Cheltenham Borough Council election, 1999

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The 1999 Cheltenham Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control. [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.

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives become the largest party after gaining 9 seats from the Liberal Democrats, therefore depriving the Liberal Democrats of control of the council. [3]

Cheltenham Local Election Result 1999 [4] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 9 9 0 +9 56.3 48.7 15,929 +8.1%
  Liberal Democrat 4 0 9 -9 25.0 29.8 9,753 -9.0%
  People Against Bureaucracy Action Group 2 0 0 0 12.5 8.2 2,690 -1.9%
  Labour 1 0 0 0 6.3 12.8 4,191 +2.6%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 121 +0.1%

Ward results

All Saints [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Paul Simons 764 37.3 -3.1
Liberal Democrat Stephen Jordan 663 32.4 +1.4
People Against Bureaucracy Action Group Sally Stringer 381 18.6 +0.0
Labour Samantha Bailey 239 11.7 +1.7
Majority 101 4.9 -4.5
Turnout 2,047 30.7 +0.5
Charlton Kings [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Barry Curl 1,992 66.7 +11.2
Liberal Democrat Jeremy Worth 703 23.5 -21.0
Labour Frank Bench 293 9.8 +9.8
Majority 1,289 43.1 +32.1
Turnout 2,988 47.9 +6.7
College [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Chaplin 1,488 49.5 +6.2
Liberal Democrat Mary Gray 894 29.7 -11.8
People Against Bureaucracy Action Group Alan Stone 422 14.0 +3.1
Labour David Addison 202 6.7 +2.4
Majority 594 19.8 +18.0
Turnout 3,006 44.8 +0.7
Hatherley & the Reddings (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jacqueline Fletcher 1,518
Conservative Eric Baylis 1,366
Conservative Hedley Thompson 1,332
Liberal Democrat Christopher Read 1,072
Liberal Democrat James Stuart-Smith 927
Liberal Democrat Andrew Williams 880
Labour Christopher Bailey 361
Labour Eileen Bailey 330
Turnout 7,786 36.5 +3.8
Hesters Way [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat David Banyard 794 53.0 -6.9
Conservative Penelope Hall 426 28.5 +7.4
Labour Clive Harriss 277 18.5 -0.4
Majority 368 24.6 -14.2
Turnout 1,497 21.2 +0.9
Lansdown [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Barbara Driver 1,123 67.0 +15.4
Liberal Democrat Stephen Harvey 333 19.9 -17.8
Labour Stephen Baxter 220 13.1 +2.3
Majority 790 47.1 +33.2
Turnout 1,676 28.2 +0.2
Leckhampton with Up Hatherley [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christine Ryder 1,685 62.1 +4.2
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Whalley 445 16.4 -15.8
People Against Bureaucracy Action Group Stephen Rudge 302 11.1 +11.1
Labour Martin Burford 283 10.4 +0.5
Majority 1,240 45.7 +20.0
Turnout 2,715 41.6 +3.5
Park [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gerald Gearing 1,327 61.2 -1.7
Liberal Democrat Michael Pictor 615 28.3 -8.8
Labour Diana Hale 228 10.5 +10.5
Majority 712 32.8 +7.0
Turnout 2,170 38.7 +0.1
Pittville [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Martin Hale 1,002 49.3 +24.0
Conservative Gary Bowden 617 30.3 +15.9
Liberal Democrat Francis King 415 20.4 -6.5
Majority 385 18.9
Turnout 2,034 35.8 -2.3
Prestbury [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
People Against Bureaucracy Action Group Lesley Silvester 1,310 64.7 +4.8
Conservative John Walker 545 26.9 +0.7
Liberal Democrat Robert Lawrence 169 8.3 -2.2
Majority 765 37.8 +4.1
Turnout 2,024 33.6 +1.8
St Marks [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Jeremy Whales 526 48.7 -13.5
Conservative James Stevenson 304 28.2 +10.0
Labour Andre Curtis 249 23.1 +3.5
Majority 222 20.6 -22.0
Turnout 1,079 21.8 +0.6
St Pauls [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Andrew McKinlay 651 40.9 -7.0
Conservative Susan Godwin 641 40.3 +1.9
Labour William Fawcett 179 11.2 -2.5
Green Keith Bessant 121 7.6 +7.6
Majority 10 0.6 -8.9
Turnout 1,592 26.6 +4.3
St Peters [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Carol Hawkins 607 40.4 -13.2
Conservative Roger Marchant 568 37.8 +13.5
Labour Robert Irons 328 21.8 -0.3
Majority 39 2.6 -26.7
Turnout 1,503 25.5 +5.1
Swindon [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
People Against Bureaucracy Action Group Joanna McVeagh 275 48.5
Conservative Susan Snape 233 41.1
Liberal Democrat Garth Barnes 59 10.4
Majority 42 7.4
Turnout 567 40.1

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References

  1. ↑ "Cheltenham". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  2. ↑ "Britain votes: Local Council Election Results". The Independent . 1999-05-07. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  3. ↑ "At-a-glance guide to how the councils stand". Birmingham Post . 1999-05-08. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Borough council elections 6th May, 1999" (PDF). Cheltenham Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "Local Councils: Results round-up". The Times. 1999-05-07. p. 4.
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