# 1984 Cheltenham Borough Council election

The 1984 Cheltenham Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election. The SDP–Liberal Alliance became the largest party, but the council stayed in no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* SDP–Liberal Alliance 14
* Conservative 12
* Residents Associations 4
* Labour 2
* Independent Conservative 1

## Election result

Cheltenham Local Election Result 1984 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Alliance | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 54.5 | 42.7 | 12,646 | 7.4 |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 27.3 | 39.3 | 11,619 | 1.8 |
| Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 13.3 | 3,940 | 4.1 |
| Residents | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 4.7 | 1,392 | 2.3 |

## Ward results

All Saints :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Alastair Jollans | 1,445 | 47.6 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative | Roy Miles* | 1,278 | 42.1 | −8.3 |
| | Labour | Diana Hale | 310 | 10.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,033 | 45.1 | |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Charlton Kings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents | Anthony Jeans | 1,392 | 51.6 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Heapey | 1,085 | 40.2 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | Abraham Yates | 219 | 8.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 | 11.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,696 | 41.6 | |
| | Residents gain from Conservative | Residents gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
College :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Philip Gray | 1,732 | 48.7 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Michael Sheppard* | 1,649 | 46.4 | −5.0 |
| | Labour | Derek Owen | 178 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,559 | 52.3 | |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Hatherley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Jeremy Whales* | 1,805 | 57.8 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative | Daphne Pennell | 1,045 | 33.4 | −9.8 |
| | Labour | Dudley Newell | 275 | 8.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 760 | 24.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,125 | 47.8 | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | | |
Hesters Way :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harry Turbyfield* | 923 | 39.6 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | Martin Hale | 774 | 33.2 | +5.0 |
| | Alliance | Jean Holder | 635 | 27.2 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 6.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,332 | 35.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lansdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Aimbury Dodwell* | 1,227 | 57.0 | −8.1 |
| | Alliance | Ronald Hunt | 738 | 34.3 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Jonquil Naish | 189 | 8.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 489 | 22.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,154 | 38.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Bullingham* | 1,556 | 54.9 |
| | Alliance | Dorothy Staight | 1,227 | 45.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 329 | 9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,783 | 51.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Pittville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Pennington | 969 | 36.0 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Britton* | 874 | 32.4 | −5.9 |
| | Alliance | Bernard Fisher | 852 | 31.6 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 3.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,695 | 43.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Alexis Cassin* | 1,440 | 64.8 | +11.7 |
| | Conservative | William Fisher | 453 | 20.4 | −5.5 |
| | Labour | William Evans | 329 | 14.8 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 947 | 44.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,222 | 37.5 | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | | |
St Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Paul Baker* | 1,430 | 55.9 | +17.7 |
| | Conservative | Robert Wilson | 811 | 31.7 | −3.9 |
| | Labour | Brenda Moody | 317 | 12.4 | −6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 619 | 24.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,558 | 45.0 | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | | |
St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Gilbert Wakeley* | 1,292 | 54.0 | +9.1 |
| | Conservative | Allan Axton | 718 | 30.0 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | Phillip Chappell | 384 | 16.0 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 574 | 24.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,394 | 41.4 | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | | |