1994 Cheltenham Borough Council election

The 1994 Cheltenham Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council. For the first time ever in Cheltenham, the Conservatives failed to win a single seat up for election.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Liberal Democrat 25
• Conservative 10
• People Against Bureaucracy 3
• Labour 2
• Independent 1

Election result

Cheltenham Local Election Result 1994 ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	13	3	0	+3	92.9	53.0	18,181	+13.7
	PAB	1	0	0	0	7.1	4.0	1,371	+0.2
	Conservative	0	0	2	-2	0.0	29.5	10,117	-17.3
	Labour	0	0	1	-1	0.0	11.1	3,794	+4.1
	Independent	0	0	0	-	0.0	2.5	868	-0.5

Ward results

All Saints ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Jordan	1,387	52.9	+10.8
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Stringer	1,325	50.6	+8.5
	Conservative	Susan Starling	915	34.9	-14.0
	Labour	Diana Hale	382	14.6	+5.5
	Labour	Jill Vyle	298	11.4	+2.3
Majority			410	15.7
Turnout			2,620	39.28
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Charlton Kings ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Barrie Anderson*	1,763	54.6	+16.4
	Conservative	Ian Perry	1,266	39.2	-19.7
	Labour	Adam Moliver	200	6.2	+3.4
Majority			497	15.4
Turnout			3,229	51.22
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

College ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Garth Barnes*	1,977	54.6	+14.2
	Conservative	Brian Chaplin	1,457	40.2	-16.9
	Labour	Adrian Ham	189	5.2	+2.7
Majority			520	14.4
Turnout			3,623	53.29
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hatherley & The Reddings ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Lee	1,780	56.1	+14.3
	Conservative	Christopher Eager	1,091	34.4	-19.3
	Labour	Eileen Bailey	304	9.6	+5.0
Majority			689	21.7
Turnout			3,175	42.32
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hesters Way ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alistair Cameron*	1,752	76.8	+13.1
	Conservative	Reginald Built-Leonard	295	12.9	-14.7
	Labour	Barry Leach	235	10.3	+1.6
Majority			1,457	63.9
Turnout			2,282	31.55
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Lansdown ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Deborah Hall	1,218	52.4	+22.5
	Conservative	May Dent*	956	41.1	-22.4
	Labour	Robert Irons	151	6.5	±0.0
Majority			262	11.3
Turnout			2,325	39.34
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Leckhampton with Up Hatherley ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Regan	1,364	44.4	+19.3
	Independent	David Hall	868	28.3	-7.7
	Conservative	Robert Garnham	698	22.7	-16.3
	Labour	Anne Morgan	142	4.6	N/A
Majority			496	16.1
Turnout			3,072	50.63
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Park ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Oates	1,453	48.8	+10.5
	Conservative	Maureen Stafford*	1,393	46.8	-10.9
	Labour	Joseph Kavanagh	131	4.4	+0.4
Majority			60	2.0
Turnout			2,325	51.34
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Pittville ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Prince	1,459	50.0	+21.3
	Labour	Martin Hale*	1,011	34.6	-1.5
	Conservative	Lorraine Pennell	450	15.4	-19.7
Majority			448	15.4
Turnout			2,920	49.59
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Prestbury ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAB	Leslie Godwin	1,371	50.5	+2.2
	Conservative	Barbara Driver	668	24.6	-6.1
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Jones	578	21.3	+0.2
	Labour	Betty Bench	100	3.7	N/A
Majority			703	25.9
Turnout			2,717	46.94
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

St Mark's ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Francis Skinner	1,177	70.6	+21.3
	Labour	Andre Curtis	279	16.7	-1.5
	Conservative	John Melville-Smith	210	12.6	-19.7
Majority			898	53.9
Turnout			1,666	30.98
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

St Paul's ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Deborah Griggs*	1,111	61.8	+13.9
	Conservative	Johanna Wertwyn	419	23.3	-18.4
	Labour	Gerald Long	268	14.9	+4.6
Majority			692	38.5
Turnout			1,798	31.33
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

St Peter's ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Pat Thornton*	1,162	62.4	+22.8
	Labour	Clive Harriss	402	21.6	+13.2
	Conservative	Edward Warhurst	299	16.0	-36.0
Majority			760	40.8
Turnout			1,863	31.01
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

1. "Borough council election 5th May, 1994". Cheltenham Borough Council. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1994 (PDF). Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 December 2021.