2026 Cheltenham Borough Council election
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2026 English local government election
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The 2026 Cheltenham Borough Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 21 of 40 members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England.[2]
Background
In 2024, the Liberal Democrats retained majority control of the council.[3][4] In January 2026, the council asked for the election to be postponed pending local government reorganisation.[5] This was against the wishes of Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey.[6][7] However it was rescheduled on 16 February 2026.
Election result
| 2026 Cheltenham Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 18 | |||||||||
| Green | 1 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 0 | |||||||||
| Labour | 0 | |||||||||
| Reform | 0 | |||||||||
| CPA | 0 | |||||||||
| Heritage | 0 | |||||||||
| TUSC | 0 | |||||||||
| PAB | 0 |  |
0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | — | — | — | |
Incumbents
| Ward | Incumbent councillor | Party | Re-standing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints | Izaac Tailford | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Battledown | Chris Day | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Benhall, The Reddings & Fiddler's Green |
Steve Steinhardt | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Charlton Kings | Hannah Healy | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Charlton Park | Steve Harvey | Liberal Democrats | ||
| College | Garth Barnes | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Hesters Way | Cathal Lynch | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Lansdown | Ben Orme | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Leckhampton | Julia Chandler | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Oakley | Alisha Lewis | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Park | Dilys Barrell | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Pittville | Juan Clamp | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Prestbury | Jan Foster | Green | ||
| Springbank | Peter Jeffries | Liberal Democrats | ||
| St Mark's | Richard Pineger | Liberal Democrats | ||
| St Paul's | Ashleigh Davies | Green | ||
| St Peter's | David Willingham | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Swindon Village | Frank Allen | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Up Hatherley | Julie Sankey | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Warden Hill | Tony Oliver | Liberal Democrats | ||
Candidates
Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).
All Saints
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Hod Birkby | ||||
| Green | James Dyson | ||||
| Labour | Diana Helen Hale | ||||
| Conservative | Gill Hewlett | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Izaac August Tailford* | ||||
Battledown
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Chris Clinton | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Day* | ||||
| Reform | Marcia Mary Jacko | ||||
| Labour | Lukshayini Manimaran | ||||
| Green | Liam Pem | ||||
Benhall, the Reddings and Fiddler's Green
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dan Collins | ||||
| Green | Emily Fairburn | ||||
| Reform | Maggie Humphries | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Ian Steinhardt* | ||||
Charlton Kings
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Matt Babbage | ||||
| Reform | Den Jeffreys-Jones | ||||
| Green | Jon Perera | ||||
| Labour | Ella Harriet Rees | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Arthur Gordon Snell | ||||
Charlton Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Kevin Charles Bowden | ||||
| Labour Co-op | John Malcolm Bride | ||||
| Conservative | Elliot Craddock | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Harvey* | ||||
| Green | Kes Steger | ||||
College
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Garth Wallington Barnes* | ||||
| Reform | Maureen McNall | ||||
| Labour | Adam Moliver | ||||
| Conservative | Rich Newman | ||||
| Heritage | Stephen Paul Reid | ||||
| Green | Naomi Seadon | ||||
Hesters Way
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Botchway | ||||
| TUSC | Samuel Jacob Coxson | ||||
| Reform | Callum James Eldridge | ||||
| Green | Wendy Flynn | ||||
| Labour | Clive Robert Harriss | ||||
| Conservative | Alex Miller | ||||
Lansdown
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Dean Raymond Luke Botterill | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Jamie Jamieson | ||||
| Green | Ed Joy | ||||
| Conservative | Pippa Mason | ||||
Leckhampton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Stephen Hayward Bajdala-Brown | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Caroline Chandler* | ||||
| Labour | Philip Cole | ||||
| Green | Peter Frings | ||||
| Conservative | Nick Saywell | ||||
Oakley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Maureen Susan Dodwell | ||||
| Conservative | Roy Hewlett | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Alisha Chloe-Marie Lewis* | ||||
| Green | Nathan Weller | ||||
Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kevin Michael Boyle | ||||
| Reform | Andrew Patrick Dempsey | ||||
| Conservative | Tim Harman | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Louise Priest | ||||
| Green | Karen Wilson | ||||
Pittville
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan James Davis | ||||
| Labour | Martin William Glozier | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Cecily Frances Grace Henderson | ||||
| Reform | Ashley John Fraser Mills | ||||
| Green | Jamal Rahman | ||||
Prestbury
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Lance Alan Fletcher | ||||
| Green | Jan Foster* | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Benjamin David Ingram | ||||
| Conservative | Chris Mason | ||||
Springbank
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Sarp Cetin | ||||
| CPA | David Nigel Edgar | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Jeremy Jeffries* | ||||
| Reform | Haydn Douglas Pearl | ||||
| Conservative | Helen Frances Shill | ||||
St Mark's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Julie Frances Farmer | ||||
| Reform | Antony Neil Fillingham | ||||
| Conservative | Colin John Parsons | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard James Pineger* | ||||
| Green | Kieran Scott | ||||
St Paul's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Steve Buckley | ||||
| Green | Ashleigh Davies* | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Cathal Lynch* | ||||
| Labour | Christopher John Meehan | ||||
| Conservative | Sandra Gloria Parsons | ||||
Cathal Lynch was a sitting councillor for Hesters Way ward
St Peter's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Cathy Dearden | ||||
| Labour | Michael Thomas Farmer | ||||
| Reform | Anthony William Green | ||||
| Green | John Jarvis | ||||
| TUSC | Billy Jones | ||||
| Conservative | Risha Santilal | ||||
Swindon Village
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Ian Cameron | ||||
| Conservative | Edward Wadih Hazzan | ||||
| Labour | Chris Johnson | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Lawler | ||||
| Reform | Matthew David William Podmore | ||||
Up Hatherley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joshua James Godfrey | ||||
| Green | Elizabeth Johnson | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Julie Margaret Sankey* | ||||
| Reform | Tristram John Francis Torrance | ||||
Warden Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Georgie Bass | ||||
| Reform | David Paul Dodwell | ||||
| Labour | Ned Holt | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Oliver* | ||||
| Green | Sarah Quekett | ||||
References
- ↑ "Cheltenham Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ↑ mhclgpress (16 February 2026). "Update on May 2026 local authority elections – MHCLG in the Media". mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ Norris, Phil; Garcia, Carmelo (3 May 2024). "Cheltenham Borough Council local election results and reaction - updates". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ "Cheltenham result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ Parker, Fiona (16 January 2026). "Lib Dems scrap Cheltenham elections after attacking Tories for same thing - Councillor Rowena Hay asks the Government to postpone May's vote in Cheltenham borough council". The Telegraph.
- ↑ Garcia, Carmelo (20 December 2025). "Cheltenham 2026 elections could be pushed back due to council shake-up". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ "Lib Dem council to ask for election delay despite Ed Davey's warning". BBC News. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ "All Saints ward | Statements of persons nominated for the borough council elections, 7 May 2026". Cheltenham Borough Council. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Battledown ward | Statements of persons nominated for the borough council elections, 7 May 2026". Cheltenham Borough Council. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Benhall, the Reddings and Fiddler's Green ward | Statements of persons nominated for the borough council elections, 7 May 2026". Cheltenham Borough Council. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Charlton Kings ward | Statements of persons nominated for the borough council elections, 7 May 2026". Cheltenham Borough Council. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Charlton Park ward | Statements of persons nominated for the borough council elections, 7 May 2026". Cheltenham Borough Council. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "College ward | Statements of persons nominated for the borough council elections, 7 May 2026". Cheltenham Borough Council. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Hesters Way ward | Statements of persons nominated for the borough council elections, 7 May 2026". Cheltenham Borough Council. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Lansdown ward | Statements of persons nominated for the borough council elections, 7 May 2026". Cheltenham Borough Council. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Leckhampton ward | Statements of persons nominated for the borough council elections, 7 May 2026". Cheltenham Borough Council. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Oakley ward | Statements of persons nominated for the borough council elections, 7 May 2026". Cheltenham Borough Council. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Park ward | Statements of persons nominated for the borough council elections, 7 May 2026". Cheltenham Borough Council. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Pittville ward | Statements of persons nominated for the borough council elections, 7 May 2026". Cheltenham Borough Council. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Prestbury ward | Statements of persons nominated for the borough council elections, 7 May 2026". Cheltenham Borough Council. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Springbank ward | Statements of persons nominated for the borough council elections, 7 May 2026". Cheltenham Borough Council. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "St Mark's ward | Statements of persons nominated for the borough council elections, 7 May 2026". Cheltenham Borough Council. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "St Paul's ward | Statements of persons nominated for the borough council elections, 7 May 2026". Cheltenham Borough Council. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "St Peter's ward | Statements of persons nominated for the borough council elections, 7 May 2026". Cheltenham Borough Council. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Swindon Village ward | Statements of persons nominated for the borough council elections, 7 May 2026". Cheltenham Borough Council. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Up Hatherley ward | Statements of persons nominated for the borough council elections, 7 May 2026". Cheltenham Borough Council. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Warden Hill ward | Statements of persons nominated for the borough council elections, 7 May 2026". Cheltenham Borough Council. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
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