1996 Gloucester City Council election

The 1996 Gloucester City Council election took place on 5 May 1996 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England.

Results

Gloucester City Council election, 1996 ^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	2					36.7
	Labour	8					49.2
	Liberal Democrats	1					21.0
	Green	0					0.0
	Independent	0					0.0

Ward results

Barnwood

Barnwood 1996 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ms. I. Potts	1,719	45.4
	Conservative	A. Gravells	1414	37.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. A. Easton-Skinner	655	17.3
Turnout			11559
	Labour hold		Swing

Barton

Barton 1996 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Garwood	1,014	75.3
	Conservative	L. Proctor	189	14.0
	Liberal Democrats	M. Ginwalla	143	10.6
Turnout			5037
	Labour hold		Swing

Eastgate

Eastgate 1996 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Pepler	1,161	64.8
	Conservative	H. Harrison	357	19.9
	Liberal Democrats	U. Bhaimia	273	15.2
Turnout			5937
	Labour hold		Swing

Hucclecote

Hucclecote 1996 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. S. Blakeley	1,439	39.6
	Conservative	Pullon C.	1288	35.4
	Labour	R. Mills	910	25.0
Turnout			8323
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Kingsholm

Kingsholm 1996 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. James	1,188	43.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. Parry	939	34.3
	Labour	Ms. S. Hitchings	607	22.2
Turnout			6490
	Conservative hold		Swing

Linden

Linden 1996 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Trehearne P.	1,235	69.8
	Conservative	D. Knight	378	21.4
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. V. Wilcox	157	8.9
Turnout			5327
	Labour hold		Swing

Longlevens

Longlevens 1996 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Hitchings	1,392	53.2
	Conservative	C. Marshall	798	30.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. N. West	427	16.3
Turnout			6684
	Labour hold		Swing

Matson

Matson 1996 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Holmes	1,399	75.2
	Conservative	C. Gleeson	241	13.0
	Liberal Democrats	M. Gladstone	157	8.4
	Labour	J. Ewers	63	3.4
Turnout			5613
	Labour hold		Swing

Podsmead

Podsmead 1996 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ms. D. Capon	1,186	64.6
	Conservative	Ms. E. Orr	394	21.5
	Liberal Democrats	C. Reed	256	13.9
Turnout			5826
	Labour hold		Swing

Tuffley

Tuffley 1996 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ms. J. Lugg	1,462	61.9
	Conservative	K. Moran	626	26.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. A. Evans	274	11.6
Turnout			6185
	Labour hold		Swing

Westgate

Westgate 1996 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ms. P. Tracey	720	37.0
	Liberal Democrats	P. Lush	671	34.5
	Labour	B. Large	555	28.5
Turnout			5211
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Local 1996 Handbook Elections" (PDF). Election Centre. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
2. "Gloucester City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 4 March 2021.