1990 Cheltenham Borough Council election

The 1990 Cheltenham Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election. The Social and Liberal Democrats became the biggest party, but fell one seat short of a majority, meaning the council stayed in no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Social and Liberal Democrats 16
• Conservative 15
• Labour 2

Election result

Cheltenham local election result 1990 ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	SLD	8	2	0	+2	72.7	48.5	16,063	+5.1
	Conservative	2	0	1	-1	18.2	32.6	10,809	-10.0
	Labour	1	0	0	-	9.1	18.9	6,251	+5.5
	Residents	0	0	1	-1	0.0	0.0	0	±0.0

Ward results

All Saints ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	Adelaide Hodges*	1,473	50.6	+1.4
	Conservative	Kenneth Burke	901	31.0	−7.6
	Labour	Ian White	537	18.4	+6.1
Majority			572	19.6
Turnout			2,911	43.66
	SLD hold		Swing

Charlton Kings ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	Barrie Anderson	1,936	53.0	+10.1
	Conservative	Christopher Smith	1,412	38.7	−12.6
	Labour	Mary Daniel	305	8.3	+2.6
Majority			524	14.3
Turnout			3,653	57.84
	SLD gain from Residents		Swing

College ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	Garth Barnes	2,046	51.3	+8.5
	Conservative	Bryan Howell*	1,943	48.7	−8.5
Majority			103	2.6
Turnout			3,989	58.58
	SLD gain from Conservative		Swing

Hatherley ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	Eric Phillips*	1,725	51.4	+1.2
	Conservative	Ada Nicholas	1,162	34.6	−5.4
	Labour	Fiona Sewell	467	13.9	+4.1
Majority			563	16.8
Turnout			3,354	50.53
	SLD hold		Swing

Hesters Way ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	Alistair Cameron*	2,061	65.6	+18.1
	Labour	Shirley Day	644	20.5	+2.0
	Conservative	Frances Wookey	436	13.9	−20.2
Majority			1,417	45.1
Turnout			3,141	43.02
	SLD hold		Swing

Lansdown ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	May Dent*	1,228	47.7	−9.3
	SLD	Mary Gray	928	36.0	+5.6
	Labour	Robert Irons	419	16.3	+4.6
Majority			300	11.7
Turnout			2,575	43.07
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maureen Stafford*	1,560	48.3	−8.5
	SLD	Alan Compton	1,466	45.3	+6.7
	Labour	Martin Peters	207	6.4	+1.8
Majority			94	3.0
Turnout			3,233	56.29
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pittville ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Martin Hale*	1,593	54.1	+15.8
	Conservative	Timothy Paterson	733	24.9	−6.8
	SLD	Joseph Fallon	619	21.0	−2.1
Majority			860	29.2
Turnout			2,945	48.68
	Labour hold		Swing

St Mark’s ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	Janet Watson*	1,550	61.5	+0.3
	Labour	Andre Curtis	640	25.4	+8.1
	Conservative	Mark Nutting	329	13.1	−8.3
Majority			910	36.1
Turnout			2,519	44.97
	SLD hold		Swing

St Paul’s ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	Deborah Griggs*	1,119	51.6	−6.3
	Conservative	Brian Gaylard	561	25.9	−2.7
	Labour	Ronald North	489	22.5	+9.0
Majority			558	25.7
Turnout			2,169	37.31
	SLD hold		Swing

St Peter’s ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	Pat Thornton*	1,140	43.3	+5.3
	Labour	Julian Dunkerton	950	36.1	+10.2
	Conservative	Nigel Ball	544	20.7	−15.4
Majority			190	7.2
Turnout			2,634	45.49
	SLD hold		Swing

References

1. "Borough council election 3rd May, 1990". Cheltenham Borough Council. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1990.