Election Name: | 2016 Stroud District Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2015 Stroud District Council election |
Previous Year: | 2015 |
Next Election: | 2021 Stroud District Council election |
Next Year: | 2021 |
Seats For Election: | All 51 seats to Stroud District Council |
Majority Seats: | 26 |
Election Date: | 5 May 2016 |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats1: | 23 |
Popular Vote1: | 30,726 |
Percentage1: | 39.89 |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats2: | 18 |
Popular Vote2: | 24,122 |
Percentage2: | 31.32 |
Party3: | Green Party of England and Wales |
Seats3: | 8 |
Popular Vote3: | 11,153 |
Percentage3: | 14.48 |
Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats4: | 2 |
Popular Vote4: | 6,420 |
Percentage4: | 8.34 |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | No Overall Control |
After Election: | No Overall Control |
The 2016 Stroud District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Stroud District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. Due to boundary changes, all seats were up for election, with the council moving to a four-year election cycle.[2]
A total of 181 ballots were rejected, and the overall turnout was 42.59%.