The Conservative Party is in control at Stone Town Council following the elections on Thursday 5th May as the party took 14 of the 18 seats.

It was a big victory for the party as they doubled their representation on the town council. The other four seats were taken by Stone’s Independent Voice (3) and Labour (1).

• All five seats were taken by the party in the St Michael’s ward, with Philip Jones coming out on top
• In Stonefield & Christchurch, there are now three Conservative councillors and two from Stone’s Independent Voice – 2010/11 mayor Rob Kenney and Jacqueline Nelson
• In Walton, there are now six Conservative councillors, with Jill Hood (Stone’s Independent Voice) and Harry Brunt (the only Labour councillor now sitting on Stone Town Council) taking the other seats.

Here are the results in full. C=Conservative, L=Labour, SIV=Stone’s Independent Voice, *=elected

St Michael’s

Lloyd Brown (L) – 591

Catherine Collier (C) – 671 *

James Davies (SIV) – 500

Linda Davies (SIV) – 563

Kristan Green (SIV) – 530

Charlotte Hearing (C) – 634 *

Thomas Jackson (C) – 647 *

Philip Jones (C) – 693 *

Anthony Panter (SIV) – 492

June Price (C) – 612 *

Turnout was 44.8%

Stonefield & Christchurch

Michael Abbott (L) – 476

Geoff Collier (C) – 764 *

Sarah Dugmore (SIV) – 566

Joyce Farnham (C) – 901 *

Paul Jacks (L) – 431

Robert Jones (L) – 532

Rob Kenney (SIV) – 824 *

Jacqueline Nelson (SIV) – 614 *

Ann Tomlinson (C) – 652 *

Peter Young (L) – 436

Turnout was 42.63%

Walton

James Battrick (SIV) – 480

Harry Brunt (L) – 698 *

Angela Burgess (SIV) – 598

Mike Carey (C) – 1002 *

David Dugmore (SIV) – 671

Sean Galloghly (SIV) – 461

Margaret Goodall (C) – 895 *

Mark Green (SIV) – 685

Jill Hood (SIV) – 914 *

Kim Jones (L) – 494

Wendy Key (SIV) – 607

Jill Piggott (C) – 733 *

Richard Plant (C) – 673

Rebecca Sawyer (L) – 482

Michael Shaw (C) – 713 *

Susan Shaw (C) – 692 *

Julie Taylor (L) – 543

Mike Williamson (C) – 801 *

Turnout was 45.63%