2024 Cheltenham Borough Council election

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2024 Cheltenham Borough Council election
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All 40 seats to Cheltenham Borough Council
21 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
LeaderRowena HayAshleigh Davies
Party Liberal Democrats Green
Leader's seatOakleySt. Pauls
Last election311
Seats before302
Seats after363
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 6Increase2.svg 1

 Third partyFourth party
 
Leadern/aMatt Babbage [lower-alpha 1]
Party PAB Conservative
Leader's seatn/aBattledown
Last election16
Seats before25
Seats after10
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 5

Leader before election

Rowena Hay
Liberal Democrats

Elected Leader

Rowena Hay
Liberal Democrats

The 2024 Cheltenham Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. All 40 members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire were elected following boundary changes.

Contents

The Liberal Democrats retained control of the local authority. [2] The Conservatives were wiped out losing all their seats on the council. [3] [4]

Background

Since its creation in 1974, control of the council has alternated between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. [5] The Conservatives controlled the council until 1979, when it fell into no overall control until 1991, when the Liberal Democrats took control. The Conservatives briefly controlled the council from 2000 to 2002, with the Liberal Democrats re-taking control from no overall control in 2010. The Liberal Democrats have formed majority administrations since then.

In the most recent election, the Liberal Democrats maintained their seat count with 55.1% of the vote, the Conservatives won 1 seat (down 1) with 27.7%, People Against Bureaucracy kept their 1-seat up for election with 2.8%, and the Green Party gained 1 seat with 11.3%.

Boundary changes

Cheltenham usually elects its councillors in halves, on a 4-year cycle. However, following boundary changes, all councillors will be elected to the new wards. [6] All wards have 2 councillors.

Old wards [7] New wards
All SaintsAll Saints
BattledownBattledown
Benhall and the ReddingsBenhall, the Reddings and Fiddler's Green
Charlton KingsCharlton Kings
Charlton ParkCharlton Park
CollegeCollege
Hesters WayHesters Way
LansdownLansdown
LeckhamptonLeckhampton
OakleyOakley
ParkPark
PittvillePittville
PrestburyPrestbury
SpringbankSpringbank
St Mark'sSt Mark's
St Paul'sSt Paul's
St Peter'sSt Peter's
Swindon VillageSwindon Village
Up HatherleyUp Hatherley
Warden HillWarden Hill

Previous council composition

After 2022 election Before 2024 election [8] After 2024 election [9]
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
Liberal Democrats 31 Liberal Democrats 30 Liberal Democrats 36
Conservative 6 Conservative 5 Conservative 0
PAB 2 PAB 2 PAB 1
Green 1 Green 2 Green 3
Independent 0 Independent 1 Independent 0

Changes:

Results

Cheltenham Borough Council's composition after the 2024 local elections Cheltenham Borough Council 2024.svg
Cheltenham Borough Council's composition after the 2024 local elections
2024 Cheltenham Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Liberal Democrats 36
  Green 3
  PAB 1
  Conservative 00
  Independent 0
  Labour 0
  TUSC 0

Ward results

Sitting councilors are marked with an asterisk (*). [16]

All Saints

All Saints
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Ann Clark* 888 56.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Izaac Augustus Tailford* 839 53.7 N/A
Conservative Martin Tracey36123.1N/A
Conservative Philip Royden Wilce26216.8N/A
Green Amandeep Kaur Gill-Lang22814.6N/A
Labour Diana Helen Hale21914.0N/A
Green Stephen West19612.6N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,56134
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Battledown

Battledown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Helen Clare Pemberton 811 47.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Chris Day 773 45.2 N/A
Conservative Matt Babbage*69040.3N/A
Conservative Dan Bunner53031.0N/A
Green Karen Wilson18911.0N/A
Green Connor Lewis Auker-Howlett1337.8N/A
Labour Caroline Adele Gavin1257.3N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,71136
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Benhall, the Reddings & Fiddler's Green

Benhall, the Reddings & Fiddler's Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael John David Collins* 1,072 52.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen Ian Steinhardt 1,030 50.7 N/A
Conservative Dan Collins65932.4N/A
Conservative Alan James Davis47023.1N/A
Green Sarah Jane Field25312.5N/A
Green John Leslie Jarvis1497.3N/A
Labour Jan Lugg1437.0N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,03141
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Charlton Kings

Charlton Kings
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Angie Boyes* 1,099 59.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andy Mutton 840 45.3 N/A
Conservative Nick Saywell54229.2N/A
Conservative Roy Hewlett46024.8N/A
Green Daniel Joseph Willey24213.1N/A
Green Morgan Woodland1789.6N/A
Labour Ella Harriet Rees1689.1N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,85442
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Charlton Park

Charlton Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Richard Baker* 1,218 62.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Steve Harvey* 1,033 53.0 N/A
Conservative Georgina Rose Bass52627.0N/A
Conservative Helen Frances Shill45723.4N/A
Green Melina Pereira Costelloe1517.7N/A
Green Sharon Lorna Wallington1427.3N/A
Labour Malcolm Bride1105.6N/A
Independent John Kadwell743.8N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,94946
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

College

College
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Iain Andrew Paterson Dobie* 882 51.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Garth Wallington Barnes* 831 48.1 N/A
Green Stephen Benjamin Vitkovitch41023.7N/A
Conservative Bettina Evans31918.4N/A
Conservative Teresa Anne Prothero31218.0N/A
Green Lewis Vincent Irvine27716.0N/A
Labour Adam Moliver18310.6N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,72941
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hesters Way

Hesters Way
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Wheeler* 396 41.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Cathal Lynch 348 36.4 N/A
Green Wendy Flynn*28029.3N/A
Green Gary Clarke23724.8N/A
Labour Clive Harriss14915.6N/A
Conservative Ro Baillie14715.4N/A
Conservative Helen Landau12513.1N/A
TUSC Joe Waters303.1N/A
TUSC Samuel Coxson272.8N/A
Majority
Turnout 95519
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Lansdown

Lansdown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Glenn Andrews* 713 45.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ben Lewis Orme 585 37.2 N/A
Conservative Susan Godwin52033.0N/A
Conservative Olalekan Ebenezer Olajide39124.8N/A
Green Deborah Claire Milner20413.0N/A
Green Stephen Paul Bell19012.1N/A
Labour David Richard Cockfield16910.7N/A
Independent Geoff Parsons1479.3N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,57433
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Leckhampton

Leckhampton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Charles Horwood* 1,169 54.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Julia Caroline Chandler 1,007 47.3 N/A
Conservative Pippa Mason65530.7N/A
Conservative William Bernard Francis Prothero52024.4N/A
Green Peter Robert Frings23511.0N/A
Green Elizabeth Johnson21510.1N/A
Labour Bronwen Rachel Goring1255.9N/A
Independent Sali Wijesinghe582.7N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,13150
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Oakley

Oakley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rowena Mary Hay* 626 59.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alisha Chloe-Marie Lewis** 492 46.8 N/A
Conservative Margaret Emma Frances Nelson**23722.5N/A
Conservative Andrew Stephen Wall19618.6N/A
Labour Isobel Mary Laing15014.3N/A
Green Claire Angela Blanche Spanner13312.6N/A
Green Nathan Luke Weller848.0N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,05224
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Alisha Lewis was a sitting councillor for St Paul's ward

Emma Nelson was a sitting councillor for Leckhampton ward

Park

Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jackie Chelin* 942 47.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Dilys Mary Juliet Barrell 935 46.8 N/A
Conservative Tim Harman*77238.6N/A
Conservative Diana Pollock58029.0N/A
Green Paul Michael Godfrey1969.8N/A
Labour Kevin Michael Boyle1608.0N/A
Green Tussie Myerson1577.9N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,99844
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Pittville

Pittville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Julian Charles George Tooke* 982 54.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Juan Carlos Garcia Clamp 796 44.5 N/A
Conservative Laura Kennedy46325.9N/A
Conservative Peter Frantz Vagh Christensen44624.9N/A
Green Sarah Louise Quekett24713.8N/A
Green Daniel Wilson22712.7N/A
Labour Martin William Glozier1608.9N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,79036
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Prestbury

Prestbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAB Stan Smith* 928 46.8 N/A
Green Jan Foster 744 37.6 N/A
Green Ian Alexander Cameron64432.5N/A
Conservative Stephan Alexander Fifield*62131.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Jane Elizabeth Martin24712.5N/A
Conservative Harry Hopkins24412.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Joe March1698.5N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,98141
PAB hold Swing
Green gain from PAB Swing

Stephan Fifield was a sitting councillor for Pittville ward

Springbank

Springbank
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Theresa Williams* 744 65.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Jeremy Jeffries* 734 64.8 N/A
Conservative James Alan Robert Bass21719.2N/A
Conservative Roger Graham Fox19717.4N/A
Green Stephen John Bear11810.4N/A
Green Ian James Munday1049.2N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,13324
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St Mark's

St Mark's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Jane Holliday* 720 53.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard James Pinegar* 697 51.7 N/A
Conservative Louise Collins26819.9N/A
Conservative Penny Hyams22316.5N/A
Labour Julie Frances Farmer22216.5N/A
Green Naomi Ruth Seadon17312.8N/A
Green Adrian Becker15911.8N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,34828
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St Paul's

St Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Tabi Joy* 501 43.5 N/A
Green Ashleigh Olivia Davies 455 39.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Rob Nancekivell31827.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Jayjay Potter-Peachy28624.8N/A
Labour Bobby Johnstone22819.8N/A
Conservative Chris Mason12410.8N/A
Independent Daud McDonald1069.2N/A
Conservative Lily Hannah May Prothero917.9N/A
TUSC Adrienne Davis272.3N/A
TUSC Christian David Dwyer252.2N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,15125
Green hold Swing
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

St Peter's

St Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Victoria May Atherstone* 781 55.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats David John Willingham* 744 53.0 N/A
Conservative Jerry Forrest22616.1N/A
Labour Mike Farmer22415.9N/A
Green Daniel Ethan Hodges21715.4N/A
Green Glyn Ellis19113.6N/A
Conservative Edward Wadih Hazzan18213.0N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,40528
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Swindon Village

Swindon Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Flo Clucas* 723 59.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Frank John Allen 613 50.6 N/A
Green Mark Barber30325.0N/A
Green Edward Nuan Bycroft Saul25721.2N/A
Conservative Brian Anthony Chaplin19115.8N/A
Conservative Joseph James Picknell16513.6N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,21232
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Up Hatherley

Up Hatherley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Adrian Stephen Bamford* 1,170 60.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Julie Margaret Sankey* 1,001 51.9 N/A
Conservative Colin John Parsons48825.3N/A
Conservative Sandra Gloria Parsons45423.5N/A
Green Samantha Diane Hodges22211.5N/A
Labour Philip Cole1568.1N/A
Green Charles Adrian Goodwin1427.4N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,92939
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Warden Hill

Warden Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Anthony Beale* 1,009 56.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Tony Oliver* 939 52.6 N/A
Conservative Patrick John William Dunleavy51729.0N/A
Conservative Gill Hewlett43224.2N/A
Green Maxine Karen Godfrey1397.8N/A
Green Timothy Cosmo Bonsor1096.1N/A
Labour Christopher John Meehan1076.0N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,78541
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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