2024 Stroud District Council election


The 2024 Stroud District Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. All 51 members of Stroud District Council in Gloucestershire were elected.

Background

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control. The Conservatives were the largest party, but the council was being run by a coalition of the Green Party, Liberal Democrats and independent councillors, led by Catherine Braun of the Green Party.
At the previous election in 2021, the Conservatives won 20 seats with 34.4% of the vote, Labour won 15 with 25.8%, the Green Party won 13 with 30.3%, and the Liberal Democrats won 3 with 7.2%. Following the election, Doina Cornell of the Labour Party was elected council leader, with the backing of the Green Party and Liberal Democrats. Labour lost their position as the largest party in the coalition in June 2022, following the resignation of Cornell and 3 others from the party. Green Party councillor Catherine Braun was elected leader on 22 July 2022; the council is now run by a coalition of the Green Party, the Liberal Democrats, the Community Independents group, and the Independent Left group.

Summary

Following the election, the council remained under no overall control, but the Greens overtook the Conservatives to become the largest party. Labour also made significant gains, whereas the Conservatives made significant losses and no independent councillors were elected. The Green subsequently formed a minority administration.

Council composition

Changes:
  • June 2022: Doina Cornell, Colin Fryer, Trevor Hall, and Robin Layfield leave Labour to sit as independents
  • September 2022: Paula Baker, Natalie Bennett, Chris Brine, Helen Fenton, and Mattie Ross leave Labour to sit as independents
  • April 2023: Jason Bullingham resigns; by-election held in May 2023
  • May 2023: Gary Luff gains by-election from Conservatives
  • June 2023: Laurie Davies leaves Labour to sit as an independent
  • October 2023: Jessie Hoskin leaves Labour to sit as an independent
  • December 2023: Norman Kay dies; seat left vacant until 2024 election
  • February 2024: Helen Fenton joins Green Party

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Stroud District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024.

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