# 1986 Cheltenham Borough Council election

The 1986 Cheltenham Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election. The SDP–Liberal Alliance made gains but fell one seat short of a majority, meaning the council stayed in no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* SDP–Liberal Alliance 16
* Conservative 11
* Residents Associations 4
* Labour 2

## Election result

Cheltenham Local Election Result 1986 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Alliance | 8 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 61.5 | 40.4 | 11,874 | -2.3 |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 23.1 | 35.4 | 10,427 | -3.9 |
| Labour | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 7.7 | 16.3 | 4,793 | +3.0 |
| Residents | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 7.7 | 4.6 | 1,358 | -0.1 |
| Independent Ratepayer | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 963 | N/A |

## Ward results

All Saints :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Adelaide Hodges* | 1,261 | 47.5 | −0.1 |
| | Alliance | Stephen Jordan | 1,146 | 43.2 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | Daphne Pennell | 1,079 | 40.7 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Cronk | 1,048 | 39.5 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Diana Hale | 412 | 15.5 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Reginald Pope | 350 | 13.2 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,654 | 38.86 | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | | |
Charlton Kings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents | Donald Perry* | 1,356 | 39.4 | −12.2 |
| | Alliance | Rosemary Daffurn | 1,223 | 35.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Norman | 864 | 25.1 | −15.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,443 | 53.89 | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |
College :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bryan Howell* | 1,782 | 51.0 | +4.6 |
| | Alliance | Garth Barnes | 1,481 | 42.4 | −6.3 |
| | Labour | Louise Luker | 228 | 6.5 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 301 | 8.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,491 | 51.28 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hatherley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Eric Phillips* | 1,490 | 60.6 | +2.8 |
| | Alliance | Dorothy Rosser-Smith | 1,339 | 54.4 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Ockwell | 974 | 39.6 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | Annalisa Shahlaei | 819 | 33.3 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | Andrew Palmer | 294 | 12.0 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 365 | 14.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,460 | 37.93 | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | | |
Hesters Way :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Alistair Cameron | 947 | 36.0 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | Terence Ruck* | 870 | 33.1 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Brian Chaplin | 811 | 30.9 | −8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,628 | 37.21 | |
| | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Lansdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | May Dent* | 1,307 | 55.9 | −1.1 |
| | Alliance | Clive Lloyd | 753 | 32.2 | −2.1 |
| | Labour | Linda Stapleton | 279 | 11.9 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 554 | 23.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,339 | 40.75 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maureen Stafford* | 1,586 | 57.4 | +2.5 |
| | Alliance | Joyce Norman | 961 | 34.8 | −10.3 |
| | Labour | Maria Bottomley | 216 | 7.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 625 | 22.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,763 | 49.62 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pittville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Hale | 1,070 | 40.9 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Burke* | 883 | 33.8 | +1.4 |
| | Alliance | Alan Wadley | 661 | 25.3 | −6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | 7.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,614 | 42.31 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Janet Watson* | 1,099 | 53.0 | −11.8 |
| | Labour | Jonquil Naish | 585 | 28.2 | +13.4 |
| | Conservative | Simon Richards | 390 | 18.8 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 514 | 24.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,074 | 35.60 | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | | |
St Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Deborah Griggs | 1,045 | 45.6 | −10.3 |
| | Independent Ratepayer | Dudley Aldridge* | 963 | 42.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Sandra Thomas | 285 | 12.4 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 3.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,293 | 41.22 | |
| | Alliance gain from Ind. Conservative | Alliance gain from Ind. Conservative | Swing | | |
St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Pat Thornton | 953 | 42.2 | −11.8 |
| | Conservative | Antony English | 751 | 33.3 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | Phillip Chappell | 554 | 24.5 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 202 | 8.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,258 | 38.60 | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | | |