1988 Cheltenham Borough Council election

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The 1988 Cheltenham Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election. The Conservatives made a net gain of one seat, which left them one seat short of a majority, meaning the council stayed in no overall control.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Cheltenham Local Election Result 1988 [1] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SLD 611054.543.412,666+4.8
  Conservative 421+136.442.612,414-1.6
  Labour 100-9.113.43,901+1.9
  Green 000-0.00.6187New
  Residents 001-10.00.00-5.7

Ward results

All Saints [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD Stephen Jordan* 1,324 49.2 +8.4
Conservative Nigel Ferriman Lowe1,03838.6-9.2
Labour Diana Hale33012.3+0.9
Majority28610.6
Turnout 2,69239.83
SLD hold Swing
Charlton Kings [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Todman 1,733 51.3 +13.3
SLD Barrie Anderson1,44942.9+8.2
Labour Malcolm Perry1945.7+1.5
Majority2848.4
Turnout 3,37652.73
Conservative gain from Residents Swing
College [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leslie Freeman 2,034 57.2 +1.2
SLD Philip Gray*1,52042.8+3.4
Majority51414.4
Turnout 3,55450.76
Conservative gain from SLD Swing
Hatherley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD Jeremy Whales* 1,454 50.2 +7.6
Conservative Jonathan Dubow1,16040.0-9.3
Labour Andrew Palmer2849.8+1.7
Majority29410.2
Turnout 2,89843.44
SLD hold Swing
Hesters Way [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD David Brereton 1,251 47.5 -1.7
Conservative Harry Turbyfield*89734.1N/A
Labour Ian White48618.5+3.1
Majority35413.4
Turnout 2,63436.51
SLD gain from Conservative Swing
Lansdown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Wilson 1,299 57.9 -1.1
SLD Mary Clarkson68130.4-0.8
Labour Linda Stapleton26211.7+2.0
Majority61827.5
Turnout 2,24236.65
Conservative hold Swing
Park [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Bullingham* 1,589 56.8 -2.9
SLD Christopher Morris1,07938.6+2.9
Labour Jeremy Windust1304.6+0.1
Majority51018.2
Turnout 2,79849.09
Conservative hold Swing
Pittville [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Pennington* 1,032 38.3 +5.7
Conservative Timothy Paterson85331.7-7.8
SLD Andrew McKinlay62223.1-4.8
Green Alan Wadley1876.9-21.0
Majority1796.6
Turnout 2,69444.00
Labour hold Swing
St Mark's [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD Alexis Cassin* 1,222 61.2 +6.4
Conservative Roger Wookey42821.4-8.0
Labour Michael Luker34617.3+1.5
Majority79439.8
Turnout 1,99634.90
SLD hold Swing
St Paul's [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD Paul Baker* 1,267 57.9 +16.2
Conservative Kenneth Burke62628.6-19.8
Labour William Evans29513.5+3.6
Majority64129.2
Turnout 2,18838.20
SLD hold Swing
St Peter's [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD Gilbert Wakeley* 797 38.0 +8.1
Conservative Nigel Ball75736.1-16.4
Labour Julian Dunkerton 54225.9+8.3
Majority401.9
Turnout 2,09636.13
SLD hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Borough council election 5th May, 1988". Cheltenham Borough Council. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  2. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1988.
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