# 2000 Cheltenham Borough Council election

The 2000 Cheltenham Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 24
* Liberal Democrat 12
* People Against Bureaucracy 3
* Labour 2

## Background

Since the 1999 election the Conservatives had gained a majority on the council after 2 councillors including 1 Liberal Democrat had defected to them.

## Election result

The results saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council after gaining seats from the Liberal Democrats.
Cheltenham Local Election Result 2000 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 7 | +2 | 53.8 | 47.9 | 12,499 | -0.8% |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | -3 | 30.8 | 36.7 | 9,570 | +6.9% |
| Labour | 1 | +1 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 2,248 | -4.2% |
| PAB | 1 | 0 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 1,637 | -1.9% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 94 | +0.0% |
| The Chaos Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 34 | +0.1% |

## Ward results

All Saints :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gary Bowden | 939 | 45.9 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Franklin* | 909 | 44.4 | +12.0 |
| | Labour | Brian Cope | 198 | 9.7 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 1.5 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,046 | 30.7 | +0.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Charlton Kings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Todman* | 1,734 | 65.8 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Harvey | 729 | 27.7 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Jason Chess | 173 | 6.6 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,005 | 38.1 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,636 | 42.0 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
College :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Melville-Smith | 1,354 | 45.4 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lloyd Surgenor* | 1,281 | 43.0 | +13.3 |
| | PAB | Alan Stone | 249 | 8.4 | −5.6 |
| | Labour | Stephen Baxter | 98 | 3.3 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | 2.4 | −17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,982 | 44.5 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Hatherley & the Reddings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul McLain* | 1,376 | 50.6 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Rickell | 1,179 | 43.3 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Betty Bench | 167 | 6.1 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 197 | 7.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,722 | 35.7 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Hesters Way :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Holliday* | 951 | 62.6 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | Penelope Hall | 423 | 27.8 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | Richard Moody | 146 | 9.6 | −8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 528 | 34.7 | +10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,520 | 21.7 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Lansdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Diggory Seacome | 1,009 | 58.1 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Jones* | 596 | 34.3 | +14.4 |
| | Labour | Clive Harriss | 132 | 7.6 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 413 | 23.8 | −23.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,737 | 30.0 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Leckhampton with Up Hatherley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Buckland* | 1,631 | 72.5 | +10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Whalley | 620 | 27.5 | +11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,011 | 44.9 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,251 | 34.5 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Garnham* | 1,375 | 65.4 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Bennett | 599 | 28.5 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | Frank Bench | 129 | 6.1 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 776 | 36.9 | +4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,103 | 37.6 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pittville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Diana Hale | 747 | 42.6 | −6.7 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Barlow | 671 | 38.2 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis King | 337 | 19.2 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 4.3 | −14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,755 | 31.6 | −4.2 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Prestbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAB | Malcolm Stennett | 1,388 | 58.7 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative | John Newman* | 791 | 33.4 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Gray | 187 | 7.9 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 597 | 25.2 | −12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,366 | 39.2 | +5.6 |
| | PAB hold | PAB hold | Swing | | |
St Marks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexis Cassin* | 759 | 68.1 | +19.4 |
| | Conservative | James Stevenson | 227 | 20.4 | −7.8 |
| | Labour | Andre Curtis | 128 | 11.5 | −11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 532 | 47.8 | +27.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,114 | 22.3 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Pauls :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Stuart-Smith | 694 | 44.2 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Michael Cupper | 618 | 39.4 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | William Fawcett | 129 | 8.2 | −3.0 |
| | Green | Keith Bessant | 94 | 6.0 | −1.6 |
| | The Chaos Party | Lee Holder | 34 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 4.8 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,569 | 25.0 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Peters :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Lawrence* | 729 | 56.9 | +16.5 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Blumer | 351 | 27.4 | −10.4 |
| | Labour | Robert Irons | 201 | 15.7 | −6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 378 | 29.5 | +26.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,281 | 22.1 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |