2010 Cheltenham Borough Council election

The 2010 Cheltenham Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. Half of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

Map of the results of the 2010 Cheltenham council election. Liberal Democrat in yellow, Conservatives in blue and People Against Bureaucracy in pink.

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Liberal Democrat 25
• Conservative 12
• People Against Bureaucracy 3[2]

Candidates

In total 64 candidates stood in the election for the 22 seats that were being contested.[3] Among those defending seats were 2 Liberal Democrat cabinet members, the Conservative group leader Stuart Hutton and 2 People Against Bureaucracy councillors.[3] Other candidates included 12 from the Green Party, a record high for the party in Cheltenham.[3]

Election result

The results saw the Liberal Democrats increase their majority on the council after gaining 4 seats from the Conservatives.[4] Among the Conservative defeats to the Liberal Democrats was the Conservative group leader Stuart Hutton in Warden Hill ward[5] and Conservative councillor David Hall who was defeated in Up Hatherley by 1 vote.[6] The Liberal Democrat gains meant they held 25 seats after the election, as against 12 for the Conservatives and 3 People Against Bureaucracy councillors.[4]

Cheltenham Borough Council Election Result 2010[2][7]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	16	4	0	+4	72.7	51.1	32,084	+6.2%
	Conservative	4	0	4	-4	18.2	38.5	24,142	-7.3%
	PAB	2	0	0	0	9.1	4.4	2,769	-1.3%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	3.6	2,278	+2.9%
	Labour	0	0	0	0	0	2.3	1,456	-0.6%

Ward results

All Saints[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Stewart	1,420	52.4	-6.7
	Conservative	Peter Christensen	937	34.6	+1.0
	Labour	Diana Hale	190	7.0	+4.1
	Green	Ian Lander	164	6.0	+1.6
Majority			483	17.8	-7.7
Turnout			2,711	63.8	+31.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Battledown[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Paul McLain	1,563	52.1	-14.6
	Liberal Democrats	Paul McCloskey	1,438	47.9	+18.8
Majority			125	4.2	-33.4
Turnout			3,001	73.6	+32.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Benhall & The Reddings[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Britter	1,701	54.9	+5.6
	Conservative	Chris Mason	1,241	40.1	-10.6
	Green	Birgit Whitman	155	5.0	+5.0
Majority			460	14.9	+13.5
Turnout			3,097	75.9	+29.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Charlton Kings[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	Helena McCloskey	1,611	47.8	+0.4
	Conservative	Chris Ryder	1,537	45.6	-3.4
	Green	Sarah Field	222	6.6	+6.6
Majority			74	2.2	+0.5
Turnout			3,370	78.6	+32.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Charlton Park[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Penny Hall	1,641	52.0	-15.9
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Baker	1,512	48.0	+15.9
Majority			129	4.1	-31.7
Turnout			3,153	78.3	+31.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

College[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	Garth Barnes	1,664	54.3	-4.7
	Conservative	Charlie Perkins	1,175	38.4	-2.6
	Green	Victoria Angelo-Thomson	223	7.3	+7.3
Majority			489	16.0	-2.1
Turnout			3,062	70.2	+30.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hesters Way[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Wheeler	1,767	68.1	+3.0
	Conservative	Richard East	829	31.9	+2.6
Majority			938	36.1	+0.3
Turnout			2,596	51.8	+27.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Lansdown[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Barbara Driver	1,361	49.5	-9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Leone Meyer	1,186	43.1	+9.6
	Green	John Heywood	205	7.4	+7.4
Majority			175	6.4	-19.5
Turnout			2,752	60.2	+32.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Leckhampton[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Bickerton	1,639	48.8	+4.8
	Conservative	Tim Harman	1,506	44.8	-11.2
	Green	Timothy Bonsor	216	6.4	+6.4
Majority			133	4.0	-8.0
Turnout			3,361	81.4	+28.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Oakley (2)[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Hay	1,174	55.5	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Rowena Hay	1,066	—
	Conservative	Mireille Weller	646	30.6	-0.7
	Conservative	Nathan Weller	583	—
	Labour	Brian Hughes	294	13.9	-3.5
	Labour	Clive Harriss	282	—
Turnout			4,045	53.5	+23.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Park[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Rob Garnham	1,917	51.0	-16.7
	Liberal Democrats	Alexis Cassin	1,585	42.2	+9.9
	Green	Jon Stubbings	257	6.8	+6.8
Majority			332	8.8	-26.6
Turnout			3,759	71.9	+35.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pittville[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAB	Diane Hibbert	971	32.9	+13.2
	Liberal Democrats	John Oates	966	32.7	-0.8
	Conservative	Geraldine Beaty	863	29.2	-9.5
	Green	Cathy Green	151	5.1	+1.1
Majority			5	0.2	-5.0
Turnout			2,951	69.0	+31.3
	PAB hold		Swing

Prestbury[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAB	Les Godwin	1,798	53.0	-2.1
	Conservative	Terence Derry	842	24.8	-2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Heiman Chan	754	22.2	+9.5
Majority			956	28.2	+0.2
Turnout			3,394	73.5	+31.8
	PAB hold		Swing

Springbank (2)[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Jeffries	1,688	69.4	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	John Morris	1,626	—
	Conservative	Helen Smith	746	30.6	-2.1
	Conservative	Leon Mekitarian	729	—
Turnout			4,789	54.3	+31.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

St. Mark's[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Holliday	1,517	55.3	+5.0
	Conservative	Michael Bourne	804	29.3	-4.9
	Labour	Rod Gay	290	10.6	+1.9
	Green	Sherri Williams	131	4.8	-1.9
Majority			713	26.0	-0.4
Turnout			2,742	58.9	+32.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

St. Paul's[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Walklett	1,347	64.9	-0.8
	Conservative	Greg Patton	518	25.0	-9.3
	Green	Adrian Becker	210	10.1	+10.1
Majority			829	40.0	+8.5
Turnout			2,075	44.1	+28.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

St. Peter's[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	Pat Thornton	1,685	60.1	+2.2
	Conservative	Emma Logan	847	30.2	-4.9
	Labour	Robert Irons	271	9.7	+2.7
Majority			838	29.9	+7.1
Turnout			2,803	54.5	+28.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Swindon Village[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Massey	1,728	65.1	+7.7
	Conservative	John Hardman	925	34.9	+16.4
Majority			803	30.3	-3.0
Turnout			2,653	59.0	+25.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Up Hatherley[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew McKinlay	1,470	46.0	-12.4
	Conservative	David Hall	1,469	46.0	+4.4
	Labour	Neville Mozley	129	4.0	+4.0
	Green	Matthew Hodgkinson	125	3.9	+3.9
Majority			1	0.0	-16.9
Turnout			3,193	76.6	+31.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Warden Hill[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	Josephine Teakle	1,540	47.8	+17.9
	Conservative	Stuart Hutton	1,463	45.4	-24.7
	Green	Adam Van Coevorden	219	6.8	+6.8
Majority			77	2.4	-37.9
Turnout			3,222	73.1	+33.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

References

1. "Cheltenham". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
2. "Local elections 2010". London: guardian.co.uk. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
3. "Baker to battle for council seat". Gloucestershire Echo. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
4. Dryden, Fiona (10 May 2010). "Liberals plan fresh future for our town". Gloucestershire Echo. p. 13.
5. "Lib Dems take control of Cheltenham Borough Council". BBC News Online. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
6. "Cheltenham Borough Council local election results". this is Gloucestershire. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
7. "Borough Council elections 6th May 2010" (PDF). Cheltenham Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2010.