1996 Cheltenham Borough Council election

The 1996 Cheltenham Council election took place on 2 May 1996 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. After failing to hold a single seat in either 1994 or 1996, the Conservatives avoided wipeout by holding three seats.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Cheltenham Local Election Result 1996[1][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 10 6 0 +6 71.4 47.6 14,658 -1.4
  Conservative 3 0 5 -5 21.4 32.3 9,957 +4.5
  PAB 1 0 0 - 7.1 6.1 1,890 -2.0
  Labour 0 0 1 -1 0.0 14.0 4,299 -0.4

Ward results

All Saints[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Franklin 1,166 50.8 −3.2
Conservative Daphne Pennell* 823 35.9 +4.3
Labour Michael Pearce 306 13.3 −1.1
Majority 343 14.9
Turnout 2,295 34.53
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Charlton Kings[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Todman* 1,554 47.1 +6.1
Liberal Democrats Claire Grainger 1,516 46.0 −3.8
Labour Adam Moliver 229 6.9 −2.4
Majority 38 1.1
Turnout 3,299 51.59
Conservative hold Swing
College[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lloyd Surgenor 1,620 49.5 −0.8
Conservative Leslie Freeman* 1,417 43.3 +2.6
Labour Adrian Ham 237 7.2 −1.8
Majority 343 14.9
Turnout 3,274 48.84
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Hatherley & The Reddings[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul McLain 1,378 49.8 −1.2
Conservative Jacqueline Fletcher* 1,118 40.4 +12.8
Labour Marc Latham 272 9.8 −6.5
Majority 260 9.4
Turnout 2,768 37.11
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Hesters Way[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Holliday 1,226 69.3 +0.8
Labour Reginald Iddles 293 16.6 −1.2
Conservative Edward Warhurst 251 14.2 +0.6
Majority 933 52.7
Turnout 1,770 24.73
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Lansdown[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Jones 903 45.8 −0.2
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Whalley 892 45.2 −0.8
Conservative Susan Starling 812 41.2 −0.3
Conservative John Melville-Smith 811 41.1 −0.4
Labour Robert Irons 280 14.2 +1.6
Labour Kristine Mason-O'Connor 242 12.3 −0.3
Majority 80 4.0
Turnout 1,972 32.85
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Leckhampton with Up Hatherley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Buckland* 958 34.8 +9.1
Liberal Democrats Graham Pollitt 835 30.3 −12.2
PAB David Hall 696 25.3 −6.4
Labour Roger Whyborn 264 9.6 N/A
Majority 123 4.5
Turnout 2,753 41.34
Conservative hold Swing
Park[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Garnham* 1,309 49.1 +4.6
Liberal Democrats Dilys Roberts 1,182 44.3 −1.9
Labour Chetan Bhatt 177 6.6 −2.7
Majority 127 4.8
Turnout 2,668 45.78
Conservative hold Swing
Pittville[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Colin O'Connell 1,305 47.0 +7.1
Labour Frank Bench 1,052 37.9 −4.7
Conservative Reginald Built-Leonard 420 15.1 +1.0
Majority 253 9.1
Turnout 2,777 47.60
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Prestbury[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAB John Newman* 1,194 49.8 +2.8
Conservative John Walker 548 22.9 −0.4
Liberal Democrats Josephine Grimster 453 18.9 −10.8
Labour Michael Chapman 201 8.4 N/A
Majority 646 26.9
Turnout 2,396 41.59
PAB hold Swing
St Mark's[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alexis Cassin* 969 71.5 +6.3
Labour Andre Curtis 221 16.3 −6.3
Conservative Lorraine Pennell 166 12.2 ±0.0
Majority 748 55.2
Turnout 1,356 26.82
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Paul's[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Clarke* 1,005 61.4 −4.4
Conservative Puck Wertwyn 321 19.6 +3.8
Labour Simon Robinson 311 19.0 +0.6
Majority 684 41.8
Turnout 1,637 29.06
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Peter's[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Lawrence 1,100 60.6 +7.3
Labour Clive Harriss 456 25.1 −7.0
Conservative Ian Cresswell 260 14.3 −0.3
Majority 748 35.5 N/A
Turnout 1,816 30.63
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Borough council election 2nd May, 1996". Cheltenham Borough Council. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1996 (PDF). Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 December 2021.