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 controlYears
Independent1973 - 1999
No overall control1999 - 2003
Conservative2003 - 2019
Liberal Democrats2019–present

Council elections
  • 1973 Cotswold District Council election
  • 1976 Cotswold District Council election
  • 1979 Cotswold District Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
  • 1983 Cotswold District Council election
  • 1987 Cotswold District Council election
  • 1991 Cotswold District Council election (New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place)[3][4][5][6]
  • 1995 Cotswold District Council election
  • 1999 Cotswold District Council election
  • 2003 Cotswold District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)[7][8]
  • 2007 Cotswold District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)[9]
  • 2011 Cotswold District Council election
  • 2015 Cotswold District Council election (New ward boundaries)[10]
  • 2019 Cotswold District Council election

By-election results

1995-1999
Bourton on the Water By-Election 16 May 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dudley Mills 381 56.0
Liberal Democrats 299 43.9
Majority 82 12.1
Turnout 680 25.3
Independent gain from Independent Swing
Northleach By-Election 22 August 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Amanda Courtney 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
Cirencester Watermoor By-Election 5 April 2001
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
Stow-on-the-Wold By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Vera Norwood 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
Northleach By-Election 4 October 2001
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
Northleach By-Election 20 January 2005
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
Cirencester Watermoor By-Election 5 May 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Leicester 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
Kempsford-Lechlade By-Election 21 July 2005[11]
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
Beacon-Stow By-Election 12 January 2006[12]
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
Water Park By-Election 13 March 2008[13]
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
Campden Vale By-Election 4 June 2009[14]
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
Water Park By-Election 17 September 2009[15]
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

2015-present
Fosseridge By-Election 31 May 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian Beale 379 58.8 -20.2
Liberal Democrats Danny Loveridge 168 26.0 4.7
Independent Chris Turner 98 15.2 15.2
Majority 211 32.8
Turnout 645 42.4
Conservative hold Swing

2015-present
Stow By-Election 30 September 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dilys Neill 555 64.9 +21.0
Conservative David Penman 300 35.1 -21.0
Majority 255
Turnout 855 40.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 21%
Fairford North By-Election 9 February 2017[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Doherty 610 68.1 +40.2
Conservative Dominic Morris 270 30.1 -20.9
Green Xanthe Messenger 15 1.8 N/A
Majority 340 38.0
Turnout 897 46.57
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References
  1. "Cotswold". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  2. The District of Cotswold (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  3. legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1991. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
  4. legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) (Variation) Order 1991. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  6. legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire (District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  7. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  8. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Cotswold (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  9. legislation.gov.uk - The Cotswold (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  10. legislation.gov.uk - The Cotswold (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  11. "Tories gain seat at by-election". BBC News Online. 2005-07-22. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  12. "Byelection fillip for Lib Dems". guardian.co.uk. 2006-01-13. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  13. "Former party leader fights his way back". Gloucestershire Echo. 2008-03-15. p. 2.
  14. "North Cotswolds gets a new voice". Gloucestershire Echo. 2009-06-20. p. 24.
  15. "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Cotswold District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  16. http://www.cotswold.gov.uk/media/1480703/Declaration-of-resultFairford-North-Ward-election-9-Feb-2017.pdf
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