2021 UK local government election
2021 Cheltenham Borough Council election
First party
Second party
Party
Liberal Democrats
Conservative
Seats before
32
6
Seats won
14
5
Seats after
31
7
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
16,241
14,312
Percentage
42.6%
37.5%
Third party
Party
PAB
Seats before
2
Seats won
1
Seats after
2
Seat change
Popular vote
1,307
Percentage
3.4%
Map showing the results of the 2021 Cheltenham Borough Council elections by ward. Yellow shows the
Liberal Democrats , blue shows the
Conservatives and black People Against Bureaucracy.
The 2021 Cheltenham Borough Council elections took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. Half of the council was up for election, and the Liberal Democrats remained in overall control of the council.[ 1] [ 2]
These seats were due to be contested in 2020, but were delayed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Results
2021 Cheltenham Borough Council election
Party
This election
Full council
This election
Seats
Net
Seats %
Other
Total
Total %
Votes
Votes %
+/−
Liberal Democrats
14
1
75.0
16
31
75.0
16,241
42.6
-2.9
Conservative
5
1
20.0
3
7
20.0
14,312
37.5
+8.2
PAB
1
1
5.0
1
2
5.0
1,307
3.4
-3.4
Green
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
4,178
11.0
+4.8
Labour
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
2,068
5.4
-0.9
TUSC
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
26
0.1
±0.0
Council composition
Before the election , the composition of the council was:
↓
32
6
2
Liberal Democrats
Conservative
PAB
After the election, the composition of the council was:
↓
31
7
2
Liberal Democrats
Conservative
PAB
PAB - People Against Bureaucracy
Ward results
Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk (*)
All Saints
Battledown
Benhall & The Reddings
Charlton Kings
Charlton Park
College
Hesters Way
Lansdown
Leckhampton
Oakley
Park
Pittville
Prestbury
Springbank
St. Mark's
St. Paul's
St. Peter's
Swindon Village
Up Hatherley
Warden Hill
References
^ "Election results by party, 6 May 2021" . democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk . 6 May 2021.
^ "Election 2021: Gloucester, Cheltenham and Stroud election results" . bbc.co.uk . 12 April 2022.
^ "Election results for All Saints, 6 May 2021" . democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk . 6 May 2021.
^ "Election results for Battledown, 6 May 2021" . democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk . 6 May 2021.
^ "Election results for Benhall and the Reddings, 6 May 2021" . democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk . 6 May 2021.
^ "Election results for Charlton Kings, 6 May 2021" . democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk . 6 May 2021.
^ "Election results for Charlton Park, 6 May 2021" . democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk . 6 May 2021.
^ "Election results for College, 6 May 2021" . democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk . 6 May 2021.
^ "Election results for Hesters Way, 6 May 2021" . democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk . 6 May 2021.
^ "Election results for Lansdown, 6 May 2021" . democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk . 6 May 2021.
^ "Election results for Leckhampton, 6 May 2021" . democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk . 6 May 2021.
^ "Election results for Oakley, 6 May 2021" . democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk . 6 May 2021.
^ "Election results for Park, 6 May 2021" . democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk . 6 May 2021.
^ "Election results for Pittville, 6 May 2021" . democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk . 6 May 2021.
^ "Election results for Prestbury, 6 May 2021" . democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk . 6 May 2021.
^ "Election results for Springbank, 6 May 2021" . democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk . 6 May 2021.
^ "Election results for St. Marks, 6 May 2021" . democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk . 6 May 2021.
^ "Election results for St. Pauls, 6 May 2021" . democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk . 6 May 2021.
^ "Election results for St. Peters, 6 May 2021" . democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk . 6 May 2021.
^ "Election results for Swindon Village, 6 May 2021" . democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk . 6 May 2021.
^ "Election results for Up Hatherley, 6 May 2021" . democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk . 6 May 2021.
^ "Election results for Warden Hill, 6 May 2021" . democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk . 6 May 2021.