1991 Cheltenham Borough Council election

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The 1991 Cheltenham Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. Due to local authority boundary changes a number of areas had been transferred from the Borough of Tewkesbury to the Borough of Cheltenham. Although most wards were unchanged, and continued to elect by thirds, three new wards were created, and had an all-up election: Leckhampton with Warden Hill, Prestbury and Swindon. Furthermore, the ward of Hatherley was abolished and recreated as Hatherley & The Reddings, and the number of councillors it elected was increased from three to four. This ward also had an all-out election. [1] [2] [3]

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Following the election, the Liberal Democrats took majority control of the council for the first time ever.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Cheltenham Local Election Result 1991 [4] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 1460+963.641.518,059
  PAB 300+313.64.92,135
  Conservative 207-79.133.614,615
  Independent 200+29.19.64,189
  Labour 110+14.510.44,539

Ward results

All Saints [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Hay 1,539 53.1 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Sally Stringer 1,438 49.6 -1.0
Conservative Daphne Pennell*1,16140.1+9.1
Conservative Mark Nutting1,03235.6+4.6
Labour Alan Powell32211.1-7.3
Labour Marianne Thornett-Roston30310.5-7.9
Majority2779.5
Turnout 2,89743.97
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Charlton Kings [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Donald Goold 1,835 50.3 -2.7
Conservative Jennifer Moreton*1,63344.7+6.0
Labour Mary Daniel1835.0-3.3
Majority2025.6
Turnout 3,65158.16
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
College [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Stone 2,119 51.6 +0.3
Conservative Brian Chaplin*1,98848.4-0.3
Majority1313.2
Turnout 4,10760.34
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Hatherley & The Reddings [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Fidgeon 1,736 45.9
Liberal Democrats Susan Townsend 1,702 45.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Lee 1,692 44.7
Liberal Democrats Mary Gray 1,688 44.6
Conservative Jacqueline Thorp*1,65443.7
Conservative Charles Raymond1,48039.1
Conservative Timothy Paterson1,36536.1
Independent Harry Turbyfield93624.7
Independent Roger Hicks83222.0
Labour Shirley Day42611.3
Majority34
Turnout 3,78350.42
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Hesters Way [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Banyard* 2,042 68.9 +3.3
Conservative Frances Wookey52617.8+3.9
Labour Duane McClusky39413.3-7.2
Majority1,51651.1
Turnout 2,96240.18
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Lansdown [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Aileen Bramah 1,291 55.0 +7.3
Liberal Democrats Philip Hart80334.2-1.8
Labour Robert Irons25510.9-5.4
Majority48820.8
Turnout 2,34940.37
Conservative hold Swing
Leckhampton with Warden Hill [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hazel Langford 1,427 58.2
Liberal Democrats Adrian Morgan 1,131 46.1
Independent David Hall 1,050 42.8
Conservative Kenneth Buckland95038.7
Conservative Margaret Witcombe84634.5
Conservative Bryan Howell74430.3
PAB Harry Welsby49320.1
Independent Iain Willox41116.8
Labour Richard Courtney30812.6
Majority1004.1
Turnout 2,45344.76
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Park [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Irving* 1,739 55.1 +6.8
Liberal Democrats John Howe1,27340.3-5.0
Labour Julian Dunkerton 1434.5-1.9
Majority46614.8
Turnout 3,15554.87
Conservative hold Swing
Pittville [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Bench 1,235 44.3 -9.8
Conservative Anna Bullingham87131.2+6.3
Liberal Democrats Roger Jones68224.5+3.5
Majority36413.1
Turnout 2,78846.04
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Prestbury [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAB Andrew Cornish 1,642 61.1
PAB Leslie Godwin 1,225 45.6
PAB John Newman 1,121 41.7
Conservative John Hamey89333.2
Independent Margarita Honneyman85231.7
Conservative Barbara Driver76128.3
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Jones53419.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Jones51819.3
Liberal Democrats David Lawrence51019.0
Majority2288.5
Turnout 2,68645.25
PAB win (new seat)
PAB win (new seat)
PAB win (new seat)
St Mark's [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Cassin* 1,457 64.3 +2.8
Labour Andre Curtis42418.7-6.7
Conservative Reginald Built-Leonard38417.0+3.9
Majority1,03345.6
Turnout 2,26541.05
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Paul's [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew McKinlay 1,273 57.8 +6.2
Conservative Brian Gaylard58226.4+0.5
Labour Fiona Sewell34715.8-6.7
Majority69131.4
Turnout 2,20238.42
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
St Peter's [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Carol Hawkins 1,239 46.2 +2.9
Conservative Roy Marchant*94335.1+14.4
Labour Ronald North50218.7-17.4
Majority29611.1
Turnout 2,68447.06
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Swindon [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Harry Tebbs 308 49.0
Independent Desmond May22135.1
Liberal Democrats Andrew Williams10013.9
Majority8713.9
Turnout 62942.39
Independent win (new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1991. Retrieved on 22 December 2021.
  2. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) (Variation) Order 1991. Retrieved on 22 December 2021.
  3. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire (District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 22 December 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Borough council election 2nd May, 1991". Cheltenham Borough Council. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1991 (PDF). Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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