Half of Cheltenham Borough Council is the local authority for Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England. Half the council is elected every two years, while before 2002 the council was elected by thirds. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 40 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.[1]

Council elections

Borough result maps

Changes between elections

1983 boundaries

Hesters Way By-Election 20 October 1988[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Clive Lloyd 1,353 58.4 +10.9
Conservative Nigel Ball 658 28.4 -5.7
Labour Ian Whyte 307 13.2 -5.3
Majority 695 30.0
Turnout 2,318 32.13
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Lansdown By-Election 8 December 1988[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roy Miles 895 53.5 -4.4
Liberal Democrats Mary Gray 694 41.5 +11.1
Labour Robert Irons 85 5.1 -6.6
Majority 201 12.0
Turnout 1,674 27.39
Conservative hold Swing

1991 boundaries

Swindon Village By-Election 28 May 1998[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAB Joanna McVeagh 239 39.6 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Charmain Sheppard 218 36.2 -13.1
Conservative Barbara Driver 146 24.2 +12.2
Majority 21 3.4
Turnout 603 41.7
PAB gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Prestbury By-Election 2 November 2000[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAB Diane Hibbert 786 59.2 +0.5
Conservative Tess Neale 344 25.9 +7.5
Liberal Democrats Robert Jones 161 12.1 +4.2
Labour Edward Hemmings 37 2.8 +2.8
Majority 625 33.3
Turnout 1,328 22.0
PAB gain from Conservative Swing

2002 boundaries

Charlton Kings By-Election 22 January 2004[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Ryder 857 47.0 -3.3
Liberal Democrats Alan White 833 45.7 +9.1
Green Caroline Griffiths 84 4.6 -2.2
Labour Denis Williams 49 2.7 -3.6
Majority 24 1.3
Turnout 1,823 42.9
Conservative hold Swing
All Saints By-Election 30 July 2009[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Charlie Stewart 680 58.2 -0.9
Conservative Emma Logan 395 33.8 +0.2
Green Cathy Green 59 4.9 +0.4
Labour John Phipps 37 3.2 +0.3
Majority 285 24.4
Turnout 1,169 27.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Springbank By-Election 28 October 2010[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Coleman 722 66.4 -2.9
Conservative Mireille Weller 188 17.3 -13.4
Labour Clive Harriss 142 13.1 +13.1
Green Jon Stubbings 35 3.2 +3.2
Majority 534 49.1
Turnout 1,087
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Warden Hill By-Election 2 May 2013[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Ryder 852 53.7 -7.1
Liberal Democrats Tony Oliver 735 46.3 +24.9
Majority 117 7.5
Turnout 1,587 37.49
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Battledown By-Election 7 May 2015 [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Louis Savage 1,477 47.1 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Paul McCloskey 1,037 33.0 -8.9
Green Roberta Smart 243 7.7 N/A
Labour Helen Pemberton 200 6.4 N/A
UKIP Elizabeth Roberts 181 5.8 -6.3
Majority 440 14.1
Turnout 3,138 74
Conservative hold Swing
All Saints By-Election 4 May 2017[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alex Hegenbarth 806 51.9 -0.6
Conservative Ben Carlton 512 33.0 +4.4
Green Adrian Becker 130 8.4 +1.1
Labour Joanna Hughes 105 6.8 -4.8
Majority 294 18.9
Turnout 1,553 38
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Battledown By-Election 9 February 2023[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ed Chidley 877 52.0 +11.2
Conservative Marcia Mary Jacko 609 36.1 -10.3
Green Ian Alexander Cameron 156 9.3 -3.5
Labour Caroline Adele Gavin 43 2.6 N/A
Majority 268 15.9
Turnout 1,690 35
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Should Cheltenham Borough Council have elections every four years?". this is gloucestershire.co.uk. 5 March 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  2. ↑ The Borough of Cheltenham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  3. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1991. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) (Variation) Order 1991. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
  5. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire (District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Cheltenham". BBC News Online. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  7. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Cheltenham (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Borough council elections 1988". Cheltenham Borough Council. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "Borough council by-election 28th May, 1998" (PDF). Cheltenham Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  10. ↑ "Borough Council by-election 2nd November, 2000" (PDF). Cheltenham Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  11. ↑ "Plaid profits in only byelection gain". guardian.co.uk. London. 23 January 2004. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  12. ↑ "Borough Council by-election 22nd January 2004" (PDF). Cheltenham Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  13. ↑ "Liberals hold on to power in Cheltenham". this is gloucestershire.co.uk. 1 August 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  14. ↑ "Lib Dem's Chris Coleman wins Cheltenham Borough Council seat in Springbank". this is Gloucestershire. 29 October 2010. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  15. ↑ "Borough Council By-election" (PDF). Cheltenham Borough Council. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  16. ↑ "Election results for Battledown". Cheltenham Borough Council. Cheltenham. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  17. ↑ "Election results in All Saints". Cheltenham Borough Council. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  18. ↑ "Election results for Battledown". Cheltenham Borough Council. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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