David Drew of the Stroud Labour party wins!
Looking at the falling down signs outside the Stroud conservative club it looks like they may have known that all along!
Labour – David Drew – 29,994 votes – 47 per cent
Conservatives – Neil Carmichael – 29, 307 votes – 45.92 per cent
Liberal Democrats – Max Wilkinson – 2,053 votes – 3.2 per cent
Green Party – Sarah Lunnon – 1,423 votes – 2.2 per cent
UKIP – Glen Gogerly – 1,039 votes – 1.6 per cent
Overall turnout: 77 per cent
Overall votes: 63,816
From the Labour Party website:
David Drew held the seat as MP for 13 years in the period 1997 – 2010. David Drew bounced from retirement to reclaim the seat with 47 per cent of votes (29,994), 687 ahead of his Conservative rival and a hefty 5,553 vote swing.
He said: “It’s the seventh time I’ve done this, I should retire more often! “I never thought I would come back and be a winner, but the people of Stroud have had their chance and had their say. “I think maybe now the prime minister will be thinking about her position.