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2010 UK local government election
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thumb|Results of the 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. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/council/html/3672.stm Cheltenham 2010-10-25 BBC News 2009-04-19
After the election, the composition of the council was
Liberal Democrat 25
Conservative 12
People Against Bureaucracy 3 https://www.theguardian.com/society/table/2010/may/07/local-elections Local elections 2010 2010-10-25 2010-05-07 The Guardian London
Candidates
In total 64 candidates stood in the election for the 22 seats that were being contested. http://www.newsuk.co.uk/newsuk/advancedSearchDisplayRecord.do?SortType=reverseChronological&PageSize=25&ItemNumber=107&QueryType=quickSearch Baker to battle for council seat 2010-10-25 2010-04-13 Gloucestershire Echo Among those defending seats were 2 Liberal Democrat cabinet members, the Conservative group leader Stuart Hutton and 2 People Against Bureaucracy councillors. Other candidates included 12 from the Green Party, a record high for the party in Cheltenham.
Election result
The results saw the Liberal Democrats increase their majority on the council after gaining 4 seats from the Conservatives. Fiona Dryden Liberals plan fresh future for our town Gloucestershire Echo 13 2010-05-10 Among the Conservative defeats to the Liberal Democrats was the Conservative group leader Stuart Hutton in Warden Hill ward https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/8669346.stm Lib Dems take control of Cheltenham Borough Council 2010-10-25 2010-05-07 BBC News and Conservative councillor David Hall who was defeated in Up Hatherley by 1 vote. http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/news/Cheltenham-Borough-Council-local-election-results/article-2130732-detail/article.html Cheltenham Borough Council local election results 2010-10-25 2010-05-07 this is Gloucestershire https://web.archive.org/web/20100609135022/http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/news/Cheltenham-Borough-Council-local-election-results/article-2130732-detail/article.html 9 June 2010 dead The Liberal Democrat gains meant they held 25 seats after the election, as against 12 for the Conservatives and 3 People Against Bureaucracy councillors.
Cheltenham Borough Council Election Result 2010 http://www.cheltenham.gov.uk/downloads/Borough_2010.pdf Borough Council elections 6th May 2010 2010-10-25 Cheltenham Borough Council dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110716142207/http://www.cheltenham.gov.uk/downloads/Borough_2010.pdf 16 July 2011
Liberal Democrats (UK)
16
4
0
+4
72.7
51.1
32,084
+6.2%
Conservative Party (UK)
4
0
4
-4
18.2
38.5
24,142
-7.3%
People Against Bureaucracy
2
0
0
0
9.1
4.4
2,769
-1.3%
Green Party of England and Wales
0
0
0
0
0
3.6
2,278
+2.9%
Labour Party (UK)
0
0
0
0
0
2.3
1,456
-0.6%
Ward results
All Saints
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Charles Stewart*
1,420
52.4
-6.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Peter Christensen
937
34.6
+1.0
Labour Party (UK)
Diana Hale
190
7.0
+4.1
Green Party of England and Wales
Ian Lander
164
6.0
+1.6
483
17.8
-7.7
2,711
63.8
+31.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Battledown
Conservative Party (UK)
Paul McLain*
1,563
52.1
-14.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Paul McCloskey
1,438
47.9
+18.8
125
4.2
-33.4
3,001
73.6
+32.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Benhall & The Reddings
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Nigel Britter*
1,701
54.9
+5.6
Conservative Party (UK)
Chris Mason
1,241
40.1
-10.6
Green Party of England and Wales
Birgit Whitman
155
5.0
N/A
460
14.9
+13.5
3,097
75.9
+29.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Charlton Kings
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Helena McCloskey
1,611
47.8
+0.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Chris Ryder*
1,537
45.6
-3.4
Green Party of England and Wales
Sarah Field
222
6.6
N/A
74
2.2
+0.5
3,370
78.6
+32.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Charlton Park
Conservative Party (UK)
Penny Hall*
1,641
52.0
-15.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Paul Baker
1,512
48.0
+15.9
129
4.1
-31.7
3,153
78.3
+31.3
Conservative Party (UK)
College
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Garth Barnes*
1,664
54.3
-4.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Charlie Perkins
1,175
38.4
-2.6
Green Party of England and Wales
Victoria Angelo-Thomson
223
7.3
N/A
489
16.0
-2.1
3,062
70.2
+30.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Hesters Way
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Simon Wheeler
1,767
68.1
+3.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Richard East
829
31.9
+2.6
938
36.1
+0.3
2,596
51.8
+27.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Lansdown
Conservative Party (UK)
Barbara Driver*
1,361
49.5
-9.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Leone Meyer
1,186
43.1
+9.6
Green Party of England and Wales
John Heywood
205
7.4
N/A
175
6.4
-19.5
2,752
60.2
+32.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Leckhampton
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ian Bickerton
1,639
48.8
+4.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Tim Harman
1,506
44.8
-11.2
Green Party of England and Wales
Timothy Bonsor
216
6.4
N/A
133
4.0
-8.0
3,361
81.4
+28.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Oakley (2)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Colin Hay*
1,174
51.7
+0.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Rowena Hay
1,066
46.9
-4.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Mireille Weller
646
28.4
-2.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Nathan Weller
583
25.7
-2.7
Labour Party (UK)
Brian Hughes
294
12.9
-4.5
Labour Party (UK)
Clive Harriss
282
12.4
-5.0
420
18.5
-1.5
2,297
53.5
+23.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Park
Conservative Party (UK)
Rob Garnham*
1,917
51.0
-16.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Alexis Cassin
1,585
42.2
+9.9
Green Party of England and Wales
Jon Stubbings
257
6.8
N/A
332
8.8
-26.6
3,759
71.9
+35.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Pittville
People Against Bureaucracy
Diane Hibbert*
971
32.9
+13.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
John Oates
966
32.7
-0.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Geraldine Beaty
863
29.2
-9.5
Green Party of England and Wales
Cathy Green
151
5.1
+1.1
5
0.2
-5.0
2,951
69.0
+31.3
People Against Bureaucracy
Prestbury
People Against Bureaucracy
Les Godwin*
1,798
53.0
-2.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Terence Derry
842
24.8
-2.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Heiman Chan
754
22.2
+9.5
956
28.2
+0.2
3,394
73.5
+31.8
People Against Bureaucracy
Springbank (2)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Peter Jeffries
1,688
64.3
-3.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
John Morris*
1,626
61.9
-5.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Helen Smith
746
28.4
-4.3
Conservative Party (UK)
Leon Mekitarian
729
27.8
-4.9
880
33.5
-1.0
2,650
54.3
+31.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
St. Mark's
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Sandra Holliday*
1,517
55.3
+5.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Michael Bourne
804
29.3
-4.9
Labour Party (UK)
Rod Gay
290
10.6
+1.9
Green Party of England and Wales
Sherri Williams
131
4.8
-1.9
713
26.0
-0.4
2,742
58.9
+32.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
St. Paul's
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Jon Walklett
1,347
64.9
-0.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Greg Patton
518
25.0
-9.3
Green Party of England and Wales
Adrian Becker
210
10.1
N/A
829
40.0
+8.5
2,075
44.1
+28.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
St. Peter's
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Pat Thornton*
1,685
60.1
+2.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Emma Logan
847
30.2
-4.9
Labour Party (UK)
Robert Irons
271
9.7
+2.7
838
29.9
+7.1
2,803
54.5
+28.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Swindon Village
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Paul Massey*
1,728
65.1
+7.7
Conservative Party (UK)
John Hardman
925
34.9
+16.4
803
30.3
-3.0
2,653
59.0
+25.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Up Hatherley
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Andrew McKinlay**
1,470
46.0
-12.4
Conservative Party (UK)
David Hall*
1,469
46.0
+4.4
Labour Party (UK)
Neville Mozley
129
4.0
N/A
Green Party of England and Wales
Matthew Hodgkinson
125
3.9
N/A
1
0.0
-16.9
3,193
76.6
+31.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Andrew McKinlay was a sitting councillor in St Paul's.
Warden Hill
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Josephine Teakle
1,540
47.8
+17.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Stuart Hutton*
1,463
45.4
-24.7
Green Party of England and Wales
Adam Van Coevorden
219
6.8
N/A
77
2.4
-37.9
3,222
73.1
+33.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
References
Cheltenham
2010
Category:2010s in Gloucestershire