2024 Gloucester City Council election

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2024 Gloucester City Council election
Severn Cross.svg
  2021 2 May 2024 (2024-05-02)2028 

All 39 seats to Gloucester City Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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LeaderJeremy HiltonRichard Cook
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election10 seats, 27.9%26 seats, 47.1%
Seats before1421
Seats won1711
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 10
Popular vote19,96317,731
Percentage32.8%29.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg 4.9%Decrease2.svg 17.9%

 Third partyFourth party
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LeaderTerry PullenAlastair Chambers
Party Labour Independent
Last election3 seats, 17.8%0 seats, 4.4%
Seats before22
Seats won74
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote14,4865,645
Percentage23.8%9.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg 6.0%Increase2.svg 4.9%

Gloucester UK ward map 2024.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Gloucester City Council election

Leader before election

Richard Cook
Conservative

Leader after election

Jeremy Hilton
Liberal Democrat
No overall control

The 2024 Gloucester City Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect all 39 members of Gloucester City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections, including Quedgeley Town Council, and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gloucestershire. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Summary

Prior to the election the council was under Conservative majority control. The Conservative leader of the council, Richard Cook, who had been leader of the council since 2019, chose not to stand for re-election. [4]

After the election the council was left under no overall control with the Liberal Democrats as the largest party. They subsequently formed a minority administration, with their group leader, Jeremy Hilton, being appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 20 May 2024. The Conservatives appointed Stephanie Chambers to be their new group leader in opposition. [5]

Election result

2024 Gloucester City Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 361700Increase2.svg 343.632.819,963+4.9
  Conservative 391100Decrease2.svg 1028.229.217,731–17.9
  Labour 32700Increase2.svg 517.923.814,486+6.0
  Independent 20400Increase2.svg 210.39.35,645+4.9
  Green 12000Steady2.svg0.03.72,223+1.4
  Socialist Labour 6000Steady2.svg0.00.9572N/A
  TUSC 3000Steady2.svg0.00.3199+0.1

Candidates

Sitting councilors are marked with an asterisk (*). [6]

Abbeydale

Abbeydale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Gravells* 806 49.2 -17.3
Conservative Louise Walker 572 34.9 -13.9
Labour Anita Masters41825.5N/A
Labour Amie Hewish40824.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Collette Finnegan*33020.1-28.7
Liberal Democrats Fiona Bromby24915.2-4.5
Independent Tom Grant19011.6N/A
Turnout 1,63933
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Abbeymead

Abbeymead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Laura Brooker* 712 48.2 -6.9
Conservative Kate Hyland 523 35.4 -5.2
Liberal Democrats Adam Gatier48833.1+5.6
Liberal Democrats Jade Emraz46731.6+4.3
Labour Robbie Brewster-Lowry28519.3+3.3
Labour Stuart Moakes24516.6N/A
Turnout 1,47633
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Barnwood

Barnwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ashley Bowkett* 752 43.0 +5.8
Liberal Democrats Joshua Taylor 598 34.2 -7.8
Conservative Suzanne Pearsall37321.3-14.1
Independent Fred Ramsey32918.8-16.6
Labour David Cullum31818.2+6.6
Conservative Liz Maguire31017.7-11.9
Independent Jane Ramsey30917.7N/A
Labour Jake Pier27115.5N/A
Turnout 1,74936
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Barton & Tredworth

Barton & Tredworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sajid Patel* 846 36.5 -21.0
Liberal Democrats Usman Bhaimia* 763 32.9 -6.8
Labour Roseanna Marshall 753 32.5 -7.2
Conservative Shamsuz Litu*62827.1-16.3
Conservative Mohiyouddin Fadra54423.5-9.7
Green Emma Clifford38316.5+6.0
Liberal Democrats Angela Oliver34114.7+8.8
Liberal Democrats Daniel Courtney32814.2N/A
Socialist Labour Akhlaque Ahmed29612.8N/A
Green Matt Phypers28112.1N/A
Independent Alan Platt2139.2N/A
Independent Benjamin Baker2018.7N/A
Independent Daniel Woolf1727.4N/A
Socialist Labour Saiham Sikder1647.1N/A
TUSC Susan Powell1064.6+2.0
TUSC James Collett642.8-0.2
Turnout 2,31830
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

Coney Hill

Coney Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tracy Millard 252 43.3 +13.9
Independent Byron Davis19032.6N/A
Conservative Mika Price8314.3-24.0
Liberal Democrats David Gayler244.1-17.5
Green Adam Shearing203.4-0.4
Socialist Labour Toriqul Islam132.2N/A
Turnout 58224
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elmbridge

Elmbridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anne Radley* 1,065 71.0 +28.9
Liberal Democrats Vicky Norledge 875 58.4 +18.3
Conservative Simon Locke31921.3-6.3
Conservative Ella Kubaszczyk25116.7-14.2
Green Fran Griffiths23515.7+4.5
Turnout 1,49932
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Grange

Grange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sylvia Evans* 552 38.2 -3.9
Independent Andrew Bell 458 31.7 N/A
Labour Gary Davis45531.5+10.6
Conservative Jennie Watkins44530.8-17.6
Labour Simon Cozens44230.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Karen Minchin1369.4+3.2
Liberal Democrats Kira Moffatt1369.4N/A
Turnout 1,44529
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Hucclecote

Hucclecote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Declan Wilson* 1,174 65.4 +15.6
Liberal Democrats Alwin Wiederhold 1,134 63.1 -4.7
Conservative Jen Hawkins30416.9-10.2
Conservative Shirley Darke29816.6-8.9
Labour Niamh Walsh25013.9N/A
Labour Anne Whitworth24313.5N/A
Turnout 1,79636
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Kingsholm & Wotton

Kingsholm & Wotton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Hilton* 840 58.9 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Angela Conder* 764 53.6 +5.7
Labour Kären Clarke33023.2+1.4
Labour Aaron Bennett32622.9N/A
Conservative Duncan Hall22315.6±0.0
Conservative Peter Sheehy20514.4-7.0
Turnout 1,42529
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Kingsway

Kingsway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen James 557 47.9 +14.8
Labour John Jones 530 45.6 N/A
Conservative Jaro Kubaszczyk*28424.4-16.1
Conservative Tracey Williams26022.4-31.3
Independent Gill White14612.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Vicki Field13511.6-7.7
Green Jinny Harvey948.1N/A
Liberal Democrats George Barwood585.0N/A
Turnout 1,16328
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Longlevens

Longlevens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Linda Castle* 1,482 57.9 +11.9
Liberal Democrats Sarah Sawyer* 1,367 53.4 +15.6
Liberal Democrats Luke Shervey 1,109 43.3 +8.6
Conservative Kathy Williams*94436.9-12.8
Conservative Jeremy Base75529.5-10.1
Conservative Suresh Arava71828.0-6.1
Green Ed Farrow27510.7N/A
Green Paul Stroud2349.1N/A
Turnout 2,56135
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Matson, Robinswood & White City

Matson, Robinswood & White City
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alastair Chambers* 826 46.4 -1.5
Independent Adrian Graham 758 42.6 N/A
Independent Brendon O'Donnell* 716 40.2 +3.8
Labour Jen Cole65736.9+3.6
Labour Ross Beamish62935.4+4.8
Labour Sam Maynard57832.5+4.6
Conservative Mary Tibbles23913.4-34.5
Conservative John Williams20511.5-27.6
Conservative Denzil Williams19310.8-25.6
Green Barbara Russell1407.9-3.6
Socialist Labour Kazol Ahmed462.6N/A
TUSC Richard Price291.6N/A
Socialist Labour Aswadul Fardeen241.3N/A
Turnout 1,77927
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Moreland

Moreland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Pullen* 1,008 52.0 +18.4
Labour Tree Chambers-Dubus* 967 49.9 +10.3
Labour Valerie Simms 926 47.8 +14.4
Conservative Lyn Ackroyd*63032.5-10.3
Conservative Robert Moreland43922.6-9.5
Conservative Harry de Medici39320.3-11.2
Green Eva Langrock-Bircher27214.0+0.3
Independent Simon Hiiemae25913.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Caiden1527.8-4.2
Liberal Democrats Abigail Wilson1387.1N/A
Liberal Democrats James Cargill1246.4N/A
Turnout 1,939
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Podsmead

Podsmead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sebastian Field* 386 45.4 +5.6
Labour Nicky Blatchly-Lewis26030.6+13.0
Conservative Sarah Devaney15418.1-18.4
Independent Lee Powell505.9N/A
Turnout 85035
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Quedgeley Fieldcourt

Quedgeley Fieldcourt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephanie Chambers 629 44.8 -18.5
Conservative Victoria Miller 527 37.5 -15.6
Labour Jane Low-Gameiro41929.8N/A
Labour Michael Adaarewaa40929.1N/A
Liberal Democrats David Bebbington33023.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Timothy Houlihan30221.5-14.0
Socialist Labour Foujia Metaly292.1N/A
Turnout 1,40426
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Quedgeley Severn Vale

Quedgeley Severn Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Liam Harries 562 38.3
Conservative Andy Lewis* 417 28.4
Liberal Democrats Trevor Howard39126.6
Conservative Vicky Ranford39026.5
Labour Alison Gregory29620.1
Labour George Gordon28219.2
Independent Anna Mozol16911.5
Green Jack Mantle694.7
Independent Hayley Cook664.5
Green Mark Rowney503.4
Independent Dino Boyd372.5
Turnout 1,46932
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Tuffley

Tuffley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Caroline Courtney 562 36.3 +31.3
Conservative Lorraine Campbell* 512 33.1 -11.3
Liberal Democrats Joshua Hanley47730.8N/A
Conservative Paula Dee*40626.2-13.4
Labour Lewis Groves32821.2-10.0
Labour Lysander Barron32521.0-8.1
Independent Bert Mahoney26717.3N/A
Turnout 1,54734
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Westgate

Westgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Trimnell* 809 41.3 +11.7
Conservative Pam Tracey* 649 33.2 -9.9
Liberal Democrats Howard Hyman** 623 31.8 +9.5
Conservative Paul Critchley51526.3-9.9
Liberal Democrats Ola Kareem49225.1+4.4
Labour Rich Flower48324.7+3.5
Conservative Justin Hudson**47824.4-10.9
Labour Robert Kingston44822.9+3.3
Labour Jag Thangella38819.8+0.7
Independent David Purchase26913.7N/A
Green Deborah Oldham1909.7-0.9
Turnout 1,95728
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Justin Hudson was a sitting councillor for Quedgeley Severn Vale ward

Howard Hyman was a sitting councillor for Elmbridge ward

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