2000 Cheltenham Borough Council election

The 2000 Cheltenham Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council. ^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 24
• Liberal Democrat 12
• People Against Bureaucracy 3
• Labour 2 ^[2]

Background

Since the 1999 election the Conservatives had gained a majority on the council after 2 councillors including 1 Liberal Democrat had defected to them. ^[3]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council after gaining seats from the Liberal Democrats. ^[4]

Cheltenham Local Election Result 2000 ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	7			+2	53.8	47.9	12,499	-0.8%
	Liberal Democrats	4			-3	30.8	36.7	9,570	+6.9%
	Labour	1			+1	7.7	8.6	2,248	-4.2%
	PAB	1			0	7.7	6.3	1,637	-1.9%
	Green	0			0	0	0.4	94	+0.0%
	The Chaos Party	0			0	0	0.1	34	+0.1%

Ward results

All Saints ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Bowden	939	45.9	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Franklin*	909	44.4	+12.0
	Labour	Brian Cope	198	9.7	−2.0
Majority			30	1.5	−3.4
Turnout			2,046	30.7	+0.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Charlton Kings ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Todman*	1,734	65.8	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Harvey	729	27.7	+4.2
	Labour	Jason Chess	173	6.6	−3.2
Majority			1,005	38.1	−5.0
Turnout			2,636	42.0	−5.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

College ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Melville-Smith	1,354	45.4	−4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Lloyd Surgenor*	1,281	43.0	+13.3
	PAB	Alan Stone	249	8.4	−5.6
	Labour	Stephen Baxter	98	3.3	−3.4
Majority			73	2.4	−17.4
Turnout			2,982	44.5	−0.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Hatherley & the Reddings ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul McLain*	1,376	50.6	−3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Rickell	1,179	43.3	+5.0
	Labour	Betty Bench	167	6.1	−6.8
Majority			197	7.2
Turnout			2,722	35.7	−0.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Hesters Way ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Holliday*	951	62.6	+9.6
	Conservative	Penelope Hall	423	27.8	−0.7
	Labour	Richard Moody	146	9.6	−8.9
Majority			528	34.7	+10.1
Turnout			1,520	21.7	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Lansdown ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Diggory Seacome	1,009	58.1	−8.9
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Jones*	596	34.3	+14.4
	Labour	Clive Harriss	132	7.6	−5.5
Majority			413	23.8	−23.3
Turnout			1,737	30.0	+1.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Leckhampton with Up Hatherley ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kenneth Buckland*	1,631	72.5	+10.4
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Whalley	620	27.5	+11.1
Majority			1,011	44.9	−0.8
Turnout			2,251	34.5	−7.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Garnham*	1,375	65.4	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Bennett	599	28.5	+0.2
	Labour	Frank Bench	129	6.1	−4.4
Majority			776	36.9	+4.1
Turnout			2,103	37.6	−1.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pittville ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Diana Hale	747	42.6	−6.7
	Conservative	Christopher Barlow	671	38.2	+7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Francis King	337	19.2	−1.2
Majority			76	4.3	−14.6
Turnout			1,755	31.6	−4.2
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Prestbury ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAB	Malcolm Stennett	1,388	58.7	−6.0
	Conservative	John Newman*	791	33.4	+6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Gray	187	7.9	−0.4
Majority			597	25.2	−12.6
Turnout			2,366	39.2	+5.6
	PAB hold		Swing

St Marks ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alexis Cassin*	759	68.1	+19.4
	Conservative	James Stevenson	227	20.4	−7.8
	Labour	Andre Curtis	128	11.5	−11.6
Majority			532	47.8	+27.2
Turnout			1,114	22.3	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

St Pauls ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James Stuart-Smith	694	44.2	+3.3
	Conservative	Michael Cupper	618	39.4	−0.9
	Labour	William Fawcett	129	8.2	−3.0
	Green	Keith Bessant	94	6.0	−1.6
	The Chaos Party	Lee Holder	34	2.2	+2.2
Majority			76	4.8	+4.2
Turnout			1,569	25.0	−1.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

St Peters ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Lawrence*	729	56.9	+16.5
	Conservative	Anthony Blumer	351	27.4	−10.4
	Labour	Robert Irons	201	15.7	−6.1
Majority			378	29.5	+26.9
Turnout			1,281	22.1	−3.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

1. "Cheltenham". BBC News. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
2. "Local elections council results". The Independent. 6 May 2000. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
3. "Counting on a good turnout at the polls; Chris Game nominates the seats to watch as the Midlands holds its local elections". Birmingham Post . 4 May 2000. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
4. "Tories jubilant as Labour feels backlash". Birmingham Post . 5 May 2000. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
5. "Borough council elections 4th May, 2000" (PDF). Cheltenham Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
6. "Election results: local councils". The Times. 5 May 2000. p. 4.