1995 Cheltenham Borough Council election

The 1995 Cheltenham Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council. For the second year in a row, the Conservatives failed to win a single seat up for election.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

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Cheltenham Local Election Result 1995[1][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 15 3 0 +3 88.2 49.0 15,693 -4.0
  Labour 1 0 0 - 5.9 14.4 4,605 +3.3
  PAB 1 0 0 - 5.9 8.1 2,580 +4.1
  Conservative 0 0 2 -2 0.0 27.8 8,884 -1.7
  Independent 0 0 1 -1 0.0 0.7 239 -1.8

Ward results

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All Saints[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Jordan 1,287 54.0 +1.1
Conservative Susan Starling 754 31.6 −3.3
Labour Diana Hale 344 14.4 −0.2
Majority 533 22.4
Turnout 2,385 35.72
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Charlton Kings[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Worth 1,539 49.8 −4.8
Conservative Ian Perry 1,267 41.0 +1.8
Labour Adam Moliver 287 9.3 +3.1
Majority 272 8.8
Turnout 3,093 48.29
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
College[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mary Gray 1,656 50.3 −4.3
Conservative John Watts 1,341 40.7 +0.5
Labour Adrian Ham 297 9.0 +3.8
Majority 272 9.6
Turnout 3,294 48.68
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hatherley & The Reddings[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Townsend* 1,363 51.0 −5.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Read 1,307 48.9 −7.2
Conservative Andrew Payne 739 27.6 −6.8
Conservative Edward Warhurst 641 24.0 −10.4
PAB Roger Hicks 446 16.7 N/A
Labour Eileen Bailey 435 16.3 +6.7
PAB Martin Burford 416 15.6 N/A
Majority 568 21.3
Turnout 2,674 35.52
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hesters Way[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Banyard* 1,318 68.5 −8.3
Labour Andre Curtis 343 17.8 +7.5
Conservative Helen Todman 262 13.6 +0.7
Majority 975 50.7
Turnout 1,923 26.95
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Lansdown[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Harvey 968 46.0 −6.4
Conservative Aileen Bramah* 873 41.5 +0.4
Labour Robert Irons 265 12.6 +6.1
Majority 95 4.5
Turnout 2,106 35.08
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Leckhampton with Up Hatherley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Hazel Langford* 1,177 42.5 −1.9
PAB David Hall 878 31.7 +3.4
Conservative Jill Trewhella 712 25.7 +3.0
Majority 299 10.8
Turnout 2,767 43.57
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Park[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Adrian Jackson 1,243 46.2 −2.6
Conservative Robert Garnham 1,197 44.5 −2.3
Labour Anne Morgan 250 9.3 +4.9
Majority 46 4.5
Turnout 2,690 46.01
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Pittville[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Hale 1,170 42.6 +8.0
Liberal Democrats Colin O'Connell 1,097 39.9 −10.1
Conservative Reginald Built-Leonard 386 14.1 −1.3
PAB George Readman 94 3.4 N/A
Majority 73 2.7
Turnout 2,747 46.91
Labour hold Swing
Prestbury[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAB Andrew Cornish* 1,162 47.0 −3.5
Liberal Democrats Robert Jones 736 29.7 +8.4
Conservative Russell Hopkins 576 23.3 −1.3
Majority 426 17.3
Turnout 2,474 42.96
PAB hold Swing
St Mark's[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Whales 945 65.2 −5.4
Labour Joseph Kavanagh 327 22.6 +5.9
Conservative John Melville-Smith 177 12.2 −0.4
Majority 618 42.6
Turnout 1,449 27.57
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Paul's[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew McKinlay* 1,109 65.8 +4.0
Labour Mark Sherbourne 309 18.4 +3.5
Conservative Puck Wertwyn 264 15.8 −7.5
Majority 800 32.6
Turnout 1,682 29.40
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Peter's[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Carol Hawkins* 958 53.3 −9.1
Labour Clive Harriss 578 32.1 +10.5
Conservative Ian Cresswell 262 14.6 −1.4
Majority 380 21.2
Turnout 1,798 30.14
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Swindon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Gundy 304 49.3 +33.4
Independent Desmond May 239 38.7 +3.6
Conservative Julie Garnham 74 12.0 N/A
Majority 65 10.6
Turnout 617 43.31
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Borough council election 4th May, 1995". Cheltenham Borough Council. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1995 (PDF). Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 December 2021.