Cheltenham Borough Council election, 2014

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The 2014 Cheltenham Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Cheltenham Borough Council

Cheltenham Borough Council is the local authority for Cheltenham, which is split into 20 wards, with a total of 40 councillors elected to serve on the borough council. Since 2002, elections have been held every two years with half of the councillors elected at each election. Following the last election in 2018, there were 32 Liberal Democrat members, 6 Conservatives and 2 representing the People Against Bureaucracy group.

Cheltenham Borough Council Election Result 2014
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrat 1422070.042.514,153-0.5
  Conservative 422020.029.69,857-6.8
  UKIP 0000010.03,327+6.5
 People Against Bureaucracy200010.06.72,249-0.4
  Labour 000004.91,639+0.3
  Green 000003.51,172-1.9
  Independent 000001.9646n/a
  TUSC 000000.4143n/a
  National Health Action 000000.4135n/a

Ward results

All Saints
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Dan Murch58741.3-1.4
Conservative Steve Thomas40628.5-9.9
UKIP Bob Bransby15410.8n/a
Green Aina Wylie15210.7+1.4
Labour Diana Hale1248.7-0.9
Majority18112.8+8.5
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Battledown
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Matt Babbage81446.0-9.5
Liberal Democrat Paul McCloskey74141.9+12.1
UKIP Lyn Bransby21512.1n/a
Majority734.1-21.6
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Benhall and The Reddings
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Nigel Britter1,18866.7+30.0
Conservative Angela de Souza59433.3-13.5
Majority59433.4+23.3
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Charlton Kings
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Helena McCloskey92645.3-1.1
Conservative Tim Cooper63831.2-10.6
UKIP Justin Dunne36117.7n/a
Labour Neville Mozley1195.8n/a
Majority28814.1+9.5
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Charlton Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Paul Baker79445.9-1.0
Conservative Penny Hall76740.9-12.2
UKIP Justin Dunne1548.2n/a
Labour John Bride462.5n/a
Green Wayne Spiller462.5n/a
Majority275.0-1.2
Turnout
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

Note: the election in Charlton Park was delayed due to the death of a candidate. The election was held on 3 July 2014.

College
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Garth Barnes88652.5-9.5
Conservative Emily Croft41724.7-13.3
Green Sarah Field22313.2n/a
UKIP Sue Jones1629.6n/a
Majority46927.8+3.8
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hesters Way
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Simon Wheeler63351.6-7.7
Conservative Janet Honeywill30224.6+2.1
Labour Clive Harriss17914.6-3.6
TUSC Andrew Causon1139.2n/a
Majority33127.0-9.8
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Lansdown
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Chris Mason70348.7-3.4
Liberal Democrat Mel Gladwin59241.0-6.9
Labour Keith White14810.3n/a
Majority1117.7+3.5
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Leckhampton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Chris Nelson81335.6-7.8
Independent Ian Bickerton51622.6n/a
Liberal Democrat Iain Dobie50522.1-16.6
UKIP Ian Statham27011.8+2.0
Green Barbara Knight-Elliott1828.0+-0.0
Majority29713.0+8.3
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Note: Ian Bickerton was the sitting councillor. He was elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2010.

Oakley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Colin Hay57545.5-9.4
UKIP John Hopwood32825.9n/a
Labour Alec Gamble18915.0-5.8
Conservative Lucy Strachan17213.6-3.6
Majority24719.6-14.5
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Max Wilkinson1,02644.9+23.0
Conservative Rob Garnham97042.5-13.3
Green Victoria Angelo-Thompson1868.1-5.1
Labour Kevin Boyle1024.5n/a
Majority562.4-31.5
Turnout
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Pittville
PartyCandidateVotes%±
People Against BureaucracyAdam Lillywhite72541.0-5.1
Liberal Democrat Dennis Parsons66237.5+19.4
Conservative Paul Wood38021.5-4.2
Majority633.5-16.9
Turnout
PAB hold Swing
Prestbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±
People Against BureaucracyJohn Payne1,52476.4+4.4
Conservative Simon Probert30615.3+-0.0
Liberal Democrat Abu Syed1658.3-4.4
Majority1,21861.1+4.4
Turnout
PAB hold Swing
Springbank
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Peter Jeffries69547.1-18.2
UKIP Peter Joiner33824.8n/a
Conservative Elizabeth Fox20014.7-1.7
Labour Anthony Cheetham14510.7-7.6
TUSC Joe Sucksmith302.2n/a
Majority35722.3-24.7
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
St Marks
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Sandra Holliday67343.6-7.9
UKIP Peter Bowman37124.0n/a
Conservative Jerry Forrest23915.5-6.2
Labour Rod Gay1338.6-8.4
Green Demelza Jones1288.3-1.5
Majority30219.6-10.2
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
St Pauls
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Jon Walklett29930.2-21.0
Conservative Andrew Coffey15715.9-2.0
Labour Ann Gate15115.3-4.8
National Health Action Neil Beck13513.7n/a
Independent Daud McDonald13013.1n/a
Green Adrian Becker11711.8+1.0
Majority14214.3-16.8
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
St Peters
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Pat Thornton69547.1-16.7
UKIP Barry Lodge33222.5n/a
Conservative Jonathan Moffitt25317.2-2.5
Labour Robert Irons19513.2-3.3
Majority36324.6-19.5
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Swindon Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Flo Clucas83566.3-9.8
Conservative Sophie Tartaglia42433.7+9.8
Majority41132.6-19.6
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Up Hatherley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Andrew McKinlay99050.4-1.7
Conservative John Young56228.6-3.3
UKIP Jeff Hack30515.5-0.4
Labour Catherine Mozley1085.5n/a
Majority42821.8+1.6
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Warden Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Chris Ryder74039.3-21.5
Liberal Democrat Tony Oliver66635.4+14.0
UKIP Roger Tasker33717.9n/a
Green Timothy Bonsor1387.3-10.5
Majority723.9-35.5
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Note: the Conservatives had previously gained the Liberal Democrat seat in Warden Hill in a by-election. This election confirmed that by-election gain.

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References

  1. ↑ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.


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