TORY councillor Trevor Russel has lost his seat on Stratford District Council - by just 13 votes.

His total of 921 was eclipsed by the Liberal Democrat Richard Cheney, who polled 934 votes to record one of several gains by the Lib Dems in the 19 seats where voting took place yesterday.

The full results were: Alcester: Susan Adams (Con) 1139, Michael Gerrard (Lab) 73, Carol Lane (Lib Dem) 856; Aston Cantlow: John Bicknell (Lib Dem) 194, Sir William Lawrence (Con) 524; Bardon: Valerie Hobbs (Con) 537, John Insoll (Lib Dem) 198; Bidford and Salford: Alec Brown (Lab) 116, Rona Fitzpatrick (Lib Dem) 718, Kim James (Ind) 903; Burton Dassett: Alan Hill (Lib Dem) 174, Simon Jackson (Con) 647; Claverdon: John Horner (Con) 684, Jeanne Lowe (Lib Dem) 144; Ettington: Darryl Armstrong (Ind) 116, Izzi Seccombe (Con) 597, Christian Senior (Lib Dem) 165; Harbury: Peter Barton (Con) 850, Beverley Mann (Lib Dem) 861; Henley: Brett Parsons (UKIP) 184, Karyl Rees (Lib Dem) 215, Stephen Thirlwell (Con) 1172; Kineton: Vivien Purdy (Lib Dem) 420, Susan Wixey (Con) 979; Shipston: Richard Cheney (Lib Dem) 934, Jeffrey Kenner (Lab) 64, Trevor Russel (Con) 921; Southam: Angela Adkins (Lib Dem) 380, John Appleton (Con) 853, Peter Thomas (Lab) 404; Stratford Alveston: Ralph Berry (UKIP) 222, Lynda Organ (Con) 1088, Kate Rolfe (Lib Dem) 1264; Stratford Avenue and New Town: Trevor Honeychurch (Lib Dem) 991, Juliet Short (Con) 957, Matthew Stephens (Lab) 132; Stratford Guild and Hathaway: Hugh Chatwin (Green) 183, Ron Cockings (Lib Dem) 1141, Geirge Hathaway (Lab) 134, Michael Perry (Con) 956; Stratford Mount Pleasant: Karen Parnell (Con) 317, David Talbot (Lab) 80, Joyce Taylor (Lib Dem) 798; Studley: Jacqueline Abbott (Lab) 100, Paul Beaman (Lib Dem) 1083, Jon Vale (Con) 652; Tanworth: George Atkinson (Con) 1140, Sally Hinchley (Lib Dem) 176; Wellesbourne: Susan Main (Con) 1209, Michala Piotrowski (Lib Dem) 1204.