Cheltenham Borough Council election, 2000

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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 stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Cheltenham Place in England

Cheltenham is a regency spa town and borough on the edge of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham has been a health and holiday spa town resort since the discovery of mineral springs in 1716 and has a number of internationally renowned and historic schools.

Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district. In Scotland, similarly chartered communities were known as royal burghs, although the status is no longer granted.

Gloucestershire County of England

Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

People Against Bureaucracy

People Against Bureaucracy (PAB) is a minor political party in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. It was founded in 1976 to elect councillors to Tewkesbury Borough Council, later representing the same areas at Cheltenham Borough Council following council boundary changes. It describes itself as being opposed to 'party political' politics, and supportive of measures to make local government more transparent.

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]

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

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]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 7+253.847.912,499-0.8%
  Liberal Democrat 4-330.836.79,570+6.9%
  Labour 1+17.78.62,248-4.2%
 People Against Bureaucracy Action Group107.76.31,637-1.9%
  Green 0000.494+0.0%
 The Chaos Party0000.134+0.1%

Ward results

All Saints [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gary Bowden93945.9+8.6
Liberal Democrat Christine Franklin90944.4+12.0
Labour Brian Cope1989.7-2.0
Majority301.5-3.4
Turnout 2,04630.7+0.0
Charlton Kings [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative William Todman1,73465.8-0.9
Liberal Democrat Stephen Harvey72927.7+4.2
Labour Jason Chess1736.6-3.2
Majority1,00538.1-5.0
Turnout 2,63642.0-5.9
College [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Melville-Smith1,35445.4-4.1
Liberal Democrat Lloyd Surgenor1,28143.0+13.3
People Against Bureaucracy Action GroupAlan Stone2498.4-5.6
Labour Stephen Baxter983.3-3.4
Majority732.4-17.4
Turnout 2,98244.5-0.3
Hatherley & the Reddings [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Paul McLain1,37650.6
Liberal Democrat Andrew Rickell1,17943.3
Labour Betty Bench1676.1
Majority1977.2
Turnout 2,72235.7-0.8
Hesters Way [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Sandra Holliday95162.6+9.6
Conservative Penelope Hall42327.8-0.7
Labour Richard Moody1469.6-8.9
Majority52834.7+10.1
Turnout 1,52021.7+0.5
Lansdown [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Diggory Seacome1,00958.1-8.9
Liberal Democrat Robert Jones59634.3+14.4
Labour Clive Harriss1327.6-5.5
Majority41323.8-23.3
Turnout 1,73730.0+1.8
Leckhampton with Up Hatherley [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kenneth Buckland1,63172.5+10.4
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Whalley62027.5+11.1
Majority1,01144.9-0.8
Turnout 2,25134.5-7.1
Park [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Garnham1,37565.4+4.2
Liberal Democrat Christine Bennett59928.5+0.2
Labour Frank Bench1296.1-4.4
Majority77636.9+4.1
Turnout 2,10337.6-1.1
Pittville [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Diana Hale74742.6-6.7
Conservative Christopher Barlow67138.2+7.9
Liberal Democrat Francis King33719.2-1.2
Majority764.3-14.6
Turnout 1,75531.6-4.2
Prestbury [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
People Against Bureaucracy Action GroupMalcolm Stennett1,38858.7-6.0
Conservative John Newman79133.4+6.5
Liberal Democrat Mary Gray1877.9-0.4
Majority59725.2-12.6
Turnout 2,36639.2+5.6
St Marks [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Alexis Cassin75968.1+19.4
Conservative James Stevenson22720.4-7.8
Labour Andre Curtis12811.5-11.6
Majority53247.8+27.2
Turnout 1,11422.3+0.5
St Pauls [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat James Stuart-Smith69444.2+3.3
Conservative Michael Cupper61839.4-0.9
Labour William Fawcett1298.2-3.0
Green Keith Bessant946.0-1.6
The Chaos PartyLee Holder342.2+2.2
Majority764.8+4.2
Turnout 1,56925.0-1.6
St Peters [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat David Lawrence72956.9+16.5
Conservative Anthony Blumer35127.4-10.4
Labour Robert Irons20115.7-6.1
Majority37829.5+26.9
Turnout 1,28122.1-3.4

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  2. ↑ "Local elections council results". The Independent . 2000-05-06. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
  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 . 2000-05-04. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
  4. ↑ "Tories jubilant as Labour feels backlash". Birmingham Post . 2000-05-05. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "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. 2000-05-05. p. 4.
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