2012 UK local government election
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]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Liberal Democrat 25
- Conservative 11
- People Against Bureaucracy 4
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][3]
The election saw an error by the poll clerk at St Christopher's Church polling station in Warden Hill, where voters' unique numbers were written on the reverse of ballot papers, 412 votes had to be discounted by the returning officer. Following an investigation, it was found the error did not affect the result so the election was not re-run.[4]
Cheltenham Borough Council Election Result 2012 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 55.0 | 43.0 | 11,739 | -8.1 |
| Conservative | 7 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 35.0 | 36.4 | 9,937 | -2.1 |
| PAB | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 10.0 | 7.1 | 1,952 | +2.7 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 1,483 | +1.8 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 1,254 | +2.3 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 950 | N/A |
Ward results
All Saints Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Jordan* | 529 | 42.7 | −9.7 |
| Conservative | Matthew Babbage | 476 | 38.4 | +3.8 |
| Labour | Diana Hale | 119 | 9.6 | +2.6 |
| Green | Catherine Green | 115 | 9.3 | +3.3 |
Majority | 53 | 4.3 | −13.5 |
Turnout | 1,239 | 31 | −33 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Battledown Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Andrew Wall* | 771 | 55.5 | +3.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul McCloskey | 414 | 29.8 | −18.1 |
| Green | Jon Stubbings | 204 | 14.7 | N/A |
Majority | 357 | 25.7 | +21.5 |
Turnout | 1,389 | 33 | −41 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Benhall and The Reddings Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jacqueline Fletcher* | 809 | 46.8 | +6.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Marcus Annfield | 635 | 36.7 | −18.2 |
| UKIP | Peter Bowman | 284 | 16.4 | N/A |
Majority | 174 | 10.1 | −4.7 |
Turnout | 1,728 | 42 | −34 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Charlton Kings Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Rob Reid | 854 | 46.4 | −1.4 |
| Conservative | Heather McLain** | 768 | 41.8 | −3.8 |
| Green | Sarah Field | 217 | 11.8 | +5.2 |
Majority | 86 | 4.6 | +2.2 |
Turnout | 1,925 | 42 | −37 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Charlton Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Duncan Smith** | 898 | 53.1 | +1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Baker | 794 | 46.9 | −1.1 |
Majority | 104 | 6.2 | +2.1 |
Turnout | 1,692 | 42 | −36 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Duncan Smith was a sitting councillor for Charlton Kings.
College Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Klara Sudbury** | 864 | 62.0 | +7.7 |
| Conservative | David Richardson | 529 | 38.0 | −0.4 |
Majority | 335 | 24.0 | +8.0 |
Turnout | 1,393 | 34 | −36 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Klara Sudbury was a sitting councillor for Charlton Park.
Hesters Way Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Wendy Flynn* | 623 | 59.3 | −8.8 |
| Conservative | Philip Woolley | 237 | 22.5 | −9.4 |
| Labour | Brian Hughes | 191 | 18.2 | N/A |
Majority | 386 | 36.8 | +0.7 |
Turnout | 1,051 | 21 | −31 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Lansdown Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Diggory Seacome* | 569 | 52.1 | +2.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paula Baldwin | 524 | 47.9 | +4.8 |
Majority | 45 | 4.2 | −2.2 |
Turnout | 1,093 | 26 | −34 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Leckhampton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Andrew Chard | 761 | 43.4 | −1.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Pimley | 678 | 38.7 | −10.1 |
| UKIP | Alan Stone | 172 | 9.8 | N/A |
| Green | Timothy Bonsor | 141 | 8.0 | +1.6 |
Majority | 83 | 4.7 | +0.7 |
Turnout | 1,752 | 42 | −39 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Oakley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Rowena Hay* | 593 | 54.9 | +8.0 |
| Labour | Kevin Boyle | 225 | 20.8 | +7.9 |
| Conservative | Mireille Weller | 186 | 17.2 | −11.2 |
| Green | Adrian Becker | 76 | 7.0 | N/A |
Majority | 368 | 34.1 | +15.6 |
Turnout | 1,080 | 25 | −29 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Tim Harman | 972 | 55.8 | +4.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Owen Compton | 382 | 21.9 | −20.3 |
| Green | Vanessa Angelo-Thompson | 230 | 13.2 | +6.4 |
| UKIP | Ann Coleman | 158 | 9.1 | N/A |
Majority | 590 | 33.9 | +25.1 |
Turnout | 1,742 | 34 | −38 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pittville Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| PAB | David Prince | 713 | 46.1 | +13.2 |
| Conservative | Lewis Feilder | 397 | 25.7 | −3.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Ward | 280 | 18.1 | −14.6 |
| Green | Ian Lander | 96 | 6.2 | +1.1 |
| UKIP | Eric Atkinson | 61 | 3.9 | N/A |
Majority | 316 | 20.4 | +20.2 |
Turnout | 1,547 | 37 | −32 |
| PAB gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Prestbury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| PAB | Malcolm Stennett* | 1,239 | 72.0 | +19.0 |
| Conservative | Nathan Weller | 263 | 15.3 | −9.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alastair Mason | 218 | 12.7 | −9.5 |
Majority | 976 | 56.7 | +28.5 |
Turnout | 1,720 | 38 | −36 |
| PAB hold | Swing | | |
Springbank Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Williams | 675 | 65.3 | +3.4 |
| Labour | Clive Harriss | 189 | 18.3 | N/A |
| Conservative | Jonathan Moffitt | 170 | 16.4 | −12.0 |
Majority | 486 | 47.0 | +8.2 |
Turnout | 1,034 | 21 | −33 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Marks Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Coleman | 634 | 51.5 | −3.8 |
| Conservative | Andrew Coffey | 267 | 21.7 | −7.6 |
| Labour | Rod Gay | 210 | 17.0 | +6.4 |
| Green | Demelza Jones | 121 | 9.8 | +5.0 |
Majority | 367 | 29.8 | +3.8 |
Turnout | 1,232 | 27 | −32 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Pauls Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Lansley | 355 | 51.2 | −13.7 |
| Labour | Phillip Vincent | 139 | 20.1 | N/A |
| Conservative | Steve Thomas | 124 | 17.9 | −7.1 |
| Green | Jack Guest | 75 | 10.8 | +0.7 |
Majority | 216 | 31.1 | −8.9 |
Turnout | 693 | 15 | −29 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Peters Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | John Rawson* | 702 | 63.8 | +3.7 |
| Conservative | Lucy Strachan | 217 | 19.7 | −10.5 |
| Labour | Robert Irons | 181 | 16.5 | +6.8 |
Majority | 485 | 44.1 | +14.2 |
Turnout | 1,100 | 22 | −33 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Swindon Village Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Bernard Fisher* | 835 | 76.1 | +11.0 |
| Conservative | Christine Anderson | 262 | 23.9 | −11.0 |
Majority | 573 | 52.2 | +21.9 |
Turnout | 1,097 | 25 | −34 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Up Hatherley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Whyborn* | 901 | 52.1 | +6.1 |
| Conservative | George Askew | 552 | 31.9 | −14.1 |
| UKIP | George Askew | 275 | 15.9 | N/A |
Majority | 349 | 20.2 | +20.2 |
Turnout | 1,728 | 42 | −35 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Warden Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anne Regan* | 709 | 60.8 | +15.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Cindy Bexfield | 249 | 21.4 | −26.4 |
| Green | Adam van Coevorden | 208 | 17.8 | +11.0 |
Majority | 460 | 39.4 | +37.0 |
Turnout | 1,578 | 36 | −37 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Local election results 2012: English councils". the Guardian. 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Cheltenham one of few places nationally where Lib Dems hold firm". ITV News.[dead link]
- ^ "BOROUGH COUNCIL ELECTIONS COUNTS" (PDF).
- ^ Cheltenham Borough Council. "INVESTIGATION INTO BALLOT PAPER ISSUE ERROR AT ST CHRISTOPHER'S CHURCH POLLING STATION, WARDEN HILL WARD, CHELTENHAM DURING THE MAY 2012 LOCAL ELECTIONS" (PDF). Retrieved 17 May 2024.