Cotswold council election, 2023
Most seats
22
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
34
across 32 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 22 | +4 | 14,835 | 46.2% | +4.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 9 | -5 | 14,254 | 44.4% | +1.8 |
| Green Party | 2 | +1 | 1,573 | 4.9% | +0.2 |
| Independent | 1 | +0 | 1,041 | 3.2% | -2.2 |
| Labour Party | 0 | +0 | 288 | 0.9% | -2.1 |
| Heritage Party | 0 | +0 | 67 | 0.2% | — |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 0 | +0 | 31 | 0.1% | — |
Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 34 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 34 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 31 | |
| Green Party | 11 | |
| Independent | 6 | |
| Labour Party | 3 | |
| Heritage Party | 1 | |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 34 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.
Abbey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Harris Elected | 504 | 62.2% | -13.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jackie Tarleton | 233 | 28.8% | +12.1 |
| Green Party | Erin Elisabeth Jeffrey Hughes | 73 | 9.0% | — |
| Majority | 271 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 810 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Blockley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Clare Victoria Turner Elected | 518 | 56.3% | +38.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sue Jepson | 402 | 43.7% | -12.5 |
| Majority | 116 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 920 | |||
Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Bourton Vale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Len Wilkins Elected | 518 | 60.9% | -3.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | George Antony Fenton | 262 | 30.8% | -4.8 |
| Green Party | Joe Eastoe | 70 | 8.2% | — |
| Majority | 256 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 850 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Bourton Village
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jon Brian Wareing Elected | 425 | 50.3% | -4.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Madan Samuel | 420 | 49.7% | +4.7 |
| Majority | 5 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 845 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Campden & Vale 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tom Stowe Elected | 1,271 | 70.0% | +13.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gina Blomefield Elected | 1,258 | 69.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Danny Loveridge | 604 | 33.3% | -10.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rupert James Potter | 497 | 27.4% | — |
| Majority | 654 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,815 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Chedworth & Churn Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Hodgkinson Elected | 576 | 64.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Shaun Parsons | 324 | 36.0% | — |
| Majority | 252 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 900 | |||
Chesterton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Roly Hughes Elected | 398 | 63.9% | -15.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Braidwood | 155 | 24.9% | +4.6 |
| Green Party | Michael Leslie Poole | 70 | 11.2% | — |
| Majority | 243 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 623 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Coln Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Anthony David Fowles Elected | 480 | 52.2% | -6.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tristan James Wilkinson | 440 | 47.8% | +24.0 |
| Majority | 40 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 920 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Ermin
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Julia Judd Elected | 581 | 64.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Smith | 314 | 35.1% | — |
| Majority | 267 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 895 | |||
Fairford North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Jeremy Bernard Vann Elected | 406 | 51.5% | -17.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tom Dutton | 316 | 40.1% | +9.3 |
| Heritage Party | James Edward Nicholls | 67 | 8.5% | — |
| Majority | 90 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 789 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Fosseridge
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Cunningham Elected | 563 | 65.6% | +1.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Robin McGarel-Groves | 295 | 34.4% | +9.4 |
| Majority | 268 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 858 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Four Acres
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ray Brassington Elected | 395 | 66.1% | -3.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rob Gibson | 203 | 33.9% | +10.0 |
| Majority | 192 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 598 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Grumbolds Ash with Avening
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tony Slater Elected | 488 | 61.4% | +0.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Joanna Walker | 307 | 38.6% | +15.7 |
| Majority | 181 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 795 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Kemble
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mike McKeown Elected | 665 | 56.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tony Berry | 479 | 41.0% | -16.9 |
| Independent | Charlotte Elizabeth Smith | 25 | 2.1% | — |
| Majority | 186 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,169 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Clare Elizabeth Muir Elected | 1,150 | 58.5% | +24.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Helene Mansilla Elected | 976 | 49.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen Ian Andrews | 785 | 39.9% | -18.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Steve Trotter | 776 | 39.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Esme Hazel Margaret Barlow Hall | 131 | 6.7% | -9.9 |
| Labour Party | Trevor Smith | 114 | 5.8% | — |
| Majority | 191 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,966 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Moreton East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Angus Grant Jenkinson Elected | 436 | 42.7% | -20.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tom Bradley | 407 | 39.9% | +6.2 |
| Independent | Chas Allen | 108 | 10.6% | — |
| Green Party | Sue Berry | 69 | 6.8% | — |
| Majority | 29 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,020 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Moreton West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Daryl John Corps Elected | 451 | 51.5% | +6.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Craig Andrew Thurling | 362 | 41.3% | -13.9 |
| Green Party | Bob Eastoe | 63 | 7.2% | — |
| Majority | 89 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 876 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats
New Mills
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Bloomer Elected | 382 | 72.9% | -3.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lynn Eileen Hilditch | 142 | 27.1% | +3.0 |
| Majority | 240 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 524 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Northleach
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Dale Elected | 511 | 50.5% | -11.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bella Amory | 427 | 42.2% | +4.4 |
| Green Party | Hannah Ruth Grayson-Gaito | 74 | 7.3% | — |
| Majority | 84 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,012 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Sandywell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jeremy Edward Theyer Elected | 448 | 53.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan James McLellan | 386 | 46.3% | — |
| Majority | 62 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 834 | |||
Siddington & Cerney Rural
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Evemy Elected | 530 | 65.9% | -5.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard Edward Davies | 274 | 34.1% | +5.5 |
| Majority | 256 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 804 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
South Cerney Village
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Juliet Layton Elected | 481 | 63.7% | -20.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rachel Roffe | 274 | 36.3% | +20.0 |
| Majority | 207 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 755 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
St Michael's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Joe Harris Elected | 512 | 68.4% | -4.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chris Vaughan | 236 | 31.6% | +12.2 |
| Majority | 276 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 748 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Stow
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Dilys Neill Elected | 436 | 57.9% | -7.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Allan Thorpe | 290 | 38.5% | +3.8 |
| Independent | Agnieszka Anna Wright | 27 | 3.6% | — |
| Majority | 146 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 753 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Stratton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick Coleman Elected | 516 | 56.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jill Rixon | 278 | 30.5% | — |
| Green Party | Bob Irving | 85 | 9.3% | — |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Gunther Strait | 31 | 3.4% | — |
| Majority | 238 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 910 | |||
Tetbury East & Rural
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Nikki Ind Elected | 635 | 76.7% | +3.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jenny Knight | 193 | 23.3% | -3.2 |
| Majority | 442 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 828 | |||
Independent hold
Tetbury Town
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ian David Watson Elected | 336 | 50.5% | +31.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen Gartland Hirst | 183 | 27.5% | -12.9 |
| Independent | Ann Patricia Pearce | 104 | 15.6% | -24.6 |
| Labour Party | Symon Bye | 43 | 6.5% | — |
| Majority | 153 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 666 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Tetbury with Upton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Green Elected | 267 | 37.6% | +28.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Martin Coleman | 207 | 29.2% | -18.8 |
| Independent | Kevin David Painter | 142 | 20.0% | -12.0 |
| Green Party | Michael Graeme Wagner | 94 | 13.2% | — |
| Majority | 60 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 710 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
The Ampneys & Hampton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Lisa Claire Spivey Elected | 614 | 57.5% | -1.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lottie Goldstone | 454 | 42.5% | +1.0 |
| Majority | 160 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,068 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
The Beeches
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Robbins Elected | 406 | 55.5% | -24.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Adam Richard Limb | 251 | 34.3% | +13.9 |
| Green Party | Lucy Elizabeth Schlappa | 74 | 10.1% | — |
| Majority | 155 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 731 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
The Rissingtons
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Andrew Maclean Elected | 383 | 56.6% | +4.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Esther Michelle Trinder | 294 | 43.4% | -4.0 |
| Majority | 89 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 677 | |||
Green Party hold
Watermoor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Selwyn Elected | 446 | 69.8% | +12.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mackenzie Jayne Vaughan | 193 | 30.2% | +18.5 |
| Majority | 253 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 639 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold