Cotswold District Council elections

Cotswold District Council in Gloucestershire, England is elected every four years.

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]

Bourton on the Water By-Election 16 May 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Independent	381	56.0
	Liberal Democrat	299	43.9
Majority		82	12.1
Turnout		680	25.3
	Independent gain from Independent	Swing

Northleach By-Election 22 August 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Independent	227	57.7
	Independent	88	22.4
	Liberal Democrat	78	19.8
Majority		139	35.3
Turnout		393	28.5
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrat	Swing

Cirencester Watermoor By-Election 5 April 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	300	48.2	+31.6
	Conservative	259	41.6	+23.2
	Independent	63	10.1	-31.6
Majority		41	6.6
Turnout		622	19.6
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour	Swing

Stow-on-the-Wold By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Independent	438	42.1	+4.2
	Conservative	317	30.5	-31.6
	Liberal Democrat	285	27.4	+27.4
Majority		121	11.6
Turnout		1,040
	Independent gain from Conservative	Swing

Northleach By-Election 4 October 2001
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	209	44.4
	Independent	153	32.5
	Independent	109	23.1
Majority		56	11.9
Turnout		471	30.1
	Conservative gain from Independent	Swing

Northleach By-Election 20 January 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mark Tufnell	435	69.4
	Liberal Democrat	Kenneth Mustoe	105	16.7
	Independent	Alan Wellman	87	13.9
Majority			330	52.7
Turnout			627	44.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cirencester Watermoor By-Election 5 May 2005
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	1,201	66.8	+8.6
	Conservative	597	33.2	-8.6
Majority		604	33.6
Turnout		1,798	60.2
	Liberal Democrat hold	Swing

Kempsford-Lechlade By-Election 21 July 2005^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sandra Carter	683	62.9	+23.7
	Liberal Democrat	Peterjon Maslen	403	37.1	+21.3
Majority			280	25.8
Turnout			1,086	34.8
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Beacon-Stow By-Election 12 January 2006^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Penman	540	63.8	+23.8
	Independent	John Kennell	307	36.2	-4.6
Majority			233	27.6
Turnout			847	31.3
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Water Park By-Election 13 March 2008^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Clarke	648	55.5	+15.3
	Conservative	Lynne Armstrong-Hobbs	519	44.5	-15.3
Majority			129	11.0
Turnout			1,167	26.2
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Campden Vale By-Election 4 June 2009^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Annett	1,595	73.1	-26.9
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Clayton	588	26.9	+26.9
Majority			1,007	46.2
Turnout			2,183	45.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Water Park By-Election 17 September 2009^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Esmond Jenkins	894	71.7	+31.5
	Conservative	Brian Viner	353	28.3	-31.5
Majority			541	43.4
Turnout			1,247	28.3
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

v t e Council elections in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013
Cheltenham Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
Cotswolds District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Forest of Dean District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Gloucester City Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
South Gloucestershire Council	1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Stroud District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Tewkesbury Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Avon County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 Abolished
Kingswood Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished
Northavon District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes