1990 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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1990.