# 2021 Gloucester City Council election

The 2021 Gloucester City Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. There were held elections for all 39 of the City Council’s seats, Quedgeley Town Council and for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gloucestershire, all of which were postponed from May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Summary
### Election result

2021 Gloucester City Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 39 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 66.7 | 47.1 | 31,278 | +2.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 29 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25.6 | 27.9 | 18,505 | +11.4 |
| Labour | 22 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.7 | 17.8 | 11,839 | –9.3 |
| Independent | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 4.4 | 2,910 | +3.9 |
| Green | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1,515 | –2.8 |
| Libertarian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 204 | N/A |
| TUSC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 157 | –0.4 |
| SDP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | <0.1 | 32 | N/A |

## Ward Results
### Abbeydale

Abbeydale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Gravells* | 1,358 | 66.5 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | Collette Finnegan* | 997 | 48.8 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abigail Wilson | 501 | 24.5 | +16.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Cargill | 403 | 19.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,043 | 41.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Abbeymead

Abbeymead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Laura Brooker* | 958 | 55.1 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Taylor* | 705 | 40.6 | −6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Isabel Brazil** | 478 | 27.5 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alwin Wiederhold | 475 | 27.3 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | Christopher Rawlins | 278 | 16.0 | −0.5 |
| | SDP | Sadia Hameed | 32 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,738 | 38.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Isabel Brazil was a sitting councillor in Kingsholm & Wotton ward.

### Barnwood

Barnwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanne Brown* | 928 | 42.0 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ashley Bowkett* | 821 | 37.2 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | Fred Ramsey | 782 | 35.4 | −8.4 |
| | Conservative | Louise Walker | 654 | 29.6 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | Trevor Howard | 255 | 11.6 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Frances Griffiths | 174 | 7.9 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | Peter Barnes | 144 | 6.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Jim Woods | 120 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,207 | 44.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Barton and Tredworth

Barton and Tredworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sajid Patel* | 1,607 | 57.5 | +10.7 |
| | Conservative | Shamsuz Zaman | 1,212 | 43.4 | +17.0 |
| | Labour | Usman Bhaimia* | 1,108 | 39.7 | −12.1 |
| | Labour | Ahmed Hansdot* | 1,014 | 36.3 | −10.9 |
| | Conservative | Jirka Pavelka | 927 | 33.2 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | Val Simms | 814 | 29.1 | −4.3 |
| | Green | Kate Ingleby | 292 | 10.5 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Adams | 166 | 5.9 | +0.2 |
| | TUSC | James Collett | 85 | 3.0 | −1.9 |
| | TUSC | Tony Hodges | 72 | 2.6 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,794 | 39.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Coney Hill

Coney Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Durdey | 269 | 38.3 | +19.7 |
| | Labour | Sam Maynard | 207 | 29.4 | −7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Luke Shervey | 152 | 21.6 | −8.8 |
| | Independent | Robert McCormick | 50 | 7.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Adam Shearing | 27 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 703 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Elmbridge

Elmbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Radley | 815 | 42.1 | −5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Howard Hyman* | 777 | 40.1 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | David Bucknell | 598 | 30.9 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Simon Locke | 535 | 27.6 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Karen James | 342 | 17.7 | −0.3 |
| | Green | Jonathan Ingleby | 217 | 11.2 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,936 | 40.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Grange

Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Morgan* | 854 | 48.4 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | Sylv Evans | 742 | 42.1 | −9.2 |
| | Independent | Nigel Hanman* | 556 | 31.5 | −19.8 |
| | Labour | Cilla Woodman | 368 | 20.9 | −15.0 |
| | Independent | Debbie Hill | 221 | 12.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Minchin | 110 | 6.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,764 | 34.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hucclecote

Hucclecote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Brown* | 1,586 | 67.8 | +11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Declan Wilson* | 1,164 | 49.8 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Simon Nelmes | 633 | 27.1 | −6.3 |
| | Conservative | Jane Young | 597 | 25.5 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,339 | 46.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Kingsholm and Wotton

Kingsholm and Wotton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Hilton* | 988 | 58.7 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Conder | 806 | 47.9 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | Ola Kareem | 367 | 21.8 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Peter Sheehy | 361 | 21.4 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | James Strafford | 262 | 15.6 | −2.2 |
| | Independent | John McStay | 131 | 7.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Lynne Bisset | 82 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,683 | 36.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Kingsway

Kingsway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Cook* | 582 | 53.7 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | Jaro Kubaszczyk | 439 | 40.5 | −11.1 |
| | Labour | James Hoddy | 359 | 33.1 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Caiden | 209 | 19.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,083 | 26.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longlevens

Longlevens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kathy Williams* | 1,645 | 49.7 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Castle | 1,523 | 46.0 | +28.2 |
| | Conservative | Clive Walford* | 1,312 | 39.6 | −17.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Sawyer | 1,250 | 37.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jade Emraz | 1,147 | 34.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Julie Evans | 1,129 | 34.1 | −14.6 |
| | Libertarian | Matthew Young | 204 | 6.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,310 | 44.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Matson and Robinswood

Matson and Robinswood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alastair Chambers | 952 | 47.9 | +20.1 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Padilla | 777 | 39.1 | +18.2 |
| | Conservative | Brendon O'Donnell | 722 | 36.4 | +16.3 |
| | Labour | Jen Cole | 662 | 33.3 | −13.5 |
| | Labour | Sandy Brammer | 608 | 30.6 | −12.8 |
| | Labour | Garry Mills | 555 | 27.9 | −12.5 |
| | Green | Anthony Bergonzi | 228 | 11.5 | −4.0 |
| | Independent | Gary Cleaver | 212 | 10.7 | −18.8 |
| | Independent | Simon Collins | 131 | 6.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Gayler | 120 | 6.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Stuart Love | 78 | 3.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,986 | 30.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Moreland

Moreland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lyn Ackroyd | 947 | 42.8 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | Tree Chambers-Dubus | 876 | 39.6 | −10.5 |
| | Labour | Terry Pullen* | 744 | 33.6 | −6.8 |
| | Labour | Kevin Stephens* | 739 | 33.4 | −7.4 |
| | Conservative | Victoria Gladstone | 710 | 32.1 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Miller | 697 | 31.5 | +10.1 |
| | Green | Sharon Byfield | 303 | 13.7 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Courtney | 266 | 12.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Daniel Woolf | 208 | 9.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Neil Hampson* | 134 | 6.1 | −44.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,214 | 32.9 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Podsmead

Podsmead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sebastian Field* | 365 | 39.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Byron Davis | 335 | 36.5 | −11.5 |
| | Labour | Lisa Jevins | 162 | 17.6 | −34.4 |
| | Green | Mike Byfield | 35 | 3.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Philip Nash | 24 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 918 | 40.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Quedgeley Fieldcourt

Quedgeley Fieldcourt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephanie Chambers | 1,000 | 63.3 | +15.3 |
| | Conservative | Hannah Norman** | 839 | 53.1 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Houlihan | 562 | 35.5 | +24.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,581 | 30.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hannah Norman was a sitting councillor in Quedgeley Severn Vale ward.

### Quedgeley Severn Vale

Quedgeley Severn Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Justin Hudson | 742 | 42.5 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Lewis* | 658 | 37.7 | −6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liam Harries | 630 | 36.1 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Bebbington | 545 | 31.2 | +12.7 |
| | No Description | Anna Mozol | 350 | 20.0 | −13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,746 | 37.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Tuffley

Tuffley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Organ* | 760 | 44.4 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | Paula Dee | 678 | 39.6 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Tracy Millard | 534 | 31.2 | +2.6 |
| | Labour | John Jones | 499 | 29.1 | +7.6 |
| | Independent | John Rogers | 190 | 11.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Scott Clacher | 135 | 7.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joshua Taylor | 86 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,712 | 39.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Westgate

Westgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pam Tracey* | 969 | 43.1 | −15.6 |
| | Conservative | Paul Toleman* | 814 | 36.2 | −13.4 |
| | Conservative | Dawn Melvin* | 793 | 35.3 | −8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Trimnell | 666 | 29.6 | +16.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Farook Mota | 501 | 22.3 | +9.0 |
| | Labour | Emily Hoddy | 477 | 21.2 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Barwood | 465 | 20.7 | +8.6 |
| | Labour | Jack Fayter | 441 | 19.6 | −4.4 |
| | Labour | Jake Pier | 430 | 19.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Eva-Maria Langrock-Bircher | 239 | 10.6 | −7.3 |
| | Independent | Patricia Ullrich | 59 | 2.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Gayle Rutherford | 55 | 2.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Edit Kovacs | 30 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,247 | 35.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## By-Elections
### Longlevens

A by-election was held in Longlevens ward on 4 November 2021 following the resignation of Clive Walford.
Longlevens: 4 November 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Sawyer | 1,520 | 60.2 | +15.1 |
| | Conservative | Julie Evans | 781 | 30.9 | −17.8 |
| | Labour | Alfie Harrison | 135 | 5.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Claire Carter | 86 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,527 | 34.7 | −10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 16.4 | |

### Tuffley

A by-election was held in Tuffley ward on 13 October 2022 following the death of Colin Organ.
Tuffley: 13 October 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lorraine Campbell | 502 | 34.9 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Courtney | 487 | 33.8 | +28.8 |
| | Labour | Tracy Millard | 451 | 31.3 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,445 | 32.4 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 19.2 | |

### Westgate

A by-election was held in Westgate ward on 30 March 2023 following the resignation of Dawn Melvin.
Westgate: 30 March 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Trimnell | 658 | 43.2 | +13.6 |
| | Conservative | Peter Sheehy | 455 | 29.9 | −5.4 |
| | Labour | Trevor Howard | 351 | 23.0 | +1.8 |
| | Reform UK | Gill White | 37 | 2.4 | N/A |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Benjamin Baker | 22 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,523 | 23.4 | −12.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.0 | |