2010 Gloucester City Council election

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2010 Gloucester City Council election
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  2008 6 May 2010 (2010-05-06) 2011  

15 seats of 36 on council
19 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderPaul James
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before17811
Seats after17811
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The 2010 Gloucester City Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England. Although two wards changed parties, one went from Labour to Conservative and the other went from Conservative to Labour, so there was no net change in the overall number of seats held by each party. The council remained under no overall control. [1] After the election, Paul James continued to serve as leader of the council, leading a Conservative minority administration. [2]

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Results

[3]

Gloucester City Council election, 2010
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 811036%
  Liberal Democrats 431%
  Labour 311027%
  Conservative 02%
  UKIP 02%
  Green 01%
  English Democrat 0<1%

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey 2010 [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Gravells 2,876 56
Labour Bernie Mundy115122
Liberal Democrats John McFeely92418
UKIP Danny Sparkes2064%
Turnout 5157
Conservative hold Swing

Barnwood

Barnwood 2010 [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Stuart McLellan 2,502 52
Conservative Tarren Anne Randle135928
Labour Jean Grigg95520
Turnout 4816
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Barton and Tredworth

Barton and Tredworth 2010 [4] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Said Hansdot 1,677 43
Conservative Sajid Patel107928
Liberal Democrats Verona Vidal90923
Green Robin Paul Saunders2286
Turnout 3893
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elmbridge

Elmbridge 2010 [4] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Witts 1,523 48
Conservative Pat Bibby87827
Labour Terry Haines63220
UKIP Bob Mace1615
Turnout 3194
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Grange

Grange 2010 [4] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Joseph Hanman 1,415 46
Labour Andy Jones110336
Liberal Democrats Paul Harris55318
Turnout 3071
Conservative hold Swing

Hucclecote

Hucclecote 2010 [4] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jim Beeley 2,797 55
Conservative Luke Nathan Hindhaugh1,56331
Labour Roger Mills73814
Turnout 5098
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Kingsholm and Wotton

Kingsholm and Wotton 2010 [4] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Eric Hilton 1,394 46
Conservative Matthew Mark Stevens84027
Labour David Hitchings69223
Green Jonathan Cecil Ingleby1324
Turnout 3058
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Longlevens

Longlevens 2010 [4] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Simon James 2,958 54
Liberal Democrats Jayna Elizabeth Tyler168631
Labour Danny King86316
Turnout 5507
Conservative hold Swing

Matson and Robinswood

Matson and Robinswood 2010 [4] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jan Lugg 1,703 40
Conservative Andrew Gilbert Miller142333
Liberal Democrats Mike Anderton68916
UKIP Richard John Edwards2626
English Democrat Alan Arthur Platt1273
Green Carol Jane Pediani762
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Moreland

Moreland 2010 [4] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nick Durrant 1,725 41
Conservative Lyn Ackroyd140333
Liberal Democrats Guy Thomas Powell62515
UKIP Stan Parker2706
Green Jennifer Maureen Hume1684
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Podsmead

Podsmead 2010 [4] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jennie Rutheva Dallimore 526 39
Labour Kay Frances Mills50037
Liberal Democrats Thomas Partington18814
UKIP Tone Woodman1209
Green Matthew John Sidford292
Turnout 1363
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Quedgeley Fieldcourt

Quedgeley Fieldcourt 2010 [4] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Charles Wood 1,694 43
Labour Barry Peter Kirby121130
Liberal Democrats David Robert Southgate106827
Turnout 3973
Conservative hold Swing

Quedgeley Severn Vale

Quedgeley Severn Vale 2010 [4] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Steven Lewis 1,458 43%
Liberal Democrats Anna Mozol117534%
Labour Molly Mahon-Creasey69020%
Green Charley Bircher863%
Turnout 3,409
Conservative hold Swing

Tuffley

Tuffley 2010 [4] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Adrian Organ 1,257 42
Labour Tony Lewis110937
Liberal Democrats Andrew George Meads59720
Turnout 2963
Conservative hold Swing

Westgate

Westgate 2010 [4] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pam Tracey 1,113 46
Liberal Democrats Kelsa Jayne Rowlands-Evans72430
Labour Kate Tildsley46019
Green Eva Langrock984
Turnout 2395
Conservative hold Swing

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