# 1994 Cheltenham Borough Council election

The 1994 Cheltenham Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council. For the first time ever in Cheltenham, the Conservatives failed to win a single seat up for election.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Liberal Democrat 25
* Conservative 10
* People Against Bureaucracy 3
* Labour 2
* Independent 1

## Election result

Cheltenham Local Election Result 1994 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 13 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 92.9 | 53.0 | 18,181 | +13.7 |
| PAB | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 7.1 | 4.0 | 1,371 | +0.2 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.0 | 29.5 | 10,117 | -17.3 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 3,794 | +4.1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 2.5 | 868 | -0.5 |

## Ward results

All Saints :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Jordan | 1,387 | 52.9 | +10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Stringer | 1,325 | 50.6 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | Susan Starling | 915 | 34.9 | −14.0 |
| | Labour | Diana Hale | 382 | 14.6 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Jill Vyle | 298 | 11.4 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 410 | 15.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,620 | 39.28 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Charlton Kings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barrie Anderson* | 1,763 | 54.6 | +16.4 |
| | Conservative | Ian Perry | 1,266 | 39.2 | −19.7 |
| | Labour | Adam Moliver | 200 | 6.2 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 497 | 15.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,229 | 51.22 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
College :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Garth Barnes* | 1,977 | 54.6 | +14.2 |
| | Conservative | Brian Chaplin | 1,457 | 40.2 | −16.9 |
| | Labour | Adrian Ham | 189 | 5.2 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 520 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,623 | 53.29 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hatherley & The Reddings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Lee | 1,780 | 56.1 | +14.3 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Eager | 1,091 | 34.4 | −19.3 |
| | Labour | Eileen Bailey | 304 | 9.6 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 689 | 21.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,175 | 42.32 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hesters Way :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alistair Cameron* | 1,752 | 76.8 | +13.1 |
| | Conservative | Reginald Built-Leonard | 295 | 12.9 | −14.7 |
| | Labour | Barry Leach | 235 | 10.3 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,457 | 63.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,282 | 31.55 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Lansdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Hall | 1,218 | 52.4 | +22.5 |
| | Conservative | May Dent* | 956 | 41.1 | −22.4 |
| | Labour | Robert Irons | 151 | 6.5 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 11.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,325 | 39.34 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Leckhampton with Up Hatherley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Regan | 1,364 | 44.4 | +19.3 |
| | Independent | David Hall | 868 | 28.3 | −7.7 |
| | Conservative | Robert Garnham | 698 | 22.7 | −16.3 |
| | Labour | Anne Morgan | 142 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 496 | 16.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,072 | 50.63 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Oates | 1,453 | 48.8 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative | Maureen Stafford* | 1,393 | 46.8 | −10.9 |
| | Labour | Joseph Kavanagh | 131 | 4.4 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,325 | 51.34 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Pittville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Prince | 1,459 | 50.0 | +21.3 |
| | Labour | Martin Hale* | 1,011 | 34.6 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative | Lorraine Pennell | 450 | 15.4 | −19.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 448 | 15.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,920 | 49.59 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Prestbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAB | Leslie Godwin | 1,371 | 50.5 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Driver | 668 | 24.6 | −6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Jones | 578 | 21.3 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | Betty Bench | 100 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 703 | 25.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,717 | 46.94 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis Skinner | 1,177 | 70.6 | +21.3 |
| | Labour | Andre Curtis | 279 | 16.7 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative | John Melville-Smith | 210 | 12.6 | −19.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 898 | 53.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,666 | 30.98 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Griggs* | 1,111 | 61.8 | +13.9 |
| | Conservative | Johanna Wertwyn | 419 | 23.3 | −18.4 |
| | Labour | Gerald Long | 268 | 14.9 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 692 | 38.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,798 | 31.33 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Thornton* | 1,162 | 62.4 | +22.8 |
| | Labour | Clive Harriss | 402 | 21.6 | +13.2 |
| | Conservative | Edward Warhurst | 299 | 16.0 | −36.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 760 | 40.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,863 | 31.01 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |