2018 Cheltenham Borough Council election

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.

2018 Cheltenham Borough Council election

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21 out of 40 seats to Cheltenham Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
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

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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