Cotswold District Council elections
Cotswold District Council in Gloucestershire, England is elected every four years.
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Independent | 1973 - 1999 |
No overall control | 1999 - 2003 |
Conservative | 2003 - present |
Council elections
- Cotswold District Council election, 1973
- Cotswold District Council election, 1976
- Cotswold District Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries ???)[2]
- Cotswold District Council election, 1983
- Cotswold District Council election, 1987
- Cotswold District Council election, 1991 (New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place)[3][4][5][6]
- Cotswold District Council election, 1995
- Cotswold District Council election, 1999
- Cotswold District Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)[7][8]
- Cotswold District Council election, 2007 (Some new ward boundaries)[9]
- Cotswold District Council election, 2011
- Cotswold District Council election, 2015 (New ward boundaries)[10]
By-election results
1995-1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 381 | 56.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 299 | 43.9 | |||
Majority | 82 | 12.1 | |||
Turnout | 680 | 25.3 | |||
Independent gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 227 | 57.7 | |||
Independent | 88 | 22.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 78 | 19.8 | |||
Majority | 139 | 35.3 | |||
Turnout | 393 | 28.5 | |||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
1999-2003
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 300 | 48.2 | +31.6 | ||
Conservative | 259 | 41.6 | +23.2 | ||
Independent | 63 | 10.1 | -31.6 | ||
Majority | 41 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 622 | 19.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 438 | 42.1 | +4.2 | ||
Conservative | 317 | 30.5 | -31.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 285 | 27.4 | +27.4 | ||
Majority | 121 | 11.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,040 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 209 | 44.4 | |||
Independent | 153 | 32.5 | |||
Independent | 109 | 23.1 | |||
Majority | 56 | 11.9 | |||
Turnout | 471 | 30.1 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
2003-2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Tufnell | 435 | 69.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Mustoe | 105 | 16.7 | ||
Independent | Alan Wellman | 87 | 13.9 | ||
Majority | 330 | 52.7 | |||
Turnout | 627 | 44.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1,201 | 66.8 | +8.6 | ||
Conservative | 597 | 33.2 | -8.6 | ||
Majority | 604 | 33.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,798 | 60.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sandra Carter | 683 | 62.9 | +23.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peterjon Maslen | 403 | 37.1 | +21.3 | |
Majority | 280 | 25.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,086 | 34.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Penman | 540 | 63.8 | +23.8 | |
Independent | John Kennell | 307 | 36.2 | -4.6 | |
Majority | 233 | 27.6 | |||
Turnout | 847 | 31.3 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
2007-2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter Clarke | 648 | 55.5 | +15.3 | |
Conservative | Lynne Armstrong-Hobbs | 519 | 44.5 | -15.3 | |
Majority | 129 | 11.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,167 | 26.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Annett | 1,595 | 73.1 | -26.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Clayton | 588 | 26.9 | +26.9 | |
Majority | 1,007 | 46.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,183 | 45.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Esmond Jenkins | 894 | 71.7 | +31.5 | |
Conservative | Brian Viner | 353 | 28.3 | -31.5 | |
Majority | 541 | 43.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,247 | 28.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Cotswold". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
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(help) - ^ The District of Cotswold (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1991. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) (Variation) Order 1991. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire (District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
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(help) - ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Cotswold (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cotswold (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cotswold (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Tories gain seat at by-election". BBC News Online. 2005-07-22. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
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(help) - ^ "Byelection fillip for Lib Dems". guardian.co.uk. 2006-01-13. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
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(help) - ^ "Former party leader fights his way back". Gloucestershire Echo. 2008-03-15. p. 2.
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(help) - ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Cotswold District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
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