# Gloucestershire County Council elections

Gloucestershire County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2013 the council has comprised 53 councillors, each representing an electoral division. Elections are held every four years.

## Council elections

* 1973 Gloucestershire County Council election
* 1977 Gloucestershire County Council election
* 1981 Gloucestershire County Council election
* 1985 Gloucestershire County Council election
* 1989 Gloucestershire County Council election
* 1993 Gloucestershire County Council election
* 2001 Gloucestershire County Council election
* 2005 Gloucestershire County Council election
* 2009 Gloucestershire County Council election
* 2013 Gloucestershire County Council election (new division boundaries)
* 2017 Gloucestershire County Council election
* 2021 Gloucestershire County Council election
* 2025 Gloucestershire County Council election

## County result maps

* 2009 results map
* 2013 results map
* 2017 results map
* 2021 results map

## By-election results
### 1993-1997

Cotswold South By-Election 18 July 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 1,064 | 80.0 |
| | Labour | | 266 | 20.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 798 | 60.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,370 | 16.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### 1997-2001

Barnwood By-Election 25 February 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 1,274 | 44.0 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 982 | 33.9 | +11.2 |
| | Labour | | 642 | 22.2 | −20.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 292 | 10.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,898 | 24.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Cotswold North By-Election 10 February 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 1,087 | 60.8 | +13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 701 | 39.2 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 386 | 21.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,788 | 37.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Leckhampton with Up Hatherley By-Election 24 February 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 1,230 | 71.8 | +31.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 297 | 17.3 | −28.5 |
| | Labour | | 186 | 10.9 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 939 | 54.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,713 | 26.2 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Hesters Way By-Election 4 May 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 958 | 63.2 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | | 416 | 27.5 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | | 141 | 9.3 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 542 | 35.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,515 | 21.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Coleford By-Election 6 July 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 922 | 46.6 |
| | Labour | | 621 | 31.4 |
| | Conservative | | 437 | 22.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 301 | 15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,980 | 22.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
Dursley By-Election 30 November 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 835 | 44.4 | +20.1 |
| | Labour | | 694 | 36.9 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 350 | 18.6 | −25.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 141 | 7.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,879 | 31.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2005-2009

Lansdown, Park and Warden Hill By-Election 16 August 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Antonia Noble | 2,208 | 52.3 | −6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Dunne | 1,605 | 38.0 | +7.3 |
| | Labour | Brian Hughes | 226 | 5.4 | +6.6 |
| | Green | Janet Thomas | 184 | 4.3 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 603 | 14.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,223 | 30.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brockworth By-Election 12 June 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Collins | 1,040 | 52.9 | +41.0 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Furolo | 751 | 38.2 | +11. |
| | Labour | Terry Haines | 175 | 8.9 | −15.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 289 | 14.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,966 | 31.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2009-2013

Rodborough By-Election 3 February 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Oosthuysen | 793 | 31.7 | +19.5 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Cooper | 790 | 31.6 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Headley | 660 | 26.4 | −4.9 |
| | Green | Phil Blomberg | 260 | 10.4 | −10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,503 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2013-2017

Mitcheldean By-Election 23 October 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Robinson | 959 | 38.4 | +14.0 |
| | UKIP | Malcolm Berry | 550 | 22.0 | +2.7 |
| | Independent | Ian Whitburn | 455 | 18.2 | +18.2 |
| | Labour | Jackie Fraser | 278 | 11.1 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Henchley | 150 | 6.0 | +0.3 |
| | Green | Ken Power | 106 | 4.2 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 409 | 16.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,498 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Churchdown By-Election 5 May 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Williams | 1,700 | 54.5 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | Graham Bocking | 1,062 | 34.0 | +4.4 |
| | Labour | Ed Buxton | 359 | 11.5 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 638 | 20.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,121 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2017-2021

Churchdown By-Election 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Evans | 1,405 | 47.8 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative | Graham Bocking | 811 | 27.6 | −12.8 |
| | Independent | Dick Bishop | 263 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| | Green | Cate Cody | 249 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
| | UKIP | Robert McCormick | 213 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 594 | 20.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,941 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2021-2025

Highnam By-Election 4 May 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul McLain | 2,041 | 50.7 | −15.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Joyce | 1,411 | 35.1 | +24.0 |
| | Green | Jonathan Bristow | 572 | 14.2 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 630 | 15.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,024 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |