May 2023 local election results - Stratford-on-Avon District

Press Release

Published on 5 May 2023
Archived on 5 June 2023


151 candidates contested all 41 seats in 39 wards at Stratford-on-Avon District Council elections on Thursday 4 May 2023.

The results are as follows:

Alcester East - Turnout 34.39%
Emma Daniell - Local Conservatives - 194
Susan Juned* - Liberal Democrats - 548 Elected
Emma Randle - Labour - 55
Penny Stott - Green - 25

Alcester West - Turnout 46.52%
Nicola Carpenter - Green - 31
Andrew Foster - Labour - 362
Joseph Harmer - Liberal Democrats - 478 Elected
Gavin Smithers - Local Conservatives - 309

Bidford East - Turnout 31.06%
Julie Gilson - Green - 67
Daren Pemberton* - Local Conservatives - 355 Elected
Cat Price - Labour - 293
Richard Vos - Liberal Democrats - 152

Bidford West - Turnout 30.96%
Cliff Brown - Liberal Democrats - 203
Paul Dempsey - Labour - 139
Georgina Evans-Goodrich - Green - 67
Bill Fleming* - Local Conservatives - 341 Elected

Bishops Itchington, Fenny Compton and Napton - Turnout 38.44%
Keith Bushnell - Local Conservatives - 672
Seth Colton - Green - 188
Natalie Gist - Liberal Democrats - 955 Elected
Christopher Kettle+ - Local Conservatives - 855
Judith Leask - Labour - 200
Matthew North - Green - 150
Nigel Rock+ - Liberal Democrats - 998 Elected

Brailes and Compton - Turnout 44.54%
Sara Billins - Liberal Democrats - 520
Sarah Whalley-Hoggins* - Local Conservatives - 612 Elected
Ronan Woods - Labour - 96

Claverdon and Snitterfield - Turnout 48.03%
Nina Knapman - Liberal Democrats - 93
Duncan Parker - Green - 753 Elected
Peter Richards+ - Local Conservatives - 367

Gaydon, Kineton and Upper Lighthorne - Turnout 34.51%
Rob Ballantyne - Green - 250
Toby Lee - Liberal Democrats - 259
Chris Mills+ - Local Conservatives - 874 Elected
Alan Scorer - Local Conservatives - 683 Elected
Nick Solman - Liberal Democrats - 158
Brian Thomas (Labour) - 256
Angela Webb - Green - 238

Harbury - Turnout 42.92%
Chris Baddon - Reform UK - 64
Linda Eastap - Labour - 91
Jacqui Harris* - Independent - 435
Susan Ostrander - Liberal Democrats - 533 Elected

Henley-in-Arden - Turnout 40.73%
Mike Rice - Liberal Democrats - 601 Elected
India Tibbs - Local Conservatives - 343
Bryn Turner - Labour - 101

Kinwarton - Turnout 43.63%
Kathrin Foster - Labour - 88
Rob Hardy - Green - 41
Lynda Harford - Local Conservatives - 437
Thom Holmes - Liberal Democrats - 739 Elected

Long Marston - Turnout 37.6%
Richard Cox - Local Conservatives - 223
John Keighley - Liberal Democrats - 505 elected
Helen Mitchell - Green - 45
Colin Parrott - Labour - 92

Quinton - Turnout 36.73%
Marilyn Bates - Local Conservatives - 439
Jan Sewell - Labour - 71
Dom Skinner - Liberal Democrats - 468 Elected
Tom Venus - Green - 91

Salford Priors and Alcester Rural - Turnout 34.36%
Tom Genders - Green - 76
Tony O'Hagan - Labour - 90
Lauren Stanley - Local Conservatives - 473 Elected
Michael Watson - Liberal Democrats - 193

Shipston North - Turnout 38.64%
Steve Albon - Liberal Democrats - 109
Olivia Hatch - Green - 607 Elected
Nicholas Turner - Local Conservatives - 245

Shipston South - Turnout 44.01%
Jo Barker* - Local Conservatives - 456
David Passingham - Green - 634 Elected

Southam East, Central and Stockton - Turnout 37.65%
Andy Crump+ - Local Conservatives - 573 Elected
Chris Lambert - Liberal Democrats - 228
David Watkin - Green - 85

Southam North and Long Itchington - Turnout 32.57%
Louis Adam+ - Liberal Democrats - 527 Elected
Nikki Bell - Local Conservatives - 179
John Hartigan - Labour - 58
Zoe James - Green - 50

Southam South - Turnout 28.81%
James Cordon-Cumming - Green - 81
Gillian Padgham - Liberal Democrats - 323 Elected
Richard Walters - Local Conservatives - 282

Southam West - Turnout 31.21%
David Booth - Liberal Democrats - 150
Tony Bromwich+ - Independent - 534 Elected
John Stott - Green - 82

Stratford Avenue - Turnout 33.92%
Lorraine Grocott - Liberal Democrats - 353 Elected
Sherron Guise - Green - 166
Tim Sinclair - Local Conservatives - 276
Dan Wilkinson - Labour - 48

Stratford Bishopton - Turnout 39.51%
Victoria Alcock* - Liberal Democrat - 549 Elected
Bob Malloy - Labour - 75
Jane Meehan - Local Conservatives - 267
John Riley - Green - 67

Stratford Clopton - Turnout 39.95%
Jason Fojtik* - Labour - 315
Letty Petrovic - Liberal Democrats - 512 Elected
Juliet Short - Local Conservatives - 198

Stratford Guildhall and Bridgetown - Turnout 45.82%
Tony Dixon - Local Conservatives - 262
Jenny Fradgley+ - Liberal Democrat - 860 Elected
Stephen Michaux - Green - 52
Charlie Roe - Labour - 85

Stratford Hathaway - Turnout 32.32%
Liz Coles - Liberal Democrats - 330 Elected
Gill Forman+ - Local Conservatives - 102
Peter Pettifor - Green - 44
Lee Rhodes - Labour - 225

Stratford Orchard Hill - Turnout 46.23%
Ian Fradgley+ - Liberal Democrats - 722 Elected
Jacob Hill - Labour - 210
Krish Rengaraju - Local Conservatives - 350
Matt Rickett - Green - 73

Stratford Shottery - Turnout 47.01%
Sally Bigwood - Labour - 93
David Curtis* - Liberal Democrats - 863 Elected
Vince Herbert - Green - 92
Matthew Jennings - Local Conservatives 313

Stratford Tiddington - Turnout 46.72%
Helen Cooper - Labour - 59
Anthony Dennis - Green - 35
Kate Rolfe* - Liberal Democrats - 784 Elected
Amelia Tibbs - Local Conservatives - 195

Stratford Welcombe - Turnout 45.19%
Roger Harding - Liberal Democrats - 726 Elected
Tony Jefferson* - Local Conservatives - 437
Alastair Nealon - Labour - 92

Studley North - Turnout 33%
Wayne Bates - Labour - 82
Peter Hencher-Serafin+ - Liberal Democrats - 358 Elected
Justin Kerridge - Local Conservatives - 304
Anne Waldon - Green - 40

Studley South - Turnout 34.18%
Neil Edden+ - Liberal Democrats - 505 Elected
Dom Giles - Green - 56
Alison Leask - Labour - 89
Jed McCrory - Local Conservatives - 288

Tanworth-in-Arden - Turnout 31.29%
Lil Johnston - Green - 77
Lynda Organ - Local Conservatives - 558 Elected
Karyl Rees - Liberal Democrats - 121
Bob Williams - Labour - 67

Tredington - Turnout 44.85%
Andy Fincham - Liberal Democrats - 499
Trevor Harvey+ - Local Conservatives+ - 537 Elected
Sue Redman - Labour - 69
Mike Wakesford - Green - 94

Tysoe - Turnout 42.36%
Allison Aves - Green - 129
Lynn Bowring - Liberal Democrats - 262
Anne Holland - Labour - 121
Malcolm Littlewood - Local Conservatives - 628 Elected

Welford-on-Avon - Turnout 49.32%
Sally Evans - Green - 27
Eden Kaye - Labour - 40
Manuela Perteghella* - Liberal Democrats - 928 Elected
Annabel Wade - Local Conservatives - 267

Wellesbourne East and Rural - Turnout 40.58%
Barnaby Briggs - Local Conservatives - 383
David Johnston - Liberal Democrats - 560 Elected
Mike Mordue - Green - 57
Simon Penson - Labour - 74

Wellesbourne North and Rural - Turnout 42.48%
Kevin Brown - Liberal Democrats - 502
Angelique Campbell - Labour - 114
Anne Parry+ - Local Conservatives - 581 Elected
Tess Venus - Green - 58

Wellesbourne South - Turnout 42.64%
David Cowcher - Liberal Democrats - 555 Elected
Julie Fewins - Labour - 74
Danny Kendall+ - Local Conservatives - 379
Rebecca Sanders - Green - 41

Wootton Wawen - Turnout 35.95%
Chris Duffin - Green - 92
Dani Hunter - Liberal Democrats - 207
Ian Shenton* - Local Conservatives - 683 Elected
Ted Spicer - Labour - 77

Current Councillors are denoted by an asterisk *
Current Councillors but representing a different or new ward are denoted by a +

Overall turnout: 39.29%

The current political standings of the Council's 41 seats are:

  • Conservatives - 12 seats
  • Liberal Democrats - 25 seats
  • Independent - 1 seat
  • Green - 3 seat

Contact details

Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Elizabeth House, Church Street,
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire,
CV37 6HX
Tel: 01789 267575

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Last updated on 05/05/2023