| Election Name: | 2016 Cheltenham Borough Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Cheltenham Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 Cheltenham Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Seats For Election: | 20 out of 40 seats to Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 20 |
| Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 25 |
| Seats1: | 15 |
| Seats After1: | 29 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 14,579 |
| Percentage1: | 45.5% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 11 |
| Seats2: | 3 |
| Seats After2: | 7 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 9,387 |
| Percentage2: | 29.3% |
| Party4: | People Against Bureaucracy |
| Seats Before4: | 4 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seats After4: | 3 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 2,188 |
| Percentage4: | 6.8% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Liberal Democrat |
| After Election: | Liberal Democrat |
The 2016 Cheltenham Borough Council election was held on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in England.[1] [2] This was on the same day as other local elections. The result was a victory for the incumbent Liberal Democrat administration, which increased its overall majority.
| valign=top colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | align=center | 25* | align=center | 29 | align=center | 4 | |
| Conservatives | align=center | 11 | align=center | 7 | align=center | 4 | |
| People Against Bureaucracy | align=center | 4 | align=center | 3 | align=center | 1 | |
| Independent | align=center | 0* | align=center | 1 | align=center | 1 | |
| Total | 40 | 40 | |||||
Dennis Parsons was expelled from the Liberal Democrats on 17 June 2020 for using a racist slur at a council meeting the day before. He now sits as an Independent.[3]