Politics
See also: Stroud local electionsElections to the district council are held in three out of every four years, with one third of the seats on the council being elected at each election. At the 2011 election, the Conservatives lost its overall control of the council following four Labour gains, including that of former Stroud MP David Drew after he won in the Farmhill and Paganhill ward. Following the 2012 election, the council is composed of the following councillors:
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat | Green | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
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Famous quotes containing the word politics:
“The history of American politics is littered with bodies of people who took so pure a position that they had no clout at all.”
—Ben C. Bradlee (b. 1921)
“When feminism does not explicitly oppose racism, and when antiracism does not incorporate opposition to patriarchy, race and gender politics often end up being antagonistic to each other and both interests lose.”
—Kimberly Crenshaw (b. 1959)
“I played by the rules of politics as I found them.”
—Richard M. Nixon (1913–1995)