2014 Cheltenham Borough Council 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

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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

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All Saints

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

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