2014 UK local government election
The 2014 Cheltenham Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Election Result
Cheltenham Borough Council Election Result 2014 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 70.0 | 42.5 | 14,153 | -0.5 |
| Conservative | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20.0 | 29.6 | 9,857 | -6.8 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 3,327 | +6.5 |
| PAB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 6.7 | 2,249 | -0.4 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 1,639 | +0.3 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 1,172 | -1.9 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 646 | N/A |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 143 | N/A |
| NHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 135 | N/A |
Ward results
All Saints
All Saints Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Dan Murch | 587 | 41.3 | -1.4 |
| Conservative | Steve Thomas | 406 | 28.5 | -9.9 |
| UKIP | Bob Bransby | 154 | 10.8 | N/A |
| Green | Aina Wylie | 152 | 10.7 | +1.4 |
| Labour | Diana Hale | 124 | 8.7 | -0.9 |
Majority | 181 | 12.8 | +8.5 |
Turnout | 1,425 | 35 | +4 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Battledown
Battledown Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Matt Babbage | 814 | 46.0 | -9.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul McCloskey | 741 | 41.9 | +12.1 |
| UKIP | Lyn Bransby | 215 | 12.1 | N/A |
Majority | 73 | 4.1 | -21.6 |
Turnout | 1,789 | 42 | +9 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Benhall and The Reddings
Benhall and The Reddings Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Britter* | 1,188 | 66.7 | +30.0 |
| Conservative | Angela de Souza | 594 | 33.3 | -13.5 |
Majority | 594 | 33.4 | +23.3 |
Turnout | 1,829 | 45 | +3 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Charlton Kings
Charlton Kings Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Helena McCloskey* | 926 | 45.3 | -1.1 |
| Conservative | Tim Cooper | 638 | 31.2 | -10.6 |
| UKIP | Justin Dunne | 361 | 17.7 | N/A |
| Labour | Neville Mozley | 119 | 5.8 | N/A |
Majority | 288 | 14.1 | +9.5 |
Turnout | 2,053 | 47 | +5 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Charlton Park
Charlton Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Baker | 861 | 45.9 | -1.0 |
| Conservative | Penny Hall* | 767 | 40.9 | -12.2 |
| UKIP | Justin Dunne | 154 | 8.2 | N/A |
| Labour | John Bride | 46 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Green | Wayne Spiller | 46 | 2.5 | N/A |
Majority | 94 | 5.0 | -1.2 |
Turnout | 1,875 | 47 | +5 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Note: the election in Charlton Park was delayed due to the death of a candidate. The election was held on 3 July 2014.
College
College Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Garth Barnes* | 886 | 52.5 | -9.5 |
| Conservative | Emily Croft | 417 | 24.7 | -13.3 |
| Green | Sarah Field | 223 | 13.2 | N/A |
| UKIP | Sue Jones | 162 | 9.6 | N/A |
Majority | 469 | 27.8 | +3.8 |
Turnout | 1,698 | 41 | +7 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hesters Way
Hesters Way Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Wheeler* | 633 | 51.6 | -7.7 |
| Conservative | Janet Honeywill | 302 | 24.6 | +2.1 |
| Labour | Clive Harriss | 179 | 14.6 | -3.6 |
| TUSC | Andrew Causon | 113 | 9.2 | N/A |
Majority | 331 | 27.0 | -9.8 |
Turnout | 1,240 | 25 | +4 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Lansdown
Lansdown Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Chris Mason | 703 | 48.7 | -3.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mel Gladwin | 592 | 41.0 | -6.9 |
| Labour | Keith White | 148 | 10.3 | N/A |
Majority | 111 | 7.7 | +3.5 |
Turnout | 1,459 | 33 | +7 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Leckhampton
Leckhampton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Chris Nelson | 813 | 36.4 | -7.0 |
| Independent | Ian Bickerton* | 516 | 23.1 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Iain Dobie | 505 | 22.6 | -16.1 |
| UKIP | Ian Statham | 217 | 9.7 | -0.1 |
| Green | Barbara Knight-Elliott | 182 | 8.2 | +0.2 |
Majority | 297 | 13.3 | +8.6 |
Turnout | 2,240 | 53 | +11 |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Note: Ian Bickerton was the sitting councillor. He was elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2010.
Oakley
Oakley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Hay* | 575 | 45.5 | -9.4 |
| UKIP | John Hopwood | 328 | 25.9 | N/A |
| Labour | Alec Gamble | 189 | 15.0 | -5.8 |
| Conservative | Lucy Strachan | 172 | 13.6 | -3.6 |
Majority | 247 | 19.6 | -14.5 |
Turnout | 1,272 | 29 | +4 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Park
Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Max Wilkinson | 1,026 | 44.9 | +23.0 |
| Conservative | Rob Garnham* | 970 | 42.5 | -13.3 |
| Green | Victoria Angelo-Thompson | 186 | 8.1 | -5.1 |
| Labour | Kevin Boyle | 102 | 4.5 | N/A |
Majority | 56 | 2.4 | -31.5 |
Turnout | 2,292 | 45 | +11 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Pittville
Pittville Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| PAB | Adam Lillywhite | 725 | 41.0 | -5.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Dennis Parsons | 662 | 37.5 | +19.4 |
| Conservative | Paul Wood | 380 | 21.5 | -4.2 |
Majority | 63 | 3.5 | -16.9 |
Turnout | 1,781 | 42 | +5 |
| PAB hold | Swing | | |
Prestbury
Prestbury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| PAB | John Payne | 1,524 | 76.4 | +4.4 |
| Conservative | Simon Probert | 306 | 15.3 | +-0.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Abu Syed | 165 | 8.3 | -4.4 |
Majority | 1,218 | 61.1 | +4.4 |
Turnout | 2,010 | 45 | +7 |
| PAB hold | Swing | | |
Springbank
Springbank Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Jeffries* | 648 | 47.6 | -17.7 |
| UKIP | Peter Joiner | 338 | 24.8 | N/A |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Fox | 200 | 14.7 | -1.7 |
| Labour | Anthony Cheetham | 145 | 10.7 | -7.6 |
| TUSC | Joe Sucksmith | 30 | 2.2 | N/A |
Majority | 310 | 22.6 | -24.4 |
Turnout | 1,367 | 28 | +7 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Mark's
St Mark's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Holliday* | 673 | 43.6 | -7.9 |
| UKIP | Peter Bowman | 371 | 24.0 | N/A |
| Conservative | Jerry Forrest | 239 | 15.5 | -6.2 |
| Labour | Rod Gay | 133 | 8.6 | -8.4 |
| Green | Demelza Jones | 128 | 8.3 | -1.5 |
Majority | 302 | 19.6 | -10.2 |
Turnout | 1,552 | 33 | +6 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Paul's
St Paul's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jon Walklett* | 299 | 30.2 | -21.0 |
| Conservative | Andrew Coffey | 157 | 15.9 | -2.0 |
| Labour | Ann Gate | 151 | 15.3 | -4.8 |
| NHA | Neil Beck | 135 | 13.7 | N/A |
| Independent | Daud McDonald | 130 | 13.1 | N/A |
| Green | Adrian Becker | 117 | 11.8 | +1.0 |
Majority | 142 | 14.3 | -16.8 |
Turnout | 993 | 21 | +6 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Peter's
St Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Pat Thornton* | 695 | 47.1 | -16.7 |
| UKIP | Barry Lodge | 332 | 22.5 | N/A |
| Conservative | Jonathan Moffitt | 253 | 17.2 | -2.5 |
| Labour | Robert Irons | 195 | 13.2 | -3.3 |
Majority | 363 | 24.6 | -19.5 |
Turnout | 1,480 | 29 | +7 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Swindon Village
Swindon Village Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Flo Clucas | 835 | 66.3 | -9.8 |
| Conservative | Sophie Tartaglia | 424 | 33.7 | +9.8 |
Majority | 411 | 32.6 | -19.6 |
Turnout | 1,323 | 30 | +5 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Up Hatherley
Up Hatherley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew McKinlay* | 990 | 50.4 | -1.7 |
| Conservative | John Young | 562 | 28.6 | -3.3 |
| UKIP | Jeff Hack | 305 | 15.5 | -0.4 |
| Labour | Catherine Mozley | 108 | 5.5 | N/A |
Majority | 428 | 21.8 | +1.6 |
Turnout | 1,970 | 47 | +5 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Warden Hill
Warden Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Chris Ryder* | 740 | 39.3 | -21.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Oliver | 666 | 35.4 | +14.0 |
| UKIP | Roger Tasker | 337 | 17.9 | N/A |
| Green | Timothy Bonsor | 138 | 7.3 | -10.5 |
Majority | 74 | 3.9 | -35.5 |
Turnout | 1,887 | 43 | +7 |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Note: the Conservatives had previously gained the Liberal Democrat seat in Warden Hill in a by-election. This election confirmed that by-election gain.
References
- ^ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
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