# 2023 Cotswold District Council election

The 2023 Cotswold District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all members of Cotswold District Council in Gloucestershire, England. It was held on the same day as other local elections in England.
The Liberal Democrats increased their majority on the council. The Conservative group leader, Tony Berry, lost his seat.

## Summary
### Election result

2023 Cotswold District Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 31 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 64.7 | 46.9 | 13,362 | 2.4 |
| Conservative | 34 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 26.5 | 42.9 | 12,220 | 4.0 |
| Green | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 1,573 | 0.5 |
| Independent | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1,041 | 2.0 |
| Labour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.6 | 174 | 2.5 |
| Heritage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 67 | N/A |
| TUSC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 31 | N/A |

### Tetbury with Upton

The successful Liberal Democrat candidate in Tetbury with Upton, Chris Twells, was serving as the councillor for Salford City Council's Ordsall ward at the time of the close of nominations. Following his election to Cotswold District Council he resigned from Salford City Council.

## Ward results
### Abbey

Cirencester Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Harris* | 504 | 62.2 | −13.0 |
| | Conservative | Jackie Tarleton | 233 | 28.8 | +12.1 |
| | Green | Erin Hughes | 73 | 9.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 271 | 33 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 810 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -12.6 | |

### Blockley

Blockley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Clare Turner | 518 | 56.3 | +38.0 |
| | Conservative | Sue Jepson* | 402 | 43.7 | −12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 12.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 920 | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Bourton Vale

Bourton Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Len Wilkins | 518 | 60.9 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Fenton | 262 | 30.8 | −4.8 |
| | Green | Joe Eastoe | 70 | 8.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 256 | 30.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 850 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bourton Village

Bourton Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wareing | 425 | 50.3 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | Madan Samuel | 420 | 49.7 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0.6 | −9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 825 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Campden and Vale

Campden and Vale (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tom Stowe* | 1,271 | 66.1 | +20.1 |
| | Conservative | Gina Blomefield* | 1,258 | 65.4 | +16.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Danny Loveridge | 604 | 31.4 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rupert Potter | 497 | 25.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 654 | 34.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1924 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Chedworth and Churn Valley

Chedworth and Churn Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Hodgkinson | 576 | 64.0 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | Shaun Parsons | 324 | 36.0 | +18.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 252 | 28.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 900 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Chesterton

Cirencester Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roly Hughes* | 398 | 63.9 | −15.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter Braidwood | 155 | 24.9 | +4.6 |
| | Green | Michael Poole | 70 | 11.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 39.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 623 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Coln Valley

Coln Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Fowles | 480 | 52.2 | −6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tristan Wilkinson | 440 | 47.8 | +20.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 4.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 920 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ermin

Ermin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julia Judd* | 581 | 64.9 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ed Smith | 314 | 35.1 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 267 | 29.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 895 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Fairford North

Fairford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Vann | 406 | 51.5 | −17.7 |
| | Conservative | Tom Dutton | 316 | 40.1 | +9.8 |
| | Heritage | James Nicholls | 67 | 8.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 11.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 789 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Fosseridge

Fosseridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Cunningham | 563 | 65.6 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony McGarel-Groves | 295 | 34.4 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 268 | 31.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 858 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Four Acres

Cirencester Four Acres :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ray Brassington* | 395 | 66.1 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | Rob Gibson | 203 | 33.9 | +10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 192 | 32.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 598 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Grumbolds Ash with Avening

Grumbolds Ash with Avening :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Slater | 488 | 61.4 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna Walker | 307 | 38.6 | +15.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 22.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 795 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Kemble

Kemble :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike McKeown | 665 | 56.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Tony Berry* | 479 | 41.0 | −16.9 |
| | Independent | Charlotte Smith | 25 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 15.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1169 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Lechlade, Kempsford and Fairford South

Lechlade, Kempsford and Fairford South (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Muir | 1,150 | 56.5 | +26.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helene Mansilla | 976 | 48.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Stephen Andrews* | 785 | 38.6 | −13.4 |
| | Conservative | Steve Trotter* | 776 | 38.2 | −13.6 |
| | Labour | Esme Barlow Hall | 131 | 6.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Trevor Smith | 114 | 5.6 | −9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2034 | 9.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### Moreton East

Moreton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angus Jenkinson | 436 | 42.7 | −20.1 |
| | Conservative | Tom Bradley | 407 | 39.9 | +6.2 |
| | Independent | Chas Allen | 108 | 10.6 | N/A |
| | Green | Sue Berry | 69 | 6.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1020 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Moreton West

Moreton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daryl Corps | 451 | 51.5 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Craig Thurling | 352 | 41.3 | −13.9 |
| | Green | Bob Eastoe | 63 | 7.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 10.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 876 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### New Mills

Cirencester New Mills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Bloomer* | 382 | 72.9 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | Lynn Hilditch | 142 | 27.1 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 240 | 45.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 524 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Northleach

Northleach :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Dale* | 511 | 50.5 | −11.7 |
| | Conservative | Becca Amory | 427 | 42.2 | +4.4 |
| | Green | Hannah Grayson-Gaito | 74 | 7.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 8.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1012 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Sandywell

Sandywell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Theyer | 448 | 53.7 | −13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan McLellan | 386 | 46.3 | +21.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 7.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 834 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Siddington and Cerney Rural

Siddington and Cerney Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Evemy* | 530 | 65.9 | −5.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Davies | 274 | 34.1 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 256 | 31.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 804 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### South Cerney Village

South Cerney Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Juliet Layton* | 481 | 63.7 | −20.0 |
| | Conservative | Helen Roffe | 274 | 36.3 | +20.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 27.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 755 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### St Michael's

Cirencester St Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joe Harris* | 512 | 68.4 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | Chris Vaughan | 236 | 31.6 | +12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 276 | 36.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 748 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Stow

Stow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dilys Neill* | 436 | 57.9 | −7.4 |
| | Conservative | David Thorpe | 290 | 38.5 | +3.8 |
| | Independent | Agnieszka Wright | 27 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | 19.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 753 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Stratton

Cirencester Stratton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Coleman* | 516 | 56.7 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | Jill Rixon | 278 | 30.5 | +17.3 |
| | Green | Bob Irving | 85 | 9.3 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Gunther Strait | 31 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | 26.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 910 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Tetbury East and Rural

Tetbury East and Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Nikki Ind* | 635 | 76.7 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | Jenny Knight | 193 | 23.3 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 442 | 53.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 828 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Tetbury Town

Tetbury Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Watson | 336 | 50.5 | +31.0 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Hirst* | 183 | 27.5 | −12.8 |
| | Independent | Ann Pearce | 104 | 15.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Symon Bye | 43 | 6.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 23.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 666 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Tetbury with Upton

Tetbury with Upton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Twells | 267 | 37.6 | +28.5 |
| | Conservative | Peter Coleman | 207 | 29.2 | −18.8 |
| | Independent | Kevin Painter | 142 | 20.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Michael Wagner | 94 | 13.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 8.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 710 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### The Ampneys and Hampton

The Ampneys and Hampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lisa Spivey* | 614 | 57.5 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Lottie Goldstone | 454 | 42.5 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 15.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1068 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### The Beeches

Cirencester Beeches :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Robbins* | 406 | 55.5 | −24.1 |
| | Conservative | Adam Limb | 251 | 34.3 | +13.9 |
| | Green | Lucy Schlappa | 74 | 10.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 21.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### The Rissingtons

The Rissingtons :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Andrew Maclean* | 383 | 56.6 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Esther Trinder | 294 | 43.4 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 13.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 677 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |

### Watermoor

Cirencester Watermoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Selwyn* | 446 | 69.8 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | Mackenzie Vaughan | 193 | 30.2 | +18.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 | 39.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 639 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections

Lechlade, Kempsford and Fairford South, 14 December 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tristan Wilkinson | 705 | 48.5 | −8.0 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Andrews | 624 | 42.9 | +4.3 |
| | Labour | Anna Mainwaring | 73 | 5.0 | −1.4 |
| | Independent | Marshall Regan | 53 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,455 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
Cirencester Chesterton, 16 January 2025 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrea Ann Pellegram | 296 | 48.1 | –15.8 |
| | Reform UK | Jill Rixon | 152 | 24.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ryan Dhindsa | 106 | 17.2 | –7.7 |
| | Labour | Andrew Farmer | 61 | 9.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 23.4 | –15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 617 | 35.37 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |