Gloucestershire County Council elections

Last updated

Gloucestershire County Council in England is elected every four years. Following last boundary changes in 2005, 63 councillors were elected from 53 divisions. [1] The last election took place on 2 May 2013, when all divisions were reduced to single members.

Contents

Political control

Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: [2]

Party in controlYears
No overall control 19731977
Conservative 19771981
No overall control 19812005
Conservative 20052013
No overall control 20132017
Conservative 2017present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2001 have been: [3]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Peter Clarke Labour 3 Sep 20018 May 2005
Barry Dare Conservative 18 May 200519 May 2010
Mark Hawthorne Conservative 19 May 2010

Council elections

County result maps

By-election results

1993-1997

Cotswold South By-Election 18 July 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,06480.0
Labour 26620.0
Majority79860.0
Turnout 1,37016.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1997-2001

Barnwood By-Election 25 February 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,27444.0+9.1
Liberal Democrats 98233.9+11.2
Labour 64222.2-20.2
Majority29210.1
Turnout 2,89824.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Cotswold North By-Election 10 February 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,08760.8+13.6
Liberal Democrats 70139.2-3.4
Majority38621.6
Turnout 1,78837.9
Conservative hold Swing
Leckhampton with Up Hatherley By-Election 24 February 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,23071.8+31.3
Liberal Democrats 29717.3-28.5
Labour 18610.9-2.8
Majority93954.5
Turnout 1,71326.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Hesters Way By-Election 4 May 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 95863.2-2.0
Conservative 41627.5+5.8
Labour 1419.3-3.9
Majority54235.7
Turnout 1,51521.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Coleford By-Election 6 July 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 92246.6
Labour 62131.4
Conservative 43722.1
Majority30115.2
Turnout 1,98022.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Dursley By-Election 30 November 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 83544.4+20.1
Labour 69436.9+5.3
Liberal Democrats 35018.6-25.5
Majority1417.5
Turnout 1,87931.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2005-2009

Lansdown Park and Warden Hill By-Election 16 August 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Antonia Noble2,20852.3-6.6
Liberal Democrats Martin Dunne1,60538.0+7.3
Labour Brian Hughes2265.4+6.6
Green Janet Thomas1844.3+7.3
Majority60314.3
Turnout 4,22330.0
Conservative hold Swing
Brockworth By-Election 12 June 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Collins1,04052.9+41.0
Conservative Ronald Furolo75138.2+11.
Labour Terry Haines1758.9-15.9
Majority28914.7
Turnout 1,96631.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

Related Research Articles

Northumberland County Council elections are held every four years. Northumberland County Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Northumberland in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2013, 67 councillors have been elected from 66 wards.

Oxfordshire County Council is elected every four years.

Cornwall Council in England, UK, was established in 2009 and is elected every four years. From 1973 to 2005 elections were for Cornwall County Council, with the first election for the new unitary Cornwall Council held in June 2009. This election saw 123 members elected, replacing the previous 82 councillors on Cornwall County Council and the 249 on the six district and borough councils. In June 2013 the Local Government Boundary Commission for England announced a public consultation on its proposal that Cornwall Council should have 87 councillors in future.

Lancashire County Council elections are held every four years. Lancashire County Council is the upper-tier authority for the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2017, 84 councillors have been elected from 82 electoral divisions.

Somerset County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2001, 58 councillors have been elected from 58 wards.

Cambridgeshire County Council is elected every four years using the first past the post system of election. As of 2021 the council consists of 61 council seats, representing 60 electoral divisions. The Conservative Party is currently the largest party bloc on the council.

Half of Cheltenham Borough Council is the local authority for Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England. Half the council is elected every two years, while before 2002 the council was elected by thirds. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 40 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.

For other Suffolk County location elections see, Suffolk County (disambiguation)

Cumbria County Council in England was elected every four years between 1973 and 2017. Since the last boundary changes in 2013, 84 councillors were elected from 84 wards for the last council before abolition in 2023.

Derbyshire County Council elections are held every four years. Derbyshire County Council is the upper-tier authority for the non-metropolitan county of Derbyshire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2013, 64 councillors have been elected from 61 electoral divisions.

Durham County Council elections are held every four years. Durham County Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of County Durham. The county council was first created in 1889 as an upper-tier authority, had its powers and territory reformed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, and became a unitary authority in 2009, when the lower-tier district councils in the area were abolished. Since becoming a unitary authority, 126 councillors have been elected from 63 wards.

Lincolnshire County Council in England is elected every four years.

Norfolk County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes, 84 councillors have been elected from 84 wards.

West Sussex County Council in England is elected every four years.

Hertfordshire County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes, that took effect for the 2001 election, 77 councillors are elected for single member districts.

Essex County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2005, 75 councillors are elected from 70 wards.

Staffordshire County Council elections are held every four years. Staffordshire County Council is the upper-tier authority for the non-metropolitan county of Staffordshire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2013, 62 councillors have been elected from 60 electoral divisions.

Nottinghamshire County Council elections are held every four years. Nottinghamshire County Council is the upper-tier authority for the non-metropolitan county of Nottinghamshire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2017, 66 county councillors have been elected from 56 electoral divisions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wiltshire Council elections</span>

Wiltshire Council elections date from 2009, when the Wiltshire Council unitary authority was created.

Shropshire Council elections are held every four years. Shropshire Council is the local authority for the unitary authority area of Shropshire, within the larger ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. The unitary authority was created on 1 April 2009 as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, taking over the functions of the abolished Shropshire County Council and the five non-metropolitan districts of Bridgnorth, North Shropshire, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Atcham, and South Shropshire. The Telford and Wrekin district had already become a separate unitary authority in 1998. Since the last full review of boundaries in 2009, 74 councillors have been elected from 63 electoral divisions.

References

  1. "Detailed results of the County Council Elections 2005 and 2001". Gloucestershire County Council. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  2. "Gloucestershire". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  3. "Council minutes". Gloucestershire County Council. Retrieved 25 June 2022.