2022 UK local government election
The 2022 Cheltenham Borough Council elections took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. Half of the council was up for election.[1]
Results
35,574
2022 Cheltenham Borough Council election |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 18 | | 85.7 | 13 | 31 | 77.5 | 19,595 | 55.1 | +12.5 |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 4.8 | 5 | 6 | 15.0 | 9,867 | 27.7 | -9.8 |
| PAB | 1 | | 4.8 | 1 | 2 | 5.0 | 996 | 2.8 | -0.6 |
| Green | 1 | 1 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 4,028 | 11.3 | +0.3 |
| Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,030 | 2.9 | -2.5 |
| Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 47 | 0.1 | N/A |
| TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Party | Previous council | New council | +/- |
| Liberal Democrats | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| Conservatives | 7 | 6 | -1 |
| People Against Bureaucracy | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 1 | +1 |
Total | 40 | 40 | |
Ward results
Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk (*) [2]
All Saints
All Saints[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Izaac Augustus Tailford | 1,048 | 62.9 | +16.1 |
| Conservative | Peter Christensen | 362 | 21.7 | -8.1 |
| Green | Stephen West | 145 | 8.7 | -7.2 |
| Labour | Isobel Amy Laing | 112 | 6.7 | -0.9 |
Majority | 686 | 41.2 | |
Turnout | 1,667 | 38.1 | -1.9 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Battledown
Battledown[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Matt Babbage* | 893 | 46.4 | +0.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Chidley | 785 | 40.8 | +1.7 |
| Green | Karen Celia Wilson | 246 | 12.8 | +4.3 |
Majority | 108 | 5.6 | |
Turnout | 1,924 | 40.0 | -6.0 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Benhall & The Reddings
Benhall & The Reddings[5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Charles Britter* | 1,218 | 66.6 | +15.0 |
| Conservative | Michael David Scott Evans | 452 | 24.7 | -13.1 |
| Green | Sarah Jane Field | 158 | 8.6 | +1.1 |
Majority | 766 | 41.9 | |
Turnout | 1,828 | 46.3 | -4.7 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Charlton Kings
Charlton Kings[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Angie Boyes* | 1,222 | 54.7 | +8.3 |
| Conservative | Jake Wilson | 743 | 33.3 | -5.6 |
| Green | Daniel Joseph Willey | 185 | 8.3 | -2.2 |
| Labour | Caroline Adele Gavin | 84 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
Majority | 479 | 21.4 | |
Turnout | 2,234 | 50.2 | +0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Charlton Park
Charlton Park[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Richard Baker* | 1,265 | 58.8 | +12.0 |
| Conservative | Georgie Bass | 726 | 33.8 | -9.2 |
| Green | Sharon Lorna Wallington | 160 | 7.4 | +0.5 |
Majority | 539 | 25.1 | |
Turnout | 2,151 | 54.7 | -3.3 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
College
College Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Garth Wallington Barnes* | 1,060 | 56.5 | +5.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Iain Andrew Paterson Dobie** | 1,019 | 54.3 | +3.3 |
| Conservative | Rich Newman | 418 | 22.3 | -5.6 |
| Conservative | Kenneth Anthony Pollock | 397 | 21.2 | -6.7 |
| Green | Elizabeth Johnson | 303 | 16.2 | +1.0 |
| Green | Connor Lewis Auker-Howlett | 192 | 10.2 | -5.0 |
| Labour | Kevin Michael Boyle | 138 | 7.4 | +1.5 |
| Reform UK | Steven Thomas | 47 | 2.5 | N/A |
Majority | 601 | 32.0 | |
Turnout | 1,875 | 42.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Iain Dobie was a sitting councillor for Warden Hill ward.
Hesters Way
Hesters Way[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Albert Wheeler* | 632 | 51.7 | +6.3 |
| Conservative | Jerry Forrest | 361 | 29.5 | -8.3 |
| Labour | John Malcolm Bride | 115 | 9.4 | +1.7 |
| Green | Adrian Becker | 104 | 8.5 | -0.2 |
| TUSC | Samuel Jacob Coxson | 11 | 0.9 | +0.4 |
Majority | 271 | 22.2 | |
Turnout | 1,223 | 24.3 | -3.7 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Lansdown
Lansdown[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Glenn Andrews | 829 | 51.9 | +16.3 |
| Conservative | Chris Mason* | 604 | 37.8 | -7.3 |
| Green | Steve Bell | 164 | 10.3 | +2.6 |
Majority | 225 | 14.1 | |
Turnout | 1,597 | 37.9 | -4.1 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Leckhampton
Leckhampton[10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Charles Horwood* | 1,446 | 60.8 | +27.7 |
| Conservative | Teresa Anne Prothero | 547 | 23.0 | -20.9 |
| Green | Peter Robert Frings | 387 | 16.3 | -6.7 |
Majority | 899 | 37.8 | |
Turnout | 2,380 | 54.5 | -4.5 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Oakley
Oakley[11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Max Wilkinson* | 775 | 63.5 | +15.4 |
| Conservative | James Alan Robert Bass | 249 | 20.4 | -13.0 |
| Labour | Michael Jarvis | 110 | 9.0 | -0.8 |
| Green | Carl Anthony Parker | 87 | 7.1 | -1.5 |
Majority | 526 | 43.1 | |
Turnout | 1,221 | 28.3 | -0.7 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Park
Park[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Ann Chelin | 1,304 | 53.4 | +15.7 |
| Conservative | David George Reed | 926 | 37.9 | -11.7 |
| Green | Catherine Sunita Lyon Leggett | 211 | 8.6 | +0.3 |
Majority | 378 | 15.5 | |
Turnout | 2,441 | 48.9 | -4.1 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Pittville
Pittville[13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Charles George Tooke | 1,097 | 52.7 | +19.5 |
| Conservative | Jonathan Edward Beeston | 663 | 31.8 | -16.5 |
| Green | Daniel Wilson | 322 | 15.5 | +4.7 |
Majority | 434 | 20.8 | |
Turnout | 2,082 | 42.4 | -1.6 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Prestbury
Prestbury[14] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| PAB | John Payne* | 996 | 45.7 | -4.3 |
| Conservative | Laura Elizabeth Haley | 466 | 21.4 | -8.9 |
| Green | Dan Taylor | 398 | 18.3 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Ingram | 318 | 14.6 | -5.1 |
Majority | 530 | 24.3 | |
Turnout | 2,178 | 44.6 | -1.4 |
| PAB hold | Swing | | |
Springbank
Springbank[15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Jeremy Jeffries* | 1,035 | 77.2 | +24.3 |
| Conservative | Paul Robert Simons | 191 | 14.3 | -16.0 |
| Green | Stephen John Bear | 114 | 8.5 | +1.1 |
Majority | 844 | 63.0 | |
Turnout | 1,340 | 26.3 | -1.7 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Mark's
St Mark's[16] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Jane Holliday* | 880 | 62.5 | +14.5 |
| Conservative | Joseph Charles Grout | 304 | 21.6 | -8.8 |
| Labour | Julie Frances Farmer | 223 | 15.8 | +5.9 |
Majority | 576 | 40.9 | |
Turnout | 1,407 | 29.5 | -2.5 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Paul's
St Paul's[17] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Tabi Joy | 586 | 50.4 | +27.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jayjay Potter-Peachey | 437 | 37.6 | +4.1 |
| Conservative | Susan Mary Godwin | 139 | 12.0 | -5.7 |
Majority | 149 | 12.8 | |
Turnout | 1,162 | 26.6 | -2.4 |
| Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
St Peter's
St Peter's[18] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Victoria Mae Atherstone* | 1,118 | 66.9 | +14.4 |
| Conservative | Rosemary Jaquine Baillie | 365 | 21.9 | -5.3 |
| Labour | Clive Robert Harriss | 187 | 11.2 | +2.8 |
Majority | 753 | 45.0 | |
Turnout | 1,670 | 30.1 | -2.9 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Swindon Village
Swindon Village[19] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Flo Clucas* | 841 | 64.6 | +16.3 |
| Conservative | Edward Wadih Hazzan | 319 | 24.5 | -5.0 |
| Green | Thomas Edward William Boden | 142 | 10.9 | -2.9 |
Majority | 522 | 40.1 | |
Turnout | 1,302 | 29.9 | -5.1 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Up Hatherley
Up Hatherley[20] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Adrian Stephen Bamford | 1,197 | 63.1 | +15.8 |
| Conservative | Roger Graham Fox | 533 | 28.1 | -11.1 |
| Green | Samantha Diane Hodges | 167 | 8.8 | -0.8 |
Majority | 664 | 35.0 | |
Turnout | 1,897 | 45.7 | -4.3 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Warden Hill
Warden Hill[21] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Anthony Beale | 1,088 | 57.1 | +9.9 |
| Conservative | Carl Leigh Jones | 606 | 31.8 | -9.6 |
| Green | Tim Bonsor | 149 | 7.8 | ±0.0 |
| Labour | Ian Hugh White | 61 | 3.2 | -0.4 |
Majority | 482 | 25.3 | |
Turnout | 1,904 | 43.7 | -4.3 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
By-elections
Battledown
Battledown: 9 February 2023 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Chidley | 877 | 52.0 | +11.2 |
| Conservative | Marcia Jacko | 609 | 36.1 | -10.3 |
| Green | Ian Cameron | 156 | 9.3 | -3.5 |
| Labour | Caroline Gavin | 43 | 2.6 | N/A |
Majority | 268 | 15.9 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,685 | 35.4 | -4.6 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 10.7 | |
Prestbury
Prestbury: 12 October 2023 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| PAB | Stan Smith | 644 | 37.2 | -8.5 |
| Green | Jan Foster | 484 | 27.9 | +9.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Ingram | 346 | 20.0 | +5.4 |
| Conservative | Laura Kennedy | 258 | 14.9 | -6.5 |
Majority | 160 | 9.3 | -15.0 |
Turnout | 1,732 | 36.7 | -7.9 |
| PAB hold | Swing | 9.0 | |
References
- ^ "Elections on 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Statement of persons nominated". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Election results for All Saints, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Election results for Battledown, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Election results for Benhall & The Reddings, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Election results for Charlton Kings, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Election results for Charlton Park, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Election results for Hesters Way, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Election results for Lansdown, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Election results for Leckhampton, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Election results for Oakley, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Election results for Park, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Election results for Pittville, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Election results for Prestbury, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Election results for Springbank, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Election results for St Mark's, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Election results for St Paul's, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Election results for St Peter's, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Election results for Swindon Village, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Election results for Up Hatherley, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Election results for Warden Hill, 5 May 2022". democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.