Photo: Phil Champion · CC BY-SA 2.0No party holds a majority on Stroud District Council
Dursley is run by Stroud District Council and Gloucestershire County Council, with Dursley parish council for local matters. No party holds a majority on either Stroud District Council or Gloucestershire County Council. Its MP is Dr Simon Opher (Labour), member for Stroud.
£2,602
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Dursley’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Stroud District Council
No party holds a majority on Stroud District Council. The Greens, the largest group, hold 24 of its 59 seats as elected, 6 short of the 30 needed. Labour holds 22, the Conservatives 8 and the Liberal Democrats 2. Who’s in charge ↓
Gloucestershire in 2025
Gloucestershire County Council, which runs schools, social care and roads, has no overall control at the May 2025 election: the Liberal Democrats won 27 of 55 seats. Gloucestershire ↓
The 2024 vote
Across Dursley’s wards, Labour took 44.5%, the Conservatives took 28.3% and the Greens took 23.5% of votes in May 2024. In 2021, Labour had 41.9%. How Dursley has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Dursley is £2,611 for 2026–27; Stroud District Council keeps 10% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 55% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
No party has a majority on either council
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 30 of Stroud’s 59 or 28 of Gloucestershire’s 55 seats to run the council alone.
- Green24
- Labour22
- Conservative8
- Liberal Democrat2
Latest election: May 2024.
- Liberal Democrat27
- Reform UK11
- Green9
- Conservative6
- Independent1
- Labour1
Latest election: May 2025.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
Two tiers of council, and a parish tier
Dursley has two tiers of council: the county runs the big services, the district the local ones.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
94% of Dursley’s residents · Band D precept £257
The parish council for the part of Dursley inside Cam parish.
Who runs Dursley: same source as Who runs Dursley, above.
Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
Website ↗Schools, social care, roads and transport, libraries and waste disposal.
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: in two-tier areas the district or borough runs local services and the county the big ones.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Dursley, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parish2 parish councilsDursley parish councilCam parish council
- 2Stroud District Council2 wards · 5 councillorsHelen Rose Caton HughesTerry CookBob HughesIan HamiltonMilly Hill
- 3Gloucestershire County Council2 divisions · 2 councillorsRichard DeanMichael Alun Rees
- 4Police and crime commissionerGloucestershire Constabulary · elected May 2024Chris Nelson
- 5House of CommonsStroud
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
5 councillors for 2 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Helen Rose Caton HughesLabour · May 2024
- Terry CookLabour · May 2024
- Bob HughesLabour · May 2024
- Ian HamiltonLabour · May 2024
- Milly HillLabour · May 2024
Show as a table, with Gloucestershire County Council’s 2 divisions (2 councillors)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dursleyall in Dursley · 7,463 residents3 seats · May 2024 | 3 | Helen Rose Caton HughesTerry CookBob Hughes | May 2024 |
| Cam East11% in Dursley · 472 residents2 seats · May 2024 | 2 | Ian HamiltonMilly Hill | May 2024 |
Gloucestershire County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dursley EDmostly in Dursley · 7,463 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Richard Dean | May 2025 |
| Cam Valley ED6% in Dursley · 472 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Michael Alun Rees | May 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Stroud District Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
The Conservatives led each vote to 2021; Labour led in 2024
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Dursley’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
Show as a table
| Party | 2021 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Green | 9.1% | 23.5% |
| Labour | 41.9% | 44.5% |
| Conservative | 45.7% | 28.3% |
In 2024, Labour won 5 of the 5 seats up in Dursley’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Stroud council election, May 2024
Results in the wards that make up Dursley, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
2 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Dursley’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗5,897 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
2,642 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Dursley is in Stroud constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Dursley).
55,221 votes for candidates · majority 11,388
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 55,221 votes from 77,905 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 11,388 of 55,221 votes (20.6%): wider than in 68% of England’s 543 constituencies.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Dursley’s Band D council tax is £2,611 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Stroud District Council keeps £250.35 of a Band D bill (10%); the rest goes to the Dursley parish council, Gloucestershire County Council and the Gloucestershire police and crime commissioner.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,602 (parishes differ; weighted by residents).
Band D since 1993
Stroud’s Band D bill has risen 55% in ten years, from £1,609.54 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £580.50 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Dursley, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Gloucestershire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,200.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Gloucestershire
| Stroud + Gloucestershire | Dursley’s councils | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £404 | £404 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £294 | £294 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £92 | £82 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £24 | £31 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £145 | £142 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £34 | £34 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £45 | £26 | £26 |
| Public health | £50 | £50 | £78 |
| Running the council | £53 | £57 | £59 |
| Other | £3 | £1 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,194 | £1,170 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: Stroud per its residents plus Gloucestershire per the county’s. Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Gloucestershire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Dursley is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
stroud.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
stroud.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Dursley is run
Which council runs Dursley?
Dursley is run by Stroud District Council and Gloucestershire County Council. The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Dursley have a town council?
Yes: Dursley has its own parish-tier council (Dursley parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £257 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Dursley?
Dr Simon Opher (Labour) is the MP for Stroud, which covers Dursley.
How many councillors does Dursley have?
5 ward councillors represent Dursley’s 2 wards, and 2 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Dursley?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Dursley’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Dursley?
Band D council tax in Dursley is £2,602 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Stroud District Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Green 24 · Labour 22 · Conservative 8 · Liberal Democrat 2 of 59 seats; a majority needs 30. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Gloucestershire County Council?
As elected, Liberal Democrat 27 · Reform UK 11 · Green 9 · Conservative 6 · Labour 1 · Independent 1 of 55 seats; a majority needs 28.
Who won the 2024 council election in Dursley?
In Dursley’s wards on 2 May 2024, Labour 5 of the 5 seats up. Labour had the largest share of votes, 44.5%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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