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2007 Stroud District Council election

2007 Stroud District Council election

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The 2007 Stroud Council election took place on 3 May 2007 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 2007 Stroud council election. Conservatives in blue, Green party in green, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in white. Wards in grey were not contested in 2007.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives stay in control of the council after making a net gain of 2 seats to hold 31 of the 51 seats.[3] The Conservatives gained Farmhill and Paganhill from an independent, Dursley and Upton St Leonards from the Liberal Democrats and Cam East from the Labour Party.[4] However Labour gained Cainscross back from the Conservatives, while the Liberal Democrats defeated the Conservative cabinet member Nigel Cooper in Rodborough by 5 votes.[4] Meanwhile, the Greens held all 4 seats they had been defending and came within 12 votes of taking Nailsworth from the Conservatives.[4] Overall turnout in the election was 41.17%.[5]

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References

  1. "Stroud". BBC News Online. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  2. "Local and Mayoral elections 2007" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  3. "Tories strengthen majority". Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  4. "District Results 2007". Stroud District Council. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.

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