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2024 Cheltenham Borough Council election
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All 40 seats to Cheltenham Borough Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
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Leader Rowena Hay Ashleigh Davies
Party Liberal Democrats Green
Last election 31 1
Seats before 30 2
Seats after 36 3
Seat change Increase 6 Increase 1
Popular vote 31,202 9,431
Percentage 51.9% 15.7%
Swing Decrease 3.2% Increase 4.4%
  Third party Fourth party
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Leader Tim Harman[1]
Party PAB Conservative
Last election 1 6
Seats before 2 5
Seats after 1 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 5
Popular vote 928 15,280
Percentage 1.5% 25.4%
Swing Decrease 1.3% Decrease 2.3%
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Cheltenham Borough Council election
Leader before election

Rowena Hay
Liberal Democrats

Leader after election

Rowena Hay
Liberal Democrats

The 2024 Cheltenham Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. All 40 members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire were elected following boundary changes.

The Liberal Democrats retained control of the local authority.[2] The Conservatives were wiped out losing all their seats on the council, with the Greens replacing them as the largest opposition party.[3][4]

Background

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Since its creation in 1974, control of the council has alternated between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.[5] The Conservatives controlled the council until 1979, when it fell into no overall control until 1991, when the Liberal Democrats took control. The Conservatives briefly controlled the council from 2000 to 2002, with the Liberal Democrats re-taking control from no overall control in 2010. The Liberal Democrats have formed majority administrations since then.

In the most recent election, the Liberal Democrats maintained their seat count with 55.1% of the vote, the Conservatives won 1 seat (down 1) with 27.7%, People Against Bureaucracy kept their 1-seat up for election with 2.8%, and the Green Party gained 1 seat with 11.3%.

Boundary changes

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Cheltenham usually elects its councillors in halves, on a 4-year cycle. However, following boundary changes, all councillors will be elected to the new wards.[6] All wards have 2 councillors.

Old wards[7] New wards
All Saints All Saints
Battledown Battledown
Benhall and the Reddings Benhall, the Reddings and Fiddler's Green
Charlton Kings Charlton Kings
Charlton Park Charlton Park
College College
Hesters Way Hesters Way
Lansdown Lansdown
Leckhampton Leckhampton
Oakley Oakley
Park Park
Pittville Pittville
Prestbury Prestbury
Springbank Springbank
St Mark's St Mark's
St Paul's St Paul's
St Peter's St Peter's
Swindon Village Swindon Village
Up Hatherley Up Hatherley
Warden Hill Warden Hill

Previous council composition

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After 2022 election Before 2024 election[8] After 2024 election[9]
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Liberal Democrats 31 Liberal Democrats 30 Liberal Democrats 36
Green 1 Green 2 Green 3
PAB 2 PAB 2 PAB 1
Conservative 6 Conservative 5 Conservative 0
Independent 0 Independent 1 Independent 0

Changes:

  • June 2022: Wendy Flynn joins Green Party from Liberal Democrats[10]
  • October 2022: Sandra Holliday suspended from Liberal Democrats[11]
  • December 2022: Louis Savage (Conservative) resigns; by-election held February 2023[12]
  • February 2023: Ed Chidley (Liberal Democrats) wins by-election from the Conservatives[13]
  • August 2023: John Payne (People Against Bureaucracy) resigns; by-election held October 2023[14]
  • October 2023: Stan Smith (People Against Bureaucracy) wins by-election[15]

Results

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Cheltenham Borough Council's composition after the 2024 local elections
2024 Cheltenham Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats 36 Increase 6 90.0 0 36 90.0 31,202 51.9 –3.2
  Green 3 Increase 1 7.5 0 3 7.5 9,431 15.7 +4.4
  PAB 1 Decrease 1 2.5 0 1 2.5 928 1.5 –1.3
  Conservative 0 Decrease 5 0.0 0 0 0.0 15,280 25.4 –2.3
  Labour 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,798 4.7 +1.8
  Independent 0 Decrease 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 385 0.6 N/A
  TUSC 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 109 0.2 +0.2

Ward results

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Sitting councilors are marked with an asterisk (*).[16]

All Saints

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All Saints
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Ann Clark* 888 56.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Izaac Augustus Tailford* 839 53.7 N/A
Conservative Martin Tracey 361 23.1 N/A
Conservative Philip Royden Wilce 262 16.8 N/A
Green Amandeep Kaur Gill-Lang 228 14.6 N/A
Labour Diana Helen Hale 219 14.0 N/A
Green Stephen West 196 12.6 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,561 34
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Battledown

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Battledown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Helen Clare Pemberton 811 47.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Chris Day 773 45.2 N/A
Conservative Matt Babbage* 690 40.3 N/A
Conservative Dan Bunner 530 31.0 N/A
Green Karen Wilson 189 11.0 N/A
Green Connor Lewis Auker-Howlett 133 7.8 N/A
Labour Caroline Adele Gavin 125 7.3 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,711 36
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Benhall, the Reddings & Fiddler's Green

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Benhall, the Reddings & Fiddler's Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael John David Collins* 1,072 52.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen Ian Steinhardt 1,030 50.7 N/A
Conservative Dan Collins 659 32.4 N/A
Conservative Alan James Davis 470 23.1 N/A
Green Sarah Jane Field 253 12.5 N/A
Green John Leslie Jarvis 149 7.3 N/A
Labour Jan Lugg 143 7.0 N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,031 41
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Charlton Kings

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Charlton Kings
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Angie Boyes* 1,099 59.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andy Mutton 840 45.3 N/A
Conservative Nick Saywell 542 29.2 N/A
Conservative Roy Hewlett 460 24.8 N/A
Green Daniel Joseph Willey 242 13.1 N/A
Green Morgan Woodland 178 9.6 N/A
Labour Ella Harriet Rees 168 9.1 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,854 42
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Charlton Park

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Charlton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Richard Baker* 1,218 62.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Steve Harvey* 1,033 53.0 N/A
Conservative Georgina Rose Bass 526 27.0 N/A
Conservative Helen Frances Shill 457 23.4 N/A
Green Melina Pereira Costelloe 151 7.7 N/A
Green Sharon Lorna Wallington 142 7.3 N/A
Labour Malcolm Bride 110 5.6 N/A
Independent John Kadwell 74 3.8 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,949 46
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

College

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College
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Iain Andrew Paterson Dobie* 882 51.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Garth Wallington Barnes* 831 48.1 N/A
Green Stephen Benjamin Vitkovitch 410 23.7 N/A
Conservative Bettina Evans 319 18.4 N/A
Conservative Teresa Anne Prothero 312 18.0 N/A
Green Lewis Vincent Irvine 277 16.0 N/A
Labour Adam Moliver 183 10.6 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,729 41
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hesters Way

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Hesters Way
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Wheeler* 396 41.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Cathal Lynch 348 36.4 N/A
Green Wendy Flynn* 280 29.3 N/A
Green Gary Clarke 237 24.8 N/A
Labour Clive Harriss 149 15.6 N/A
Conservative Ro Baillie 147 15.4 N/A
Conservative Helen Landau 125 13.1 N/A
TUSC Joe Waters 30 3.1 N/A
TUSC Samuel Coxson 27 2.8 N/A
Majority
Turnout 955 19
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Lansdown

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Lansdown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Glenn Andrews* 713 45.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ben Lewis Orme 585 37.2 N/A
Conservative Susan Godwin 520 33.0 N/A
Conservative Olalekan Ebenezer Olajide 391 24.8 N/A
Green Deborah Claire Milner 204 13.0 N/A
Green Stephen Paul Bell 190 12.1 N/A
Labour David Richard Cockfield 169 10.7 N/A
Independent Geoff Parsons 147 9.3 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,574 33
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Leckhampton

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Leckhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Charles Horwood* 1,169 54.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Julia Caroline Chandler 1,007 47.3 N/A
Conservative Pippa Mason 655 30.7 N/A
Conservative William Bernard Francis Prothero 520 24.4 N/A
Green Peter Robert Frings 235 11.0 N/A
Green Elizabeth Johnson 215 10.1 N/A
Labour Bronwen Rachel Goring 125 5.9 N/A
Independent Sali Wijesinghe 58 2.7 N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,131 50
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Oakley

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Oakley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rowena Mary Hay* 626 59.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alisha Chloe-Marie Lewis** 492 46.8 N/A
Conservative Margaret Emma Frances Nelson** 237 22.5 N/A
Conservative Andrew Stephen Wall 196 18.6 N/A
Labour Isobel Mary Laing 150 14.3 N/A
Green Claire Angela Blanche Spanner 133 12.6 N/A
Green Nathan Luke Weller 84 8.0 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,052 24
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Alisha Lewis was a sitting councillor for St Paul's ward

Emma Nelson was a sitting councillor for Leckhampton ward

Park

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Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jackie Chelin* 942 47.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Dilys Mary Juliet Barrell 935 46.8 N/A
Conservative Tim Harman* 772 38.6 N/A
Conservative Diana Pollock 580 29.0 N/A
Green Paul Michael Godfrey 196 9.8 N/A
Labour Kevin Michael Boyle 160 8.0 N/A
Green Tussie Myerson 157 7.9 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,998 44
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Pittville

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Pittville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Julian Charles George Tooke* 982 54.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Juan Carlos Garcia Clamp 796 44.5 N/A
Conservative Laura Kennedy 463 25.9 N/A
Conservative Peter Frantz Vagh Christensen 446 24.9 N/A
Green Sarah Louise Quekett 247 13.8 N/A
Green Daniel Wilson 227 12.7 N/A
Labour Martin William Glozier 160 8.9 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,790 36
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Prestbury

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Prestbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAB Stan Smith* 928 46.8 N/A
Green Jan Foster 744 37.6 N/A
Green Ian Alexander Cameron 644 32.5 N/A
Conservative Stephan Alexander Fifield* 621 31.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jane Elizabeth Martin 247 12.5 N/A
Conservative Harry Hopkins 244 12.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Joe March 169 8.5 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,981 41
PAB hold Swing
Green gain from PAB Swing

Stephan Fifield was a sitting councillor for Pittville ward

Springbank

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Springbank
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Theresa Williams* 744 65.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Jeremy Jeffries* 734 64.8 N/A
Conservative James Alan Robert Bass 217 19.2 N/A
Conservative Roger Graham Fox 197 17.4 N/A
Green Stephen John Bear 118 10.4 N/A
Green Ian James Munday 104 9.2 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,133 24
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St Mark's

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St Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Jane Holliday* 720 53.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard James Pinegar* 697 51.7 N/A
Conservative Louise Collins 268 19.9 N/A
Conservative Penny Hyams 223 16.5 N/A
Labour Julie Frances Farmer 222 16.5 N/A
Green Naomi Ruth Seadon 173 12.8 N/A
Green Adrian Becker 159 11.8 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,348 28
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St Paul's

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St Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Tabi Joy* 501 43.5 N/A
Green Ashleigh Olivia Davies 455 39.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Rob Nancekivell 318 27.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jayjay Potter-Peachy 286 24.8 N/A
Labour Bobby Johnstone 228 19.8 N/A
Conservative Chris Mason 124 10.8 N/A
Independent Daud McDonald 106 9.2 N/A
Conservative Lily Hannah May Prothero 91 7.9 N/A
TUSC Adrienne Davis 27 2.3 N/A
TUSC Christian David Dwyer 25 2.2 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,151 25
Green hold Swing
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

St Peter's

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St Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Victoria May Atherstone* 781 55.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats David John Willingham* 744 53.0 N/A
Conservative Jerry Forrest 226 16.1 N/A
Labour Mike Farmer 224 15.9 N/A
Green Daniel Ethan Hodges 217 15.4 N/A
Green Glyn Ellis 191 13.6 N/A
Conservative Edward Wadih Hazzan 182 13.0 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,405 28
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Swindon Village

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Swindon Village
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Flo Clucas* 723 59.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Frank John Allen 613 50.6 N/A
Green Mark Barber 303 25.0 N/A
Green Edward Nuan Bycroft Saul 257 21.2 N/A
Conservative Brian Anthony Chaplin 191 15.8 N/A
Conservative Joseph James Picknell 165 13.6 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,212 32
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Up Hatherley

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Up Hatherley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Adrian Stephen Bamford* 1,170 60.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Julie Margaret Sankey* 1,001 51.9 N/A
Conservative Colin John Parsons 488 25.3 N/A
Conservative Sandra Gloria Parsons 454 23.5 N/A
Green Samantha Diane Hodges 222 11.5 N/A
Labour Philip Cole 156 8.1 N/A
Green Charles Adrian Goodwin 142 7.4 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,929 39
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Warden Hill

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Warden Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Anthony Beale* 1,009 56.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Tony Oliver* 939 52.6 N/A
Conservative Patrick John William Dunleavy 517 29.0 N/A
Conservative Gill Hewlett 432 24.2 N/A
Green Maxine Karen Godfrey 139 7.8 N/A
Green Timothy Cosmo Bonsor 109 6.1 N/A
Labour Christopher John Meehan 107 6.0 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,785 41
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

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