# 2010 Cheltenham Borough Council election

The 2010 Cheltenham Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. Half of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Liberal Democrat 25
* Conservative 12
* People Against Bureaucracy 3

## Candidates

In total 64 candidates stood in the election for the 22 seats that were being contested. Among those defending seats were 2 Liberal Democrat cabinet members, the Conservative group leader Stuart Hutton and 2 People Against Bureaucracy councillors. Other candidates included 12 from the Green Party, a record high for the party in Cheltenham.

## Election result

The results saw the Liberal Democrats increase their majority on the council after gaining 4 seats from the Conservatives. Among the Conservative defeats to the Liberal Democrats was the Conservative group leader Stuart Hutton in Warden Hill ward and Conservative councillor David Hall who was defeated in Up Hatherley by 1 vote. The Liberal Democrat gains meant they held 25 seats after the election, as against 12 for the Conservatives and 3 People Against Bureaucracy councillors.
Cheltenham Borough Council Election Result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 16 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 72.7 | 51.1 | 32,084 | +6.2% |
| Conservative | 4 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 18.2 | 38.5 | 24,142 | -7.3% |
| PAB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 4.4 | 2,769 | -1.3% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 2,278 | +2.9% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1,456 | -0.6% |

## Ward results

All Saints :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Stewart* | 1,420 | 52.4 | −6.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Christensen | 937 | 34.6 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | Diana Hale | 190 | 7.0 | +4.1 |
| | Green | Ian Lander | 164 | 6.0 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | 17.8 | −7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,711 | 63.8 | +31.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Battledown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul McLain* | 1,563 | 52.1 | −14.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul McCloskey | 1,438 | 47.9 | +18.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 4.2 | −33.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,001 | 73.6 | +32.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Benhall & The Reddings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Britter* | 1,701 | 54.9 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | Chris Mason | 1,241 | 40.1 | −10.6 |
| | Green | Birgit Whitman | 155 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 460 | 14.9 | +13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,097 | 75.9 | +29.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Charlton Kings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helena McCloskey | 1,611 | 47.8 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Chris Ryder* | 1,537 | 45.6 | −3.4 |
| | Green | Sarah Field | 222 | 6.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 2.2 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,370 | 78.6 | +32.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Charlton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Penny Hall* | 1,641 | 52.0 | −15.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Baker | 1,512 | 48.0 | +15.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129 | 4.1 | −31.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,153 | 78.3 | +31.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
College :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Garth Barnes* | 1,664 | 54.3 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | Charlie Perkins | 1,175 | 38.4 | −2.6 |
| | Green | Victoria Angelo-Thomson | 223 | 7.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 489 | 16.0 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,062 | 70.2 | +30.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hesters Way :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Wheeler | 1,767 | 68.1 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | Richard East | 829 | 31.9 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 938 | 36.1 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,596 | 51.8 | +27.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Lansdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barbara Driver* | 1,361 | 49.5 | −9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leone Meyer | 1,186 | 43.1 | +9.6 |
| | Green | John Heywood | 205 | 7.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 6.4 | −19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,752 | 60.2 | +32.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Leckhampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Bickerton | 1,639 | 48.8 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Tim Harman | 1,506 | 44.8 | −11.2 |
| | Green | Timothy Bonsor | 216 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 4.0 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,361 | 81.4 | +28.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Oakley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Hay* | 1,174 | 51.7 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rowena Hay | 1,066 | 46.9 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | Mireille Weller | 646 | 28.4 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | Nathan Weller | 583 | 25.7 | −2.7 |
| | Labour | Brian Hughes | 294 | 12.9 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | Clive Harriss | 282 | 12.4 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 420 | 18.5 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,297 | 53.5 | +23.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rob Garnham* | 1,917 | 51.0 | −16.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexis Cassin | 1,585 | 42.2 | +9.9 |
| | Green | Jon Stubbings | 257 | 6.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 332 | 8.8 | −26.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,759 | 71.9 | +35.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pittville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAB | Diane Hibbert* | 971 | 32.9 | +13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Oates | 966 | 32.7 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative | Geraldine Beaty | 863 | 29.2 | −9.5 |
| | Green | Cathy Green | 151 | 5.1 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0.2 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,951 | 69.0 | +31.3 |
| | PAB hold | PAB hold | Swing | | |
Prestbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAB | Les Godwin* | 1,798 | 53.0 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | Terence Derry | 842 | 24.8 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heiman Chan | 754 | 22.2 | +9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 956 | 28.2 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,394 | 73.5 | +31.8 |
| | PAB hold | PAB hold | Swing | | |
Springbank (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Jeffries | 1,688 | 64.3 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Morris* | 1,626 | 61.9 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative | Helen Smith | 746 | 28.4 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative | Leon Mekitarian | 729 | 27.8 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 880 | 33.5 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,650 | 54.3 | +31.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Holliday* | 1,517 | 55.3 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Michael Bourne | 804 | 29.3 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | Rod Gay | 290 | 10.6 | +1.9 |
| | Green | Sherri Williams | 131 | 4.8 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 713 | 26.0 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,742 | 58.9 | +32.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Walklett | 1,347 | 64.9 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative | Greg Patton | 518 | 25.0 | −9.3 |
| | Green | Adrian Becker | 210 | 10.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 829 | 40.0 | +8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,075 | 44.1 | +28.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Thornton* | 1,685 | 60.1 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Emma Logan | 847 | 30.2 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | Robert Irons | 271 | 9.7 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 838 | 29.9 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,803 | 54.5 | +28.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Swindon Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Massey* | 1,728 | 65.1 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | John Hardman | 925 | 34.9 | +16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 803 | 30.3 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,653 | 59.0 | +25.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Up Hatherley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew McKinlay** | 1,470 | 46.0 | −12.4 |
| | Conservative | David Hall* | 1,469 | 46.0 | +4.4 |
| | Labour | Neville Mozley | 129 | 4.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Matthew Hodgkinson | 125 | 3.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.0 | −16.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,193 | 76.6 | +31.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Andrew McKinlay was a sitting councillor in St Paul's.
Warden Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josephine Teakle | 1,540 | 47.8 | +17.9 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Hutton* | 1,463 | 45.4 | −24.7 |
| | Green | Adam Van Coevorden | 219 | 6.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 2.4 | −37.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,222 | 73.1 | +33.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |