# 1988 Cheltenham Borough Council election

The 1988 Cheltenham Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election. The Conservatives made a net gain of one seat, which left them one seat short of a majority, meaning the council stayed in no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 16
* Social and Liberal Democrats 14
* Labour 2
* Residents Associations 1

## Election result

Cheltenham Local Election Result 1988 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| SLD | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 54.5 | 43.4 | 12,666 | +4.8 |
| Conservative | 4 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 36.4 | 42.6 | 12,414 | -1.6 |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 9.1 | 13.4 | 3,901 | +1.9 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 0.6 | 187 | N/A |
| Residents | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | -5.7 |

## Ward results

All Saints :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Stephen Jordan* | 1,324 | 49.2 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Ferriman Lowe | 1,038 | 38.6 | −9.2 |
| | Labour | Diana Hale | 330 | 12.3 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 286 | 10.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,692 | 39.83 | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | | |
Charlton Kings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Todman | 1,733 | 51.3 | +13.3 |
| | SLD | Barrie Anderson | 1,449 | 42.9 | +8.2 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Perry | 194 | 5.7 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 284 | 8.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,376 | 52.73 | |
| | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Swing | | |
College :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leslie Freeman | 2,034 | 57.2 | +1.2 |
| | SLD | Philip Gray* | 1,520 | 42.8 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 514 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,554 | 50.76 | |
| | Conservative gain from SLD | Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | | |
Hatherley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Jeremy Whales* | 1,454 | 50.2 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Dubow | 1,160 | 40.0 | −9.3 |
| | Labour | Andrew Palmer | 284 | 9.8 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 294 | 10.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,898 | 43.44 | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | | |
Hesters Way :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | David Brereton | 1,251 | 47.5 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Harry Turbyfield* | 897 | 34.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ian White | 486 | 18.5 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 354 | 13.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,634 | 36.51 | |
| | SLD gain from Conservative | SLD gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Lansdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Wilson | 1,299 | 57.9 | −1.1 |
| | SLD | Mary Clarkson | 681 | 30.4 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Linda Stapleton | 262 | 11.7 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 618 | 27.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,242 | 36.65 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Bullingham* | 1,589 | 56.8 | −2.9 |
| | SLD | Christopher Morris | 1,079 | 38.6 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | Jeremy Windust | 130 | 4.6 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 510 | 18.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,798 | 49.09 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pittville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Pennington* | 1,032 | 38.3 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Paterson | 853 | 31.7 | −7.8 |
| | SLD | Andrew McKinlay | 622 | 23.1 | −4.8 |
| | Green | Alan Wadley | 187 | 6.9 | −21.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 179 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,694 | 44.00 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
St Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Alexis Cassin* | 1,222 | 61.2 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | Roger Wookey | 428 | 21.4 | −8.0 |
| | Labour | Michael Luker | 346 | 17.3 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 794 | 39.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,996 | 34.90 | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | | |
St Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Paul Baker* | 1,267 | 57.9 | +16.2 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Burke | 626 | 28.6 | −19.8 |
| | Labour | William Evans | 295 | 13.5 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | 29.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,188 | 38.20 | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | | |
St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Gilbert Wakeley* | 797 | 38.0 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Ball | 757 | 36.1 | −16.4 |
| | Labour | Julian Dunkerton | 542 | 25.9 | +8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,096 | 36.13 | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | | |