2022 Cheltenham Borough Council election

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2022 Cheltenham Borough Council election
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21 out of 40 seats to Cheltenham Borough Council
21 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election31 seats, 42.6%7 seats, 37.5%
Seats won181
Seats after316
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1
Popular vote19,5959,867
Percentage55.1%27.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg 12.5%Decrease2.svg 9.8%
 Third partyFourth party
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Party PAB Green
Last election2 seats, 3.4%0 seats, 11.0%
Seats won11
Seats after21
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
Popular vote9964,028
Percentage2.8%11.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.6%Increase2.svg 0.3%
Cheltenham UK ward map 2022.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Cheltenham Borough Council election
Council control before election


Liberal Democrats

Council control after election


Liberal Democrats

The 2022 Cheltenham Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. Half of the council was up for election. [1]

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Results summary

35,574

2022 Cheltenham Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Liberal Democrats 18Steady2.svg85.7133177.519,59555.1+12.5
  Conservative 1Decrease2.svg 14.85615.09,86727.7-9.8
  PAB 1Steady2.svg4.8125.09962.8-0.6
  Green 1Increase2.svg 14.8012.54,02811.3+0.3
  Labour 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,0302.9-2.5
  Reform 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0470.1N/A
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0110.0-0.1
PartyPrevious councilNew council+/-
Liberal Democrats31310
Conservatives76-1
People Against Bureaucracy220
Green Party01+1
Total4040

Ward results

Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk (*) [2]

All Saints

All Saints [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Izaac Augustus Tailford 1,048 62.9 +16.1
Conservative Peter Christensen36221.7−8.1
Green Stephen West1458.7−7.2
Labour Isobel Amy Laing1126.7−0.9
Majority 68641.2
Turnout 1,66738.1−1.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Battledown

Battledown [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matt Babbage* 893 46.4 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Ed Chidley78540.8+1.7
Green Karen Celia Wilson24612.8+4.3
Majority 1085.6
Turnout 1,92440.0−6.0
Conservative hold Swing

Benhall & The Reddings

Benhall & The Reddings [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Charles Britter* 1,218 66.6 +15.0
Conservative Michael David Scott Evans45224.7−13.1
Green Sarah Jane Field1588.6+1.1
Majority 76641.9
Turnout 1,82846.3−4.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Charlton Kings

Charlton Kings [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Angie Boyes* 1,222 54.7 +8.3
Conservative Jake Wilson74333.3−5.6
Green Daniel Joseph Willey1858.3−2.2
Labour Caroline Adele Gavin843.8−0.4
Majority 47921.4
Turnout 2,23450.2+0.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Charlton Park

Charlton Park [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Richard Baker* 1,265 58.8 +12.0
Conservative Georgie Bass72633.8−9.2
Green Sharon Lorna Wallington1607.4+0.5
Majority 53925.1
Turnout 2,15154.7−3.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

College

College
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Garth Wallington Barnes* 1,060 56.5 +5.5
Liberal Democrats Iain Andrew Paterson Dobie** 1,019 54.3 +3.3
Conservative Rich Newman41822.3−5.6
Conservative Kenneth Anthony Pollock39721.2−6.7
Green Elizabeth Johnson30316.2+1.0
Green Connor Lewis Auker-Howlett19210.2−5.0
Labour Kevin Michael Boyle1387.4+1.5
Reform Steven Thomas472.5N/A
Majority 60132.0
Turnout 1,87542.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Iain Dobie was a sitting councillor for Warden Hill ward.

Hesters Way

Hesters Way [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Albert Wheeler* 632 51.7 +6.3
Conservative Jerry Forrest36129.5−8.3
Labour John Malcolm Bride1159.4+1.7
Green Adrian Becker1048.5−0.2
TUSC Samuel Jacob Coxson110.9+0.4
Majority 27122.2
Turnout 1,22324.3−3.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Lansdown

Lansdown [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Glenn Andrews 829 51.9 +16.3
Conservative Chris Mason*60437.8−7.3
Green Steve Bell16410.3+2.6
Majority 22514.1
Turnout 1,59737.9−4.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Leckhampton

Leckhampton [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Charles Horwood* 1,446 60.8 +27.7
Conservative Teresa Anne Prothero54723.0−20.9
Green Peter Robert Frings38716.3−6.7
Majority 89937.8
Turnout 2,38054.5−4.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Oakley

Oakley [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Max Wilkinson* 775 63.5 +15.4
Conservative James Alan Robert Bass24920.4−13.0
Labour Michael Jarvis1109.0−0.8
Green Carl Anthony Parker877.1−1.5
Majority 52643.1
Turnout 1,22128.3−0.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Park

Park [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Ann Chelin 1,304 53.4 +15.7
Conservative David George Reed92637.9−11.7
Green Catherine Sunita Lyon Leggett2118.6+0.3
Majority 37815.5
Turnout 2,44148.9−4.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Pittville

Pittville [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Julian Charles George Tooke 1,097 52.7 +19.5
Conservative Jonathan Edward Beeston66331.8−16.5
Green Daniel Wilson32215.5+4.7
Majority 43420.8
Turnout 2,08242.4−1.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Prestbury

Prestbury [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAB John Payne* 996 45.7 −4.3
Conservative Laura Elizabeth Haley46621.4−8.9
Green Dan Taylor39818.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Ben Ingram31814.6−5.1
Majority 53024.3
Turnout 2,17844.6−1.4
PAB hold Swing

Springbank

Springbank [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Jeremy Jeffries* 1,035 77.2 +24.3
Conservative Paul Robert Simons19114.3−16.0
Green Stephen John Bear1148.5+1.1
Majority 84463.0
Turnout 1,34026.3−1.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St Mark's

St Mark's [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Jane Holliday* 880 62.5 +14.5
Conservative Joseph Charles Grout30421.6−8.8
Labour Julie Frances Farmer22315.8+5.9
Majority 57640.9
Turnout 1,40729.5−2.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St Paul's

St Paul's [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Tabi Joy 586 50.4 +27.5
Liberal Democrats Jayjay Potter-Peachey43737.6+4.1
Conservative Susan Mary Godwin13912.0−5.7
Majority 14912.8
Turnout 1,16226.6−2.4
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

St Peter's

St Peter's [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Victoria Mae Atherstone* 1,118 66.9 +14.4
Conservative Rosemary Jaquine Baillie36521.9−5.3
Labour Clive Robert Harriss18711.2+2.8
Majority 75345.0
Turnout 1,67030.1−2.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Swindon Village

Swindon Village [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Flo Clucas* 841 64.6 +16.3
Conservative Edward Wadih Hazzan31924.5−5.0
Green Thomas Edward William Boden14210.9−2.9
Majority 52240.1
Turnout 1,30229.9−5.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Up Hatherley

Up Hatherley [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Adrian Stephen Bamford 1,197 63.1 +15.8
Conservative Roger Graham Fox53328.1−11.1
Green Samantha Diane Hodges1678.8−0.8
Majority 66435.0
Turnout 1,89745.7−4.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Warden Hill

Warden Hill [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Anthony Beale 1,088 57.1 +9.9
Conservative Carl Leigh Jones60631.8−9.6
Green Tim Bonsor1497.8±0.0
Labour Ian Hugh White613.2−0.4
Majority 48225.3
Turnout 1,90443.7−4.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

By-elections

Battledown

Battledown: 9 February 2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ed Chidley 877 52.0 +11.2
Conservative Marcia Jacko60936.1−10.3
Green Ian Cameron1569.3−3.5
Labour Caroline Gavin432.6N/A
Majority 26815.9N/A
Turnout 1,68535.4−4.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg10.7

Prestbury

Prestbury: 12 October 2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAB Stan Smith 644 37.2 −8.5
Green Jan Foster48427.9+9.6
Liberal Democrats Ben Ingram34620.0+5.4
Conservative Laura Kennedy25814.9−6.5
Majority 1609.3−15.0
Turnout 1,73236.7−7.9
PAB hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.0

References

  1. ↑ "Elections on 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 12 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Statement of persons nominated". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 12 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Election results for All Saints, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Election results for Battledown, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Election results for Benhall & The Reddings, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Election results for Charlton Kings, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Election results for Charlton Park, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Election results for Hesters Way, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Election results for Lansdown, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Election results for Leckhampton, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Election results for Oakley, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "Election results for Park, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Election results for Pittville, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "Election results for Prestbury, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "Election results for Springbank, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
  16. ↑ "Election results for St Mark's, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
  17. ↑ "Election results for St Paul's, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
  18. ↑ "Election results for St Peter's, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
  19. ↑ "Election results for Swindon Village, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
  20. ↑ "Election results for Up Hatherley, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
  21. ↑ "Election results for Warden Hill, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
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