Cheltenham Borough Council election, 2012

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The 2012 Cheltenham Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. Half of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats 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

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.

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.

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.

Election result

The result of the election saw the Liberal Democrats retain control of the council with no change in the number of seats they held. The Conservatives lost one seat whilst the People Against Bureaucracy group gained one. [2]

Cheltenham Borough Council Election Result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrat 1110+155.043.011,739-8.1
  Conservative 702-235.036.49,937-2.1
 People Against Bureaucracy210+110.07.11,952+2.7
  Green 000005.41,483+1.8
  Labour 000004.61,254+2.3
  UKIP 000003.5950n/a

Ward results

All Saints
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Stephen Jordan52942.7-9.7
Conservative Matthew Babbage47638.4+3.8
Labour Diana Hale1199.6+2.6
Green Catherine Green1159.3+3.3
Majority534.3-13.5
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Battledown
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew Wall77155.5+3.4
Liberal Democrat Paul McCloskey41429.8-18.1
Green Jon Stubbings20414.7n/a
Majority35725.7+21.5
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Benhall and The Reddings
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jacqueline Fletcher80946.8+6.7
Liberal Democrat Marcus Annfield63536.7-18.2
UKIP Peter Bowman28416.4n/a
Majority17410.1-4.7
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Charlton Kings
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Rob Reid85446.4-1.4
Conservative Heather McLain76841.8-3.8
Green Sarah Field21711.8+5.2
Majority864.6+2.2
Turnout
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Charlton Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Duncan Smith89853.1+1.1
Liberal Democrat Paul Baker79446.9-1.1
Majority1046.2+2.1
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
College
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Klara Sudbury86462.0+7.7
Conservative David Richardson52938.0-0.4
Majority33524.0+8.0
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hesters Way
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Wendy Flynn62359.3-8.8
Conservative Philip Woolley23722.5-9.4
Labour Brian Hughes19118.2n/a
Majority38636.8+0.7
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Lansdown
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Diggory Seacome56952.1+2.6
Liberal Democrat Paula Baldwin52447.9+4.8
Majority454.2-2.2
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Leckhampton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew Chard76143.4-1.4
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Pimley67838.7-10.1
UKIP Alan Stone1729.8n/a
Green Timothy Bonsor1418.0+1.6
Majority834.7+0.7
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Oakley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Rowena Hay59354.9-0.6
Labour Kevin Boyle22520.8+6.9
Conservative Mireille Weller18617.2-13.4
Green Adrian Becker767.0n/a
Majority36834.1+9.2
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Tim Harman97255.8+4.8
Liberal Democrat Owen Compton38221.9-20.3
Green Vanessa Angelo-Thompson23013.2+6.4
UKIP Ann Coleman1589.1n/a
Majority59033.9+25.1
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Pittville
PartyCandidateVotes%±
People Against BureaucracyDavid Prince71346.1+13.2
Conservative Lewis Feilder39725.7-3.5
Liberal Democrat Chris Ward28018.1-14.6
Green Ian Lander966.2+1.1
UKIP Eric Atkinson613.9n/a
Majority31620.4+20.2
Turnout
PAB gain from Conservative Swing
Prestbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±
People Against BureaucracyMalcolm Stennett1,23972.0+19.0
Conservative Nathan Weller26315.3-9.5
Liberal Democrat Alastair Mason21812.7-9.5
Majority97656.7+28.5
Turnout
PAB hold Swing
Springbank
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Suzanne Williams67565.3-4.1
Labour Clive Harriss18918.3n/a
Conservative Jonathan Moffitt17016.4-14.2
Majority48647.0+8.2
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
St Marks
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Chris Coleman63451.5-3.8
Conservative Andrew Coffey26721.7-7.6
Labour Rod Gay21017.0+6.4
Green Demelza Jones1219.8+5.0
Majority36729.8+3.8
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
St Pauls
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Andrew Lansley35551.2-13.7
Labour Phillip Vincent13920.1n/a
Conservative Steve Thomas12417.9-7.1
Green Jack Guest7510.8+0.7
Majority21631.1-8.9
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
St Peters
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat John Rawson70263.8+3.7
Conservative Lucy Strachan21719.7-10.5
Labour Robert Irons18116.5+6.8
Majority48544.1+14.2
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Swindon Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Bernard Fisher83576.1+11.0
Conservative Christine Anderson26223.9-11.0
Majority57352.2+21.9
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Up Hatherley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Roger Whyborn90152.1+6.1
Conservative George Askew55231.9-14.1
UKIP George Askew27515.9n/a
Majority34920.2+20.2
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Warden Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Anne Regan70960.8+15.4
Liberal Democrat Cindy Bexfield24921.4-26.4
Green Adam van Coevorden20817.8+11.0
Majority46039.4+37.0
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Note: due to an error by the poll clerk at St Christopher's Church polling station, where voters' unique numbers were written on the reverse of ballot papers, 412 votes had to be discounted by the returning officer. Had these votes changed the result of the election, it would have to have been re-run. As it was, these votes would not have changed which candidate was elected.

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References

  1. ↑ "Local election results 2012: English councils"
  2. ↑ "Cheltenham one of few places nationally where Lib Dems hold firm"
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