Editing Stratford-upon-Avon (section)

==Governance==
[[File:Mayor's car only, Town Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon, geograph 3894874 by Jaggery.jpg|thumb|[[Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall]], home to Stratford-upon-Avon Town Council]]
Stratford-upon-Avon is within the [[Stratford-on-Avon (UK Parliament constituency)|Stratford-on-Avon]] [[parliamentary constituency]] which has been represented by [[Manuela Perteghella]] of the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] since 2024.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lib Dem wears the crown in Shakespeare's birthplace|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv2g9276x3ko|publisher=BBC|access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref> Stratford was within the [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands Region]] constituency of the [[European Parliament]] which was represented by seven [[Member of the European Parliament|Members of the European Parliament]] (MEPs).<ref>{{cite web|title=West Midlands Region – 7 MEPs|url=http://www.europarl.org.uk/en/your-meps/uk_meps/west_midlands_region.html|website=Europarl.org.uk|access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref> Stratford is governed by three tiers of [[local government]]:
* County-level: [[Warwickshire County Council]] is a [[non-metropolitan county council]], responsible for education, highways and other strategic matters.
* District-level: [[Stratford-on-Avon District]] Council is responsible for housing, planning, rubbish collection and other local matters in Stratford and neighbouring towns and villages. The council is based at Elizabeth House, Church Street.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Council|first1=Stratford-on-Avon District|title=Get to... Stratford-on-Avon District Council Head Office: Stratford-on-Avon District Council|url=https://www.stratford.gov.uk/toolkit/get-to-stratford.cfm|website=Stratford.gov.uk|access-date=9 November 2016|archive-date=24 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224050919/https://www.stratford.gov.uk/toolkit/get-to-stratford.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Parish-level: Stratford-upon-Avon [[Town Council]] is a [[Parish council (England)|parish council]], responsible for crime prevention, cemeteries, public conveniences, litter, river moorings, parks, grants via the Town Trust and the selection of the town's [[mayor]].<ref name="TownCouncil_responsibilities">{{cite web|title=Responsibilities|url=http://www.stratford-tc.gov.uk/content/responsibilities|website=Stratford-tc.gov.uk|access-date=9 November 2016|archive-date=10 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110110209/http://www.stratford-tc.gov.uk/content/responsibilities|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Town Council is based at the [[Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall|Town Hall]] in Sheep Street.<ref name="TownCouncil">{{cite web|title=Town Hall History|url=http://www.stratford-tc.gov.uk/content/town-hall-history?structureurl=town-hall-history|website=Stratford-tc.gov.uk|access-date=9 November 2016|archive-date=10 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110110055/http://www.stratford-tc.gov.uk/content/town-hall-history?structureurl=town-hall-history|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Stratford-upon-Avon Town Trust is based in the [[Civic Centre|Civic Hall]], Rother Street.<ref>{{cite news|title=Contact|url=http://www.stratfordtowntrust.co.uk/contact/|website=Stratford Town Trust|access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref> The council serves the [[civil parish]] and is split into nine [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|wards]]: Avenue, Bishopton, Bridgetown, Clopton, Guildhall, Hathaway, [[Shottery]], [[Tiddington, Warwickshire|Tiddington]], and Welcombe, with two [[councillor]]s representing each ward.<ref name="TownCouncil_councillors">{{cite web|title=Stratford-upon-Avon Town Council|url=http://www.stratford-tc.gov.uk/councillors|website=Stratford-tc.gov.uk|access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref> The [[parish]] absorbed Old Stratford and Drayton in March 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lgbce.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/23098/Bulletin-of-changes-to-local-authority-arrangements-v3-FINAL.pdf|title=Bulletin of change to local authority arrangements, areas and names in England|website=Lgbce.org.uk|access-date=15 March 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112042609/https://www.lgbce.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/23098/Bulletin-of-changes-to-local-authority-arrangements-v3-FINAL.pdf|archive-date=12 January 2018}}</ref>