2019 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

2019 UK local government election

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2 May 2019 (2019-05-02)

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All 36 seats to Stratford-on-Avon District Council
19 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Party	Conservative	Liberal Democrats
Last election	21 seats, 53.9%	3 seats, 19.4%
Seats won	20	11
Seat change	11	8
Popular vote	17,047	10,669
Percentage	45.8%	28.7%
Swing	8.1%	9.3%

	Third party	Fourth party

Party	Independent	Green
Last election	1 seat, 1.6%	0 seats, 4.5%
Seats won	4	1
Seat change	3	1
Popular vote	2,232	4,446
Percentage	6.0%	12.0%
Swing	4.4%	7.5%

Winner of each seat at the 2019 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

Composition of the council after the election

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2019 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Stratford-on-Avon District Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

2019 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	35	20	0	11	11	55.6	45.8	17,047	–8.1
	Liberal Democrats	35	11	8	0	8	30.6	28.7	10,669	+9.3
	Independent	4	4	3	0	3	11.1	6.0	2,232	+4.4
	Green	36	1	1	0	1	2.8	12.0	4,446	+7.5
	Labour	31	0	0	1	1	0.0	7.3	2,725	–5.7
	UKIP	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	70	–5.7

Ward results

Alcester & Rural

Alcester & Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Cargill	712	58.0	−12.6
	Labour	Andrew Foster	211	17.2	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Carolyn Evans	197	16.1	−3.2
	Green	Michael Mordue	107	8.7	New
Majority
Turnout			1,251	42.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Alcester Town

Alcester Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Juned	482	47.6	+18.2
	Conservative	Susan Adams	404	39.9	−14.5
	Labour	Emma Randle	70	6.9	−4.5
	Green	Jacob Hotson	57	5.6	+0.8
Majority
Turnout			1,030	34.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Avenue

Avenue
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Jon Riley	279	41.4	+32.8
	Liberal Democrats	Cohl Warren-Howles	170	25.2	+10.2
	Conservative	Juliet Short	166	24.6	−18.3
	Labour	Karen Brown	59	8.8	−7.7
Majority
Turnout			680	27.8
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Bidford East

Bidford East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Darren Pemberton	516	51.4	−2.9
	Labour	Anthony Kent	212	21.1	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Manuela Perteghella	170	16.9	+8.2
	Green	Thomas Venus	106	10.6	New
Majority
Turnout			1,024	33.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bidford West & Salford

Bidford West & Salford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Fleming	529	57.1	−2.7
	Green	Thomas Genders	167	18.0	New
	Liberal Democrats	William Horton	140	15.1	New
	Labour	Christopher Jury	90	9.7	−11.7
Majority
Turnout			940	32.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bishop Itchington

Bishop Itchington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Kettle	644	63.5	−3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Fiona Larner Onslow-Free	214	21.1	+12.3
	Green	Matthew North	156	15.4	+5.6
Majority
Turnout			1,033	33.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bishopton

Bishopton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Victoria Alcock	443	56.8	+16.6
	Conservative	Roger Brian	209	26.8	−15.3
	Green	Bruno Mason	70	9.0	+0.9
	Labour	Aaron Marshall	58	7.4	−0.7
Majority
Turnout			796	31.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Brailes & Compton

Brailes & Compton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sarah Whalley-Hoggins	691	60.3	−11.6
	Liberal Democrats	Sara Billins	251	21.9	+7.9
	Green	Anne Waldon	135	11.8	New
	Labour	Ronan Woods	69	6.0	−8.1
Majority
Turnout			1,172	42.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bridgetown

Bridgetown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Fradgley	596	47.2	+9.5
	Conservative	Lynda Organ	464	36.7	−9.4
	Green	Stephen Ward	115	9.1	+2.0
	Labour	Robin Malloy	89	7.0	−2.1
Majority
Turnout			1,283	40.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Clopton

Clopton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jason Fojtik	404	56.5	*New*
	Liberal Democrats	Philip How	180	25.2	+4.3
	Conservative	Ryan Podmore	92	12.9	−13.5
	Green	Elliot Wassell	39	5.5	+0.2
Majority
Turnout			727	39.0
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Ettington

Ettington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Penny-Anne O'Donnell	782	67.0	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Nina Knapman	171	14.6	+3.2
	Green	Angela Webb	158	13.5	+8.2
	Labour	Alexander Monk	57	4.9	−3.5
Majority
Turnout			1,185	42.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Guildhall

Guildhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Fradgley	710	63.9	+25.5
	Conservative	Karen Parnell	225	20.3	−13.2
	Green	Stephen Micaux	105	9.5	+1.6
	Labour	Neil Annat	71	6.4	−3.6
Majority
Turnout			1,132	44.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Harbury

Harbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jacqueline Harris	451	40.7	*New*
	Liberal Democrats	Suzannah Bushill	418	37.7	+2.6
	Green	David Watkin	133	12.0	+4.6
	Labour	Thomas Greenway	107	9.6	−0.8
Majority
Turnout			1,132	39.7
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Hathaway

Hathaway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Cleeve	304	46.3	+9.7
	Conservative	Timothy Sinclair	146	22.2	−13.9
	Labour	Kieran Kelly	111	16.9	+1.0
	Green	Peter Pettifor	96	14.6	+3.3
Majority
Turnout			668	29.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Henley-in-Arden

Henley-in-Arden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Jennings	805	65.2	−5.1
	Green	Penelope Stott	241	19.5	+10.3
	Liberal Democrats	Karyl Rees	107	8.7	+0.2
	Labour	Christopher Jones	81	6.6	−5.3
Majority
Turnout			1,257	40.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kineton

Kineton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Mills	824	66.8	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Solman	210	17.0	+8.1
	Green	Robert Ballantyne	199	16.1	+9.3
Majority
Turnout			1,249	42.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kinwarton

Kinwarton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gillian Forman	520	54.1	−13.5
	Liberal Democrats	Lynn Bowring	302	31.4	+7.5
	Green	Therese Venus	82	8.5	New
	Labour	Kathrin Foster	57	5.9	−2.6
Majority
Turnout			972	42.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Long Itchington & Stockton

Long Itchington & Stockton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Louis Adam	491	46.2	+33.2
	Conservative	Ben Dalton	355	33.4	−34.3
	Labour	James Briggs	123	11.6	−7.7
	Green	Elizabeth Donovan	93	8.8	New
Majority
Turnout			1,090	32.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Napton & Fenny Compton

Napton & Fenny Compton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Rock	539	50.8	+36.6
	Conservative	Emilia Fletcher	394	37.2	−19.7
	Green	Zoe James	127	12.0	New
Majority
Turnout			1,079	40.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Quinton

Quinton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Fitter	515	59.1	−7.8
	Green	Olivia Hatch	180	20.6	New
	Liberal Democrats	Diane Walden	107	12.3	+2.0
	Labour	Nicholas Partington	70	8.0	−1.4
Majority
Turnout			891	33.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Red Horse

Red Horse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Feilding	698	61.6	−0.8
	Green	Allison Aves	226	19.9	New
	Liberal Democrats	John Insoll	135	11.9	+1.6
	Labour	Janice Sewell	75	6.6	−2.8
Majority
Turnout			1,153	42.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shipston North

Shipston North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Trevor Harvey	545	54.6	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Billins	238	23.8	New
	Green	Peter Landsman	133	13.3	+5.7
	Labour	Jan Ozimkowski	82	8.2	−17.2
Majority
Turnout			1,017	33.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shipston South

Shipston South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joanna Barker	546	50.9	+14.6
	Liberal Democrats	John Dinnie	316	29.5	−6.0
	Green	David Passingham	119	11.1	+6.8
	Labour	Frances Lee	92	8.6	−5.5
Majority
Turnout			1,091	38.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shottery

Shottery
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Curtis	527	53.8	+23.8
	Conservative	Jake Findlater	316	32.2	−11.5
	Green	Jenny Harding	98	10.0	+1.5
	Labour	Robert Williams	39	4.0	−4.4
Majority
Turnout			993	41.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Snitterfield

Snitterfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Richards	694	62.3	−7.0
	Green	Rosie Parker	198	17.8	+8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Harding	162	14.5	+3.8
	Labour	Liam Bridge	60	5.4	−3.7
Majority
Turnout			1,151	39.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Southam North

Southam North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tony Bromwich	480	56.9	*New*
	Conservative	Richard Hobbs	167	19.8	−31.3
	Liberal Democrats	David Booth	115	13.6	+4.0
	Green	Patricia Hotson	82	9.7	New
Majority
Turnout			851	31.1
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Southam South

Southam South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Crump	652	67.8	+10.4
	Labour	Helen Wilson	148	15.4	−2.7
	Green	Derek Price	83	8.6	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Roderick	79	8.2	+3.8
Majority
Turnout			970	34.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Studley with Mappleborough Green

Studley with Mappleborough Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Hencher-Serafin	447	43.7	+4.7
	Conservative	Justin Kerridge	395	38.6	−4.2
	Green	Victoria Widdowson	92	9.0	+3.4
	Labour	Watne Bates	89	8.7	−4.8
Majority
Turnout			1,035	34.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Studley with Sambourne

Studley with Sambourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Edden	424	42.4	+11.1
	Conservative	Paul Beaman	367	36.7	+4.1
	Green	Valerie Gaize	105	10.5	+8.3
	Labour	Christopher Pilkington	103	10.3	−7.8
Majority
Turnout			1,009	34.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Tanworth-in-Arden

Tanworth-in-Arden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Dixon	650	78.8	+9.4
	Liberal Democrats	Joseph Benjamin	76	9.2	+2.4
	Green	John Stott	72	8.7	New
	Labour	Anthony O'Hagan	27	3.3	−15.5
Majority
Turnout			839	31.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tiddington

Tiddington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Rolfe	873	66.8	+18.7
	Conservative	Philip Applin	316	24.2	−15.5
	Green	Jack Fildew	62	4.7	±0.0
	Labour	Helen Cooper	56	4.3	−3.1
Majority
Turnout			1,323	44.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Welcombe

Welcombe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Jefferson	433	44.0	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Coles	379	38.6	+22.8
	Green	Duncan Parker	108	11.0	+5.2
	Labour	Sally Bigwood	63	6.4	−2.8
Majority
Turnout			1,004	40.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Welford-on-Avon

Welford-on-Avon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Frederick Barnes	897	65.1	+17.7
	Conservative	Richard Cox	291	21.1	−25.8
	Green	Ian Cuthbertson	117	8.5	New
	Labour	George Spicer	73	5.3	−0.3
Majority
Turnout			1,384	44.7
	Independent hold		Swing

Wellesbourne East

Wellesbourne East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne Parry	590	48.5	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	David Johnston	391	32.2	+4.5
	Labour	Hazel Haywood	105	8.6	+0.9
	UKIP	Frank Rietz	70	5.8	−4.1
	Green	Roger Fisher	60	4.9	−0.6
Majority
Turnout			1,228	41.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wellsbourne West

Wellsbourne West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Kendall	653	64.5	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Deborah Chowdhury	151	14.9	−9.4
	Labour	Carol Canty	112	11.1	+1.3
	Green	Victoria Parker	97	9.6	+3.4
Majority
Turnout			1,028	34.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wootton Wawen

Wootton Wawen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Shenton	741	66.8	+11.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Bicknell	154	13.9	+3.0
	Green	Charlotte McClymont	149	13.4	+6.2
	Labour	Philip Heath	66	5.9	−3.2
Majority
Turnout			1,126	38.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Changes 2019–2023

Welford–on–Avon by-election: 12 March 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Manuela Perteghella	472	43.6	*New*
	Conservative	Richard Cox	323	29.9	+8.8
	Independent	Neal Appleton	231	21.3	−43.8
	Labour	Anthony Kent	41	3.8	−1.5
	Green	John Stott	15	1.4	−7.1
Majority			149	13.7
Turnout			1,082	32.1	−12.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

John Feilding, elected as a Conservative, resigned from the party in January 2023 to sit as an independent.

Jason Fojtik, elected as an independent in May 2019, rejoined the Labour party (which he had left shortly before the 2019 election) in March 2023.

References

Dalby, David (13 May 2019). "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL" (PDF). Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2021.
Boothroyd, David (6 January 2023). "No arguments - Dunmow goes Tory". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
Boothroyd, David (24 March 2023). "Tory hold in a rush in Northants". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

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