2018 UK local government election
2018 Cheltenham Borough Council election |
21 out of 40 seats to Cheltenham Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | | | | Party | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | Seats before | 29 | 7 | Seats won | 17 | 3 | Seats after | 32 | 6 | Seat change | 3 | 1 | Popular vote | 15,504 | 12,196 | Percentage | 45.8% | 36.0% | | | Third party | | | | | Party | PAB | | Seats before | 3 | | Seats won | 1 | | Seats after | 2 | | Seat change | 1 | | Popular vote | 1,450 | | Percentage | 5.4% | | |
Map showing the results of the 2018 Cheltenham Borough Council elections by ward. Yellow shows the Liberal Democrats, blue shows the Conservatives and black People Against Bureaucracy. |
Council control before election Liberal Democrat | Council control after election Liberal Democrat | |
The 2018 Cheltenham Borough Council election was held on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The result was a victory for the incumbent Liberal Democrat administration, which increased its overall majority.
Overall Results
Party | Previous council | New council | +/- |
| Liberal Democrats | 29 | 32 | 3 |
| Conservatives | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| People Against Bureaucracy | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 40 | 40 | |
Cheltenham Borough Council Election Result 2018 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 17 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 81.0 | 45.8 | 15,504 | +0.3 |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 14.3 | 36.0 | 12,196 | +6.7 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 2,600 | +1.4 |
| PAB | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 1,450 | -1.4 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 1,450 | -1.9 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0.8 | 268 | -2.5 |
Ward results
All Saints
All Saints Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Hegenbarth* | 674 | 47.1 | −5.4 |
| Conservative | Ben Stone | 522 | 36.5 | +5.9 |
| Labour | Derek Anthony Nigel Lockhart | 139 | 9.7 | −1.9 |
| Green | Sarah Jane Field | 96 | 6.7 | −0.6 |
Majority | 152 | 10.6 | −13.3 |
Turnout | 1,433 | 34 | −1 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Battledown
Battledown Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Matt Babbage* | 971 | 58.2 | +2.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Jane Allen | 503 | 30.1 | +1.1 |
| Labour | Caroline Adele Gavin | 108 | 6.5 | −2.5 |
| Green | Spencer Richard Allman | 87 | 5.2 | −1.2 |
Majority | 468 | 28.1 | +1.5 |
Turnout | 1,672 | 38 | +1 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Benhall & The Reddings
Benhall & The Reddings Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Charles Britter* | 1,036 | 55.3 | +5.7 |
| Conservative | James William Harold Russell | 746 | 39.8 | −2.0 |
| Labour | Francis Xavier Chacko | 91 | 4.9 | +1.0 |
Majority | 290 | 15.5 | +7.7 |
Turnout | 1,873 | 47 | +1 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Charlton Kings
Charlton Kings Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Angie Boyes | 915 | 47.8 | −1.4 |
| Conservative | Dan Collins | 747 | 39.0 | +1.4 |
| Labour | Joanna Susan Hughes | 150 | 7.8 | +1.6 |
| Green | Lorraine Elizabeth Mason | 101 | 5.3 | −1.7 |
Majority | 168 | 8.8 | −2.8 |
Turnout | 1,921 | 44 | −1 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Charlton Park
Charlton Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Richard Baker* | 1,050 | 49.2 | −2.2 |
| Conservative | David Grahame Lewis | 962 | 45.1 | +5.0 |
| Green | Karen Wilson | 68 | 3.2 | +0.1 |
| Labour | David John Beesley | 54 | 2.5 | −2.9 |
Majority | 88 | 4.1 | −7.2 |
Turnout | 2,136 | 53 | +3 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
College
College Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Garth Wallington Barnes* | 976 | 57.7 | −5.3 |
| Conservative | Peter Frantz Vagn | 448 | 26.5 | +4.6 |
| Labour | Lynda Peggy Johnson | 162 | 9.6 | +4.6 |
| Green | Drew Alexander Davie | 105 | 6.2 | +0.2 |
Majority | 528 | 31.2 | −9.9 |
Turnout | 1,692 | 38 | −2 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hesters Way
Hesters Way Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Albert Wheeler* | 669 | 55.0 | +2.3 |
| Conservative | Stephen Charles Lovatt | 386 | 31.7 | +0.3 |
| Labour | Clive Robert Harriss | 161 | 13.2 | +4.2 |
Majority | 283 | 23.3 | +2.0 |
Turnout | 1,218 | 24 | −1 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Lansdown
Lansdown Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Chris Mason* | 720 | 52.9 | ±0.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Anne Clark | 406 | 29.8 | +5.0 |
| Labour | Miranda Jane Latham-Jackson | 148 | 10.9 | −0.6 |
| Green | Adrian Becker | 87 | 6.4 | −4.3 |
Majority | 314 | 23.1 | −5.0 |
Turnout | 1,362 | 33 | +3 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Leckhampton
Leckhampton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Horwood | 1,082 | 47.2 | +27.2 |
| Conservative | Stephen Cooke | 1,069 | 46.6 | +18.1 |
| Conservative | Chris Nelson* | 1,067 | 46.5 | +18.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Glenn Andrews | 834 | 36.4 | +16.4 |
| Green | Peter Frings | 302 | 13.2 | +8.4 |
| Labour | Steve Harrop | 78 | 3.4 | +0.4 |
| Labour | Christopher Meehan | 56 | 2.4 | −0.6 |
Majority | 13 | 0.1 | −11.5 |
Turnout | 2,293 | 52 | +4 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Oakley
Oakley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Max Wilkinson** | 768 | 54.2 | +6.9 |
| Labour | Liz Ashley | 331 | 23.4 | +4.1 |
| Conservative | Ben Carlton | 317 | 22.4 | −3.9 |
Majority | 437 | 30.8 | +9.8 |
Turnout | 1,320 | 33 | +4 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Max Wilkinson was a sitting councillor in Park.
Park
Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Dilys Mary Juliet Barrell | 1,154 | 47.6 | +4.4 |
| Conservative | Laura Elizabeth Kennedy | 1,101 | 45.4 | −1.5 |
| Labour | Kevin Michael Boyle | 91 | 3.8 | −1.4 |
| Green | Barbara Anne Knight-Elliott | 77 | 3.2 | −1.6 |
Majority | 53 | 2.2 | −1.5 |
Turnout | 2,430 | 50 | +5 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Pittville
Pittville Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jo Stafford | 628 | 31.7 | −14.3 |
| Conservative | Stephen Alexander Fifield | 624 | 31.5 | +16.5 |
| PAB | Adam Lewis Kirkham Lillywhite* | 514 | 25.9 | −3.5 |
| Labour | Andrew James Nicholson | 150 | 7.6 | +2.6 |
| Green | Stephen John Bear | 65 | 3.3 | −1.3 |
Majority | 4 | 0.2 | −16.4 |
Turnout | 1,984 | 41 | ±0 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from PAB | Swing | | |
Prestbury
Prestbury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| PAB | John Payne* | 1,324 | 65.7 | −3.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Jane Stimpson | 411 | 20.4 | +8.8 |
| Conservative | Jerry Forrest | 279 | 13.9 | −1.0 |
Majority | 913 | 45.3 | −8.8 |
Turnout | 2,022 | 44 | +4 |
| PAB hold | Swing | | |
Springbank
Springbank Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Jeremy Jeffries* | 818 | 64.3 | +7.3 |
| Conservative | Rich Newman | 323 | 25.4 | +4.6 |
| Labour | John Malcolm Bride | 132 | 10.4 | N/A |
Majority | 495 | 38.9 | +2.7 |
Turnout | 1,277 | 25 | −4 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Mark’s
St Mark’s Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Jane Holliday* | 676 | 52.8 | −10.1 |
| Conservative | Joshua David William | 356 | 27.8 | +15.7 |
| Labour | Matthew James Bevington | 159 | 12.4 | +3.7 |
| Green | David John Clarke | 89 | 7.0 | +0.5 |
Majority | 320 | 25.0 | −25.8 |
Turnout | 1,284 | 26 | −5 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Paul’s
St Paul’s Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonny Brownsteen | 442 | 38.8 | +2.2 |
| Labour | Craig Francis Fraser | 293 | 25.7 | +9.7 |
| Independent | Daud McDonald | 268 | 23.5 | −2.8 |
| Conservative | Tamba Abass Manyeh | 136 | 11.9 | +1.0 |
Majority | 149 | 13.1 | −0.2 |
Turnout | 1,142 | 26 | +5 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Peter’s
St Peter’s Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Victoria May Atherstone | 617 | 39.9 | −6.6 |
| Conservative | Hannah Wright | 507 | 32.8 | +6.7 |
| Green | Jim Blackstock | 278 | 18.0 | −0.3 |
| Labour | Robert Ramuz Irons | 145 | 9.4 | +0.3 |
Majority | 110 | 7.1 | −13.3 |
Turnout | 1,548 | 29 | ±0 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Swindon Village
Swindon Village Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Flo Clucas* | 744 | 62.1 | +16.8 |
| Conservative | Edward Wadih Hazzan | 455 | 37.9 | +24.3 |
Majority | 289 | 24.2 | +12.9 |
Turnout | 1,217 | 27 | −4 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Up Hatherley
Up Hatherley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew McKinlay* | 1,015 | 56.9 | −7.6 |
| Conservative | Emma Jane Logan | 645 | 36.2 | +15.7 |
| Labour | Kenneth Syme | 124 | 7.0 | +3.2 |
Majority | 370 | 20.7 | −23.3 |
Turnout | 1,788 | 43 | ±0 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Warden Hill
Warden Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Iain Andrew Paterson Dobie | 920 | 46.4 | −0.6 |
| Conservative | Margaret Emma Frances Nelson | 882 | 44.5 | +12.4 |
| Green | Timothy Cosmo Bonsor | 95 | 4.8 | −0.1 |
| Labour | Ian Hugh White | 84 | 4.2 | −2.3 |
Majority | 38 | 1.9 | −13.0 |
Turnout | 1,983 | 45 | +4 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
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