Cheltenham Borough Council elections

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Political control

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

Party in control Years
Conservative 1973 - 1979
No overall control 1979 - 1991
Liberal Democrats 1991 - 1999
No overall control 1999 - 2000
Conservative 2000 - 2002
Liberal Democrats 2002 - 2004
No overall control 2004 - 2010
Liberal Democrats 2010 - present

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

Swindon Village By-Election 28 May 1998[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
People against Bureaucracy Joanna McVeagh 239 39.6 +0.9
Liberal Democrat Charmain Sheppard 218 36.2 -13.1
Conservative Barbara Driver 146 24.2 +12.2
Majority 21 3.4
Turnout 603 41.7
Independent gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Prestbury By-Election 2 November 2000[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
People against Bureaucracy Diane Hibbert 786 59.2 +0.5
Conservative Tess Neale 344 25.9 +7.5
Liberal Democrat Robert Jones 161 12.1 +4.2
Labour Edward Hemmings 37 2.8 +2.8
Majority 625 33.3
Turnout 1,328 22.0
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Charlton Kings By-Election 22 January 2004[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Ryder 857 47.0 -3.3
Liberal Democrat Alan White 833 45.7 +9.1
Green Caroline Griffiths 84 4.6 -2.2
Labour Denis Williams 49 2.7 -3.6
Majority 24 1.3
Turnout 1,823 42.9
Conservative hold Swing
All Saints By-Election 30 July 2009[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Charlie Stewart 680 58.2 -0.9
Conservative Emma Logan 395 33.8 +0.2
Green Cathy Green 59 4.9 +0.4
Labour John Phipps 37 3.2 +0.3
Majority 285 24.4
Turnout 1,169 27.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Springbank By-Election 28 October 2010[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Chris Coleman 722 66.4 -2.9
Conservative Mireille Weller 188 17.3 -13.4
Labour Clive Harriss 142 13.1 +13.1
Green Jon Stubbings 35 3.2 +3.2
Majority 534 49.1
Turnout 1,087
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

References

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