2019 Cotswold District Council election

2019 Cotswold District Council election
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All 34 seats to Cotswold District Council; 18 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 2019 election, with Cirencester shown inset.
Leader of the council before election; Tony Berry; Conservative	Leader of the council after election ; Joe Harris; Liberal Democrats

The 2019 Cotswold District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all members of Cotswold District Council, as part of the United Kingdom local elections. The Conservatives had controlled the council since 2003 but lost ten seats. The Liberal Democrats won overall control of the council for the first time since the council's creation in 1974. The Green Party also won their first seat on the council since the council's creation.

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The Tetbury Town ward was decided by one vote. The returning officer reportedly decided the seat by allocating a doubtful ballot paper that had the word "BREXIT" written across it with an arrow pointing to the Conservative candidate, Stephen Hirst, in favour of Hirst. The hitherto tied candidate, Independent David Painter, described it as a "travesty of justice" and said "no wonder people are turned off voting". Painter sought to raise £2,500 to begin a legal challenge against the returning officer's decision.^[1] The council maintained that the returning officer's decision was in line with guidance from the Electoral Commission.^[2]

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2019 Cotswold District Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	29	18	8	0	8	52.9	42.2	12,255	11.1
	Conservative	33	14	0	10	10	41.2	41.9	12,163	15.9
	Independent	6	1	1	0	1	2.9	5.4	1,570	4.4
	Green	5	1	1	0	1	2.9	4.7	1,370	2.3
	Labour	11	0	0	0		0.0	3.0	857	0.2
	UKIP Make Brexit Happen	4	0	0	0		0.0	2.7	793	1.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Harris*	573	75.2	+22.0
	Conservative	Rebecca Senior	127	16.7	−20.4
	Labour	Alan Mackenzie	62	8.1	N/A
Rejected ballots			5	0.7
Majority			446	58.5
Turnout			767	40.4
Registered electors			1,899
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sue Jepson*	394	56.2	−5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Bella McMillan-Scott	179	25.5	−12.4
	Green	Clare Turner	128	18.3	N/A
Rejected ballots			15	2.1
Majority			215	30.7
Turnout			716	34.2
Registered electors			2,096
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Keeling*	494	64.4	−8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Lilley	273	35.6	+8.1
Rejected ballots			12	1.5
Majority			221	28.8
Turnout			779	35.7
Registered electors			2,182
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Maunder	470	55.0	+5.8
	Conservative	Len Wilkins*	385	45.0	−5.8
Rejected ballots			8	0.9
Majority			85	9.9
Turnout			863	35.2
Registered electors			2,453
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gina Blomefield	888	49.2	−5.1
	Conservative	Mark Annett*	829	46.0	−11.7
	UKIP Make Brexit Happen	Rob McNeil-Wilson	623	34.5	+17.3
	Liberal Democrats	Marcus Efstratiou	521	28.9	+7.4
Rejected ballots			11	0.6
Majority			206
Turnout			1,815	37.7
Registered electors			4,813
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jenny Forde*	586	57.5	+7.5
	Independent	David Broad	201	19.7	−30.2
	Conservative	Stephen Senior	180	17.7	−32.2
	UKIP Make Brexit Happen	Christopher Harlow	52	5.1	N/A
Rejected ballots			2	0.2
Majority			385	37.8
Turnout			1,021	51.4
Registered electors			1,986
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Roly Hughes*	538	85.5	+39.6
	Conservative	Diana Mackenzie-Charrington	91	14.5	−17.1
Rejected ballots			9	1.4
Majority			447	71.1
Turnout			638	34.1
Registered electors			1,873
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ray Theodoulou*	459	58.7	−10.1
	Liberal Democrats	Joanna Walker	186	23.8	+5.0
	Green	Michael Poole	137	17.5	+5.2
Rejected ballots			10	1.3
Majority			273	34.9
Turnout			792	39.7
Registered electors			1,995
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julia Judd	464	57.9	−0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ed Smith	338	42.1	+9.3
Rejected ballots			13	1.6
Majority			126	15.7
Turnout			815	39.9
Registered electors			2,043
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Doherty*	493	69.2	+41.4
	Conservative	Rob Stead	219	30.8	−20.3
Rejected ballots			14	1.9
Majority			274	38.5
Turnout			726	36.4
Registered electors			1,996
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julian Beale*	620	68.7	−2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Dominique Simpson	282	31.3	+17.0
Rejected ballots			11	1.2
Majority			338	37.5
Turnout			913	42.9
Registered electors			2,125
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ray Brassington*	407	69.6	+17.1
	Conservative	Edward Horsfall	140	23.9	−10.5
	Labour	Richard Guilding	38	6.5	N/A
Rejected ballots			11	1.8
Majority			267	45.6
Turnout			596	38.3
Registered electors			1,556
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Morgan*	460	61.3	−10.2
	Liberal Democrats	Nicky Baber	172	22.9	−5.6
	Labour	Ed Shelton	118	15.7	N/A
Rejected ballots			21	2.7
Majority			288	38.4
Turnout			771	37.2
Registered electors			2,070
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Berry*	538	57.9	−4.3
	Green	Sabrina Poole	262	28.2	N/A
	Labour	Sian Smith	68	7.3	N/A
	UKIP Make Brexit Happen	John Fleming	61	6.6	−3.6
Rejected ballots			6	0.6
Majority			276	29.7
Turnout			935	44.2
Registered electors			2,117
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tetbury East and Rural Ward ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Nikki Ind	603	73.5	N/A
	Conservative	Maggie Heaven*	217	26.5	−47.0
Rejected ballots			1	0.1
Majority			386	47.1
Turnout			821
Registered electors			1,921
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Tetbury with Upton Ward ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Norris	334	48.0	−13.5
	Independent	Georgina Osman	223	32.0	N/A
	Labour	Jon Easterbrook	76	10.9	−9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Bass	63	9.1	−9.5
Rejected ballots			9	1.3
Majority			111	15.9
Turnout			705	42.0
Registered electors			1,678
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Andrews*	829	52.0	+2.2
	Conservative	Steve Trotter	826	51.8	−5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Kara Wise	483	30.3	+10.2
	Green	Xanthe Messenger	468	29.4	N/A
	Labour	Trevor Smith	235	14.7	+1.3
Rejected ballots			21	1.3
Majority			343
Turnout			1,615	33.6
Registered electors			4,811
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Rachel Coxcoon	585	62.8	+48.3
	Conservative	David Cunningham	314	33.7	−33.6
	Labour	Simon Cohen	33	3.5	−14.7
Rejected ballots			22	2.3
Majority			271	29.1
Turnout			954	41.8
Registered electors			2,281
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Webster	468	55.2	+32.1
	Conservative	Alison Coggins*	380	44.8	−32.1
Rejected ballots			11	1.3
Majority			88	10.4
Turnout			859	44.1
Registered electors			1,949
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Bloomer	353	75.9	+20.3
	Conservative	Frederick Hart	112	24.1	−20.3
Rejected ballots			9	1.9
Majority			241	51.8
Turnout			474	25.3
Registered electors			1,870
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Dale	557	62.2	+27.1
	Conservative	Jolyon Grey	338	37.8	−19.8
Rejected ballots			12	1.3
Majority			219	24.5
Turnout			907	41.2
Registered electors			2,202
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robin Hughes*	536	67.0	−3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Harry Chalklin	199	24.9	−4.5
	Labour	Ian Pillinger	65	8.1	N/A
Rejected ballots			9	1.1
Majority			337	42.1
Turnout			809	38.5
Registered electors			2,104
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Evemy	565	71.4	+22.9
	Conservative	Richard Davies	226	28.6	−22.9
Rejected ballots			8	1.0
Majority			339	42.9
Turnout			799	38.1
Registered electors			2,095
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Juliet Layton*	565	83.7	+35.1
	Conservative	Margaret Saunders	110	16.3	−13.5
Rejected ballots			15	2.2
Majority			455	67.4
Turnout			690	33.0
Registered electors			2,089
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joe Harris*	554	73.0	+22.9
	Conservative	Harry Coutts	147	19.4	−12.4
	Labour	Terence Pomroy	58	7.6	N/A
Rejected ballots			7	0.9
Majority			407	53.6
Turnout			766	41.1
Registered electors			1,866
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dilys Neill*	577	65.3	+21.4
	Conservative	Tom Bradley	307	34.7	−21.4
Rejected ballots			10	1.1
Majority			270	30.5
Turnout			894	42.7
Registered electors			2,092
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Election result

Abbey Ward

Blockley Ward

Bourton Vale Ward

Bourton Village Ward

Campden and Vale Ward

Chedworth and Churn Valley Ward

Chesterton Ward

Coln Valley Ward

Ermin Ward

Fairford North Ward

Fosseridge Ward

Four Acres Ward

Grumbolds Ash with Avening Ward

Kemble Ward

Lechlade, Kempsford and Fairford South Ward

Moreton East Ward

Moreton West Ward

New Mills Ward

Northleach Ward

Sandywell Ward

Siddington and Cerney Rural Ward

South Cerney Village Ward

St Michael's Ward

Stow Ward

Stratton Ward

Tetbury East and Rural Ward

Tetbury Town Ward

Tetbury with Upton Ward

The Ampneys and Hampton Ward

The Beeches Ward

The Rissingtons Ward

Watermoor Ward

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Campden and Vale

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Coleman*	497	57.1	+5.2
	Independent	Phillip Coleman	223	25.6	N/A
	Conservative	Malcolm Gilmore	115	13.2	−24.9
	Labour	Gunther Strait	35	4.0	N/A
Rejected ballots			17	1.9
Majority			274	31.5
Turnout			887	42.8
Registered electors			2,070
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Hirst*	232	40.3	−6.8
	Independent	Kevin Painter	231	40.2	+15.5
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Halifax	112	19.5	+11.2
Rejected ballots			10	1.7
Majority			1	0.2
Turnout			585	33.6
Registered electors			1,742
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lisa Spivey	727	58.5	+21.5
	Conservative	David Fowles*	516	41.5	−21.5
Rejected ballots			9	0.7
Majority			211	17.0
Turnout			1,252	57.0
Registered electors			2,196
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Robbins*	526	79.6	+40.1
	Conservative	Robin McCorkell	135	20.4	−15.1
Rejected ballots			11	1.6
Majority			391	59.2
Turnout			672	30.1
Registered electors			2,229
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Andrew Maclean	375	52.6	+31.9
	Conservative	Mark Mackenzie-Charrington*	338	47.4	−19.0
Rejected ballots			14	1.9
Majority			37	5.2
Turnout			727	36.8
Registered electors			1,978
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gary Selwyn	406	57.8	+9.1
	Independent	Jenny Hincks*	89	12.7	−36.0
	Conservative	Christopher Daniels	82	11.7	−21.3
	Labour	Will Downes-Hall	69	9.8	N/A
	UKIP Make Brexit Happen	Pete Elliott	57	8.1	−10.1
Rejected ballots			3	0.4
Majority			317	45.1
Turnout			706	33.9
Registered electors			2,081
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Cunningham	641	63.7	−5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Dominique Simpson	251	25.0	−6.3
	Green	Clare Turner	114	11.3	N/A
Rejected ballots			3	0.3
Majority			390	38.8
Turnout			1,009	47.0
Registered electors			2,145
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Stowe	1,180	56.2	+10.2
	Liberal Democrats	Danny Loveridge	920	43.8	+14.9
Rejected ballots			20	0.9
Majority			260	12.4
Turnout			2,100	42.4
Registered electors			5,005
	Conservative hold		Swing