Stratford-on-Avon local elections
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One third of Stratford-on-Avon
Stratford-on-Avon (district)
Stratford-on-Avon is a local government district of southern Warwickshire in England.The district is named "Stratford-on-Avon" to distinguish it from its main town of Stratford-upon-Avon where the district council is based, although this name often causes confusion .The district is mostly rural and...

 District
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 in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...

 Council in Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 53 councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...

s have been elected from 31 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
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.

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

 
Party in control Years
1973 - 1976
No overall control
No overall control
Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...

 
1976 - 1979
Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 
1979 - 1991
No overall control
No overall control
Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...

 
1991 - 1992
Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 
1992 - 1994
No overall control
No overall control
Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...

 
1994 - 2000
Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 
2000 - 2002
No overall control
No overall control
Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...

 
2002 - 2003
Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 
2003 - present

Council elections

Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 1998
Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 1998
The 1998 Stratford-on-Avon Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England...



Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 1999
Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 1999
The 1999 Stratford-on-Avon Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England...



Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 2000
Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 2000
The 2000 Stratford-on-Avon Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England...



Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 2002
Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 2002
The 2002 Stratford-on-Avon 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...

 (whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 2)

Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 2003
Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 2003
The 2003 Stratford-on-Avon Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England...



Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 2004
Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 2004
The 2004 Stratford-on-Avon Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England...



Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 2006
Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 2006
The 2006 Stratford-on-Avon Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England...



Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 2007
Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 2007
The 2007 Stratford-on-Avon Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England...



Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 2008
Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 2008
The 2008 Stratford-on-Avon Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England...



Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 2010
Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 2010
The 2010 Stratford-on-Avon Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England...



Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 2011
Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 2011
Elections to Stratford-on-Avon District Council will take place on Thursday 5 May 2011.There will be 17 seats up for election, one third of the councillors...


1993-1997

1997-2001

2001-2005

2005-2009

2009-2013

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