Election Name: | 2018 Cheltenham Borough Council election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2016 Cheltenham Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2016 |
Next Election: | 2021 Cheltenham Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2021 |
Seats For Election: | 21 out of 40 seats to Cheltenham Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 20 |
Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats Before1: | 29 |
Seats1: | 17 |
Seats After1: | 32 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Popular Vote1: | 15,504 |
Percentage1: | 45.8% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 7 |
Seats2: | 3 |
Seats After2: | 6 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 12,196 |
Percentage2: | 36.0% |
Party4: | People Against Bureaucracy |
Seats Before4: | 3 |
Seats4: | 1 |
Seats After4: | 2 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Popular Vote4: | 1,450 |
Percentage4: | 5.4% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | Liberal Democrat |
After Election: | Liberal Democrat |
The 2018 Cheltenham Borough Council election was held on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in England. 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" | +/- |
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Liberal Democrats | align=center | 29 | align=center | 32 | align=center | 3 | |
Conservatives | align=center | 7 | align=center | 6 | align=center | 1 | |
People Against Bureaucracy | align=center | 3 | align=center | 2 | align=center | 1 | |
Independent | align=center | 1 | align=center | 0 | align=center | 1 | |
Total | 40 | 40 |
Max Wilkinson was a sitting councillor in Park.