Cheltenham council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 20 wards · 21 seats contested

Most seats
17
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
21
across 20 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 17 +2 16,338 45.6% +0.7
Conservative and Unionist Party 3 +0 13,263 37.0% +7.4
People Against Bureaucracy Group 1 +0 1,838 5.1% -1.8
Labour Party 0 +0 2,656 7.4% +1.1
Green Party 0 +0 1,450 4.0% -2.3
Independent 0 -1 268 0.7% -2.6

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 21
Conservative and Unionist Party 21
Liberal Democrats 21
Labour Party 19
Green Party 12
People Against Bureaucracy Group 2
Independent 1

A party standing a full slate could field 21 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

All Saints

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Alex Hegenbarth Elected 674 47.1% -4.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Ben Stone 522 36.5% +3.5
Labour Party Derek Anthony Nigel Lockhart 139 9.7% +3.0
Green Party Sarah Jane Field 96 6.7% -1.7
Majority152
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,431

Liberal Democrats hold

Battledown

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Matt Babbage Elected 971 58.2% +2.6
Liberal Democrats Susan Jane Allen 503 30.1% +1.1
Labour Party Caroline Adele Gavin 108 6.5% -2.5
Green Party Spencer Richard Allman 87 5.2% -1.2
Majority468
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,669

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Benhall and the Reddings

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Nigel Charles Britter Elected 1,036 55.3% +5.7
Conservative and Unionist Party James William Harold Russell 746 39.8% -2.0
Labour Party Francis Xavier Chacko 91 4.9% +0.9
Majority290
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,873

Liberal Democrats hold

Charlton Kings

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Angela Boyd Boyes Elected 915 47.8% -1.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Dan Collins 747 39.0% +1.5
Labour Party Joanna Susan Hughes 150 7.8% +1.6
Green Party Lorraine Elizabeth Mason 101 5.3% -1.6
Majority168
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,913

Liberal Democrats hold

Charlton Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul Richard Baker Elected 1,050 49.2% -2.2
Conservative and Unionist Party David Grahame Lewis 962 45.1% +5.0
Green Party Karen Wilson 68 3.2% +0.1
Labour Party David John Beesley 54 2.5% -2.9
Majority88
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,134

Liberal Democrats hold

College

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Garth Wallington Barnes Elected 976 57.7% -5.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Frantz Vagh Christensen 448 26.5% +4.6
Labour Party Lynda Peggy Johnson 162 9.6% +4.5
Green Party Drew Alexander Davie 105 6.2% +0.2
Majority528
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,691

Liberal Democrats hold

Hesters Way

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Simon Albert Wheeler Elected 669 55.0% +2.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Charles Lovatt 386 31.7% +0.4
Labour Party Clive Robert Harriss 161 13.2% +4.2
Majority283
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,216

Liberal Democrats hold

Lansdown

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Mason Elected 720 52.9% -0.0
Liberal Democrats Barbara Ann Clark 406 29.8% +5.0
Labour Party Miranda Jane Latham-Jackson 148 10.9% -0.7
Green Party Adrian Becker 87 6.4% -4.3
Majority314
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,361

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Leckhampton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Martin Charles Horwood Elected 1,082 48.2% +28.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Gavin Cooke Elected 1,069 47.6% +19.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Nelson 1,067 47.5% —
Liberal Democrats Glenn Andrews 834 37.2% —
Green Party Peter Frings 302 13.5% +8.6
Labour Party Steve Harrop 78 3.5% +0.5
Labour Party Christopher John Meehan 56 2.5% —
Majority2
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,244

Liberal Democrats gain from Independent · Conservative and Unionist Party gain

Oakley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Max Wilkinson Elected 768 54.2% +6.9
Labour Party Liz Ashley 331 23.4% +4.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Ben Carlton 317 22.4% -3.9
Majority437
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,416

Liberal Democrats hold

Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Dilys Mary Juliet Barrell Elected 1,154 47.6% +4.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Laura Kennedy 1,101 45.4% -1.5
Labour Party Kevin Michael Boyle 91 3.8% -1.4
Green Party Barbara Anne Knight-Elliott 77 3.2% -1.6
Majority53
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,423

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Pittville

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jo Stafford Elected 628 31.7% -14.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephan Alexander Fifield 624 31.5% +16.5
People Against Bureaucracy Group Adam Lewis Kirkham Lilywhite 514 25.9% -3.5
Labour Party Andrew James Nicholson 150 7.6% +2.6
Green Party Stephen John Bear 65 3.3% -1.3
Majority4
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,981

Liberal Democrats hold

Prestbury

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
People Against Bureaucracy Group John Payne Elected 1,324 65.7% -3.2
Liberal Democrats Catherine Jane Simpson 411 20.4% +8.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Jerry Forrest 279 13.9% -1.0
Majority913
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,014

People Against Bureaucracy Group hold

Springbank

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Peter Jeremy Jeffries Elected 818 64.3% +7.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Rich Newman 323 25.4% +4.5
Labour Party John Malcolm Bride 132 10.4% —
Majority495
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,273

Liberal Democrats hold

St Mark's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sandra Jane Holliday Elected 676 52.8% -10.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Joshua David William Lee 356 27.8% +15.7
Labour Party Matthew James Bevington 159 12.4% +3.7
Green Party David John Clarke 89 7.0% +0.4
Majority320
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,280

Liberal Democrats hold

St Paul's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jonny Brownsteen Elected 442 38.8% +2.2
Labour Party Craig Francis Fraser 293 25.7% +9.7
Independent Daud McDonald 268 23.5% -2.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Tamba Abass Manyeh 136 11.9% +1.0
Majority149
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,139

Liberal Democrats hold

St Peter's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Victoria Mae Atherstone Elected 617 39.9% -6.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Hannah Wright 507 32.8% +6.6
Green Party Jim Blackstock 278 18.0% -0.3
Labour Party Robert Ramuz Irons 145 9.4% +0.3
Majority110
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,547

Liberal Democrats hold

Swindon Village

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Flo Clucas Elected 744 62.1% +16.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Edward Wadih Hazzan 455 37.9% +24.3
Majority289
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,199

Liberal Democrats hold

Up Hatherley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Andrew McKinlay Elected 1,015 56.9% -7.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Emma Jane Logan 645 36.2% +15.6
Labour Party Kenneth Syme 124 7.0% +3.2
Majority370
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,784

Liberal Democrats hold

Warden Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Iain Andrew Paterson Dobie Elected 920 46.4% -0.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Emma Nelson 882 44.5% +12.4
Green Party Timothy Cosmo Bonsor 95 4.8% -0.1
Labour Party Ian Hugh White 84 4.2% -2.3
Majority38
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,981

Liberal Democrats hold

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