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The 2023 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 4 May, the same day as other local elections in England. The election was contested on new boundaries following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission.

2023 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
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All 41 seats to Stratford-on-Avon District Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Susan Juned Tony Jefferson
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Green
Last election 11 seats, 28.7% 20 seats, 45.8% 1 seat, 12.0%
Seats before 12 19 1
Seats after 25 12 3
Seat change Increase 14 Decrease 8 Increase 2
Popular vote 17,823 14,565 4,373
Percentage 42.6% 34.8% 10.5%
Swing Increase 13.9% Decrease 11.0% Decrease 1.5%
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Independent Labour
Last election 4 seats, 6.0% 0 seats, 7.3%
Seats before 3 1
Seats after 1 0
Seat change Decrease 3 Steady
Popular vote 969 4,001
Percentage 2.3% 9.6%
Swing Decrease 3.7% Increase 2.3%
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

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.

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. Liberal Democrat councillor Susan Juned was appointed the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 24 May 2023. After the election the Conservatives chose Sarah Whalley-Hoggins to be their new group leader, whilst the newly-formed Green group appointed Dave Passingham as its leader.

2023 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 40 25 15 0 Increase 15 60.10 42.6 18,936
  Conservative 39 12 0 14 Decrease 14 29.27 34.8 15,920
  Green 36 3 3 1 Increase 2 7.32 10.5 4,761
  Independent 2 1 0 3 Decrease 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:

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 Decrease10.5
Liberal Democrats Sarah Billins 520 42.4 Increase20.5
Labour Ronan Woods 96 7.8 Increase1.8
Majority 92 7.4 Decrease31
Turnout 1,228 44.5 Increase2
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

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  2. "Election timetable in England". UK Government. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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