Cheltenham Borough Council election
The 1990 Cheltenham Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election. The Social and Liberal Democrats became the biggest party, but fell one seat short of a majority, meaning the council stayed in no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Cheltenham Local Election Result 1990[1][2] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| SLD | 8 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 72.7 | 48.5 | 16,063 | +5.1 |
| Conservative | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 18.2 | 32.6 | 10,809 | -10.0 |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 9.1 | 18.9 | 6,251 | +5.5 |
| Residents | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | ±0.0 |
Ward results
All Saints[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SLD | Adelaide Hodges* | 1,473 | 50.6 | +1.4 |
| Conservative | Kenneth Burke | 901 | 31.0 | −7.6 |
| Labour | Ian White | 537 | 18.4 | +6.1 |
Majority | 572 | 19.6 | |
Turnout | 2,911 | 43.66 | |
| SLD hold | Swing | | |
Charlton Kings[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SLD | Barrie Anderson | 1,936 | 53.0 | +10.1 |
| Conservative | Christopher Smith | 1,412 | 38.7 | −12.6 |
| Labour | Mary Daniel | 305 | 8.3 | +2.6 |
Majority | 524 | 14.3 | |
Turnout | 3,653 | 57.84 | |
| SLD gain from Residents | Swing | | |
College[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SLD | Garth Barnes | 2,046 | 51.3 | +8.5 |
| Conservative | Bryan Howell* | 1,943 | 48.7 | −8.5 |
Majority | 103 | 2.6 | |
Turnout | 3,989 | 58.58 | |
| SLD gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Hatherley[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SLD | Eric Phillips* | 1,725 | 51.4 | +1.2 |
| Conservative | Ada Nicholas | 1,162 | 34.6 | −5.4 |
| Labour | Fiona Sewell | 467 | 13.9 | +4.1 |
Majority | 563 | 16.8 | |
Turnout | 3,354 | 50.53 | |
| SLD hold | Swing | | |
Hesters Way[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SLD | Alistair Cameron* | 2,061 | 65.6 | +18.1 |
| Labour | Shirley Day | 644 | 20.5 | +2.0 |
| Conservative | Frances Wookey | 436 | 13.9 | −20.2 |
Majority | 1,417 | 45.1 | |
Turnout | 3,141 | 43.02 | |
| SLD hold | Swing | | |
Lansdown[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | May Dent* | 1,228 | 47.7 | −9.3 |
| SLD | Mary Gray | 928 | 36.0 | +5.6 |
| Labour | Robert Irons | 419 | 16.3 | +4.6 |
Majority | 300 | 11.7 | |
Turnout | 2,575 | 43.07 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Park[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Maureen Stafford* | 1,560 | 48.3 | −8.5 |
| SLD | Alan Compton | 1,466 | 45.3 | +6.7 |
| Labour | Martin Peters | 207 | 6.4 | +1.8 |
Majority | 94 | 3.0 | |
Turnout | 3,233 | 56.29 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pittville[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Martin Hale* | 1,593 | 54.1 | +15.8 |
| Conservative | Timothy Paterson | 733 | 24.9 | −6.8 |
| SLD | Joseph Fallon | 619 | 21.0 | −2.1 |
Majority | 860 | 29.2 | |
Turnout | 2,945 | 48.68 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St Mark’s[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SLD | Janet Watson* | 1,550 | 61.5 | +0.3 |
| Labour | Andre Curtis | 640 | 25.4 | +8.1 |
| Conservative | Mark Nutting | 329 | 13.1 | −8.3 |
Majority | 910 | 36.1 | |
Turnout | 2,519 | 44.97 | |
| SLD hold | Swing | | |
St Paul’s[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SLD | Deborah Griggs* | 1,119 | 51.6 | −6.3 |
| Conservative | Brian Gaylard | 561 | 25.9 | −2.7 |
| Labour | Ronald North | 489 | 22.5 | +9.0 |
Majority | 558 | 25.7 | |
Turnout | 2,169 | 37.31 | |
| SLD hold | Swing | | |
St Peter’s[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SLD | Pat Thornton* | 1,140 | 43.3 | +5.3 |
| Labour | Julian Dunkerton | 950 | 36.1 | +10.2 |
| Conservative | Nigel Ball | 544 | 20.7 | −15.4 |
Majority | 190 | 7.2 | |
Turnout | 2,634 | 45.49 | |
| SLD hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Borough council election 3rd May, 1990". Cheltenham Borough Council. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1990.