1992 Cheltenham Borough Council election

The 1992 Cheltenham Council election took place on 7 May 1992 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and, despite Conservative gains, the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Liberal Democrat 22
• Conservative 12
• Labour 3
• People Against Bureaucracy 3
• Independent 1

Election result

Cheltenham local election result 1992 ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	8	4	0	+4	61.5	46.8	15,391
	Liberal Democrats	3	0	3	-3	23.1	39.3	12,905
	Labour	1	0	0	-	7.7	7.0	2,313
	PAB	1	0	0	-	7.7	3.8	1,256
	Independent	0	0	1	-1	0.0	3.0	999

Ward results

All Saints ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daphne Pennell	1,241	48.9	+8.8
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Jordan*	1,068	42.1	−11.0
	Labour	Alan Powell	230	9.1	−2.0
Majority			173	6.8
Turnout			2,539	37.91
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Charlton Kings ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Todman*	2,137	58.9	+14.2
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Morris	1,386	38.2	−12.1
	Labour	Mary Daniel	103	2.8	−2.2
Majority			751	20.7
Turnout			3,626	57.13
	Conservative hold		Swing

College ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Leslie Freeman*	2,001	57.1	+8.7
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Parker	1,415	40.4	−11.2
	Labour	Gerald Long	88	2.5	N/A
Majority			586	16.7
Turnout			3,504	51.63
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hatherley & The Reddings ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jacqueline Thorp	1,650	53.7	+10.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Gray*	1,285	41.8	−2.8
	Labour	Barry Leach	140	4.6	−6.7
Majority			365	11.9
Turnout			3,075	40.76
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Hesters Way ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Lloyd*	1,392	63.7	−5.2
	Conservative	Reginald Built-Leonard	603	27.6	+9.8
	Labour	Duane McClusky	189	8.7	−4.6
Majority			789	36.1
Turnout			2,184	29.33
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Lansdown ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Wilson*	1,307	63.5	+14.2
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Hart	616	29.9	−12.1
	Labour	Robert Irons	134	6.5	−2.2
Majority			691	33.6
Turnout			2,057	34.60
	Conservative hold		Swing

Leckhampton with Up Hatherley ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kenneth Buckland	1,083	39.0	+0.3
	Independent	David Hall*	999	36.0	−6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Regan	696	25.1	−21.0
Majority			84	3.0
Turnout			2,778	48.50
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Park ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Bullingham*	1,584	57.7	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Eric Phillips	1,051	38.3	−2.0
	Labour	Julian Dunkerton	110	4.0	−0.5
Majority			533	19.4
Turnout			2,745	47.36
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pittville ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Pennington*	783	36.1	−8.2
	Conservative	Lorraine Pennell	761	35.1	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Jones	622	28.7	+4.2
Majority			22	1.0
Turnout			2,166	35.97
	Labour hold		Swing

Prestbury ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAB	John Newman*	1,256	48.3	+6.6
	Conservative	John Hamey	799	30.7	−2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ruth Holman	548	21.1	+1.2
Majority			457	17.6
Turnout			2,603	44.06
	PAB hold		Swing

St Mark's ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alexis Cassin*	1,135	67.7	+3.4
	Conservative	Kaj Pedersen	367	21.9	+3.2
	Labour	Andre Curtis	174	10.4	−6.6
Majority			768	45.8
Turnout			1,676	30.56
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

St Paul's ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Clarke	820	47.9	−9.9
	Conservative	Brian Gaylard	714	41.7	+15.3
	Labour	Fiona Sewell	177	10.3	−5.5
Majority			106	6.2
Turnout			1,711	29.63
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

St Peter's ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roy Marchant	1,144	52.0	+16.9
	Liberal Democrats	David Lawrence	871	39.6	−6.6
	Labour	Clive Harriss	185	8.4	−10.3
Majority			273	12.4
Turnout			2,200	37.57
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

References

1. "Borough council election 7th May, 1992". Cheltenham Borough Council. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1992 (PDF). Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 December 2021.