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

Election result

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Cheltenham Local Election Result 1994[1][2]
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

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All Saints[1]
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 410 15.7
Turnout 2,620 39.28
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Charlton Kings[1]
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 497 15.4
Turnout 3,229 51.22
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
College[1]
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 520 14.4
Turnout 3,623 53.29
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hatherley & The Reddings[1]
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 689 21.7
Turnout 3,175 42.32
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hesters Way[1]
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 1,457 63.9
Turnout 2,282 31.55
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Lansdown[1]
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 262 11.3
Turnout 2,325 39.34
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Leckhampton with Up Hatherley[1]
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 496 16.1
Turnout 3,072 50.63
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Park[1]
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 60 2.0
Turnout 2,325 51.34
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Pittville[1]
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 448 15.4
Turnout 2,920 49.59
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Prestbury[1]
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 703 25.9
Turnout 2,717 46.94
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Mark's[1]
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 898 53.9
Turnout 1,666 30.98
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Paul's[1]
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 692 38.5
Turnout 1,798 31.33
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Peter's[1]
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 760 40.8
Turnout 1,863 31.01
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Borough council election 5th May, 1994". Cheltenham Borough Council. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1994 (PDF). Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 December 2021.