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Stratford-on-Avon District Council Elections
Stratford-on-Avon District Council elections are held every four years. Stratford-on-Avon District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Stratford-on-Avon District, Stratford-on-Avon in Warwickshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 41 councillors have been elected from 39 Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, wards. Prior to 2015 elections were held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Council elections *1973 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election *1976 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election *1979 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election (New ward boundaries) *1980 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election *1982 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election *1983 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election *1984 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election *1986 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election *1987 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election *1988 Stratfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-metropolitan District
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (colloquially ''shire counties'') in a two-tier arrangement. Non-metropolitan districts with borough status are known as boroughs, able to appoint a mayor and refer to itself as a borough council. Non-metropolitan districts Non-metropolitan districts are subdivisions of English non-metropolitan counties which have a two-tier structure of local government. Most non-metropolitan counties have a county council and several districts, each with a borough or district council. In these cases local government functions are divided between county and district councils, to the level where they can be practised most efficiently: *Borough/district councils are responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recyclin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Stratford-on-Avon District Council Election
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2007 Stratford-on-Avon District Council Election
The 2007 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was * Conservative 37 * Liberal Democrat 14 * Independent 2 Election result The results of the election were delayed after problems with the electronic counting system led to the count being suspended and then resumed later manually. When the results were declared the Conservatives increased their majority on the council after making 5 gains among the 18 seats that were being contested. Ward results References {{United Kingdom local elections, 2007 2007 English local elections 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Stratford-on-Avon District Council Election
The 2006 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was * Conservative 30 * Liberal Democrat 20 * Independent 3 Campaigns 19 seats were due to be contested in the election but in Wellesbourne, independent Roger Wright did not face any opposition meaning that only 18 seats saw contests take place. Both the Conservatives, who were defending 11 seats, and the Liberal Democrats, who were defending 7, were hoping to make gains in the election, while the Labour party only put up 4 candidates in the election. The Conservatives campaigned on pledges to take action over traffic congestion and to keep council tax levels low. However the Liberal Democrats said that big improvements in services were needed and tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Stratford-on-Avon District Council Election
The 2004 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was * Conservative 30 * Liberal Democrat 20 * Independent 3 Background 19 of the 53 seats on the council were contested in the election. The Conservatives were defending 11 of the seats and this was seen as giving the Liberal Democrats a chance at taking over control of the council, which had a one-seat Conservative majority before the election. Meanwhile, Labour had their only remaining council seat up for election in Southam ward, leading to the possibility that they could fail to be represented on the council after the election. Election result The results saw the Conservatives strengthen their majority on the council up to 7 seats. They gained 4 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Stratford-on-Avon District Council Election
The 2003 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. After the election, the composition of the council was * Conservative 27 * Liberal Democrat 22 * Independent 3 * Labour 1 Campaign Before the election the Conservatives were one seats short of having a majority on the council with 26 seats, as compared to 22 for the Liberal Democrats, 2 Labour and 3 independents. 16 seats were contested in the election with the Liberal Democrats defending the most seats. Council tax levels were the major issue in the election with the Liberal Democrats attacking plans for a 58% increase, which they said was mostly due to waste and poor decisions by the council. However the Conservatives defended the rise, blaming it on an insufficient grant from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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2002 Stratford-on-Avon District Council Election
The 2002 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 2. The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. Campaign All of the seats on the council were contested after boundary changes had reduced the number of seats from 55 to 53. Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with an overall majority of 1 seat. The Liberal Democrats were the main opposition on the council and contested 46 of the 53 seats. They attacked the Conservatives for increasing council tax since taking control in 2000, while cutting grants to various groups and moving the council offices to a rented site. The Conservatives however defended their record saying that the move in council offices would save money and that they had introduced a new bus pas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Stratford-on-Avon District Council Election
The 2000 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. After the election, the composition of the council was * Conservative 28 * Liberal Democrat 18 * Independent 7 * Labour 2 Campaign 18 of the 55 seats on the council were contested in the election with the Conservatives defending 9, Liberal Democrats 5, Labour 2 and Independents 2. The Conservatives contested all 18 seats and needed to make 4 gains to take overall control of the council. The election in Stratford-on-Avon saw a trial of electronic voting in an attempt to increase turnout. However, there were some computer problems and delays in closing polling stations, which meant that results were delayed by an hour. Election result The results saw the Conservatives achieve a maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Stratford-on-Avon District Council Election
The 1999 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. After the election, the composition of the council was: * Conservative 24 * Liberal Democrat 20 * Independent 7 * Labour 4 Campaign Before the election the Liberal Democrats ran the council as a minority administration with the support of the independents. The Liberal Democrats held 23 seats, compared to 18 for the Conservatives, 9 independents and 5 Labour seats. 19 seats were contested in the election with both the Liberal Democrats and independents defending 7, compared to only 3 for the Conservatives and 2 for Labour. The Conservatives were hoping to gain the 10 seats they needed in to win a majority on the council and pledged to sort out the finances of the council, increase CCTV and improve the management of tourism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Stratford-on-Avon District Council Election
The 1998 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. After the election, the composition of the council was: * Liberal Democrat 24 * Conservative 18 * Independent 6 * Labour 5 *Others 2 Election result Before the election the Liberal Democrats ran the council as a minority administration, with the Conservatives the second largest party. The election saw this continue with the Liberal Democrats making one gain in Henley ward from the Conservatives by 10 votes. However the Conservatives also ended the election with an extra seat after the independents lost 2 seats, including in Stratford Alveston. All 3 of the Liberal Democrat, Conservative and Labour group leaders successfully defended their seats in the election, with the Liberal Democrat council leader, Susan Juned holding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Stratford-on-Avon District Council Election
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