2019 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

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.^[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections.

2019 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

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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

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.^[2]

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.^[3]