Shyama Ananthan: councillor for Stroud Farmhill and Paganhill, Stroud District Council

Shyama Ananthan is a Labour councillor for the Stroud Farmhill and Paganhill ward on Stroud District Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 7 May 2024.

Council: Stroud District Council
Ward: Stroud Farmhill and Paganhill
Party: Labour
Term began: 7 May 2024
Official profile: stroud.moderngov.co.uk
Source: Stroud District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Shyama Ananthan

These are the details Stroud District Council publishes for Shyama Ananthan, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:

Email: cllr.shyama.ananthan@stroud.gov.uk
Post: c/o Stroud District Council, Ebley Mill, Ebley Wharf, Stroud, GL5 4UB
Official profile: stroud.moderngov.co.uk

Labour on Stroud District Council

Labour holds 15 of the 51 seats on Stroud District Council. The largest group is Green Party, with 24. Seats by party: Green Party 24, Labour 15, Conservative and Unionist Party 6, Independent 2, Liberal Democrats 2, Labour and Cooperative 2.

Leaders and post holders on Stroud District Council

Lindsey Green Leader of the Conservative Group
Martin Brown Chair of Community Services and Licensing Committee
James Boyle Vice-Chair of Community Services & Licensing Committee
Helen Fenton Vice Chair of Development Control Committee
Tricia Watson Vice-Chair of Environment Committee
Martin Pearcy Chair of Environment Committee
Bob Hughes Chair of Audit and Standards Committee
Chloe Turner Leader of Council

All 51 councillors of Stroud District Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Stroud Farmhill and Paganhill

Shyama Ananthan sits on Stroud District Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Stroud, each with its own page:

Gloucestershire County Council
Gloucestershire Constabulary
North Cotswolds: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative) MP
South Cotswolds: Dr Roz Savage (Liberal Democrat) MP
Stroud: Dr Simon Opher (Labour) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Stroud, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Stroud District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Stroud District Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.