4th May 2007

Green majority on Town improved and Greens are now third largest group on District Council.

 Photo: Nailsworth recount

Greens held their 4 seats in Stroud District with increased majorities, missed Nailsworth by 12 votes and came a close second in Central ward. On Stroud Town Council Greens gained one more seat to have 11 out of 18 seats. In the Forest it was the first time Greens have stood and although no seats gained they had some excellent results including missing one by 35 votes - but did get 2 Town councillors. In Gloucester and Tewkesbury the Green vote held up. Click 'Read More' for more detailed results as they come in.

Cllr Philip Booth, commenting on the Stroud District elections said: "We convincingly held our 4 seats in Stroud, are now the third largest group on the District Council and narrowly missed winning both Central ward and Nailsworth. With rising emissions, profit being put before people and the need to develop our local economies Green politicians are needed now more than ever. It is disappointing our electoral system doesn't fairly reflect the Green vote, however it is clear we look set for more gains next year."

Forest of Dean District results: 

James Greenwood - Lydney East - beat all three Labour candidates with 462 votes - missed election by only 35 votes
Phil Saunders - Pillowell - beat both Labour to come third in 2 seat ward - missed by 81 votes
Robin Larkham - Hewelsfield & Woolaston - 32% of vote in two horse race
Ade Jones - Tidenham - 504 votes in a three seat ward
Eon Graves  - Newnham & Westbury on Severn - beat a Tory in two seat ward with 4 candidates
Stephen Tweedie - Oxenhall & Newent North East - third place

Two Green Town councillors elected.

View full Forest of Dean District results here

Gloucester City and Tewkesbury Borough results:

Leo Fletcher becomes our first Parish councillor in Churchdown Brookfield. 

Our best three results in the City elections were:

Bryan Meloy - Moreland 9.83%

Jenny Hume - Barton and Tredworth 7.48%

Jack Hallett in Westgate 4.48%

View full Gloucester City results here
View full Tewkesbury Borough results  here

Stroud District Council results:

Greens got 35% average in the 12 seats we contested. Across all wards : Tories 39.2%, Greens 24.9%, Labour 21.6%, LDs 10.4%, UKIP 1.1%. 

These are the results for the 12 Stroud District Council seats we contested on the 3rd May (in alphabetical order) :
 
Cainscross: Labour 953, Conservatives 672, Green (Helen Royall) 307 (15.8% of the vote).

Central: Conservatives 245, Green (Molly Scott Cato) 193 (32.9%), Labour 100, LDs 47.

Chalford: Conservatives 1,114, Green (Kate Shuckburgh) 498 (24.6%), Labour 250, UKIP 158.

Minchinhampton: Conservatives 1, 071, LDs 226, Labour 206, Green (Marie Gwynn) 191 (10%).

Nailsworth: Conservatives 839, Green (Chris Harmer) 827 (37.8%), Labour 290, UKIP 116, LDs 112.

Rodborough: LDs 479, Conservatives 474, Green (Phil Blomberg) 406 (26%), Labour 198.

Slade: Green (Gwen Belcher) 299 (58.9%), Conservatives 125, Labour 83.

Stonehouse: Labour 854, Conservatives 765, Green (Clare Sheridan) 287 (13.9%), UKIP 160.

Thrupp: Green (Martin Whiteside) 536 (62.6%), Conservatives 234, Labour 45, LDs 41.

Trinity: Green (John Marjoram) 450 (62.3%), Conservatives 147, Labour 75, LDs 50.

Valley: Green (Sarah Lunnon) 340 (58.9%), Conservatives 148, Labour 89.

Wotton-under-Edge: LDs 1,212, Conservatives 583, Green (Clive Phillips) 396 (17%), Labour 132.  

These results mean that we hold the four SDC seats (of our five) that were being contested, but did not make any gains. The make-up of Stroud District Council is now: Conservatives 31, Labour 9, Greens 5, Lib Dems 4, Independents 2.

See Sarah Lunnon's thank you letter here and Molly Scott Cato's thank you letter here 

View full Stroud District Council results here

 

Stroud Town Council:

Central : Green (Kevin Cranston) 374, Green (Odilia Jarman) 322, LDs 312 (all elected), Conservatives 297.
Slade : Green (Rob Green) 356, Green (Sharon Lennon) 309, Independent (Jones) 302 (all elected), Independent (Hill) 204.
Trinity : Green (John Marjoram) 579, Green (Dave Cockcroft) 481, Green (Gek-Bee Prout) 467 (all elected), LDs 255.
 
In addition to the seven above Green candidates who were elected on to STC, Sheila Lister and Jes Waring (both in Valley) and Amanda Moriarty and Val Saunders (both in Farmhill and Paganhill) were returned in uncontested seats.
 
This means that on Stroud Town Council we now hold 11 seats, a gain of one. View Stroud Town Council results here