2006_Stroud_Council_election

2006 Stroud District Council election

2006 Stroud District Council election

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The 2006 Stroud Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Stroud District Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

Map of the results of the 2006 Stroud council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrat in yellow, Green party in green and independent in white. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

The results saw the Conservative Party increase their majority on the council after gaining 2 seats.[3] The Conservatives gained a seat in Cainscross from the Labour Party and Wotton-under-Edge from the Liberal Democrats,[3] while holding the other 11 seats they had been defending.[4] Meanwhile, the Greens gained Over Stroud from the Labour Party and came within 70 votes of taking Nailsworth from the Conservatives.[3] This meant the Greens had 5 seats after the election, the same number as the Liberal Democrats.[4] Overall turnout in the election was 42.16%,[5] a little above the national average.[3]

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References

  1. "Local elections: Stroud". BBC News Online. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  2. Wilson, Graeme (5 May 2006). "Conservatives Cameron's crusade puts Tories back on victory trail". The Daily Telegraph. p. 4.
  3. "Electorate's message to Tony". Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. 11 May 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  4. "Tories consolidate lead". Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. 12 May 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  5. "District Results 2006". Stroud District Council. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  6. "Local elections". The Times. 6 May 2006. p. 64.

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