green	Stephen Michaux	52	4.1	N/A
Majority			598	47.5	N/A
Turnout			1,259	45.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Stratford Hathaway

Stratford Hathaway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Liz Coles	330	47.1	N/A
	Labour Co-op	Lee Rhodes	225	32.1	N/A
	Conservative	Gill Forman*	102	14.6	N/A
	Green	Peter Pettifor	44	6.3	N/A
Majority			105	15.0	N/A
Turnout			701	32.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Stratford Orchard Hill

Stratford Orchard Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Fradgley*	722	53.3	N/A
	Conservative	Krish Rengaraju	350	25.8	N/A
	Labour Co-op	Jacob Hill	210	15.5	N/A
	Green	Matt Rickett	73	5.4	N/A
Majority			372	27.5	N/A
Turnout			1,355	46.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Stratford Shottery

Stratford Shottery
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Curtis*	863	63.4	N/A
	Conservative	Matthew Jennings	313	23.0	N/A
	Labour	Sally Bigwood	93	6.8	N/A
	Green	Vince Herbert	92	6.7	N/A
Majority			550	40.4	N/A
Turnout			1,361	47.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Stratford Tiddington

Stratford Tiddington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Rolfe*	784	73.1	N/A
	Conservative	Amelia Tibbs	195	18.2	N/A
	Labour	Helen Cooper	59	5.5	N/A
	Green	Anthony Dennis	35	3.3	N/A
Majority			589	54.9	N/A
Turnout			1,073	46.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Stratford Welcombe

Stratford Welcombe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Harding	726	57.9	N/A
	Conservative	Tony Jefferson*	437	34.8	N/A
	Labour Co-op	Alastair Nealon	92	7.3	N/A
Majority			289	23.1	N/A
Turnout			1,255	45.19	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Studley North

Studley North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Hencher-Serafin*	358	45.7	N/A
	Conservative	Justin Kerridge	304	38.8	N/A
	Labour	Wayne Bates	82	10.5	N/A
	Green	Anne Waldon	40	5.1	N/A
Majority			54	6.9	N/A
Turnout			784	33.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Studley South

Studley South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Edden*	505	53.8	N/A
	Conservative	Jed McCrory	288	30.7	N/A
	Labour	Alison Leask	89	9.5	N/A
	Green	Dom Giles	56	6.0	N/A
Majority			217	23.1	N/A
Turnout			934	34.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Tanworth-in-Arden

Tanworth-in-Arden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lynda Organ	558	67.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Karyl Rees	121	14.7	N/A
	Green	Lil Johnston	77	9.4	N/A
	Labour	Bob Williams	67	8.1	N/A
Majority			437	53.1	N/A
Turnout			823	31.3	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

Tredington

Tredington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Trevor Harvey*	537	44.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Fincham	499	41.6	N/A
	Green	Mike Wakeford	94	7.8	N/A
	Labour	Sue Redman	69	6.8	N/A
Majority			38	3.2	N/A
Turnout			1,199	44.9	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

Tysoe

Tysoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Malcolm Littlewood	628	55.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Lynn Bowring	262	23.0	N/A
	Green	Allison Aves	129	11.3	N/A
	Labour	Ann Holland	121	10.6	N/A
Majority			366	32.1	N/A
Turnout			1,140	42.4	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

Welford-on-Avon

Welford-on-Avon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Manuela Perteghella*	928	73.5	N/A
	Conservative	Annabel Wade	267	21.2	N/A
	Labour	Eden Kaye	40	3.2	N/A
	Green	Sally Evans	27	2.1	N/A
Majority			661	52.3	N/A
Turnout			1,262	49.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Wellesbourne East & Rural

Wellesbourne East & Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Johnston	560	52.1	N/A
	Conservative	Barnaby Briggs	383	35.7	N/A
	Labour	Simon Penson	74	6.9	N/A
	Green	Mike Mordue	57	5.3	N/A
Majority			177	16.4	N/A
Turnout			1,074	40.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Wellesbourne North & Rural

Wellesbourne North & Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne Parry*	581	46.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Brown	502	40.0	N/A
	Labour	Angelique Campbell	114	9.1	N/A
	Green	Jess Venus	58	4.6	N/A
Majority			79	6.3	N/A
Turnout			1,255	42.5	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

Wellesbourne South

Wellesbourne South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	George Cowcher	555	52.9	N/A
	Conservative	Danny Kendall*	379	36.1	N/A
	Labour	Julie Fewins	74	7.1	N/A
	Green	Rebecca Sanders	41	3.9	N/A
Majority			176	16.8	N/A
Turnout			1,049	42.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Wootton Wawen

Wootton Wawen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Shenton*	683	64.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Dani Hunter	207	19.6	N/A
	Green	Chris Duffin	92	8.7	N/A
	Labour	Ted Spicer	77	7.3	N/A
Majority			476	45.0	N/A
Turnout			1,059	36.0	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

References

^ "Current elections". Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ "Election timetable in England". UK Government. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
^ "List of candidates for the Stratford district election". Stratford Observer. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ "Your councillors by party". Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
^ "The Local Government boundary review". Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ "The Stratford-on-Avon (Electoral Changes) Order 2022". UK Government. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ "Stratford-on-Avon election result". BBC News. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
^ "Lib Dems win Stratford-on-Avon council from Conservatives". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
^ "One of the youngest ever female chairs appointed at Stratford District Council". Stratford Observer. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "Councillor Sarah Whalley-Hoggins". Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "Councillor Dave Passingham". Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "May 2023 local election results -Stratford-on-Avon District". Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
^ Williams, Oliver (5 May 2023). "Local elections: Liberal Democrats gain control of Stratford District Council". Warwickshire World. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[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.

[7] "Stratford-on-Avon election result". BBC News. Retrieved 31 May 2023.

[8] "Lib Dems win Stratford-on-Avon council from Conservatives". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.

[9] "One of the youngest ever female chairs appointed at Stratford District Council". Stratford Observer. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[10] "Councillor Sarah Whalley-Hoggins". Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[11] "Councillor Dave Passingham". Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[12] "May 2023 local election results -Stratford-on-Avon District". Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Retrieved 31 May 2023.

[13] Williams, Oliver (5 May 2023). "Local elections: Liberal Democrats gain control of Stratford District Council". Warwickshire World. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

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